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Walid A. Houry

Walid A. Houry

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Biology and Biochemistry 58 13030 11987 444 406 186 14429

Walid A. Houry publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Walid A. Houry between 1994 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Walid A. Houry published across 33 years, from 1994 to 2026, averaging 6.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2022. 8 of the 220 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2022. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 4 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 5 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 12 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 32 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 7 publications 2026: 1 publication
1994 2026

220 publications in total across all disciplines

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Walid A. Houry: publications per year, 1994 to 2026
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 1
1996 4
1997 1
1998 1
1999 2
2000 1
2001 2
2002 0
2003 4
2004 1
2005 5
2006 5
2007 3
2008 5
2009 1
2010 12
2011 7
2012 14
2013 10
2014 12
2015 6
2016 9
2017 5
2018 13
2019 19
2020 11
2021 10
2022 32
2023 9
2024 6
2025 7
2026 1
Total 220
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Walid A. Houry publications per year - data summary

  • Walid A. Houry, a Biology and Biochemistry scholar from University of Toronto, has 220 publications recorded across 33 years, from 1994 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1994 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2022, with 32 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 33 years in the span carries no publications at all (2002).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 6.9 per year counting only the 32 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 55 publications, 25% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1994-2004: 18 publications (1.6 per year); 2005-2015: 80 publications (7.3 per year); 2016-2026: 122 publications (11.1 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Walid A. Houry 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 Walid A. Houry sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 100 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 1,028+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 980. Most scientists, 980, have 127–136 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 177–186 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 8 scientists 57–66 publications: 35 scientists 67–76 publications: 106 scientists 77–86 publications: 231 scientists 87–96 publications: 413 scientists 97–106 publications: 546 scientists 107–116 publications: 704 scientists 117–126 publications: 848 scientists 127–136 publications: 980 scientists 137–146 publications: 942 scientists 147–156 publications: 969 scientists 157–166 publications: 949 scientists 167–176 publications: 951 scientists 177–186 publications: 915 scientists 187–196 publications: 787 scientists 197–206 publications: 840 scientists 207–216 publications: 733 scientists 217–226 publications: 708 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: 417 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: 196 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: 59 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 scientist 997–1,006 publications: 5 scientists 1,007–1,016 publications: 2 scientists 1,017–1,026 publications: 2 scientists 1,027 publications: 1 scientist 1,028+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 186 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Biology and Biochemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 19,587 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 8
57–66 35
67–76 106
77–86 231
87–96 413
97–106 546
107–116 704
117–126 848
127–136 980
137–146 942
147–156 969
157–166 949
167–176 951
177–186 915 186
187–196 787
197–206 840
207–216 733
217–226 708
227–236 651
237–246 605
247–256 510
257–266 524
267–276 434
277–286 417
287–296 350
297–306 363
307–316 315
317–326 296
327–336 261
337–346 240
347–356 219
357–366 196
367–376 154
377–386 161
387–396 155
397–406 145
407–416 124
417–426 112
427–436 132
437–446 116
447–456 99
457–466 81
467–476 91
477–486 80
487–496 80
497–506 59
507–516 36
517–526 46
527–536 54
537–546 44
547–556 43
557–566 43
567–576 42
577–586 25
587–596 34
597–606 23
607–616 33
617–626 31
627–636 27
637–646 25
647–656 28
657–666 34
667–676 18
677–686 16
687–696 10
697–706 12
707–716 21
717–726 12
727–736 12
737–746 10
747–756 7
757–766 13
767–776 15
777–786 13
787–796 9
797–806 9
807–816 7
817–826 4
827–836 9
837–846 7
847–856 3
857–866 5
867–876 5
877–886 11
887–896 3
897–906 4
907–916 7
917–926 5
927–936 6
937–946 6
947–956 3
957–966 7
967–976 2
977–986 2
987–996 1
997–1,006 5
1,007–1,016 2
1,017–1,026 2
1,027 1
1,028+ 100
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Walid A. Houry publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 19,587 Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 100 ranges running from 47–56 to 1,028+ publications.
  • Walid A. Houry, a Biology and Biochemistry scholar from University of Toronto, records 186 publications - the 44th percentile of the discipline.
  • 44% of ranked Biology and Biochemistry scientists score the same or lower than Walid A. Houry, and about 56% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 197–206 publications range, and Walid A. Houry ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 127–136 publications, holding 980 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 77% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 287–296 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Walid A. Houry 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 Walid A. Houry sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 65 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 167+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,253. Most scientists, 1,253, have 58–59 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 58–59 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 316 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 899 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,025 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,149 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,235 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,162 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,130 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,031 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 714 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: 71 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
40–41 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Biology and Biochemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 19,587 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 80
42–43 183
44–45 316
46–47 504
48–49 718
50–51 899
52–53 1,025
54–55 1,149
56–57 1,235
58–59 1,253 58
60–61 1,162
62–63 1,130
64–65 1,031
66–67 897
68–69 814
70–71 714
72–73 709
74–75 596
76–77 512
78–79 473
80–81 412
82–83 373
84–85 358
86–87 285
88–89 273
90–91 227
92–93 208
94–95 193
96–97 153
98–99 157
100–101 148
102–103 120
104–105 113
106–107 100
108–109 86
110–111 67
112–113 71
114–115 73
116–117 64
118–119 53
120–121 60
122–123 54
124–125 43
126–127 38
128–129 49
130–131 26
132–133 18
134–135 23
136–137 32
138–139 32
140–141 27
142–143 19
144–145 22
146–147 12
148–149 16
150–151 14
152–153 10
154–155 13
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 9
162–163 13
164–165 4
166 4
167+ 98
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Walid A. Houry D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 19,587 Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 65 ranges running from 40–41 to 167+ D-Index.
  • Walid A. Houry, a Biology and Biochemistry scholar from University of Toronto, records 58 D-Index - the 34th percentile of the discipline.
  • 34% of ranked Biology and Biochemistry scientists score the same or lower than Walid A. Houry, and about 66% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 64–65 D-Index range, and Walid A. Houry ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 58–59 D-Index, holding 1,253 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 71% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 72–73 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Walid A. Houry is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada and has a significant body of work primarily focused on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research integrates molecular biology with various interdisciplinary fields such as geophysics, environmental chemistry, and materials chemistry.

