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D-Index
97
Citations
46817
World Ranking
1434
National Ranking
552

Douglas C. Rees 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 Douglas C. Rees sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 386 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Douglas C. Rees 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 Douglas C. Rees sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 97 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Douglas C. Rees is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Energy, with a particular emphasis on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, and Oncology.

The scientific work undertaken by Douglas C. Rees covers several key topics, including:

  • Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins
  • Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
  • Trace Elements in Health
  • Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
  • Metal complexes synthesis and properties

Their recent publications reflect a focus on enzymology and molecular mechanisms relevant to nitrogenase enzymes and antibiotic development. Selected recent papers include:

  • Structural Enzymology of Nitrogenase Enzymes, 2020, Chemical Reviews
  • Computational identification of a systemic antibiotic for Gram-negative bacteria, 2022, Nature Microbiology
  • A fast genetically encoded fluorescent sensor for faithful in vivo acetylcholine detection in mice, fish, worms and flies, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Structural Characterization of Two CO Molecules Bound to the Nitrogenase Active Site, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Biological nitrogen fixation in theory, practice, and reality: a perspective on the molybdenum nitrogenase system, 2022, FEBS Letters

Douglas C. Rees frequently publishes in several notable venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • eLife
  • Nature Communications
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their research, with frequent co-authors including Chengcheng Fan, Byung-Kuk Yoo, Jens T. Kaiser, Rebeccah A. Warmack, and Thomas Spatzal.

Best Publications

  • ABC transporters: the power to change

    Douglas C. Rees;Eric Johnson;Oded Lewinson

  • The E. coli BtuCD structure: a framework for ABC transporter architecture and mechanism.

    Kaspar P. Locher;Allen T. Lee;Douglas C. Rees

  • Structural Basis of Biological Nitrogen Fixation.

    James B. Howard;Douglas C. Rees

  • Structure of the MscL Homolog from Mycobacterium tuberculosis: A Gated Mechanosensitive Ion Channel

    Geoffrey Chang;Robert H. Spencer;Allen T. Lee;Margaret T. Barclay

  • Nitrogenase MoFe-protein at 1.16 A resolution: a central ligand in the FeMo-cofactor.

    Oliver Einsle;Oliver Einsle;F. Akif Tezcan;Susana L. A. Andrade;Susana L. A. Andrade;Benedikt Schmid

  • Structure of the reaction center from Rhodobacter sphaeroides R-26: the cofactors

    J P Allen;G Feher;T O Yeates;H Komiya

  • Structure and function of bacterial photosynthetic reaction centres

    G. Feher;J. P. Allen;M. Y. Okamura;D. C. Rees

  • Structural models for the metal centers in the nitrogenase molybdenum-iron protein

    Jongsun Kim;D. C. Rees

  • Heparin structure and interactions with basic fibroblast growth factor.

    S. Faham;R. E. Hileman;J. R. Fromm;R. J. Linhardt

  • Evidence for Interstitial Carbon in Nitrogenase FeMo Cofactor

    Thomas Spatzal;Müge Aksoyoglu;Limei Zhang;Susana L. A. Andrade

  • Light-induced structural changes in photosynthetic reaction center: implications for mechanism of electron-proton transfer.

    M. H. B. Stowell;T. M. McPhillips;T. M. McPhillips;T. M. McPhillips;D. C. Rees;D. C. Rees;D. C. Rees;S. M. Soltis;S. M. Soltis;S. M. Soltis

  • Crystallographic Structure of the Nitrogenase Iron Protein from Azotobacter vinelandii

    Millie Georgiadis;H. Komiya;P. Chakrabarti;D. Woo

  • Structure of the reaction center from Rhodobacter sphaeroides R-26: the protein subunits

    J. P. Allen;G. Feher;T. O. Yeates;H. Komiya

  • Crystal Structure of Escherichia coli MscS, a Voltage-Modulated and Mechanosensitive Channel

    Randal B. Bass;Pavel Strop;Margaret Barclay;Douglas C. Rees

  • Crystallographic structure and functional implications of the nitrogenase molybdenum-iron protein from azotobacter vinelandii.

    Jongsun Kim;D. C. Rees

  • Structure of a hyperthermophilic tungstopterin enzyme, aldehyde ferredoxin oxidoreductase

    Michael K. Chan;Swarnalatha Mukund;Arnulf Kletzin;Michael W. W. Adams

  • Structure of ADP x AIF4(-)-stabilized nitrogenase complex and its implications for signal transduction.

    Hermann Schindelin;Caroline Kisker;Jamie L. Schlessman;James B. Howard

  • Molybdenum-Cofactor–Containing Enzymes: Structure and Mechanism

    Caroline Kisker;Hermann Schindelin;Douglas C. Rees

  • Redox-Dependent Structural Changes in the Nitrogenase P-Cluster

    J. W. Peters;M. B. H. Stowell;S. M. Soltis;M. G. Finnegan

  • Molecular basis of sulfite oxidase deficiency from the structure of sulfite oxidase.

    Caroline Kisker;Hermann Schindelin;Andrew Pacheco;William A Wehbi

  • Structural basis of biological nitrogen fixation

    Douglas C Rees;F Akif Tezcan;Chad A Haynes;Mika Y Walton

Frequent Co-Authors

James B. Howard
James B. Howard University of Minnesota
Oliver Einsle
Oliver Einsle University of Freiburg
Hermann Schindelin
Hermann Schindelin University of Würzburg
Caroline Kisker
Caroline Kisker University of Würzburg
Michael W. W. Adams
Michael W. W. Adams University of Georgia
James P. Allen
James P. Allen Arizona State University
Todd O. Yeates
Todd O. Yeates University of California, Los Angeles
William N. Lipscomb
William N. Lipscomb Harvard University
Pinak Chakrabarti
Pinak Chakrabarti Bose Institute
Gary Cecchini
Gary Cecchini University of California, San Francisco

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