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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 106 6514 6125 3458 3208 456 43286
Genetics 105 627 594 317 297 406 42474

Alan H. Beggs publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alan H. Beggs between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alan H. Beggs published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 13.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2013. 51 of the 527 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 35. Peak 35 publications in 2013. 1986: 2 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 10 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 35 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 24 publications 2018: 22 publications 2019: 31 publications 2020: 24 publications 2021: 29 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 35 publications 2024: 28 publications 2025: 23 publications
1986 2025

527 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alan H. Beggs: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 2
1987 0
1988 2
1989 5
1990 6
1991 5
1992 10
1993 2
1994 6
1995 5
1996 6
1997 5
1998 9
1999 7
2000 2
2001 9
2002 5
2003 12
2004 9
2005 8
2006 12
2007 10
2008 14
2009 14
2010 8
2011 9
2012 20
2013 35
2014 23
2015 15
2016 21
2017 24
2018 22
2019 31
2020 24
2021 29
2022 15
2023 35
2024 28
2025 23
Total 527
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Alan H. Beggs 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 Alan H. Beggs 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, 405–414 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: 406 publications — 88th percentile

88% 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
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 40 406
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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Alan H. Beggs 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 Alan H. Beggs 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, 104–105 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: 105 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% 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 45 105
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
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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Overview

Alan H. Beggs is affiliated with Harvard Medical School in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a particular emphasis on genetics and molecular biology. The scientist's work engages deeply with genomics, rare diseases, muscle physiology, and disorders related to cardiomyopathy and neurodevelopment.

The main fields of study associated with Alan H. Beggs include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Among subfields, they have contributed extensively to:

  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Cell Biology
  • Cancer Research

The specific topics dominating their publications highlight focused research on:

  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
  • Congenital heart defects research

Alan H. Beggs has co-authored numerous papers with the following frequent collaborators:

  • Casie A. Genetti (58 co-authored works)
  • Pankaj B. Agrawal (54 co-authored works)
  • Lindsay C. Burrage (32 co-authored works)
  • Carlos A. Bacino (32 co-authored works)
  • Lauren C. Briere (31 co-authored works)

The scientist has contributed significantly to the literature published in several key venues, including:

  • Genetics in Medicine (16 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (14 publications)
  • Neuromuscular Disorders (11 publications)
  • Genetics in Medicine Open (8 publications)
  • The American Journal of Human Genetics (7 publications)

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Alan H. Beggs include:

  • Directed evolution of a family of AAV capsid variants enabling potent muscle-directed gene delivery across species, 2021, Cell
  • Artificial intelligence enables comprehensive genome interpretation and nomination of candidate diagnoses for rare genetic diseases, 2021, Genome Medicine
  • Genome Sequencing for Diagnosing Rare Diseases, 2024, New England Journal of Medicine
  • AMELIE speeds Mendelian diagnosis by matching patient phenotype and genotype to primary literature, 2020, Science Translational Medicine
  • Safety and efficacy of gene replacement therapy for X-linked myotubular myopathy (ASPIRO): a multinational, open-label, dose-escalation trial, 2023, The Lancet Neurology

Best Publications

  • Genotype-Phenotype Correlation in the Long-QT Syndrome Gene-Specific Triggers for Life-Threatening Arrhythmias

    Peter J. Schwartz;Silvia G Priori;Carla Spazzolini;Arthur J Moss

  • Mutations in ACTN4, encoding alpha-actinin-4, cause familial focal segmental glomerulosclerosis.

    Joshua M. Kaplan;Sung Han Kim;Kathryn N. North;Helmut Rennke

  • Genotype-Phenotype Correlation in the Long-QT Syndrome

    Peter J. Schwartz;Silvia G. Priori;Carla Spazzolini;Arthur J. Moss

  • THE MOLECULAR BASIS FOR DUCHENNE VERSUS BECKER MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY: CORRELATION OF SEVERITY WITH TYPE OF DELETION