The scientist's publication record emphasizes themes related to biochemical and molecular mechanisms along with environmental and earth sciences topics. Their main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields explored in their work cover:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Geophysics
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Genetics

Their research touches on several main topics including:

  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Seismic Waves and Analysis
  • Earthquake Detection and Analysis
  • Heat shock proteins research
  • Enzyme Structure and Function
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics

Walid A. Houry's recent papers highlight their focus on molecular mechanisms involving protein complexes and protease functions. Notable publications include:

  • "A processive rotary mechanism couples substrate unfolding and proteolysis in the ClpXP degradation machinery", 2020, eLife
  • "AAA+ proteins", 2020, Current Biology
  • "Recent structural insights into the mechanism of ClpP protease regulation by AAA+ chaperones and small molecules", 2022, Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • "Substrates and interactors of the ClpP protease in the mitochondria", 2021, Current Opinion in Chemical Biology
  • "Potent ClpP agonists with anticancer properties bind with improved structural complementarity and alter the mitochondrial N-terminome", 2022, Structure

The scholar frequently collaborates with other researchers. Their most common co-authors are:

  • Mark Mabanglo
  • Marim Barghash
  • Thiago Vargas Seraphim
  • Emily Majaesic
  • Jeffrey Lynham

Walid A. Houry's publications appear in various venues. Some of the most frequent include:

  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • Structure
  • Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • The genetic landscape of a cell.

