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Denis J. Murphy 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 Denis J. Murphy sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 302 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Denis J. Murphy 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 Denis J. Murphy sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Denis J. Murphy is affiliated with the University of South Wales in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant work also in environmental science. Their subfields of study include molecular biology, ecology, biochemistry, plant science, and global and planetary change.

The main topics covered in their work include lipid metabolism and biosynthesis, plant biochemistry and biosynthesis, oil palm production and sustainability, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, microbial community ecology and physiology, coconut research and applications, and biodiesel production and applications.

Recent scientific publications by Murphy include:

  • Oil palm in the 2020s and beyond: challenges and solutions, 2021, CABI Agriculture and Bioscience
  • Oil Palm in the 2020s and Beyond: Challenges and Solutions, 2020, Preprints.org

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Murphy are:

  • Abdulsamie Hanano
  • Tanai Cardona
  • Kirstie A. Goggin
  • Chadi Soukkarieh
  • Nour Hammoudeh

Murphy has published in several key venues, including:

  • Preprints.org
  • Progress in Lipid Research
  • Frontiers for Young Minds
  • CABI Agriculture and Bioscience
  • LWT

In addition to journal articles, Murphy has contributed to academic books published by Blackwell eBooks and Oxford University Press. Notable titles include:

  • Plant Lipids, 2020, Blackwell eBooks
  • Photosynthetic Life Origin, Evolution, and Future, 2022, Oxford University Press

Best Publications

  • The biogenesis and functions of lipid bodies in animals, plants and microorganisms.

    Denis J. Murphy

  • Mechanisms of lipid-body formation.

    Denis J Murphy;Jean Vance

  • Biogenesis and function of the lipidic structures of pollen grains

    Pietro Piffanelli;Joanne H. E. Ross;D. J. Murphy

  • The dynamic roles of intracellular lipid droplets: from archaea to mammals

    Denis J. Murphy

  • Structure, function and biogenesis of storage lipid bodies and oleosins in plants.

    Denis J. Murphy

  • The molecular organisation of the photosynthetic membranes of higher plants

    Denis J. Murphy

  • Role of the proline knot motif in oleosin endoplasmic reticulum topology and oil body targeting.

    Ben M. Abell;Larry A. Holbrook;Malleva Abenes;Denis J. Murphy

  • Caleosins: Ca2+-binding proteins associated with lipid bodies

    Henrik Næsted;Gitte Inselmann Frandsen;G.Y. Jauh;I. Hernandez-Pinzon

  • Oil palm in the 2020s and beyond: challenges and solutions.

    Denis J. Murphy;Kirstie Goggin;Kirstie Goggin;R. Russell M. Paterson;R. Russell M. Paterson

  • The domains required to direct core proteins of hepatitis C virus and GB virus-B to lipid droplets share common features with plant oleosin proteins.

    R. Graham Hope;Denis J. Murphy;John McLauchlan

  • THE FUTURE OF OiL PaLM as a MaJOR GLOBaL CROP: OPPORTUniTiEs anD CHaLLEnGEs

    Denis J Murphy

  • Storage lipid bodies in plants and other organisms.

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  • Engineering oil production in rapeseed and other oil crops

    Denis J. Murphy

  • Oleosins prevent oil-body coalescence during seed imbibition as suggested by a low-temperature scanning electron microscope study of desiccation-tolerant and -sensitive oilseeds

    O. Leprince;A. C. van Aelst;H. W. Pritchard;D. J. Murphy

  • Composition and role of tapetal lipid bodies in the biogenesis of the pollen coat of Brassica napus.

    Inmaculada Hernández-Pinzón;Joanne H. E. Ross;Karen A. Barnes;Andrew P. Damant

  • Intra‐ and extracellular lipid composition and associated gene expression patterns during pollen development in Brassica napus

    Pietro Piffanelli;Joanne H.E. Ross;Denis J. Murphy

  • Differential presence of oleosins in oleogenic seed and mesocarp tissues in olive (Olea europaea) and avocado (Persea americana)

    Joanne H.E. Ross;Juan Sanchez;Francisco Millan;Denis J. Murphy

  • Arabidopsis Peptide Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase2 Prevents Cellular Oxidative Damage in Long Nights

    Ulrike Bechtold;Denis J. Murphy;Philip M. Mullineaux

  • Plant Breeding and Biotechnology: Societal Context and the Future of Agriculture

    Denis J. Murphy

  • Encyclopedia of applied plant sciences

    Brian Thomas;Denis J. Murphy;Brian G. Murray

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian E. Woodrow
Ian E. Woodrow University of Melbourne
Paul K. Stumpf
Paul K. Stumpf University of California, Davis
Pietro Piffanelli
Pietro Piffanelli Parco Tecnologico Padano
John L. Harwood
John L. Harwood Cardiff University
Peter F. Knowles
Peter F. Knowles University of Leeds
Hugh W. Pritchard
Hugh W. Pritchard Chinese Academy of Sciences
David A. Walker
David A. Walker University of Sheffield
Derek Marsh
Derek Marsh Max Planck Society
Olivier Leprince
Olivier Leprince Institut Agro Rennes-Angers
Victor V. Solovyev
Victor V. Solovyev Royal Holloway University of London

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