The organisation Research.com recently published a list of the scientists working in the fields of Biology and Biochemistry with the highest Hirsch (H) Factors https://research.com/scientists-rankings/biology-and-biochemistry/gb.

Sir Philip Cohen of the MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit (MRC PPU) with an H-factor of 177 was named as the UK scientist with the highest H-factor. An H-factor of 177 means that 177 of Philip’s paper have been cited by other scientists in their papers 177 of more times. The total citations that Philip’s papers have garnered (143,688) was also the highest in the UK.

Dario Alessi, the Director of the MRC PPU had the fourth highest H-factor of 140. Other members of the School of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee also featured in the top 100. Grahame Hardie, with an H-factor of 110 was 26th, Doreen Cantrell with an H-factor of 91 was 63rd, and Sir Michael Ferguson (H-factor 87) was 78th. Peter Parker, who was a postdoctoral fellow in Philip Cohen’s lab from 1980-1983 (H-Factor 121) was 15th in the list.

Commenting on the information released by Research.com, Sir Philip said “H factors increase progressively with time and are a measure of the impact that one’s publications have had on other scientists over an entire career. In fact, H-factors increase after scientists have died because their papers continue to be cited long after they die. Indeed, I see that at least three of the top 100 scientists in the list that has been published are no longer alive!”