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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 64 8141 7388 2346 1946 318 12822

Peter J. Tonge publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter J. Tonge between 1985 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter J. Tonge published across 42 years, from 1985 to 2026, averaging 8.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2014. 18 of the 349 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2014. 1985: 2 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 21 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 21 publications 2014: 26 publications 2015: 26 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 17 publications 2026: 1 publication
1985 2026

349 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter J. Tonge: publications per year, 1985 to 2026
Year Publications
1985 2
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 4
1990 2
1991 3
1992 3
1993 2
1994 9
1995 4
1996 4
1997 6
1998 0
1999 6
2000 7
2001 4
2002 5
2003 8
2004 3
2005 8
2006 15
2007 13
2008 17
2009 7
2010 21
2011 17
2012 12
2013 21
2014 26
2015 26
2016 9
2017 16
2018 7
2019 8
2020 11
2021 6
2022 4
2023 9
2024 6
2025 17
2026 1
Total 349
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Peter J. Tonge publications per year - data summary

  • Peter J. Tonge, a Chemistry scholar from Stony Brook University, has 349 publications recorded across 42 years, from 1985 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1985 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive years are 2014 and 2015, with 26 publications each.
  • The least productive year with any output is 2026, with 1 publication.
  • 4 of the 42 years in the span carry no publications at all (1986, 1987, 1988 and 1998).
  • The rate of publication averages 8.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 9.2 per year counting only the 38 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 37 publications, 11% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1985-1998: 39 publications (2.8 per year); 1999-2012: 143 publications (10.2 per year); 2013-2026: 167 publications (11.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Peter J. Tonge 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 J. Tonge 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, 301–320 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: 318 publications — 67th percentile

67% 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
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764 318
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 J. Tonge publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 63 ranges running from 61–80 to 1,295+ publications.
  • Peter J. Tonge, a Chemistry scholar from Stony Brook University, records 318 publications - the 67th percentile of the discipline.
  • 67% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Peter J. Tonge, and about 33% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 241–260 publications range, and Peter J. Tonge ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 161–180 publications, holding 1,350 scientists (8% of the field).
  • 77% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 361–380 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Peter J. Tonge 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 J. Tonge 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, 64–65 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: 64 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% 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
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731 64
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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Peter J. Tonge D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 17,934 Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 40–41 to 159+ D-Index.
  • Peter J. Tonge, a Chemistry scholar from Stony Brook University, records 64 D-Index - the 56th percentile of the discipline.
  • 56% of ranked Chemistry scientists score the same or lower than Peter J. Tonge, and about 44% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Peter J. Tonge ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 56–57 D-Index, holding 1,051 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2001 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Peter J. Tonge is affiliated with Stony Brook University in the United States. Their research spans several interrelated fields, primarily focusing on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, alongside significant work in medicine. The subfields of their study include molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, plant science, organic chemistry, and genetics.

The scientist's research topics prominently cover photoreceptor and optogenetics research, light effects on plants, and photosynthetic processes and mechanisms. Additional focal areas include bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research, antibiotic resistance in bacteria, antibiotics pharmacokinetics and efficacy, as well as chronic lymphocytic leukemia research.

Tonge has published extensively, with their work appearing frequently in several scientific journals. Their main publication venues include:

  • ACS Infectious Diseases
  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • ACS Chemical Biology
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Selected recent research papers authored or co-authored by Tonge include:

  • "Unraveling the Mechanism of a LOV Domain Optogenetic Sensor: A Glutamine Lever Induces Unfolding of the Jα Helix" (2020), published in ACS Chemical Biology
  • "High Accuracy Prediction of PROTAC Complex Structures" (2023), published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Correlating Drug-Target Residence Time and Post-antibiotic Effect: Insight into Target Vulnerability" (2020), published in ACS Infectious Diseases
  • "Photophysics of the Blue Light Using Flavin Domain" (2022), published in Accounts of Chemical Research
  • "Functional dynamics of a single tryptophan residue in a BLUF protein revealed by fluorescence spectroscopy" (2020), published in Scientific Reports

Frequent collaborators in their work include Jinnette Tolentino Collado, András Lukács, Stephen R. Meech, James N. Iuliano, and Stephen G. Walker.

Peter J. Tonge has received recognition through awards such as Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2019 and Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2001.

Best Publications

  • Drug–target residence time: critical information for lead optimization

    Hao Lu;Peter J Tonge

  • The isoniazid-NAD adduct is a slow, tight-binding inhibitor of InhA, the Mycobacterium tuberculosis enoyl reductase: adduct affinity and drug resistance.

