The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John S. O'Brien sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 222 publications — 58th percentile
58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.
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 S. O'Brien sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 78 D-Index — 77th percentile
77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.
John S. O'Brien was affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their academic work focused primarily on the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a specific concentration in cell biology.
The main topics of their investigations involved endoplasmic reticulum stress and disease. This area of research was addressed in several studies where they explored the cellular mechanisms and pathological impacts related to the endoplasmic reticulum.
Among their recent scholarly contributions was the paper titled Mechanisms of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Mediated Pathways to Apoptosis: Significance for Tumor therapy, published in 2025 within the Fortune Journal of Health Sciences. This publication focused on the pathways by which endoplasmic reticulum stress leads to apoptosis and considered the relevance of these mechanisms for tumor therapy.
Their collaborations involved several frequent co-authors including:
Their scholarly work appeared predominantly in the Fortune Journal of Health Sciences, where they contributed at least one documented publication.
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John S. O'Brien;Keith A. Kretz;Nazneen Dewji;David A. Wenger
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Anthony G.W. Norden;Linda L. Tennant;John S. O'Brien
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