Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography/Science and academia/List of subjects of biographies in peer-reviewed journals

Many peer-reviewed journals include occassional biographies or obituaries, while some contain regular biography features. Interviews are not included in this listing. Many articles about scientists lack citations to articles of this kind. This is the start of a listing of biographical articles found in a number of journals; see #Journals surveyed and extent of surveys.

Biographical references (alphabetical by last name)

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Stein Aerts—Marx, Vivien (10 April 2019). "Stein Aerts". The Author File. Nature Methods. 16 (5): 355.

Zhisheng An—Viegas, Jennifer (30 April 2019). "Profile of Zhisheng An". Profile. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 116 (18): 8641–3. doi:10.1073/pnas.1904581116. PMC 6462095 – via Pubmed Central.

Irina Artemieva-Schiermeier, Quirin (20 August 2019). "Geologist's sacking prompts outcry". News. Nature. 572 (7771): 574–5.

Haribabu Arthanari—Marx, Vivien (18 March 2019). "Haribabu Arthanari". The Author File. Nature Methods. 16 (4): 273.

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Mahzarin R. Banaji (cite not in article 17Oct19)—Viegas, Jennifer (25 June 2019). "Profile of Mahzarin R. Banaji". Profile. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 116 (26): 12590–2. doi:10.1073/pnas.1908069116. PMC 6601260 – via Pubmed Central. Currently embargoed: Free in PMC on Nov 28, 2019

Kenneth Bowles (cite not in article 18Oct19)—Morgan, M. Granger; Overgaard, Mark; Bowles, Ann E. (4 December 2018). "The varied careers of Kenneth L. Bowles". Retrospective. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 115 (49): 12326–30. doi:10.1073/pnas.1816519115. PMC 6298094 – via Pubmed Central.

Susan Brantley (cite not in article 18Oct19)—Griswold, Ann (18 December 2018). "Profile of Susan Brantley". Profile. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 115 (51): 12839–41. doi:10.1073/pnas.1506937115. PMC 6304980 – via Pubmed Central.

Sydney Brenner

• (cite not in article 17Oct19)—Pederson, Thoru (2 July 2019). "The sui generis Sydney Brenner". Retrospective. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 116 (27): 13155–7. doi:10.1073/pnas.1907536116. PMC 6613148 – via Pubmed Central. Currently embargoed: Free in PMC on Dec 10, 2019
• (cite not in article 17Oct19)—Harris, Timothy J.R. (31 May 2019). "Sydney Brenner: A Fundamental Man". Commentary. Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News. 39 (6).

Myles Brown (cite not in article 17Oct19)—Azar, Beth (7 August 2018). "Profile of Myles Brown". Profile. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 115 (32): 8054–6. doi:10.1073/pnas.1810395115. PMC 6094136 – via Pubmed Central.

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Lucien Campeau—Bourassa, Martial G. (May 2010). "In Memoriam – Lucien Campeau (1927–2010)". Obituary. The Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 26 (5): 265. PMC 2886558 – via Pubmed Central.

Bridget Carragher—Marx, Vivien (1 October 2018). "Bridget Carragher". The Author File. Nature Methods. 15 (10): 753.

Aravinda Chakravarti—Davis, Tinsley H. (28 May 2019). "Profile of Aravinda Chakravarti". Profile. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 116 (22): 10608–10. doi:10.1073/pnas.1906109116. PMC 6561187 – via Pubmed Central. (article embargoed to 6 Nov 19)

Thomas Crowther (ecologist)—Irwin, Aisling (20 September 2019). "The ecologist who wants to map everything". News Feature. Nature. 573 (7775): 478–81.

Dana Carroll—Viegas, Jennifer (18 September 2018). "Profile of Dana Carroll". Profile. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 115 (38): 9331–3. doi:10.1073/pnas.1813829115. PMC 6156660 – via Pubmed Central.

Paul Cartier—Cartier, Raymond (2010). "Fifty years of medicine: The surgical heritage of a pioneer – Paul Cartier MD (1919–2008)". Obituary. The Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 26 (7, Aug–Sep): 349–50. PMC 2950717 – via Pubmed Central.

Laurent Cognet—Marx, Vivien (31 May 2018). "Laurent Cognet". The Author File. Nature Methods. 15 (6): 397.

D

Gonzalo G. de Polavieja—Marx, Vivien (14 January 2019). "Gonzalo G. de Polavieja". The Author File. Nature Methods. 16 (2): 137.

Charles Darwin (not in article 18Oct 19)—Liu, Yongsheng (1 October 2019). "Darwin and Nature's 150th anniversary". Correspondence. Nature. 574 (7776): 36.

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Suzanne Eaton—Ghosh, Suhrid (6 August 2019). "Tribute to Suzanne Eaton, from her lab members". Correspondence. Nature. 572 (7768): 178.

