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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 123 326 316 57 56 279 106868

Adrian Bird publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Adrian Bird between 1971 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Adrian Bird published across 55 years, from 1971 to 2025, averaging 5.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 1999. 12 of the 305 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1971 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 1999. 1971: 4 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 4 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 3 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 5 publications 1983: 6 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 3 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 16 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 10 publications
1971 2025

305 publications in total across all disciplines

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Adrian Bird: publications per year, 1971 to 2025
Year Publications
1971 4
1972 0
1973 2
1974 2
1975 1
1976 0
1977 0
1978 4
1979 1
1980 3
1981 2
1982 5
1983 6
1984 3
1985 2
1986 5
1987 5
1988 1
1989 3
1990 5
1991 3
1992 7
1993 8
1994 6
1995 7
1996 4
1997 9
1998 8
1999 16
2000 11
2001 10
2002 4
2003 10
2004 7
2005 8
2006 6
2007 7
2008 7
2009 4
2010 7
2011 7
2012 7
2013 13
2014 10
2015 4
2016 9
2017 5
2018 5
2019 4
2020 7
2021 6
2022 7
2023 6
2024 2
2025 10
Total 305
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Adrian Bird publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Adrian Bird sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 275–284 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 279 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87 279
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Adrian Bird D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Adrian Bird sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 122–123 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 123 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29 123
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2016 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1991 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1989 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Adrian Bird is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their primary field of research is Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on Molecular Biology and Genetics as prominent subfields. Additional subfields of study include Plant Science, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Cancer Research.

Bird's work covers several main topics, notably Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, RNA modifications and cancer, Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, Renal and related cancers, Cancer-related gene regulation, and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Adrian Bird include:

  • Neuronal non-CG methylation is an essential target for MeCP2 function, 2021, Molecular Cell
  • SALL4 controls cell fate in response to DNA base composition, 2021, Molecular Cell
  • High-throughput sequencing SELEX for the determination of DNA-binding protein specificities in vitro, 2022, STAR Protocols
  • MeCP2 binds to methylated DNA independently of phase separation and heterochromatin organisation, 2024, Nature Communications
  • Absence of MeCP2 binding to non-methylated GT-rich sequences in vivo, 2020, Nucleic Acids Research

Adrian Bird frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Molecular Cell, Life Science Alliance, PLoS Genetics, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

The scientist's work includes collaborations with various co-authors, among the most frequent are Kashyap Chhatbar, Raphaël Pantier, Beatrice Alexander-Howden, Justyna Cholewa-Waclaw, and Jim Selfridge.

Adrian Bird has been recognized with several awards, including being named a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2016, a Member of Academia Europaea in 1991, and a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, in 1989.

Best Publications

  • DNA methylation patterns and epigenetic memory

    Adrian Bird

  • Epigenetic regulation of gene expression: how the genome integrates intrinsic and environmental signals

    Rudolf Jaenisch;Adrian Bird

  • CpG-rich islands and the function of DNA methylation

    Adrian P. Bird

  • Transcriptional repression by the methyl-CpG-binding protein MeCP2 involves a histone deacetylase complex

    Xinsheng Nan;Huck-Hui Ng;Colin A. Johnson;Carol D. Laherty

  • Perceptions of epigenetics

    Adrian Bird

  • CpG Islands and the Regulation of Transcription

    Aimée M. Deaton;Adrian Bird

  • DNA methylation landscapes: provocative insights from epigenomics

    Miho M. Suzuki;Adrian Bird

  • Genomic DNA methylation: the mark and its mediators.

    Robert J. Klose;Adrian P. Bird

  • Methylation-induced repression--belts, braces, and chromatin.

    Adrian P Bird;Alan P Wolffe

  • Identification and characterization of a family of mammalian methyl-CpG binding proteins.

    Brian Hendrich;Adrian Bird

  • A mouse Mecp2-null mutation causes neurological symptoms that mimic rett syndrome

    Jacky Guy;Brian Hendrich;Megan Holmes;Joanne E Martin

  • Purification, sequence, and cellular localization of a novel chromosomal protein that binds to Methylated DNA

    Joe D. Lewis;Joe D. Lewis;Richard R. Meehan;Richard R. Meehan;William J. Henzel;Ingrid Maurer-Fogy

  • MeCP2 is a transcriptional repressor with abundant binding sites in genomic chromatin.

    Xinsheng Nan;F.Javier Campoy;Adrian Bird

  • Number of CpG islands and genes in human and mouse

    Francisco Antequera;Adrian Bird

  • DNA methylation and the frequency of CpG in animal DNA.

    Adrian P. Bird

  • Analysis of the NuRD subunits reveals a histone deacetylase core complex and a connection with DNA methylation

    Yi Zhang;Huck-Hui Ng;Hediye Erdjument-Bromage;Paul Tempst

  • Reversal of Neurological Defects in a Mouse Model of Rett Syndrome

    Jacky Guy;Jian Gan;Jim Selfridge;Stuart Cobb

  • The essentials of DNA methylation.

    Adrian Bird

  • The Methyl-CpG-binding Protein MeCP2 Links DNA Methylation to Histone Methylation

    François Fuks;Paul J. Hurd;Daniel Wolf;Xinsheng Nan

  • Non-CpG methylation is prevalent in embryonic stem cells and may be mediated by DNA methyltransferase 3a

    Bernard H. Ramsahoye;Detlev Biniszkiewicz;Frank Lyko;Victoria Clark

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian Hendrich
Brian Hendrich University of Cambridge
Richard R. Meehan
Richard R. Meehan University of Edinburgh
Stuart Cobb
Stuart Cobb University of Glasgow
Owen J. Sansom
Owen J. Sansom University of Glasgow
Guido Sanguinetti
Guido Sanguinetti International School for Advanced Studies
Alan Richard Clarke
Alan Richard Clarke Cardiff University
Huck-Hui Ng
Huck-Hui Ng Genome Institute of Singapore
Wendy A. Bickmore
Wendy A. Bickmore University of Edinburgh
Anne C. Ferguson-Smith
Anne C. Ferguson-Smith University of Cambridge
Douglas R. Higgs
Douglas R. Higgs University of Oxford

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