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2026

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
138
Citations
84607
World Ranking
291
National Ranking
18

Chemistry

D-Index
131
Citations
73960
World Ranking
304
National Ranking
14

Tom L. Blundell 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 Tom L. Blundell sits on this spectrum.

47–56 publications: 8 scientists 57–66 publications: 35 scientists 67–76 publications: 106 scientists 77–86 publications: 231 scientists 87–96 publications: 414 scientists 97–106 publications: 546 scientists 107–116 publications: 704 scientists 117–126 publications: 849 scientists 127–136 publications: 980 scientists 137–146 publications: 942 scientists 147–156 publications: 969 scientists 157–166 publications: 950 scientists 167–176 publications: 951 scientists 177–186 publications: 915 scientists 187–196 publications: 787 scientists 197–206 publications: 841 scientists 207–216 publications: 735 scientists 217–226 publications: 709 scientists 227–236 publications: 651 scientists 237–246 publications: 605 scientists 247–256 publications: 510 scientists 257–266 publications: 524 scientists 267–276 publications: 434 scientists 277–286 publications: 418 scientists 287–296 publications: 350 scientists 297–306 publications: 363 scientists 307–316 publications: 315 scientists 317–326 publications: 296 scientists 327–336 publications: 261 scientists 337–346 publications: 240 scientists 347–356 publications: 219 scientists 357–366 publications: 197 scientists 367–376 publications: 154 scientists 377–386 publications: 161 scientists 387–396 publications: 155 scientists 397–406 publications: 145 scientists 407–416 publications: 124 scientists 417–426 publications: 112 scientists 427–436 publications: 132 scientists 437–446 publications: 116 scientists 447–456 publications: 99 scientists 457–466 publications: 81 scientists 467–476 publications: 91 scientists 477–486 publications: 80 scientists 487–496 publications: 80 scientists 497–506 publications: 60 scientists 507–516 publications: 36 scientists 517–526 publications: 46 scientists 527–536 publications: 54 scientists 537–546 publications: 44 scientists 547–556 publications: 43 scientists 557–566 publications: 43 scientists 567–576 publications: 42 scientists 577–586 publications: 25 scientists 587–596 publications: 34 scientists 597–606 publications: 23 scientists 607–616 publications: 33 scientists 617–626 publications: 31 scientists 627–636 publications: 27 scientists 637–646 publications: 25 scientists 647–656 publications: 28 scientists 657–666 publications: 34 scientists 667–676 publications: 18 scientists 677–686 publications: 16 scientists 687–696 publications: 10 scientists 697–706 publications: 12 scientists 707–716 publications: 21 scientists 717–726 publications: 12 scientists 727–736 publications: 12 scientists 737–746 publications: 10 scientists 747–756 publications: 7 scientists 757–766 publications: 13 scientists 767–776 publications: 15 scientists 777–786 publications: 13 scientists 787–796 publications: 9 scientists 797–806 publications: 9 scientists 807–816 publications: 7 scientists 817–826 publications: 4 scientists 827–836 publications: 9 scientists 837–846 publications: 7 scientists 847–856 publications: 3 scientists 857–866 publications: 5 scientists 867–876 publications: 5 scientists 877–886 publications: 11 scientists 887–896 publications: 3 scientists 897–906 publications: 4 scientists 907–916 publications: 7 scientists 917–926 publications: 5 scientists 927–936 publications: 6 scientists 937–946 publications: 6 scientists 947–956 publications: 3 scientists 957–966 publications: 7 scientists 967–976 publications: 2 scientists 977–986 publications: 2 scientists 987–996 publications: 1 scientists 997–1,006 publications: 5 scientists 1,007–1,016 publications: 2 scientists 1,017–1,026 publications: 2 scientists 1,027 publications: 1 scientists 1,028+ publications: 100 scientists
47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 970 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Tom L. Blundell 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 Tom L. Blundell sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 138 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2008 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences
  • 1993 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1984 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Tom L. Blundell is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields within the biological and medical sciences, with a focus on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, as well as medicine.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

More specifically, they have contributed extensively to several subfields, such as:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Epidemiology
  • Computational Theory and Mathematics

In terms of research topics, Blundell has worked on:

  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics
  • Enzyme Structure and Function
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Biochemical and Molecular Research
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • Mycobacterium research and diagnosis

Selected recent publications include:

  • "Utilizing graph machine learning within drug discovery and development", 2021, Briefings in Bioinformatics
  • "Stepwise pathogenic evolution of Mycobacterium abscessus", 2021, Science
  • "Dimers of DNA-PK create a stage for DNA double-strand break repair", 2020, Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
  • "Cryo-EM of NHEJ supercomplexes provides insights into DNA repair", 2021, Molecular Cell
  • "Structure-based Drug Design with Equivariant Diffusion Models", 2022, arXiv (Cornell University)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Blundell include:

