The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best scholars in the
field of Genetics was created using data
consolidated from a wide range of data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for estimating the citation-based metrics were
collected on 21-12-2022. Position in the ranking is based on a scientist's
D-index (Discipline H-index), which takes into account only
publications and citation data for an examined discipline.
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The range of our Genetics research
Our best scholars ranking is a credible
list of leading researchers from the discipline of
Genetics, based on a thorough
examination of 166,880 researchers determined
from multiple bibliometric data sources. For the field of
Genetics, over 5724 scholars were
analysed.
What is D-index inclusion threshold for Genetics
The D-index threshold for including a scientist to be
evaluated is established at 40 if
the majority of of their publications are in the area of Genetics. The
approval requirements for researchers to be
considered into the ranking of top scientists are based on the D-index,
proportion of the publications made within the specific
field of study in addition to the awards and achievements of the
researchers. The D-index threshold for considering best
researchers is set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of
researchers projected for each
scientific field whilst guaranteeing that the top 1% of
best scholars are added into the ranking.
We expect a proximity of 30% or less between a researcher’s
general H-index and their D-index.
Other verification methods
As our main goal is to guarantee that only
genuine researchers are listed in
Research.com ranking we believe that raw data are never
meant to be a complete measure to assess the
work of scholars. This is why
we manually check every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
varied range of credible sources. While it’s not a
factor contributing to a researcher’s position in
our ranking, the number of documents published in
well-known journals and conference proceedings should form a
valuable secondary implication of their contribution to research in a
given field of study. Position in the ranking is
determined by every researcher’s D-index
with the help of information compiled from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most trustworthy and well-known bibliometric
databases of this type available to the scientific community. A
detailed overview of our research procedures
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our goal
Our goal is to inspire researchers,
companies and administrative bodies
worldwide to investigate where leading experts are heading
and to offer an opportunity for the whole research community to
get to know who the leading experts in specific
areas of study, in various countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Genetics
As far as scientific affiliations are concerned, the affiliation with the highest
number of top scholars in the world is National Institutes of Health with
87 scientists affiliated with it being features in
the Genetics ranking.
It is followed by Harvard University with
59 researchers.
Ranking thirds is University of Washington with 48
scholars.
Prominent scholars featured in the world are representing Broad Institute, Johns Hopkins University, National Institutes of Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, King's College London, Erasmus University Rotterdam, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Japanese Foundation For Cancer Research, University of Oxford.
Professor Eric S. Lander from Broad Institute is highlighted as the best scholar in the world in our ranking with a D-index of 303. Ranking on the second place in the world is Bert Vogelstein from Johns Hopkins University with a D-index of 263. The third place in the world is occupied by Eugene V. Koonin from National Institutes of Health with a D-index of 228.
The average D-index for the top 5% researchers is 153 in comparison to an average of 72 for all scholars listed in Research.com ranking.
The average number of publications in the discipline of Genetics for the top 5% of scholars in the ranking is 603 in comparison to an average of 229 for all researchers.
The average number of citations for the top 10% scholars is 98135 against an average of 31560 for all scholars.