    Richa Rawat;Adrian Whitty;Peter J. Tonge

  • Drug discovery using chemical systems biology: repositioning the safe medicine Comtan to treat multi-drug and extensively drug resistant tuberculosis.

    Sarah L. Kinnings;Nina Liu;Nancy Buchmeier;Peter J. Tonge

  • Inhibition of InhA, the enoyl reductase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, by triclosan and isoniazid.

    Sapan L. Parikh;Guoping Xiao;Peter J. Tonge

  • High Affinity InhA Inhibitors with Activity against Drug-Resistant Strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Todd J. Sullivan;James J. Truglio;James J. Truglio;Melissa E. Boyne;Polina Novichenok

  • Inhibitors of FabI, an enzyme drug target in the bacterial fatty acid biosynthesis pathway.

    Hao Lu;Peter J. Tonge

  • Structural basis and mechanism of enoyl reductase inhibition by triclosan.

    Michael J Stewart;Sapan Parikh;Guoping Xiao;Peter J Tonge

  • Drug–Target Kinetics in Drug Discovery

    Peter J. Tonge

  • A Machine Learning-Based Method To Improve Docking Scoring Functions and Its Application to Drug Repurposing

    Sarah L. Kinnings;Nina Liu;Peter J. Tonge;Richard M. Jackson

  • Observation of excited-state proton transfer in green fluorescent protein using ultrafast vibrational spectroscopy.

    Deborah Stoner-Ma;Andrew A. Jaye;Pavel Matousek;Michael Towrie

  • A slow, tight binding inhibitor of InhA, the enoyl-acyl carrier protein reductase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    Sylvia R. Luckner;Nina Liu;Christopher W. am Ende;Peter J. Tonge

  • Probing the ground state structure of the green fluorescent protein chromophore using Raman spectroscopy.

    Alasdair F. Bell;Xiang He;Rebekka M. Wachter;Peter J. Tonge

  • Roles of tyrosine 158 and lysine 165 in the catalytic mechanism of InhA, the enoyl-ACP reductase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

    Sapan Parikh;Daniel P. Moynihan;Guoping Xiao;Peter J. Tonge

  • Novel Trisubstituted Benzimidazoles, Targeting Mtb FtsZ, as a New Class of Antitubercular Agents

    Kunal Kumar;Divya Awasthi;Seung-Yub Lee;Ilaria Zanardi

  • Marine natural products from the Turkish sponge Agelas oroides that inhibit the enoyl reductases from Plasmodium falciparum, Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Escherichia coli.

    Deniz Tasdemir;Bülent Topaloglu;Remo Perozzo;Reto Brun

  • Translating slow-binding inhibition kinetics into cellular and in vivo effects

    Grant K Walkup;Zhiping You;Philip L Ross;Eleanor K H Allen

  • Inhibition of the Bacterial Enoyl Reductase FabI by Triclosan: A Structure−Reactivity Analysis of FabI Inhibition by Triclosan Analogues†

    Sharada Sivaraman;Todd J. Sullivan;Francis Johnson;Polina Novichenok

  • Structure of Acyl Carrier Protein Bound to FabI, the FASII Enoyl Reductase from Escherichia coli

    Salma Rafi;Polina Novichenok;Subramaniapillai Kolappan;Xujie Zhang

  • Structure-activity studies of the inhibition of FabI, the enoyl reductase from Escherichia coli, by triclosan: kinetic analysis of mutant FabIs.

    Sharada Sivaraman;Jacque Zwahlen;Alasdair F Bell;Lizbeth Hedstrom

  • Direct inhibitors of InhA are active against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Ujjini H. Manjunatha;Ujjini H. Manjunatha;Srinivasa P. S. Rao;Ravinder Reddy Kondreddi;Christian G. Noble

  • Isotopic labeling and normal-mode analysis of a model green fluorescent protein chromophore

    Xiang He;and Alasdair F. Bell;Peter J. Tonge

Frequent Co-Authors

Caroline Kisker
Caroline Kisker University of Würzburg
Stephen R. Meech
Stephen R. Meech University of East Anglia
Michael Towrie
Michael Towrie Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Carlos Simmerling
Carlos Simmerling Stony Brook University
Christoph A. Sotriffer
Christoph A. Sotriffer University of Würzburg
Rui Fausto
Rui Fausto University of Coimbra
Kevin H. Gardner
Kevin H. Gardner City University of New York
Martin J. Mueller
Martin J. Mueller University of Würzburg
Vernon E. Anderson
Vernon E. Anderson Case Western Reserve University
Joanna S. Fowler
Joanna S. Fowler Brookhaven National Laboratory

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