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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
71
Citations
15923
World Ranking
6739
National Ranking
3124

James F. Whitfield 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 F. Whitfield sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 391 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James F. Whitfield 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 F. Whitfield sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

James F. Whitfield is affiliated with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Computer Science and Physics and Astronomy, with a specialization in subfields including Artificial Intelligence, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Materials Chemistry, Computational Theory and Mathematics, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics of their scientific work cover areas such as Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture, Quantum Information and Cryptography, Machine Learning in Materials Science, Quantum and Electron Transport Phenomena, Advanced Chemical Physics Studies, Quantum Many-Body Systems, and Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Physical Review B
  • PRX Quantum

Recent significant papers authored or co-authored by Whitfield demonstrate a focus on quantum chemistry, computational methods, and quantum simulation. Some of these publications are:

  • Recent developments in the PySCF program package, 2020, The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Reducing Qubit Requirements for Quantum Simulations Using Molecular Point Group Symmetries, 2020, Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
  • Intractability of Electronic Structure in a Fixed Basis, 2022, PRX Quantum
  • Simulating Chemistry on Bosonic Quantum Devices, 2024, Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
  • Solver for the Electronic V-Representation Problem of Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory, 2020, Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as Andrew M. Projansky, Joshuah T. Heath, Brent Harrison, Jason Necaise, and Jun Yang. These collaborations have contributed to multiple publications across their domains of study.

Best Publications

  • Topoisomerase II-reactive chemotherapeutic drugs induce apoptosis in thymocytes.

    P R Walker;C Smith;T Youdale;J Leblanc

  • A new, nongenomic estrogen action: the rapid release of intracellular calcium.

    Paul Morley;James F. Whitfield;Barbara C. Vanderhyden;Benjamin K. Tsang

  • The regulation of cell proliferation by calcium and cyclic AMP.

    J. F. Whitfield;A. L. Boynton;J. P. Macmanus;M. Sikorska

  • THE POSITIVE CONTROL OF CELL PROLIFERATION BY THE INTERPLAY OF CALCIUM IONS AND CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDES. A REVIEW

    J. F. Whitfield;J. P. MacManus;R. H. Rixon;A. L. Boynton

  • The roles of calcium and cyclic AMP in cell proliferation.

    J. F. Whitfield;A. L. Boynton;J. P. MacManus;R. H. Rixon

  • The protein kinase-C activation domain of the parathyroid hormone.

    H Jouishomme;J F Whitfield;B Chakravarthy;J P Durkin

  • Calmodulin stimulates DNA synthesis by rat liver cells.

    A.L. Boynton;J.F. Whitfield;J.P. MacManus

  • Parathyroid hormone fragments may stimulate bone growth in ovariectomized rats by activating adenylyl cyclase

    Ray H. Rixon;James F. Whitfield;Lyne Gagnon;Richard J. Isaacs

  • Calcium, cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate, and the control of cell proliferation: a review.

    J. F. Whitfield;R. H. Rixon;J. P. MacManus;S. D. Balk

  • Adrenergic antagonists, and a possible link between the increase in cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate and DNA synthesis during liver regeneration.

    John P. Macmanus;Brian M. Braceland;Tony Youdale;James F. Whitfield

  • THE ROLE OF CYCLIC AMP IN CELL PROLIFERATION: A CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE EVIDENCE

    Al Boynton;Whitfield Jf

  • Further definition of the protein kinase C activation domain of the parathyroid hormone.

    Hervé Jouishomme;James F. Whitfield;Lyne Gagnon;Susanne MacLean

  • Ca2+–calmodulin and protein kinase Cs: a hypothetical synthesis of their conflicting convergences on shared substrate domains

    Balu Chakravarthy;Paul Morley;James Whitfield

  • Stimulation of DNA synthesis and mitotic activity of thymic lymphocytes by cyclic adenosine 3'5'-monophosphate.

    J.P. MacManus;J.F. Whitfield

  • The control of human WI-38 cell proliferation by extracellular calcium and its elimination by SV-40 virus-induced proliferative transformation.

    A. L. Boynton;J. F. Whitfield;R. J. Isaacs;R. Tremblay

  • The direct measurement of protein kinase C (PKC) activity in isolated membranes using a selective peptide substrate

    Balu R. Chakravarthy;Alexandra Bussey;James F. Whitfield;Marianna Sikorska

  • Stimulation by epinephrine of adenyl cyclase activity, cyclic AMP formation, DNA synthesis and cell proliferation in populations of rat thymic lymphocytes†

    J. P. MacManus;J. F. Whitfield;T. Youdale

  • The differentiation inducer, dimethyl sulfoxide, transiently increases the intracellular calcium ion concentration in various cell types.

    Paul Morley;James F. Whitfield

  • The roles of calcium and cyclic AMP in the stimulatory action of parathyroid hormone on thymic lymphocyte proliferation.

    J. F. Whitfield;J. P. MacManus;T. Youdale;D. J. Franks

  • The effect of prostaglandins on cyclic AMP production and cell proliferation in thymic lymphocytes

    D.J. Franks;J.P. Macmanus;J.F. Whitfield

Frequent Co-Authors

John P. MacManus
John P. MacManus National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Marianna Sikorska
Marianna Sikorska National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Benjamin K. Tsang
Benjamin K. Tsang Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Frank M. LaFerla
Frank M. LaFerla University of California, Irvine
Michael W. McBurney
Michael W. McBurney University of Ottawa
Yves Durocher
Yves Durocher National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Thomas J. Gardella
Thomas J. Gardella Harvard University
Geoffrey N. Hendy
Geoffrey N. Hendy McGill University Health Centre
Danica Stanimirovic
Danica Stanimirovic National Research Council Canada
Pedro Rosa-Neto
Pedro Rosa-Neto McGill University

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