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2026

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Chemistry

D-Index
67
Citations
23708
World Ranking
6759
National Ranking
10

John W. Blunt publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John W. Blunt sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 262 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

John W. Blunt D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John W. Blunt sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in New Zealand Leader Award
  • 2000 - Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Overview

John W. Blunt is affiliated with the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, focusing on research within the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans subfields including Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Molecular Biology, and Global and Planetary Change.

Blunt's research topics cover a range of subjects, including:

  • International Maritime Law Issues
  • Identification and Quantification in Food
  • Marine Ecology and Invasive Species

Their recent publications include:

  • "Fifty years of capacity building in the search for new marine natural products," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "The Benefits of Collaboration," 2023, Marine Drugs

Blunt has frequently collaborated with a number of co-authors, such as:

  • Murray H. G. Munro
  • Miguel C. Leal
  • Jaime M. Anaya-Rojas
  • Carlos J. Melián
  • Ricardo Calado

Blunt's studies have been published primarily in the following venues:

  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Marine Drugs

In recognition of their academic contributions, they were awarded the title of Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2000.

Best Publications

  • Marine natural products.

    John W. Blunt;Brent R. Copp;Murray H. G. Munro;Peter T. Northcote

  • 13C n.m.r. spectra of steroids —a survey and commentary†

    J. W. Blunt;J. B. Stothers

  • 25-Hydroxycholecalciferol. A biologically active metabolite of vitamin D3

    J W Blunt;H F DeLuca;H K Schnoes

  • Nodularin, microcystin, and the configuration of Adda

    Kenneth L. Rinehart;Kenichi. Harada;Michio. Namikoshi;Choryu. Chen

  • Review: Marine natural products

    John W. Blunt;Brent R. Copp;Murray H.G. Munro;Peter T. Northcote

  • The discovery and development of marine compounds with pharmaceutical potential.

    Murray H.G. Munro;John W. Blunt;Eric J. Dumdei;Sarah J.H. Hickford

  • Mycalamide A, an antiviral compound from a New Zealand sponge of the genus Mycale

    Nigel B. Perry;John W. Blunt;Murray H. G. Munro;Lewis K. Pannell

  • The guttiferones, HIV-inhibitory benzophenones from Symphonia globulifera, Garcinia livingstonei, Garcinia ovalifolia and Clusia rosea

    Kirk R. Gustafson;John W. Blunt;Murray H.G. Munro;Richard W. Fuller

  • Anti-HIV michellamines from Ancistrocladus korupensis.

    Michael R. Boyd;Yali F. Hallock;John H. CardellinaII;Kirk P. Manfredi

  • Korupensamines A-D, Novel Antimalarial Alkaloids from Ancistrocladus korupensis

    Yali F. Hallock;Kirk P. Manfredi;John W. Blunt;John H. Cardellina

  • Marine natural products.

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  • Marine natural products.

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  • Cytotoxic pigments from new zealand sponges of the genus latrunculia : discorhabdins a, b and c

    Nigel B. Perry;John W. Blunt;Murray H.G. Munro

  • Alkaloids from the antarctic sponge Kirkpatrickia varialosa.

    Nigel B. Perry;Laurent Ettouati;Marc Litaudon;John W. Blunt

  • Discorhabdin C, a highly cytotoxic pigment from a sponge of the genus Latrunculia

    Nigel B. Perry;John W. Blunt;John D. McCombs;Murray H. G. Munro

  • Novel alkaloids from the tropical plant Ancistrocladus abbreviatus inhibit cell killing by HIV-1 and HIV-2.

    Kirk P. Manfredi;John W. Blunt;John H. Cardellina;James B. McMahon

  • Evolving Trends in the Dereplication of Natural Product Extracts: New Methodology for Rapid, Small-Scale Investigation of Natural Product Extracts

    Gerhard Lang;Nor Ainy Mayhudin;Maya I. Mitova;Lin Sun

  • Pateamine: a potent cytotoxin from the New Zealand Marine sponge, mycale sp.

    Peter T. Northcote;John W. Blunt;Murray H.G. Munro

  • Antiviral and antitumor agents from a new zealand sponge mycale sp 2. structures and solution conformations of mycalamides a and b

    Nigel B. Perry;John W. Blunt;Murray H. G. Munro;Andrew M. Thompson

  • Marine natural products.

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  • Discorhabdin D, an antitumor alkaloid from the sponges Latrunculia brevis and Prianos sp.

    Nigel B. Perry;John W. Blunt;Murray H. G. Munro;Tatsuo Higa

  • Bioactive Marine Alkaloids

    S Urban;S J H. Hickford;J W Blunt;M H G. Munro

  • Alkaloids from the antarctic sponge Kirkpatrickia varialosa. Part 2: Variolin A and N(3′)-methyl tetrahydrovariolin B

    Golakoti Trimurtulu;D.John Faulkner;Nigel B. Perry;Laurent Ettouati

  • Communesins G and H, new alkaloids from the psychrotolerant fungus Penicillium rivulum.

    Petur W. Dalsgaard;John W. Blunt;Murray H. G. Munro;Jens C. Frisvad

  • Comparison of the Activities of the Truncated Halichondrin B Analog NSC 707389 (E7389) with Those of the Parent Compound and a Proposed Binding Site on Tubulin

    Donnette A. Dabydeen;James C. Burnett;Ruoli Bai;Pascal Verdier-Pinard

  • Marine natural products.

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  • Marine natural products.

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  • Marine natural products.

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  • Marine natural products.

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Frequent Co-Authors

Murray H. G. Munro
Murray H. G. Munro University of Canterbury
Nigel B. Perry
Nigel B. Perry University of Otago
Lewis K. Pannell
Lewis K. Pannell National Institutes of Health
Hector F. DeLuca
Hector F. DeLuca University of Wisconsin–Madison
James B. McMahon
James B. McMahon National Institutes of Health
John H. Cardellina
John H. Cardellina Montana State University
Gerhard Bringmann
Gerhard Bringmann University of Würzburg
Brent R. Copp
Brent R. Copp University of Auckland
Colin J. Barrow
Colin J. Barrow Deakin University
Michael R. Boyd
Michael R. Boyd University of South Alabama

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