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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 107 422 385 241 215 241 31571

John C. Boothroyd publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John C. Boothroyd between 1970 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John C. Boothroyd published across 57 years, from 1970 to 2026, averaging 5.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2011. 3 of the 323 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2011. 1970: 3 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 3 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 3 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 2 publications 1981: 6 publications 1982: 6 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 12 publications 1989: 10 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 9 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 4 publications 2025: 1 publication 2026: 2 publications
1970 2026

323 publications in total across all disciplines

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John C. Boothroyd: publications per year, 1970 to 2026
Year Publications
1970 3
1971 0
1972 3
1973 0
1974 1
1975 3
1976 1
1977 0
1978 3
1979 1
1980 2
1981 6
1982 6
1983 0
1984 3
1985 5
1986 2
1987 4
1988 12
1989 10
1990 5
1991 6
1992 9
1993 10
1994 2
1995 10
1996 5
1997 5
1998 11
1999 4
2000 6
2001 11
2002 9
2003 3
2004 9
2005 10
2006 6
2007 11
2008 7
2009 8
2010 7
2011 18
2012 10
2013 8
2014 11
2015 3
2016 6
2017 5
2018 6
2019 4
2020 10
2021 5
2022 10
2023 1
2024 4
2025 1
2026 2
Total 323
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John C. Boothroyd publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John C. Boothroyd sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 237–246 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 241 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72 241
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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John C. Boothroyd D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John C. Boothroyd sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 106–107 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 107 D-Index — 87th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35 107
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

John C. Boothroyd is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and focuses on research primarily in Immunology and Microbiology, with significant work in Medicine. Their scholarly contributions extensively cover the study of parasitic infections, particularly Toxoplasma gondii, as well as herpesvirus infections and related microbial interactions.

Their research spans several subfields, including:

  • Parasitology
  • Epidemiology
  • Ecology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Molecular Biology

Boothroyd's main research topics include:

  • Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
  • Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
  • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Coimmunoprecipitation with MYR1 Identifies Three Additional Proteins within the Toxoplasma gondii Parasitophorous Vacuole Required for Translocation of Dense Granule Effectors into Host Cells" (2020, mSphere)
  • "A single-parasite transcriptional atlas of Toxoplasma Gondii reveals novel control of antigen expression" (2020, eLife)
  • "Cryo-ET of Toxoplasma parasites gives subnanometer insight into tubulin-based structures" (2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • "Differential Impacts on Host Transcription by ROP and GRA Effectors from the Intracellular Parasite Toxoplasma gondii" (2020, mBio)
  • "Seizing control: How dense granule effector proteins enable Toxoplasma to take charge" (2021, Molecular Microbiology)

Boothroyd has published frequently in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biophysical Journal
  • mSphere
  • mBio
  • eLife

Their collaborative work involves several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Li-av Segev-Zarko
  • Stella Sun
  • Wah Chiu
  • Michael W. Panas
  • Chi Yong Kim

John C. Boothroyd was recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2016, reflecting a formal acknowledgment within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Direct and sensitive detection of a pathogenic protozoan, Toxoplasma gondii, by polymerase chain reaction.

    J L Burg;C M Grover;P Pouletty;J C Boothroyd

  • Virulent strains of Toxoplasma gondii comprise a single clonal lineage

    L. David Sibley;L. David Sibley;John C. Boothroyd

  • Polymorphic Secreted Kinases Are Key Virulence Factors in Toxoplasmosis

    Jeroen Saeij;J. P. Boyle;S. Coller;S. Taylor

  • Lytic Cycle of Toxoplasma gondii

    Michael W. Black;John C. Boothroyd

  • Selective amplification of target polynucleotide sequences

    Lawrence James Burg;Philippe Jacques Pouletty;John Charles Boothroyd

  • Behavioral changes induced by Toxoplasma infection of rodents are highly specific to aversion of cat odors

    Ajai Vyas;Seon-Kyeong Kim;Nicholas Giacomini;John C. Boothroyd

  • Toxoplasma co-opts host gene expression by injection of a polymorphic kinase homologue

    Jeroen Saeij;S. Coller;J. P. Boyle;M. E. Jerome

  • Molecular analysis of the gene encoding the major surface antigen of Toxoplasma gondii.

    J L Burg;D Perelman;L H Kasper;P L Ware

  • Evidence for Trans splicing in trypanosomes

    Richard E. Sutton;John C. Boothroyd

  • Identification of the moving junction complex of Toxoplasma gondii: a collaboration between distinct secretory organelles.

    David L Alexander;Jeffrey Mital;Gary E Ward;Peter Bradley;Peter Bradley

  • Unusual abundance of atypical strains associated with human ocular toxoplasmosis.

    Michael E. Grigg;Jyotsom Ganatra;John C. Boothroyd;Todd P. Margolis

  • Kiss and spit: the dual roles of Toxoplasma rhoptries

    John C Boothroyd;Jean-Francois Dubremetz

  • Proteomic analysis of rhoptry organelles reveals many novel constituents for host-parasite interactions in Toxoplasma gondii

    Peter J. Bradley;Peter J. Bradley;Chris Ward;Stephen J. Cheng;David L. Alexander

  • The Phosphoproteomes of Plasmodium falciparum and Toxoplasma gondii Reveal Unusual Adaptations Within and Beyond the Parasites' Boundaries

    Moritz Treeck;John L. Sanders;Joshua E. Elias;John C. Boothroyd

  • Population biology of Toxoplasma gondii and its relevance to human infection: do different strains cause different disease?

    John C Boothroyd;Michael E Grigg

  • Transient transfection and expression in the obligate intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii

    Dominique Soldati;John C. Boothroyd

  • Success and virulence in Toxoplasma as the result of sexual recombination between two distinct ancestries.

    Michael E. Grigg;Serge Bonnefoy;Adrian B. Hehl;Yasuhiro Suzuki;Yasuhiro Suzuki

  • Differences among the three major strains of Toxoplasma gondii and their specific interactions with the infected host.

    Jeroen P.J. Saeij;Jon P. Boyle;John C. Boothroyd

  • Toxoplasma gondii Sequesters Lysosomes from Mammalian Hosts in the Vacuolar Space

    Isabelle Coppens;Joe Dan Dunn;Julia D. Romano;Marc Pypaert

  • Molecular cloning and cellular localization of a BiP homologue in Trypanosoma brucei. Divergent ER retention signals in a lower eukaryote

    J.D. Bangs;L. Uyetake;M.J. Brickman;A.E. Balber

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeroen P. J. Saeij
Jeroen P. J. Saeij University of California, Davis
Michael E. Grigg
Michael E. Grigg National Institutes of Health
L. David Sibley
L. David Sibley Washington University in St. Louis
David J. Rowlands
David J. Rowlands University of Leeds
Adrian B. Hehl
Adrian B. Hehl University of Zurich
Fred Brown
Fred Brown United States Department of Agriculture
Kami Kim
Kami Kim University of South Florida
George A. M. Cross
George A. M. Cross Rockefeller University
David J. P. Ferguson
David J. P. Ferguson University of Oxford
Stephen R. Quake
Stephen R. Quake Stanford University

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