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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Biology and Biochemistry 61 11064 10195 4781 4283 198 53285

James D. Watson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by James D. Watson between 1950 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. James D. Watson published across 76 years, from 1950 to 2025, averaging 3.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 48 publications in 1994. 7 of the 250 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1950 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 48. Peak 48 publications in 1994. 1950: 1 publication 1951: 1 publication 1952: 1 publication 1953: 6 publications 1954: 4 publications 1955: 0 publications 1956: 2 publications 1957: 1 publication 1958: 2 publications 1959: 2 publications 1960: 1 publication 1961: 3 publications 1962: 3 publications 1963: 1 publication 1964: 1 publication 1965: 0 publications 1966: 2 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 1 publication 1969: 1 publication 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 2 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 2 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 5 publications 1978: 5 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 2 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 3 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 6 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 6 publications 1994: 48 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 5 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 2 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 1 publication 2019: 2 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 1 publication 2022: 8 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 5 publications
1950 2025

250 publications in total across all disciplines

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James D. Watson: publications per year, 1950 to 2025
Year Publications
1950 1
1951 1
1952 1
1953 6
1954 4
1955 0
1956 2
1957 1
1958 2
1959 2
1960 1
1961 3
1962 3
1963 1
1964 1
1965 0
1966 2
1967 0
1968 1
1969 1
1970 0
1971 0
1972 2
1973 1
1974 2
1975 0
1976 0
1977 5
1978 5
1979 3
1980 1
1981 1
1982 1
1983 2
1984 0
1985 0
1986 1
1987 3
1988 2
1989 1
1990 6
1991 8
1992 1
1993 6
1994 48
1995 5
1996 1
1997 5
1998 1
1999 3
2000 13
2001 8
2002 2
2003 10
2004 3
2005 1
2006 2
2007 5
2008 6
2009 4
2010 6
2011 6
2012 2
2013 3
2014 3
2015 2
2016 3
2017 1
2018 1
2019 2
2020 1
2021 1
2022 8
2023 3
2024 2
2025 5
Total 250
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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.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 100 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 1,028+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 980. Most scientists, 980, have 127–136 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 197–206 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 8 scientists 57–66 publications: 35 scientists 67–76 publications: 106 scientists 77–86 publications: 231 scientists 87–96 publications: 413 scientists 97–106 publications: 546 scientists 107–116 publications: 704 scientists 117–126 publications: 848 scientists 127–136 publications: 980 scientists 137–146 publications: 942 scientists 147–156 publications: 969 scientists 157–166 publications: 949 scientists 167–176 publications: 951 scientists 177–186 publications: 915 scientists 187–196 publications: 787 scientists 197–206 publications: 840 scientists 207–216 publications: 733 scientists 217–226 publications: 708 scientists 227–236 publications: 651 scientists 237–246 publications: 605 scientists 247–256 publications: 510 scientists 257–266 publications: 524 scientists 267–276 publications: 434 scientists 277–286 publications: 417 scientists 287–296 publications: 350 scientists 297–306 publications: 363 scientists 307–316 publications: 315 scientists 317–326 publications: 296 scientists 327–336 publications: 261 scientists 337–346 publications: 240 scientists 347–356 publications: 219 scientists 357–366 publications: 196 scientists 367–376 publications: 154 scientists 377–386 publications: 161 scientists 387–396 publications: 155 scientists 397–406 publications: 145 scientists 407–416 publications: 124 scientists 417–426 publications: 112 scientists 427–436 publications: 132 scientists 437–446 publications: 116 scientists 447–456 publications: 99 scientists 457–466 publications: 81 scientists 467–476 publications: 91 scientists 477–486 publications: 80 scientists 487–496 publications: 80 scientists 497–506 publications: 59 scientists 507–516 publications: 36 scientists 517–526 publications: 46 scientists 527–536 publications: 54 scientists 537–546 publications: 44 scientists 547–556 publications: 43 scientists 557–566 publications: 43 scientists 567–576 publications: 42 scientists 577–586 publications: 25 scientists 587–596 publications: 34 scientists 597–606 publications: 23 scientists 607–616 publications: 33 scientists 617–626 publications: 31 scientists 627–636 publications: 27 scientists 637–646 publications: 25 scientists 647–656 publications: 28 scientists 657–666 publications: 34 scientists 667–676 publications: 18 scientists 677–686 publications: 16 scientists 687–696 publications: 10 scientists 697–706 publications: 12 scientists 707–716 publications: 21 scientists 717–726 publications: 12 scientists 727–736 publications: 12 scientists 737–746 publications: 10 scientists 747–756 publications: 7 scientists 757–766 publications: 13 scientists 767–776 publications: 15 scientists 777–786 publications: 13 scientists 787–796 publications: 9 scientists 797–806 publications: 9 scientists 807–816 publications: 7 scientists 817–826 publications: 4 scientists 827–836 publications: 9 scientists 837–846 publications: 7 scientists 847–856 publications: 3 scientists 857–866 publications: 5 scientists 867–876 publications: 5 scientists 877–886 publications: 11 scientists 887–896 publications: 3 scientists 897–906 publications: 4 scientists 907–916 publications: 7 scientists 917–926 publications: 5 scientists 927–936 publications: 6 scientists 937–946 publications: 6 scientists 947–956 publications: 3 scientists 957–966 publications: 7 scientists 967–976 publications: 2 scientists 977–986 publications: 2 scientists 987–996 publications: 1 scientist 997–1,006 publications: 5 scientists 1,007–1,016 publications: 2 scientists 1,017–1,026 publications: 2 scientists 1,027 publications: 1 scientist 1,028+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 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.

