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22086
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6200
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475

Colin Ratledge publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Colin Ratledge sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 323 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Colin Ratledge D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Colin Ratledge sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Colin Ratledge is affiliated with the University of Hull in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Engineering. Within these areas, significant contributions have been made in subfields including Molecular Biology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, among them:

  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Analytical Chemistry and Sensors

Frequent publication venues include:

  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids
  • Sains Malaysiana
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • Heliyon
  • Algal Research

Recent research papers authored or coauthored by Colin Ratledge include:

  • Performance optimization of microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) for palm oil mill effluent (POME) wastewater treatment and sustainable Bio-H2 production using response surface methodology (RSM), 2021, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • Optimisation and production of alpha amylase from thermophilic Bacillus spp. and its application in food waste biodegradation, 2020, Heliyon
  • Different Classes of Phytohormones Act Synergistically to Enhance the Growth, Lipid and DHA Biosynthetic Capacity of Aurantiochytrium sp. SW1, 2020, Biomolecules
  • A novel pico-hydro power (PHP)-Microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) coupled system for sustainable hydrogen production during palm oil mill effluent (POME) wastewater treatment, 2022, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • Efficient conversion of extracts from low-cost, rejected fruits for high-valued Docosahexaenoic acid production by Aurantiochytrium sp. SW1, 2020, Algal Research

Colin Ratledge frequently collaborates with the following coauthors:

  • Yusuf Nazir
  • Yuanda Song
  • Pranesha Prabhakaran
  • Hafiy Halim
  • Mohd Sahaid Kalil

Best Publications

  • Iron metabolism in pathogenic bacteria.

    Colin Ratledge;Lynn G Dover

  • Fatty acid biosynthesis in microorganisms being used for Single Cell Oil production

    Colin Ratledge

  • The biochemistry and molecular biology of lipid accumulation in oleaginous microorganisms

    Colin Ratledge;James P Wynn

  • Regulation of lipid accumulation in oleaginous micro-organisms.

    Colin Ratledge

  • Microbial and algal oils: Do they have a future for biodiesel or as commodity oils?

    Colin Ratledge;Zvi Cohen

  • Iron, mycobacteria and tuberculosis.

    Colin Ratledge

  • Biochemistry of microbial degradation

    Colin Ratledge

  • The Biology of the Mycobacteria

    Colin Ratledge;John Stanford

  • The role of malic enzyme in the regulation of lipid accumulation in filamentous fungi.

    James P. Wynn;Aidil bin Abdul Hamid;Colin Ratledge

  • Malic enzyme: the controlling activity for lipid production? Overexpression of malic enzyme in Mucor circinelloides leads to a 2.5-fold increase in lipid accumulation.

    Ying Zhang;Ian P. Adams;Colin Ratledge

  • Siderocalin (Lcn 2) Also Binds Carboxymycobactins, Potentially Defending against Mycobacterial Infections through Iron Sequestration

    Margaret A. Holmes;Wendy Paulsene;Xu Jide;Colin Ratledge

  • The role of malic enzyme as the provider of NADPH in oleaginous microorganisms: a reappraisal and unsolved problems

    Colin Ratledge

  • Single Cell Oils

    Zvi Cohen;Colin Ratledge

  • Single cell oils for the 21st century.

    C. Ratledge

  • A Biochemical Explanation for Lipid Accumulation in Candida 107 and Other Oleaginous Micro-organisms

    Philip A. Botham;Colin Ratledge

  • Lipids of selected molds grown for production of n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids.

    Andrew Kendrick;Colin Ratledge

  • Biochemical events leading to the diversion of carbon into storage lipids in the oleaginous fungi Mucor circinelloides and Mortierella alpina.

    James P Wynn;Adil A Hamid;Yonghua Li;Colin Ratledge

  • A comparison of the oleaginous yeast,Candida curvata, grown on different carbon sources in continuous and batch culture

    Christopher T. Evans;Colin Ratledge

  • Single cell oils — have they a biotechnological future?

    Colin Ratledge

  • Effect of Nitrogen Source on Lipid Accumulation in Oleaginous Yeasts

    Christopher T. Evans;Colin Ratledge

Frequent Co-Authors

Yong Q. Chen
Yong Q. Chen Jiangnan University
Wei Chen
Wei Chen Beijing Technology and Business University
Wei Chen
Wei Chen Jiangnan University
David E. Minnikin
David E. Minnikin University of Birmingham
Zvi Cohen
Zvi Cohen Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Gurdyal S. Besra
Gurdyal S. Besra University of Birmingham
Garland R. Marshall
Garland R. Marshall Washington University in St. Louis
Lu Feng
Lu Feng Nankai University
Sarah C. Gilbert
Sarah C. Gilbert University of Oxford
Hao Zhang
Hao Zhang Jiangnan University

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