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2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
100
Citations
66046
World Ranking
1480
National Ranking
88

David Carling 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 Carling sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 225 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David Carling 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 Carling 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: 100 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

David Carling is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their work spans several interconnected fields including Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a broader focus on Molecular Biology, Surgery, Epidemiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Physiology.

The scientist's research prominently covers topics related to Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer, Pancreatic function and diabetes, Diabetes Treatment and Management, Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Regulation of Appetite and Obesity, and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases.

David Carling's recent publications include:

  • Inhibition of IL-11 signalling extends mammalian healthspan and lifespan, 2024, Nature
  • Indisulam targets RNA splicing and metabolism to serve as a therapeutic strategy for high-risk neuroblastoma, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Direct AMPK Activation Corrects NASH in Rodents Through Metabolic Effects and Direct Action on Inflammation and Fibrogenesis, 2021, Hepatology Communications
  • Cell competition acts as a purifying selection to eliminate cells with mitochondrial defects during early mouse development, 2021, Nature Metabolism
  • Salicylates Ameliorate Intestinal Inflammation by Activating Macrophage AMPK, 2020, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Metabolism
  • Biochemical Journal
  • Nature
  • Nature Metabolism

Frequent co-authors of David Carling include Anissa A. Widjaja, Stuart A. Cook, Alice Pollard, Stephen R. Bloom, and Tricia Tan. Each of these collaborators has co-authored multiple papers with David Carling, demonstrating ongoing collaborative research efforts.

Best Publications

  • Adiponectin stimulates glucose utilization and fatty-acid oxidation by activating AMP-activated protein kinase

    T Yamauchi;J Kamon;Y Minokoshi;Y Ito

  • AMP-activated protein kinase: Ancient energy gauge provides clues to modern understanding of metabolism

    Barbara B. Kahn;Thierry Alquier;David Carling;D. Grahame Hardie

  • Leptin stimulates fatty-acid oxidation by activating AMP-activated protein kinase.

    Yasuhiko Minokoshi;Young-Bum Kim;Odile D. Peroni;Lee G. D. Fryer

  • The AMP‐Activated Protein Kinase

    D. Grahame Hardie;David Carling

  • LKB1 is the upstream kinase in the AMP-activated protein kinase cascade

    Angela Woods;Stephen R. Johnstone;Kristina Dickerson;Fiona C. Leiper

  • The AMP-activated/SNF1 protein kinase subfamily: metabolic sensors of the eukaryotic cell?

    D G Hardie;D Carling;M Carlson

  • Characterization of the AMP-activated Protein Kinase Kinase from Rat Liver and Identification of Threonine 172 as the Major Site at Which It Phosphorylates AMP-activated Protein Kinase

    Simon A. Hawley;Matthew Davison;Angela Woods;Stephen P. Davies

  • Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase-β acts upstream of AMP-activated protein kinase in mammalian cells

    Angela Woods;Kristina Dickerson;Richard Heath;Seung-Pyo Hong

  • The AMP-activated protein kinase cascade-a unifying system for energy control

    David Carling

  • The Anti-diabetic Drugs Rosiglitazone and Metformin Stimulate AMP-activated Protein Kinase through Distinct Signaling Pathways

    Lee G.D. Fryer;Asha Parbu-Patel;David Carling

  • Ribosomal Protein S6 Kinase 1 Signaling Regulates Mammalian Life Span

    Colin Selman;Jennifer M A Tullet;Daniela Wieser;Elaine Elizabeth Irvine

  • Structure of mammalian AMPK and its regulation by ADP

    Bing Xiao;Matthew J. Sanders;Matthew J. Sanders;Elizabeth Underwood;Richard J. Heath

  • Phosphorylation and activation of heart PFK-2 by AMPK has a role in the stimulation of glycolysis during ischaemia.

    A S Marsin;L Bertrand;M H Rider;J Deprez

  • Effects of the tumour promoter okadaic acid on intracellular protein phosphorylation and metabolism

    T. A. J. Haystead;A. T. R. Sim;D. Carling;R. C. Honnor

  • AMP-activated Protein Kinase Plays a Role in the Control of Food Intake

    Ulrika Andersson;Karin Filipsson;Caroline R. Abbott;Angela Woods

  • AMPK, insulin resistance, and the metabolic syndrome.

    Neil B. Ruderman;David Carling;Marc Prentki;José M. Cacicedo

  • Characterization of AMP-activated protein kinase gamma-subunit isoforms and their role in AMP binding.

    P C Cheung;I P Salt;I P Salt;S P Davies;D G Hardie

  • Adenosine 5′-Monophosphate-Activated Protein Kinase Promotes Macrophage Polarization to an Anti-Inflammatory Functional Phenotype

    Duygu Sag;David Carling;Robert D. Stout;Jill Suttles

  • Investigating the mechanism for AMP activation of the AMP-activated protein kinase cascade

    Matthew J. Sanders;Pascal O. Grondin;Bronwyn D. Hegarty;Michael A. Snowden

  • AMPK signalling in health and disease.

    David Carling

Frequent Co-Authors

D. Grahame Hardie
D. Grahame Hardie University of Dundee
Benoit Viollet
Benoit Viollet Institut Cochin
Dorian O. Haskard
Dorian O. Haskard Imperial College London
Joseph J. Boyle
Joseph J. Boyle Imperial College London
Hugh Watkins
Hugh Watkins University of Oxford
Dominic J. Withers
Dominic J. Withers Imperial College London
Marian Carlson
Marian Carlson Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Steven J. Gamblin
Steven J. Gamblin The Francis Crick Institute
James C. Scott
James C. Scott Yale University
Charles Redwood
Charles Redwood University of Oxford

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