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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 60 9593 31 471 15260

David Shugar publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David Shugar between 1951 and 2017, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David Shugar published across 67 years, from 1951 to 2017, averaging 7.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 1979. 4 of the 480 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1951 to 2017. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 1979. 1951: 2 publications 1952: 4 publications 1953: 0 publications 1954: 0 publications 1955: 0 publications 1956: 0 publications 1957: 5 publications 1958: 3 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 3 publications 1961: 1 publication 1962: 7 publications 1963: 6 publications 1964: 10 publications 1965: 9 publications 1966: 3 publications 1967: 5 publications 1968: 2 publications 1969: 11 publications 1970: 6 publications 1971: 6 publications 1972: 11 publications 1973: 12 publications 1974: 15 publications 1975: 13 publications 1976: 19 publications 1977: 10 publications 1978: 12 publications 1979: 21 publications 1980: 18 publications 1981: 14 publications 1982: 13 publications 1983: 13 publications 1984: 20 publications 1985: 10 publications 1986: 9 publications 1987: 16 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 10 publications 1990: 16 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 12 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 11 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 4 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 6 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 3 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 1 publication
1951 2017

480 publications in total across all disciplines

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David Shugar: publications per year, 1951 to 2017
Year Publications
1951 2
1952 4
1953 0
1954 0
1955 0
1956 0
1957 5
1958 3
1959 0
1960 3
1961 1
1962 7
1963 6
1964 10
1965 9
1966 3
1967 5
1968 2
1969 11
1970 6
1971 6
1972 11
1973 12
1974 15
1975 13
1976 19
1977 10
1978 12
1979 21
1980 18
1981 14
1982 13
1983 13
1984 20
1985 10
1986 9
1987 16
1988 5
1989 10
1990 16
1991 6
1992 3
1993 12
1994 3
1995 11
1996 10
1997 7
1998 12
1999 11
2000 3
2001 5
2002 6
2003 7
2004 4
2005 7
2006 1
2007 4
2008 4
2009 1
2010 6
2011 1
2012 3
2013 3
2014 2
2015 4
2016 3
2017 1
Total 480
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David Shugar 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 Shugar 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, 461–480 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: 471 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.

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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
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
461–480 265 471
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 Shugar 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 Shugar 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, 60–61 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: 60 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% 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 60
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
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 Shugar was affiliated with the Polish Academy of Sciences in Poland during their scientific career.

Their recent published papers include:

  • JOG volume 66 issue 255 Cover and Front matter, 2020, Journal of Glaciology
  • JOG volume 66 issue 257 Cover and Front matter, 2020, Journal of Glaciology
  • JOG volume 66 issue 256 Cover and Front matter, 2020, Journal of Glaciology

Frequent co-authors of David Shugar included:

  • H Jiskoot
  • J Cogley
  • Tamara Jacka
  • Nicolas Eckert
  • Ralf Greve

Their works were predominantly published in the following venue:

  • Journal of Glaciology

Best Publications

  • The measurement of lysozyme activity and the ultra-violet inactivation of lysozyme.

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  • Comparative Efficacy of Antiherpes Drugs against Different Strains of Herpes Simplex Virus

    E. De Clercq;J. Descamps;G. Verhelst;R. T. Walker

  • Purine nucleoside phosphorylases: properties, functions, and clinical aspects.

    Agnieszka Bzowska;Ewa Kulikowska;David Shugar;David Shugar

  • Selectivity of 4,5,6,7-tetrabromobenzotriazole, an ATP site-directed inhibitor of protein kinase CK2 ('casein kinase-2').

    Stefania Sarno;Helen Reddy;Flavio Meggio;Maria Ruzzene

  • Spectrophotometric studies of nucleic acid derivatives and related compounds as a function of pH. I. Pyrimidines.

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  • MATRIX ISOLATION STUDIES OF NUCLEIC ACID CONSTITUENTS. I. INFRARED SPECTRA OF URACIL MONOMERS

    M. Szczesniak;M. J. Nowak;H. Rostkowska;Krystyna Szczepaniak

  • Molecular mechanism of human Nrf2 activation and degradation: role of sequential phosphorylation by protein kinase CK2.

