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James D. Young

James D. Young

University of Alberta
Canada

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Biology and Biochemistry
Canada
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
79
Citations
22148
World Ranking
4322
National Ranking
147

James D. Young publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 280 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James D. Young 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. Young sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% 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

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Canada Leader Award

Overview

James D. Young is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada and focuses research efforts in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

The scientist's primary topics of study include:

  • Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling
  • Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
  • Pregnancy and Medication Impact
  • Plant and fungal interactions
  • Animal Genetics and Reproduction

Frequent publication venues for their research are:

  • Journal of Animal Science
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes
  • Frontiers in Microbiology

James D. Young has collaborated regularly with several coauthors, including:

  • T.E. Lawrence
  • John T Richeson
  • Kendall L Samuelson
  • Kasi N Schneid
  • Luke K Fuerniss

Recent papers authored by James D. Young cover a range of topics related to ruminant nutrition, metabolism, and livestock genetics. These include:

  • HPLC reveals novel features of nucleoside and nucleobase homeostasis, nucleoside metabolism and nucleoside transport, 2020, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes
  • Assessing the impact of oscillating dietary crude protein on the stability of the rumen microbiome in dairy cattle, 2025, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • PSV-18 High dietary starch and erratic feed management impact ruminal and colonic health and pathogenic bacteria prevalence and concentration in the gastrointestinal tract and liver of feedlot steers., 2025, Journal of Animal Science
  • PSIV-A-2 Beef Genetics in the Dairy Management System: Management System and Maternal Genetic Effects on Calf Growth and Body Measurements, 2022, Journal of Animal Science
  • 401 Dietary Starch Dilution Strategies to Improve Feedlot Cattle Performance and Rumen Health, 2023, Journal of Animal Science

Best Publications

  • Global Mapping of the Yeast Genetic Interaction Network

    Amy Hin Yan Tong;Guillaume Lesage;Gary D. Bader;Huiming Ding

  • The equilibrative nucleoside transporter family, SLC29.

    Stephen A. Baldwin;Paul R. Beal;Sylvia Y. M. Yao;Anne E. King

  • Functional Nucleoside Transporters Are Required for Gemcitabine Influx and Manifestation of Toxicity in Cancer Cell Lines

    John R. Mackey;Rajam S. Mani;Milada Selner;Delores Mowles

  • The absence of human equilibrative nucleoside transporter 1 is associated with reduced survival in patients with gemcitabine-treated pancreas adenocarcinoma.

    Jennifer Spratlin;Randeep Sangha;Darryl Glubrecht;Laith Dabbagh

  • Cloning of a human nucleoside transporter implicated in the cellular uptake of adenosine and chemotherapeutic drugs

    Mark Griffiths;Nick Beaumont;Sylvia Y. M. Yao;Manickavasagam Sundaram

  • Molecular Identification and Characterization of Novel Human and Mouse Concentrative Na+-Nucleoside Cotransporter Proteins (hCNT3 and mCNT3) Broadly Selective for Purine and Pyrimidine Nucleosides (System cib)

    Mabel W.L. Ritzel;Amy M.L. Ng;Sylvia Y.M. Yao;Kathryn Graham

  • Nucleoside transporters: molecular biology and implications for therapeutic development.

    Stephen A. Baldwin;John R. Mackey;Carol E. Cass;James D. Young

  • Nucleoside anticancer drugs: the role of nucleoside transporters in resistance to cancer chemotherapy.

    Vijaya L Damaraju;Sambasivarao Damaraju;Sambasivarao Damaraju;James D Young;Stephen A Baldwin

  • The human concentrative and equilibrative nucleoside transporter families, SLC28 and SLC29.

    James D. Young;Sylvia Y.M. Yao;Jocelyn M. Baldwin;Carol E. Cass;Carol E. Cass

  • Functional characterization of novel human and mouse equilibrative nucleoside transporters (hENT3 and mENT3) located in intracellular membranes.

    Stephen A. Baldwin;Sylvia Y.M. Yao;Ralph J. Hyde;Amy M.L. Ng

  • Nucleoside transporters: from scavengers to novel therapeutic targets

    Anne E. King;Michael A. Ackley;Carol E. Cass;Carol E. Cass;James D. Young

  • Molecular Cloning and Functional Characterization of Nitrobenzylthioinosine (NBMPR)-sensitive (es) and NBMPR-insensitive (ei) Equilibrative Nucleoside Transporter Proteins (rENT1 and rENT2) from Rat Tissues

    Sylvia Y.M. Yao;Amy M.L. Ng;William R. Muzyka;Mark Griffiths;Mark Griffiths

  • The ENT family of eukaryote nucleoside and nucleobase transporters: recent advances in the investigation of structure/function relationships and the identification of novel isoforms.

    Ralph J. Hyde;Carol E. Cass;James D. Young;Stephen A. Baldwin

  • Molecular cloning and functional expression of cDNAs encoding a human Na+-nucleoside cotransporter (hCNT1)

    M. W. L. Ritzel;S. Y. M. Yao;M.-Y. Huang;J. F. Elliott

  • The role of nucleoside transporters in cancer chemotherapy with nucleoside drugs

    Jing Zhang;Jing Zhang;Frank Visser;Frank Visser;Karen M. King;Karen M. King;Stephen A. Baldwin

  • Gemcitabine Transport in Xenopus Oocytes Expressing Recombinant Plasma Membrane Mammalian Nucleoside Transporters

    John R. Mackey;Sylvia Y. M. Yao;Kyla M. Smith;Edward Karpinski

  • Human equilibrative nucleoside transporter (ENT) family of nucleoside and nucleobase transporter proteins

    J. D. Young;S. Y. M. Yao;L. Sun;C. E. Cass

  • Molecular cloning, functional expression and chromosomal localization of a cDNA encoding a human Na+/nucleoside cotransporter (hCNT2) selective for purine nucleosides and uridine

    M. W. L. Ritzel;S. Y. M. Yao;A. M. L. Ng;J. R. Mackey

  • Recent advances in the molecular biology of nucleoside transporters of mammalian cells

    Carol E Cass;James D Young;Stephen A Baldwin

  • THE COMPLETE AMINO ACID SEQUENCE OF THE PROTEIN OF TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS.

    A. Tsugita;D. T. Gish;J. Young;H. Fraenkel-Conrat

Frequent Co-Authors

Carol E. Cass
Carol E. Cass University of Alberta
Stephen A. Baldwin
Stephen A. Baldwin University of Leeds
John R. Mackey
John R. Mackey University of Alberta
Morris J. Robins
Morris J. Robins Brigham Young University
Alan R. P. Paterson
Alan R. P. Paterson University of Alberta
Raymond Lai
Raymond Lai University of Alberta
Peter J. F. Henderson
Peter J. F. Henderson University of Leeds
Joseph R. Casey
Joseph R. Casey University of Alberta
Robert E. Campbell
Robert E. Campbell University of Tokyo
Simon E. V. Phillips
Simon E. V. Phillips University of Oxford

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