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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 51 13873 12486 780 693 166 10127

Peter F. Knowles publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter F. Knowles between 1961 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter F. Knowles published across 64 years, from 1961 to 2024, averaging 2.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2000. 1 of the 169 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1961 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2000. 1961: 1 publication 1962: 0 publications 1963: 1 publication 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 4 publications 1968: 4 publications 1969: 2 publications 1970: 2 publications 1971: 2 publications 1972: 3 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 3 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 6 publications 1979: 5 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 3 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 10 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 5 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 5 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 0 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 1 publication
1961 2024

169 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter F. Knowles: publications per year, 1961 to 2024
Year Publications
1961 1
1962 0
1963 1
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 4
1968 4
1969 2
1970 2
1971 2
1972 3
1973 1
1974 1
1975 0
1976 3
1977 1
1978 6
1979 5
1980 2
1981 2
1982 2
1983 5
1984 5
1985 1
1986 3
1987 3
1988 3
1989 10
1990 5
1991 4
1992 4
1993 2
1994 3
1995 6
1996 2
1997 9
1998 7
1999 5
2000 11
2001 5
2002 2
2003 1
2004 5
2005 4
2006 1
2007 5
2008 6
2009 0
2010 3
2011 2
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 1
2016 0
2017 0
2018 3
2019 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 0
2023 0
2024 1
Total 169
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Peter F. Knowles publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter F. Knowles sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 161–180 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 166 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350 166
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Peter F. Knowles D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Peter F. Knowles sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 50–51 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861 51
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1994 - Marlow Award, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 1988 - Edward Harrison Memorial Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)

Overview

Peter F. Knowles is affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom and has contributed to research primarily within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work has a particular concentration on Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, highlighting distinct areas of expertise.

The scientist's research encompasses several main topics, including:

  • Microbial metabolism and enzyme function
  • Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
  • Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders

Collaboration is an aspect of their scholarly activity, with frequent co-authorship alongside David M. Dooley.

Peter F. Knowles has received recognition in their field in the form of awards from the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), including the Marlow Award in 1994 and the Edward Harrison Memorial Prize in 1988.

Best Publications

  • Responsive gels formed by the spontaneous self-assembly of peptides into polymeric β-sheet tapes

    A. Aggeli;M. Bell;N. Boden;J. N. Keen

  • Novel thioether bond revealed by a 1.7 Å crystal structure of galactose oxidase

    Nobutoshi Ito;Simon E. V. Phillips;Conrad Stevens;Zumrut B. Ogel

  • Crystal structure of a free radical enzyme, galactose oxidase.

    Nobutoshi Ito;Simon E.V. Phillips;Kapil D.S. Yadav;Peter F. Knowles

  • Crystal structure of a quinoenzyme: copper amine oxidase of Escherichia coli at 2 A resolution.

    MA Convery;CM Wilmot;Kds Yadav

  • A Cu(I)-semiquinone state in substrate-reduced amine oxidases.

    D M Dooley;M A McGuirl;D E Brown;P N Turowski

  • Evidence for phase boundary lipid. Permeability of Tempo-choline into dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine vesicles at the phase transition.

    Derek Marsh;Anthony Watts;Peter F. Knowles

  • Electron-spin-resonance evidence for enzymic reduction of oxygen to a free radical, the superoxide ion

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  • Cooperativity of the phase transition in single- and multibilayer lipid vesicles.

    D. Marsh;A. Watts;P.F. Knowles

  • Structure and mechanism of galactose oxidase. The free radical site.

    Andrew J. Baron;Conrad Stevens;Carrie Wilmot;Kanjula D. Seneviratne

  • Visualization of Dioxygen Bound to Copper During Enzyme Catalysis

    C. M. Wilmot;J. Hajdu;M. J. McPherson;P. F. Knowles

  • Kinetics of the unrolling of small unilamellar phospholipid vesicles onto self-assembled monolayers

    Louise M. Williams;Stephen D. Evans;Thomas M. Flynn;Andrew Marsh

  • Catalytic Mechanism of the Quinoenzyme Amine Oxidase from Escherichia coli: Exploring the Reductive Half-Reaction†,‡

    Carrie M. Wilmot;Jeremy M. Murray;Gordon Alton;Mark R. Parsons

  • Spin-label studies of lipid immobilization in dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine-substituted cytochrome oxidase.

    Peter F. Knowles;Anthony Watts;Derek Marsh

  • ESR spin-label studies of lipid-protein interactions in membranes.

    D. Marsh;A. Watts;R.D. Pates;R. Uhl

  • X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Metal-Histidine Coordination in Metalloproteins. Exact Simulation of the EXAFS of Tetrakis(imidazole)copper(II) Nitrate and Other Copper-Imidazole Complexes by the Use of a Multiple-Scattering Treatment

    Richard W. Strange;Ninian J. Blackburn;P. F. Knowles;S. Samar Hasnain

  • One-dimensional electronic conductivity in discotic liquid crystals

    N. Boden;R.J. Bushby;J. Clements;M.V. Jesudason

  • Characterization of dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine vesicles and their dimensional changes through the phase transition: molecular control of membrane morphology.

    Anthony Watts;Derek Marsh;Peter F. Knowles

  • Crystal structure of the precursor of galactose oxidase: An unusual self-processing enzyme

    S. J. Firbank;M. S. Rogers;M. S. Rogers;C. M. Wilmot;D. M. Dooley

  • An extended-X-ray-absorption-fine-structure study of bovine erythrocyte superoxide dismutase in aqueous solution. Direct evidence for three-co-ordinate Cu(I) in reduced enzyme.

    N J Blackburn;S S Hasnain;N Binsted;G P Diakun

  • Spin-label studies of head-group specificity in the interaction of phospholipids with yeast cytochrome oxidase.

    Peter F. Knowles;Anthony Watts;Derek Marsh

  • Microcontact Printing of Lipophilic Self-Assembled Monolayers for the Attachment of Biomimetic Lipid Bilayers to Surfaces

    A.T.A. Jenkins;N. Boden;R.J. Bushby;S.D. Evans

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon E. V. Phillips
Simon E. V. Phillips University of Oxford
Michael J. McPherson
Michael J. McPherson University of Leeds
Neville Boden
Neville Boden University of Leeds
Derek Marsh
Derek Marsh Max Planck Society
Richard J. Bushby
Richard J. Bushby University of Leeds
S. Samar Hasnain
S. Samar Hasnain University of Liverpool
Stephen D. Evans
Stephen D. Evans University of Leeds
Anthony Watts
Anthony Watts University of Oxford
Denis J. Murphy
Denis J. Murphy University of South Wales
Malcolm A. Halcrow
Malcolm A. Halcrow University of Leeds

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