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Edward L. Tatum

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
13086
World Ranking
14897
National Ranking
6237

Edward L. Tatum publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 143 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Edward L. Tatum 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 L. Tatum sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1958 - Nobel Prize for their discovery that genes act by regulating definite chemical events
  • 1954 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1952 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Edward L. Tatum is affiliated with Rockefeller University in the United States.

The scientist's recent research includes the paper titled UNRAVELING THE MYSTERY: A CASE OF CHRONIC DIARRHEA AND SEVERE HYPONATREMIA LEADING TO MCKITTRICK-WHEELOCK SYNDROME DIAGNOSIS, published in 2025 in the CHEST Journal.

  • ZEYAD RIFAI

  • CHEST Journal

The awards received by Edward L. Tatum include:

  • Nobel Prize (1958) for their discovery that genes act by regulating definite chemical events
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1954)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1952)

Best Publications

  • Genetic Control of Biochemical Reactions in Neurospora

    G. W. Beadle;E. L. Tatum

  • NEUROSPORA. II. METHODS OF PRODUCING AND DETECTING MUTATIONS CONCERNED WITH NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

    G. W. Beadle;E. L. Tatum

  • Effect of actinomycin D on cellular nucleic acid synthesis and virus production.

    E. Reich;R. M. Franklin;A. J. Shatkin;E. L. Tatum

  • Gene Recombination in Escherichia coli

    Joshua Lederberg;Edward L. Tatum

  • ACTION OF ACTINOMYCIN DON ANIMAL CELLS AND VIRUSE

    E. Reich;R. M. Franklin;A. J. Shatkin;E. L. Tatum

  • THE TUBE METHOD OF MEASURING THE GROWTH RATE OF NEUROSPORA

    Francis J. Ryan;G. W. Beadle;E. L. Tatum

  • Gene Recombination in the Bacterium Escherichia coli.

    Edward L. Tatum;Joshua Lederberg

  • Relationship of the Major Constituents of the Neurospora crassa Cell Wall to Wild-Type and Colonial Morphology

    P. R. Mahadevan;E. L. Tatum

  • FOOD LEVEL IN RELATION TO RATE OF DEVELOPMENT AND EYE PIGMENTATION IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER

    G. W. Beadle;Edward L. Tatum;C. W. Clancy

  • Chemical Induction of Colonial Paramorphs in Neurospora and Syncephalastrum

    E. L. Tatum;R. W. Barratt;V. M. Cutter

  • NOVEL GENOTYPES IN MIXED CULTURES OF BIOCHEMICAL MUTANTS OF BACTERIA

    Joshua Lederberg;Edward L. Tatum

  • POTASSIUM TRANSPORT IN NEUROSPORA. I. INTRACELLULAR SODIUM AND POTASSIUM CONCENTRATIONS, AND CATION REQUIREMENTS FOR GROWTH.

    Carolyn W. Slayman;E.L. Tatum

  • Bacteriocidal action of mitomycin C.

    E. Reich;A.J. Shatkin;E.L. Tatum

  • X-Ray Induced Growth Factor Requirements in Bacteria.

    C. H. Gray;E. L. Tatum

  • Effect of mitomycin C on mammalian cells in culture

    A.J. Shatkin;E. Reich;R.M. Franklin;E.L. Tatum

  • INDUCED BIOCHEMICAL MUTATIONS IN BACTERIA

    E. L. Tatum

  • Biochemical Mutant Strains of Neurospora Produced by Physical and Chemical Treatment

    E. L. Tatum;R. W. Barratt;Nils Fries;David Bonner

  • Molecular biology, nucleic acids, and the future of medicine.

    Tatum El

  • Indole and Serine in the Biosynthesis and Breakdown of Tryptophane.

    E. L. Tatum;David Bonner

  • Genic Control of Biochemical Reactions in Neurospora

    N. H. Horowitz;David Bonner;H. K. Mitchell;E. L. Tatum

Frequent Co-Authors

Joshua Lederberg
Joshua Lederberg Rockefeller University
Harland G. Wood
Harland G. Wood Case Western Reserve University
Bernard Mach
Bernard Mach University of Geneva
Joseph S. Fruton
Joseph S. Fruton Yale University
Michael Heidelberger
Michael Heidelberger New York University
Karl Folkers
Karl Folkers The University of Texas at Austin

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