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David L. Mitchell

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
13798
World Ranking
7935
National Ranking
3596

David L. Mitchell 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 L. Mitchell sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 197 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David L. Mitchell 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 L. Mitchell sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David L. Mitchell is affiliated with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on Environmental Science, with specific attention to Atmospheric Science and its various subfields.

The scientist's work spans multiple subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Sociology and Political Science. Their research topics address Atmospheric aerosols and clouds, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Meteorological phenomena and simulations, Atmospheric ozone and climate, Climate change and health impacts, Climate change, adaptation, migration, and Climate change and geoengineering.

Frequent publication venues for David L. Mitchell include Atmospheric measurement techniques, Atmospheric chemistry and physics, Oxford Open Climate Change, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University), and UNC Libraries.

Their notable recent papers include:

  • Version 4 CALIPSO Imaging Infrared Radiometer ice and liquid water cloud microphysical properties - Part I: The retrieval algorithms, 2021, Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Version 4 CALIPSO Imaging Infrared Radiometer ice and liquid water cloud microphysical properties - Part II: Results over oceans, 2021, Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Addressing the urgent need for direct climate cooling: Rationale and options, 2024, Oxford Open Climate Change
  • The ecology of the Tuggerah Lakes system. A review: with special reference to the impact of the Munmorah Power station. Stage 1- Hydrology, Aquatic macrophytes, Heavy metals, Nutrient dynamics, 2023, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Human papilloma virus type16 E6 deregulates CHK1 and sensitizes human fibroblasts to environmental carcinogens independently of its effect on p53, 2020, UNC Libraries

David L. Mitchell has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Anne Garnier, Jacques Pelon, Nicolas Pascal, Mark Vaughan, and Philippe Dubuisson.

Best Publications

  • CELL SURVIVAL CHARACTERISTICS AND MOLECULAR RESPONSES OF ANTARCTIC PHYTOPLANKTON TO ULTRAVIOLET‐B RADIATION

    Deneb Karentz;James E. Cleaver;David L. Mitchell

  • Long-term persistence of bacterial DNA.

    Eske Willerslev;Eske Willerslev;Anders J. Hansen;Regin Rønn;Tina B. Brand

  • Marine Bacterial Isolates Display Diverse Responses to UV-B Radiation

    Fabien Joux;Wade H. Jeffrey;Philippe Lebaron;David L. Mitchell

  • Pyrimidine dimer removal enhanced by DNA repair liposomes reduces the incidence of UV skin cancer in mice

    Daniel Yarosh;Lori Green Alas;Vivie Yee;Andrew Oberyszyn

  • Diel and depth profiles of DNA photodamage in bacterioplankton exposed to ambient solar ultraviolet radiation

    Wade H. Jeffrey;Ralph J. Pledger;Peter Aas;Silvia Hager

  • Comparison of the responses of human melanocytes with different melanin contents to ultraviolet B irradiation.

    Diane Barker;Kathleen Dixon;Estela E. Medrano;Douglas Smalara

  • Nonrandom induction of pyrimidine-pyrimidone (6-4) photoproducts in ultraviolet-irradiated human chromatin

    D L Mitchell;T D Nguyen;J E Cleaver

  • GCN5 and E2F1 stimulate nucleotide excision repair by promoting H3K9 acetylation at sites of damage

    Ruifeng Guo;Jie Chen;David L. Mitchell;David G. Johnson

  • Damage and repair of ancient DNA

    David Mitchell;Eske Willerslev;Anders Hansen

  • Relative induction of cyclobutane dimers and cytosine photohydrates in DNA irradiated in vitro and in vivo with ultraviolet-C and ultraviolet-B light.

    David L. Mitchell;Jin Jen;James E. Cleaver

  • The Tumor Suppressor Candidate p33ING1 Mediates Repair of UV-Damaged DNA

    K-John Cheung;David Mitchell;Paul Lin;Gang Li

  • Unique DNA repair properties of a xeroderma pigmentosum revertant.

    J E Cleaver;F Cortés;L H Lutze;W F Morgan

  • Inhibition of bacterial activities by solar radiation in nearshore waters and the Gulf of Mexico

    Peter Aas;M. Maille Lyons;Ralph Pledger;David L. Mitchell

  • Repair of UV damage in plants by nucleotide excision repair: Arabidopsis UVH1 DNA repair gene is a homolog of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Rad1

    Zongrang Liu;Gazi Showkat Hossain;Maria A. Islas-Osuna;David L. Mitchell

  • Melanin: a two edged sword?

    Helene Z. Hill;Weixjiong Li;Patrick Xin;David L. Mitchell

  • The effect of vitamin E acetate on ultraviolet‐induced mouse skin carcinogenesis

    Thomas R. Berton;Thomas R. Berton;Claudio J. Conti;David L. Mitchell;C. Marcelo Aldaz

  • Photorepair mutants of Arabidopsis

    C. Z. Jiang;J. Yee;David L Mitchell;A. B. Britt

  • Decreased DNA repair but normal apoptosis in ultraviolet-irradiated skin of p53-transgenic mice.

    Gang Li;David L. Mitchell;Vincent C. Ho;John C. Reed

  • Ambient Solar Radiation‐Induced Photodamage in Marine Bacterioplankton

    Wade H. Jeffrey;Peter Aas;M. Maille Lyons;Richard B. Coffin

  • Crosslinks Rather Than Strand Breaks Determine Access to Ancient DNA Sequences From Frozen Sediments

    Anders J Hansen;David L Mitchell;Carsten Wiuf;Lakshmi Paniker

Frequent Co-Authors

James E. Cleaver
James E. Cleaver University of California, San Francisco
Wade H. Jeffrey
Wade H. Jeffrey University of West Florida
Steven W. Wilhelm
Steven W. Wilhelm University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Eske Willerslev
Eske Willerslev University of Copenhagen
Mahmoud Rouabhia
Mahmoud Rouabhia Université Laval
Curtis A. Suttle
Curtis A. Suttle University of British Columbia
William K. Kaufmann
William K. Kaufmann AsystBio (United States)
Andrew Collins
Andrew Collins University of Oslo
Donat-P. Häder
Donat-P. Häder University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Carsten Wiuf
Carsten Wiuf University of Copenhagen

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