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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 72 5385 4892 1668 1392 260 15332
Biology and Biochemistry 74 5731 5283 2710 2429 282 16030

Kelley W. Moremen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kelley W. Moremen between 1985 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kelley W. Moremen published across 42 years, from 1985 to 2026, averaging 7.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2022. 18 of the 312 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2022. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 6 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 4 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 23 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 26 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 17 publications 2026: 1 publication
1985 2026

312 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kelley W. Moremen: publications per year, 1985 to 2026
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 1
1987 0
1988 1
1989 1
1990 2
1991 3
1992 4
1993 4
1994 3
1995 4
1996 1
1997 6
1998 7
1999 5
2000 3
2001 7
2002 5
2003 1
2004 4
2005 8
2006 3
2007 4
2008 7
2009 3
2010 4
2011 3
2012 12
2013 10
2014 14
2015 6
2016 22
2017 14
2018 23
2019 11
2020 15
2021 23
2022 26
2023 13
2024 10
2025 17
2026 1
Total 312
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Kelley W. Moremen 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 Kelley W. Moremen 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, 241–260 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: 260 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.

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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 1,100 260
261–280 979
281–300 939
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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Kelley W. Moremen 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 Kelley W. Moremen 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, 72–73 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: 72 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% 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
70–71 646
72–73 561 72
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

Kelley W. Moremen is affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States and has a research focus primarily in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their scholarly work spans multiple subfields including molecular biology, organic chemistry, immunology, plant science, and radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of specialized areas, notably:

  • Glycosylation and glycoproteins research
  • Carbohydrate chemistry and synthesis
  • Monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research
  • Galectins and cancer biology
  • Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research
  • Polysaccharides and plant cell walls
  • Enzyme production and characterization

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Moremen include:

  • Deep evolutionary analysis reveals the design principles of fold A glycosyltransferases (2020, eLife)
  • Glycan remodeled erythrocytes facilitate antigenic characterization of recent A/H3N2 influenza viruses (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Elucidating Human Milk Oligosaccharide biosynthetic genes through network-based multi-omics integration (2022, Nature Communications)
  • Molecular Mechanism of Polysaccharide Acetylation by the Arabidopsis Xylan O-acetyltransferase XOAT1 (2020, The Plant Cell)
  • Variable posttranslational modifications of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 nucleocapsid protein (2021, Glycobiology)

Co-authorship collaborations commonly occur with:

  • Digantkumar Chapla
  • Jeong-Yeh Yang
  • Chin Huang
  • Geert-Jan Boons
  • Breeanna R. Urbanowicz

Moremen's work has been published extensively in frequent venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Glycobiology
  • Nature Communications
  • Angewandte Chemie

Best Publications

  • Vertebrate protein glycosylation: diversity, synthesis and function

    Kelley W. Moremen;Michael Tiemeyer;Alison V. Nairn

  • Glycosidases of the asparagine-linked oligosaccharide processing pathway

    Kelley Moremen;Robert B. Trimble;Annetté Herscovics

  • Expression system for structural and functional studies of human glycosylation enzymes.

    K.W. Moremen;A. Ramiah;M. Stuart;J. Steel

  • Regulation of glycan structures in animal tissues: transcript profiling of glycan-related genes.

    Alison V. Nairn;William S. York;Kyle Harris;Erica M. Hall

  • Alpha-Mannosidase-II Deficiency Results in Dyserythropoiesis and Unveils an Alternate Pathway in Oligosaccharide Biosynthesis

    Daniel Chui;Masayoshi Oh-Eda;Yung-Feng Liao;Krishnasamy Panneerselvam

  • Two Arabidopsis proteins synthesize acetylated xylan in vitro

    Breeanna R. Urbanowicz;Maria J. Peña;Heather A. Moniz;Kelley W. Moremen

  • Guanosine diphosphatase is required for protein and sphingolipid glycosylation in the Golgi lumen of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    Claudia Abeijon;Ken Yanagisawa;Elisabet C. Mandon;Alex Hausler

  • Identification, Expression, and Characterization of a cDNA Encoding Human Endoplasmic Reticulum Mannosidase I, the Enzyme That Catalyzes the First Mannose Trimming Step in Mammalian Asn-linked Oligosaccharide Biosynthesis

    Daniel S. Gonzalez;Khanita Karaveg;Alison S. Vandersall-Nairn;Anita Lal

  • Germ cell survival through carbohydrate-mediated interaction with Sertoli cells.