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Number of Biology and Biochemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 19,587 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 8
57–66 35
67–76 106
77–86 231
87–96 413
97–106 546
107–116 704
117–126 848
127–136 980
137–146 942
147–156 969
157–166 949
167–176 951
177–186 915
187–196 787
197–206 840 198
207–216 733
217–226 708
227–236 651
237–246 605
247–256 510
257–266 524
267–276 434
277–286 417
287–296 350
297–306 363
307–316 315
317–326 296
327–336 261
337–346 240
347–356 219
357–366 196
367–376 154
377–386 161
387–396 155
397–406 145
407–416 124
417–426 112
427–436 132
437–446 116
447–456 99
457–466 81
467–476 91
477–486 80
487–496 80
497–506 59
507–516 36
517–526 46
527–536 54
537–546 44
547–556 43
557–566 43
567–576 42
577–586 25
587–596 34
597–606 23
607–616 33
617–626 31
627–636 27
637–646 25
647–656 28
657–666 34
667–676 18
677–686 16
687–696 10
697–706 12
707–716 21
717–726 12
727–736 12
737–746 10
747–756 7
757–766 13
767–776 15
777–786 13
787–796 9
797–806 9
807–816 7
817–826 4
827–836 9
837–846 7
847–856 3
857–866 5
867–876 5
877–886 11
887–896 3
897–906 4
907–916 7
917–926 5
927–936 6
937–946 6
947–956 3
957–966 7
967–976 2
977–986 2
987–996 1
997–1,006 5
1,007–1,016 2
1,017–1,026 2
1,027 1
1,028+ 100
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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.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 65 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 167+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,253. Most scientists, 1,253, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 60–61 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 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: 71 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
40–41 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.

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Number of Biology and Biochemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 19,587 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 80
42–43 183
44–45 316
46–47 504
48–49 718
50–51 899
52–53 1,025
54–55 1,149
56–57 1,235
58–59 1,253
60–61 1,162 61
62–63 1,130
64–65 1,031
66–67 897
68–69 814
70–71 714
72–73 709
74–75 596
76–77 512
78–79 473
80–81 412
82–83 373
84–85 358
86–87 285
88–89 273
90–91 227
92–93 208
94–95 193
96–97 153
98–99 157
100–101 148
102–103 120
104–105 113
106–107 100
108–109 86
110–111 67
112–113 71
114–115 73
116–117 64
118–119 53
120–121 60
122–123 54
124–125 43
126–127 38
128–129 49
130–131 26
132–133 18
134–135 23
136–137 32
138–139 32
140–141 27
142–143 19
144–145 22
146–147 12
148–149 16
150–151 14
152–153 10
154–155 13
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 9
162–163 13
164–165 4
166 4
167+ 98
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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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