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James D. Watson

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
53285
World Ranking
11069
National Ranking
4783

James D. Watson 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 D. Watson sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 198 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James D. Watson 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 D. Watson 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: 61 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% 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

  • 1998 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1997 - US President's National Medal of Science "For five decades of scientific and intellectual leadership in molecular biology, ranging from his co-discovery of the double helical structure of DNA to the launching of the Human Genome Project.", Presented by President Bill Clinton in a ceremony in Room 450, Old Executive Office Building, on Tuesday, December 16, 1997.
  • 1990 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science
  • 1987 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1983 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1981 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1965 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1962 - Nobel Prize for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information transfer in living material
  • 1962 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1957 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1953 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

Overview

James D. Watson is affiliated with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in the United States and has an extensive publication record primarily in chemistry and materials science. Their work spans multiple subfields including materials chemistry, organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, atomic and molecular physics, and process chemistry and technology.

The scientist's research focuses on topics such as crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, organometallic complex synthesis and catalysis, inorganic fluorides and related compounds, carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis, asymmetric hydrogenation and catalysis, and advanced chemical physics studies.

Some of the recent papers authored by Watson include:

  • Binding methane to a metal centre, 2022, Nature Chemistry
  • [Fp(CH4)]+, [η5-CpRu(CO)2(CH4)]+, and [η5-CpOs(CO)2(CH4)]+: A Complete Set of Group 8 Metal-Methane Complexes, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Efficient learning of ground & thermal states within phases of matter, 2023, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Ferralactone formation from iron acetylides and carbon dioxide, 2022, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry
  • Coordination of ethane, pentane and cyclopentane to a cationic osmium complex: comparisons in alkane binding, 2025, Chemical Science

Frequent co-authors of Watson include Leslie D. Field, Graham E. Ball, Hsiu L. Li, Peter M. Jurd, and Mohan Bhadbhade.

Watson has published regularly in venues such as The Cambridge Structural Database, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nature Chemistry, arXiv (Cornell University), and Journal of Organometallic Chemistry.

Over the course of their career, Watson has been recognized with several honors, including:

  • Member of Academia Europaea, 1998
  • US President's National Medal of Science, 1997, awarded for scientific and intellectual leadership in molecular biology including the co-discovery of the double helical structure of DNA and launching the Human Genome Project
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 1990
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 1987 and 1981
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1983 and 1965
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1962
  • Nobel Prize, 1962, for discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information transfer in living material
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1957
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 1953

Best Publications

  • Molecular structure of nucleic acids: a structure for deoxyribose nucleic acid.

    James D Watson;Francis Harry Compton Crick

  • Genetical implications of the structure of deoxyribonucleic acid

    James D. Watson;Francis Crick

  • Genetical implications of the structure of deoxyribonucleic acid. 1953

    J. D. Watson;F. H. C. Crick

  • Origin of concatemeric T7 DNA.

    Watson Jd

  • A structure for deoxyribose nucleic acid

    J. D. Watson;F. H. C. Crick

  • Cloning of a T cell growth factor that interacts with the beta chain of the interleukin-2 receptor

    Kenneth H. Grabstein;June Eisenman;Kurt Shanebeck;Charles Rauch

  • Biologia molecular da célula

    Bruce Alberts;Dennis Bray;Julian Lewis;Martin Raff

  • THE STRUCTURE OF DNA

    James D. Watson;Francis Crick

  • Tackling antibiotic resistance

    Karen Bush;Patrice Courvalin;Gautam Dantas;Julian Davies

  • Ribonucleoprotein particles from Escherichia coli

    A. Tissières;J.D. Watson;D. Schlessinger;B.R. Hollingworth

  • Molecular structure of nucleic acids

    J. D. Watson;F. H. C. Crick

  • Structure of Small Viruses

    Francis Crick;James D. Watson

  • The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA

    James D. Watson;Samuel Devons

  • Values from a Chicago upbringing

    James D. Watson

  • Unstable Ribonucleic Acid Revealed by Pulse Labelling of Escherichia Coli

    Francois Gros;H. Hiatt;Walter Gilbert;C. G. Kurland

  • CD4+ T cells that express high levels of CD45RB induce wasting disease when transferred into congenic severe combined immunodeficient mice. Disease development is prevented by cotransfer of purified CD4+ T cells.

    Philip J. Morrissey;Keith Charrier;Steven Braddy;Denny Liggitt

  • The human genome project: past, present, and future

    James D. Watson

  • The molecular structure of polyadenylic acid.

    Alexander Rich;David Davies;Francis Crick;James D. Watson

  • The Complementary Structure of Deoxyribonucleic Acid

    Francis Harry Compton Crick;James Dewey Watson

  • Potential Biohazards of Recombinant DNA Molecules

    Paul Berg;David Baltimore;Herbert W. Boyer;Stanley N. Cohen

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce Alberts
Bruce Alberts University of California, San Francisco
Keith Roberts
Keith Roberts John Innes Centre
Martin Raff
Martin Raff University College London
David Baltimore
David Baltimore California Institute of Technology
Gunther S. Stent
Gunther S. Stent University of California, Berkeley
Darryl J. Pappin
Darryl J. Pappin Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Nicholas K. Tonks
Nicholas K. Tonks Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Walter Gilbert
Walter Gilbert Harvard University
Daniel Nathans
Daniel Nathans Johns Hopkins University
Stanley N. Cohen
Stanley N. Cohen Stanford University

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