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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
92
Citations
35844
World Ranking
2189
National Ranking
144

David Barford 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 David Barford sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 270 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David Barford 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 David Barford sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 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: 72 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: 92 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2006 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

David Barford is affiliated with the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in the United Kingdom. Their research expertise lies primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on Molecular Biology and Cell Biology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including:

  • Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Enzyme Structure and Function
  • Cellular transport and secretion

Their significant publications feature papers such as:

  • Structure of the SARS-CoV-2 RNA-dependent RNA polymerase in the presence of favipiravir-RTP, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Structure of the human inner kinetochore bound to a centromeric CENP-A nucleosome, 2022, Science
  • Structural basis of human separase regulation by securin and CDK1-cyclin B1, 2021, Nature
  • Structure of the DOCK2−ELMO1 complex provides insights into regulation of the auto-inhibited state, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Cryo-EM structure of the complete inner kinetochore of the budding yeast point centromere, 2023, Science Advances

The venues where this researcher frequently publishes include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • eLife
  • Science
  • Nature Structural & Molecular Biology

Frequent collaborators in their work are:

  • Ziguo Zhang
  • Jing Yang
  • Stanislau Yatskevich
  • Stephen H. McLaughlin
  • Tom Dendooven

David Barford has received several recognitions, including:

  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, awarded in 2006
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Best Publications

  • Mechanism of Activation of the Raf-Erk Signaling Pathway by Oncogenic Mutations of B-Raf

    Paul T.C Wan;Mathew J Garnett;S.Mark Roe;Sharlene Lee

  • Redox regulation of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B involves a sulphenyl-amide intermediate

    Annette Salmeen;Jannik N. Andersen;Michael P. Myers;Tzu-Ching Meng

  • The structure of the tetratricopeptide repeats of protein phosphatase 5: implications for TPR-mediated protein-protein interactions

    Amit K. Das;Patricia T.W. Cohen;David Barford

  • Development of “substrate-trapping” mutants to identify physiological substrates of protein tyrosine phosphatases

    Andrew J. Flint;Tony Tiganis;David Barford;Nicholas K. Tonks

  • Crystal structure of human protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B.

    David Barford;Andrew J. Flint;Nicholas K. Tonks

  • THE STRUCTURE AND MECHANISM OF PROTEIN PHOSPHATASES: Insights into Catalysis and Regulation

    David Barford;and Amit K. Das;Marie-Pierre Egloff

  • Structural basis for phosphotyrosine peptide recognition by protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B.

    Zongchao Jia;David Barford;Andrew J. Flint;Nicholas K. Tonks

  • Structural basis for the recognition of regulatory subunits by the catalytic subunit of protein phosphatase 1

    Marie Pierre Egloff;Deborah F. Johnson;Greg Moorhead;Patricia T.W. Cohen

  • Molecular discrimination of structurally equivalent Lys 63-linked and linear polyubiquitin chains

    David Komander;David Komander;Francisca Reyes‐Turcu;Julien D F Licchesi;Peter Odenwaelder

  • A family with severe insulin resistance and diabetes due to a mutation in AKT2.

    Stella George;Justin J Rochford;Christian Wolfrum;Sarah L Gray

  • Structural insights into mRNA recognition from a PIWI domain-siRNA guide complex.

    James S. Parker;S. Mark Roe;David Barford

  • TYK2 and JAK2 Are Substrates of Protein-tyrosine Phosphatase 1B

    Michael P. Myers;Jannik N. Andersen;Alan Cheng;Michel L. Tremblay

  • Crystal structure of an activated Akt/protein kinase B ternary complex with GSK3-peptide and AMP-PNP.

    Jing Yang;Peter Cron;Valerie M. Good;Vivienne Thompson

  • The Crystal Structure of Human Eukaryotic Release Factor eRF1—Mechanism of Stop Codon Recognition and Peptidyl-tRNA Hydrolysis

    Haiwei Song;Haiwei Song;Pierre M. Mugnier;Amit K. Das;Helen M. Webb

  • The Structure of the Protein Phosphatase 2A PR65/A Subunit Reveals the Conformation of Its 15 Tandemly Repeated HEAT Motifs

    Matthew R. Groves;Neil Hanlon;Patric Turowski;Brian A. Hemmings

  • Crystal structure of the catalytic subunit of human protein phosphatase 1 and its complex with tungstate

    Marie-Pierre Egloff;Patricia T.W. Cohen;Patricia T.W. Cohen;Patricia T.W. Cohen;Peter Reinemer;Peter Reinemer;Peter Reinemer;David Barford;David Barford;David Barford

  • Crystal structure of the protein serine/threonine phosphatase 2C at 2.0 A resolution.

    A. K. Das;N. R. Helps;P. T. W. Cohen;D. Barford

  • Molecular Mechanism for the Regulation of Protein Kinase B/Akt by Hydrophobic Motif Phosphorylation

    Jing Yang;Peter Cron;Vivienne Thompson;Valerie M. Good

  • Molecular basis for the dephosphorylation of the activation segment of the insulin receptor by protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B.

    Annette Salmeen;Jannik N Andersen;Michael P Myers;Nicholas K Tonks

  • Molecular mechanisms of theprotein serine/threonine phosphatases

    David Barford

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas K. Tonks
Nicholas K. Tonks Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
David Komander
David Komander Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Louise N. Johnson
Louise N. Johnson University of Oxford
Haiwei Song
Haiwei Song Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology
S. Mark Roe
S. Mark Roe University of Sussex
Patricia T.W. Cohen
Patricia T.W. Cohen University of Dundee
Jozef Goris
Jozef Goris KU Leuven
Brian A. Hemmings
Brian A. Hemmings Friedrich Miescher Institute
Inês Barroso
Inês Barroso University of Exeter
Amit Das
Amit Das Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e. V.

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