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D-Index
60
Citations
12796
World Ranking
9696
National Ranking
2726

Richard A. Yost 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 Richard A. Yost sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 239 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard A. Yost 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 Richard A. Yost sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Richard A. Yost is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and chemistry, with specific focus areas including molecular biology, spectroscopy, neurology, environmental chemistry, and health, toxicology, and mutagenesis.

The scientist's work encompasses multiple research topics related to metabolomics and mass spectrometry studies, mass spectrometry techniques and applications, analytical chemistry and chromatography, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research, toxic organic pollutants impact, traumatic brain injury and neurovascular disturbances, as well as advanced proteomics techniques and applications.

Frequent publication venues for this researcher include Analytical Chemistry, the Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, Molecular Neurobiology, the Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Advances in the Clinical Lab, and Metabolites.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Richard A. Yost include:

  • Lipid Annotator: Towards Accurate Annotation in Non-Targeted Liquid Chromatography High-Resolution Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-HRMS/MS) Lipidomics Using a Rapid and User-Friendly Software, 2020, Metabolites
  • Environmental lipidomics: understanding the response of organisms and ecosystems to a changing world, 2020, Metabolomics
  • Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Street Sweepings, 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Evaluation of extraction workflows for quantitative analysis of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: A case study using soil adjacent to a landfill, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Screening of tau protein kinase inhibitors in a tauopathy-relevant cell-based model of tau hyperphosphorylation and oligomerization, 2020, PLoS ONE

Richard A. Yost has collaborated frequently with several co-authors including:

  • Timothy J. Garrett
  • John A. Bowden
  • Kevin Wang
  • Jeremy P. Koelmel
  • Robin H. J. Kemperman

Best Publications

  • Analysis of human skin emanations by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. 2. Identification of volatile compounds that are candidate attractants for the yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti).

    Ulrich R. Bernier;Daniel L. Kline;Donald R. Barnard;Carl E. Schreck

  • Triple quadrupole mass spectrometry for direct mixture analysis and structure elucidation.

    R A Yost;C G Enke

  • SELECTED ION FRAGMENTATION WITH A TANDEM QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETER

    R. A. Yost;C. G. Enke

  • Flavanone absorption after naringin, hesperidin, and citrus administration.

    Barbara Ameer;Randy A. Weintraub;Jodie V. Johnson;Richard A. Yost

  • LipidMatch: an automated workflow for rule-based lipid identification using untargeted high-resolution tandem mass spectrometry data.

    Jeremy P. Koelmel;Nicholas M. Kroeger;Candice Z. Ulmer;Candice Z. Ulmer;John A. Bowden

  • Tandem-in-space and tandem-in-time mass spectrometry: triple quadrupoles and quadrupole ion traps

    Jodie V. Johnson;Richard A. Yost;Paul E. Kelley;Donald C. Bradford

  • Automated MALDI Matrix Deposition Method with Inkjet Printing for Imaging Mass Spectrometry

    Dodge L Baluya;Timothy J Garrett;Richard A Yost

  • Chlorination byproducts of amino acids in natural waters

    Michael L. Trehy;Richard A. Yost;Carl J. Miles

  • Dimethyl disulfide derivatives of long chain alkenes, alkadienes, and alkatrienes for gas chromatography/mass spectrometry

    David A. Carlson;Chin Shyan. Roan;Richard A. Yost;Julio. Hector

  • Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry

    R. A. Yost;C. G. Enke

  • Expanding Lipidome Coverage Using LC-MS/MS Data-Dependent Acquisition with Automated Exclusion List Generation

    Jeremy P. Koelmel;Nicholas M. Kroeger;Emily L. Gill;Candice Z. Ulmer;Candice Z. Ulmer

  • Analysis of Human Skin Emanations by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry. 1. Thermal Desorption of Attractants for the Yellow Fever Mosquito (Aedes aegypti) from Handled Glass Beads

    Ulrich R. Bernier;Matthew M. Booth;Richard A. Yost

  • Imaging of small molecules in tissue sections with a new intermediate-pressure MALDI linear ion trap mass spectrometer

    Timothy J. Garrett;Maria C. Prieto-Conaway;Viatcheslav Kovtoun;Huy Bui

  • Tandem mass spectrometry for trace analysis

    Jodie V. Johnson;Richard A. Yost

  • Quantitative MALDI tandem mass spectrometric imaging of cocaine from brain tissue with a deuterated internal standard.

    David A. Pirman;Richard F. Reich;András Kiss;Ron M. A. Heeren

  • High Efficiency Collision-Induced Dissociation in an RF-Only Quadrupole.

    R.A. Yost;C.G. Enke;D.C. McGilvery;D. Smith

  • Tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) instrumentation

    Richard A. Yost;Dean D. Fetterolf

  • Detection of pharmaceutical compounds in tissue by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization and laser desorption/chemical ionization tandem mass spectrometry with a quadrupole ion trap

    Frederick J. Troendle;Christopher D. Reddick;Richard A. Yost

  • Utility of imaging mass spectrometry (IMS) by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) on an ion trap mass spectrometer in the analysis of drugs and metabolites in biological tissues

    Dieter M. Drexler;Timothy J. Garrett;Joseph L. Cantone;Richard W. Diters

  • Optimization of Folch, Bligh-Dyer, and Matyash sample-to-extraction solvent ratios for human plasma-based lipidomics studies

    Candice Z. Ulmer;Christina M. Jones;Richard A. Yost;Timothy J. Garrett

  • Chemical analysis of human skin emanations: comparison of volatiles from humans that differ in attraction of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae).

    Ulrich R Bernier;Daniel L Kline;Carl E Schreck;Richard A Yost

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth Cusi
Kenneth Cusi University of Florida
John R. Eyler
John R. Eyler University of Florida
Ron M. A. Heeren
Ron M. A. Heeren Maastricht University
Adrian E. Roitberg
Adrian E. Roitberg University of Florida
Vasilis Vasiliou
Vasilis Vasiliou Yale University
Kym F. Faull
Kym F. Faull University of California, Los Angeles
Nigel A. Calcutt
Nigel A. Calcutt University of California, San Diego
Michael S. Okun
Michael S. Okun University of Florida
W. Dalton Dietrich
W. Dalton Dietrich University of Miami
Majeti Narasimha Vara Prasad
Majeti Narasimha Vara Prasad University of Hyderabad

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