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Victor D. Vacquier 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 Victor D. Vacquier sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 250 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Victor D. Vacquier 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 Victor D. Vacquier 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.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1983 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1962 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1960 - John Price Wetherill Medal, Franklin Institute

Overview

Victor D. Vacquier is a researcher affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their work predominantly falls within the field of Engineering, with a focus on Ocean Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change, and Aquatic Science.

The primary topics of research explored by Vacquier include:

  • Drilling and Well Engineering
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Oil and Gas Production Techniques
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Vacquier over multiple publications are:

  • Joseph R. Curray
  • David G. Moore
  • J. Eduardo Aguayo
  • Marie-Pierre Aubry
  • Gerhard Einsele

Vacquier has contributed to research published in various venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Developmental Dynamics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Representative recent papers by Vacquier highlight work on marine biology and cryopreservation techniques, including:

  • Cold storage and cryopreservation methods for spermatozoa of the sea urchins Lytechinus pictus and Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, 2024, Developmental Dynamics
  • New techniques for creating parthenogenetic larvae of the sea urchin Lytechinus pictus for gene expression studies, 2021, Developmental Dynamics
  • A protein bridging the gap between sea urchin generations, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Cold Storage and Cryopreservation Methods For Spermatozoa of the sea urchin Lytechinus pictus, 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Throughout a long career, Vacquier has been recognized with several awards. These include:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1983
  • Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU), 1962
  • John Price Wetherill Medal, Franklin Institute, 1960

Best Publications

  • The rapid evolution of reproductive proteins.

    Willie J. Swanson;Victor D. Vacquier

  • The genome of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus.

    Erica Sodergren;George M. Weinstock;Eric H. Davidson;R. Andrew Cameron

  • Isolation of bindin: the protein responsible for adhesion of sperm to sea urchin eggs

    Victor D. Vacquier;Gary W. Moy

  • Evolution of Gamete Recognition Proteins

    Victor D. Vacquier

  • The isolation of intact cortical granules from sea urchin eggs: Calcium ions trigger granule discharge

    Victor D. Vacquier

  • Chemotaxis of Arbacia punctulata spermatozoa to resact, a peptide from the egg jelly layer.

    Gary E. Ward;Charles J. Brokaw;David L. Garbers;Victor D. Vacquier

  • Intrusion of basaltic sills into highly porous sediments, and resulting hydrothermal activity

    Gerhardt Einsele;Joris M. Gieskes;Joseph Curray;David M. Moore

  • Maximum-Likelihood Analysis of Molecular Adaptation in Abalone Sperm Lysin Reveals Variable Selective Pressures Among Lineages and Sites

    Ziheng Yang;Willie J. Swanson;Victor D. Vacquier

  • The sea urchin sperm receptor for egg jelly is a modular protein with extensive homology to the human polycystic kidney disease protein, PKD1.

    G W Moy;L M Mendoza;J R Schulz;W J Swanson

  • Positive selection is a general phenomenon in the evolution of abalone sperm lysin.

    Youn-Ho Lee;T. Ota;V. D. Vacquier

  • Concerted Evolution in an Egg Receptor for a Rapidly Evolving Abalone Sperm Protein

    Willie J. Swanson;Victor D. Vacquier

  • Exploring the Phylogenetic Utility of ITS Sequences for Animals: A Test Case for Abalone ( Haliotis )

    Annette W. Coleman;Victor D. Vacquier

  • Dynamic changes of the egg cortex

    Victor D. Vacquier

  • Reproductive Protein Evolution

    Willie J. Swanson;Victor D. Vacquier

  • The fucose sulfate polymer of egg jelly binds to sperm REJ and is the inducer of the sea urchin sperm acrosome reaction

    Victor D Vacquier;Gary W Moy

  • Nonsynonymous substitution in abalone sperm fertilization genes exceeds substitution in introns and mitochondrial DNA

    Edward C. Metz;Refugio Robles-Sikisaka;Victor D. Vacquier

  • HORIZONTAL DISPLACEMENTS IN THE FLOOR OF THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN

    Victor Vacquier;Arthur D Raff;Robert E Warren

  • Carbohydrate specificity of sea urchin sperm bindin: a cell surface lectin mediating sperm-egg adhesion.

    C G Glabe;L B Grabel;V D Vacquier;S D Rosen

  • Species specific agglutination of eggs by bindin isolated from sea urchin sperm

    Charles G. Glabe;Victor D. Vacquier

  • Protease released from sea urchin eggs at fertilization alters the vitelline layer and aids in preventing polyspermy.

    V.D. Vacquier;Mia J. Tegner;D. Epel

Frequent Co-Authors

Willie J. Swanson
Willie J. Swanson University of Washington
James S. Trimmer
James S. Trimmer University of California, Davis
Gregory S. Kopf
Gregory S. Kopf University of Pennsylvania
John G. Sclater
John G. Sclater University of California, San Diego
David Epel
David Epel Stanford University
C. David Stout
C. David Stout Scripps Research Institute
Alberto Darszon
Alberto Darszon National Autonomous University of Mexico
Gary M. Wessel
Gary M. Wessel Brown University
Seiya Uyeda
Seiya Uyeda University of Tokyo
Christine G. Elsik
Christine G. Elsik University of Missouri

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