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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 67 6841 6198 2048 1695 266 17546
Biology and Biochemistry 68 7739 7138 3527 3170 275 17784

David Cowburn publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David Cowburn between 1969 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David Cowburn published across 57 years, from 1969 to 2025, averaging 5.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 1998. 6 of the 299 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 1998. 1969: 1 publication 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 3 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 8 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 4 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 6 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 6 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 11 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 15 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 2 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 1 publication
1969 2025

299 publications in total across all disciplines

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David Cowburn: publications per year, 1969 to 2025
Year Publications
1969 1
1970 0
1971 0
1972 3
1973 2
1974 0
1975 3
1976 1
1977 8
1978 3
1979 1
1980 4
1981 3
1982 3
1983 6
1984 4
1985 6
1986 4
1987 5
1988 4
1989 5
1990 6
1991 3
1992 5
1993 4
1994 5
1995 11
1996 5
1997 7
1998 15
1999 12
2000 4
2001 14
2002 8
2003 3
2004 2
2005 0
2006 12
2007 5
2008 9
2009 12
2010 7
2011 5
2012 8
2013 11
2014 2
2015 7
2016 12
2017 12
2018 8
2019 3
2020 1
2021 2
2022 4
2023 3
2024 5
2025 1
Total 299
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David Cowburn publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David Cowburn sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 261–280 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 266 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979 266
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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David Cowburn D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David Cowburn sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 66–67 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775 67
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

David Cowburn is affiliated with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the broad field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a specific focus on Molecular Biology.

Their work encompasses several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases, Cell Biology, and Virology.

Key topics that feature prominently in their publications are:

  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Nuclear Structure and Function
  • RNA regulation and disease
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Viral Infections and Vectors
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics

David Cowburn has contributed to a number of scientific papers, including:

  • "Improving the hole picture: towards a consensus on the mechanism of nuclear transport," 2023, Biochemical Society Transactions
  • "INI1/SMARCB1 Rpt1 domain mimics TAR RNA in binding to integrase to facilitate HIV-1 replication," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Resurfaced ZIKV EDIII nanoparticle immunogens elicit neutralizing and protective responses in vivo," 2022, Cell chemical biology
  • "A Powassan virus domain III nanoparticle immunogen elicits neutralizing and protective antibodies in mice," 2022, PLoS Pathogens
  • "Integrative mapping reveals molecular features underlying the mechanism of nucleocytoplasmic transport," 2024, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent publication venues for their work include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Biochemical Society Transactions, Nature Communications, Cell chemical biology, and PLoS Pathogens.

The scientist has worked alongside several frequent co-authors, notably Sean M. Cahill, Michael P. Rout, Samuel Sparks, Ryo Hayama, and Richard Harris.

Best Publications

  • Accurate quantitation of protein expression and site-specific phosphorylation

    Y. Oda;K. Huang;F. R. Cross;D. Cowburn

  • Interferon activation of the transcription factor Stat91 involves dimerization through SH2-phosphotyrosyl peptide interactions.

    Ke Shuai;Curt M. Horvath;Linda H.Tsai Huang;Sajjad A. Qureshi

  • Binding of a high affinity phosphotyrosyl peptide to the Src SH2 domain: Crystal structures of the complexed and peptide-free forms

    Gabriel Waksman;Steven E. Shoelson;Nalin Pant;David Cowburn

  • CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE OF THE PHOSPHOTYROSINE RECOGNITION DOMAIN SH2 OF V-SRC COMPLEXED WITH TYROSINE-PHOSPHORYLATED PEPTIDES

    Gabriel Waksman;Dorothea Kominos;Scott C. Robertson;Scott C. Robertson;Nalin Pant

  • Modular peptide recognition domains in eukaryotic signaling.

    John Kuriyan;David Cowburn

  • Solution Structure of the Proapoptotic Molecule BID: A Structural Basis for Apoptotic Agonists and Antagonists

    James M. McDonnell;David Fushman;Curt L. Milliman;Stanley J. Korsmeyer

  • Perspectives on NMR in drug discovery: a technique comes of age

    Maurizio Pellecchia;Ivano Bertini;David Cowburn;Claudio Dalvit

  • A single amino acid in the SH3 domain of Hck determines its high affinity and specificity in binding to HIV-1 Nef protein

    Chi Hon Lee;Benjamin Leung;Mark A. Lemmon;Jie Zheng

  • Structural basis for the specific interaction of lysine-containing proline-rich peptides with the N-terminal SH3 domain of c-Crk

    Xiaodong Wu;Beatrice Knudsen;Stephan M Feller;Jie Zheng

  • Identification of the Binding Site for Acidic Phospholipids on the PH Domain of Dynamin: Implications for Stimulation of GTPase Activity

    Jie Zheng;Sean M. Cahill;Mark A. Lemmon;David Fushman

  • Chemical ligation of folded recombinant proteins: Segmental isotopic labeling of domains for NMR studies

    Rong Xu;Brenda Ayers;David Cowburn;Tom W. Muir

  • LONG RANGE HYDROGEN BOND MEDIATED EFFECTS IN PEPTIDES: NITROGEN-15 NMR STUDY OF GRAMICIDIN S IN WATER AND ORGANIC SOLVENTS

    David H. Live;Donald G. Davis;William C. Agosta;David Cowburn

  • The main-chain dynamics of the dynamin pleckstrin homology (PH) domain in solution: analysis of 15N relaxation with monomer/dimer equilibration

    David Fushman;Sean Cahill;David Cowburn

  • A cell-penetrating helical peptide as a potential HIV-1 inhibitor.

    Hongtao Zhang;Qian Zhao;Shibani Bhattacharya;Abdul A. Waheed

  • Three-dimensional solution structure of the src homology 2 domain of c-abl.

    Michael Overduin;Carlos B. Rios;Bruce J. Mayer;David Baltimore

  • Direct Measurement of 15N Chemical Shift Anisotropy in Solution

    David Fushman;Nico Tjandra;David Cowburn

  • Semisynthesis of a segmental isotopically labeled protein splicing precursor: NMR evidence for an unusual peptide bond at the N-extein–intein junction

    Alessandra Romanelli;Alexander Shekhtman;David Cowburn;Tom W. Muir

  • Mapping structural interactions using in-cell NMR spectroscopy (STINT-NMR)

    David S Burz;Kaushik Dutta;David Cowburn;Alexander Shekhtman

  • The affinity-labeling of partially purified acetylcholine receptor from electric tissue of Electrophorus.

    Arthur Karlin;David Cowburn

  • A novel, specific interaction involving the Csk SH3 domain and its natural ligand.

    Ranajeet Ghose;Alexander Shekhtman;Michael J. Goger;Hong Ji

  • Book Review: Nuclear magnetic resonance and its applications to living systems. David G. Gadian. Oxford Univ. Press, New York/Oxford, 1982. 197 pages. $29.95

    David Cowburn

Frequent Co-Authors

David Fushman
David Fushman University of Maryland, College Park
Jie Zheng
Jie Zheng University of California, Los Angeles
Tom W. Muir
Tom W. Muir Princeton University
Michael P. Rout
Michael P. Rout Rockefeller University
John Kuriyan
John Kuriyan Vanderbilt University
Amit Singer
Amit Singer Princeton University
George Barany
George Barany University of Minnesota
Michael Overduin
Michael Overduin University of Alberta
Jason A. Koutcher
Jason A. Koutcher Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Arthur Karlin
Arthur Karlin Columbia University

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