    Tomoya O. Akama;Hiroaki Nakagawa;Kazuhiro Sugihara;Sonoko Narisawa

  • Human EDEM2, a novel homolog of family 47 glycosidases, is involved in ER-associated degradation of glycoproteins

    Steven W. Mast;Krista Diekman;Khanita Karaveg;Ann Davis

  • Elucidation of the molecular logic by which misfolded α1-antitrypsin is preferentially selected for degradation

    Ying Wu;Matthew T. Swulius;Kelley W. Moremen;Richard N. Sifers

  • Emerging structural insights into glycosyltransferase-mediated synthesis of glycans

    Kelley W. Moremen;Robert S. Haltiwanger

  • Structural basis for catalysis and inhibition of N-glycan processing class I alpha 1,2-mannosidases.

    F Vallee;K Karaveg;A Herscovics;K.W Moremen

  • Novel purification of the catalytic domain of Golgi alpha-mannosidase II. Characterization and comparison with the intact enzyme.

    K W Moremen;O Touster;P W Robbins

  • Isolation, characterization, and expression of cDNAs encoding murine alpha-mannosidase II, a Golgi enzyme that controls conversion of high mannose to complex N-glycans.

    K W Moremen;P W Robbins

  • Synthesis of asymmetrical multiantennary human milk oligosaccharides.

    Anthony R. Prudden;Lin Liu;Chantelle J. Capicciotti;Margreet A. Wolfert;Margreet A. Wolfert

  • An automated platform for the enzyme-mediated assembly of complex oligosaccharides.

    Tiehai Li;Lin Liu;Na Wei;Jeong-Yeh Yang

  • Cloning, Expression, Purification, and Characterization of the Human Broad Specificity Lysosomal Acid α-Mannosidase *

    Yung-Feng Liao;Anita Lal;Kelley W. Moremen

  • Golgi α-mannosidase II deficiency in vertebrate systems: implications for asparagine-linked oligosaccharide processing in mammals

    Kelley W Moremen

  • Molecular cloning and expression of cDNAs encoding human alpha-mannosidase II and a previously unrecognized alpha-mannosidase IIx isozyme.

    Masahiro Misago;Yung-Feng Liao;Shinichi Kudo;Sumiya Eto

  • Structural basis for regulation of human calcium-sensing receptor by magnesium ions and an unexpected tryptophan derivative co-agonist.

    Chen Zhang;Tuo Zhang;Juan Zou;Cassandra Lynn Miller

  • Mechanism of class 1 (glycosylhydrolase family 47) {alpha}-mannosidases involved in N-glycan processing and endoplasmic reticulum quality control

    Khanita Karaveg;Aloysius Siriwardena;Wolfram Tempel;Zhi-Jie Liu

  • Substrate specificities of recombinant murine Golgi α1,2-mannosidases IA and IB and comparison with endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi processing α1,2-mannosidases

    Anita Lal;Peng Pang;Sandeep Kalelkar;Pedro A. Romero

  • Human homologs of the Xenopus oocyte cortical granule lectin XL35.

    Jin-Kyu Lee;Janet Schnee;Mabel Pang;Margreet Wolfert

Frequent Co-Authors

Geert-Jan Boons
Geert-Jan Boons University of Georgia
Richard D. Cummings
Richard D. Cummings Harvard Medical School
Lance Wells
Lance Wells University of Georgia
David F. Smith
David F. Smith Emory University
James H. Prestegard
James H. Prestegard University of Georgia
John J. Kopchick
John J. Kopchick Ohio University
Parastoo Azadi
Parastoo Azadi University of Georgia
Stephen Dalton
Stephen Dalton University of Georgia
Peng Wu
Peng Wu Scripps Research Institute
Robert J. Linhardt
Robert J. Linhardt Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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