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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 73 1267 1129 97 87 171 22073

John K. Heath publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John K. Heath between 1977 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John K. Heath published across 47 years, from 1977 to 2023, averaging 4.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2023. 20 of the 221 publications appeared in the last two years.

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

221 publications in total across all disciplines

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John K. Heath: publications per year, 1977 to 2023
Year Publications
1977 1
1978 3
1979 1
1980 0
1981 0
1982 1
1983 4
1984 3
1985 3
1986 2
1987 3
1988 3
1989 8
1990 8
1991 3
1992 5
1993 1
1994 5
1995 5
1996 11
1997 8
1998 8
1999 3
2000 7
2001 9
2002 7
2003 6
2004 7
2005 4
2006 4
2007 5
2008 12
2009 12
2010 8
2011 3
2012 4
2013 4
2014 4
2015 3
2016 3
2017 3
2018 1
2019 0
2020 1
2021 5
2022 2
2023 18
Total 221
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John K. Heath 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 K. Heath 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, 167–176 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: 171 publications — 47th percentile

47% 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
167–176 131 171
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
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 K. Heath 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 K. Heath 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, 72–73 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: 73 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% 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 73
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
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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Overview

John K. Heath is affiliated with the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple areas within the broader fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and psychology. The focus of their work includes advanced proteomics techniques, mass spectrometry applications, mechanisms of RNA and protein synthesis, as well as cancer research and pluripotent stem cell studies.

Heath's scholarly output includes four recent papers published between 2020 and 2022. These papers cover a range of scientific topics and have appeared in different journals:

  • "FAIMS Enhances the Detection of PTM Crosstalk Sites" (2022), Journal of Proteome Research
  • "Differential responses to kinase inhibition in FGFR2-addicted triple negative breast cancer cells: a quantitative phosphoproteomics study" (2020), Scientific Reports
  • "Combined transcriptomic and phosphoproteomic analysis of BMP4 signaling in human embryonic stem cells" (2020), Stem Cell Research
  • "The Impact of a Model of Nonmaterial Consciousness on the Concept of Mind in Action" (2022), Transactional Analysis Journal

Frequent co-authors in Heath's publications include:

  • Debbie L. Cunningham
  • Kish R. Adoni
  • Aneika C. Leney
  • Adil R. Sarhan
  • Andrew J. Creese

Their studies have been published in venues such as:

  • Journal of Proteome Research
  • Scientific Reports
  • Stem Cell Research
  • Transactional Analysis Journal

The main fields of study for Heath's work are:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Psychology

Within these fields, subfields addressed include:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Spectroscopy
  • Cancer Research
  • Cell Biology

The primary research topics they have engaged with encompass:

  • Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications
  • Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Fibroblast Growth Factor Research
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research

Best Publications

  • Inhibition of pluripotential embryonic stem cell differentiation by purified polypeptides

    Austin G. Smith;John K. Heath;Deborah D. Donaldson;Gordon G. Wong

  • Transforming growth factor beta modulates the expression of collagenase and metalloproteinase inhibitor.

    D. R. Edwards;G. Murphy;J. J. Reynolds;S. E. Whitham

  • Aggressiveness, hypoalgesia and high blood pressure in mice lacking the adenosine A2a receptor.

    Catherine Ledent;Jean-Marie Vaugeois;Serge N. Schiffmann;Thierry Pedrazzini

  • Mesoderm induction in early Xenopus embryos by heparin-binding growth factors.

    J. M. W. Slack;B. G. Darlington;J. K. Heath;S. F. Godsave

  • PDGF-A signaling is a critical event in lung alveolar myofibroblast development and alveogenesis

    Hans Boström;Karen Willetts;Karen Willetts;Milos Pekny;Per Levéen

  • Targeted disruption of fibroblast growth factor (FGF) receptor 2 suggests a role for FGF signaling in pregastrulation mammalian development.

    Esther Arman;Rebecca Haffner-Krausz;Yali Chen;John K. Heath

  • Fibroblast growth factors induce additional limb development from the flank of chick embryos

    Martin J Cohn;Juan Carlos Izpisúa-Belmonte;Helen Abud;John K Heath;John K Heath

  • Developmental expression of 2ar (osteopontin) and SPARC (osteonectin) RNA as revealed by in situ hybridization

    S Nomura;AJ Wills;Edwards;JK Heath

  • Oligodendrocyte Population Dynamics and the Role of PDGF In Vivo

    Andrew R Calver;Anita C Hall;Wei-Ping Yu;Frank S Walsh

  • Defective oligodendrocyte development and severe hypomyelination in PDGF-A knockout mice

    Marcus Fruttiger;Linda Karlsson;Anita C. Hall;Alexandra Abramsson

  • Cardiotrophin-1 Activates a Distinct Form of Cardiac Muscle Cell Hypertrophy ASSEMBLY OF SARCOMERIC UNITS IN SERIES VIA gp130/LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR RECEPTOR-DEPENDENT PATHWAYS

    Kai C. Wollert;Tetsuya Taga;Mikiyoshi Saito;Masashi Narazaki

  • Alveogenesis failure in PDGF-A-deficient mice is coupled to lack of distal spreading of alveolar smooth muscle cell progenitors during lung development

    Per Lindahl;Linda Karlsson;Mats Hellström;Samuel Gebre-Medhin

  • Differentiation inhibiting activity is produced in matrix-associated and diffusible forms that are generated by alternate promoter usage.

    Peter D. Rathjen;Sara Toth;Anthony Willis;John K. Heath

  • Functions of fibroblast growth factors and their receptors

    Andrew O.M. Wilkie;Gillian M. Morriss-Kay;E. Yvonne Jones;John K. Heath

  • Receptor recognition by gp130 cytokines

    Jerónimo Bravo;John K. Heath

  • The crystal structure and biological function of leukemia inhibitory factor: Implications for receptor binding

    R C Robinson;L M Grey;D Staunton;Hugo Vankelecom

  • Apert Syndrome Mutations in Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 2 Exhibit increased Affinity for FGF Ligand

    Jane Anderson;Helen D. Burns;Pita Enriquez-Harris;Andrew O. M. Wilkie

  • Hyaluronidase Induction of a WW Domain-containing Oxidoreductase That Enhances Tumor Necrosis Factor Cytotoxicity

    Nan Shan Chang;Nicole Pratt;John Heath;Lori Schultz

  • Fgfr2 and osteopontin domains in the developing skull vault are mutually exclusive and can be altered by locally applied FGF2

    S. Iseki;A. O. M. Wilkie;J. K. Heath;T. Ishimaru

  • Probabilistic model checking of complex biological pathways

    John Heath;Marta Kwiatkowska;Gethin Norman;David Parker

Frequent Co-Authors

Austin Smith
Austin Smith University of Exeter
Dylan R. Edwards
Dylan R. Edwards University of East Anglia
Andrew O.M. Wilkie
Andrew O.M. Wilkie University of Oxford
Brigid L.M. Hogan
Brigid L.M. Hogan Duke University
E Y Jones
E Y Jones University of Oxford
Clare M. Isacke
Clare M. Isacke Institute of Cancer Research
Christer Betsholtz
Christer Betsholtz Uppsala University
David H. Barlow
David H. Barlow Boston University
Stephen R.F. Twigg
Stephen R.F. Twigg University of Oxford
Xin Yao
Xin Yao Lingnan University

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