BIOLOGIST
James Rothman
1950 - Today
James Rothman
James Edward Rothman (born November 3, 1950) is an American biochemist. He is the Fergus F. Wallace Professor of Biomedical Sciences at Yale University, the Chairman of the Department of Cell Biology at Yale School of Medicine, and the Director of the Nanobiology Institute at the Yale West Campus. Rothman also concurrently serves as adjunct professor of physiology and cellular biophysics at Columbia University and a research professor at the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London. Rothman was awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for his work on vesicle trafficking (shared with Randy Schekman and Thomas C. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Rothman has received more than 174,300 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). James Rothman is the 239th most popular biologist (up from 304th in 2019), the 2,253rd most popular biography from United States (up from 3,057th in 2019) and the 45th most popular American Biologist.
Memorability Metrics
170k
Page Views (PV)
62.98
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
51
Languages Editions (L)
11.54
Effective Languages (L*)
3.32
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BIOLOGISTS
Among biologists, James Rothman ranks 239 out of 1,097. Before him are Ludwik Fleck, Carl Gustav Carus, Howard Martin Temin, Vladimir Demikhov, Nehemiah Grew, and Lorenz Oken. After him are Willi Hennig, Rudolf Vrba, Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini, William Aiton, Antoine Béchamp, and Carl Correns.
Most Popular Biologists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLudwik Fleck
1896 - 1961
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 233
Carl Gustav Carus
1789 - 1869
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 234
Howard Martin Temin
1934 - 1994
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 235
Vladimir Demikhov
1916 - 1998
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 236
Nehemiah Grew
1641 - 1712
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 237
Lorenz Oken
1779 - 1851
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 238
James Rothman
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 239
Willi Hennig
1913 - 1976
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 240
Rudolf Vrba
1924 - 2006
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 241
Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini
1797 - 1848
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 242
William Aiton
1731 - 1793
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 243
Antoine Béchamp
1816 - 1908
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 244
Carl Correns
1864 - 1933
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 245
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1950, James Rothman ranks 105. Before him are Ubaldo Fillol, William Sadler, Håkan Nesser, Jean-Marc Ayrault, Victoria Principal, and John Landis. After him are Joe Perry, Tom Petty, Barbara Sukowa, Terry Gou, Ken Kutaragi, and Steve McCurry.
Others Born in 1950
Go to all RankingsUbaldo Fillol
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 99
William Sadler
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 100
Håkan Nesser
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 101
Jean-Marc Ayrault
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 102
Victoria Principal
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 103
John Landis
FILM DIRECTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 104
James Rothman
BIOLOGIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 105
Joe Perry
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 106
Tom Petty
MUSICIAN
1950 - 2017
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 107
Barbara Sukowa
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 108
Terry Gou
BUSINESSPERSON
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 109
Ken Kutaragi
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 110
Steve McCurry
JOURNALIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 111
In United States
Among people born in United States, James Rothman ranks 2,253 out of 20,380. Before him are Henry Bergman (1868), John Landis (1950), Carl Wieman (1951), Cy Twombly (1928), Robert Silverberg (1935), and Terry O'Quinn (1952). After him are Joe Perry (1950), Djuna Barnes (1892), Henry Murray (1893), Joseph D. Pistone (1939), Johnny Winter (1944), and Stanley Donen (1924).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsHenry Bergman
ACTOR
1868 - 1946
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 2,247
John Landis
FILM DIRECTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 2,248
Carl Wieman
PHYSICIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 2,249
Cy Twombly
PAINTER
1928 - 2011
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 2,250
Robert Silverberg
WRITER
1935 - Present
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 2,251
Terry O'Quinn
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 2,252
James Rothman
BIOLOGIST
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 2,253
Joe Perry
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 2,254
Djuna Barnes
WRITER
1892 - 1982
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 2,255
Henry Murray
PSYCHOLOGIST
1893 - 1988
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 2,256
Joseph D. Pistone
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 2,257
Johnny Winter
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2014
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 2,258
Stanley Donen
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 2019
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 2,259
Among BIOLOGISTS In United States
Among biologists born in United States, James Rothman ranks 45. Before him are H. Robert Horvitz (1947), James Dwight Dana (1813), Clair Cameron Patterson (1922), George Smith (1941), Charles M. Rice (1952), and Howard Martin Temin (1934). After him are Martin Chalfie (1947), Michael Rosbash (1944), Carol W. Greider (1961), James Bond (1900), Henrietta Lacks (1920), and Eric F. Wieschaus (1947).
H. Robert Horvitz
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 39
James Dwight Dana
1813 - 1895
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 40
Clair Cameron Patterson
1922 - 1995
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 41
George Smith
1941 - Present
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 42
Charles M. Rice
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 43
Howard Martin Temin
1934 - 1994
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 44
James Rothman
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 45
Martin Chalfie
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 46
Michael Rosbash
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 47
Carol W. Greider
1961 - Present
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 48
James Bond
1900 - 1989
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 49
Henrietta Lacks
1920 - 1951
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 50
Eric F. Wieschaus
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 51