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D-Index
46
Citations
12117
World Ranking
15845
National Ranking
873

George Britton 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 George Britton sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 170 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

George Britton 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 George Britton sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

George Britton is affiliated with the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom and works primarily in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Biophysics, Biomedical Engineering, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry.

The scientist's recent body of work covers a range of topics such as 3D Printing in Biomedical Research, Cell Image Analysis Techniques, Pluripotent Stem Cells Research, Cellular Mechanics and Interactions, Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress, Free Radicals and Antioxidants, and Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes.

Some notable recent publications by George Britton include:

  • Carotenoid research: History and new perspectives for chemistry in biological systems, 2020, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids
  • Getting to know carotenoids, 2022, Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology

Their work also appears alongside other studies contributing to fields adjacent to their research interests, such as the paper "Human neural tube morphogenesis in vitro by geometric constraints," published in 2021 in Nature, and "cytoNet: Spatiotemporal network analysis of cell communities," published in 2022 in PLoS Computational Biology.

Frequent collaborators include Aryeh Warmflash, Eyal Karzbrun, Aimal H. Khankhel, Heitor C. Megale, and Stella M.K. Glasauer. These associations highlight a collaborative approach in the interdisciplinary areas intersecting with cellular and molecular biology.

George Britton's research is regularly published in venues such as PLoS Computational Biology, SSRN Electronic Journal, Nature, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids, and Methods in enzymology.

Best Publications

  • Structure and properties of carotenoids in relation to function.

    George Britton

  • Oxidation of carotenoids by free radicals: relationship between structure and reactivity.

    Alan A Woodall;Simon Wai-Ming Lee;Roland J Weesie;Malcolm J Jackson

  • CAROTENOIDS AND PROTECTION OF PHOSPHOLIPIDS IN SOLUTION OR IN LIPOSOMES AGAINST OXIDATION BY PEROXYL RADICALS: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CAROTENOID STRUCTURE AND PROTECTIVE ABILITY

    Alan A. Woodall;George Britton;Malcolm J. Jackson

  • The photochemistry of carotenoids

    Harry A. Frank;Andrew J. Young;George Britton;Richard J. Cogdell

  • Arabidopsis carotenoid mutants demonstrate that lutein is not essential for photosynthesis in higher plants.

    Barry Pogson;Kelly A. McDonald;Maria Truong;George Britton

  • Isolation and analysis

    George Britton;S. Liaaen-Jensen;H. Pfander

  • Biosynthesis of carotenoids

    G. Britton

  • General carotenoid methods.

    George Britton

  • Relationship between the colour and the chemical structure of carotenoid pigments

    Antonio J. Meléndez-Martínez;George Britton;Isabel M. Vicario;Francisco J. Heredia

  • The Biochemistry of Natural Pigments

    George Britton

  • Distribution and analysis of carotenoids.

    T. W. Goodwin;G. Britton

  • Carotenoids in Food

    George Britton;Frederick Khachik

  • Functions of Intact Carotenoids

    George Britton

  • Carotenoids and stress

    A. Young;G. Britton

  • HPLC and Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Carotenoids from Mango

    Adriana Z. Mercadante;Délia B. Rodriguez-Amaya;George Britton

  • Localized transposon Tn5 mutagenesis of the photosynthetic gene cluster of Rhodobacter sphaeroides.

    S. A. Coomber;M. Chaudhri;A. Connor;G. Britton

  • Evaluation of the antioxidant activity and partial characterisation of extracts from browned yam flour diet

    E.Olatunde Farombi;George Britton;Godwin O Emerole

  • Dietary supplementation with carotenoids: effects on α-tocopherol levels and susceptibility of tissues to oxidative stress

    Alan A. Woodall;George Britton;Malcolm J. Jackson

  • Enhancement of the ΔpH-dependent dissipation of excitation energy in spinach chloroplasts by light-activation: correlation with the synthesis of zeaxanthin

    D. Rees;A. Young;G. Noctor;G. Britton

  • Glucosinolates and differential herbivory in wild populations of Brassica oleracea

    Catherine L. Moyes;Hamish A. Collin;George Britton;Alan F. Raybould

  • Carotenoids. Volume 1A: Isolation and analysis.

    G. Britton;S. Liaaen-Jensen;H. Pfander

  • Carotenoid blues: Structural studies on carotenoproteins

    George Britton;R. J. Weesie;David Askin;J. D. Warburton

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew J. Young
Andrew J. Young Liverpool John Moores University
Synnøve Liaaen-Jensen
Synnøve Liaaen-Jensen Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Francisco J. Heredia
Francisco J. Heredia University of Seville
Johan Lugtenburg
Johan Lugtenburg Leiden University
Malcolm J. Jackson
Malcolm J. Jackson University of Liverpool
Delia B. Rodriguez-Amaya
Delia B. Rodriguez-Amaya State University of Campinas
Peter J. Lea
Peter J. Lea Lancaster University
Richard J. Cogdell
Richard J. Cogdell University of Glasgow
Richard P. Evershed
Richard P. Evershed University of Bristol
Peter Horton
Peter Horton University of Sheffield

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