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D-Index
47
Citations
7435
World Ranking
18748
National Ranking
7657

James W. Fristrom 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 W. Fristrom sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 94 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James W. Fristrom 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 W. Fristrom 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: 47 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% 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

  • 1976 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

James W. Fristrom was affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their career in academia involved research and contribution to various scientific fields, although specific details on their primary areas of study and research topics are not recorded in the available data.

Throughout their career, James W. Fristrom did not have recorded frequent co-authors or a documented list of recent papers, which limits detailed insight into collaborative efforts or particular scholarly output. Similarly, no publication venues were noted as frequent outlets for their work, nor were any books published under their name available in the source information.

Among honors, James W. Fristrom was recognized as a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1976. This award indicates a period of acknowledged scholarship or research accomplishment during their career.

The absence of detailed records on topics of work, fields of study, or subfields suggests that further archival or external resources would be necessary to construct a fuller picture of their academic contributions.

Best Publications

  • Gene within a gene: nested Drosophila genes encode unrelated proteins on opposite DNA strands.

    Steven Henikoff;Michael A. Keene;Kim Fechtel;James W. Fristrom

  • Talin Is Essential for Integrin Function in Drosophila

    Nicholas H. Brown;Stephen L. Gregory;Wayne L. Rickoll;Liselotte I. Fessler

  • Cuticle Protein Genes of Drosophila: Structure, Organization and Evolution of Four Clustered Genes

    Michael Snyder;Michael Hunkapiller;David Yuen;Donald Silvert

  • The distribution of PS integrins, laminin A and F-actin during key stages in Drosophila wing development

    Dianne Fristrom;Michael Wilcox;James Fristrom

  • The mechanism of evagination of imaginal discs of Drosophila melanogaster. 1. General considerations.

    Dianne Fristrom;James W. Fristrom

  • Interactions and developmental effects of mutations in the Broad-Complex of Drosophila melanogaster.

    Istvan Kiss;Amy H. Beaton;Jil Tardiff;Dianne Fristrom

  • The synthetic and minimal culture requirements for evagination of imaginal discs of Drosophila melanogaster in vitro.

    James W. Fristrom;W.Robert Logan;Collin Murphy

  • The recovery and preliminary characterization of X chromosome mutants affecting imaginal discs ofDrosophila melanogaster

    Margaret Stewart;Collin Murphy;James W. Fristrom

  • The assay of ecdysones and juvenile hormones on Drosophila imaginal disks in vitro

    Carol J. Chihara;William H. Petri;James W. Fristrom;David S. King

  • A switch in broad-complex zinc-finger isoform expression is regulated posttranscriptionally during the metamorphosis of Drosophila imaginal discs.

    Cynthia A. Bayer;Bret Holley;James W. Fristrom

  • Ecdysone levels during metamorphosis of Drosophila melanogaster

    David W. Borst;David W. Borst;Walter E. Bollenbacher;Walter E. Bollenbacher;John D. O'Connor;John D. O'Connor;David S. King;David S. King

  • 20-Hydroxyecdysone is required for, and negatively regulates, transcription of Drosophila pupal cuticle protein genes.

    R.T. Apple;James W. Fristrom

  • Ecdysterone induces the transcription of four heat-shock genes in Drosophila S3 cells and imaginal discs.

    Robert C. Ireland;Edward Berger;Karl Sirotkin;Mary Alice Yund

  • Autosomal Mutations Affecting Adhesion between Wing Surfaces in Drosophila Melanogaster

    Mary Prout;Zubin Damania;Julie Soong;Dianne Fristrom

  • Ecdysteroid receptors in imaginal discs of Drosophila melanogaster.

    Mary Alice Yund;David S. King;James W. Fristrom

  • Apical cell shape changes during Drosophila imaginal leg disc elongation: a novel morphogenetic mechanism

    M.L. Condic;D. Fristrom;J.W. Fristrom

  • Relationships between protein isoforms and genetic functions demonstrate functional redundancy at the Broad-Complex during Drosophila metamorphosis.

    Cynthia A. Bayer;Laurence von Kalm;James W. Fristrom

  • The cuticle proteins of Drosophila melanogaster: stage specificity.

    Carol J. Chihara;Donald J. Silvert;James W. Fristrom

  • The Drosophila Stubble-stubbloid gene encodes an apparent transmembrane serine protease required for epithelial morphogenesis.

    Laurel F. Appel;Mary Prout;Robin Abu-Shumays;Ann Hammonds

  • The Drosophila Broad-Complex early gene directly regulates late gene transcription during the ecdysone-induced puffing cascade.

    Kirsten Crossgrove;Cynthia A. Bayer;James W. Fristrom;Gregory M. Guild

Frequent Co-Authors

David S. King
David S. King University of California, Berkeley
Michael Snyder
Michael Snyder Stanford University
Michael W. Hunkapiller
Michael W. Hunkapiller Pacific Biosciences (United States)
Norman Davidson
Norman Davidson California Institute of Technology
Steven Henikoff
Steven Henikoff Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Sarah C. R. Elgin
Sarah C. R. Elgin Washington University in St. Louis
Joel C. Eissenberg
Joel C. Eissenberg Saint Louis University
Nicholas H. Brown
Nicholas H. Brown University of Cambridge
Daniel P. Kiehart
Daniel P. Kiehart Duke University

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