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D-Index
73
Citations
17185
World Ranking
5037
National Ranking
111

Thomas R. Ward 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 Thomas R. Ward sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 270 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas R. Ward 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 Thomas R. Ward sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Thomas R. Ward is affiliated with the University of Basel in Switzerland. Their research spans multiple areas within chemistry and the life sciences, with a focus on both fundamental and applied aspects.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Chemistry
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these disciplines, they have contributed extensively to several subfields:

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Oncology

Their research topics prominently cover:

  • Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis

Thomas R. Ward has published papers in various scientific journals, with some recent notable publications including:

  • Using nature's blueprint to expand catalysis with Earth-abundant metals, 2020, Science
  • Functional and morphological adaptation in DNA protocells via signal processing prompted by artificial metalloenzymes, 2020, Nature Nanotechnology
  • Droplet Microfluidics and Directed Evolution of Enzymes: An Intertwined Journey, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Synthetic Biology: Bottom-Up Assembly of Molecular Systems, 2022, Chemical Reviews
  • Systematic engineering of artificial metalloenzymes for new-to-nature reactions, 2021, Science Advances

The scientist frequently publishes in venues including:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Collaborative work features several frequent co-authors, who have appeared alongside Thomas R. Ward in multiple publications. These co-authors include:

  • Ryo Tachibana
  • Nico V. Igareta
  • Zhi Zou
  • Dongping Chen
  • Jaicy Vallapurackal

Best Publications

  • Biotinylated Rh(III) Complexes in Engineered Streptavidin for Accelerated Asymmetric C–H Activation

    Todd K. Hyster;Livia Knörr;Thomas R. Ward;Tomislav Rovis

  • Artificial Metalloenzymes: Reaction Scope and Optimization Strategies.

    Fabian Schwizer;Yasunori Okamoto;Tillmann Heinisch;Yifan Gu

  • De novo germline and postzygotic mutations in AKT3, PIK3R2 and PIK3CA cause a spectrum of related megalencephaly syndromes

    Jean Baptiste Rivière;Ghayda M. Mirzaa;Brian J. O'Roak;Margaret Beddaoui

  • Experimental annotation of the human genome using microarray technology

    D. D. Shoemaker;E. E. Schadt;C. D. Armour;Y. D. He

  • Using nature's blueprint to expand catalysis with Earth-abundant metals

    R. Morris Bullock;Jingguang G. Chen;Jingguang G. Chen;Laura Gagliardi;Paul J. Chirik

  • Directed evolution of artificial metalloenzymes for in vivo metathesis

    Markus Jeschek;Raphael Reuter;Tillmann Heinisch;Christian Trindler

  • Artificial metalloenzymes based on the biotin-avidin technology: enantioselective catalysis and beyond.

    Thomas R. Ward

  • Synthetic cascades are enabled by combining biocatalysts with artificial metalloenzymes

    V. Köhler;Y. M. Wilson;M. Dürrenberger;D. Ghislieri

  • Redox-active ligands in catalysis

    V. K. K. Praneeth;M. R. Ringenberg;T. R. Ward

  • Artificial Metalloenzymes for Enantioselective Catalysis Based on Biotin−Avidin

    Jérôme Collot;Julieta Gradinaru;Nicolas Humbert;Myriem Skander

  • Artificial metalloenzymes: proteins as hosts for enantioselective catalysis

    Christophe M. Thomas;Thomas R. Ward

  • Artificial Metalloenzymes: Challenges and Opportunities

    Holly J Davis;Thomas R Ward

  • Artificial metalloenzymes based on biotin-avidin technology for the enantioselective reduction of ketones by transfer hydrogenation

    Christophe Letondor;Nicolas Humbert;Thomas R. Ward

  • Artificial metalloenzymes: (strept)avidin as host for enantioselective hydrogenation by achiral biotinylated rhodium-diphosphine complexes.

    Myriem Skander;Nicolas Humbert;Jerome Collot;Julieta Gradinaru

  • Artificial Metalloenzymes Based on the Biotin–Streptavidin Technology: Challenges and Opportunities

    Tillmann Heinisch;Thomas R. Ward

  • Artificial metalloenzymes as selective catalysts in aqueous media

    Johannes Steinreiber;Thomas R. Ward

  • Recent Advances in the Palladium Catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura Cross-Coupling Reaction in Water

    Anamitra Chatterjee;Thomas R. Ward

  • Label-free detection of single protein molecules and protein-protein interactions using synthetic nanopores.

    Anpan Han;Marc Creus;Gregor Schürmann;Vincent Linder

  • Palladium-Catalyzed Heck Cross-Coupling Reactions in Water: A Comprehensive Review

    Fadri Christoffel;Thomas R. Ward

  • Artificial Transfer Hydrogenases Based on the Biotin−(Strept)avidin Technology: Fine Tuning the Selectivity by Saturation Mutagenesis of the Host Protein

    Christophe Letondor;Anca Pordea;Nicolas Humbert;Anita Ivanova

  • Artificial metalloenzyme for enantioselective sulfoxidation based on vanadyl-loaded streptavidin.

    Anca Pordea;Marc Creus;Jaroslaw Panek;Carole Duboc

  • Artificial Metalloenzymes Based on the Biotin–Streptavidin Technology: Enzymatic Cascades and Directed Evolution

    Alexandria Deliz Liang;Joan Serrano-Plana;Ryan L Peterson;Thomas R Ward

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruno Therrien
Bruno Therrien University of Neuchâtel
Stefan Matile
Stefan Matile University of Geneva
Georg Süss-Fink
Georg Süss-Fink University of Neuchâtel
Tilman Schirmer
Tilman Schirmer University of Basel
Oliver S. Wenger
Oliver S. Wenger University of Basel
Naomi Sakai
Naomi Sakai University of Geneva
Ronald E. Stenkamp
Ronald E. Stenkamp University of Washington
Christophe M. Thomas
Christophe M. Thomas Chimie ParisTech
Jacques Weber
Jacques Weber University of Geneva
Jean-Luc Renaud
Jean-Luc Renaud Université de Caen Normandie

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