The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where James D. Lear sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 103 publications — 2nd percentile
2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where James D. Lear sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 62 D-Index — 52nd percentile
52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.
James D. Lear is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research contributions span the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Neuroscience. Within these broader fields, they have focused on subfields including Cell Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.
Their scientific work centers primarily on topics related to microtubule and mitosis dynamics, cellular transport and secretion, and photoreceptor and optogenetics research.
James D. Lear has published in the following venues:
One recent publication by Lear is titled "Correction: Dynein and Dynactin Leverage Their Bivalent Character to Form a High-Affinity Interaction," published in 2024 in PLoS ONE.
Collaborations feature a range of frequent co-authors, including:
JD Lear;ZR Wasserman;WF DeGrado
William F. DeGrado;Zelda R. Wasserman;James D. Lear
D E Robertson;R S Farid;C C Moser;J L Urbauer
Lawrence H. Pinto;Gregg R. Dieckmann;Chris S. Gandhi;Carol G. Papworth
W. F. DeGrado;J. D. Lear
Christin Choma;Christin Choma;Holly Gratkowski;James D. Lear;William F. DeGrado
Holly Gratkowski;James D. Lear;William F. DeGrado
Renhao Li;Neal Mitra;Holly Gratkowski;Gaston Vilaire
Joshua A. Kritzer;James D. Lear;Michael E. Hodsdon;Alanna Schepartz
J D Lear;W F DeGrado
Christin T. Choma;James D. Lear;Mark J. Nelson;P. Leslie Dutton
Michael W. Pantoliano;Robert A. Horlick;Barry A. Springer;Drew E. Van Dyk
Hang Yin;Joanna S. Slusky;Bryan W. Berger;Robin S. Walters
Rafalski M;Lear Jd;DeGrado Wf
Karin S. Akerfeldt;Jim D. Lear;Zelda R. Wasserman;Laura A. Chung
Gerd G. Kochendoerfer;David Salom;James D. Lear;Rosemarie Wilk-Orescan
William F. DeGrado;Holly Gratkowski;James D. Lear
Renhao Li;Charles R. Babu;James D. Lear;A. Joshua Wand
Lidia Cristian;James D. Lear;William F. DeGrado
Karin S. Akerfeldt;Ronald M. Kim;Daniel Camac;John T. Groves
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