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71
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15892
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6742
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Paul A. Watkins 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 Paul A. Watkins sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 196 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paul A. Watkins 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 Paul A. Watkins sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Paul A. Watkins is affiliated with the Kennedy Krieger Institute in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a concentration in molecular biology and several related subfields such as cancer research, clinical biochemistry, biochemistry, and physiology.

The scientist's recent work includes studies published across various journals and platforms. Notable publications are:

  • Loss- or Gain-of-Function Mutations in ACOX1 Cause Axonal Loss via Different Mechanisms, 2020, Neuron
  • Nervonic Acid Attenuates Accumulation of Very Long-Chain Fatty Acids and is a Potential Therapy for Adrenoleukodystrophy, 2022, Neurotherapeutics
  • CTRP12 inhibits triglyceride synthesis and export in hepatocytes by suppressing HNF-4α and DGAT2 expression, 2020, FEBS Letters
  • Very long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase 3 mediates onco-sphingolipid metabolism in malignant glioma, 2021, Medical Research Archives
  • Drug discovery for X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy: An unbiased screen for compounds that lower very long-chain fatty acids, 2021, Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Watkins has contributed extensively to the topics of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors, metabolism and genetic disorders, sphingolipid metabolism and signaling, cancer, lipids, and metabolism, adipose tissue and metabolism, cancer, hypoxia, and metabolism, as well as eicosanoids and hypertension pharmacology. The distribution of publications across these topics reflects an interdisciplinary approach to biochemical and metabolic processes, particularly in disease contexts.

Frequent co-authors in their work include Ann B. Moser, Xiaohai Shi, Zhengtong Pei, Elizabeth Kolar, and Emily M. Clay. These collaborations suggest ongoing research partnerships within related fields.

The scientist's research outputs are published in a range of venues, with a strong presence in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), where five publications appear. Other venues include Neuron, Neurotherapeutics, FEBS Letters, and Medical Research Archives.

Best Publications

  • Probiotics and antibodies to TNF inhibit inflammatory activity and improve nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

    Zhiping Li;Shiqi Yang;Huizhi Lin;Jiawen Huang

  • Mutations in the PTS1 receptor gene, PXR1, define complementation group 2 of the peroxisome biogenesis disorders

    Gabriele Dodt;Nancy Braverman;Candice Wong;Ann Moser

  • Adrenoleukodystrophy: Incidence, new mutation rate, and results of extended family screening

    Lena Bezman;Ann B. Moser;Gerald V. Raymond;Piero Rinaldo

  • Evidence for 26 distinct acyl-coenzyme A synthetase genes in the human genome

    Paul A. Watkins;Dony Maiguel;Zhenzhen Jia;Jonathan Pevsner

  • Diagnoses of neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis by immunochemical methods.

    Syed Hosain;Walter E. Kaufmann;Gisela Negrin;Paul A. Watkins;Paul A. Watkins

  • Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells remain host-derived despite successful hematopoietic engraftment after allogeneic transplantation in patients with lysosomal and peroxisomal storage diseases

    Omer N. Koç;Charles Peters;Patrick Aubourg;Shrini Raghavan

  • A mouse model for X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy

    Jyh Feng Lu;Ann M. Lawler;Paul A. Watkins;James M. Powers

  • Insulin control of glucose metabolism in man: a new kinetic analysis.

    Paul A. Insel;John E. Liljenquist;Jordan D. Tobin;Robert S. Sherwin

  • Gene redundancy and pharmacological gene therapy: Implications for X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy

    Stephan Kemp;He Ming Wei;Jyh Feng Lu;Lelita T. Braiterman

  • Identification of PAHX, a Refsum disease gene.

    Stephanie J. Mihalik;James C. Morrell;Do Kim;Katherine A. Sacksteder

  • Phenotype of patients with peroxisomal disorders subdivided into sixteen complementation groups

    Ann B. Moser;Magnhild Rasmussen;Sakkubai Naidu;Paul A. Watkins

  • The fatty acid transport protein (FATP1) is a very long chain acyl-CoA synthetase.

    Natalie Ribarik Coe;Anne Johnston Smith;Brigitte I. Frohnert;Paul A. Watkins

  • FATTY ACID ACTIVATION

    Paul A. Watkins

  • Cellular uptake of fatty acids driven by the ER-localized acyl-CoA synthetase FATP4

    Katrin Milger;Thomas Herrmann;Christiane Becker;Daniel Gotthardt

  • Very-long-chain Acyl-CoA Synthetases *

    Paul A. Watkins

  • Isolation and properties of an NAD- and guanidine-dependent ADP-ribosyltransferase from turkey erythrocytes.

    Joel Moss;Sally J. Stanley;Paul A. Watkins

  • X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy: genes, mutations, and phenotypes.

    Kirby D. Smith;Stephan Kemp;Lelita T. Braiterman;Jyh Feng Lu;Jyh Feng Lu

  • Disruption of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae FAT1 Gene Decreases Very Long-chain Fatty Acyl-CoA Synthetase Activity and Elevates Intracellular Very Long-chain Fatty Acid Concentrations

    Paul A. Watkins;Jyh Feng Lu;Steven J. Steinberg;Stephen J. Gould

  • Human very-long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase: cloning, topography, and relevance to branched-chain fatty acid metabolism.

    Steven J. Steinberg;Susan J. Wang;Do G. Kim;Stephanie J. Mihalik

  • Peroxisomal bifunctional enzyme deficiency.

    P A Watkins;W W Chen;C J Harris;G Hoefler

Frequent Co-Authors

Ann B. Moser
Ann B. Moser Kennedy Krieger Institute
Hugo W. Moser
Hugo W. Moser Kennedy Krieger Institute
Joel Moss
Joel Moss National Institutes of Health
James A. Hamilton
James A. Hamilton Boston University
David Valle
David Valle Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Martha Vaughan
Martha Vaughan National Institutes of Health
Erik L. Hewlett
Erik L. Hewlett University of Virginia
Ronald J.A. Wanders
Ronald J.A. Wanders University of Amsterdam
Naga Chalasani
Naga Chalasani Indiana University
Robert J. Fontana
Robert J. Fontana University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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