The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best researchers in the
field of Genetics was created using data
consolidated from multiple data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for devising the citation-based metrics were
gathered on 21-12-2022. Position in the ranking is based on a
scholar’s D-index (Discipline H-index), which
includes exclusively publications and citation
metrics for an examined discipline.
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The scope of our Genetics research
Research.com’s best scientists ranking is a credible
lineup of leading scholars from the area of
Genetics, established by means of a detailed
study of 166,880 researchers discovered
from various bibliometric data sources. For the area of
Genetics, over 5724 scientists were
investigated.
What is D-index inclusion threshold for Genetics
The D-index threshold for accepting a scientist to be
considered is placed at 40 if
most of their publications are in the area of Genetics. The
acceptance factors for scholars to be
considered into the ranking of top scientists are based on the D-index, proportion
of the contributions made within the selected area
in addition to the awards and achievements of the scholars. The
D-index threshold for considering best scientists is
set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of scientists
assessed for each discipline whilst
guaranteeing that the top 1% of best researchers are
considered into the ranking. We estimate a proximity of
30% or less between a scholar’s general H-index and their D-index.
Other verification practices
Since our primary goal is to guarantee that only
actual scientists are listed in
Research.com ranking we are aware that metrics are never
supposed to be an absolute measure to evaluate the
work of researchers. This is why
we manually inspect every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
broad range of credible sources. While it’s not a
factor contributing to a researcher’s position in
the ranking, the amount of documents published in
prominent journals and conference proceedings should form a
reliable secondary signal of their contribution to research in a
selected discipline. Position in the ranking is
determined by every scientist’s D-index
according to information collected from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most trustworthy and well-known bibliometric
databases of this kind available to the research community. A
comprehensive definition of our research process
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our goal
Our goal is to inspire researchers,
companies and politicians
worldwide to explore where leading experts are heading
and to provide an opportunity for the whole research community to
get to know who the leading experts in specific
fields of research, in various countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Genetics
With 169 scientists Japan ranks in spot 5
in the world.
As far as institutions are concerned, the affiliation with the highest number of leading researchers in Japan is University of Tokyo with 27 scientists affiliated with it being features in Research.com Genetics ranking. It is followed by RIKEN with 11 scholars. Ranking thirds is University of Tokyo with 10 researchers.
Prominent researchers ranking in Japan are associated with Japanese Foundation For Cancer Research, RIKEN, University of Tokyo, Tohoku University, Kihara Institute for Biological Research, Kyoto University, Nagoya University, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Waseda University, StaGen (Japan).
Professor Yusuke Nakamura from Japanese Foundation For Cancer Research is featured as the best scientist in Japan in our ranking with a D-index of 202. Ranking second in Japan is Kazuo Shinozaki from RIKEN with a D-index of 194. The third position in Japan is occupied by Kazuko Yamaguchi-Shinozaki from University of Tokyo with a D-index of 149.
The average D-index for the top 5% scientists is 143 in comparison to an average of 68 for all 169 scientists featured in our ranking.
The average number of published papers in the discipline of Genetics for the top 5% of scientists in the ranking is 732 against an average of 272 for all 169 researchers.
The average number of citations for the top 3% researchers is 129412 against an average of 26038 for all 169 scholars.
