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Richard J. Simpson

Richard J. Simpson

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Biology and Biochemistry
Australia
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
116
Citations
66715
World Ranking
738
National Ranking
16

Richard J. Simpson 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 Richard J. Simpson sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 674 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard J. Simpson 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 J. Simpson sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 116 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Richard J. Simpson is affiliated with La Trobe University in Australia, contributing primarily to the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research output includes 53 publications in this area, with significant involvement in subfields such as Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science, Forestry, Soil Science, and Environmental Chemistry.

Their topics of research encompass a range of agricultural and environmental studies, detailing the complexities of pasture and agricultural systems, ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology, and legume nitrogen-fixing symbiosis. Additional areas of focus include plant nutrient uptake and metabolism, soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, plant micronutrient interactions and effects, as well as agronomic practices and intercropping systems.

Simpson has frequently published in various scientific journals. Notable venues where their work appears often include Crop and Pasture Science, Plant and Soil, Animal Production Science, Functional Plant Biology, and Physiologia Plantarum.

Recent publications by Simpson and collaborators include:

  • Organic anions facilitate the mobilization of soil organic phosphorus and its subsequent lability to phosphatases, 2022, Plant and Soil
  • Legume persistence for grasslands in tableland environments of south-eastern Australia, 2023, Crop and Pasture Science
  • Critical phosphorus requirements of Trifolium species: The importance of root morphology and root acclimation in response to phosphorus stress, 2021, Physiologia Plantarum
  • Root growth response of serradella species to aluminium in solution culture and soil, 2021, Grass and Forage Science
  • Root proliferation in response to P stress and space: implications for the study of root acclimation to low P supply and P acquisition efficiency, 2020, Plant and Soil

Simpson has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including Rebecca E. Haling, Adam Stefanski, Laura Goward, Richard C. Hayes, and Megan H. Ryan, indicating a network of partnerships often resulting in joint publications.

Best Publications

  • Identification of DIABLO, a Mammalian Protein that Promotes Apoptosis by Binding to and Antagonizing IAP Proteins

    Anne M Verhagen;Paul G Ekert;Paul G Ekert;Miha Pakusch;John Silke

  • Exosomes: extracellular organelles important in intercellular communication.

    Suresh Mathivanan;Hong Ji;Richard J. Simpson

  • Anti-phospholipid antibodies are directed against a complex antigen that includes a lipid-binding inhibitor of coagulation: beta 2-glycoprotein I (apolipoprotein H).

    H P McNeil;R J Simpson;C N Chesterman;S A Krilis

  • Vesiclepedia: a compendium for extracellular vesicles with continuous community annotation

    Hina Kalra;Richard J. Simpson;Hong Ji;Elena Aikawa

  • Complete amino acid analysis of proteins from a single hydrolysate.

    R J Simpson;M R Neuberger;T Y Liu

  • Exosomes: proteomic insights and diagnostic potential

    Richard J Simpson;Justin We Lim;Robert L Moritz;Suresh Mathivanan

  • FunRich: An open access standalone functional enrichment and interaction network analysis tool

    Mohashin Pathan;Shivakumar Keerthikumar;Ching-Seng Ang;Lahiru Gangoda

  • Comparison of ultracentrifugation, density gradient separation, and immunoaffinity capture methods for isolating human colon cancer cell line LIM1863-derived exosomes.

    Bow J. Tauro;David W. Greening;Rommel A. Mathias;Hong Ji

  • Extracellular vesicles in cancer - implications for future improvements in cancer care.

    Rong Xu;Alin Rai;Maoshan Chen;Wittaya Suwakulsiri

  • ExoCarta 2012: database of exosomal proteins, RNA and lipids

    Suresh Mathivanan;Cassie J. Fahner;Gavin E. Reid;Richard J. Simpson

  • Proteomic profiling of exosomes: Current perspectives

    Richard J. Simpson;Søren S. Jensen;Søren S. Jensen;Justin W. E. Lim

  • A common open representation of mass spectrometry data and its application to proteomics research

    Patrick G A Pedrioli;Jimmy K Eng;Robert Hubley;Mathijs Vogelzang

  • ExoCarta: A compendium of exosomal proteins and RNA.

    Suresh Mathivanan;Richard J. Simpson

  • Style self-incompatibility gene products of Nicotlana alata are ribonucleases

    Bruce A. McClure;Volker Haring;Paul R. Ebert;Marilyn A. Anderson

  • Purification and NH2-terminal amino acid sequence of a T-cell-derived lymphokine with growth factor activity for B-cell hybridomas.

    J Van Snick;S Cayphas;A Vink;C Uyttenhove

  • The conserved SOCS box motif in suppressors of cytokine signaling binds to elongins B and C and may couple bound proteins to proteasomal degradation

    Jian Guo Zhang;Alison Farley;Sandra E. Nicholson;Tracy A. Willson

  • Extracellular vesicle isolation and characterization: toward clinical application

    Rong Xu;David W. Greening;Hong Jian Zhu;Nobuhiro Takahashi

  • Identification of the human 26-kD protein, interferon beta 2 (IFN-beta 2), as a B cell hybridoma/plasmacytoma growth factor induced by interleukin 1 and tumor necrosis factor.

    J Van Damme;G Opdenakker;R J Simpson;M R Rubira

  • HtrA2 promotes cell death through its serine protease activity and its ability to antagonize inhibitor of apoptosis proteins.

    Anne M Verhagen;John Silke;Paul G Ekert;Paul G Ekert;Miha Pakusch

  • Molecular cloning and expression of cDNA encoding a murine myeloid leukaemia inhibitory factor (LIF).

    D P Gearing;N M Gough;J A King;D J Hilton

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert L. Moritz
Robert L. Moritz Institute for Systems Biology
Hong Ji
Hong Ji University of California, Davis
Gavin E. Reid
Gavin E. Reid University of Melbourne
Alan Richardson
Alan Richardson Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Antony W. Burgess
Antony W. Burgess Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Edouard C. Nice
Edouard C. Nice Monash University
Nicos A. Nicola
Nicos A. Nicola Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Hans Lambers
Hans Lambers University of Western Australia
Catherine M. Bollard
Catherine M. Bollard George Washington University
Suresh Mathivanan
Suresh Mathivanan La Trobe University

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