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David T. Chuang

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
8164
World Ranking
17285
National Ranking
7107

David T. Chuang publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 180 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David T. Chuang 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 T. Chuang sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

David T. Chuang is affiliated with The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with notable work in several related subfields including Molecular Biology, Clinical Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Biochemistry, and Genetics.

The scientist's main research topics include Metabolism and Genetic Disorders, Biochemical and Molecular Research, Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism, RNA regulation and disease, Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research, and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology.

Their recent publications span a range of respected scientific journals and preprint servers. These include:

  • The intrinsic substrate specificity of the human tyrosine kinome (2024, Nature)
  • Metabolon formation regulates branched-chain amino acid oxidation and homeostasis (2022, Nature Metabolism)
  • BCKDHA-BCKDHB digenic gene therapy restores metabolic homeostasis in two mouse models and a calf with classic maple syrup urine disease (2025, Science Translational Medicine)
  • Bicyclic Inhibitors of Branched-Chain α-Keto Acid Dehydrogenase Kinase (BDK) with In Vivo Activity (2024, ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters)
  • Biosynthesis of minimal C-phycocyanin chromophore assemblies in E. coli provides a platform to dissect protein-mediated tuning of exciton transfer (2025, bioRxiv [Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory])

Frequent coauthors collaborating with David T. Chuang include:

  • Richard Wynn
  • Gauri Shishodia
  • Heather Gray-Edwards
  • Rody P. Cox
  • Nicholas Ah Mew

Their work has been published in a variety of venues, with the most frequent including:

  • Nature
  • Nature Metabolism
  • Science Translational Medicine
  • ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Catabolic defect of branched-chain amino acids promotes heart failure

    Haipeng Sun;Haipeng Sun;Kristine C. Olson;Chen Gao;Domenick A. Prosdocimo

  • Distinct Structural Mechanisms for Inhibition of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase Isoforms by AZD7545, Dichloroacetate, and Radicicol

    Masato Kato;Jun Li;Jacinta L. Chuang;David T. Chuang

  • The BCKDH Kinase and Phosphatase Integrate BCAA and Lipid Metabolism via Regulation of ATP-Citrate Lyase

    Phillip J. White;Phillip J. White;Robert W. McGarrah;Robert W. McGarrah;Paul A. Grimsrud;Shih Chia Tso

  • Targeting BCAA Catabolism to Treat Obesity-Associated Insulin Resistance.

    Meiyi Zhou;Jing Shao;Cheng Yang Wu;Le Shu

  • Seeing GroEL at 6 Å Resolution by Single Particle Electron Cryomicroscopy

    Steven J. Ludtke;Dong Hua Chen;Jiu Li Song;David T. Chuang

  • De Novo Backbone Trace of GroEL from Single Particle Electron Cryomicroscopy.

    Steven J. Ludtke;Matthew L. Baker;Dong Hua Chen;Jiu Li Song

  • Crystal structure of human branched-chain α-ketoacid dehydrogenase and the molecular basis of multienzyme complex deficiency in maple syrup urine disease

    Arnthor Ævarsson;Jacinta L. Chuang;R. Max Wynn;Stewart Turley

  • Chaperonins groEL and groES promote assembly of heterotetramers (alpha 2 beta 2) of mammalian mitochondrial branched-chain alpha-keto acid decarboxylase in Escherichia coli.

    Richard M Wynn;James R. Davie;Rody P Cox;David T Chuang

  • Lessons from Genetic Disorders of Branched-Chain Amino Acid Metabolism

    David T. Chuang;Jacinta L. Chuang;R. Max Wynn

  • Autoantibodies to BCOADC-E2 in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis recognize a conformational epitope

    Patrick S. C. Leung;David T. Chuang;R. Max Wynn;Sanghoon Cha

  • Structural basis for inactivation of the human pyruvate dehydrogenase complex by phosphorylation: role of disordered phosphorylation loops.

    Masato Kato;R. Max Wynn;Jacinta L. Chuang;Shih Chia Tso

  • A 11.5 Å single particle reconstruction of GroEL using EMAN

    Steven J. Ludtke;Joanita Jakana;Jiu Li Song;David T. Chuang

  • Crystal structure of human dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase: NAD+/NADH binding and the structural basis of disease-causing mutations.

    Chad A. Brautigam;Jacinta L. Chuang;Diana R. Tomchick;Mischa Machius

  • Crystal structure of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 3 bound to lipoyl domain 2 of human pyruvate dehydrogenase complex

    Masato Kato;Jacinta L. Chuang;Shih Chia Tso;R. Max Wynn

  • Structural Insight into Interactions between Dihydrolipoamide Dehydrogenase (E3) and E3 Binding Protein of Human Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex.

    Chad A. Brautigam;R. Max Wynn;Jacinta L. Chuang;Mischa Machius

  • PHENYLBUTYRATE THERAPY FOR MAPLE SYRUP URINE DISEASE

    Nicola Brunetti-Pierri;Brendan Lanpher;Ayelet Erez;Elitsa A. Ananieva

  • A Novel Branched-chain Amino Acid Metabolon PROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTIONS IN A SUPRAMOLECULAR COMPLEX

    Mohammad Mainul Islam;Reidar Wallin;R. Max Wynn;Myra Conway

  • Branched-chain Amino Acid Metabolon INTERACTION OF GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE WITH THE MITOCHONDRIAL BRANCHED-CHAIN AMINOTRANSFERASE (BCATm)

    Mohammad Mainul Islam;Manisha Nautiyal;R. Max Wynn;James A. Mobley

  • Structure of rat BCKD kinase: Nucleotide-induced domain communication in a mitochondrial protein kinase

    Mischa Machius;Jacinta L. Chuang;Richard M Wynn;Diana R Tomchick

  • Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase-4 Structures Reveal a Metastable Open Conformation Fostering Robust Core-free Basal Activity

    R. Max Wynn;Masato Kato;Jacinta L. Chuang;Shih Chia Tso

Frequent Co-Authors

Mischa Machius
Mischa Machius The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Chad A. Brautigam
Chad A. Brautigam The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Diana R. Tomchick
Diana R. Tomchick The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Garth A. Nicholson
Garth A. Nicholson University of Sydney
Wah Chiu
Wah Chiu Stanford University
A. Dean Sherry
A. Dean Sherry The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Susan M. Hutson
Susan M. Hutson Virginia Tech
Brendan Lee
Brendan Lee Baylor College of Medicine
Noelle S. Williams
Noelle S. Williams The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Yibin Wang
Yibin Wang University of California, Los Angeles

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