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John S. Parkinson

John S. Parkinson

D-Index & Metrics

Molecular Biology

D-Index
60
Citations
15208
World Ranking
1943
National Ranking
966

John S. Parkinson 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 S. Parkinson sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 129 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John S. Parkinson 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 S. Parkinson sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

  • Signal transduction schemes of bacteria

    John S. Parkinson

  • Bacterial chemoreceptors: high-performance signaling in networked arrays.

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

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

    Jeryl L Appleby;John S Parkinson;Robert B Bourret

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

    John S. Parkinson;Susan E. Houts

  • Signaling and sensory adaptation in Escherichia coli chemoreceptors: 2015 update

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

  • Collaborative signaling by mixed chemoreceptor teams in Escherichia coli

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

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

    John S. Parkinson

  • A signal transducer for aerotaxis in Escherichia coli.

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

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

    John S. Parkinson;Robert J. Huskey

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

    J S Parkinson

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

    Sang Yearn Chun;John S. Parkinson

  • Crosslinking snapshots of bacterial chemoreceptor squads

    Claudia A. Studdert;John S. Parkinson

  • A model of excitation and adaptation in bacterial chemotaxis

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

  • Signaling Mechanisms of HAMP Domains in Chemoreceptors and Sensor Kinases

    John S. Parkinson

  • Transmitter and receiver modules in bacterial signaling proteins

    Eric C. Kofoid;John S. Parkinson

  • Overlapping genes at the cheA locus of Escherichia coli

    Robert A. Smith;John S. Parkinson

  • Interactions between chemotaxis genes and flagellar genes in Escherichia coli.

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

  • Deletion mutants of bacteriophage lambda: III. Physical structure of attφ

    Ronald W. Davis;John S. Parkinson

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

    J D Liu;J S Parkinson

Frequent Co-Authors

Zaida Luthey-Schulten
Zaida Luthey-Schulten University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Phillip J. Stansfeld
Phillip J. Stansfeld University of Warwick
William Margolin
William Margolin The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Gerald L. Hazelbauer
Gerald L. Hazelbauer University of Missouri
Ronald W. Davis
Ronald W. Davis Stanford University
Steven M. Block
Steven M. Block Stanford University
Grant J. Jensen
Grant J. Jensen California Institute of Technology
Joseph J. Falke
Joseph J. Falke University of Colorado Boulder
Igor B. Zhulin
Igor B. Zhulin The Ohio State University
David E. Wemmer
David E. Wemmer University of California, Berkeley

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