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Shelagh Ferguson-Miller

Shelagh Ferguson-Miller

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
12175
World Ranking
10608
National Ranking
2926

Shelagh Ferguson-Miller 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 Shelagh Ferguson-Miller sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 185 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Shelagh Ferguson-Miller 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 Shelagh Ferguson-Miller sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Shelagh Ferguson-Miller is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the broad field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on subfields including Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Genetics, Computational Theory and Mathematics, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

Their work covers a range of topics, notably:

  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • ATP Synthase and ATPases Research
  • Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology

Shelagh Ferguson-Miller has contributed to several publications in well-known scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Biochemistry
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Biophysical Journal
  • Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes
  • Mitochondrion

Recent papers authored with various collaborators include:

  • "Highlighting membrane protein structure and function: A celebration of the Protein Data Bank," published in 2021 in the Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • "Membrane-Mediated Ligand Unbinding of the PK-11195 Ligand from TSPO," published in 2020 in the Biophysical Journal
  • "TSPO protein binding partners in bacteria, animals, and plants," published in 2021 in the Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes
  • "Mitochondrial respiration is controlled by Allostery, Subunit Composition and Phosphorylation Sites of Cytochrome c Oxidase: A trailblazer's tale - Bernhard Kadenbach," published in 2021 in Mitochondrion
  • "New TSPO Crystal Structures of Mutant and Heme-Bound Forms with Altered Flexibility, Ligand Binding, and Porphyrin Degradation Activity," published in 2023 in Biochemistry

Frequent collaborators include Fei Li, Carrie Hiser, Jian Liu, Robert M. Hall, and R. Michael Garavito.

In 2006, Shelagh Ferguson-Miller was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Mitochondria - Releasing Power for Life and Unleashing the Machineries of Death

    Donald D Newmeyer;Shelagh Ferguson-Miller

  • Heme/Copper Terminal Oxidases

    Shelagh Ferguson-Miller;Gerald T. Babcock

  • Detergents as Tools in Membrane Biochemistry

    R. Michael Garavito;Shelagh Ferguson-Miller

  • Correlation of the kinetics of electron transfer activity of various eukaryotic cytochromes c with binding to mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase.

    S Ferguson-Miller;D L Brautigan;E Margoliash

  • Definition of cytochrome c binding domains by chemical modification. III. Kinetics of reaction of carboxydinitrophenyl cytochromes c with cytochrome c oxidase.

    S Ferguson-Miller;D L Brautigan;E Margoliash

  • [18] Mitochondrial cytochrome c: Preparation and activity of native and chemically modified cytochromes c

    David L. Brautigan;Shelagh Ferguson-Miller;E. Margoliash

  • Alkyl glycoside detergents: a simpler synthesis and their effects on kinetic and physical properties of cytochrome c oxidase.

    Paul Rosevear;Terrell VanAken;Jeffrey Baxter;Shelagh Ferguson-Miller

  • Energy Transduction: Proton Transfer Through the Respiratory Complexes

    Jonathan P. Hosler;Shelagh Ferguson-Miller;Denise A. Mills

  • Identification of conserved lipid/detergent-binding sites in a high-resolution structure of the membrane protein cytochrome c oxidase

    Ling Qin;Carrie Hiser;Anne Mulichak;R. Michael Garavito

  • Possible proton relay pathways in cytochrome c oxidase.

    John R. Fetter;Jie Qian;James Shapleigh;Jeffrey W. Thomas

  • Insight into the active-site structure and function of cytochrome oxidase by analysis of site-directed mutants of bacterial cytochrome aa3 and cytochrome bo

    Jonathan P. Hosler;Shelagh Ferguson-Miller;Melissa W. Calhoun;Jeffrey W. Thomas

  • Definition of cytochrome c binding domains by chemical modification. I. Reaction with 4-chloro-3,5-dinitrobenzoate and chromatographic separation of singly substituted derivatives.

    D L Brautigan;S Ferguson-Miller;E Margoliash

  • Definition of cytochrome c binding domains by chemical modification: Kinetics of reaction with beef mitochondrial reductase and functional organization of the respiratory chain

    Samuel H. Speck;Shelagh Ferguson-Miller;Neil Osheroff;E. Margoliash

  • [3] Alkyl glycoside detergents: Synthesis and applications to the study of membrane proteins

    T. Vanaken;S. Foxall-Vanaken;S. Castleman;S. Ferguson-Miller

  • Steady state kinetics and binding of eukaryotic cytochromes c with yeast cytochrome c peroxidase.

    Chae Hee Kang;Shelagh Ferguson-Miller;E. Margoliash

  • Crystal structures of translocator protein (TSPO) and mutant mimic of a human polymorphism.

    Fei Li;Jian Liu;Yi Zheng;R. Michael Garavito

  • Mutations in the putative H-channel in the cytochrome c oxidase from Rhodobacter sphaeroides show that this channel is not important for proton conduction but reveal modulation of the properties of heme a.

    Hang Mo Lee;Tapan Kanti Das;Denis L. Rousseau;Denise Mills

  • Redox-Dependent Conformational Changes in Cytochrome c Oxidase Suggest a Gating Mechanism for Proton Uptake

    Ling Qin;Jian Liu;Denise A. Mills;Denis A. Proshlyakov

  • Cytochrome aa3 of Rhodobacter sphaeroides as a model for mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase. Purification, kinetics, proton pumping, and spectral analysis.

    J.P. Hosler;J Fetter;M.M. Tecklenburg;M Espe

  • The functional and physical form of mammalian cytochrome c oxidase determined by gel filtration, radiation inactivation, and sedimentation equilibrium analysis.

    M D Suarez;A Revzin;R Narlock;E S Kempner

  • A Mutation in Subunit I of Cytochrome Oxidase from Rhodobacter sphaeroides Results in an Increase in Steady-State Activity but Completely Eliminates Proton Pumping†

    Ashtamurthy S. Pawate;Joel Morgan;Andreas Namslauer;Denise Mills

  • Definition of Cytochrome c Binding Domains by Chemical Modification

    David L. Brautigan;Shelagh Ferguson-Miller;George E. Tarr;E. Margoliash

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert B. Gennis
Robert B. Gennis University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Gerald T. Babcock
Gerald T. Babcock Michigan State University
R. Michael Garavito
R. Michael Garavito Michigan State University
Francis Millett
Francis Millett University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Wolfgang Knoll
Wolfgang Knoll Austrian Institute of Technology
Peter Brzezinski
Peter Brzezinski Stockholm University
David L. Brautigan
David L. Brautigan University of Virginia
Gavin E. Reid
Gavin E. Reid University of Melbourne
Neil Osheroff
Neil Osheroff Vanderbilt University
Yi Zheng
Yi Zheng Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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