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D-Index
89
Citations
25629
World Ranking
2596
National Ranking
1356

James Bonner 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 Bonner sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 314 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James Bonner 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 Bonner 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: 89 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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

  • 1955 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1950 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

James Bonner was affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research contributions spanned several disciplines, notably within the social sciences, earth and planetary sciences, and arts and humanities.

Their work included a focus on subfields such as geography, planning and development, paleontology, and archaeology. These areas reflected a multidisciplinary approach to understanding cultural and environmental contexts in historical and prehistoric settings.

James Bonner's main research topics covered:

  • Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation

A key publication was "Culturally Modified Trees and Bark and Wooden Material Culture From Yagara Country, Southeast Queensland, Australia: A Preliminary Overview of Indigenous Biocultural Knowledge," published in 2025 in the journal Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania.

Bonner collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Kate Greenwood
  • Amy Roberts
  • Madonna Thomson

Their contributions were documented primarily in the venue Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania.

James Bonner held recognitions such as:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), awarded in 1955
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, awarded in 1950

Best Publications

  • Hybridization of synthetic oligodeoxyribonucleotides to ΦX 174 DNA: the effect of single base pair mismatch

    R. Bruce Wallace;J. Shaffer;R.F. Murphy;J. Bonner

  • Histone, a suppressor of chromosomal RNA synthesis.

    Ru-chih C. Huang;James Bonner

  • Template properties of liver chromatin

    Keiji Marushige;James Bonner

  • The Biology of Isolated Chromatin

    James Bonner;Michael E. Dahmus;Douglas Fambrough;Ru Chih C. Huang

  • Calf and Pea Histone IV II. THE COMPLETE AMINO ACID SEQUENCE OF CALF THYMUS HISTONE IV; PRESENCE OF ε-N-ACETYLLYSINE

    Robert J. DeLange;Robert J. DeLange;Douglas M. Fambrough;Douglas M. Fambrough;Emil L. Smith;Emil L. Smith;James Bonner;James Bonner

  • Calf and pea histone IV. 3. Complete amino acid sequence of pea seedling histone IV; comparison with the homologous calf thymus histone.

    Robert J. DeLange;Douglas M. Fambrough;Emil L. Smith;James Bonner

  • [96] Isolation and characterization of chromosomal nucleoproteins

    James Bonner;G. Roger Chalkley;Michael Dahmus;Douglas Fambrough

  • Sequence-specific interaction of DNA and chromosomal protein.

    Isaac Bekhoe;Grace M. Kung;James Bonner

  • The rat serum albumin gene: analysis of cloned sequences.

    Thomas D. Sargent;Jung-Rung Wu;José M. Sala-Trepat;R. Bruce Wallace

  • Preparation, molecular weight, base composition, and secondary structure of giant nuclear ribonucleic acid.

    David S. Holmes;James Bonner

  • Limited heterogeneity of the major nonhistone chromosomal proteins.

    Sarah C. R. Elgin;James Bonner

  • Photoperiodism in Relation to Hormones as Factors in Floral Initiation and Development

    Karl C. Hamner;James Bonner

  • PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF SOLUBLE NUCLEOHISTONES.

    Ru Chih C. Huang;James Bonner;Kenneth Murray

  • Partial purification of the template-active fraction of chromatin: a preliminary report.

    J. M. Gottesfeld;W. T. Garrard;G. Bagi;R. F. Wilson

  • Nucleotide sequence of cloned rat serum albumin messenger RNA

    Thomas D. Sargent;Maria Yang;James Bonner

  • Properties of formaldehyde-treated nucleohistone

    Douglas Brutlag;Cameron Schlehuber;James Bonner

  • Mechanical Properties of the Avena Coleoptile As Related to Auxin and to Ionic Interactions.

    Takashi Tagawa;James Bonner

  • Sequence homology between RNAs encoding rat alpha-fetoprotein and rat serum albumin.

    Linda L. Jagodzinski;Thomas D. Sargent;Maria Yang;Carlotta Glackin

  • Thermal denaturation and template properties of DNA complexes with purified histone fractions.

    Thomas Y. Shih;James Bonner

  • Quantitative distribution of histone components in the pea plant

    Douglas M. Fambrough;Frank. Fujimura;James. Bonner

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert F. Murphy
Robert F. Murphy Carnegie Mellon University
Joel M. Gottesfeld
Joel M. Gottesfeld Scripps Research Institute
Arthur W. Galston
Arthur W. Galston Yale University
William R. Pearson
William R. Pearson University of Virginia
David S. Holmes
David S. Holmes San Sebastián University
Jerome Vinograd
Jerome Vinograd California Institute of Technology
Robert S. Bandurski
Robert S. Bandurski Michigan State University
Douglas L. Brutlag
Douglas L. Brutlag Stanford University
Jack M. Widholm
Jack M. Widholm University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Sarah C. R. Elgin
Sarah C. R. Elgin Washington University in St. Louis

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