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James R. Heath

California Institute of Technology

James R. Heath is an American chemist and the president and professor of Institute of Systems Biology. Previous to this, he was the Elizabeth W. Gilloon Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology, after having moved from University of California Los Angeles.

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Publications598Total indexed works
Citations54,657Source-reported citations
h-index109Source-reported h-index
i10-index316Source-reported i10-index

Biography, research & contributions

James R. Heath is an American chemist and the president and professor of Institute of Systems Biology. Previous to this, he was the Elizabeth W. Gilloon Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology, after having moved from University of California Los Angeles.

Affiliation

California Institute of Technology

Top Publications

  • Silicon nanowires as efficient thermoelectric materials (2008) - 2,736 citations
  • Electronically Configurable Molecular-Based Logic Gates (1999) - 1,519 citations
  • Springer Handbook of Nanotechnology (2010) - 1,473 citations
  • A [2]Catenane-Based Solid State Electronically Reconfigurable Switch (2000) - 1,381 citations
  • Multiple early factors anticipate post-acute COVID-19 sequelae (2022) - 1,241 citations

At a glance

Full name
James R. Heath
ORCID
0000-0001-5356-4385
OpenAlex ID
https://openalex.org/A5032990625

Research interests

  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology, Immunotherapy and Immune Responses, Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers

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    1. 2,736OpenAlex citations
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    3. Springer Handbook of Nanotechnology ↗2010 · Springer handbooks
      1,473OpenAlex citations
    4. 1,381OpenAlex citations
    5. 1,241OpenAlex citations

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    1. Springer Handbook of Nanotechnology ↗2010 · Springer handbooks

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      James R. Heath. JournalsWorld. Accessed October 8, 2026.

      https://journalsworld.com/researchers/james-r-heath/