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Kenneth V. Thimann

Kenneth V. Thimann

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
78
Citations
17470
World Ranking
4640
National Ranking
2248

Kenneth V. Thimann 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 Kenneth V. Thimann sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 269 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kenneth V. Thimann 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 Kenneth V. Thimann sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1982 - International Balzan Prize
  • 1967 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1957 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1950 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1948 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Kenneth V. Thimann was affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their academic career included recognition by several prestigious organizations and awards over several decades, marking their contribution to the scientific community.

Thimann was known to have received the International Balzan Prize in 1982. Earlier, they had been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1967. Notably, Thimann was a two-time Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, awarded in 1950 and 1957.

In addition, Thimann was elected as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 1948. These honors reflect a career acknowledged by key institutions within the scientific field.

No specific papers, co-authors, publication venues, books, or detailed research topics were provided in the available data, so these aspects of Thimann's work remain unspecified in this profile.

Best Publications

  • On the Inhibition of Bud Development and other Functions of Growth Substance in Vicia Faba

    Kenneth V. Thimann;Folke Skoog

  • THE ROLE OF AUXINS AND CYTOKININS IN THE RELEASE OF BUDS FROM DOMINANCE

    Tsvi Sachs;Kenneth V. Thimann

  • The Antagonism of Auxin and Kinetin in Apical Dominance

    Margaret Wickson;Kenneth V. Thimann

  • On the nature of inhibitions caused by auxin.

    Kenneth V. Thimann

  • Release of Lateral Buds from Apical Dominance

    Tsvi Sachs;Kenneth V. Thimann

  • NITRILASE. I. OCCURRENCE, PREPARATION, AND GENERAL PROPERTIES OF THE ENZYME.

    Kenneth V. Thimann;Sundararaman Mahadevan

  • Interactions of phenolic acids, metallic ions and chelating agents on auxin-induced growth.

    Miroslaw Tomaszewski;Kenneth V. Thimann

  • Observations on the fine structure of the oat coleoptile

    T. P. O'Brien;K. V. Thimann

  • Evidence for a Requirement for Protein Synthesis for Auxin-Induced Cell Enlargement

    Larry D. Noodén;Kenneth V. Thimann

  • The paper chromatography of indole compounds and some indole-containing auxins of plant tissues.

    Bruce B. Stowe;Kenneth V. Thimann

  • The Metabolism of Oat Leaves during Senescence: I. Respiration, Carbohydrate Metabolism, and the Action of Cytokinins

    Richard M. Tetley;Kenneth V. Thimann

  • On the Physiology of the Formation of Nodules on Legume Roots.

    Kenneth V. Thimann

  • THE ROLE OF THE SEED-COATS IN GERMINATION OF PHOTOSENSITIVE LETTUCE SEEDS

    Hiroshi Ikuma;Kenneth V. Thimann

  • The role of ethylene in the senescence of oat leaves.

    Shimon Gepstein;Kenneth V. Thimann

  • AUXINS AND THE GROWTH OF ROOTS

    Kenneth V. Thimann

  • STUDIES ON THE GROWTH HORMONE OF PLANTS : VII. THE FATE OF GROWTH SUBSTANCE IN THE PLANT AND THE NATURE OF THE GROWTH PROCESS.

    James Bonner;Kenneth V. Thimann

  • THE PHYSIOLOGY OF ETHYLENE FORMATION IN APPLES

    Stanley P. Burg;Kenneth V. Thimann

  • ON THE RELATION BETWEEN GROWTH AND RESPIRATION IN THE AVENA COLEOPTILE

    Barry Commoner;Kenneth V. Thimann

  • Changes in the abscisic acid content of oat leaves during senescence.

    Shimon Gepstein;Kenneth V. Thimann

  • Incorporation of C14-amino acids into proteins of leaf disks and cell-free fractions of tobacco leaves.

    Mary L. Stephenson;Kenneth V. Thimann;Paul C. Zamecnik

Frequent Co-Authors

Folke Skoog
Folke Skoog University of Wisconsin–Madison
John Terborgh
John Terborgh Duke University
Barbara G. Pickard
Barbara G. Pickard Washington University in St. Louis
Shimon Gepstein
Shimon Gepstein Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Larry D. Noodén
Larry D. Noodén University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
James Bonner
James Bonner California Institute of Technology
William A. Niering
William A. Niering Connecticut College
Robert H. Whittaker
Robert H. Whittaker Cornell University

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