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Richard A. F. Dixon

Richard A. F. Dixon

MSD (United States)
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
24633
World Ranking
8465
National Ranking
3807

Richard A. F. Dixon publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 203 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard A. F. Dixon 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 Richard A. F. Dixon 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: 66 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Richard A. F. Dixon is affiliated with MSD in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a primary focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Their research spans multiple subfields including Molecular Biology, Surgery, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Plant Science.

Their research interests cover several key topics such as:

  • Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Associated Phenomena
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
  • Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade
  • Elasticity and Material Modeling
  • Peripheral Artery Disease Management

Dixon has published multiple papers in a range of prominent venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Circulation
  • Value in Health
  • ESC Heart Failure
  • Scientific Reports
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Some of the recent research outputs are:

  • Prognostic factors of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: a systematic review, 2021, ESC Heart Failure
  • A machine learning model to estimate myocardial stiffness from EDPVR, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Contractile Adaptation of the Left Ventricle Post-myocardial Infarction: Predictions by Rodent-Specific Computational Modeling, 2022, Annals of Biomedical Engineering
  • Therapeutic angiogenesis and tissue revascularization in ischemic vascular disease, 2023, Journal of Biological Engineering
  • Role of Low-Density Lipoprotein in Early Vascular Aging Associated With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, 2020, Arthritis & Rheumatology

The scientist frequently collaborates with various researchers, including:

  • Pengyang Li
  • Qi Liu
  • Su Pan
  • Peng Cai
  • Catherine Teng

Best Publications

  • Active human immunodeficiency virus protease is required for viral infectivity.

    Nancy E. Kohl;Emilio A. Emini;William A. Schleif;Lenora J. Davis

  • Structure and Function of G Protein-Coupled Receptors

    Catherine D. Strader;Tung Ming Fong;Michael R. Tota;Dennis Underwood

  • Cloning of the gene and cDNA for mammalian β -adrenergic receptor and homology with rhodopsin

    Richard A. F. Dixon;Brian K. Kobilka;David J. Strader;Jeffrey L. Benovic

  • Requirement of a 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein for leukotriene synthesis

    R. A. F. Dixon;R. E. Diehl;E. Opas;E. Rands

  • Flavonoids and isoflavonoids – a gold mine for metabolic engineering

    Richard A Dixon;Christopher L Steele

  • cDNA for the human beta 2-adrenergic receptor: a protein with multiple membrane-spanning domains and encoded by a gene whose chromosomal location is shared with that of the receptor for platelet-derived growth factor.

    Brian K. Kobilka;Richard A. F. Dixon;Thomas Frielle;Henrik G. Dohlman

  • Structural basis of beta-adrenergic receptor function.

    Catherine D. Strader;Irving S. Sigal;Richard A. F. Dixon

  • Identification of Two Serine Residues Involved in Agonist Activation of the β-Adrenergic Receptor

    Catherine D. Strader;Mari Rios Candelore;Wendy S. Hill;Irving S. Sigal

  • Conserved aspartic acid residues 79 and 113 of the beta-adrenergic receptor have different roles in receptor function.

    C D Strader;I S Sigal;M R Candelore;E Rands

  • Cloning of bovine GAP and its interaction with oncogenic ras p21

    Ursula S. Vogel;Richard A. F. Dixon;Michael D. Schaber;Ronald E. Diehl

  • Identification and isolation of a membrane protein necessary for leukotriene production

    Douglas K. Miller;John W. Gillard;Philip J. Vickers;Sharon Sadowski

  • Identification of residues required for ligand binding to the beta-adrenergic receptor.

    C.D. Strader;I.S. Sigal;R.B. Register;M.R. Candelore

  • Structural features required for ligand binding to the beta-adrenergic receptor.

    R. A. F. Dixon;I. S. Sigal;M. R. Candelore;R. B. Register

  • Ligand binding to the β -adrenergic receptor involves its rhodopsin-like core

    R. A. F. Dixon;I. S. Sigal;E. Rands;R. B. Register

  • Modulation of guanine nucleotides bound to Ras in NIH3T3 cells by oncogenes, growth factors, and the GTPase activating protein (GAP).

    J. B. Gibbs;M. S. Marshall;E. M. Scolnick;R. A. F. Dixon

  • Mutations that uncouple the beta-adrenergic receptor from Gs and increase agonist affinity.

    C D Strader;R A Dixon;A H Cheung;M R Candelore

  • Crystallographic analysis of a complex between human immunodeficiency virus type 1 protease and acetyl-pepstatin at 2.0-A resolution.

    P. M. D. Fitzgerald;B. M. Mckeever;J. F. Vanmiddlesworth;J. P. Springer

  • Delineation of the intronless nature of the genes for the human and hamster beta 2-adrenergic receptor and their putative promoter regions.

    B K Kobilka;T Frielle;H G Dohlman;M A Bolanowski

  • The Biosynthesis of Monolignols: A "Metabolic Grid", or Independent Pathways to Guaiacyl and Syringyl Units?

    Richard A Dixon;Fang Chen;Dianjing Guo;Kota Parvathi

  • Allele-specific activation of genetically engineered receptors.

    C D Strader;T Gaffney;E E Sugg;M R Candelore

Frequent Co-Authors

Catherine D. Strader
Catherine D. Strader MSD (United States)
James T. Willerson
James T. Willerson The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Mark S. Marshall
Mark S. Marshall Indiana University
Jackson B. Gibbs
Jackson B. Gibbs George Washington University
Edward M. Scolnick
Edward M. Scolnick Broad Institute
George P. Vlasuk
George P. Vlasuk Navitor Pharmaceuticals
Nancy E. Kohl
Nancy E. Kohl Unnatural Products
Charles S. Craik
Charles S. Craik University of California, San Francisco
Joseph A. Mancini
Joseph A. Mancini MSD (United States)
Mona Nemer
Mona Nemer University of Ottawa

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