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Edward A. Meighen

Edward A. Meighen

McGill University
Canada

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
53
Citations
8651
World Ranking
16315
National Ranking
568

Chemistry

D-Index
45
Citations
6523
World Ranking
16555
National Ranking
444

Edward A. Meighen 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 Edward A. Meighen sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 168 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Edward A. Meighen 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 Edward A. Meighen sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Edward A. Meighen was affiliated with McGill University in Canada during their career in academic research. The scope of their work, detailed through available sources, centers around activities at this institution.

There are no records of recent publications, frequent co-authors, or predominant publication venues associated with Edward A. Meighen. Similarly, no data regarding book publications, main fields of study, subfields, or main topics of research are available.

Edward A. Meighen was recognized as deceased, which situates this profile in a retrospective context.

Best Publications

  • Purification and structural identification of an autoinducer for the luminescence system of Vibrio harveyi.

    Jie-Gang Cao;E. A. Meighen

  • Molecular biology of bacterial bioluminescence

    Unknown

  • Bacterial bioluminescence: organization, regulation, and application of the lux genes

    Edward A. Meighen

  • Purification and Properties of Bacterial Luciferases

    Ann Gunsalus-Miguel;Edward A. Meighen;M. Ziegler Nicoli;Kenneth H. Nealson

  • Physiological, biochemical and genetic control of bacterial bioluminescence.

    Edward A. Meighen;Paul V. Dunlap

  • Nucleotide sequence, expression, and properties of luciferase coded by lux genes from a terrestrial bacterium.

    Rose Szittner;Edward Meighen

  • LitR, a new transcriptional activator in Vibrio fischeri, regulates luminescence and symbiotic light organ colonization

    Pat M. Fidopiastis;Carol M. Miyamoto;Michael G. Jobling;Edward A. Meighen

  • The natural furanone (5Z)-4-bromo-5-(bromomethylene)-3-butyl-2(5H)-furanone disrupts quorum sensing-regulated gene expression in Vibrio harveyi by decreasing the DNA-binding activity of the transcriptional regulator protein luxR

    Tom Defoirdt;Carol M. Miyamoto;Thomas K. Wood;Edward A. Meighen

  • Enzymes and Genes from the lux Operons of Bioluminescent Bacteria

    Unknown

  • Binding Site Determination from Kinetic Data: REDUCED FLAVIN MONONUCLEOTIDE BINDING TO BACTERIAL LUCIFERASE

    Edward A. Meighen;J. Woodland Hastings

  • Structure of a myristoyl-ACP-specific thioesterase from Vibrio harveyi.

    D. M. Lawson;U. Derewenda;L. Serre;S. Ferri

  • Bacterial Luciferase CHEMISTRY OF THE REACTIVE SULFHYDRYL

    Miriam Z. Nicoli;Edward A. Meighen;J. Woodland Hastings

  • The luxR gene product of Vibrio harveyi is a transcriptional activator of the lux promoter.

    E Swartzman;M Silverman;E A Meighen

  • Cloning and Characterization of the Bile Salt Hydrolase Genes (bsh) from Bifidobacterium bifidum Strains

    Geun-Bae Kim;Carol M. Miyamoto;Edward A. Meighen;Byong H. Lee

  • Hybridization of native and chemically modified enzymes. I. Development of a general method and its application to the study of the subunit structure of aldolase.

    E. A. Meighen;H. K. Schachman

  • Conversion of aldehyde to acid in the bacterial bioluminescent reaction.

    Dunn Dk;Michaliszyn Ga;Bogacki Ig;Meighen Ea

  • Multiple repetitive elements and organization of the lux operons of luminescent terrestrial bacteria.

    E A Meighen;R B Szittner

  • A NEW VIBRIO FISCHERI LUX GENE PRECEDES A BIDIRECTIONAL TERMINATION SITE FOR THE LUX OPERON

    A Swartzman;S Kapoor;A F Graham;E A Meighen

  • Crystal structure of the NADP+-dependent aldehyde dehydrogenase from Vibrio harveyi: structural implications for cofactor specificity and affinity

    Bijan Ahvazi;Rene Coulombe;Marc Delarge;Masoud Vedadi

  • Autoregulation of luxR: the Vibrio harveyi lux-operon activator functions as a repressor.

    Jaidip Chatterjee;Carol M. Miyamoto;Edward A. Meighen

  • Functional identification of the fatty acid reductase components encoded in the luminescence operon of Vibrio fischeri.

    M Boylan;A F Graham;E A Meighen

  • Hybridization of Native and Chemically Modified Enzymes, III. The Catalytic Subunits of Aspartate Transcarbamylase

    E. A. Meighen;V. Pigiet;H. K. Schachman

Frequent Co-Authors

Saman Hosseinkhani
Saman Hosseinkhani Tarbiat Modares University
Zygmunt S. Derewenda
Zygmunt S. Derewenda University of Virginia
Jerry Pelletier
Jerry Pelletier McGill University
Edward G. Ruby
Edward G. Ruby University of Hawaii at Manoa
Patrick Sorgeloos
Patrick Sorgeloos Ghent University
Christian Blaise
Christian Blaise Environment and Climate Change Canada
Tom Defoirdt
Tom Defoirdt Ghent University
Abdul Matin
Abdul Matin Stanford University
Thomas K. Wood
Thomas K. Wood Pennsylvania State University
Peter Bossier
Peter Bossier Ghent University

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