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Jonathan D. Walton

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
62
Citations
15724
World Ranking
10677
National Ranking
4637

Jonathan D. Walton publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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 Jonathan D. Walton sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 163 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Jonathan D. Walton D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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 Jonathan D. Walton sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Jonathan D. Walton was affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research primarily contributed to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, and Molecular Biology as subfields of study.

Their work extensively covered topics related to Biofuel production and bioconversion, Enzyme Production and Characterization, as well as Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization. These areas represented the core themes across their academic publications.

Jonathan D. Walton's published output included research articles appearing in venues such as ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering and Frontline Gastroenterology. Two notable papers from their recent contributions were:

  • Crystal Structure of α-Xylosidase from Aspergillus niger in Complex with a Hydrolyzed Xyloglucan Product and New Insights in Accurately Predicting Substrate Specificities of GH31 Family Glycosidases (2020, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering)
  • Diagnostic yield of colonoscopy surveillance in Lynch syndrome (2025, Frontline Gastroenterology)

Throughout their research career, Walton collaborated frequently with other scientists including Hongnan Cao, Phillip J. Brumm, G.N. Phillips, Stephanie Poo, and Huw Thomas. These coauthors appeared in various combinations across their published papers.

Their scientific contributions dealt with structural enzymology, enzyme-substrate interactions, and clinical diagnostics, linking biochemical mechanisms with applied biomedical contexts. This interdisciplinary approach reflected the diversity in their research topics and publication venues.

Best Publications

  • Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptide natural products: Overview and recommendations for a universal nomenclature

    Paul G. Arnison;Mervyn J. Bibb;Gabriele Bierbaum;Albert Alexander Bowers

  • The Fusarium graminearum Genome Reveals a Link Between Localized Polymorphism and Pathogen Specialization

    Christina A. Cuomo;Ulrich Güldener;Jin Rong Xu;Frances Trail

  • Minimum Information about a Biosynthetic Gene cluster.

    Marnix H. Medema;Marnix H. Medema;Renzo Kottmann;Pelin Yilmaz;Matthew Cummings

  • Extensive sampling of basidiomycete genomes demonstrates inadequacy of the white-rot/brown-rot paradigm for wood decay fungi

    Robert Riley;Asaf A. Salamov;Daren W. Brown;Laszlo G. Nagy

  • Deconstructing the Cell Wall.

    Jonathan D. Walton

  • Host-selective toxins: agents of compatibility.

    Jonathan D. Walton

  • Horizontal gene transfer and the evolution of secondary metabolite gene clusters in fungi: an hypothesis.

    Jonathan D. Walton

  • A putative cyclic peptide efflux pump encoded by the TOXA gene of the plant-pathogenic fungus Cochliobolus carbonum

    John W. Pitkin;Daniel G. Panaccione;Jonathan D. Walton

  • Improving Enzymes for Biomass Conversion: A Basic Research Perspective

    Goutami Banerjee;John S. Scott-Craig;Jonathan D. Walton

  • Inhibition of maize histone deacetylases by HC toxin, the host-selective toxin of Cochliobolus carbonum.

    Gerald Brosch;Richard Ransom;Thomas Lechner;Jonathan D. Walton

  • Endopolygalacturonase is not required for pathogenicity of Cochliobolus carbonum on maize.

    John S. Scott-Craig;Daniel G. Panaccione;Felice Cervone;Jonathan D. Walton

  • The Cochliobolus carbonum SNF1 gene is required for cell wall-degrading enzyme expression and virulence on maize.

    Nyerhovwo J. Tonukari;John S. Scott-Craig;Jonathan D. Walton

  • Gene family encoding the major toxins of lethal Amanita mushrooms

    Heather E. Hallen;Hong Luo;John S. Scott-Craig;Jonathan D. Walton

  • Cellulose synthase-like genes of rice.

    Samuel P. Hazen;John S. Scott-Craig;Jonathan D. Walton

  • A cyclic peptide synthetase gene required for pathogenicity of the fungus Cochliobolus carbonum on maize.

    Daniel G. Panaccione;John S. Scott-Craig;Jean-Alain Pocard;Jonathan D. Walton

  • The cyclic peptide synthetase catalyzing HC-toxin production in the filamentous fungus Cochliobolus carbonum is encoded by a 15.7-kilobase open reading frame.

    J S Scott-Craig;D G Panaccione;J A Pocard;J D Walton

  • Alkaline peroxide pretreatment of corn stover: effects of biomass, peroxide, and enzyme loading and composition on yields of glucose and xylose

    Goutami Banerjee;Suzana Car;John S Scott-Craig;David B Hodge;David B Hodge

  • Comparative proteomics of extracellular proteins in vitro and in planta from the pathogenic fungus Fusarium graminearum.

    Janet M. Paper;John S. Scott-Craig;Neil D. Adhikari;Christina A. Cuomo

  • Reduced genomic potential for secreted plant cell-wall-degrading enzymes in the ectomycorrhizal fungus Amanita bisporigera, based on the secretome of Trichoderma reesei

    Subashini Nagendran;Heather E. Hallen-Adams;Janet M. Paper;Nighat Aslam

  • Rapid optimization of enzyme mixtures for deconstruction of diverse pretreatment/biomass feedstock combinations

    Goutami Banerjee;Suzana Car;John S Scott-Craig;Melissa S Borrusch

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel G. Panaccione
Daniel G. Panaccione West Virginia University
George N. Phillips
George N. Phillips Rice University
Elizabeth D. Earle
Elizabeth D. Earle Cornell University
Gerald Brosch
Gerald Brosch Innsbruck Medical University
Peter Loidl
Peter Loidl Innsbruck Medical University
Bernard Henrissat
Bernard Henrissat Technical University of Denmark
Christian Hertweck
Christian Hertweck Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Scott E. Baker
Scott E. Baker Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Kazuya Akimitsu
Kazuya Akimitsu Kagawa University
Wilfred A. van der Donk
Wilfred A. van der Donk University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Best Scientists Citing Jonathan D. Walton

Bernard Henrissat

Bernard Henrissat

Technical University of Denmark

Publications: 100

Igor V. Grigoriev

Igor V. Grigoriev

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Publications: 87

Wilfred A. van der Donk

Wilfred A. van der Donk

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Publications: 81

Jin-Rong Xu

Jin-Rong Xu

Purdue University West Lafayette

Publications: 69

Joseph Heitman

Joseph Heitman

Duke University

Publications: 53

Marnix H. Medema

Marnix H. Medema

Wageningen University & Research

Publications: 49

Douglas A. Mitchell

Douglas A. Mitchell

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Publications: 48

Kim E. Hammond-Kosack

Kim E. Hammond-Kosack

Rothamsted Research

Publications: 38

Francis Martin

Francis Martin

University of Lorraine

Publications: 38

Nancy P. Keller

Nancy P. Keller

University of Wisconsin–Madison

Publications: 35

H. Corby Kistler

H. Corby Kistler

University of Minnesota

Publications: 35

Roderich D. Süssmuth

Roderich D. Süssmuth

Technical University of Berlin

Publications: 35

Alexander Idnurm

Alexander Idnurm

University of Melbourne

Publications: 33

Blake A. Simmons

Blake A. Simmons

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Publications: 33

Kazuya Akimitsu

Kazuya Akimitsu

Kagawa University

Publications: 33

Oscar P. Kuipers

Oscar P. Kuipers

University of Groningen

Publications: 31

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