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Stephen P. Mayfield

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
74
Citations
23785
World Ranking
5510
National Ranking
2619

Stephen P. Mayfield 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 Stephen P. Mayfield sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 191 publications — 46th percentile

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

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

Stephen P. Mayfield 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 Stephen P. Mayfield sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Stephen P. Mayfield is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of energy and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with particular emphasis on renewable energy, sustainability, and molecular biology.

They have contributed to several main fields of study including:

  • Energy
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these broad areas, their work spans subfields such as:

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Molecular Biology
  • Biomaterials
  • Pollution
  • Biomedical Engineering

Mayfield's research topics include:

  • Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Polymer composites and self-healing
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction

They have published works in journals such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Algal Research
  • Scientific Reports
  • PLoS ONE
  • Biomass and Bioenergy

Frequent collaborators include:

  • João Vitor Dutra Molino
  • Michael D. Burkart
  • Kalisa Kang
  • Marissa Tessman
  • Ryan Simkovsky

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Mayfield cover topics related to microalgae, genetic engineering, sustainability, and biodegradation, including:

  • Microalgae as a future food source, 2020, Biotechnology Advances
  • Recent advancements in the genetic engineering of microalgae, 2020, Algal Research
  • Developing algae as a sustainable food source, 2023, Frontiers in Nutrition
  • Rapid biodegradation of renewable polyurethane foams with identification of associated microorganisms and decomposition products, 2020, Bioresource Technology Reports
  • Flexible polyurethanes, renewable fuels, and flavorings from a microalgae oil waste stream, 2020, Green Chemistry

Best Publications

  • The Chlamydomonas Genome Reveals the Evolution of Key Animal and Plant Functions

    Sabeeha S. Merchant;Simon E. Prochnik;Olivier Vallon;Elizabeth H. Harris

  • Molecular characterization of an enzyme that degrades neuromodulatory fatty-acid amides

    Benjamin F. Cravatt;Dan K. Giang;Stephen P. Mayfield;Dale L. Boger

  • Biofuels from algae: challenges and potential.

    Michael Hannon;Javier Gimpel;Miller Tran;Beth Rasala

  • Exploiting diversity and synthetic biology for the production of algal biofuels

    D. Ryan Georgianna;Stephen P. Mayfield

  • Expression and assembly of a fully active antibody in algae

    Stephen P. Mayfield;Scott E. Franklin;Richard A. Lerner

  • Algae biofuels: versatility for the future of bioenergy.

    Carla S Jones;Stephen P Mayfield

  • Light-regulated translation of chloroplast messenger RNAs through redox potential

    Avihai Danon;Stephen P. Mayfield

  • Microalgae as a future food source.

    Yasin Torres-Tiji;Francis J. Fields;Stephen P. Mayfield

  • Micro-algae come of age as a platform for recombinant protein production

    Elizabeth Specht;Shigeki Miyake-Stoner;Stephen Mayfield

  • Production of therapeutic proteins in algae, analysis of expression of seven human proteins in the chloroplast of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

    Beth A. Rasala;Machiko Muto;Philip A. Lee;Michal Jager

  • Robust expression of a bioactive mammalian protein in Chlamydomonas chloroplast

    Stephen P. Mayfield

  • Photosynthetic biomanufacturing in green algae; production of recombinant proteins for industrial, nutritional, and medical uses

    Beth A. Rasala;Stephen P. Mayfield

  • Protein disulfide isomerase as a regulator of chloroplast translational activation.

    Jungmook Kim;Stephen P. Mayfield

  • Carotenoid‐deficient maize seedlings fail to accumulate light‐harvesting chlorophyll a/b binding protein (LHCP) mRNA

    Stephen P. Mayfield;William C. Taylor

  • Robust Expression and Secretion of Xylanase1 in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii by Fusion to a Selection Gene and Processing with the FMDV 2A Peptide

    Beth A. Rasala;Philip A. Lee;Zhouxin Shen;Steven P. Briggs

  • Chlamydomonas as a model for biofuels and bio-products production

    Melissa A. Scranton;Joseph T. Ostrand;Francis J. Fields;Stephen P. Mayfield

  • Light regulated translational activators: identification of chloroplast gene specific mRNA binding proteins.

    A. Danon;S. P. Y. Mayfield

  • Expression of the nuclear encoded OEE1 protein is required for oxygen evolution and stability of photosystem II particles in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

    Stephen Patrick Mayfield;Pierre Bennoun;Jean-David Rochaix

  • Regulation of Chloroplast Gene Expression

    S P Mayfield;C B Yohn;and A Cohen;A Danon

  • Development of a GFP reporter gene for Chlamydomonas reinhardtii chloroplast

    Scott Franklin;Binh Ngo;Ekem Efuet;Stephen P. Mayfield

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael D. Burkart
Michael D. Burkart University of California, San Diego
Hussam Hassan Nour-Eldin
Hussam Hassan Nour-Eldin University of Copenhagen
Jonathan B. Shurin
Jonathan B. Shurin University of California, San Diego
G. Charles Dismukes
G. Charles Dismukes Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Robert S. Pomeroy
Robert S. Pomeroy University of Connecticut
Paul A. Haynes
Paul A. Haynes Macquarie University
Jean-David Rochaix
Jean-David Rochaix University of Geneva
Joseph M. Vinetz
Joseph M. Vinetz Yale University
Steven P. Briggs
Steven P. Briggs University of California, San Diego
Susan S. Golden
Susan S. Golden University of California, San Diego

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