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184
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520
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Biology and Biochemistry

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184
Citations
161058
World Ranking
61
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Philip Cohen 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 Philip Cohen sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 601 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Philip Cohen 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 Philip Cohen sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 184 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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 Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2008 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1990 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1984 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • 1984 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Philip Cohen is affiliated with the University of Dundee in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to medicine and immunology and microbiology.

Their work has focused on specific subfields such as molecular biology, immunology, cancer research, oncology, and rheumatology. Key topics in their research include ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, NF-κB signaling pathways, interferon and immune responses, immune cell function and interaction, immune cells in cancer, melanoma and MAPK pathways, and PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer.

Prominent publication venues where Philip Cohen has frequently contributed include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Biochemical Journal, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Lupus Science & Medicine, and Nature Reviews Drug Discovery.

They have collaborated extensively with several coauthors, notably Sambit K. Nanda, Tom Snelling, Nicola T. Wood, Nicola J. Darling, and Cheryl L. Scudamore.

Among recent publications, the following are notable:

  • Kinase drug discovery 20 years after imatinib: progress and future directions, 2021, Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
  • HOIL-1 ubiquitin ligase activity targets unbranched glucosaccharides and is required to prevent polyglucosan accumulation, 2022, The EMBO Journal
  • Nuts and bolts of the salt-inducible kinases (SIKs), 2021, Biochemical Journal
  • IKKβ is required for the formation of the NLRP3 inflammasome, 2021, EMBO Reports
  • Dimeric Structure of the Pseudokinase IRAK3 Suggests an Allosteric Mechanism for Negative Regulation, 2020, Structure

Philip Cohen has been recognized through multiple honors, including membership in the National Academy of Sciences (2008), Academia Europaea (1990), and the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). They are also a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (1984), Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1984), and Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • Inhibition of glycogen synthase kinase-3 by insulin mediated by protein kinase B.

    Darren A. E. Cross;Dario R. Alessi;Philip Cohen;Mirjana Andjelkovich

  • Specificity and mechanism of action of some commonly used protein kinase inhibitors

    Stephen P. Davies;Helen Reddy;Matilde Caivano;Philip Cohen

  • PD 098059 Is a Specific Inhibitor of the Activation of Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Kinase in Vitro and in Vivo

    Dario R. Alessi;Ana Cuenda;Philip Cohen;David T. Dudley

  • Characterization of a 3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase which phosphorylates and activates protein kinase Bα

    Dario R. Alessi;Stephen R. James;C.Peter Downes;Andrew B. Holmes

  • The ground state of embryonic stem cell self-renewal

    Qi-Long Ying;Jason Wray;Jennifer Nichols;Laura Batlle-Morera

  • Mechanism of activation of protein kinase B by insulin and IGF-1.

    Dario R. Alessi;Mirjana Andjelkovic;Barry Caudwell;Peter Cron

  • THE STRUCTURE AND REGULATION OF PROTEIN PHOSPHATASES

    Philip Cohen

  • The selectivity of protein kinase inhibitors: a further update.

    Jenny Bain;Lorna Plater;Matt Elliott;Natalia Shpiro

  • Protein kinases--the major drug targets of the twenty-first century?

    Philip Cohen

  • SB 203580 is a specific inhibitor of a MAP kinase homologue which is stimulated by cellular stresses and interleukin-1

    Ana Cuenda;John Rouse;Yair N. Doza;Roger Meier

  • A novel kinase cascade triggered by stress and heat shock that stimulates MAPKAP kinase-2 and phosphorylation of the small heat shock proteins.

    John Rouse;Philip Cohen;Sylviane Trigon;Michel Morange

  • Cyanobacterial microcystin-LR is a potent and specific inhibitor of protein phosphatases 1 and 2A from both mammals and higher plants.

    Carol MacKintosh;Kenneth A. Beattie;Susanne Klumpp;Philip Cohen

  • The renaissance of GSK3.

    Philip Cohen;Sheelagh Frame

  • GSK3 takes centre stage more than 20 years after its discovery.

    Sheelagh Frame;Philip Cohen

  • Okadaic acid: a new probe for the study of cellular regulation.

    Philip Cohen;Charles F.B. Holmes;Yasumasa Tsukitani

  • The specificities of protein kinase inhibitors: an update.

    Jenny Bain;Hilary McLauchlan;Matthew Elliott;Philip Cohen

  • The regulation of protein function by multisite phosphorylation--a 25 year update.

    Philip Cohen

  • The role of protein phosphorylation in neural and hormonal control of cellular activity

    Philip Cohen

  • The origins of protein phosphorylation

    Philip Cohen

  • Protein Kinase C Isotypes Controlled by Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase Through the Protein Kinase PDK1

    J. Ann Le Good;Wolfgang H. Ziegler;Davey B. Parekh;Dario R. Alessi

Frequent Co-Authors

David G. Campbell
David G. Campbell University of Adelaide
Mark Peggie
Mark Peggie University of Dundee
Dario R. Alessi
Dario R. Alessi University of Dundee
Nick Morrice
Nick Morrice AB Sciex
J. Simon C. Arthur
J. Simon C. Arthur University of Dundee
Michel Goedert
Michel Goedert MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Nathanael S. Gray
Nathanael S. Gray Stanford University
Brian A. Hemmings
Brian A. Hemmings Friedrich Miescher Institute
Axel Knebel
Axel Knebel University of Dundee
James R. Woodgett
James R. Woodgett Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute

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