2026 John S. Parkinson: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	60	1943	1749	966	854	129	15208

Overview

John S. Parkinson is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with particular attention to molecular biology, genetics, and structural biology. Their work also spans cellular and molecular neuroscience and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's research topics include bacterial genetics and biotechnology, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, protein structure and dynamics, lipid membrane structure and behavior, gene regulatory network analysis, advanced electron microscopy techniques and applications, and photoreceptor and optogenetics research.

Notable publications by John S. Parkinson cover several studies on Escherichia coli chemoreceptor arrays and chemotaxis core signaling complexes. Key recent papers include:

Complete structure of the chemosensory array core signalling unit in an E. coli minicell strain, 2020, Nature Communications
Structure and dynamics of the E. coli chemotaxis core signaling complex by cryo-electron tomography and molecular simulations, 2020, Communications Biology
Hexameric rings of the scaffolding protein CheW enhance response sensitivity and cooperativity in Escherichia coli chemoreceptor arrays, 2022, Science Signaling
Structural signatures of Escherichia coli chemoreceptor signaling states revealed by cellular crosslinking, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Structure of the native chemotaxis core signaling unit from phage E-protein lysed E. coli cells, 2023, mBio

Frequent coauthors in their publications include C. Keith Cassidy, Phillip J. Stansfeld, Peijun Zhang, Caralyn E. Flack, and Zaida Luthey-Schulten.

John S. Parkinson's work has appeared recurrently in several publication venues, notably:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Nature Communications
Communications Biology
Science Signaling

Best Publications

Communication modules in bacterial signaling proteins.

John S. Parkinson;Eric C. Kofoid

1971
Citations
Signal transduction schemes of bacteria

John S. Parkinson

1024
Citations
Bacterial chemoreceptors: high-performance signaling in networked arrays.

Gerald L. Hazelbauer;Joseph J. Falke;John S. Parkinson

757
Citations
Signal Transduction via the Multi-Step Phosphorelay: Not Necessarily a Road Less Traveled

Jeryl L Appleby;John S Parkinson;Robert B Bourret

548
Citations
Isolation and behavior of Escherichia coli deletion mutants lacking chemotaxis functions.

John S. Parkinson;Susan E. Houts

496
Citations
Signaling and sensory adaptation in Escherichia coli chemoreceptors: 2015 update

John S. Parkinson;Gerald L. Hazelbauer;Joseph J. Falke

465
Citations
Collaborative signaling by mixed chemoreceptor teams in Escherichia coli

Peter Ames;Claudia A. Studdert;Rebecca H. Reiser;John S. Parkinson

438
Citations
Complementation analysis and deletion mapping of Escherichia coli mutants defective in chemotaxis.

John S. Parkinson

408
Citations
A signal transducer for aerotaxis in Escherichia coli.

Sergei I. Bibikov;Roy Biran;Kenneth E. Rudd;John S. Parkinson

386
Citations
Deletion mutants of bacteriophage lambda: I. Isolation and initial characterization

John S. Parkinson;Robert J. Huskey

311
Citations
cheA, cheB, and cheC genes of Escherichia coli and their role in chemotaxis.

J S Parkinson

277
Citations
Bacterial motility: membrane topology of the Escherichia coli MotB protein.

Sang Yearn Chun;John S. Parkinson

271
Citations
Crosslinking snapshots of bacterial chemoreceptor squads

Claudia A. Studdert;John S. Parkinson

250
Citations
A model of excitation and adaptation in bacterial chemotaxis

Peter A. Spiro;John S. Parkinson;Hans G. Othmer

248
Citations
Signaling Mechanisms of HAMP Domains in Chemoreceptors and Sensor Kinases

John S. Parkinson

241
Citations
Transmitter and receiver modules in bacterial signaling proteins

Eric C. Kofoid;John S. Parkinson

229
Citations
Overlapping genes at the cheA locus of Escherichia coli

Robert A. Smith;John S. Parkinson

224
Citations
Interactions between chemotaxis genes and flagellar genes in Escherichia coli.

J S Parkinson;S R Parker;P B Talbert;S E Houts

212
Citations
Deletion mutants of bacteriophage lambda: III. Physical structure of attφ

Ronald W. Davis;John S. Parkinson

210
Citations
Genetic evidence for interaction between the CheW and Tsr proteins during chemoreceptor signaling by Escherichia coli.

J D Liu;J S Parkinson

196
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Zaida Luthey-Schulten University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Phillip J. Stansfeld University of Warwick

William Margolin The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Gerald L. Hazelbauer University of Missouri

Ronald W. Davis Stanford University

Steven M. Block Stanford University

Grant J. Jensen California Institute of Technology

Joseph J. Falke University of Colorado Boulder

Igor B. Zhulin The Ohio State University

David E. Wemmer University of California, Berkeley

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