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Daniel Figeys

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
76
Citations
23909
World Ranking
4992
National Ranking
180

Daniel Figeys 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 Daniel Figeys sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 296 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Daniel Figeys 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 Daniel Figeys sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Daniel Figeys is affiliated with the University of Ottawa in Canada. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a strong focus on molecular biology and spectroscopy. The scientist has also contributed to the fields of medicine, infectious diseases, food science, and physiology.

Their prominent research topics include:

  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Metabolomics and mass spectrometry studies
  • Advanced proteomics techniques and applications
  • Probiotics and fermented foods
  • Bioinformatics and genomic networks
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research

Figeys has published extensively, with a concentration of their work appearing in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Gut Microbes
  • PROTEOMICS
  • Microbiome

The following are some of the recent papers authored by or associated with their research efforts:

  • Quantitative analysis of SARS-CoV-2 RNA from wastewater solids in communities with low COVID-19 incidence and prevalence (2020, Water Research)
  • Proteogenomic characterization identifies clinically relevant subgroups of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (2021, Cancer Cell)
  • RapidAIM: a culture- and metaproteomics-based Rapid Assay of Individual Microbiome responses to drugs (2020, Microbiome)
  • Butyrate's role in human health and the current progress towards its clinical application to treat gastrointestinal disease (2022, Clinical Nutrition)
  • Catching a resurgence: Increase in SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA identified in wastewater 48 h before COVID-19 clinical tests and 96 h before hospitalizations (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Daniel Figeys include:

  • Zhibin Ning
  • Xu Zhang
  • Janice Mayne
  • Leyuan Li
  • Kai Cheng

Best Publications

  • Systematic identification of protein complexes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by mass spectrometry

    Yuen Ho;Albrecht Gruhler;Adrian Heilbut;Gary D Bader;Gary D Bader

  • Large‐scale mapping of human protein–protein interactions by mass spectrometry

    Rob M. Ewing;Peter Chu;Fred Elisma;Hongyan Li

  • Lab-on-a-Chip: A Revolution in Biological and Medical Sciences.

    Daniel Figeys;Devanand Pinto

  • Identification of flow-dependent endothelial nitric-oxide synthase phosphorylation sites by mass spectrometry and regulation of phosphorylation and nitric oxide production by the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitor LY294002.

    Byron Gallis;Garry L. Corthals;David R. Goodlett;Hiroto Ueba

  • Altered intestinal microbiota–host mitochondria crosstalk in new onset Crohn’s disease

    Walid Mottawea;Cheng-Kang Chiang;Marcus Mühlbauer;Amanda E. Starr

  • 18O labeling: a tool for proteomics.

    Ian I Stewart;Ty Thomson;Daniel Figeys

  • Quantitative analysis of SARS-CoV-2 RNA from wastewater solids in communities with low COVID-19 incidence and prevalence.

    Patrick M. D'Aoust;Elisabeth Mercier;Danika Montpetit;Jian Jun Jia

  • A microfabricated device for rapid protein identification by microelectrospray ion trap mass spectrometry.

    Daniel Figeys;Yuebin Ning;Ruedi Aebersold

  • The functional diversity of protein lysine methylation

    Sylvain Lanouette;Vanessa Mongeon;Daniel Figeys;Jean François Couture

  • Proteomics on a chip: promising developments

    Daniel Figeys;Devanand Pinto

  • An integrated microfluidics-tandem mass spectrometry system for automated protein analysis.

    Daniel Figeys;Steven P. Gygi;Graham McKinnon;Ruedi Aebersold

  • Proteome analysis: Biological assay or data archive?

    Paul A. Haynes;Steven P. Gygi;Daniel Figeys;Ruedi Aebersold

  • RapidAIM: a culture- and metaproteomics-based Rapid Assay of Individual Microbiome responses to drugs

    Leyuan Li;Zhibin Ning;Xu Zhang;Janice Mayne

  • Protein identification by solid phase microextraction-capillary zone electrophoresis-microelectrospray-tandem mass spectrometry.

    Daniel Figeys;Axel Ducret;John R. Yates;Ruedi Aebersold

  • Metaproteomics reveals associations between microbiome and intestinal extracellular vesicle proteins in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease

    Xu Zhang;Shelley A. Deeke;Zhibin Ning;Amanda E. Starr

  • Lipidomics era: Accomplishments and challenges

    Maroun Bou Khalil;Weimin Hou;Hu Zhou;Fred Elisma

  • Advancing functional and translational microbiome research using meta-omics approaches

    Xu Zhang;Leyuan Li;James Butcher;Alain Stintzi

  • Nanoflow solvent gradient delivery from a microfabricated device for protein identifications by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry

    Daniel Figeys;Ruedi Aebersold

  • The tale of two domains: proteomics and genomics analysis of SMYD2, a new histone methyltransferase.

    Mohamed Abu-Farha;Jean-Philippe Lambert;Ashraf S. Al-Madhoun;Fred Elisma

  • Catching a resurgence: Increase in SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA identified in wastewater 48 h before COVID-19 clinical tests and 96 h before hospitalizations.

    Patrick M. D'Aoust;Tyson E. Graber;Elisabeth Mercier;Danika Montpetit

Frequent Co-Authors

Alain Stintzi
Alain Stintzi University of Ottawa
Ruedi Aebersold
Ruedi Aebersold ETH Zurich
David R. Mack
David R. Mack University of Ottawa
David S. Park
David S. Park New York University
Norman J. Dovichi
Norman J. Dovichi University of Notre Dame
Hanfa Zou
Hanfa Zou Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zemin Yao
Zemin Yao University of Ottawa
John Paul Pezacki
John Paul Pezacki University of Ottawa
Steven P. Gygi
Steven P. Gygi Harvard University
Alex MacKenzie
Alex MacKenzie Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

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