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T. Martin Embley

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
79
Citations
23970
World Ranking
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National Ranking
321

T. Martin Embley 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 T. Martin Embley sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 159 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

T. Martin Embley 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 T. Martin Embley sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 79 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% 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

  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

T. Martin Embley is affiliated with Newcastle University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with notable contributions across several subfields including molecular biology, genetics, paleontology, parasitology, and molecular medicine.

The scientist's work covers a broad range of topics, with a strong emphasis on genomics and phylogenetic studies, as well as genetic diversity and population structure. Other areas of research include evolution and paleontology studies, protist diversity and phylogeny, parasitic infections and diagnostics, research on Toxoplasma gondii, and antibiotic resistance in bacteria.

Recent publications reflect a focus on molecular and evolutionary biology. Key papers include:

  • Inferring the Deep Past from Molecular Data, 2021, published in Genome Biology and Evolution
  • Recoding Amino Acids to a Reduced Alphabet may Increase or Decrease Phylogenetic Accuracy, 2022, published in Systematic Biology
  • Author Correction: Phylogenomics provides robust support for a two-domains tree of life, 2020, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Biogenesis, inheritance, and 3D ultrastructure of the microsporidian mitosome, 2023, published in Life Science Alliance
  • Inhibition of mitosomal alternative oxidase causes lifecycle arrest of early-stage Trachipleistophora hominis meronts during intracellular infection of mammalian cells, 2022, published in PLoS Pathogens

Frequent coauthors in their work have included Tom A. Williams, Gergely J. Szöllősi, Cymon J. Cox, Peter G. Foster, and Sarah E. Heaps, indicating collaborative research within the molecular and evolutionary biology fields.

Publication venues where T. Martin Embley has contributed multiple times include Genome Biology and Evolution, Systematic Biology, Nature Ecology & Evolution, Life Science Alliance, and PLoS Pathogens.

The scientist has been recognized as a Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), reflecting involvement within the broader molecular biology research community.

Best Publications

  • The Genome of the African Trypanosome Trypanosoma brucei

    Matthew Berriman;Elodie Ghedin;Elodie Ghedin;Christiane Hertz-Fowler;Gaelle Blandin

  • Eukaryotic evolution, changes and challenges

    T. Martin Embley;William Martin

  • Draft genome sequence of the sexually transmitted pathogen Trichomonas vaginalis

    Jane M. Carlton;Robert . Hirt;Joana C. Silva;Arthur L. Delcher

  • Comparative genomics of trypanosomatid parasitic protozoa.

    Najib M. El-Sayed;Peter J. Myler;Peter J. Myler;Gaëlle Blandin;Matthew Berriman

  • The genome of the protist parasite Entamoeba histolytica

    Brendan Loftus;Iain Anderson;Rob Davies;U. Cecilia M. Alsmark

  • An archaeal origin of eukaryotes supports only two primary domains of life

    Tom A. Williams;Peter G. Foster;Cymon J. Cox;T. Martin Embley

  • A mitochondrial remnant in the microsporidian Trachipleistophora hominis

    Bryony A. P. Williams;Robert P. Hirt;John M. Lucocq;T. Martin Embley

  • Some rumen ciliates have endosymbiotic methanogens

    Bland J. Finlay;Genoveva Esteban;Ken J. Clarke;Alan G. Williams

  • The archaebacterial origin of eukaryotes

    Cymon J. Cox;Peter G. Foster;Robert P. Hirt;Simon R. Harris

  • EARLY BRANCHING EUKARYOTES

    T Martin Embley;Robert P Hirt

  • Trichomonas hydrogenosomes contain the NADH dehydrogenase module of mitochondrial complex I

    Ivan Hrdy;Robert P. Hirt;Pavel Dolezal;Lucie Bardonová

  • Analysis of β-subgroup proteobacterial ammonia oxidizer populations in soil by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis analysis and hierarchical phylogenetic probing

    John R. Stephen;John R. Stephen;George A. Kowalchuk;Mary Ann V. Bruns;Mary Ann V. Bruns;Allison E. McCaig

  • A novel route for ATP acquisition by the remnant mitochondria of Encephalitozoon cuniculi

    Anastasios D. Tsaousis;Edmund R. S. Kunji;Alina V. Goldberg;John M. Lucocq

  • Localization and functionality of microsporidian iron–sulphur cluster assembly proteins

    Alina V. Goldberg;Sabine Molik;Anastasios D. Tsaousis;Karina Neumann

  • Grassland Management Regimens Reduce Small-Scale Heterogeneity and Species Diversity of β-Proteobacterial Ammonia Oxidizer Populations

    Gordon Webster;T. Martin Embley;James I. Prosser

  • A mitochondrial Hsp70 orthologue in Vairimorpha necatrix : molecular evidence that microsporidia once contained mitochondria

    Robert P. Hirt;Bryan Healy;Charles R. Vossbrinck;Elizabeth U. Canning

  • Phylogenetic analyses of diplomonad genes reveal frequent lateral gene transfers affecting eukaryotes.

    Jan O. Andersson;Åsa M. Sjögren;Lesley A.M. Davis;T.Martin Embley

  • The use of 16S ribosomal RNA analyses to investigate the phylogeny of the family Legionellaceae.

    N K Fry;S Warwick;N A Saunders;T M Embley

  • The use of rRNA sequences and fluorescent probes to investigate the phylogenetic positions of the anaerobic ciliate Metopus palaeformis and its archaeobacterial endosymbiont.

    Embley Tm;Finlay Bj;Thomas Rh;Dyal Pl

  • Rapid Extraction of DNA and rRNA from Sediments by a Novel Hydroxyapatite Spin-Column Method.

    K J Purdy;T M Embley;S Takii;D B Nedwell

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert P. Hirt
Robert P. Hirt Newcastle University
Peter G. Foster
Peter G. Foster Natural History Museum
David S. Horner
David S. Horner University of Milan
Cymon J. Cox
Cymon J. Cox University of Algarve
James I. Prosser
James I. Prosser University of Aberdeen
Neil Hall
Neil Hall Norwich Research Park
John M. Lucocq
John M. Lucocq University of St Andrews
Joel B. Dacks
Joel B. Dacks University of Alberta
Simon R. Harris
Simon R. Harris Wellcome Sanger Institute
William Martin
William Martin Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

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