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Bradley R. Cairns

Bradley R. Cairns

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 85 1298 1229 616 578 176 31096

Bradley R. Cairns publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Bradley R. Cairns between 1989 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Bradley R. Cairns published across 38 years, from 1989 to 2026, averaging 6.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 55 publications in 2023. 6 of the 256 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 55. Peak 55 publications in 2023. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 7 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 3 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 5 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 55 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 5 publications 2026: 1 publication
1989 2026

256 publications in total across all disciplines

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Bradley R. Cairns: publications per year, 1989 to 2026
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 1
1991 1
1992 1
1993 0
1994 1
1995 1
1996 7
1997 1
1998 3
1999 3
2000 1
2001 5
2002 4
2003 3
2004 4
2005 5
2006 12
2007 10
2008 7
2009 6
2010 7
2011 9
2012 4
2013 13
2014 14
2015 10
2016 7
2017 5
2018 4
2019 10
2020 11
2021 18
2022 3
2023 55
2024 3
2025 5
2026 1
Total 256
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Bradley R. Cairns publications per year - data summary

  • Bradley R. Cairns, a Genetics scholar from University of Utah, has 256 publications recorded across 38 years, from 1989 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1989 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 55 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 38 years in the span carries no publications at all (1993).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 6.9 per year counting only the 37 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 67 publications, 26% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1989-2001: 26 publications (2.0 per year); 2002-2014: 98 publications (7.5 per year); 2015-2026: 132 publications (11.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Bradley R. Cairns 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 Bradley R. Cairns 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, 175–184 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: 176 publications — 41st percentile

41% 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
175–184 178 176
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
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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Bradley R. Cairns publication distribution in Genetics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 4,342 Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 67 ranges running from 45–54 to 703+ publications.
  • Bradley R. Cairns, a Genetics scholar from University of Utah, records 176 publications - the 41st percentile of the discipline.
  • 41% of ranked Genetics scientists score the same or lower than Bradley R. Cairns, and about 59% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 195–204 publications range, and Bradley R. Cairns ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 125–134 publications, holding 217 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 56% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 205–214 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 703 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Bradley R. Cairns 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 Bradley R. Cairns 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, 84–85 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: 85 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 85
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
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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Bradley R. Cairns D-index placement in Genetics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 4,342 Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 40–41 to 160+ D-Index.
  • Bradley R. Cairns, a Genetics scholar from University of Utah, records 85 D-Index - the 71st percentile of the discipline.
  • 71% of ranked Genetics scientists score the same or lower than Bradley R. Cairns, and about 29% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 70–71 D-Index range, and Bradley R. Cairns ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 62–63 D-Index, holding 191 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 51% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Bradley R. Cairns is a researcher affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States. Their work spans a broad scope within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant emphasis on molecular biology and related subfields. Their publication record includes 74 papers in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and 23 publications in Medicine.

Their research incorporates various subfields such as molecular biology, genetics, immunology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and reproductive medicine. The main scientific topics Bradley R. Cairns addresses include genomics and chromatin dynamics, epigenetics and DNA methylation, genetic and clinical aspects of sex determination and chromosomal abnormalities, pluripotent stem cell research, chromatin remodeling and cancer, sperm and testicular function, and reproductive biology and fertility.

Frequent publication venues for Cairns' work reflect their interdisciplinary focus and include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Developmental Cell
  • Cell Stem Cell
  • Nature Cell Biology
  • Genome Research

Selected recent papers illustrate the range and focus of their research:

  • "The Dynamic Transcriptional Cell Atlas of Testis Development during Human Puberty", 2020, Cell Stem Cell
  • "PANDORA-seq expands the repertoire of regulatory small RNAs by overcoming RNA modifications", 2021, Nature Cell Biology
  • "Single-cell analysis of the developing human testis reveals somatic niche cell specification and fetal germline stem cell establishment", 2021, Cell Stem Cell
  • "Single-cell analysis of human testis aging and correlation with elevated body mass index", 2022, Developmental Cell
  • "Dissecting mammalian spermatogenesis using spatial transcriptomics", 2021, Cell Reports

Bradley R. Cairns has collaborated repeatedly with several researchers, indicating sustained research partnerships. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Jingtao Guo
  • Xichen Nie
  • Yixuan Guo
  • James M. Hotaling
  • Edward J. Grow

In recognition of contributions to their fields, Cairns was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2017.

