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Norman K. Wessells

Norman K. Wessells

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
12928
World Ranking
14906
National Ranking
6240

Norman K. Wessells 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 Norman K. Wessells sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 81 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Norman K. Wessells 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 Norman K. Wessells 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: 55 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% 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

  • 1975 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Norman K. Wessells is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their academic and research career is associated with that institution, though publicly available data on specific research papers or publication venues is currently not provided.

There are no records of recent papers, co-authors, or frequent publication venues connected to their profile at this time.

Similarly, information about book publications and specific fields or subfields of study are not documented in the accessible data.

Among known professional recognitions, Norman K. Wessells was awarded the Fellowship of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1975.

Their current status is living, with no indication of passing.

Best Publications

  • Microfilaments in Cellular and Developmental Processes

    N. K. Wessells;B. S. Spooner;J. F. Ash;M. O. Bradley

  • ULTRASTRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF GROWTH CONES AND AXONS OF CULTURED NERVE CELLS

    Kenneth M. Yamada;Brian S. Spooner;Norman K. Wessells

  • AXON GROWTH: ROLES OF MICROFILAMENTS AND MICROTUBULES

    Kenneth M. Yamada;Brian S. Spooner;Norman K. Wessells

  • Methods in developmental biology

    Fred H. Wilt;Norman K. Wessells

  • Microfilaments and cell locomotion.

    Brian S. Spooner;Kenneth M. Yamada;Norman K. Wessells

  • Early pancreas organogenesis. Morphogenesis, tissue interactions, and mass effects.

    Norman K. Wessells;Julia H. Cohen

  • Mammalian lung development: Interactions in formation and morphogenesis of tracheal buds

    Norman K. Wessells

  • Mammalian lung development: Interactions in primordium formation and bronchial morphogenesis†

    Brian S. Spooner;Norman K. Wessells

  • Survival and development in culture of dissociated parasympathetic neurons from ciliary ganglia.

    Stephen L. Helfand;Gary A. Smith;Norman K. Wessells

  • Cell locomotion, nerve elongation, and microfilaments.

    Marilyn A. Ludueña;Norman K. Wessells

  • Morphology and proliferation during early feather development

    Norman K. Wessells

  • Tissue interactions and development

    Norman K. Wessells

  • DNA SYNTHESIS, MITOSIS, AND DIFFERENTIATION IN PANCREATIC ACINAR CELLS IN VITRO

    Norman K. Wessells

  • Effects of collagenase on developing epithelia in vitro: lung, ureteric bud, and pancreas.

    Norman K. Wessells;Julia H. Cohen

  • Ultrastructural studies of early morphogenesis and cytodifferentiation in the embryonic mammalian pancreas

    Norman K. Wessells;Jean Evans

  • Polarity of actin filaments in Characean algae.

    Yolande M. Kersey;Peter K. Hepler;Barry A. Palevitz;Norman K. Wessells

  • Effects of Cytochalasin B upon Microfilaments Involved in Morphogenesis of Salivary Epithelium

    Brian S. Spooner;Norman K. Wessells

  • An analysis of salivary gland morphogenesis: role of cytoplasmic microfilaments and microtubules.

    Brian S. Spooner;Norman K. Wessells

  • Non-equivalence of conditioned medium and nerve growth factor for sympathetic, parasympathetic, and sensory neurons.

    Stephen L. Helfand;Richard J. Riopelle;Norman K. Wessells

  • Nonproliferation in dermal condensations of mouse vibrissae and pelage hairs

    Norman K. Wessells;Karen D. Roessner

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul C. Letourneau
Paul C. Letourneau University of Minnesota
Kenneth M. Yamada
Kenneth M. Yamada National Institutes of Health
William J. Rutter
William J. Rutter University of California, San Francisco
Fred H. Wilt
Fred H. Wilt University of California, Berkeley
Stephen L. Helfand
Stephen L. Helfand Brown University
Winslow R. Briggs
Winslow R. Briggs Carnegie Institution for Science
Richard L. Sidman
Richard L. Sidman Harvard University
Peter K. Hepler
Peter K. Hepler University of Massachusetts Amherst
Michael R. Blatt
Michael R. Blatt University of Glasgow

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