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James A. Fraser

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
10952
World Ranking
17065
National Ranking
484

James A. Fraser 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 James A. Fraser sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 135 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James A. Fraser 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 James A. Fraser sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 14th percentile

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

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

Overview

James A. Fraser is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on subfields including Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Pharmacology, and Cell Biology.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, notably:

  • Fungal Infections and Studies
  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Biochemical and Molecular Research
  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Fungal Plant Pathogen Control
  • Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins

James A. Fraser has contributed to multiple publication venues, frequently publishing in:

  • Fungal Genetics and Biology
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • International Journal of Science Education Part B
  • Nature
  • Immunology and Cell Biology

Their recent papers include:

  • Structures of fungal and plant acetohydroxyacid synthases, 2020, Nature
  • Surveying purine biosynthesis across the domains of life unveils promising drug targets in pathogens, 2020, Immunology and Cell Biology
  • Herbicides That Target Acetohydroxyacid Synthase Are Potent Inhibitors of the Growth of Drug-Resistant Candida auris, 2020, ACS Infectious Diseases
  • Lineages Derived from Cryptococcus neoformans Type Strain H99 Support a Link between the Capacity to Be Pleomorphic and Virulence, 2022, mBio
  • Broadening the spectrum of fluorescent protein tools for use in the encapsulated human fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans, 2020, Fungal Genetics and Biology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with James A. Fraser include:

  • Taylor G. Dyba
  • Sheena M.H. Chua
  • Craig M. Williams
  • Luke W. Guddat
  • Kylie A. Agnew-Francis

Best Publications

  • MCC950 directly targets the NLRP3 ATP-hydrolysis motif for inflammasome inhibition

    Rebecca C. Coll;James R. Hill;Christopher J. Day;Alina Zamoshnikova

  • The Genome of the Basidiomycetous Yeast and Human Pathogen Cryptococcus Neoformans

    Brendan J. Loftus;Eula Fung;Paola Roncaglia;Don Rowley

  • Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii, the Etiologic Agents of Cryptococcosis

    Kyung J. Kwon-Chung;James A. Fraser;Tamara L. Doering;Zhuo A. Wang

  • Deciphering the model pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans.

    Alexander Idnurm;Yong Sun Bahn;Kirsten Nielsen;Xiaorong Lin

  • Analysis of the Genome and Transcriptome of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii Reveals Complex RNA Expression and Microevolution Leading to Virulence Attenuation

    Guilhem Janbon;Kate L. Ormerod;Damien Paulet;Edmond J. Byrnes

  • Recapitulation of the sexual cycle of the primary fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii: implications for an outbreak on Vancouver Island, Canada

    James A. Fraser;Ryan L. Subaran;Connie B. Nichols;Joseph Heitman

  • Mating-Type Locus of Cryptococcus neoformans: a Step in the Evolution of Sex Chromosomes

    Klaus B. Lengeler;Deborah S. Fox;James A. Fraser;Andria Allen

  • Convergent evolution of chromosomal sex-determining regions in the animal and fungal kingdoms.

    James A Fraser;Stephanie Diezmann;Ryan L Subaran;Andria Allen

  • Genome Variation in Cryptococcus gattii, an Emerging Pathogen of Immunocompetent Hosts

    C. A. D’Souza;J. W. Kronstad;G. Taylor;R. Warren

  • Evolution of fungal sex chromosomes.

    James A. Fraser;Joseph Heitman

  • Polyploid Titan Cells Produce Haploid and Aneuploid Progeny To Promote Stress Adaptation

    Aleeza C. Gerstein;Man Shun Fu;Liliane Mukaremera;Zhongming Li

  • Titan cells formation in Cryptococcus neoformans is finely tuned by environmental conditions and modulated by positive and negative genetic regulators

    Benjamin Hommel;Benjamin Hommel;Benjamin Hommel;Liliane Mukaremera;Radames J.B. Cordero;Carolina Coelho

  • Recent Evolution of the Human Pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans by Intervarietal Transfer of a 14-Gene Fragment

    Laura A. Kavanaugh;James A. Fraser;Fred S. Dietrich

  • Whole Genome Comparison Reveals High Levels of Inbreeding and Strain Redundancy Across the Spectrum of Commercial Wine Strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Anthony R. Borneman;Anthony R. Borneman;Angus H. Forgan;Radka Kolouchova;James A. Fraser

  • Importance of resolving fungal nomenclature: The case of multiple pathogenic species in the Cryptococcus genus

    Ferry Hagen;H. Thorsten Lumbsch;Valentina Arsic Arsenijevic;Hamid Badali

  • Chromosomal sex-determining regions in animals, plants and fungi

    James A Fraser;Joseph Heitman

  • Evolution of the Mating Type Locus: Insights Gained from the Dimorphic Primary Fungal Pathogens Histoplasma capsulatum, Coccidioides immitis, and Coccidioides posadasii

    James A. Fraser;Jason E. Stajich;Eric J. Tarcha;Garry T. Cole

  • A diverse population of Cryptococcus gattii molecular type VGIII in southern Californian HIV/AIDS patients.

    Edmond J. Byrnes;Wenjun Li;Ping Ren;Yonathan Lewit

  • PAK kinases Ste20 and Pak1 govern cell polarity at different stages of mating in Cryptococcus neoformans.

    Connie B. Nichols;James A. Fraser;Joseph Heitman

  • Nuclear accumulation of the GATA factor AreA in response to complete nitrogen starvation by regulation of nuclear export.

    Richard B. Todd;James A. Fraser;Koon Ho Wong;Meryl A. Davis

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph Heitman
Joseph Heitman Duke University
Luke W. Guddat
Luke W. Guddat University of Queensland
Mark E. Cooper
Mark E. Cooper Monash University
Fred S. Dietrich
Fred S. Dietrich Duke University
Bostjan Kobe
Bostjan Kobe University of Queensland
Kirsten Nielsen
Kirsten Nielsen University of Minnesota
Jason E. Stajich
Jason E. Stajich University of California, Riverside
Michael J. Hynes
Michael J. Hynes University of Galway
Christina A. Cuomo
Christina A. Cuomo Broad Institute
John R. Perfect
John R. Perfect Duke University

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