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D-Index
73
Citations
15940
World Ranking
5089
National Ranking
1585

Jean LeGall 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 Jean LeGall sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 355 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jean LeGall 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 Jean LeGall sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jean LeGall is affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States. Their research intersects several scientific fields, with a focus on energy, chemistry, and materials science.

The scientist's work covers key subfields that include renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, inorganic chemistry, and materials chemistry. These areas reflect a multidisciplinary approach integrating chemical processes with material applications and environmental considerations.

Jean LeGall's main research topics center on metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins, asymmetric hydrogenation and catalysis, as well as hydrogen storage and materials. These topics indicate a concentration on biochemical catalysts and energy-related materials, pertinent to both fundamental chemistry and applied energy solutions.

  • Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Hydrogen Storage and Materials

The scientist frequently collaborates with peers in their research projects. Notable co-authors include José J. G. Moura, Isabel Moura, Miguel Teixeira, António V. Xavier, and Guy Fauque. These collaborative relationships suggest a networked research environment, potentially multidisciplinary and international in scope.

  • José J. G. Moura
  • Isabel Moura
  • Miguel Teixeira
  • António V. Xavier
  • Guy Fauque

Jean LeGall has contributed to multiple scientific outputs, although no specific venues or recent paper titles are documented here. The lack of defined publication venues suggests that their research may be disseminated across various platforms or journals within their fields.

Best Publications

  • Crystal Structure of the Xanthine Oxidase-Related Aldehyde Oxido-Reductase from D. gigas

    Maria J. Romão;Margarida Archer;Isabel Moura;José J. G. Moura

  • The 2.3 angstrom X-ray structure of nitrite reductase from Achromobacter cycloclastes

    J. W. Godden;Stewart Turley;David C. Teller;Elinor T. Adman

  • The three classes of hydrogenases from sulfate-reducing bacteria of the genus Desulfovibrio

    G. Fauque;H.D. Peck;J.J.G. Moura;B.H. Huynh

  • A structure-based catalytic mechanism for the xanthine oxidase family of molybdenum enzymes

    Robert Huber;Peter Hof;Rui O. Duarte;Jose J. G. Moura

  • Evidence for a three-iron center in a ferredoxin from Desulfovibrio gigas. Mössbauer and EPR studies.

    B H Huynh;J J Moura;I Moura;T A Kent

  • Redox intermediates of Desulfovibrio gigas [NiFe] hydrogenase generated under hydrogen. Mössbauer and EPR characterization of the metal centers.

    M. Teixeira;I. Moura;A. V. Xavier;José J. G. Moura

  • NMR studies of electron transfer mechanisms in a protein with interacting redox centres: Desulfovibrio gigas cytochrome c3.

    Helena Santos;José J. G. Moura;Isabel Moura;Jean LeGALL

  • Interconversions of [3Fe-3S] and [4Fe-4S] clusters. Mössbauer and electron paramagnetic resonance studies of Desulfovibrio gigas ferredoxin II.

    J. J G Moura;I. Moura;T. A. Kent;J. D. Lipscomb

  • Electron paramagnetic resonance studies on the mechanism of activation and the catalytic cycle of the nickel-containing hydrogenase from Desulfovibrio gigas.

    M. Teixeira;M. Teixeira;I. Moura;I. Moura;A. V. Xavier;A. V. Xavier;B. H. Huynh

  • The presence of redox-sensitive nickel in the periplasmic hydrogenase from Desulfovibriogigas

    J. LeGall;P.O. Ljungdahl;I. Moura;H.D. Peck

  • Rubredoxin oxidase, a new flavo-hemo-protein, is the site of oxygen reduction to water by the "strict anaerobe" Desulfovibrio gigas

    Liang Chen;M.-L. Liu;J. Legall;P. Fareleira

  • EPR studies with 77Se-enriched (NiFeSe) hydrogenase of Desulfovibrio baculatus. Evidence for a selenium ligand to the active site nickel.

    S H He;M Teixeira;J LeGall;D S Patil

  • Presence of Cytochrome and Menaquinone in Clostridium formicoaceticum and Clostridium thermoaceticum

    Mechthild Gottwald;Jan R. Andreesen;Jean LeGall;Lars G. Ljungdahl

  • Isolation and characterization of rubrerythrin, a non-heme iron protein from Desulfovibrio vulgaris that contains rubredoxin centers and a hemerythrin-like binuclear iron cluster.

    Jean LeGall;Benet C. Prickril;Isabel Moura;António V. Xavier

  • Purification and characterization of desulfoferrodoxin. A novel protein from Desulfovibrio desulfuricans (ATCC 27774) and from Desulfovibrio vulgaris (strain Hildenborough) that contains a distorted rubredoxin center and a mononuclear ferrous center.

    I Moura;P Tavares;J J Moura;N Ravi

  • Isolation of Assimilatory- and Dissimilatory-Type Sulfite Reductases from Desulfovibrio vulgaris

    Jin-Po Lee;Jean LeGall;Harry D. Peck

  • Rubredoxin from Desulfovibrio gigas: A molecular model of the oxidized form at 1.4 Å resolution

    Michel Frey;Larry Sieker;Françoise Payan;Richard Haser

  • Studies on the Redox Centers of the Terminal Oxidase fromDesulfovibrio gigas and Evidence for Its Interaction with Rubredoxin

    Cláudio M. Gomes;Gabriela Silva;Gabriela Silva;Solange Oliveira;Jean LeGall;Jean LeGall

  • Biochemistry of dissimilatory sulphate reduction.

    Unknown

  • Structure of the Ni sites in hydrogenases by X-ray absorption spectroscopy. Species variation and the effects of redox poise

    Z. Gu;J. Dong;C.B. Allan;S.B. Choudhury

  • Evidence for selenocysteine coordination to the active site nickel in the [NiFeSe]hydrogenases from Desulfovibrio baculatus.

    Marly K. Eidsness;Robert A. Scott;Benet C. Prickril;Daniel V. Dervartanian

Frequent Co-Authors

Isabel Moura
Isabel Moura Universidade Nova de Lisboa
José J. G. Moura
José J. G. Moura Universidade Nova de Lisboa
António V. Xavier
António V. Xavier Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Harry D. Peck
Harry D. Peck University of Georgia
Miguel Teixeira
Miguel Teixeira Universidade Nova de Lisboa
David L. Turner
David L. Turner Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Larry C. Sieker
Larry C. Sieker University of Washington
Maria Arménia Carrondo
Maria Arménia Carrondo Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Maria João Romão
Maria João Romão Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Inês A. C. Pereira
Inês A. C. Pereira Universidade Nova de Lisboa

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