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Thomas E. Ferrin 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 Thomas E. Ferrin sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 120 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas E. Ferrin 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 Thomas E. Ferrin sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Thomas E. Ferrin is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research integrates fields primarily within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Computer Science.

The main areas of study covered by their work include Molecular Biology, Biophysics, Information Systems and Management, Structural Biology, and Software. The scientist's research spans several key topics:

  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Cell Image Analysis Techniques
  • Scientific Computing and Data Management
  • Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Model-Driven Software Engineering Techniques
  • Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques
  • Enzyme Structure and Function

Frequent collaborators have included Thomas D. Goddard, Eric F. Pettersen, Elaine C. Meng, John H. Morris, and Conrad C. Huang. Their work has been published mainly in the venues Protein Science and Journal of Molecular Biology.

Some recent publications authored or co-authored by Thomas E. Ferrin include:

  • <scp>UCSF ChimeraX</scp>: Structure visualization for researchers, educators, and developers, 2020, Protein Science
  • <scp>UCSF ChimeraX</scp>: Tools for structure building and analysis, 2023, Protein Science
  • IHMCIF: An Extension of the PDBx/mmCIF Data Standard for Integrative Structure Determination Methods, 2024, Journal of Molecular Biology

Best Publications

  • UCSF Chimera--a visualization system for exploratory research and analysis.

    Eric F. Pettersen;Thomas D. Goddard;Conrad C. Huang;Gregory S. Couch

  • UCSF ChimeraX: Structure visualization for researchers, educators, and developers.

    Eric F Pettersen;Thomas D Goddard;Conrad C Huang;Elaine C Meng

  • UCSF ChimeraX: Meeting modern challenges in visualization and analysis.

    Thomas D. Goddard;Conrad C. Huang;Elaine C. Meng;Eric F. Pettersen

  • A geometric approach to macromolecule-ligand interactions

    Irwin D. Kuntz;Jeffrey M. Blaney;Stuart J. Oatley;Robert Langridge

  • The MIDAS display system

    T. E. Ferrin;C. C. Huang;L. E. Jarvis;R. Langridge

  • Visualizing density maps with UCSF Chimera.

    Thomas D. Goddard;Conrad C. Huang;Thomas E. Ferrin

  • Tools for integrated sequence-structure analysis with UCSF Chimera.

    Elaine C Meng;Eric F Pettersen;Gregory S Couch;Conrad C Huang

  • clusterMaker: a multi-algorithm clustering plugin for Cytoscape

    John H Morris;Leonard Apeltsin;Aaron M Newman;Jan Baumbach

  • UCSF Chimera, MODELLER, and IMP: an Integrated Modeling System

    Zheng Yang;Keren Lasker;Keren Lasker;Dina Schneidman-Duhovny;Ben Webb

  • Designed divergent evolution of enzyme function.

    Yasuo Yoshikuni;Thomas E. Ferrin;Jay D. Keasling

  • Sequence diversity and haplotype structure in the human ABCB1 (MDR1, multidrug resistance transporter) gene.

    Deanna L. Kroetz;Christiane Pauli-Magnus;Laura M. Hodges;Conrad C. Huang

  • Using Sequence Similarity Networks for Visualization of Relationships Across Diverse Protein Superfamilies

    Holly J. Atkinson;John H. Morris;Thomas E. Ferrin;Patricia C. Babbitt

  • Evolutionary conservation predicts function of variants of the human organic cation transporter, OCT1

    Yan Shu;Maya K. Leabman;Bo Feng;Lara M. Mangravite

  • Software extensions to UCSF chimera for interactive visualization of large molecular assemblies.

    Thomas D. Goddard;Conrad C. Huang;Thomas E. Ferrin

  • Real-Time Color Graphics in Studies of Molecular Interactions

    Robert Langridge;Thomas E. Ferrin;Irwin D. Kuntz;Michael L. Connolly

  • BayGenomics: a resource of insertional mutations in mouse embryonic stem cells

    Doug Stryke;Michiko Kawamoto;Conrad C. Huang;Susan J. Johns

  • Natural variation in human membrane transporter genes reveals evolutionary and functional constraints

    Maya K. Leabman;Conrad C. Huang;Joseph DeYoung;Elaine J. Carlson

  • The Structure–Function Linkage Database

    Eyal Akiva;Shoshana D. Brown;Daniel E. Almonacid;Alan E. Barber

  • Role of organic cation transporter 3 (SLC22A3) and its missense variants in the pharmacologic action of metformin

    Ligong Chen;Bradley Pawlikowski;Avner Schlessinger;Swati S. More

  • Interaction of Methotrexate with Organic-Anion Transporting Polypeptide 1A2 and Its Genetic Variants

    Ilaria Badagnani;Richard A. Castro;Travis R. Taylor;Claire M. Brett

Frequent Co-Authors

Kathleen M. Giacomini
Kathleen M. Giacomini University of California, San Francisco
Patricia C. Babbitt
Patricia C. Babbitt University of California, San Francisco
Andrej Sali
Andrej Sali University of California, San Francisco
Ira Herskowitz
Ira Herskowitz University of California, San Francisco
Deanna L. Kroetz
Deanna L. Kroetz University of California, San Francisco
Esteban G. Burchard
Esteban G. Burchard University of California, San Francisco
Teri E. Klein
Teri E. Klein Stanford University
Pui-Yan Kwok
Pui-Yan Kwok University of California, San Francisco
Deborah Dean
Deborah Dean University of California, San Francisco
Wah Chiu
Wah Chiu Stanford University

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