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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 87 2438 2196 125 110 573 25193
Biology and Biochemistry 90 2462 2254 171 156 570 26464

James H. Naismith publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by James H. Naismith between 1991 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. James H. Naismith published across 36 years, from 1991 to 2026, averaging 18.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 50 publications in 2020. 7 of the 665 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 50. Peak 50 publications in 2020. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 5 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 20 publications 2002: 15 publications 2003: 17 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 18 publications 2006: 32 publications 2007: 27 publications 2008: 27 publications 2009: 35 publications 2010: 49 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 37 publications 2013: 31 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 29 publications 2017: 31 publications 2018: 35 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 50 publications 2021: 31 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 6 publications 2026: 1 publication
1991 2026

665 publications in total across all disciplines

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James H. Naismith: publications per year, 1991 to 2026
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 1
1993 5
1994 6
1995 5
1996 6
1997 3
1998 7
1999 8
2000 14
2001 20
2002 15
2003 17
2004 12
2005 18
2006 32
2007 27
2008 27
2009 35
2010 49
2011 17
2012 37
2013 31
2014 15
2015 14
2016 29
2017 31
2018 35
2019 13
2020 50
2021 31
2022 16
2023 19
2024 12
2025 6
2026 1
Total 665
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James H. Naismith 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 H. Naismith sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 561–580 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 573 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148 573
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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James H. Naismith 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 H. Naismith sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 86–87 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254 87
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Tilden Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2014 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2005 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • 2004 - Corday–Morgan Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

James H. Naismith is affiliated with the Rosalind Franklin Institute in the United Kingdom. Their research contributions span across biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a focus on molecular biology and infectious diseases. The work encompasses structural biology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, and computational mechanics as notable subfields.

The scientist's main topics of research include advanced electron microscopy techniques and applications, monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, ion-surface interactions and analysis, enzyme structure and function, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, and electron and X-ray spectroscopy techniques.

Frequent co-authors in their publications include Maud Dumoux, Raymond J. Owens, Audrey Le Bas, Philip N. Ward, and Jiandong Huo.

The prominent venues publishing their research are Nature Communications, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Open Biology, and Nature Structural & Molecular Biology.

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by James H. Naismith include:

  • Neutralizing nanobodies bind SARS-CoV-2 spike RBD and block interaction with ACE2, 2020, Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
  • Structural basis for the neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 by an antibody from a convalescent patient, 2020, Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
  • A potent SARS-CoV-2 neutralising nanobody shows therapeutic efficacy in the Syrian golden hamster model of COVID-19, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Megabodies expand the nanobody toolkit for protein structure determination by single-particle cryo-EM, 2021, Nature Methods
  • Plasma FIB milling for the determination of structures in situ, 2023, Nature Communications

Throughout their career, James H. Naismith has received several recognitions including the Tilden Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) in 2019, Fellowship of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2016, Fellowship of the Royal Society, United Kingdom in 2014, Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2005, and the Corday-Morgan Prize from the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) in 2004. They are also a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) and a Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • TNF alpha and the TNF receptor superfamily: structure-function relationship(s).

    Haitham T. Idriss;James H. Naismith

  • An efficient one-step site-directed deletion, insertion, single and multiple-site plasmid mutagenesis protocol.

    Huanting Liu;James Henderson Naismith

  • Polymeric chains of SUMO-2 and SUMO-3 are conjugated to protein substrates by SAE1/SAE2 and Ubc9

    Michael H. Tatham;Ellis Jaffray;Owen A. Vaughan;Joana M.P. Desterro

  • Structure of a RING E3 ligase and ubiquitin-loaded E2 primed for catalysis

    Anna Plechanovová;Ellis G. Jaffray;Michael H. Tatham;James H. Naismith

  • Tryptophan 7-halogenase (PrnA) structure suggests a mechanism for regioselective chlorination.

    Changjiang Dong;Changjiang Dong;Silvana Flecks;Silvana Flecks;Susanne Unversucht;Susanne Unversucht;Caroline Haupt;Caroline Haupt

  • Wza the translocon for E. coli capsular polysaccharides defines a new class of membrane protein

    Changjiang Dong;Konstantinos Beis;Konstantinos Beis;Jutta Nesper;Jutta Nesper;Anne L. Brunkan-LaMontagne

  • Structure and mechanism of the CMR complex for CRISPR-mediated antiviral immunity

    Jing Zhang;Christophe Rouillon;Melina Kerou;Judith Reeks

  • Modularity in the TNF-receptor family

    James H. Naismith;Stephen R. Sprang

  • Crystal structure and mechanism of a bacterial fluorinating enzyme

    Changjiang Dong;Fanglu Huang;Hai Deng;Christoph Schaffrath

  • Porins and small-molecule translocation across the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria

    Julia Vergalli;Igor V Bodrenko;Muriel Masi;Muriel Masi;Lucile Moynié

  • Structural Basis of Trimannoside Recognition by Concanavalin A

    James H. Naismith;Robert A. Field

  • Structural and functional characterization of an archaeal clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)-associated complex for antiviral defense (CASCADE).

    Nathanael G. Lintner;Melina Kerou;Susan K. Brumfield;Shirley Graham

  • Pivotal Roles of the Outer Membrane Polysaccharide Export and Polysaccharide Copolymerase Protein Families in Export of Extracellular Polysaccharides in Gram-Negative Bacteria

    Leslie Cuthbertson;Iain L. Mainprize;James H. Naismith;Chris Whitfield

  • On the Meaning of Affinity: Cluster Glycoside Effects and Concanavalin A

    Sarah M. Dimick;Steven C. Powell;Stephen A. McMahon;Davina N. Moothoo

  • Structure of the DNA repair helicase XPD.

    Huanting Liu;Jana Rudolf;Kenneth A. Johnson;Stephen A. McMahon

  • Novel inhibitors of an emerging target in Mycobacterium tuberculosis; substituted thiazolidinones as inhibitors of dTDP-rhamnose synthesis.

    Kerim Babaoglu;Mark A. Page;Victoria C. Jones;Michael R. McNeil

  • Structural basis for the neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 by an antibody from a convalescent patient.

    D Zhou;Duyvesteyn Hme.;Chen C-P.;Huang C-G.;Huang C-G.

  • The rhamnose pathway.

    Marie-France Giraud;James H Naismith

  • The structural basis of the catalytic mechanism and regulation of glucose‐1‐phosphate thymidylyltransferase (RmlA)

    Wulf Blankenfeldt;Miryam Asuncion;Joseph S. Lam;James H. Naismith

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris Whitfield
Chris Whitfield University of Guelph
Marcel Jaspars
Marcel Jaspars University of Aberdeen
Malcolm F. White
Malcolm F. White University of St Andrews
Andrew F. Bent
Andrew F. Bent University of Wisconsin–Madison
David O'Hagan
David O'Hagan University of St Andrews
Paul Messner
Paul Messner BOKU University
Robert A. Field
Robert A. Field University of Manchester
Wulf Blankenfeldt
Wulf Blankenfeldt Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Ian R. Booth
Ian R. Booth University of Aberdeen
Raymond J. Owens
Raymond J. Owens University of Oxford

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