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D-Index
61
Citations
12483
World Ranking
11415
National Ranking
873

David K. Stammers 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 K. Stammers sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 222 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David K. Stammers 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 K. Stammers sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 61 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • DNA

David K. Stammers mainly focuses on Reverse transcriptase, Drug resistance, Stereochemistry, Biochemistry and Binding site. His Reverse transcriptase study combines topics in areas such as Protein subunit, Molecular biology, Hydrogen bond, Nucleoside and Nucleotidyltransferase. His studies deal with areas such as Transferase and Virology as well as Drug resistance.

His work carried out in the field of Stereochemistry brings together such families of science as Protein structure, Hydroxylation, Polymerase and Active site. His work in Protein structure addresses issues such as Crystallography, which are connected to fields such as Beta sheet and Triosephosphate isomerase. Much of his study explores Biochemistry relationship to Cell biology.

His most cited work include:

  • Mechanism of inhibition of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase by non-nucleoside inhibitors. (393 citations)
  • Crystal structure of cat muscle pyruvate kinase at a resolution of 2.6 A. (377 citations)
  • Complexes of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase with inhibitors of the HEPT series reveal conformational changes relevant to the design of potent non-nucleoside inhibitors (278 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of investigation include Biochemistry, Reverse transcriptase, Stereochemistry, Virology and Binding site. His Reverse transcriptase research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Mutation, Molecular biology, Nucleoside, Drug resistance and Nucleotidyltransferase. His work deals with themes such as Drug and Reverse-transcriptase inhibitor, which intersect with Drug resistance.

His work carried out in the field of Stereochemistry brings together such families of science as Crystallography and Enzyme, Substrate, Dihydrofolate reductase, Active site. David K. Stammers combines subjects such as Mutant and Crystal structure with his study of Virology. His study on Binding site also encompasses disciplines like

  • Plasma protein binding which is related to area like Potency,
  • Oxidoreductase which is related to area like Oxygenase.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Biochemistry (43.02%)
  • Reverse transcriptase (37.79%)
  • Stereochemistry (30.81%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2005-2013)?

  • Biochemistry (43.02%)
  • Binding site (22.67%)
  • Protein structure (16.28%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His main research concerns Biochemistry, Binding site, Protein structure, Virology and Stereochemistry. In his study, Transcription, Adenosine triphosphate and Threonine is strongly linked to Plasma protein binding, which falls under the umbrella field of Binding site. The Protein structure study combines topics in areas such as Amino acid, Transferase, Crystallography, Salmonella enterica and Neisseria.

His Virology research integrates issues from Wild type, Reverse transcriptase and Drug resistance. His work in Reverse transcriptase covers topics such as Nucleoside which are related to areas like Thymidine kinase and Molecular biology. His research integrates issues of Thymine, Tetramer and ACT domain in his study of Stereochemistry.

Between 2005 and 2013, his most popular works were:

  • Structure-activity relationship studies of novel benzophenones leading to the discovery of a potent, next generation HIV nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor. (136 citations)
  • Structural basis for drug resistance mechanisms for non-nucleoside inhibitors of HIV reverse transcriptase. (120 citations)
  • Calcium regulation of chloroplast protein translocation is mediated by calmodulin binding to Tic32 (105 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Enzyme
  • Gene
  • DNA

David K. Stammers mainly investigates Biochemistry, Drug resistance, Virology, Binding site and Reverse transcriptase. While the research belongs to areas of Drug resistance, David K. Stammers spends his time largely on the problem of Reverse-transcriptase inhibitor, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Wild type and Enzyme inhibitor. His research in Binding site tackles topics such as Plasma protein binding which are related to areas like Potency, Transport protein and Calmodulin.

His Reverse transcriptase study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Mutant and Nucleoside. His work in Mutant addresses subjects such as Protein subunit, which are connected to disciplines such as Mutation. His Protein structure research focuses on subjects like Biosynthesis, which are linked to Stereochemistry.

Best Publications

  • High resolution structures of HIV-1 RT from four RT-inhibitor complexes.

    J Ren;R Esnouf;E Garman;D Somers

  • Mechanism of inhibition of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase by non-nucleoside inhibitors.

