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 Vittal K. Yachandra sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 268 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.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Vittal K. Yachandra sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 76 D-Index — 77th percentile
77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.
Vittal K. Yachandra is affiliated with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Physics and Astronomy. Within these broad areas, their work focuses on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Radiation, and Structural Biology.
The main topics of Yachandra's research include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Enzyme Structure and Function, Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies, Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications, Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research, Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques, and X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis.
The scientist has contributed to several recent publications, with notable papers including:
The frequent co-authors collaborating with Yachandra include Junko Yano, Jan Kern, Franklin D. Fuller, Philipp S. Simon, and Roberto Alonso-Mori. This collaboration network highlights multidisciplinary partnerships within the areas of photosynthesis and spectroscopy research.
Yachandra's work is published extensively across several key scientific journals such as Structural Dynamics, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society, and Photosynthesis Research. These venues reflect the broad impact and interdisciplinary nature of their research activities.
Vittal K. Yachandra;Kenneth Sauer;Melvin P. Klein
Junko Yano;Jan Kern;Kenneth Sauer;Kenneth Sauer;Matthew J. Latimer
Matthew W. Kanan;Junko Yano;Yogesh Surendranath;Mircea Dincă
D. Kwabena Bediako;Benedikt Lassalle-Kaiser;Yogesh Surendranath;Junko Yano
Junko Yano;Jana Kern;Klaus−Dieter Irrgang;Matthew J. Latimer
Junko Yano;Vittal Yachandra
Yelena Gorlin;Benedikt Lassalle-Kaiser;Jesse D. Benck;Sheraz Gul
Vittal K. Yachandra;Victoria J. DeRose;Matthew J. Latimer;Ishita Mukerji
Jan Kern;Ruchira Chatterjee;Iris D. Young;Franklin D. Fuller
Jan Kern;Jan Kern;Roberto Alonso-Mori;Rosalie Tran;Johan Hattne
Junko Yano;Vittal K. Yachandra
Iris D. Young;Mohamed Ibrahim;Ruchira Chatterjee;Sheraz Gul
Johannes Messinger;John H. Robblee;Uwe Bergmann;Carmen Fernandez
Shreya Mukherjee;Jamie A. Stull;Junko Yano;Theocharis C. Stamatatos
T. A. Roelofs;Wenchuan Liang;M. J. Latimer;R. M. Cinco
Jan Kern;Rosalie Tran;Roberto Alonso-Mori;Sergey Koroidov
Yulia Pushkar;Junko Yano;Kenneth Sauer;Kenneth Sauer;Alain Boussac
Benedikt Lassalle-Kaiser;Daniel Merki;Heron Vrubel;Sheraz Gul
John H. Robblee;Johannes Messinger;Roehl M. Cinco;Karen L. McFarlane
John H Robblee;Roehl M Cinco;Roehl M Cinco;Vittal K Yachandra
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