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D-Index
94
Citations
35572
World Ranking
1995
National Ranking
127

Ian Rowland 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 Ian Rowland sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 367 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ian Rowland 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 Ian Rowland sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 94 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ian Rowland is affiliated with the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. Their research work spans various fields including Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on subfields such as Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Physiology, and Nutrition and Dietetics.

Their main research topics cover a broad range of subjects including Nutritional Studies and Diet, Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress, Phytoestrogen effects and research, Gut microbiota and health, Public Health and Nutrition, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, and Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact.

Ian Rowland has contributed to multiple papers, some of which include:

  • Expert consensus on low-calorie sweeteners: facts, research gaps and suggested actions, 2020, Nutrition Research Reviews
  • Neither soyfoods nor isoflavones warrant classification as endocrine disruptors: a technical review of the observational and clinical data, 2021, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
  • Sulforaphane-enriched extracts from glucoraphanin-rich broccoli exert antimicrobial activity against gut pathogens in vitro and innovative cooking methods increase in vivo intestinal delivery of sulforaphane, 2020, European Journal of Nutrition
  • Plant-Based Dairy Alternatives Contribute to a Healthy and Sustainable Diet, 2023, Nutrients
  • Ex vivo fecal fermentation of human ileal fluid collected after raspberry consumption modifies (poly)phenolics and modulates genoprotective effects in colonic epithelial cells, 2021, Redox Biology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ian Rowland include:

  • Chris I. R. Gill
  • Nigel G. Ternan
  • Kieran Tuohy
  • Gordon J. McDougall
  • Cheryl Latimer

Their research has been published in a variety of venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • European Journal of Nutrition
  • Nutrients
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Nutrition Research Reviews
  • Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Best Publications

  • Gut microbiota functions: metabolism of nutrients and other food components

    Ian Rowland;Glenn Gibson;Almut Katrin Heinken;Karen Scott

  • Prebiotic effects: metabolic and health benefits.

    Marcel Roberfroid;Glenn R. Gibson;Lesley Hoyles;Anne L. McCartney

  • Functional food science and gastrointestinal physiology and function

    S Salminen;C Bouley;M C Boutron-Ruault;J H Cummings

  • Nutritional value of edible seaweeds

    Paul MacArtain;Christopher I.R. Gill;Mariel Brooks;Ross Campbell

  • Glucosinolates in Brassica Vegetables - the Influence of the Food Supply Chain on Intake, Bioavailability and Human Health

    Ruud Verkerk;Monika Schreiner;Angelika Krumbein;Ewa Ciska

  • Interindividual variation in metabolism of soy isoflavones and lignans: influence of habitual diet on equol production by the gut microflora.

    Ian R. Rowland;Helen Wiseman;Tom A. B. Sanders;Herman Adlercreutz

  • Dietary synbiotics reduce cancer risk factors in polypectomized and colon cancer patients

    Joseph Rafter;Michael Bennett;Giovanna Caderni;Yvonne Clune

  • New scientific paradigms for probiotics and prebiotics.

    Gregor Reid;M E Sanders;H Rex Gaskins;Glenn R Gibson

  • Effect of Bifidobacterium longum and inulin on gut bacterial metabolism and carcinogen-induced aberrant crypt foci in rats.

    I R Rowland;C J Rumney;J T Coutts;L C Lievense

  • Isoflavone phytoestrogens consumed in soy decrease F2-isoprostane concentrations and increase resistance of low-density lipoprotein to oxidation in humans

    Helen Wiseman;James D O'Reilly;Herman Adlercreutz;Anthony I Mallet

  • Health benefits of probiotics: are mixtures more effective than single strains?

    C. M. C. Chapman;Glen R. Gibson;Ian Rowland

  • Metabolism of isoflavones and lignans by the gut microflora: a study in germ-free and human flora associated rats.

    E. Bowey;H. Adlercreutz;I. Rowland

  • cRGD-functionalized, DOX-conjugated, and 64Cu-labeled superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for targeted anticancer drug delivery and PET/MR imaging

    Xiaoqiang Yang;Hao Hong;Jamison J. Grailer;Ian J. Rowland

  • Bioavailability of Phyto-oestrogens

    Ian Rowland;Marian Faughnan;Leane Hoey;Kristiina Wähälä

  • Phyto-oestrogens, their mechanism of action: current evidence for a role in breast and prostate cancer

    Pamela J. Magee;Ian R. Rowland

  • Modulation of the microbial ecology of the human colon by probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics to enhance human health: An overview of enabling science and potential applications

    Robert A. Rastall;Glenn R. Gibson;Harsharnjit S. Gill;Fransisco Guarner

  • Multifunctional stable and pH-responsive polymer vesicles formed by heterofunctional triblock copolymer for targeted anticancer drug delivery and ultrasensitive MR imaging.

    Xiaoqiang Yang;Jamison J. Grailer;Ian J. Rowland;Alireza Javadi

  • Lactobacillus‐ and bifidobacterium‐mediated antigenotoxicity in the colon of rats

    B L Pool-Zobel;C Neudecker;I Domizlaff;S Ji

  • In vitro evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of a range of probiotics against pathogens: evidence for the effects of organic acids.

    Sandra Tejero-Sariñena;Janine Barlow;Adele Costabile;Glenn R Gibson

  • Bacteremia causes hippocampal apoptosis in experimental pneumococcal meningitis

    Christian Østergaard;Christian Østergaard;Stephen L Leib;Ian Rowland;Ian Rowland;Christian T Brandt;Christian T Brandt

Frequent Co-Authors

Glenn R. Gibson
Glenn R. Gibson University of Reading
Beatrice L. Pool-Zobel
Beatrice L. Pool-Zobel Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Jeremy P. E. Spencer
Jeremy P. E. Spencer University of Reading
Kieran M. Tuohy
Kieran M. Tuohy Fondazione Edmund Mach
Gordon J. McDougall
Gordon J. McDougall James Hutton Institute
Parveen Yaqoob
Parveen Yaqoob University of Reading
Derek Stewart
Derek Stewart James Hutton Institute
Alan Crozier
Alan Crozier University of Glasgow
Gregor Reid
Gregor Reid University of Western Ontario
Nathalie M. Delzenne
Nathalie M. Delzenne Université Catholique de Louvain

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