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Herman J. Phaff 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 Herman J. Phaff sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 210 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Herman J. Phaff 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 Herman J. Phaff sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Herman J. Phaff was affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their career was connected to this institution, where they conducted research and contributed to their field until their passing.

There are no available records of specific research papers authored by Phaff in the data provided. Similarly, no frequent co-authors or established publication venues are documented in the source material.

Information regarding main fields of study, subfields, or primary topics of research connected to Phaff is not present in the available data. Likewise, there is no data on book publications or awards earned throughout their career.

This profile reflects the limited information accessible about Herman J. Phaff and focuses on the known affiliation and professional status.

Best Publications

  • Rhodotorulic acid from species of Leucosporidium, Rhodosporidium, Rhodotorula, Sporidiobolus, and Sporobolomyces, and a new alanine-containing ferrichrome from Cryptococcus melibiosum.

    C. L. Atkin;J. B. Neilands;H. J. Phaff

  • Carotenoids of Phaffia rhodozyma, a red-pigmented fermenting yeast

    Arthur G. Andrewes;Herman J. Phaff;Mortimer P. Starr

  • The Life of Yeasts

    Herman Phaff;Martin Wesley Miller;Emil Marcel Mrak

  • Genome comparison in yeast systematics: delimitation of species within the genera Schwanniomyces, Saccharomyces, Debaryomyces, and Pichia.

    C W Price;G B Fuson;H J Phaff

  • The ecological role of killer yeasts in natural communities of yeasts.

    William T. Starmer;Philip F. Ganter;Virginia Aberdeen;Marc-Andre Lachance

  • CELL WALL OF YEASTS.

    Phaff Hj

  • Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Yeast Cell Walls I. Isolation of Wall-Decomposing Organisms and Separation and Purification of Lytic Enzymes

    Hirosato Tanaka;Herman J. Phaff

  • DEMONSTRATION OF A FIBRILLAR COMPONENT IN THE CELL WALL OF THE YEAST SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE AND ITS CHEMICAL NATURE

    Marie Kopecká;H. J. Phaff;G. H. Fleet

  • Leucosporidium gen. n., the heterobasidiomycetous stage of several yeasts of the genus Candida.

    J. W. Fell;Adele C. Statzell;Ingrid L. Hunter;H. J. Phaff

  • Studies on polygalacturonase of certain yeasts.

    B.S. Luh;H.J. Phaff

  • Glucanases in Schizosaccharomyces ISOLATION AND PROPERTIES OF THE CELL WALL-ASSOCIATED β-(1→3)-GLUCANASES

    Graham H. Fleet;Herman J. Phaff

  • The taxonomy of yeasts isolated from Drosophila in the Yosemite region of California.

    H. J. Phaff;M. W. Miller;M. Shifrine

  • An Analysis of the Yeast Flora Associated with Cactiphilic Drosophila and their Host Plants in the Sonoran Desert and Its Relation to Temperate and Tropical Associations

    William B. Heed;William T. Starmer;Mary Miranda;Martin W. Miller

  • The biogeogrqphy of yeasts associated with decaying cactus tissue in North America, the Caribbean, and Northern Venezuela

    W. T. Starmer;M.-A. Lachance;H. J. Phaff;W. B. Heed

  • Properties of yeast polygalacturonase.

    B.S. Luh;H.J. Phaff

  • PURIFICATION AND CERTAIN PROPERTIES OF PECTIN TRANS-ELIMINASE FROM ASPERGILLUS FONSECAEUS.

    R.D. Edstrom;H.J. Phaff

  • Exo-β-glucanases in yeast

    Ahmed T. H. Abd-El-Al;H. J. Phaff

  • Deoxyribonucleic Acid Base Composition in Yeasts

    Sally A. Meyer;H. J. Phaff

  • The taxonomy of yeasts found in exudates of certain trees and other natural breeding sites of some species of Drosophila.

    H. J. Phaff;Elisa P. Knapp

  • The Life of Yeasts

    L. R. Hedrick;H. J. Phaff;M. W. Miller;E. M. Mrak

Frequent Co-Authors

William T. Starmer
William T. Starmer Syracuse University
Marc-André Lachance
Marc-André Lachance University of Western Ontario
Cletus P. Kurtzman
Cletus P. Kurtzman National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research
Chester W. Price
Chester W. Price University of California, Davis
Jack W. Fell
Jack W. Fell University of Miami
Carlos A. Rosa
Carlos A. Rosa Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
G.S. de Hoog
G.S. de Hoog Radboud University Medical Center
David A. Stevens
David A. Stevens Stanford University
Eric A. Johnson
Eric A. Johnson University of Wisconsin–Madison
Demosthenes Pappagianis
Demosthenes Pappagianis University of California, Davis

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