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Biology and Biochemistry

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79
Citations
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World Ranking
4341
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Chemistry

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79
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21021
World Ranking
3640
National Ranking
1171

James G. Ferry publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where James G. Ferry sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 244 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

James G. Ferry D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where James G. Ferry sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

James G. Ferry is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on areas intersecting biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and environmental science.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Environmental Science

Within these fields, they have contributed extensively to several subfields such as:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Ecology

Their work covers a range of topics relevant to microbial and environmental sciences, including:

  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Microbial Metabolism and Enzyme Function
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • RNA and Protein Synthesis Mechanisms

James G. Ferry has authored multiple papers, highlighting various aspects of methanogenic microorganisms and their metabolisms. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Methanosarcina acetivorans: A Model for Mechanistic Understanding of Aceticlastic and Reverse Methanogenesis," 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "Reversibility controls on extreme methane clumped isotope signatures from anaerobic oxidation of methane," 2023, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • "Humic acid-dependent respiratory growth of Methanosarcina acetivorans involves pyrroloquinoline quinone," 2023, The ISME Journal
  • "Respiration-driven methanotrophic growth of diverse marine methanogens," 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Methods for Culturing Anaerobic Microorganisms," 2023, Methods in Molecular Biology

The venues that frequently publish their work include:

  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • The ISME Journal
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Collaboration is a notable aspect of their research, with frequent co-authors such as:

  • Zhen Yan
  • Michel Geovanni Santiago-Martínez
  • Rui Huang
  • Shuguang Wang
  • Philip C. Bevilacqua

Best Publications

  • Frontiers, Opportunities, and Challenges in Biochemical and Chemical Catalysis of CO2 Fixation

    Aaron M. Appel;John E. Bercaw;Andrew B. Bocarsly;Holger Dobbek

  • Prokaryotic carbonic anhydrases

    Kerry S. Smith;James G. Ferry

  • The Genome of M. Acetivorans Reveals Extensive Metabolic and Physiological Diversity

    James E. Galagan;Chad Nusbaum;Alice Roy;Matthew G. Endrizzi;Matthew G. Endrizzi;Matthew G. Endrizzi

  • Carbonic anhydrase: new insights for an ancient enzyme.

    Brian C. Tripp;Kerry S. Smith;James G. Ferry

  • Carbonic anhydrase is an ancient enzyme widespread in prokaryotes

    Kerry S. Smith;Claudia Jakubzick;Thomas S. Whittam;James G. Ferry

  • Methanogenesis : Ecology, Physiology, Biochemistry and Genetics

    James G. Ferry

  • Enzymology of one-carbon metabolism in methanogenic pathways

    James G. Ferry

  • Methanosarcina acetivorans sp. nov. , an acetotrophic methane-producing bacterium isolated from marine sediments

    Kevin R. Sowers;Stephen F. Baron;James G. Ferry

  • A carbonic anhydrase from the archaeon Methanosarcina thermophila

    Birgit E. Alber;James G. Ferry

  • A left-hand beta-helix revealed by the crystal structure of a carbonic anhydrase from the archaeon Methanosarcina thermophila.

    Caroline Kisker;Hermann Schindelin;Birgit E. Alber;James G. Ferry

  • Methane from acetate.

    J G Ferry

  • Role of bacterial siderophores in dissolution of hornblende

    Laura J Liermann;Birgitta E Kalinowski;Susan L Brantley;James G Ferry

  • Methanospirillum, a new genus of methanogenic bacteria, and characterization of methanospirillum hungatii sp.nov.

    James G. Ferry;Paul H. Smith;R. S. Wolfe

  • Anaerobic degradation of benzoate to methane by a microbial consortium.

    J. G. Ferry;R. S. Wolfe

  • Biochemistry of methanogenesis.

    James Gregory Ferry

  • How to make a living by exhaling methane.

    James G. Ferry

  • A closer look at the active site of gamma-class carbonic anhydrases: high-resolution crystallographic studies of the carbonic anhydrase from Methanosarcina thermophila.

    Tina M. Iverson;Birgit E. Alber;Caroline Kisker;James G. Ferry

  • The γ class of carbonic anhydrases

    James G. Ferry

  • Fundamentals of methanogenic pathways that are key to the biomethanation of complex biomass

    James G Ferry

  • A Plant-Type (β-Class) Carbonic Anhydrase in the Thermophilic Methanoarchaeon Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum

    Kerry S. Smith;James G. Ferry

  • Rapidly growing rumen methanogenic organism that synthesizes coenzyme M and has a high affinity for formate.

    Derek Lovley;Richard C Greening;James G Ferry

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin R. Sowers
Kevin R. Sowers University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Claudiu T. Supuran
Claudiu T. Supuran University of Florence
Costas D. Maranas
Costas D. Maranas Pennsylvania State University
Barry L. Karger
Barry L. Karger Northeastern University
Andrea Scozzafava
Andrea Scozzafava University of Florence
Hermann Schindelin
Hermann Schindelin University of Würzburg
Thomas K. Wood
Thomas K. Wood Pennsylvania State University
Katsuhiko S. Murakami
Katsuhiko S. Murakami Pennsylvania State University
Derek R. Lovley
Derek R. Lovley University of Massachusetts Amherst
Robert H. White
Robert H. White Virginia Tech

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