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D-Index
74
Citations
20544
World Ranking
4652
National Ranking
1466

David M. Hercules 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 M. Hercules sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 466 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David M. Hercules 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 M. Hercules sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1973 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1966 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

David M. Hercules is affiliated with Vanderbilt University in the United States. Their research spans several fields, with a primary focus on Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, contributing to 10 publications in these areas. Additionally, their work intersects with Medicine, evidenced by 8 related publications.

The scientist's research covers a range of specialized subfields including Genetics, Spectroscopy, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, and Immunology. Their main topics of study reflect an interest in inflammatory and biochemical processes, particularly the following areas:

  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
  • Microscopic Colitis
  • Estrogen and related hormone effects
  • Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography

David M. Hercules has published in prominent academic venues including Gastroenterology (3 publications), Polymer (2 publications), and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 2 publications. Other appearances are noted in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.

Frequent coauthors in their work include Shervin Rabizadeh, Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, Ramnik J. Xavier, Lee A. Denson, and Jeffrey S. Hyams, with collaboration counts ranging from three to four publications each.

Representative recent papers include:

  • Comprehensive Association Analyses of Extraintestinal Manifestations in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, 2024, Gastroenterology
  • Progression of Pediatric Crohn's Disease Is Associated With Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Timing and Body Mass Index Z-Score Normalization, 2023, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • Association of Baseline Luminal Narrowing With Ileal Microbial Shifts and Gene Expression Programs and Subsequent Transmural Healing in Pediatric Crohn Disease, 2021, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
  • The nuclear receptor LRH-1 discriminates between ligands using distinct allosteric signaling circuits, 2023, Protein Science
  • Microstructure characterization and mechanistic insight into polyether polyols and their associated polyurethanes, 2023, Mass Spectrometry Reviews

David M. Hercules has been recognized with fellowships including the Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1973 and the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1966.

Best Publications

  • Studies of nickel-tungsten-alumina catalysts by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

    Kung T. Ng;David M. Hercules

  • A surface study of cobalt-molybdena-alumina catalysts using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

    Thomas A. Patterson;James C. Carver;Donald E. Leyden;David M. Hercules

  • SURFACE SPECTROSCOPIC CHARACTERIZATION OF MANGANESE/ALUMINUM OXIDE CATALYSTS

    B. R. Strohmeier;D. M. Hercules

  • Solvent effects on the fluorescence of 1-(dimethylamino)-5-naphthalenesulfonic acid and related compounds

    Ying-Hsia Li;Lai-Man Chan;Linda Tyer;Robert T. Moody

  • Improvement of signal reproducibility and matrix/comatrix effects in MALDI analysis

    Arkady I. Gusev;William R. Wilkinson;Andrew. Proctor;David M. Hercules

  • Studies of supported nickel catalysts by X-ray photoelectron and ion scattering spectroscopies

    Milton. Wu;David M. Hercules

  • Quantitative determination of blood glucose using enzyme induced chemiluminescence of luminol.

    Debra T. Bostick;David M. Hercules

  • Luminescence of tris(2,2'-bipyridine)ruthenium(II) dichloride

    Fred E. Lytle;David M. Hercules

  • X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy of molybdenum compounds. Use of electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis (ESCA) in quantitative analysis

    William. Swartz;David M. Hercules

  • Chemiluminescence from Reduction Reactions

    David M. Hercules;Fred E. Lytle

  • Surface spectroscopic characterization of cobalt-alumina catalysts

    Roland L. Chin;David M. Hercules

  • Effect of liquid chromatography separation of complex matrices on liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry signal suppression.

    Bernard K Choi;David M Hercules;Arkady I Gusev

  • Chemical bonding and electronic structure of B2O3, H3BO3, and BN: An ESCA, Auger, SIMS, and SXS study

    David J. Joyner;David M. Hercules

  • Surface functionalization and characterization of graphitic carbon nanofibers (GCNFs)

    Jiang Li;Matthew J. Vergne;Eric D. Mowles;Wei-Hong Zhong

  • Decomposition of Copper Compounds in X-Ray Photoelectron Spectrometers

    Joseph C. Klein;Chung Ping Li;David M. Hercules;James F. Black

  • Distribution of molybdenum oxidation states in reduced molybdenum/alumina catalysts: correlation with benzene hydrogenation activity

    Muneyoshi Yamada;Junichi Yasumaru;Marwan Houalla;David M. Hercules

  • 9-Aminoacridine as a matrix for negative mode matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization

    Rachal L. Vermillion-Salsbury;David M. Hercules

  • Combinations of microphase separation and terminal multiple hydrogen bonding in novel macromolecules.

    Koji Yamauchi;Jeremy R. Lizotte;David M. Hercules;Matthew J. Vergne

  • Determination of trace amounts of iron(II) using chemiluminescence analysis

    W. Rudolf. Seitz;David M. Hercules

  • Determination of trace amounts of chromium(III) using chemiluminescence analysis

    W. Rudolf. Seitz;Wallace W. Suydam;David M. Hercules

  • Chemiluminescence and bioluminescence

    Milton J. Cormier;David M. Hercules;John Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

John A. McLean
John A. McLean Vanderbilt University
Harry W. Gibson
Harry W. Gibson Virginia Tech
Robert Day
Robert Day Université de Sherbrooke
David C. Muddiman
David C. Muddiman North Carolina State University
Sandra J. Rosenthal
Sandra J. Rosenthal Vanderbilt University
Peter M. A. Sherwood
Peter M. A. Sherwood University of Washington
Feihe Huang
Feihe Huang Zhejiang University
Randy D. Blakely
Randy D. Blakely Florida Atlantic University
Timothy E. Long
Timothy E. Long Arizona State University
Stephen J. Pennycook
Stephen J. Pennycook University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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