    Michael Costanzo;Anastasia Baryshnikova;Jeremy Bellay;Yungil Kim

  • Navigating the Chaperone Network: An Integrative Map of Physical and Genetic Interactions Mediated by the Hsp90 Chaperone

    Rongmin Zhao;Mike Davey;Ya-Chieh Hsu;Pia Kaplanek

  • Identification of in vivo substrates of the chaperonin GroEL.

    Houry Wa;Frishman D;Eckerskorn C;Lottspeich F

  • Polypeptide flux through bacterial Hsp70: DnaK cooperates with trigger factor in chaperoning nascent chains.

    S. A. Teter;W. A. Houry;D. Ang;T. Tradler

  • In Vivo Observation of Polypeptide Flux through the Bacterial Chaperonin System

    Karla L Ewalt;Joseph P Hendrick;Walid A Houry;Walid A Houry;F.Ulrich Hartl;F.Ulrich Hartl

  • The AAA+ superfamily of functionally diverse proteins

    Jamie D. Snider;Guillaume Thibault;Walid A Houry

  • Mitochondrial ClpP-Mediated Proteolysis Induces Selective Cancer Cell Lethality

    Jo Ishizawa;Sarah F. Zarabi;Sarah F. Zarabi;R. Eric Davis;Ondrej Halgas;Ondrej Halgas

  • Inhibition of the Mitochondrial Protease ClpP as a Therapeutic Strategy for Human Acute Myeloid Leukemia

    Alicia Cole;Zezhou Wang;Etienne Coyaud;Veronique Voisin

  • Mechanisms of Acid Resistance in Escherichia coli

    Usheer Kanjee;Walid A Houry

  • An atlas of chaperone–protein interactions in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: implications to protein folding pathways in the cell

    Yunchen Gong;Yoshito Kakihara;Nevan Krogan;Jack Greenblatt

  • ClpP: A distinctive family of cylindrical energy-dependent serine proteases

    Angela Yeou Hsiung Yu;Walid A. Houry

  • Quantitative NMR spectroscopy of supramolecular complexes: Dynamic side pores in ClpP are important for product release

    Remco Sprangers;Anna Gribun;Peter M. Hwang;Walid A. Houry

  • Molecular chaperone Hsp90 stabilizes Pih1/Nop17 to maintain R2TP complex activity that regulates snoRNA accumulation

    Rongmin Zhao;Yoshito Kakihara;Anna Gribun;Jennifer Huen

  • The role of Hsp90 in protein complex assembly

    Taras Makhnevych;Walid A. Houry

  • Direct binding targets of the stringent response alarmone (p)ppGpp

    Usheer Kanjee;Koji Ogata;Walid A. Houry

  • Chaperone-assisted protein folding in the cell cytoplasm.

    Walid A. Houry

  • Hsp90: a chaperone for protein folding and gene regulation.

    Rongmin Zhao;Walid A Houry

  • The ClpP Double Ring Tetradecameric Protease Exhibits Plastic Ring-Ring Interactions, and the N Termini of Its Subunits Form Flexible Loops That Are Essential for ClpXP and ClpAP Complex Formation

    Anna Gribun;Matthew S. Kimber;Reagan Ching;Remco Sprangers

  • AAA+ proteins: diversity in function, similarity in structure.

    Jamie Snider;Walid A. Houry

  • The R2TP complex: discovery and functions.

    Yoshito Kakihara;Walid A. Houry

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert A. Batey
Robert A. Batey University of Toronto
Emil F. Pai
Emil F. Pai University of Toronto
Lewis E. Kay
Lewis E. Kay University of Toronto
Aaron D. Schimmer
Aaron D. Schimmer Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Harold A. Scheraga
Harold A. Scheraga Cornell University
Jack Greenblatt
Jack Greenblatt University of Toronto
Andrew Emili
Andrew Emili Boston University
Scott D. Gray-Owen
Scott D. Gray-Owen University of Toronto
John L. Rubinstein
John L. Rubinstein University of Toronto
Charles Boone
Charles Boone University of Toronto

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