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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 71 5497 4991 1698 1415 789 19419
Biology and Biochemistry 71 6587 6081 3069 2756 785 19476

John A. Gerlt publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John A. Gerlt between 1973 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John A. Gerlt published across 49 years, from 1973 to 2021, averaging 16.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 112 publications in 2013. 8 of the 793 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1973 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 112. Peak 112 publications in 2013. 1973: 4 publications 1974: 3 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 11 publications 1981: 9 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 7 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 9 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 16 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 20 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 20 publications 2007: 32 publications 2008: 25 publications 2009: 34 publications 2010: 32 publications 2011: 75 publications 2012: 99 publications 2013: 112 publications 2014: 99 publications 2015: 33 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 5 publications
1973 2021

793 publications in total across all disciplines

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John A. Gerlt: publications per year, 1973 to 2021
Year Publications
1973 4
1974 3
1975 2
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 1
1980 11
1981 9
1982 3
1983 7
1984 4
1985 2
1986 2
1987 3
1988 7
1989 7
1990 5
1991 9
1992 4
1993 7
1994 3
1995 5
1996 5
1997 5
1998 11
1999 4
2000 16
2001 10
2002 6
2003 12
2004 20
2005 6
2006 20
2007 32
2008 25
2009 34
2010 32
2011 75
2012 99
2013 112
2014 99
2015 33
2016 15
2017 4
2018 7
2019 5
2020 3
2021 5
Total 793
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John A. Gerlt 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 John A. Gerlt 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, 781–800 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: 789 publications — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 46 789
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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John A. Gerlt 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 John A. Gerlt 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, 70–71 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: 71 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% 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 71
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
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

  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1981 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

John A. Gerlt is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their career includes recognition as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2007 and as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1981.

Best Publications

  • Enzyme Function Initiative-Enzyme Similarity Tool (EFI-EST): A web tool for generating protein sequence similarity networks.

    John A. Gerlt;Jason T. Bouvier;Daniel B. Davidson;Heidi J. Imker

  • The Low Barrier Hydrogen Bond in Enzymatic Catalysis

    W. Wallace Cleland;Perry A. Frey;John A. Gerlt

  • The EFI Web Resource for Genomic Enzymology Tools: Leveraging Protein, Genome, and Metagenome Databases to Discover Novel Enzymes and Metabolic Pathways.

    Rémi Zallot;Nils Oberg;John A. Gerlt

  • Divergent Evolution of Enzymatic Function: Mechanistically Diverse Superfamilies and Functionally Distinct Suprafamilies

    John A. Gerlt;Patricia C. Babbitt

  • An explanation for rapid enzyme-catalyzed proton abstraction from carbon acids: importance of late transition states in concerted mechanisms

    John Alan Gerlt;Paul G. Gassman

  • Understanding the rates of certain enzyme-catalyzed reactions: Proton abstraction from carbon acids, acyl transfer reactions, and displacement reactions of phosphodiesters

    John A. Gerlt;Paul G. Gassman

  • Understanding enzymic catalysis: the importance of short, strong hydrogen bonds.

    John A. Gerlt;Maurice M. Kreevoy;W.W. Cleland;Perry A. Frey

  • The Enolase Superfamily: A General Strategy for Enzyme-Catalyzed Abstraction of the α-Protons of Carboxylic Acids†

    Patricia C. Babbitt;Miriam S. Hasson;Miriam S. Hasson;Joseph E. Wedekind;Joseph E. Wedekind;David R.J. Palmer

  • Understanding Enzyme Superfamilies CHEMISTRY AS THE FUNDAMENTAL DETERMINANT IN THE EVOLUTION OF NEW CATALYTIC ACTIVITIES

    Patricia C. Babbitt;John A. Gerlt

  • Evolution of enzyme superfamilies

    Margaret E Glasner;John A Gerlt;Patricia C Babbitt

  • Discovering new enzymes and metabolic pathways: conversion of succinate to propionate by Escherichia coli.

    Toomas Haller;Thomas Buckel;János Rétey;John A. Gerlt

  • Understanding enzyme-catalyzed proton abstraction from carbon acids: Details of stepwise mechanisms for β-elimination reactions

    John A. Gerlt;Paul G. Gassman

  • The Crystal Structure of Benzoylformate Decarboxylase at 1.6 Å Resolution: Diversity of Catalytic Residues in Thiamin Diphosphate-Dependent Enzymes†,‡

    Miriam S. Hasson;Angelika Muscate;Michael J. McLeish;Lena S. Polovnikova

  • Genomic Enzymology: Web Tools for Leveraging Protein Family Sequence-Function Space and Genome Context to Discover Novel Functions.

    John A. Gerlt

  • Divergent evolution in the enolase superfamily: The interplay of mechanism and specificity

    John A. Gerlt;Patricia C. Babbitt;Ivan Rayment

  • The crotonase superfamily: Divergently related enzymes that catalyze different reactions involving acyl coenzyme a thioesters

    Hazel M. Holden;Matthew M. Benning;Toomas Haller;John A. Gerlt

  • Evolutionary Potential of (β/α)8-Barrels: Functional Promiscuity Produced by Single Substitutions in the Enolase Superfamily†

    Dawn M Z Schmidt;Emily C. Mundorff;Michael Dojka;Ericka Bermudez

  • Roles of small laccases from Streptomyces in lignin degradation.

    Sudipta Majumdar;Tiit Lukk;Jose O. Solbiati;Stefan Bauer

  • Mechanism of the reaction catalyzed by acetoacetate decarboxylase. Importance of lysine 116 in determining the pKa of active-site lysine 115.

    Lane A. Highbarger;John A. Gerlt;George L. Kenyon

  • Electrophilic catalysis can explain the unexpected acidity of carbon acids in enzyme-catalyzed reactions

    John Alan Gerlt;John W. Kozarich;George L. Kenyon;Paul G. Gassman

  • Can sequence determine function

    John A Gerlt;Patricia C Babbitt

Frequent Co-Authors

Patricia C. Babbitt
Patricia C. Babbitt University of California, San Francisco
Matthew P. Jacobson
Matthew P. Jacobson University of California, San Francisco
George L. Kenyon
George L. Kenyon University of California, San Francisco
Gregory A. Petsko
Gregory A. Petsko Cornell University
Steven C. Almo
Steven C. Almo Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Ivan Rayment
Ivan Rayment University of Wisconsin–Madison
John P. Richard
John P. Richard University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Tina L. Amyes
Tina L. Amyes University at Buffalo, State University of New York
John W. Kozarich
John W. Kozarich The University of Texas at Austin
Karen N. Allen
Karen N. Allen Boston University

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