    Jingbo Pi;Yushi Bai;Jeffrey M. Reece;Jason Williams

  • UV–Vis spectroscopy of tyrosine side-groups in studies of protein structure. Part 2: selected applications

    Jan M. Antosiewicz;David Shugar

  • Ribofuranosyl‐benzimidazole derivatives as inhibitors of casein kinase‐2 and casein kinase‐1

    Flavio Meggio;David Shugar;Lorenzo A. Pinna

  • Conformation of the exocyclic 5′-CH2OH in nucleosides and nucleotides in aqueous solution from specific assignments of the H5′, and H5″ signals in the NMR spectra

    M. Remin;M. Remin;D. Shugar;D. Shugar

  • Halogenated benzimidazoles and benzotriazoles as selective inhibitors of protein kinases CK I and CK II from Saccharomyces cerevisiae and other sources.

    Ryszard Szyszka;Nikodem Grankowski;Krzysztof Felczak;David Shugar

  • Carbon Monoxide Neurotransmission Activated by CK2 Phosphorylation of Heme Oxygenase-2

    Darren F. Boehning;Cheil Moon;Sumit Sharma;K. Joseph Hurt

  • Mammalian nucleolytic enzymes.

    Halina Sierakowska;David Shugar

  • Halogenated benzimidazoles and benzotriazoles as inhibitors of the NTPase/helicase activities of hepatitis C and related viruses.

    Peter Borowski;Johanna Deinert;Sarah Schalinski;Maria Bretner

  • 5-substituted 2′-deoxyuridines: Correlation between inhibition of tumor cell growth and inhibition of thymidine kinase and thymidylate synthetase

    Jan Balzarini;Erik De Clercq;Mathias P. Mertes;David Shugar

  • Xanthine, xanthosine and its nucleotides: solution structures of neutral and ionic forms, and relevance to substrate properties in various enzyme systems and metabolic pathways

    Ewa Kulikowska;Borys Kierdaszuk;David Shugar

  • Tetrabromobenzotriazole (TBBt) and tetrabromobenzimidazole (TBBz) as selective inhibitors of protein kinase CK2: evaluation of their effects on cells and different molecular forms of human CK2.

    Piotr Zien;James S. Duncan;Janusz Skierski;Maria Bretner

  • Tautomerism of Isoguanosine and Solvent-Induced Keto-Enol Equilibrium

    Jerzy Sepioł;Zygmunt Kazimierczuk;David Shugar

  • The ultraviolet absorption spectrum of ribonuclease.

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  • Properties of two unusual, and fluorescent, substrates of purine-nucleoside phosphorylase: 7-methylguanosine and 7-methylinosine.

    Ewa Kulikowska;Agnieszka Bzowska;Jacek Wierzchowski;David Shugar

  • Activation of rat liver AMP-activated protein kinase by kinase kinase in a purified, reconstituted system. Effects of AMP and AMP analogues.

    J Weekes;S A Hawley;J Corton;D Shugar

  • Crystal structure of the ternary complex of E. coli purine nucleoside phosphorylase with formycin B, a structural analogue of the substrate inosine, and phosphate (Sulphate) at 2.1 A resolution.

    Gertraud Koellner;Marija Luić;David Shugar;Wolfram Saenger

  • Crystal structure of calf spleen purine nucleoside phosphorylase in a complex with hypoxanthine at 2.15 A resolution.

    Gertraud Koellner;Marija Luić;David Shugar;Wolfram Saenger

  • Biochemistry and biology of DNA methylation

    David Shugar

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward Darzynkiewicz
Edward Darzynkiewicz University of Warsaw
Wolfram Saenger
Wolfram Saenger Freie Universität Berlin
Erik De Clercq
Erik De Clercq Rega Institute for Medical Research
Harri Lönnberg
Harri Lönnberg University of Turku
Miroslaw Cygler
Miroslaw Cygler University of Saskatchewan
Staffan Eriksson
Staffan Eriksson Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Paloma López
Paloma López Spanish National Research Council
Jan Balzarini
Jan Balzarini KU Leuven
Krzysztof Ginalski
Krzysztof Ginalski University of Warsaw
Flavio Meggio
Flavio Meggio University of Padua

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