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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 64 7966 7220 2314 1917 150 16508
Biology and Biochemistry 63 10093 9319 4417 3971 152 16462

George H. Lorimer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by George H. Lorimer between 1970 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. George H. Lorimer published across 56 years, from 1970 to 2025, averaging 2.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 1993. 8 of the 164 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 1993. 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 4 publications 1978: 6 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 2 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 8 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 11 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 3 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 0 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 3 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 3 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 3 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 3 publications
1970 2025

164 publications in total across all disciplines

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George H. Lorimer: publications per year, 1970 to 2025
Year Publications
1970 1
1971 0
1972 0
1973 2
1974 2
1975 3
1976 2
1977 4
1978 6
1979 1
1980 2
1981 4
1982 2
1983 3
1984 3
1985 1
1986 8
1987 5
1988 2
1989 7
1990 6
1991 6
1992 5
1993 11
1994 6
1995 7
1996 4
1997 1
1998 3
1999 2
2000 2
2001 4
2002 1
2003 1
2004 0
2005 0
2006 3
2007 3
2008 2
2009 2
2010 0
2011 1
2012 0
2013 5
2014 3
2015 2
2016 1
2017 3
2018 4
2019 1
2020 3
2021 1
2022 3
2023 2
2024 5
2025 3
Total 164
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George H. Lorimer 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 H. Lorimer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 141–160 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 150 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218 150
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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George H. Lorimer 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 H. Lorimer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 64–65 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731 64
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1997 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1986 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

George H. Lorimer is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with particular emphasis on molecular biology and materials chemistry.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Heat shock proteins research
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Enzyme Structure and Function
  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications
  • Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications

Frequent coauthors who have contributed to their research include Reza A. Ghiladi, Hasan Bayram, Jun Wang, and Yaqian Xiao.

Their work has been published in a range of scientific journals, including:

  • ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Food Chemistry
  • Science Advances
  • Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences

Examples of recent papers authored or coauthored by George H. Lorimer are:

  • "Hydrothermally Derived Green Carbon Dots from Broccoli Water Extracts: Decreased Toxicity, Enhanced Free-Radical Scavenging, and Anti-Inflammatory Performance" (2023), ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
  • "Ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase activates O 2 by electron transfer" (2020), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Extraction of weak hydrophobic sulforaphane from broccoli by salting-out assisted hydrophobic deep eutectic solvent extraction" (2022), Food Chemistry
  • "Ubiquitin is a carbon dioxide-binding protein" (2021), Science Advances
  • "Friends in need: How chaperonins recognize and remodel proteins that require folding assistance" (2022), Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences

George H. Lorimer has been recognized by the broader scientific community with membership in the National Academy of Sciences, awarded in 1997, and was named a Fellow of the Royal Society in the United Kingdom in 1986.

Best Publications

  • GroE heat-shock proteins promote assembly of foreign prokaryotic ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase oligomers in Escherichia coli.

    Pierre Goloubinoff;Anthony A. Gatenby;George H. Lorimer

  • Reconstitution of active dimeric ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase from an unfolded state depends on two chaperonin proteins and Mg-ATP

    Pierre Goloubinoff;John T. Christeller;Anthony A. Gatenby;George H. Lorimer

  • The activation of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase by carbon dioxide and magnesium ions. Equilibria, kinetics, a suggested mechanism, and physiological implications.

    G H Lorimer;M R Badger;T J Andrews

  • RIBULOSE-1,5-BISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE-OXYGENASE

    Unknown

  • Mechanism of Rubisco: The Carbamate as General Base.

    Cleland Ww;Andrews Tj;Gutteridge S;Hartman Fc

  • Dynamics of the chaperonin ATPase cycle: implications for facilitated protein folding

    Matthew J. Todd;Paul V. Viitanen;George H. Lorimer

  • Chaperonin-facilitated refolding of ribulosebisphosphate carboxylase and ATP hydrolysis by chaperonin 60 (groEL) are K+ dependent.

    Paul V. Viitanen;Thomas H. Lubben;Janet Reed;Pierre Goloubinoff

  • D-Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase-oxygenase. Improved methods for the activation and assay of catalytic activities.

    G H Lorimer;M R Badger;T J Andrews

  • Chaperonins facilitate the in vitro folding of monomeric mitochondrial rhodanese.

    J A Mendoza;E Rogers;G H Lorimer;P M Horowitz

  • The Carboxylation and Oxygenation of Ribulose 1,5-Bisphosphate: The Primary Events in Photosynthesis and Photorespiration

    Unknown

  • Chaperonin-Mediated Protein Folding

    Unknown

  • Ribulose diphosphate oxygenase. I. Synthesis of phosphoglycolate by fraction-1 protein of leaves.

    T. J. Andrews;G. H. Lorimer;N. E. Tolbert

  • Carbamate formation on the epsilon-amino group of a lysyl residue as the basis for the activation of ribulosebisphosphate carboxylase by CO2 and Mg2+.

    George H. Lorimer;Henry M. Miziorko

  • A quantitative assessment of the role of the chaperonin proteins in protein folding in vivo.

    George H. Lorimer

  • Purified chaperonin 60 (groEL) interacts with the nonnative states of a multitude of Escherichia coli proteins.

    Paul V. Viitanen;Anthony A. Gatenby;George H. Lorimer

  • Crystal structure of the active site of ribulose-bisphosphate carboxylase

    Inger Andersson;Stefan Knight;Gunter Schneider;Ylva Lindqvist

  • Chaperonin-facilitated protein folding: optimization of rate and yield by an iterative annealing mechanism

    Matthew J. Todd;George H. Lorimer;D. Thirumalai

  • Complex interactions between the chaperonin 60 molecular chaperone and dihydrofolate reductase.

    Paul V. Viitanen;Gail K. Donaldson;George H. Lorimer;Thomas H. Lubben

  • Rubisco: structure, mechanisms, and prospects for improvement

    Unknown

  • Mammalian mitochondrial chaperonin 60 functions as a single toroidal ring.

    P V Viitanen;G H Lorimer;R Seetharam;R S Gupta

  • Interaction of sugar phosphates with the catalytic site of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase.

    Murray R. Badger;George H. Lorimer

  • Symmetric complexes of GroE chaperonins as part of the functional cycle.

    Marion Schmidt;Kerstin Rutkat;Reinhard Rachel;Günter Pfeifer

  • Hydrolysis of adenosine 5'-triphosphate by Escherichia coli GroEL: effects of GroES and potassium ion.

    Matthew J. Todd;Paul V. Viitanen;George H. Lorimer

  • Ribulosebisphosphate carboxylase: amino acid sequence of a peptide bearing the activator carbon dioxide.

    George H. Lorimer

Frequent Co-Authors

Ylva Lindqvist
Ylva Lindqvist Karolinska Institute
Pierre Goloubinoff
Pierre Goloubinoff University of Lausanne
D. Thirumalai
D. Thirumalai The University of Texas at Austin
Murray R. Badger
Murray R. Badger Australian National University
Rainer Jaenicke
Rainer Jaenicke University of Regensburg
C. Barry Osmond
C. Barry Osmond Australian National University
Bernard R. Brooks
Bernard R. Brooks National Institutes of Health
Gunter Schneider
Gunter Schneider Karolinska Institute
Johannes Buchner
Johannes Buchner Technical University of Munich
Birgit Vennesland
Birgit Vennesland University of Chicago

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