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Michael A. J. Ferguson

Michael A. J. Ferguson

University of Dundee
United Kingdom

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Biology and Biochemistry
UK
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
101
Citations
34430
World Ranking
1459
National Ranking
85

Michael A. J. Ferguson publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 487 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael A. J. Ferguson 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 Michael A. J. Ferguson 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: 101 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2000 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1994 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Overview

Michael A. J. Ferguson is affiliated with the University of Dundee in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several fields, with a primary focus on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these areas, key subfields include Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The scientific work of Michael A. J. Ferguson covers a range of main topics, including:

  • Trypanosoma species research and implications
  • Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
  • Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
  • Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases
  • Biochemical and Molecular Research
  • Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Wellcome Open Research
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • mBio

Michael A. J. Ferguson has coauthored extensively, with frequent collaborators including:

  • Rupa Nagar
  • Michele Tinti
  • Samuel M. Duncan
  • Maria Lucia Sampaio Güther
  • Ian H. Gilbert

A selection of recent papers illustrates the broad scope of their research:

  • From the desks of ROS maintainers: A survey of modern & capable mobile robotics algorithms in the robot operating system 2 (2023, Robotics and Autonomous Systems)
  • CAP-MAP: cap analysis protocol with minimal analyte processing, a rapid and sensitive approach to analysing mRNA cap structures (2020, Open Biology)
  • Visualisation of proteome-wide ordered protein abundances in Trypanosoma brucei (2022, Wellcome Open Research)
  • Treating age-related multimorbidity: the drug discovery challenge (2020, Drug Discovery Today)
  • A mechanism-inspired UDP-N-acetylglucosamine pyrophosphorylase inhibitor (2020, RSC Chemical Biology)

In addition to journal publications, Michael A. J. Ferguson has contributed to book publications, including the title "Para-Site-Seeing" (2020) published by University of Dundee eBooks.

The scientist has received recognition through fellowships, including:

  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (2000)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1994)

Best Publications

  • Cell-Surface Anchoring of Proteins via Glycosyl-Phosphatidylinositol Structures

    Michael A. J. Ferguson;Alan F. Williams

  • The structure, biosynthesis and function of glycosylated phosphatidylinositols in the parasitic protozoa and higher eukaryotes.

    M J McConville;M A J Ferguson

  • Glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol moiety that anchors Trypanosoma brucei variant surface glycoprotein to the membrane

    Michael A. J. Ferguson;Steve W. Homans;Raymond A. Dwek;Thomas W. Rademacher

  • Biomarkers of Acute Kidney Injury

    Vishal S. Vaidya;Michael A. Ferguson;Joseph V. Bonventre

  • The structure, biosynthesis and functions of glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchors, and the contributions of trypanosome research

    Michael A. J. Ferguson

  • Glycosyl-sn-1,2-dimyristylphosphatidylinositol is covalently linked to Trypanosoma brucei variant surface glycoprotein.

    Michael A. J. Ferguson;Martin G. Low;George A. M. Cross

  • Complete structure of the glycosyl phosphatidylinositol membrane anchor of rat brain Thy-1 glycoprotein.

    Steve W. Homans;Michael A. J. Ferguson;Raymond A. Dwek;Thomas W. Rademacher

  • An Evaluation of the Left-Brain vs. Right-Brain Hypothesis with Resting State Functional Connectivity Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    Jared A. Nielsen;Brandon A. Zielinski;Michael A. Ferguson;Janet E. Lainhart

  • Anti-trypanosomatid drug discovery: an ongoing challenge and a continuing need

    Mark C. Field;David Horn;Alan H. Fairlamb;Michael A. J. Ferguson

  • Biomarkers of nephrotoxic acute kidney injury

    Michael A. Ferguson;Vishal S. Vaidya;Joseph V. Bonventre

  • Transmission of cutaneous leishmaniasis by sand flies is enhanced by regurgitation of fPPG.

    Matthew E. Rogers;Thomas Ilg;Andrei V. Nikolaev;Michael A. J. Ferguson

  • Developmental modification of lipophosphoglycan during the differentiation of Leishmania major promastigotes to an infectious stage.

    Malcolm J. McConville;Salvatore J. Turco;Michael A. J. Ferguson;David L. Sacks

  • N-Myristoyltransferase Inhibitors as New Leads to Treat Sleeping Sickness.

    Julie A. Frearson;Stephen Brand;Stuart P. McElroy;Laura A.T. Cleghorn

  • Primary Structure of CD52

    A. Treumann;M. R. Lifely;P. Schneider;M. A. J. Ferguson

  • Covalently attached phosphatidylinositol as a hydrophobic anchor for membrane proteins

    Martin G Low;Michael A.J Ferguson;Michael A.J Ferguson;Anthony H Futerman;Israel Silman

  • Highly purified glycosylphosphatidylinositols from Trypanosoma cruzi are potent proinflammatory agents.

    Igor C. Almeida;Igor C. Almeida;Maristela M. Camargo;Daniela O. Procópio;Luiz S. Silva

  • Trypanosoma brucei Variant Surface Glycoprotein Has a sn- 1,2- Dimyristyl Glycerol Membrane Anchor at Its COOH Terminus*

    Michael A. J. Ferguson;Kasturi Haldar;George A. M. Cross

  • Hydrophilic-interaction chromatography of complex carbohydrates

    Andrew J. Alpert;Mukta Shukla;Ashok K. Shukla;Lynn R. Zieske

  • Biosynthesis of Trypanosoma brucei variant surface glycoproteins. N-glycosylation and addition of a phosphatidylinositol membrane anchor.

    Michael A. J. Ferguson;Michael Duszenko;Gretel S. Lamont;Peter Overath

  • Established and Emerging Markers of Kidney Function

    Michael A. Ferguson;Sushrut S. Waikar

Frequent Co-Authors

Terry K. Smith
Terry K. Smith University of St Andrews
Malcolm J. McConville
Malcolm J. McConville University of Melbourne
Igor C. Almeida
Igor C. Almeida The University of Texas at El Paso
Ian H. Gilbert
Ian H. Gilbert University of Dundee
Ricardo T. Gazzinelli
Ricardo T. Gazzinelli Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Pascal Schneider
Pascal Schneider University of Lausanne
George A. M. Cross
George A. M. Cross Rockefeller University
Alan H. Fairlamb
Alan H. Fairlamb University of Dundee
Robert A. Field
Robert A. Field University of Manchester
Luiz R. Travassos
Luiz R. Travassos Federal University of Sao Paulo

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