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Biology and Biochemistry
Singapore
2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
102
Citations
33474
World Ranking
1387
National Ranking
5

James P. Tam 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 P. Tam sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 419 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James P. Tam 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 P. Tam sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 102 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Singapore Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Singapore Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Singapore Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Singapore Leader Award

Overview

James P. Tam is affiliated with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions to Medicine. Key subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Oncology, Biotechnology, Pharmacology, and Microbiology.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of biochemical and molecular aspects such as biochemical and structural characterization, glycosylation and glycoproteins research, peptidase inhibition and analysis, chemical synthesis and analysis, antimicrobial peptides and activities, enzyme production and characterization, and natural product bioactivities and synthesis.

Recent publications provide insights into their research focus:

  • Multidisciplinary strategies to enhance therapeutic effects of flavonoids from Epimedii Folium: Integration of herbal medicine, enzyme engineering, and nanotechnology (2022, Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis)
  • pH-Controlled Protein Orthogonal Ligation Using Asparaginyl Peptide Ligases (2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • Turning an Asparaginyl Endopeptidase into a Peptide Ligase (2020, ACS Catalysis)
  • Construction of Fe3O4@α-glucosidase magnetic nanoparticles for ligand fishing of α-glucosidase inhibitors from a natural tonic Epimedii Folium (2020, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules)
  • Cyclization of a G4-specific peptide enhances its stability and G-quadruplex binding affinity (2020, Chemical Communications)

Frequent collaborators in their work include Chuan-Fa Liu, Shining Loo, Antony Kam, Julien Lescar, and Side Hu.

The scientist's work has appeared frequently in various publication venues. Notable ones include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Angewandte Chemie, CHEST Journal, and the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In addition to articles, James P. Tam has contributed to book publications, including a title published by Springer Science+Business Media:

  • Chemical Protein Synthesis (2022)

Best Publications

  • Synthetic peptide vaccine design: synthesis and properties of a high-density multiple antigenic peptide system

    James P. Tam

  • Quantitative monitoring of solid-phase peptide synthesis by the ninhydrin reaction.

    Virender K. Sarin;Stephen B.H. Kent;James P. Tam;R.B. Merrifield

  • An STS-Based Map of the Human Genome

    Thomas J. Hudson;Lincoln D. Stein;Sebastian S. Gerety;Junli Ma

  • An SN2 deprotection of synthetic peptides with a low concentration of hydrofluoric acid in dimethyl sulfide: evidence and application in peptide synthesis

    James P. Tam;William F. Heath;R. B. Merrifield

  • Disulfide bond formation in peptides by dimethyl sulfoxide. Scope and applications

    James P. Tam;Cui Rong Wu;Wen Liu;Jing Wen Zhang

  • An unusual structural motif of antimicrobial peptides containing end-to-end macrocycle and cystine-knot disulfides

    James P. Tam;Yi-An Lu;Jin-Long Yang;Kou-Wei Chiu

  • Human Coronaviruses: A Review of Virus-Host Interactions.

    Yvonne Xinyi Lim;Yan Ling Ng;James Pingkwan Tam;Ding Xiang Liu

  • Unprotected Peptides as Building Blocks for the Synthesis of Peptide Dendrimers with Oxime, Hydrazone, and Thiazolidine Linkages

    Jun Shao;James P. Tam

  • Peptide dendrimers: applications and synthesis.

    Kristen Sadler;James P. Tam

  • A novel method for producing anti-peptide antibodies. Production of site-specific antibodies to the T cell antigen receptor beta-chain.

    D N Posnett;H McGrath;J P Tam

  • Antimicrobial Peptides from Plants

    James Pingkwan Tam;Shujing Wang;Ka Ho Wong;Wei Liang Tan

  • Rationale for Development of a Synthetic Vaccine Against Plasmodium falciparum Malaria

    Fidel Zavala;James P. Tam;Michael R. Hollingdale;Allan H. Cochrane

  • Expression of transforming growth factor α and its messenger ribonucleic acid in human breast cancer: its regulation by estrogen and its possible functional significance

    Susan E. Bates;Nancy E. Davidson;Eva M. Valverius;Carl E. Freter

  • Multiple antigen peptide system

    James P. Tam

  • Butelase 1 is an Asx-specific ligase enabling peptide macrocyclization and synthesis

    Giang Kien Truc Nguyen;Shujing Wang;Yibo Qiu;Xinya Hemu

  • Peptide synthesis using unprotected peptides through orthogonal coupling methods.

    James P. Tam;Yi-An Lu;Chuan-Fa Liu;Jun Shao

  • Lipid rafts are involved in SARS-CoV entry into Vero E6 cells.

    Yanning Lu;Ding Xiang Liu;Ding Xiang Liu;James P. Tam;James P. Tam

  • Antimicrobial dendrimeric peptides.

    James P. Tam;Yi‐An Lu;Jin‐Long Yang

  • Circumsporozoite protein of Plasmodium vivax: gene cloning and characterization of the immunodominant epitope

    David E. Arnot;John W. Barnwell;James P. Tam;Victor Nussenzweig

  • Peptide segment ligation strategy without use of protecting groups.

    Chuan-Fa Liu;James P. Tam

Frequent Co-Authors

R. B. Merrifield
R. B. Merrifield Rockefeller University
Siu Kwan Sze
Siu Kwan Sze Nanyang Technological University
Kristoffer Almdal
Kristoffer Almdal Technical University of Denmark
Julien Lescar
Julien Lescar Nanyang Technological University
Fidel P Zavala
Fidel P Zavala Johns Hopkins University
Daniel H. Rich
Daniel H. Rich University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ruth S. Nussenzweig
Ruth S. Nussenzweig New York University
Sai Kiang Lim
Sai Kiang Lim Agency for Science, Technology and Research
Richard D. DiMarchi
Richard D. DiMarchi Indiana University
Victor Nussenzweig
Victor Nussenzweig New York University

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