Best Publications

  • The Biology of Chromatin Remodeling Complexes

    Cedric R. Clapier;Bradley R. Cairns

  • Distinctive chromatin in human sperm packages genes for embryo development

    Saher Sue Hammoud;David A. Nix;Haiying Zhang;Jahnvi Purwar

  • ING2 PHD domain links histone H3 lysine 4 methylation to active gene repression

    Xiaobing Shi;Tao Hong;Kay L. Walter;Mark Ewalt

  • Mechanisms of action and regulation of ATP-dependent chromatin-remodelling complexes

    Cedric R. Clapier;Janet Iwasa;Bradley R. Cairns;Craig L. Peterson

  • Diversity and specialization of mammalian SWI/SNF complexes.

    Weidong Wang;Yutong Xue;Sharleen Zhou;Ann Kuo

  • RSC, an Essential, Abundant Chromatin-Remodeling Complex

    Bradley R. Cairns;Yahli Lorch;Yang Li;Mincheng Zhang

  • DNA Demethylation in Zebrafish Involves the Coupling of a Deaminase, a Glycosylase, and Gadd45

    Kunal Rai;Ian J. Huggins;Smitha R. James;Adam R. Karpf

  • Chromatin remodelling: the industrial revolution of DNA around histones

    Anjanabha Saha;Jacqueline Wittmeyer;Bradley R. Cairns

  • Genome-Wide Dynamics of Htz1, a Histone H2A Variant that Poises Repressed/Basal Promoters for Activation through Histone Loss

    Haiying Zhang;Haiying Zhang;Douglas N. Roberts;Douglas N. Roberts;Bradley R. Cairns;Bradley R. Cairns

  • Conserved roles of mouse DUX and human DUX4 in activating cleavage-stage genes and MERVL/HERVL retrotransposons

    Peter G. Hendrickson;Jessie A. Doráis;Edward J. Grow;Jennifer L. Whiddon

  • The logic of chromatin architecture and remodelling at promoters

    Bradley R. Cairns

  • A multisubunit complex containing the SWI1/ADR6, SWI2/SNF2, SWI3, SNF5, and SNF6 gene products isolated from yeast.

    Bradley R. Cairns;Young Joon Kim;Michael H. Sayre;Brehon C. Laurent

  • The adult human testis transcriptional cell atlas

    Jingtao Guo;Edward J. Grow;Hana Mlcochova;Geoffrey J. Maher

  • Nucleosome mobilization catalysed by the yeast SWI/SNF complex

    Iestyn Whitehouse;Andrew Flaus;Bradley R. Cairns;Malcolm F. White

  • Identification of direct targets and modified bases of RNA cytosine methyltransferases

    Vahid Khoddami;Bradley R Cairns

  • Reprogramming the maternal zebrafish genome after fertilization to match the paternal methylation pattern.

    Magdalena E. Potok;Magdalena E. Potok;David A. Nix;Timothy J. Parnell;Timothy J. Parnell;Bradley R. Cairns;Bradley R. Cairns

  • Distinct roles for the RSC and Swi/Snf ATP-dependent chromatin remodelers in DNA double-strand break repair

    Bob Chai;Jian Huang;Bradley R. Cairns;Brehon C. Laurent;Brehon C. Laurent

  • Activation Domain–Mediated Targeting of the SWI/SNF Complex to Promoters Stimulates Transcription from Nucleosome Arrays

    Kristen E Neely;Ahmed H Hassan;Annika E Wallberg;David J Steger

  • Chromatin and Transcription Transitions of Mammalian Adult Germline Stem Cells and Spermatogenesis

    Saher Sue Hammoud;Diana H.P. Low;Diana H.P. Low;Chongil Yi;Douglas T. Carrell

  • Alterations in sperm DNA methylation patterns at imprinted loci in two classes of infertility

    Saher Sue Hammoud;Jahnvi Purwar;Christian Pflueger;Bradley R. Cairns;Bradley R. Cairns

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas T. Carrell
Douglas T. Carrell University of Utah
Paul Tempst
Paul Tempst Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
David A. Jones
David A. Jones Australian National University
Hediye Erdjument-Bromage
Hediye Erdjument-Bromage New York University
Roger D. Kornberg
Roger D. Kornberg Stanford University
Adam R. Karpf
Adam R. Karpf University of Nebraska Medical Center
John R. Hoidal
John R. Hoidal University of Utah
Ernesto Guccione
Ernesto Guccione Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Juan M. Vaquerizas
Juan M. Vaquerizas Max Planck Society
Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz
Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz California Institute of Technology

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