  • Chris Abell
  • Anthony G. Coyne
  • Amanda K. Chaplin
  • Sundeep Chaitanya Vedithi
  • Arian R. Jamasb

Many of their publications appear in prominent venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology
  • Briefings in Bioinformatics
  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal

Throughout their career, Blundell has received several honors including:

  • Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences (2008)
  • Member of Academia Europaea (1993)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (1984)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Best Publications

  • Comparative Protein Modelling by Satisfaction of Spatial Restraints

    Andrej Šali;Tom L. Blundell

  • pkCSM: Predicting Small-Molecule Pharmacokinetic and Toxicity Properties Using Graph-Based Signatures

    Douglas E. V. Pires;Tom L. Blundell;David B. Ascher

  • FUGUE: sequence-structure homology recognition using environment-specific substitution tables and structure-dependent gap penalties.

    Jiye Shi;Tom L Blundell;Kenji Mizuguchi

  • The TRANSPARENT TESTA GLABRA1 Locus, Which Regulates Trichome Differentiation and Anthocyanin Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis, Encodes a WD40 Repeat Protein

    Amanda R. Walker;Paul A. Davison;Agnese C. Bolognesi-Winfield;Celia M. James

  • Insulin: The Structure in the Crystal and its Reflection in Chemistry and Biology by

    Tom Blundell;Guy Dodson;Dorothy Hodgkin;Dan Mercola

  • mCSM: predicting the effects of mutations in proteins using graph-based signatures

    Douglas E. V. Pires;David B. Ascher;Tom L. Blundell

  • Knowledge-based prediction of protein structures and the design of novel molecules.

    T. L. Blundell;B. L. Sibanda;M. J. E. Sternberg;J. M. Thornton

  • DUET: A Server for Predicting Effects of Mutations on Protein Stability Using an Integrated Computational Approach

    Douglas E.V. Pires;David B. Ascher;Tom L. Blundell

  • Crystal structure of fibroblast growth factor receptor ectodomain bound to ligand and heparin.

    Luca Pellegrini;David F. Burke;Frank von Delft;Barbara Mulloy

  • The structure of 2Zn pig insulin crystals at 1.5 A resolution.

    Edward N. Baker;Thomas L. Blundell;John F. Cutfield;Susan M. Cutfield

  • Insights into DNA recombination from the structure of a RAD51-BRCA2 complex

    Luca Pellegrini;David S. Yu;Thomas Lo;Shubha Anand

  • High-throughput crystallography for lead discovery in drug design.

    Tom L. Blundell;Harren Jhoti;Chris Abell

  • New protein fold revealed by a 2.3-Å resolution crystal structure of nerve growth factor

    N.Q McDonald;R Lapatto;J Murray-Rust;J Gunning

  • HOMSTRAD: A database of protein structure alignments for homologous families

    Kenji Mizuguchi;Charlotte M. Deane;Tom L. Blundell;John P. Overington

  • Structure of Rhombohedral 2 Zinc Insulin Crystals

    M. J. Adams;M. J. Adams;T. L. Blundell;E. J. Dodson;G. G. Dodson

  • Structure of pentameric human serum amyloid P component.

    Jonas Emsley;Helen E. White;Bernard P. O'Hara;Bernard P. O'Hara;Glaucius Oliva

  • Conformation of β-hairpins in protein structures: A systematic classification with applications to modelling by homology, electron density fitting and protein engineering

    Bancinyane Lynn Sibanda;Tom L. Blundell;Janet M. Thornton

  • SDM—a server for predicting effects of mutations on protein stability and malfunction

    Catherine L. Worth;Robert Preissner;Tom L. Blundell

  • X-ray analysis of HIV-1 proteinase at 2.7 Å resolution confirms structural homology among retroviral enzymes

    Risto Lapatto;Tom Blundell;Andrew Hemmings;John Overington

  • Definition of general topological equivalence in protein structures. A procedure involving comparison of properties and relationships through simulated annealing and dynamic programming.

    Andrej S̆ali;Tom L. Blundell

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris Abell
Chris Abell University of Cambridge
David B. Ascher
David B. Ascher University of Queensland
Ermanno Gherardi
Ermanno Gherardi University of Pavia
Narayanaswamy Srinivasan
Narayanaswamy Srinivasan Indian Institute of Science
Andrej Sali
Andrej Sali University of California, San Francisco
Alison G. Smith
Alison G. Smith University of Cambridge
Eleanor J. Dodson
Eleanor J. Dodson University of York
Guy Dodson
Guy Dodson University of York
Alessio Ciulli
Alessio Ciulli University of Dundee

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