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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 68 6603 5985 1995 1654 293 14969
Biology and Biochemistry 68 7875 7264 3574 3210 291 14993

Jon S. Thorson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jon S. Thorson between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jon S. Thorson published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 9.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2015. 8 of the 319 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 25. Peak 25 publications in 2015. 1992: 2 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 4 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 12 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 25 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 4 publications
1992 2025

319 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jon S. Thorson: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 2
1993 5
1994 4
1995 4
1996 1
1997 1
1998 4
1999 4
2000 4
2001 8
2002 10
2003 10
2004 9
2005 12
2006 13
2007 10
2008 16
2009 6
2010 13
2011 16
2012 13
2013 12
2014 23
2015 25
2016 10
2017 8
2018 15
2019 16
2020 16
2021 13
2022 4
2023 4
2024 4
2025 4
Total 319
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Jon S. Thorson 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 Jon S. Thorson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 281–300 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 293 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939 293
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Jon S. Thorson 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 Jon S. Thorson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 68–69 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683 68
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Jon S. Thorson is a researcher affiliated with the University of Kentucky in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions also in medicine.

The main fields of study for Thorson include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Within these disciplines, their subfields of specialization cover:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Pharmacology
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Biotechnology
  • Oncology

Thorson's primary research topics feature:

  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Marine Sponges and Natural Products
  • Fungal Biology and Applications
  • Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction

Frequent co-authors contributing to joint publications with Thorson include:

  • Khaled A. Shaaban
  • Larissa V. Ponomareva
  • Steven G. Van Lanen
  • Markos Leggas
  • Jürgen Rohr

Thorson has published notably in the following academic venues:

  • Journal of Natural Products
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • ACS Synthetic Biology
  • ACS Chemical Biology
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

Recent publications by Thorson include:

  • Interleukin-10 suppression enhances T-cell antitumor immunity and responses to checkpoint blockade in chronic lymphocytic leukemia, 2021, Leukemia
  • Pyridoxal-5'-phosphate-dependent alkyl transfer in nucleoside antibiotic biosynthesis, 2020, Nature Chemical Biology
  • Endophytes of Brazilian Medicinal Plants With Activity Against Phytopathogens, 2021, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Methionine Adenosyltransferase Engineering to Enable Bioorthogonal Platforms for AdoMet-Utilizing Enzymes, 2020, ACS Chemical Biology
  • Diverse polyketides from the marine endophytic Alternaria sp. LV52: Structure determination and cytotoxic activities, 2021, Biotechnology Reports

Best Publications

  • Antitumor antibiotics: bleomycin, enediynes, and mitomycin.

    Ute Galm;Martin H. Hager;Steven G. Van Lanen;Jianhua Ju

  • A comprehensive review of glycosylated bacterial natural products.

    Sherif I. Elshahawi;Khaled A. Shaaban;Madan K. Kharel;Jon S. Thorson

  • Nicotinic receptor binding site probed with unnatural amino acid incorporation in intact cells

    Mark W. Nowak;Patrick C. Kearney;Jeffrey R. Sampson;Margaret E. Saks

  • A genomics-guided approach for discovering and expressing cryptic metabolic pathways.

    Emmanuel Zazopoulos;Kexue Huang;Alfredo Staffa;Wen Liu

  • Structure, activity, synthesis and biosynthesis of aryl-C-glycosides

    Tsion Bililign;Byron R. Griffith;Jon S. Thorson

  • The calicheamicin gene cluster and its iterative type I enediyne PKS.

    Joachim Ahlert;Erica Shepard;Natalia Lomovskaya;Emmanuel Zazopoulos

  • Pathways and mechanisms in the biogenesis of novel deoxysugars by bacteria.

    Hung Wen Liu;Jon S. Thorson

  • Exploiting the Reversibility of Natural Product Glycosyltransferase-Catalyzed Reactions

    Changsheng Zhang;Byron R. Griffith;Qiang Fu;Christoph Albermann

  • Enhancing the anticancer properties of cardiac glycosides by neoglycorandomization

    Joseph M. Langenhan;Noël R. Peters;Ilia A. Guzei;F. Michael Hoffmann

  • Expanding the promiscuity of a natural-product glycosyltransferase by directed evolution

    Gavin J Williams;Changsheng Zhang;Jon S Thorson

  • Antibiotic optimization via in vitro glycorandomization.

    Xun Fu;Christoph Albermann;Jiqing Jiang;Jianchun Liao

  • Enzymatic methods for glyco(diversification/randomization) of drugs and small molecules.

    Richard W. Gantt;Pauline Peltier-Pain;Jon S. Thorson

  • Natures Carbohydrate Chemists The Enzymatic Glycosylation of Bioactive Bacterial Metabolites

    Jon S. Thorson;Thomas J. Hosted;Jiqing Jiang;John B. Biggins

  • Understanding and exploiting nature's chemical arsenal: the past, present and future of calicheamicin research.

    Jon S. Thorson;Eric L. Sievers;Joachim Ahlert;Erica Shepard

  • Enzymatic tools for engineering natural product glycosylation.

    Sophie Blanchard;Jon S Thorson

  • Glycosyltransferase structural biology and its role in the design of catalysts for glycosylation

    Aram Chang;Shanteri Singh;George N Phillips;Jon S Thorson

  • 'Sweetening' natural products via glycorandomization.

    Byron R Griffith;Joseph M Langenhan;Jon S Thorson

  • Incorporation of Glucose Analogs by GtfE and GtfD from the Vancomycin Biosynthetic Pathway to Generate Variant Glycopeptides

    Heather C Losey;Jiqing Jiang;John B Biggins;Markus Oberthür

  • Neoglycorandomization and chemoenzymatic glycorandomization: two complementary tools for natural product diversification.

    Joseph M. Langenhan;Byron R. Griffith;Jon S. Thorson

  • Structure, mechanism and engineering of a nucleotidylyltransferase as a first step toward glycorandomization.

    William A. Barton;Jacob Lesniak;Jacob Lesniak;John B. Biggins;John B. Biggins;Philip D. Jeffrey;Philip D. Jeffrey

Frequent Co-Authors

George N. Phillips
George N. Phillips Rice University
Jürgen Rohr
Jürgen Rohr University of Kentucky
Andrew J. Morris
Andrew J. Morris University of Kentucky
James C. Hower
James C. Hower University of Kentucky
Chang-Guo Zhan
Chang-Guo Zhan University of Kentucky
Hung-wen Liu
Hung-wen Liu The University of Texas at Austin
Ben Shen
Ben Shen Scripps Research Institute
Peter G. Schultz
Peter G. Schultz Scripps Research Institute
Wen Liu
Wen Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Andreas Bechthold
Andreas Bechthold University of Freiburg

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