2026 James D. Young: Biology and Biochemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Biology and Biochemistry	79	4322	3988	147	133	280	22148

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

2580
Citations
The equilibrative nucleoside transporter family, SLC29.

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

898
Citations
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

717
Citations
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

501
Citations
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

476
Citations
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

473
Citations
Nucleoside transporters: molecular biology and implications for therapeutic development.

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

450
Citations
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

371
Citations
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

369
Citations
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

363
Citations
Nucleoside transporters: from scavengers to novel therapeutic targets

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

352
Citations
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

321
Citations
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

299
Citations
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

281
Citations
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

271
Citations
Gemcitabine Transport in Xenopus Oocytes Expressing Recombinant Plasma Membrane Mammalian Nucleoside Transporters

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

269
Citations
Human equilibrative nucleoside transporter (ENT) family of nucleoside and nucleobase transporter proteins

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

269
Citations
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

267
Citations
Recent advances in the molecular biology of nucleoside transporters of mammalian cells

Carol E Cass;James D Young;Stephen A Baldwin

266
Citations
THE COMPLETE AMINO ACID SEQUENCE OF THE PROTEIN OF TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS.

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

259
Citations