    Robert Esnouf;Jingshan Ren;Carl Ross;Yvonne Jones

  • Crystal structure of cat muscle pyruvate kinase at a resolution of 2.6 A

    David I. Stuart;Michael Levine;Hilary Muirhead;David K. Stammers

  • Complexes of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase with inhibitors of the HEPT series reveal conformational changes relevant to the design of potent non-nucleoside inhibitors

    A. L. Hopkins;Jingshan Ren;R. M. Esnouf;B. E. Willcox

  • Structural basis for the resilience of efavirenz (DMP-266) to drug resistance mutations in HIV-1 reverse transcriptase.

    Jingshan Ren;John Milton;Kurt L. Weaver;Steven A. Short

  • Crystal structure of the anti-bacterial sulfonamide drug target dihydropteroate synthase.

    Aniruddha Achari;Donald O. Somers;John N. Champness;Patrick .K. Bryant

  • Refined crystal structures of Escherichia coli and chicken liver dihydrofolate reductase containing bound trimethoprim.

    D A Matthews;J T Bolin;J M Burridge;D J Filman

  • Structural origins of the selectivity of the trifunctional oxygenase clavaminic acid synthase.

    Zhihong Zhang;Jingshan Ren;David K. Stammers;Jack E. Baldwin

  • Electron density map of apoferritin at 2.8-A resolution.

    Stephen H. Banyard;David K. Stammers;David K. Stammers;Pauline M. Harrison

  • A procedure for setting up high-throughput nanolitre crystallization experiments. Crystallization workflow for initial screening, automated storage, imaging and optimization.

    T.S. Walter;J.M. Diprose;C.J. Mayo;C. Siebold

  • Structure of HIV-2 reverse transcriptase at 2.35-Å resolution and the mechanism of resistance to non-nucleoside inhibitors

    J. Ren;L. E. Bird;P. P. Chamberlain;G. B. Stewart-Jones

  • The structure of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase complexed with 9-chloro-TIBO: lessons for inhibitor design.

    Jingshan Ren;Robert Esnouf;Andrew Hopkins;Carl Ross

  • Structural mechanisms of drug resistance for mutations at codons 181 and 188 in HIV-1 reverse transcriptase and the improved resilience of second generation non-nucleoside inhibitors.

    J. Ren;C. Nichols;L. Bird;P. Chamberlain

  • Unique features in the structure of the complex between HIV-1 reverse transcriptase and the bis(heteroaryl)piperazine (BHAP) U-90152 explain resistance mutations for this nonnucleoside inhibitor.

    R.M. Esnouf;J. Ren;A.L. Hopkins;C.K. Ross

  • Structure-activity relationship studies of novel benzophenones leading to the discovery of a potent, next generation HIV nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor.

    Karen R. Romines;George A. Freeman;Lee T. Schaller;Jill R. Cowan

  • Protein crystal growth in microgravity

    Lawrence J. DeLucas;Craig D. Smith;H. Wilson Smith;Senadhi Vijay-Kumar

  • HIV-1 reverse transcriptase: crystallization and analysis of domain structure by limited proteolysis.

    Denise M. Lowe;Alastair Aitken;Christopher Bradley;Graham K. Darby

  • A family of insertion mutations between codons 67 and 70 of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptase confer multinucleoside analog resistance.

    B. A. Larder;S. Bloor;S. D. Kemp;Kurt Hertogs

  • Structural basis for drug resistance mechanisms for non-nucleoside inhibitors of HIV reverse transcriptase.

    Jingshan Ren;David K. Stammers

  • Binding of the second generation non-nucleoside inhibitor S-1153 to HIV-1 reverse transcriptase involves extensive main chain hydrogen bonding.

    Jingshan Ren;Charles Nichols;Louise E. Bird;Tamio Fujiwara

Frequent Co-Authors

Jingshan Ren
Jingshan Ren University of Oxford
David I. Stuart
David I. Stuart University of Oxford
Ian G. Charles
Ian G. Charles University of East Anglia
E Y Jones
E Y Jones University of Oxford
Raymond J. Owens
Raymond J. Owens University of Oxford
Jan Balzarini
Jan Balzarini KU Leuven
Elspeth F. Garman
Elspeth F. Garman University of Oxford
Karl Harlos
Karl Harlos University of Oxford

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