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D-Index
49
Citations
13511
World Ranking
17855
National Ranking
7306

Dana Boyd 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 Dana Boyd sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 90 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dana Boyd 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 Dana Boyd sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 71 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Dana Boyd is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the broad field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, concentrating on several subfields such as Molecular Biology and Genetics.

Their recent work includes a publication titled Revisiting the y-ome of Escherichia coli in 2024, appearing in the journal Nucleic Acids Research. This paper has been cited multiple times, reflecting interest within the scientific community.

Dana Boyd collaborates with a number of researchers throughout their publications. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Lisa R. Moore
  • Ron Caspi
  • Mehmet Berkmen
  • Amanda Mackie
  • Suzanne Paley

Their research contributions have appeared consistently in the journal Nucleic Acids Research, indicating a focused publication venue.

Key topics that characterize Boyd's work are:

  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

These topics relate directly to the understanding of genetic functions and molecular biological processes, especially within bacterial systems.

Best Publications

  • Genes required for mycobacterial growth defined by high density mutagenesis

    Christopher M. Sassetti;Dana H. Boyd;Eric J. Rubin

  • Comprehensive identification of conditionally essential genes in mycobacteria

    Christopher M. Sassetti;Dana H. Boyd;Eric J. Rubin

  • A Signaling Network Reciprocally Regulates Genes Associated with Acute Infection and Chronic Persistence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Andrew L. Goodman;Bridget Kulasekara;Arne Rietsch;Dana Boyd

  • Comparative genomic analysis of Vibrio cholerae: genes that correlate with cholera endemic and pandemic disease.

    Michelle Dziejman;Emmy Balon;Dana Boyd;Clare M. Fraser

  • Conservation of genome content and virulence determinants among clinical and environmental isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Matthew C. Wolfgang;Bridget R. Kulasekara;Xiaoyou Liang;Dana Boyd

  • Localization of FtsI (PBP3) to the septal ring requires its membrane anchor, the Z ring, FtsA, FtsQ, and FtsL

    David S. Weiss;Joseph C. Chen;Jean-Marc Ghigo;Dana Boyd

  • Determinants of membrane protein topology.

    Dana Boyd;Colin Manoil;Jon Beckwith

  • The role of charged amino acids in the localization of secreted and membrane proteins.

    Dana Boyd;Jon Beckwith

  • Structural and functional relationships of human ferritin H and L chains deduced from cDNA clones.

    D Boyd;C Vecoli;D M Belcher;S K Jain

  • Towards Single-Copy Gene Expression Systems Making Gene Cloning Physiologically Relevant: Lambda InCh, a Simple Escherichia coli Plasmid-Chromosome Shuttle System

    Dana Boyd;David S. Weiss;Joseph C. Chen;Jon Beckwith

  • Bacterial species exhibit diversity in their mechanisms and capacity for protein disulfide bond formation

    Rachel J. Dutton;Dana Boyd;Mehmet Berkmen;Jon Beckwith

  • The DsbA Signal Sequence Directs Efficient, Cotranslational Export of Passenger Proteins to the Escherichia coli Periplasm via the Signal Recognition Particle Pathway

    Clark F. Schierle;Mehmet Berkmen;Damon Huber;Carol Kumamoto

  • Genetic analysis of the membrane insertion and topology of MalF, a cytoplasmic membrane protein of Escherichia coli☆

    Froshauer S;Green Gn;Boyd D;McGovern K

  • Minimization of the Legionella pneumophila genome reveals chromosomal regions involved in host range expansion

    Tamara J. O’Connor;Yewande Adepoju;Dana Boyd;Ralph R. Isberg

  • Structure of a bacterial homologue of vitamin K epoxide reductase

    Weikai Li;Sol Schulman;Rachel J. Dutton;Dana Boyd

  • The E Block motif is associated with Legionella pneumophila translocated substrates

    Li-Li Huang;Dana H Boyd;Whitney M Amyot;Andrew D Hempstead

  • How many membrane proteins are there

    Dana Boyd;Clark Schierle;Jon Beckwith

  • Positively charged amino acid residues can act as topogenic determinants in membrane proteins.

    Dana Boyd;Jon Beckwith

  • Genetic analysis of membrane protein topology by a sandwich gene fusion approach.

    Michael Ehrmann;Dana Boyd;Jonathan Beckwith

  • Twin RNA polymerase-associated proteins control virulence gene expression in Francisella tularensis.

    James C Charity;Michelle M Costante-Hamm;Emmy L Balon;Dana H Boyd

Frequent Co-Authors

Jon Beckwith
Jon Beckwith Harvard University
Michael Ehrmann
Michael Ehrmann University of Duisburg-Essen
Eric J. Rubin
Eric J. Rubin Harvard University
Ralph R. Isberg
Ralph R. Isberg Tufts University
Tom A. Rapoport
Tom A. Rapoport Harvard University
Stephen Lory
Stephen Lory Harvard University
Marcia B. Goldberg
Marcia B. Goldberg Harvard University
James C. A. Bardwell
James C. A. Bardwell University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
John J. Mekalanos
John J. Mekalanos Harvard Medical School
Christopher M. Sassetti
Christopher M. Sassetti University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

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