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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
14743
World Ranking
11271
National Ranking
4883

Paul Alan Cox 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 Alan Cox sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 205 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paul Alan Cox 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 Alan Cox sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Paul Alan Cox is affiliated with the National Tropical Botanical Garden in the United States. Their research spans several fields including Environmental Science, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, highlighting interdisciplinary contributions across these domains.

The scientist's work extensively covers key subfields such as Molecular Biology, Environmental Chemistry, Neurology, and Ecology, with specific attention to Evolution, Behavior, and Systematics.

Research topics prominently featured in their publications include:

  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Extracellular vesicles in disease
  • Marine Toxins and Detection Methods
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies

Several recent papers illustrate the focus areas and collaborations:

  • "An miRNA fingerprint using neural-enriched extracellular vesicles from blood plasma: towards a biomarker for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/motor neuron disease" (2020) published in Open Biology
  • "Toxin Analysis of Freshwater Cyanobacterial and Marine Harmful Algal Blooms on the West Coast of Florida and Implications for Estuarine Environments" (2020) published in Neurotoxicity Research
  • "l-Serine Reduces Spinal Cord Pathology in a Vervet Model of Preclinical ALS/MND" (2020) published in Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology
  • "Cyanotoxins and the Nervous System" (2021) published in Toxins
  • "miRNA extracted from extracellular vesicles is a robust biomarker of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis" (2022) published in Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Frequent co-authors with whom Paul Alan Cox has published include:

  • Sandra Anne Banack
  • James S. Metcalf
  • Rachael A. Dunlop
  • Michael J. Balick
  • Elijah W. Stommel

The scientist's contributions have appeared repeatedly in key publication venues such as:

  • Neurotoxicity Research
  • Toxins
  • Biomedicines
  • Open Biology
  • Journal of the Neurological Sciences

In addition to journal articles, Paul Alan Cox has published books, including titles released through Garland Science eBooks. Notable among these are two editions of "Plants, People, and Culture" published in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Plants, People and Culture: The Science of Ethnobotany

    Michael J. Balick;Paul Alan Cox

  • Diverse taxa of cyanobacteria produce β-N-methylamino-l-alanine, a neurotoxic amino acid

    Paul Alan Cox;Sandra Anne Banack;Susan J. Murch;Ulla Rasmussen

  • The Ethnobotanical Approach to Drug Discovery

    Paul Alan Cox;Michael J. Balick

  • Biomagnification of cyanobacterial neurotoxins and neurodegenerative disease among the Chamorro people of Guam.

    Paul Alan Cox;Sandra Anne Banack;Susan J. Murch

  • A mechanism for slow release of biomagnified cyanobacterial neurotoxins and neurodegenerative disease in Guam

    Susan J. Murch;Paul Alan Cox;Sandra Anne Banack

  • Cycad neurotoxins, consumption of flying foxes, and ALS-PDC disease in Guam.

    Paul Alan Cox;Oliver W. Sacks

  • Occurrence of beta-methylamino-l-alanine (BMAA) in ALS/PDC patients from Guam.

    S. J. Murch;P. A. Cox;S. A. Banack;S. A. Banack;J. C. Steele

  • Cyanobacterial neurotoxin BMAA in ALS and Alzheimer's disease.

    J. Pablo;S. A. Banack;Paul A. Cox;T. E. Johnson

  • Flying Foxes as Strong Interactors in South Pacific Island Ecosystems: A Conservation Hypothesis

    Paul Alan Cox;Thomas Elmqvist;Elizabeth D. Pierson;William E. Rainey

  • The Non-Protein Amino Acid BMAA Is Misincorporated into Human Proteins in Place of l-Serine Causing Protein Misfolding and Aggregation

    Rachael Anne Dunlop;Paul Alan Cox;Sandra Anne Banack;Kenneth John Rodgers

  • Co‐occurrence of β‐N‐methylamino‐l‐alanine, a neurotoxic amino acid with other cyanobacterial toxins in British waterbodies, 1990–2004

    James S. Metcalf;Sandra Anne Banack;Jaime Lindsay;Louise F. Morrison

  • Biomagnification of cycad neurotoxins in flying foxes: implications for ALS-PDC in Guam.

    Sandra Anne Banack;Paul Alan Cox

  • Dietary exposure to an environmental toxin triggers neurofibrillary tangles and amyloid deposits in the brain

    Paul Alan Cox;David A. Davis;Deborah C. Mash;James S. Metcalf

  • NICHE PARTITIONING BETWEEN SEXES OF DIOECIOUS PLANTS

    Paul Alan Cox

  • BMAA selectively injures motor neurons via AMPA/kainate receptor activation.

    Shyam D. Rao;Sandra Anne Banack;Paul Alan Cox;John H. Weiss

  • Production of the Neurotoxin BMAA by a Marine Cyanobacterium

    Sandra Anne Banack;Holly E. Johnson;Ran Cheng;Paul Alan Cox

  • The evolution of vivipary in flowering plants

    Thomas Elmqvist;Paul Alan Cox

  • Cyanobacteria and BMAA exposure from desert dust: A possible link to sporadic ALS among Gulf War veterans

    Paul Alan Cox;Renee Richer;James S. Metcalf;Sandra Anne Banack

  • Neurotoxic flying foxes as dietary items for the Chamorro people, Marianas Islands.

    Sandra Anne Banack;Susan J. Murch;Paul Alan Cox

  • Plants, People and Culture: The Science of Ethnobotany

    Cath Cotton;Michael J. Balick;Paul Alan Cox

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan J. Murch
Susan J. Murch University of British Columbia
Walter G. Bradley
Walter G. Bradley University of Miami
Thomas Elmqvist
Thomas Elmqvist Stockholm Resilience Centre
Lars Bohlin
Lars Bohlin Uppsala University
Deborah C. Mash
Deborah C. Mash University of Miami
James B. McMahon
James B. McMahon National Institutes of Health
Kirk R. Gustafson
Kirk R. Gustafson National Institutes of Health
Geoffrey A. Codd
Geoffrey A. Codd University of Dundee
Gilles J. Guillemin
Gilles J. Guillemin Bionyeri Pty Ltd
Peter M. Blumberg
Peter M. Blumberg National Institutes of Health

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