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2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

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139
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World Ranking
279
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17

Medicine

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176

Peter J. Ratcliffe 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 Peter J. Ratcliffe sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 442 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter J. Ratcliffe 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 Peter J. Ratcliffe sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 139 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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
  • 2019 - Nobel Prize for their discoveries of how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability
  • 2017 - Buchanan Medal, Royal Society (UK) for his ground-breaking research on oxygen sensing and signalling pathways mediating cellular responses to hypoxia".
  • 2016 - Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, Lasker Foundation
  • 2012 - Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award
  • 2010 - Canada Gairdner International Award
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2002 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Peter J. Ratcliffe is primarily affiliated with The Francis Crick Institute in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses on cellular responses to oxygen availability, with a significant emphasis on hypoxia and its role in various biological processes, including cancer, immunity, and metabolism.

Their work spans multiple fields of study, notably:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Within these, they have contributed extensively to several subfields:

  • Cancer Research
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Immunology
  • Genetics

The main topics of Ratcliffe's research include:

  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • High Altitude and Hypoxia
  • Renal cell carcinoma treatment
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Immune cells in cancer

Ratcliffe has published frequently in several key scientific venues. The most frequent include:

  • Cancer Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cell Reports
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Circulation Research

Their recent papers demonstrate the scope and focus of their research:

  • "Hypoxic and pharmacological activation of HIF inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infection of lung epithelial cells," 2021, Cell Reports
  • "The HIF complex recruits the histone methyltransferase SET1B to activate specific hypoxia-inducible genes," 2021, Nature Genetics
  • "Hypoxia shapes the immune landscape in lung injury and promotes the persistence of inflammation," 2022, Nature Immunology
  • "Marked and rapid effects of pharmacological HIF-2α antagonism on hypoxic ventilatory control," 2020, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • "A global view of the aspiring physician-scientist," 2022, eLife

Frequent collaborators in Ratcliffe's research include:

  • David R. Mole
  • Joanna D.C.C. Lima
  • Christopher W. Pugh
  • Samvid Kurlekar
  • Thomas P. Keeley

Ratcliffe has been recognized with several awards throughout their career:

  • Nobel Prize, 2019, for discoveries of how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability
  • Buchanan Medal, Royal Society (UK), 2017, for research on oxygen sensing and signalling pathways mediating cellular responses to hypoxia
  • Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, 2016
  • Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award, 2012
  • Canada Gairdner International Award, 2010
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2007
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 2002
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Best Publications

  • Targeting of HIF-alpha to the von Hippel-Lindau Ubiquitylation Complex by O2-Regulated Prolyl Hydroxylation

    Panu Jaakkola;David R. Mole;Ya-Min Tian;Michael I. Wilson

  • The tumour suppressor protein VHL targets hypoxia-inducible factors for oxygen-dependent proteolysis

    Patrick H. Maxwell;Michael S. Wiesener;Gin-Wen Chang;Steven C. Clifford

  • C. elegans EGL-9 and mammalian homologs define a family of dioxygenases that regulate HIF by prolyl hydroxylation.

    Andrew C.R. Epstein;Jonathan M. Gleadle;Luke A. McNeill;Kirsty S. Hewitson

  • Oxygen Sensing by Metazoans: The Central Role of the HIF Hydroxylase Pathway

    William G. Kaelin;Peter J. Ratcliffe

  • Regulation of angiogenesis by hypoxia: role of the HIF system.

    Christopher W Pugh;Peter J Ratcliffe

  • Role of HIF-1alpha in hypoxia-mediated apoptosis, cell proliferation and tumour angiogenesis.

    Peter Carmeliet;Yuval Dor;Jean-Marc Herbert;Dai Fukumura

  • Oxygen sensing by HIF hydroxylases

    Christopher J. Schofield;Peter J. Ratcliffe

  • The expression and distribution of the hypoxia-inducible factors HIF-1α and HIF-2α in normal human tissues, cancers, and tumor-associated macrophages

    Katherine L. Talks;Helen Turley;Kevin C. Gatter;Patrick H. Maxwell

  • Hypoxia-inducible Expression of Tumor-associated Carbonic Anhydrases

    Charles C. Wykoff;Nigel J. P. Beasley;Peter H. Watson;Kevin J. Turner

  • Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 modulates gene expression in solid tumors and influences both angiogenesis and tumor growth.

    P H Maxwell;G U Dachs;J M Gleadle;L G Nicholls

  • Hypoxia inducible factor-alpha binding and ubiquitylation by the von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor protein.

    Matthew E. Cockman;Norma Masson;David R. Mole;Panu Jaakkola

  • Independent function of two destruction domains in hypoxia-inducible factor-α chains activated by prolyl hydroxylation

    Norma Masson;Carsten Willam;Patrick H. Maxwell;Christopher W. Pugh

  • Differential Function of the Prolyl Hydroxylases PHD1, PHD2, and PHD3 in the Regulation of Hypoxia-inducible Factor *

    Rebecca J. Appelhoff;Ya-Min Tian;Raju R. Raval;Helen Turley

  • HIF overexpression correlates with biallelic loss of fumarate hydratase in renal cancer: Novel role of fumarate in regulation of HIF stability

    Jennifer S. Isaacs;Yun Jin Jung;David R. Mole;Sunmin Lee

  • The oncometabolite 2-hydroxyglutarate inhibits histone lysine demethylases

    Rasheduzzaman Chowdhury;Kar Kheng Yeoh;Ya-Min Tian;Lars Hillringhaus

  • Contrasting Properties of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 (HIF-1) and HIF-2 in von Hippel-Lindau-Associated Renal Cell Carcinoma

    Raju R. Raval;Kah Weng Lau;Maxine G. B. Tran;Heidi M. Sowter

  • Widespread hypoxia-inducible expression of HIF-2alpha in distinct cell populations of different organs.

    Michael S Wiesener;Jan Steffen Jürgensen;Christian Rosenberger;Charlotte K Scholze

  • Heterozygous Deficiency of PHD2 Restores Tumor Oxygenation and Inhibits Metastasis via Endothelial Normalization

    Massimiliano Mazzone;Massimiliano Mazzone;Daniela Dettori;Daniela Dettori;Daniela Dettori;Rodrigo Leite de Oliveira;Rodrigo Leite de Oliveira;Sonja Loges;Sonja Loges

  • Hypoxia-inducible Factor (HIF) Asparagine Hydroxylase Is Identical to Factor Inhibiting HIF (FIH) and Is Related to the Cupin Structural Family

    Kirsty S. Hewitson;Luke A. McNeill;Madeline V. Riordan;Ya-Min Tian

  • HIF-1-dependent regulation of hypoxic induction of the cell death factors BNIP3 and NIX in human tumors.

    Heidi M. Sowter;Peter J. Ratcliffe;Peter Watson;Arnold H. Greenberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher W. Pugh
Christopher W. Pugh University of Oxford
Christopher J. Schofield
Christopher J. Schofield University of Oxford
Patrick H. Maxwell
Patrick H. Maxwell University of Cambridge
adrian l harris
adrian l harris University of Oxford
Benedikt M. Kessler
Benedikt M. Kessler University of Oxford
Kai-Uwe Eckardt
Kai-Uwe Eckardt Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Michael A. McDonough
Michael A. McDonough University of Oxford
Benjamin L. Ebert
Benjamin L. Ebert Harvard University
Martin Farrall
Martin Farrall University of Oxford

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