Miguel Angel Esteban—Marx, Vivien (28 February 2018). "Miguel Angel Esteban". The Author File. Nature Methods. 15 (3): 153.

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Mahatma Gandhi (cite not in article 18Oct19)—Staff (8 October 2019). "Mahatma Gandhi and sustainable science". Editorial. Nature. 574 (7777): 150. doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03010-8.

David D. Ginty (cite not in article 17Oct19)—Ravindran, Sandeep (18 June 2019). "Profile of David D. Ginty". Profile. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 116 (25): 12126–8. doi:10.1073/pnas.1908066116. PMC 6589761 – via Pubmed Central. Currently embargoed: Free in PMC on Dec 3, 2019

Elena Goun—Marx, Vivien (13 May 2019). "Elena Goun". The Author File. Nature Methods. 16 (6): 449.

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Daniel Haber (cite not in article 15Oct19)—Azar, Beth (26 March 2019). "Profile of Daniel A. Haber". Profile. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 116 (13): 5840–42. doi:10.1073/pnas.1821951116. PMC 6442625 – via Pubmed Central.

Jack Halpern (cite not in article 17Oct19)—Bercaw, John E. (25 April 2018). "Jack Halpern (1925–2018): Pioneer of homogeneous catalysis". Retrospective. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 115 (20): 5049–50. doi:10.1073/pnas.1806116115. PMC 5960341 – via Pubmed Central.

Stephen Hawking (cite not in article 17Oct19)—Hartle, James (22 May 2018). "Stephen Hawking (1942–2018): Toward a complete understanding of the universe". Retrospective. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 115 (21): 5309–10. doi:10.1073/pnas.1806196115. PMC 6003461 – via Pubmed Central.

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Akiko Iwasaki (cite not in article 18Oct19)—Viegas, Jennifer (11 December 2018). "Profile of Akiko Iwasaki". Profile. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 115 (50): 12544–6. doi:10.1073/pnas.1818903115. PMC 6077714 – via Pubmed Central.

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Robert Kates (cite not in article 17Oct19)—Travis, William Riebsame (31 July 2018). "Robert W. Kates (1929–2018): Grappled with problems of the human environment". Retrospective. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 115 (31): 7844–5. doi:10.1073/pnas.1810131115. PMC 6077714 – via Pubmed Central.

Yamuna Krishnan (cite not in article 15Oct19)—Marx, Vivien (10 December 2018). "Yamuna Krishnan". The Author File. Nature Methods. 16 (1): 3.

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Kasper Lage—Marx, Vivien (3 January 2018). "Kasper Lage". The Author File. Nature Methods. 15 (1): 3.

Warren J. Leonard—Samoray, Chris (24 April 2018). "Profile of Warren J. Leonard". Profile. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 115 (17): 4305–7. doi:10.1073/pnas.1805026115. PMC 5924945 – via Pubmed Central.

James C. Liao (cite not in article 17Oct19)—Viegas, Jennifer (25 June 2019). "Profile of James C. Liao". Profile. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 115 (19): 4807–9. doi:10.1073/pnas.1805586115. PMC 5949017 – via Pubmed Central.

Donald Lynden-Bell (cite not in article 15Oct19)—Rees, Martin J. (3 April 2018). "Donald Lynden-Bell (1935–2018)". Retrospective. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 115 (14): 3510–1. doi:10.1073/pnas.1803355115. PMC 5889690 – via Pubmed Central.

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Prashant Mali—Marx, Vivien (27 February 2019). "Prashant Mali". The Author File. Nature Methods. 16 (3): 209.

Anna Moroni (researcher)—Marx, Vivien (30 October 2018). "Anna Moroni". The Author File. Nature Methods. 15 (11): 841.

Holger Müller—Marx, Vivien (27 September 2019). "Holger Müller". The Author File. Nature Methods. 16 (10): 935.

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John T. Ngo—Marx, Vivien (2 July 2018). "John T. Ngo". The Author File. Nature Methods. 15 (7): 473.

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Paul E. Olsen (cite not in article 15Oct19)—Viegas, Jennifer (28 May 2019). "Profile of Paul E. Olsen". Profile. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 116 (22): 10611–3. doi:10.1073/pnas.1901889116. PMC 6561177 – via Pubmed Central.

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Yuval Peres (cite not in article 18Oct19)—Ravindran, Sandeep (25 September 2018). "Profile of Yuval Peres". Profile. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 115 (39): 9646–8. doi:10.1073/pnas.1813856115. PMC 6112731 – via Pubmed Central.

Jennifer Phillips-Cremins—Marx, Vivien (30 January 2018). "Jennifer Phillips-Cremins". The Author File. Nature Methods. 15 (2): 93.

Stephan Preibisch—Marx, Vivien (9 August 2019). "Stephan Preibisch". The Author File. Nature Methods. 16 (9): 793.