    M. Koenig;A. H. Beggs;M. Moyer;S. Scherpf

  • ACTN3 Genotype Is Associated with Human Elite Athletic Performance

    Nan Yang;Daniel G. MacArthur;Daniel G. MacArthur;Jason P. Gulbin;Allan G. Hahn

  • Detection of 98% of DMD/BMD gene deletions by polymerase chain reaction

    Alan H. Beggs;Michel Koenig;Frederick M. Boyce;Louis M. Kunkel

  • Competitive binding of α-actinin and calmodulin to the NMDA receptor

    Michael Wyszynski;Jerry Lin;Anuradha Rao;Elizabeth Nigh

  • Severe arrhythmia disorder caused by cardiac L-type calcium channel mutations

    Igor Splawski;Katherine W. Timothy;Katherine W. Timothy;Niels Decher;Pradeep Kumar

  • Improving genetic diagnosis in Mendelian disease with transcriptome sequencing

    Beryl B. Cummings;Beryl B. Cummings;Jamie L. Marshall;Jamie L. Marshall;Taru Tukiainen;Taru Tukiainen;Monkol Lek

  • Variant of SCN5A sodium channel implicated in risk of cardiac arrhythmia.

    Igor Splawski;Katherine W. Timothy;Michihiro Tateyama;Colleen E. Clancy

  • Patient-Customized Oligonucleotide Therapy for a Rare Genetic Disease

    Jinkuk Kim;Chunguang Hu;Christelle Moufawad El Achkar;Lauren E. Black

  • Distinctive patterns of microRNA expression in primary muscular disorders

    Iris Eisenberg;Alal Eran;Ichizo Nishino;Maurizio Moggio

  • A common nonsense mutation results in alpha-actinin-3 deficiency in the general population.

    Kathryn N. North;Kathryn N. North;Nan Yang;Duangrurdee Wattanasirichaigoon;Michelle Mills

  • Multiple Serotonergic Brainstem Abnormalities in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

    David S. Paterson;Felicia L. Trachtenberg;Eric G. Thompson;Richard A. Belliveau

  • Differential expression of the actin-binding proteins, α-actinin-2 and -3, in different species: implications for the evolution of functional redundancy

    Michelle A. Mills;Nan Yang;Ron P. Weinberger;Douglas L. Vander Woude

  • EXPLORING THE MOLECULAR-BASIS FOR VARIABILITY AMONG PATIENTS WITH BECKER MUSCULAR-DYSTROPHY - DYSTROPHIN GENE AND PROTEIN STUDIES

    Alan H. Beggs;Eric P. Hoffman;Judith R. Snyder;Kiichi Arahata

  • Mutations in dynamin 2 cause dominant centronuclear myopathy.

    Marc Bitoun;Svetlana Maugenre;Pierre-Yves Jeannet;Emmanuelle Lacène

  • Ribosomal Protein L5 and L11 Mutations Are Associated with Cleft Palate and Abnormal Thumbs in Diamond-Blackfan Anemia Patients

    Hanna T. Gazda;Hanna T. Gazda;Mee Rie Sheen;Adrianna Vlachos;Adrianna Vlachos;Valerie Choesmel;Valerie Choesmel

  • Mutations in the skeletal muscle α-actin gene in patients with actin myopathy and nemaline myopathy

    Kristen J. Nowak;Kristen J. Nowak;Duangrurdee Wattanasirichaigoon;Hans H. Goebel;Matthew Wilce

  • Distinctive patterns of microRNA expression in primary muscular disorders (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2007) 104, 43, (17016-17021) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0708115104)

    Iris Eisenberg;Alal Eran;Ichizo Nishino;Maurizio Moggio

Frequent Co-Authors

Louis M. Kunkel
Louis M. Kunkel Boston Children's Hospital
Ingrid A. Holm
Ingrid A. Holm Boston Children's Hospital
Colin A. Sieff
Colin A. Sieff Harvard University
Kathryn N. North
Kathryn N. North University of Melbourne
Timothy W. Yu
Timothy W. Yu Boston Children's Hospital
Nigel G. Laing
Nigel G. Laing University of Western Australia
Isaac S. Kohane
Isaac S. Kohane Harvard University
Carina Wallgren-Pettersson
Carina Wallgren-Pettersson University of Helsinki
Robert C. Green
Robert C. Green Brigham and Women's Hospital
Daniel G. MacArthur
Daniel G. MacArthur Garvan Institute of Medical Research

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