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Allan C. Wilson 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 Allan C. Wilson sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 193 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Allan C. Wilson 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 Allan C. Wilson sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 106 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1986 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation
  • 1979 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1972 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Allan C. Wilson was affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research spanned multiple fields including neuroscience, computer science, and engineering, with specific emphasis on subfields such as artificial intelligence, control and systems engineering, statistics, probability and uncertainty, behavioral neuroscience, and biological psychiatry.

Their work frequently addressed several key topics, which included:

  • Fault Detection and Control Systems
  • Advanced Statistical Process Monitoring
  • Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research
  • Neural Networks and Applications

Allan C. Wilson's recent publications reported contributions across engineering, chemical engineering, and biological sciences. Notable papers included:

  • "A comparative study of anomaly detection methods for gross error detection problems," published in 2023 in Computers & Chemical Engineering
  • "Effects of acute psychological stress on blood cell-free mitochondrial DNA (cf-mtDNA): A crossover experimental study," published in 2025 in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Weighted ensemble of gross error detection methods based on particle swarm optimization," published in 2021 in the Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference Companion

Their collaborations featured frequent co-authors such as Daniel Dobos, Tien Thanh Nguyen, Helen Corbett, John McCall, and Phil Stockton, each contributing to multiple joint publications.

Allan C. Wilson published often in venues including Computers & Chemical Engineering, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and the Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference Companion.

Throughout their career, Allan C. Wilson was recognized with several fellowships. These included two fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1972 and 1979, and a fellowship from the MacArthur Foundation in 1986.

Best Publications

  • DYNAMICS OF MITOCHONDRIAL DNA EVOLUTION IN ANIMALS: AMPLIFICATION AND SEQUENCING WITH CONSERVED PRIMERS

    T.D. Kocher;W.K. Thomas;A. Meyer;S.V. Edwards

  • Rapid evolution of animal mitochondrial DNA.

    Wesley M. Brown;Matthew George;Allan C. Wilson

  • Mitochondrial DNA and human evolution

    Rebecca L. Cann;Rebecca L. Cann;Mark Stoneking;Allan C. Wilson

  • Evolution at two levels in humans and chimpanzees

    Mary Claire King;A. C. Wilson

  • Evolution of the cytochrome b gene of mammals.

    David M. Irwin;Thomas D. Kocher;Allan C. Wilson

  • Mitochondrial DNA sequences of primates: tempo and mode of evolution.

    Wesley M. Brown;Ellen M. Prager;Alice Wang;Allan C. Wilson

  • African populations and the evolution of human mitochondrial DNA

    Linda Vigilant;Mark Stoneking;Henry Harpending;Kristen Hawkes

  • Mitochondrial DNA and two perspectives on evolutionary genetics

    Allan C. Wilson;Rebecca L. Cann;Rebecca L. Cann;Steven M. Carr;Steven M. Carr;Matthew George;Matthew George

  • Monophyletic origin of Lake Victoria cichlid fishes suggested by mitochondrial DNA sequences.

    Axel Meyer;Axel Meyer;Thomas D. Kocher;Thomas D. Kocher;Pereti Basasibwaki;Pereti Basasibwaki;Allan C. Wilson

  • DNA sequences from the quagga, an extinct member of the horse family.

    Russell Higuchi;Barbara Bowman;Mary Freiberger;Oliver A. Ryder

  • Immunological Time Scale for Hominid Evolution

    Vincent M. Sarich;Allan C. Wilson

  • Evolution in bacteria: Evidence for a universal substitution rate in cellular genomes

    Howard Ochman;Allan C. Wilson;Allan C. Wilson

  • Paternal inheritance of mitochondrial DNA in mice

    Ulf Gyllensten;Dan Wharton;Dan Wharton;Agneta Josefsson;Allan C. Wilson

  • Mitochondrial DNA sequences in single hairs from a southern African population.

    Linda Vigilant;Renee Pennington;Henry Harpending;Thomas D. Kocher

  • Rapid speciation and chromosomal evolution in mammals.

    G L Bush;S M Case;A C Wilson;J L Patton

  • Rapid duplication and loss of genes coding for the alpha chains of hemoglobin

    E. A. Zimmer;S. L. Martin;Stephen Beverley;Y. W. Kan

  • Flow of mitochondrial DNA across a species boundary

    Stephen D. Ferris;Richard D. Sage;Chun-Ming Huang;Jorn Tonnes Nielsen

  • Mitochondrial DNA sequences from a 7000-year old brain

    Svante Pääbo;John A. Gifford;Allan C. Wilson

  • DNA damage promotes jumping between templates during enzymatic amplification

    Svante Pääbo;D.M. Irwin;A.C. Wilson

  • Dynamics of mitochondrial DNA evolution in animals: Amplification and sequencing with conserved primers (cytochrome b/12S ribosomal DNA/control region/evolutionary genetics/molecular phylogenies)

    T. D. Kocher;W. K. Thomas;A. Meyer;S. V. Edwards

Frequent Co-Authors

Svante Pääbo
Svante Pääbo Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Mark Stoneking
Mark Stoneking Max Planck Society
Thomas Kocher
Thomas Kocher University of Maryland, College Park
David M. Irwin
David M. Irwin University of Toronto
Norman Arnheim
Norman Arnheim University of Southern California
Wesley M. Brown
Wesley M. Brown University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Stephen M. Beverley
Stephen M. Beverley Washington University in St. Louis
Pierre Jollès
Pierre Jollès Université Paris Cité
Stephen R. Palumbi
Stephen R. Palumbi Stanford University
Ulf Gyllensten
Ulf Gyllensten Uppsala University

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