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Eric Rignot (cite not in article 15Oct19)—Doctrow, Brian (19 February 2019). "Profile of Eric Rignot". Profile. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 116 (8): 2791–3. doi:10.1073/pnas.1821951116. PMC 6386653 – via Pubmed Central.

Alexander Rudensky (cite not in article 17Oct19)—Nair, Prashant; Vilcek, Jan (24 April 2018). "Profile of Alexander Y. Rudensky, winner of the 2018 Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science". Profile. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 115 (17): 4301–4. doi:10.1073/pnas.1804659115. PMC 6386653 – via Pubmed Central.

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Ana J. García Sáez—Marx, Vivien (28 June 2019). "Ana J. García Sáez". The Author File. Nature Methods. 16 (8): 661.

John Robert Schrieffer (cite not in article 17Oct19)—Bonesteel, Nick; Boebinger, Gregory (8 October 2019). "J. Robert Schrieffer (1931–2019)". Obituary. Nature. 574 (7777): 177. doi:10.1038/d41586-019-03015-3.

Julian I. Schroeder—Ravindran, Sandeep (30 October 2018). "Profile of Julian I. Schroeder". Profile. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 115 (44): 11109–11. doi:10.1073/pnas.1815757115. PMC 6217398 – via Pubmed Central.

Shai Shen-Orr—Marx, Vivien (3 April 2018). "Shai Shen-Orr". The Author File. Nature Methods. 15 (4): 231.

Charles Pence Slichter (cite not in article 17Oct19)—Baym, Gordon (29 May 2018). "Retrospective of Charles Pence Slichter (NAS 1967)". Retrospective. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 115 (22): 5624–5. doi:10.1073/pnas.1806115115. PMC 5984550 – via Pubmed Central.

Michael Strand—Viegas, Jennifer (6 March 2018). "Profile of Michael Strand". Profile. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 115 (10): 2264–6. doi:10.1073/pnas.1801777115. PMC 5877929 – via Pubmed Central.

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Ilaria Testa—Marx, Vivien (31 July 2018). "Ilaria Testa". The Author File. Nature Methods. 15 (8): 557.

Michael Tomasello (cite not in article 18Oct19)—Viegas, Jennifer (21 August 2018). "Profile of Michael Tomasello". Profile. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 115 (34): 8466–8. doi:10.1073/pnas.1812244115. PMC 6112731 – via Pubmed Central.

Olga Troyanskaya (cite not in article 15Oct19)—Marx, Vivien (30 November 2018). "Olga Troyanskaya". The Author File. Nature Methods. 15 (12): 987.

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Harris Wang—Marx, Vivien (27 April 2018). "Harris Wang". The Author File. Nature Methods. 15 (5): 301.

Hao Wu (biochemist) (cite not in article 15Oct19)—Ahmed, Farooq (22 January 2019). "Profile of Hao Wu". Profile. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 116 (4): 1078–1080. doi:10.1073/pnas.1821528116. PMC 6347706 – via Pubmed Central.

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Min Zhuang (researcher)—Marx, Vivien (31 August 2018). "Min Zhuang". The Author File. Nature Methods. 15 (9): 643.

Biographies with surveyed articles included

• Angelika Amon, PNAS 116(15)
• Dorothy Cheney (scientist), PNAS 115(15)
• Alan J. Cooper, Nature 572(7770)
• Steve Granick, PNAS 115(7)
• Mary E. Hatten, PNAS 115(42)
• Nancy Ip, PNAS 115(8)
• Jonathan D. G. Jones, PNAS 115(41)
• Scott W. Lowe, PNAS 115(4)
• Natasha Raikhel, PNAS 115(8)
• Carol V. Robinson, PNAS 116(16)
• David M. Sabatini, PNAS 115(3)
• Robert Seyfarth (scientist), PNAS 115(15)

URL format changes

• Nature Methods, Volume 15 from Issue 5 to Issue 6 (2018), no change to path, but change to individual article identification coding

Journals surveyed and extent of surveys

Canadian Journal of Cardiology: 26(all)

• infrequent obituaries

Nature (journal): 574(7767–7778)

• this is effectively a news + research magazine; biographies appear in a number of sections, including Obituary, Editorial, News and News Features, and Correspondence

Nature Methods: 15(all); Volume 16(1 to 10)

• most issues include an 'Author File'
• most article subjects do not have an article

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America: 115(all); 116(1 to 27)

• about 30% of issues include a 'Profile' or 'Retrospective'
• most article subjects do have an article

Journals with effectively 0 biographical content

• Academic Pathology (young, clinical pathology journal) - all issues since incept in 2014 through 2019 reviewed
• Advances in Bioinformatics - all issues since incept in 2008 through 2019 reviewed
• Biotechniques (trade magazine)
• Canadian Geriatrics Journal (checked 2018 and 2019)
• Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (trade magazine)
• Journal of Experimental Medicine has interviews in their News section, but interviews are not included in this list (checked 2019)