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D-Index
66
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7134
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Gary L. Gilliland 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 Gary L. Gilliland sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 283 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gary L. Gilliland 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 Gary L. Gilliland sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Gary L. Gilliland is affiliated with the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the United States. Their research spans several fields, primarily focusing on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and materials science.

Their work covers multiple subfields, including molecular biology and materials chemistry. Specific topics of scientific investigation include protein structure and dynamics, enzyme structure and function, and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms.

Gilliland has contributed publications in at least one known venue:

  • Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics

One recent paper authored by Gilliland is titled "Surface salt bridges contribute to the extreme thermal stability of an FN3-like domain from a thermophilic bacterium," published in 2021 in Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics.

Frequent collaborators noted in their research include:

  • Lauren Boucher
  • Sandeep Somani
  • Christopher Negron
  • Wenting Ma
  • Steven Jacobs

Among professional recognitions, Gary L. Gilliland was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2016 and is a member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • The Protein Data Bank.

    Helen M. Berman;Tammy Battistuz;T. N. Bhat;Wolfgang F. Bluhm

  • The Protein Data Bank, 1999–

    H. M. Berman;J. Westbrook;Z. Feng;G. L. Gilliland

  • Antibody Structure and Function: The Basis for Engineering Therapeutics

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  • The Protein Data Bank and the challenge of structural genomics

    Helen M. Berman;T. N. Bhat;Philip E. Bourne;Zukang Feng

  • The use of an imaging proportional counter in macromolecular crystallography

    A. J. Howard;G. L. Gilliland;Barry C Finzel;T. L. Poulos

  • Structure determination and refinement of human alpha class glutathione transferase A1-1, and a comparison with the Mu and Pi class enzymes.

    I. Sinning;G. J. Kleywegt;S. W. Cowan;P. Reinemer

  • Two crystal structures of the B1 immunoglobulin-binding domain of streptococcal protein G and comparison with NMR.

    Travis Gallagher;Patrick Alexander;Philip Bryan;Gary L. Gilliland

  • The three-dimensional structure of a glutathione S-transferase from the mu gene class. Structural analysis of the binary complex of isoenzyme 3-3 and glutathione at 2.2-A resolution.

    Xinhua Ji;Pinghui Zhang;Richard N. Armstrong;Gary L. Gilliland

  • Structure of phosphate-free ribonuclease A refined at 1.26 A.

    A Wlodawer;L.A Svensson;L Sjolin;G.L. Gilliland

  • Structure of form III crystals of bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor.

    Alexander Wlodawer;Joseph Nachman;Gary L. Gilliland;Warren Gallagher

  • Three-dimensional structure, catalytic properties, and evolution of a sigma class glutathione transferase from squid, a progenitor of the lens S-crystallins of cephalopods.

    Xinhua Ji;E. C. Van Rosenvinge;W. W. Johnson;S. I. Tomarev

  • Structure-based engineering of a monoclonal antibody for improved solubility

    Sheng-Jiun Wu;Jinquan Luo;Karyn T. O'Neil;James Kang

  • Contribution of tyrosine 6 to the catalytic mechanism of isoenzyme 3-3 of glutathione S-transferase.

    Suxing Liu;Pinghui Zhang;Xinhua Ji;W. W. Johnson

  • A metal-mediated hydride shift mechanism for xylose isomerase based on the 1.6 A Streptomyces rubiginosus structures with xylitol and D-xylose.

    Marc Whitlow;Andrew J. Howard;Barry C. Finzel;Thomas L. Poulos

  • The prosegment–subtilisin BPN′ complex: crystal structure of a specific ‘foldase’

    Travis Gallagher;Gary Gilliland;Lan Wang;Philip Bryan

  • The engineering of binding affinity at metal ion binding sites for the stabilization of proteins: subtilisin as a test case.

    Michael W. Pantoliano;Marc Whitlow;Jay F. Wood;Michele L. Rollence

  • Structure and control of pyridoxal phosphate dependent allosteric threonine deaminase

    David T. Gallagher;G L. Gilliland;G Xiao;J. Zondlo

  • Structural studies of the engrailed homeodomain.

    Neil D. Clarke;Charles R. Kissinger;John Desjarlais;Gary L. Gilliland

  • Engineering antibody therapeutics.

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  • Biological function made crystal clear - annotation of hypothetical proteins via structural genomics.

    Edward Eisenstein;Gary L Gilliland;Osnat Herzberg;John Moult

  • The three‐dimensional structure of recombinant bovine chymosin at 2.3 Å resolution

    Gary L. Gilliland;Gary L. Gilliland;Evon L. Winborne;Joseph Nachman;Alexander Wlodawer

  • Tyrosine 115 participates both in chemical and physical steps of the catalytic mechanism of a glutathione S-transferase.

    W. W. Johnson;Suxing Liu;Xinhua Ji;G. L. Gilliland

  • Crystal structure of the complex between thrombin and the central ''E'' region of fibrin

    Igor Pechik;Joel Madrazo;Michael W. Mosesson;Irene Hernandez

  • Parallel evolutionary pathways for glutathione transferases: structure and mechanism of the mitochondrial class kappa enzyme rGSTK1-1.

    Jane E Ladner;James F Parsons;Chris L Rife;Gary L Gilliland

  • Catalysis of a protein folding reaction: mechanistic implications of the 2.0 A structure of the subtilisin-prodomain complex.

    Philip Bryan;Lan Wang;Joel Hoskins;Sergei Ruvinov

  • Preparation and analysis of protein crystals: Alexander McPherson, Wiley, New York, 1982. 371 pp. $50.00

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Frequent Co-Authors

Xinhua Ji
Xinhua Ji National Institutes of Health
Richard N. Armstrong
Richard N. Armstrong Vanderbilt University
Philip E. Bourne
Philip E. Bourne University of Virginia
John D. Westbrook
John D. Westbrook Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Helen M. Berman
Helen M. Berman Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Joel L. Sussman
Joel L. Sussman Weizmann Institute of Science
Alexander Wlodawer
Alexander Wlodawer National Institutes of Health
Eleanor J. Dodson
Eleanor J. Dodson University of York
Mamannamana Vijayan
Mamannamana Vijayan Indian Institute of Science
Tom L. Blundell
Tom L. Blundell University of Cambridge

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