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2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
80
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18491
World Ranking
4173
National Ranking
101

Leann Tilley 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 Leann Tilley sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 268 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.

Leann Tilley 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 Leann Tilley 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: 80 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% 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

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Leann Tilley is a researcher affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. Their work primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant body of publications contributing to these areas.

The main subfields of their research include Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, and Epidemiology. This interdisciplinary focus supports investigations into various complex biological and health-related topics.

Tilley's research topics prominently feature Malaria Research and Control, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, Mosquito-borne diseases and control, RNA modifications and cancer, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment, Trypanosoma species research and implications, and Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology.

Among recent notable publications are:

  • K13, the Cytostome, and Artemisinin Resistance, 2020, Trends in Parasitology
  • Reaction hijacking of tyrosine tRNA synthetase as a new whole-of-life-cycle antimalarial strategy, 2022, Science
  • Role of Plasmodium falciparum Protein GEXP07 in Maurer's Cleft Morphology, Knob Architecture, and P. falciparum EMP1 Trafficking, 2020, mBio
  • Surface area-to-volume ratio, not cellular viscoelasticity, is the major determinant of red blood cell traversal through small channels, 2020, Cellular Microbiology
  • Repurposing the mitotic machinery to drive cellular elongation and chromatin reorganisation in Plasmodium falciparum gametocytes, 2022, Nature Communications

Tilley frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, PLoS Pathogens, Communications Biology, and ACS Infectious Diseases, reflecting a focus on high-impact journals in biology and infectious disease research.

The scientist collaborates regularly with a group of frequent co-authors, including Matthew W. A. Dixon, Stanley C. Xie, Gerald J. Shami, Michael D. W. Griffin, and Con Dogovski, with collaboration counts ranging from 9 to 14 joint works, indicating ongoing partnerships in related research fields.

Best Publications

  • Oxidative stress in malaria parasite-infected erythrocytes: Host-parasite interactions

    Katja Becker;Leann Tilley;Jonathan L. Vennerstrom;David Roberts

  • Quinoline Antimalarials: Mechanisms of Action and Resistance and Prospects for New Agents

    Michael Foley;Leann Tilley

  • Malaria parasite proteins that remodel the host erythrocyte

    Alexander G Maier;Brian Mark Cooke;Alan F Cowman;Leann Tilley;Leann Tilley

  • Artemisinin activity against Plasmodium falciparum requires hemoglobin uptake and digestion

    Nectarios Klonis;Maria P. Crespo-Ortiz;Iveta Bottova;Nurhidanatasha Abu-Bakar

  • TARGETING THE CELL STRESS RESPONSE OF PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM TO OVERCOME ARTEMISININ RESISTANCE

    Con Dogovski;Stanley C. Xie;Gaetan Burgio;Jess Bridgford

  • Trafficking and assembly of the cytoadherence complex in Plasmodium falciparum-infected human erythrocytes.

    Mark E. Wickham;Melanie Rug;Stuart A. Ralph;Nectarios Klonis

  • Inhibition of the peroxidative degradation of haem as the basis of action of chloroquine and other quinoline antimalarials.

    Paul Loria;Susanne Miller;Michael Foley;Leann Tilley

  • Artemisinin Action and Resistance in Plasmodium falciparum.

    Leann Tilley;Judith Straimer;Nina F. Gnädig;Stuart A. Ralph

  • Defining the role of PfCRT in Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance.

    Patrick G. Bray;Rowena E. Martin;Leann Tilley;Stephen A. Ward

  • Quinoline antimalarials: mechanisms of action and resistance.

    Mick Foley;Leann Tilley

  • Artemisinin kills malaria parasites by damaging proteins and inhibiting the proteasome.

    Jessica L Bridgford;Stanley C Xie;Simon A Cobbold;Charisse Flerida A Pasaje

  • Mitochondrial metabolism of sexual and asexual blood stages of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum

    James I MacRae;Matthew Wa Dixon;Megan K Dearnley;Hwa H Chua

  • Structure- and function-based design of Plasmodium-selective proteasome inhibitors

    Hao Li;Hao Li;Anthony J. O’Donoghue;Wouter A. van der Linden;Stanley C. Xie

  • Digestive-vacuole genesis and endocytic processes in the early intraerythrocytic stages of Plasmodium falciparum.

    Nurhidanatasha Abu Bakar;Nectarios Klonis;Eric Hanssen;Cherrine Chan

  • Altered temporal response of malaria parasites determines differential sensitivity to artemisinin.

    Nectarios Klonis;Stanley C. Xie;James M. McCaw;Maria P. Crespo-Ortiz

  • Characterization of the pathway for transport of the cytoadherence-mediating protein, PfEMP1, to the host cell surface in malaria parasite-infected erythrocytes.

    Neline Kriek;Leann Tilley;Paul Horrocks;Robert Pinches

  • Food vacuole‐associated lipid bodies and heterogeneous lipid environments in the malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum

    Katherine E. Jackson;Nectarios Klonis;David J. P. Ferguson;Akinola Adisa

  • Plasmodium species: master renovators of their host cells

    Tania F. de Koning-Ward;Matthew W.A. Dixon;Leann Tilley;Paul R. Gilson;Paul R. Gilson

  • Fluorescence photobleaching analysis for the study of cellular dynamics.

    Nectarios Klonis;Melanie Rug;Ian Steward Harper;Mark Wickham

  • A cluster of ring stage-specific genes linked to a locus implicated in cytoadherence in Plasmodium falciparum codes for PEXEL-negative and PEXEL-positive proteins exported into the host cell.

    Tobias Spielmann;Paula L. Hawthorne;Matthew W.A. Dixon;Mandy Hannemann

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric Hanssen
Eric Hanssen University of Melbourne
Michael Foley
Michael Foley La Trobe University
Alan F. Cowman
Alan F. Cowman Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Robin F. Anders
Robin F. Anders La Trobe University
Paul R. Gilson
Paul R. Gilson Burnet Institute
Brendan S. Crabb
Brendan S. Crabb Monash University
James M. McCaw
James M. McCaw University of Melbourne
Stuart A. Ralph
Stuart A. Ralph University of Melbourne
Bayden R. Wood
Bayden R. Wood Monash University
Malcolm J. McConville
Malcolm J. McConville University of Melbourne

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