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John L. Harwood

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
81
Citations
26064
World Ranking
3852
National Ranking
283

John L. Harwood publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 500 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John L. Harwood 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 John L. Harwood sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 81 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

John L. Harwood is affiliated with Cardiff University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these broad areas, their work spans subfields including Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Organic Chemistry, and Pharmacology.

The main topics covered in their publications include:

  • Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
  • Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Free Radicals and Antioxidants
  • Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Fatty Acid Research and Health

Harwood has contributed to multiple scientific journals, with frequent publications in the following venues:

  • Progress in Lipid Research
  • Essays in Biochemistry
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Biosystems

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Harwood include:

  • Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids: Conversion to Lipid Mediators, Roles in Inflammatory Diseases and Dietary Sources (2023), International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase: Properties, physiological roles, metabolic engineering and intentional control (2022), Progress in Lipid Research
  • Oxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids to produce lipid mediators (2020), Essays in Biochemistry
  • Genetic Manipulation of Biosynthetic Pathways in Mint (2022), Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Increasing oil content in Brassica oilseed species (2024), Progress in Lipid Research

Throughout their career, Harwood has collaborated with several frequent coauthors, including:

  • Randall J. Weselake
  • Guanqun Chen
  • David A. Fell
  • Simon Scofield
  • William W. Christie

Best Publications

  • The Lipid Handbook with CD-ROM

    John Harwood;Frank Gunstone;Albert Dijkstra

  • Lipids and lipid metabolism in eukaryotic algae

    Irina A. Guschina;John L. Harwood

  • The lipid handbook

    Frank D. Gunstone;John L. Harwood;Fred B. Padley

  • RECENT ADVANCES IN THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF PLANT FATTY ACIDS

    John L. Harwood

  • Lipids in plants and microbes

    John L. Harwood;Nicholas J. Russell

  • Does the membrane's physical state control the expression of heat shock and other genes?

    Laszlo Vigh;Bruno Maresca;John L. Harwood

  • The versatility of algae and their lipid metabolism

    John L. Harwood;Irina A. Guschina

  • n-3 Fatty Acids Specifically Modulate Catabolic Factors Involved in Articular Cartilage Degradation *

    Clare L. Curtis;Clare Elizabeth Hughes;C. R. Flannery;Chris B. Little

  • A raison d'être for two distinct pathways in the early steps of plant isoprenoid biosynthesis?

    Andréa Hemmerlin;John L. Harwood;Thomas J. Bach

  • Algal lipids and effect of the environment on their biochemistry

    Irina A. Guschina;John L. Harwood

  • Increasing the flow of carbon into seed oil.

    Randall J. Weselake;David C. Taylor;M. Habibur Rahman;Saleh Shah

  • Occurrence and Characteristics of Oils and Fats

    F. B. Padley;F. D. Gunstone;J. L. Harwood

  • The lipid biochemistry of eukaryotic algae.

    Yonghua Li-Beisson;Jay J. Thelen;Eric Fedosejevs;John L. Harwood

  • The significance of lipid composition for membrane activity: new concepts and ways of assessing function.

    Làszló Vigh;Pablo V. Escribá;Alois Sonnleitner;Max Sonnleitner

  • Mechanisms of temperature adaptation in poikilotherms.

    Irina A. Guschina;John L. Harwood

  • Pathologic indicators of degradation and inflammation in human osteoarthritic cartilage are abrogated by exposure to n-3 fatty acids.

    Clare L. Curtis;Sarah G. Rees;Chris B. Little;Carl R. Flannery

  • Handbook of olive oil

    Ramo╠ n Aparicio;John Harwood

  • Membrane lipid therapy: Modulation of the cell membrane composition and structure as a molecular base for drug discovery and new disease treatment

    Pablo V. Escribá;Xavier Busquets;Jin Ichi Inokuchi;Gábor Balogh

  • Metabolic control analysis is helpful for informed genetic manipulation of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) to increase seed oil content.

    Randall J. Weselake;Saleh Shah;Mingguo Tang;Patti A. Quant

  • Lipid metabolism in algae.

    John L. Harwood;A. Lesley Jones

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce Caterson
Bruce Caterson Cardiff University
Peter Kille
Peter Kille Cardiff University
László Vígh
László Vígh Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Paul K. Stumpf
Paul K. Stumpf University of California, Davis
Clare Elizabeth Hughes
Clare Elizabeth Hughes Cardiff University
Randall J. Weselake
Randall J. Weselake University of Alberta
Denis J. Murphy
Denis J. Murphy University of South Wales
Christopher B. Little
Christopher B. Little University of Sydney
Valerie B. O'Donnell
Valerie B. O'Donnell Cardiff University
Huw Jones
Huw Jones Aberystwyth University

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