Ian Davis

46.0k citations

56 papers · 28.9k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 23

Impact in

Molecular Biology top 0.05%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Protein Structure and Dynamics
- RNA modifications and cancer
- Biochemical and Molecular Research
- Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
Structural Biology top 0.5%

Papers in

Biological Psychiatry 6
- Tryptophan and brain disorders 6
Inorganic Chemistry 19
- Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms 19

Co-authors: David Richardson Jane S. Richardson Gary J. Kapral Vincent B. Chen Ralf W. Grosse‐Kunstleve Randy J. Read Nigel W. Moriarty Paul D. Adams
Journals: Journal of Biological Chemistry (9 papers)Journal of the American Chemical Society (4 papers)Nucleic Acids Research (3 papers)Frontiers in Plant Science (2 papers)Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom China

In The Last Decade

Ian Davis

55 papers receiving 28.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories log scale

PHENIX: a comprehensive Python-based system for macromolecular structure solution 2010 · 19.0k citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2010 Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography
2008 Journal of Molecular Biology
2007 Nucleic Acids Research
2004 Nucleic Acids Research
2003 Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics

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All Works

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1	Computationally derived RNA polymerase III promoters enable maize genome editing Frontiers in Plant Science ·É. Nagy, Ian Davis, Shanshan Song, 张祖尧, Chenxi Wu, 満平井, S. Lieberman, Hong Li, ME Bangs, Jeffrey C. Berry, Brandi J Chiapelli, Jennifer P.C. To, Matthew S. Marengo	2025	3
2	Development of a specific MPXV antigen detection immunodiagnostic assay Frontiers in Microbiology ·Ian Davis, Wenzhi Yuan, Lester C. McCrea, M. Subha, J. Plonis, Christopher P. Stefan, Janice A. Williams, Jay W. Hooper, John W. Huggins, Eric M. Mucker, Keersten M. Ricks	2023	16
3	Metalloenzymes involved in carotenoid biosynthesis in plants Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Ian Davis, Jiafeng Geng, Aimin Liu	2022	3
4	Heme Binding to HupZ with a C-Terminal Tag from Group A Streptococcus Molecules ·الدكتور فهمي أحمد عبد الرحمن كلية الإمام الأعظم الموصل, Jiasong Li, Lina Linnér, Jiafeng Geng, Federación Nacional de Avicultores de Colombia, Francis K. Yoshimoto, Zehava Eichenbaum, Ian Davis, Piotr J. Mak, Aimin Liu	2021	7
5	Expression Elements Derived From Plant Sequences Provide Effective Gene Expression Regulation and New Opportunities for Plant Biotechnology Traits Frontiers in Plant Science ·Jennifer P.C. To, Ian Davis, Matthew S. Marengo, Aabid Shariff, 佐知子近藤, Keith F. Decker, Rafaelo M. Galvão, Hoi Soon Kwon, О.А Зкурдаева, Jee Jung, Hong Li, Moussa Barry, Gilbert Sinègre, Tedd D. Elich	2021	4
6	Characterization of the nonheme iron center of cysteamine dioxygenase and its interaction with substrates Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Yifan Wang, Ian Davis, علال بلحرش, Sunil Naik, Wendell P. Griffith, Aimin Liu	2020	29
7	Cleavage of a carbon–fluorine bond by an engineered cysteine dioxygenase Nature Chemical Biology ·Jiasong Li, Wendell P. Griffith, Ian Davis, Inchul Shin, Jiangyun Wang, Fahui Li, Yifan Wang, Daniel Wherritt, Aimin Liu	2018	47
8	Reassignment of the human aldehyde dehydrogenase ALDH8A1 (ALDH12) to the kynurenine pathway in tryptophan catabolism Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Ian Davis, Yu Yang, Daniel Wherritt, Aimin Liu	2018	27
9	Cross-linking of dicyclotyrosine by the cytochrome P450 enzyme CYP121 from Mycobacterium tuberculosis proceeds through a catalytic shunt pathway Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Christina Palajo, Ian Davis, Andrew J. Fielding, Champagne Pascale, Millard W. Dowd, Aimin Liu	2017	35
10	A Pitcher-and-Catcher Mechanism Drives Endogenous Substrate Isomerization by a Dehydrogenase in Kynurenine Metabolism Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Yu Yang, Ian Davis, Hao Chen, Yifan Wang, Inchul Shin, Aimin Liu	2016	6
11	Crystallographic and spectroscopic snapshots reveal a dehydrogenase in action Nature Communications ·Spencer Brothers, Ian Davis, Fange Liu, Babak Andi, Γεώργιος Βαργεμέζης, Hiroaki Iwaki, Yoshie Hasegawa, Allen M. Orville, Aimin Liu	2015	20
12	An Iron Reservoir to the Catalytic Metal Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Fange Liu, Jiafeng Geng, Ryan H. Gumpper, Arghya Barman, Ian Davis, Andrew Ozarowski, Donald Hamelberg, Aimin Liu	2015	13
13	Probing Bis‐Fe^IV MauG: Experimental Evidence for the Long‐Range Charge‐Resonance Model Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Jiafeng Geng, Ian Davis, Aimin Liu	2015	28
14	POWRS: Position-Sensitive Motif Discovery PLoS ONE ·Ian Davis, Дагбаев Дандар Эрдэмович, Philip N. Benfey, Tedd D. Elich	2012	9
15	KING (Kinemage, Next Generation): A versatile interactive molecular and scientific visualization program Protein Science ·Vincent B. Chen, Ian Davis, David Richardson	2009	128
16	Blind docking of pharmaceutically relevant compounds using RosettaLigand Protein Science ·Ian Davis, Kaushik Raha, Martha S. Head, David Baker	2009	65
17	KinImmerse: Macromolecular VR for NMR ensembles SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Faju Wu, David J. Zielinski, Vincent B. Chen, Ian Davis, 马彦雷, Rachael Brady, Jane S. Richardson, David Richardson	2009	17
18	RosettaLigand Docking with Full Ligand and Receptor Flexibility Journal of Molecular Biology ·Ian Davis, David Baker Hit paper breakdown →	2008	335
19	The Backrub Motion: How Protein Backbone Shrugs When a Sidechain Dances Structure ·Ian Davis, W.B. Arendall, David Richardson, Jane S. Richardson	2006	199
20	A test of enhancing model accuracy in high-throughput crystallography Journal of Structural and Functional Genomics ·W.B. Arendall, W. Tempel, Jane S. Richardson, Weihong Zhou, Shuren Wang, Ian Davis, Zhi‐Jie Liu, John P. Rose, Roland Schule, Ming Luo, David Richardson, Bi‐Cheng Wang	2005	40

About Ian Davis

Ian Davis is a scholar working on Biological Psychiatry, Inorganic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Developmental Biology, having authored 56 papers that have together received 28.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms (19 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (12 papers), Protein Structure and Dynamics (10 papers), Microbial metabolism and enzyme function (7 papers), Gut microbiota and health (6 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (6 papers), Tryptophan and brain disorders (6 papers) and CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (20.8k citations), Structural Biology (380 citations), Molecular Medicine (766 citations), Biotechnology (1.3k citations) and Cell Biology (2.4k citations). Ian Davis has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and China. Frequent co-authors include David Richardson, Jane S. Richardson, Gary J. Kapral, Vincent B. Chen, Ralf W. Grosse‐Kunstleve, Randy J. Read, Nigel W. Moriarty, Paul D. Adams, Pavel V. Afonine and Li‐Wei Hung. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nucleic Acids Research, Frontiers in Plant Science and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

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