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93
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28122
World Ranking
2128
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1151

Jack Preiss 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 Jack Preiss sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 341 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jack Preiss 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 Jack Preiss 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: 93 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.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1969 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Jack Preiss is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research primarily covers fields related to Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Environmental Science. Within these broad domains, their work is concentrated in notable subfields including Molecular Biology, Ecology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Building and Construction, and Biochemistry.

The main topics in their research encompass Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production, Nitrogen and Sulfur Effects on Brassica, microbial metabolism and enzyme function, and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena.

Several of their recent published papers focus on biochemical processes and microbial metabolism. Noteworthy papers include:

  • "Sulfur and methane oxidation by a single microorganism" (2022), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Functional diversity of prokaryotic HdrA(BC) modules: Role in flavin-based electron bifurcation processes and beyond" (2021), published in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics
  • "Structural and spectroscopic characterization of a HdrA-like subunit from Hyphomicrobium denitrificans" (2020), published in FEBS Journal
  • "Biodesulfurization Induces Reprogramming of Sulfur Metabolism in Rhodococcus qingshengii IGTS8: Proteomics and Untargeted Metabolomics" (2021), published in Microbiology Spectrum
  • "HMS-S-S: A tool for the identification of Sulphur metabolism-related genes and analysis of operon structures in genome and metagenome assemblies" (2022), published in Molecular Ecology Resources

The scientist frequently contributes to journals such as Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics, Molecular Ecology Resources, Preprints.org, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Collaborations feature prominently in their work, with frequent co-authors including Tomohisa Sebastian Tanabe, Jingjing Li, Carolin Kümpel, Julian Koch, and Natalie Hager.

Jack Preiss has received recognition as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2007 and was named a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1969.

Best Publications

  • Quantitative measurement of sn-1,2-diacylglycerols present in platelets, hepatocytes, and ras- and sis-transformed normal rat kidney cells.

    J Preiss;C R Loomis;W R Bishop;R Stein

  • Regulation of the Amount of Starch in Plant Tissues by ADP Glucose Pyrophosphorylase

    David M. Stark;Kurt P. Timmerman;Gerard F. Barry;Jack Preiss

  • From glycogen to amylopectin: a model for the biogenesis of the plant starch granule.

    Steven Ball;Han-Ping Guan;Martha James;Alan Myers

  • Bacterial glycogen synthesis and its regulation

    J Preiss

  • Functional analysis of conserved histidines in ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase from Escherichia coli.

    Margaret A. Hill;Jack Preiss

  • Regulation of the Biosynthesis and Degradation of Starch

    Jack Preiss

  • Adenosine Diphosphate Glucose Pyrophosphorylase: A REGULATORY ENZYME IN THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF STARCH IN SPINACH LEAF CHLOROPLASTS

    Hara Prasad Ghosh;Jack Preiss

  • Isolation and characterization of a starchless mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana (L. ) Heynh lacking ADPglucose pyrophosphorylase activity

    Tsan-Piao Lin;Timothy Caspar;Chris Somerville;Jack Preiss

  • Alginic acid metabolism in bacteria. I. Enzymatic formation of unsaturated oligosac-charides and 4-deoxy-L-erythro-5-hexoseulose uronic acid.

    Jack Preiss;Gilbert Ashwell

  • ADP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase: A Regulatory Enzyme for Plant Starch Synthesis.

    Miguel A. Ballicora;Alberto Alvaro Iglesias;Jack Preiss

  • Branching of amylose by the branching isoenzymes of maize endosperm

    Yasuhito Takeda;Han-Ping Guan;Jack Preiss

  • Differentiation of the Properties of the Branching Isozymes from Maize (Zea mays).

    Han Ping Guan;J. Preiss

  • ADP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylase, a Regulatory Enzyme for Bacterial Glycogen Synthesis

    Miguel Ballicora;Alberto Alvaro Iglesias;Jack Preiss

  • Mutants of Arabidopsis with Altered Regulation of Starch Degradation

    Timothy Caspar;Tsan-Piao Lin;Genichi Kakefuda;Larry Benbow

  • Biosynthesis of Starch and Its Regulation

    J. Preiss

  • Biology and molecular biology of starch synthesis and its regulation

    J. Preiss

  • Interaction of spinach leaf adenosine diphosphate glucose α-1, 4-glucan α-4-glucosyl transferase and α-1, 4-glucan α-1, 4-glucan-6-glycosyl transferase in synthesis of branched α-glucan

    J.S. Hawker;J.L. Ozbun;H. Ozaki;E. Greenberg

  • Comparison of proteins of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase from diverse sources.

    Brian J. Smith-White;Jack Preiss

  • Physiology, biochemistry and genetics of bacterial glycogen synthesis.

    Jack Preiss;Tony Romeo

  • The Subunit Structure of Potato Tuber ADPglucose Pyrophosphorylase.

    Thomas W. Okita;Paul A. Nakata;Joseph M. Anderson;Joseph Sowokinos

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas W. Okita
Thomas W. Okita Washington State University
Matthew K. Morell
Matthew K. Morell Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Tony Romeo
Tony Romeo University of Florida
Gilbert Ashwell
Gilbert Ashwell National Institutes of Health
Philip Handler
Philip Handler Duke University
Chris Somerville
Chris Somerville University of California, Berkeley
Steven G. Ball
Steven G. Ball University of Lille
Ganesh M. Kishore
Ganesh M. Kishore Monsanto (United States)
Donald A. Bryant
Donald A. Bryant Pennsylvania State University
Woo Taek Kim
Woo Taek Kim Yonsei University

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