2026 David S. Wishart: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	145	211	185	7	7	711	139635

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Canada Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Canada Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Canada Leader Award
2017 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

David S. Wishart is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research spans over 218 publications in these main fields, with significant work also relating to Medicine, where they have 168 publications.

The scientist's subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Spectroscopy, Biomedical Engineering, Genetics, and Agronomy and Crop Science. Their work addresses a range of topics such as Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies, Gut microbiota and health, Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography, Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies, Computational Drug Discovery Methods, Nutritional Studies and Diet, and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction.

Among their frequent co-authors are Rupasri Mandal, Vasuk Gautam, Jiamin Zheng, Eponine Oler, and Mark Berjanskii, reflecting collaborative efforts in a variety of research projects.

David S. Wishart has published numerous articles in several notable venues, including:

Nucleic Acids Research
Metabolites
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Scientific Reports
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Wishart include:

HMDB 5.0: the Human Metabolome Database for 2022, 2021, Nucleic Acids Research
PHASTEST: faster than PHASTER, better than PHAST, 2023, Nucleic Acids Research

Additional prominent papers in related research by other primary authors but within the same network or topic area include:

MetaboAnalyst 6.0: towards a unified platform for metabolomics data processing, analysis and interpretation, 2024, Nucleic Acids Research
DrugBank 6.0: the DrugBank Knowledgebase for 2024, 2023, Nucleic Acids Research
Acylcarnitines: Nomenclature, Biomarkers, Therapeutic Potential, Drug Targets, and Clinical Trials, 2022, Pharmacological Reviews

David S. Wishart holds the distinction of being a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada since 2017, recognized by the Academy of Science. This award highlights their standing within the scientific community.

Best Publications

DrugBank 5.0: a major update to the DrugBank database for 2018

David S. Wishart;Yannick D. Feunang;An Chi Guo;Elvis J. Lo

7055
Citations
DrugBank: a comprehensive resource for in silico drug discovery and exploration

David S. Wishart;Craig Knox;An Chi Guo;Savita Shrivastava

4086
Citations
HMDB: The human metabolome database

David S. Wishart;Dan Tzur;Craig Knox;Roman Eisner

3663
Citations
MetaboAnalyst 4.0: towards more transparent and integrative metabolomics analysis.

Jasmine Chong;Othman Soufan;Carin Li;Iurie Caraus

3650
Citations
HMDB 3.0—The Human Metabolome Database in 2013

David S. Wishart;Timothy Jewison;Anchi Guo;Michael Wilson

3322
Citations
HMDB 4.0: the human metabolome database for 2018.

David S. Wishart;Yannick Djoumbou Feunang;Ana Marcu;An Chi Guo

3296
Citations
PHASTER: a better, faster version of the PHAST phage search tool

David Arndt;Jason R. Grant;Ana Marcu;Tanvir Sajed

3187
Citations
DrugBank: a knowledgebase for drugs, drug actions and drug targets

David S. Wishart;Craig Knox;An Chi Guo;Dean Cheng

3120
Citations
MetaboAnalyst 3.0—making metabolomics more meaningful

Jianguo Xia;Igor V. Sinelnikov;Beomsoo Han;David S. Wishart

2971
Citations
1H, 13C and 15N chemical shift referencing in biomolecular NMR

D S Wishart;C G Bigam;J Yao;F Abildgaard

2756
Citations
The chemical shift index: A fast and simple method for the assignment of protein secondary structure through NMR spectroscopy

D. S. Wishart;B. D. Sykes;F. M. Richards

2729
Citations
The 13C chemical-shift index: a simple method for the identification of protein secondary structure using 13C chemical-shift data.

David S. Wishart;Brian D. Sykes

2638
Citations
MetaboAnalyst: a web server for metabolomic data analysis and interpretation

Jianguo Xia;Nick Psychogios;Nelson Young;David S. Wishart

2450
Citations
Relationship between nuclear magnetic resonance chemical shift and protein secondary structure.

D.S. Wishart;B.D. Sykes;F.M. Richards

2294
Citations
DrugBank 4.0: shedding new light on drug metabolism

Vivian Law;Craig Knox;Yannick Djoumbou;Timothy Jewison

2264
Citations
HMDB: a knowledgebase for the human metabolome

David S. Wishart;Craig Knox;Anchi Guo;Roman Eisner

2199
Citations
Using MetaboAnalyst 4.0 for Comprehensive and Integrative Metabolomics Data Analysis.

Jasmine Chong;David S. Wishart;Jianguo Xia

2175
Citations
PHAST: A Fast Phage Search Tool

You-Xing Zhou;Yongjie Liang;Karlene H Lynch;Jonathan Dennis

2159
Citations
DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for ‘Omics’ research on drugs

Craig Knox;Vivian Law;Timothy Jewison;Philip Liu

2157
Citations
1H, 13C and 15N random coil NMR chemical shifts of the common amino acids. I. Investigations of nearest-neighbor effects.

David S. Wishart;Colin G. Bigam;Arne Holm;Robert S. Hodges

1962
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