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Can Alkan 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 Can Alkan sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 145 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Can Alkan 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 Can Alkan sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Can Alkan is affiliated with Bilkent University in Turkey and has contributed extensively to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research portfolio highlights significant work in molecular biology, genetics, artificial intelligence, plant science, and cancer research.

The scientist's publications span major topics such as:

  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Algorithms and Data Compression
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Machine Learning in Bioinformatics
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics

Can Alkan's frequent co-authors include Onur Mutlu, Mohammed Alser, Can Fırtına, Damla Senol Cali, and Jeremie S. Kim. These collaborations have resulted in a range of research outputs across several well-known publication venues.

The top venues where Can Alkan has published include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Bioinformatics
  • Genome Biology

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by Can Alkan are:

  • High-coverage whole-genome sequencing of the expanded 1000 Genomes Project cohort including 602 trios, 2022, Cell
  • A robust benchmark for detection of germline large deletions and insertions, 2020, Nature Biotechnology
  • GenASM: a high-performance, low-power approximate string matching acceleration framework for genome sequence analysis, 2021, Bilkent University Institutional Repository (Bilkent University)
  • Fast characterization of segmental duplication structure in multiple genome assemblies, 2022, Algorithms for Molecular Biology
  • Apollo: a sequencing-technology-independent, scalable and accurate assembly polishing algorithm, 2020, Bioinformatics

Best Publications

  • A global reference for human genetic variation.

    Adam Auton;Gonçalo R. Abecasis;David M. Altshuler;Richard M. Durbin

  • An integrated map of genetic variation from 1,092 human genomes

    Goncalo R Abecasis;Adam Auton;Lisa D Brooks

  • Table S2: Trans-factors and trinucleotide repeat instability Trans-factor

    Arturo López Castel;John D Cleary;Christopher E Pearson

  • A hexanucleotide repeat expansion in C9ORF72 is the cause of chromosome 9p21-linked ALS-FTD

    Alan E. Renton;Elisa Majounie;Adrian James Waite;Javier Simón-Sánchez;Javier Simón-Sánchez

  • A Draft Sequence of the Neandertal Genome

    Richard E. Green;Johannes Krause;Adrian W. Briggs;Tomislav Maricic

  • An integrated map of structural variation in 2,504 human genomes

    Peter H. Sudmant;Tobias Rausch;Eugene J. Gardner;Robert E. Handsaker;Robert E. Handsaker

  • Genetic history of an archaic hominin group from Denisova Cave in Siberia

    David Reich;Richard E. Green;Martin Kircher;Johannes Krause

  • A high-coverage genome sequence from an archaic Denisovan individual

    Matthias Meyer;Martin Kircher;Marie Theres Gansauge;Heng Li

  • Genome structural variation discovery and genotyping

    Can Alkan;Bradley P. Coe;Evan E. Eichler;Evan E. Eichler

  • Mapping and sequencing of structural variation from eight human genomes

    Jeffrey M. Kidd;Gregory M. Cooper;William F. Donahue;Hillary S. Hayden

  • Mapping copy number variation by population-scale genome sequencing

    Ryan E. Mills;Klaudia Walter;Chip Stewart;Robert E. Handsaker

  • Great ape genetic diversity and population history

    Javier Prado-Martinez;Peter H. Sudmant;Jeffrey M. Kidd;Jeffrey M. Kidd;Heng Li

  • Personalized copy number and segmental duplication maps using next-generation sequencing

    Can Alkan;Jeffrey M Kidd;Tomas Marques-Bonet;Tomas Marques-Bonet;Gozde Aksay

  • A global reference for human genetic variation

    Adam Auton;Gonçalo R. Abecasis;David M. Altshuler;Richard M. Durbin

  • Insights into hominid evolution from the gorilla genome sequence

    Aylwyn Scally;Julien Y. Dutheil;LaDeana W. Hillier;Gregory E. Jordan

  • Limitations of next-generation genome sequence assembly

    Can Alkan;Saba Sajjadian;Evan E Eichler

  • Diversity of Human Copy Number Variation and Multicopy Genes

    Peter H. Sudmant;Jacob O. Kitzman;Francesca Antonacci;Can Alkan

  • Sequence and structural variation in a human genome uncovered by short-read, massively parallel ligation sequencing using two-base encoding

    Kevin Judd McKernan;Heather E. Peckham;Gina L. Costa;Stephen F. McLaughlin

  • Comparative and demographic analysis of orang-utan genomes.

    Devin P. Locke;LaDeana W. Hillier;Wesley C. Warren;Kim C. Worley

  • Genome Sequencing Highlights the Dynamic Early History of Dogs

    Adam H. Freedman;Ilan Gronau;Rena Schweizer;Diego Ortega-Del Vecchyo

Frequent Co-Authors

Evan E. Eichler
Evan E. Eichler University of Washington
Onur Mutlu
Onur Mutlu ETH Zurich
Tomas Marques-Bonet
Tomas Marques-Bonet Pompeu Fabra University
Jeffrey M. Kidd
Jeffrey M. Kidd University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Mario Ventura
Mario Ventura University of Bari Aldo Moro
Richard K. Wilson
Richard K. Wilson Nationwide Children's Hospital
Saugata Ghose
Saugata Ghose University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Carlos Bustamante
Carlos Bustamante Stanford University
Steven A. McCarroll
Steven A. McCarroll Harvard University
James C. Mullikin
James C. Mullikin National Institutes of Health

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