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 J. Clark Lagarias sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 180 publications — 41st percentile
41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.
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 J. Clark Lagarias sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 69 D-Index — 63rd percentile
63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.
J. Clark Lagarias is a researcher affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these fields, their subfields of study focus notably on Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cell Biology, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.
The research topics covered by their publications include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Light effects on plants, Photoreceptor and optogenetics research, Plant Molecular Biology Research, Hemoglobin structure and function, Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders, and Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology.
Frequent coauthors collaborating with J. Clark Lagarias include Nathan C. Rockwell, Shelley S. Martin, Wei Hu, Marcus V. Moreno, and Robert D. Willows.
Their recent papers illustrate a focus on photosynthesis, photoreceptor biology, and bilin chemistry. Notable publications include:
Publication venues where they have frequently contributed include the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, Biochemistry, and the Annual Review of Microbiology.
J. Clark Lagarias has been recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences since 2001.
Nathan C. Rockwell;Yi-Shin Su;J. Clark Lagarias
Kuo-Chen Yeh;Shu-Hsing Wu;John T. Murphy;J. Clark Lagarias
Fei Gan;Shuyi Zhang;Nathan C. Rockwell;Shelley S. Martin
Nathan C. Rockwell;J. Clark Lagarias
J. Clark Lagarias;Henry Rapoport
Beronda L. Montgomery;J.Clark Lagarias
Takayuki Kohchi;Keiko Mukougawa;Nicole Frankenberg;Munehisa Masuda
Gregory A. Gambetta;J. Clark Lagarias
Nicole Frankenberg;Keiko Mukougawa;Takayuki Kohchi;J. Clark Lagarias
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Kazunari Nozue;Takeshi Kanegae;Takato Imaizumi;Shunsuke Fukuda
Andrew Chen;Chengxia Li;Wei Hu;Mei Yee Lau
Jyotishman Dasgupta;Renee R. Frontiera;Keenan C. Taylor;J. Clark Lagarias
S H Wu;J C Lagarias
Amanda J. Fischer;J. Clark Lagarias
Nathan C. Rockwell;Shelley S. Martin;Kateryna Feoktistova;J. Clark Lagarias
Yi-shin Su;J. Clark Lagarias
Nathan C. Rockwell;Deqiang Duanmu;Shelley S. Martin;Charles Bachy
Eunae Park;Jeongmoo Park;Junghyun Kim;Akira Nagatani
Nathan C. Rockwell;Lixia Shang;Shelley S. Martin;J. Clark Lagarias
Nathan C Rockwell;Shelley S Martin;J Clark Lagarias
Nathan C Rockwell;Shelley S Martin;Alexander G Gulevich;J Clark Lagarias
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