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D-Index
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3385
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Lance C. Seefeldt 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 Lance C. Seefeldt sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 240 publications — 46th percentile

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

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

Lance C. Seefeldt 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 Lance C. Seefeldt sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% 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

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Lance C. Seefeldt is affiliated with Utah State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of energy, with particular emphasis on renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment. Other notable subfields include catalysis, materials chemistry, molecular biology, and environmental engineering.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins, ammonia synthesis and nitrogen reduction, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, advanced photocatalysis techniques, microbial fuel cells and bioremediation, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, and hydrogen storage and materials.

Seefeldt's recent publications include the following papers:

  • Reduction of Substrates by Nitrogenases (2020) published in Chemical Reviews
  • Grand challenges in the nitrogen cycle (2021) published in Chemical Society Reviews
  • Towards a Biomanufactory on Mars (2021) published in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
  • Photosynthetic biohybrid coculture for tandem and tunable CO2 and N2 fixation (2022) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Defining Intermediates of Nitrogenase MoFe Protein during N2 Reduction under Photochemical Electron Delivery from CdS Quantum Dots (2020) published in Journal of the American Chemical Society

Frequent co-authors working with Seefeldt include:

  • Zhi-Yong Yang
  • Dennis R. Dean
  • John W. Peters
  • Brian M. Hoffman
  • Derek F. Harris

The scientist has published regularly in several academic venues. Notable publication venues include:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • eLife
  • Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
  • Chemical Science

Lance C. Seefeldt was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012.

Best Publications

  • X-ray crystal structure of the Fe-only hydrogenase (CpI) from Clostridium pasteurianum to 1.8 angstrom resolution.

    John W. Peters;William N. Lanzilotta;Brian J. Lemon;Lance C. Seefeldt

  • Beyond fossil fuel-driven nitrogen transformations.

    Jingguang G. Chen;Jingguang G. Chen;Richard M. Crooks;Lance C. Seefeldt;Kara L. Bren

  • Frontiers, Opportunities, and Challenges in Biochemical and Chemical Catalysis of CO2 Fixation

    Aaron M. Appel;John E. Bercaw;Andrew B. Bocarsly;Holger Dobbek

  • Mechanism of Nitrogen Fixation by Nitrogenase: The Next Stage

    Brian M. Hoffman;Dmitriy Lukoyanov;Zhi Yong Yang;Dennis R. Dean

  • Light-driven dinitrogen reduction catalyzed by a CdS:nitrogenase MoFe protein biohybrid.

    Katherine A. Brown;Derek F. Harris;Molly B. Wilker;Andrew Rasmussen

  • Mechanism of Mo-Dependent Nitrogenase

    Lance C. Seefeldt;Brian M. Hoffman;Dennis R. Dean

  • Biodiesel production by simultaneous extraction and conversion of total lipids from microalgae, cyanobacteria, and wild mixed-cultures.

    Bradley D. Wahlen;Robert M. Willis;Lance C. Seefeldt

  • Climbing nitrogenase: Toward a mechanism of enzymatic nitrogen fixation

    Brian M. Hoffman;Dennis R. Dean;Lance C. Seefeldt

  • Nitrogenase: a draft mechanism.

    Brian M. Hoffman;Dmitriy Lukoyanov;Dennis R. Dean;Lance C. Seefeldt

  • Reduction of Substrates by Nitrogenases

    Lance C. Seefeldt;Zhi Yong Yang;Dmitriy A. Lukoyanov;Derek F. Harris

  • Nitrogen Fixation: The Mechanism of the Mo-Dependent Nitrogenase

    Robert Y. Igarashi;Lance C. Seefeldt

  • Understanding precision nitrogen stress to optimize the growth and lipid content tradeoff in oleaginous green microalgae

    Curtis Adams;Valerie Godfrey;Brad Wahlen;Lance Seefeldt

  • Catalytic and biophysical properties of a nitrogenase apo-MoFe protein produced by a nifB-deletion mutant of Azotobacter vinelandii

    Jason Christiansen;Paul J. Goodwin;William N. Lanzilotta;Lance C. Seefeldt

  • Substrate interactions with the nitrogenase active site.

    Patricia C. Dos Santos;Robert Y. Igarashi;Hong In Lee;Brian M Hoffman

  • Trapping H- Bound to the Nitrogenase FeMo-Cofactor Active Site during H2 Evolution: Characterization by ENDOR Spectroscopy

    Robert Y. Igarashi;Mikhail Laryukhin;Patricia C. Dos Santos;Hong In Lee

  • Nitrogenase bioelectrocatalysis: heterogeneous ammonia and hydrogen production by MoFe protein

    Ross D. Milton;Ross D. Milton;Sofiene Abdellaoui;Nimesh Khadka;Dennis R. Dean

  • Substrate interactions with nitrogenase: Fe versus Mo.

    Lance C. Seefeldt;Ian G. Dance;Dennis R. Dean

  • Biodiesel from Microalgae, Yeast, and Bacteria: Engine Performance and Exhaust Emissions

    Bradley D. Wahlen;Michael R. Morgan;Alex T. McCurdy;Robert M. Willis

  • Reductive Elimination of H2 Activates Nitrogenase to Reduce the N≡N Triple Bond: Characterization of the E4(4H) Janus Intermediate in Wild-Type Enzyme

    Dmitriy Lukoyanov;Nimesh Khadka;Zhi Yong Yang;Dennis R. Dean

  • Substrate interaction at an iron-sulfur face of the FeMo-cofactor during nitrogenase catalysis.

    Brett M. Barney;Robert Y. Igarashi;Patricia C. Dos Santos;Dennis R. Dean

  • Exploring the alternatives of biological nitrogen fixation

    Florence Mus;Alexander B Alleman;Natasha Pence;Lance C Seefeldt

Frequent Co-Authors

Dennis R. Dean
Dennis R. Dean Virginia Tech
Brian M. Hoffman
Brian M. Hoffman Northwestern University
John W. Peters
John W. Peters Washington State University
Simone Raugei
Simone Raugei Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Paul W. King
Paul W. King National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Shelley D. Minteer
Shelley D. Minteer University of Utah
Stephen P. Cramer
Stephen P. Cramer Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Caroline S. Harwood
Caroline S. Harwood University of Washington
Daniel J. Arp
Daniel J. Arp Oregon State University
Bruce Bugbee
Bruce Bugbee Utah State University

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