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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 64 2732 2586 1199 1123 231 36296

Claus O. Wilke publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Claus O. Wilke between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Claus O. Wilke published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 10.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2020. 29 of the 303 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2020. 1997: 3 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 11 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 11 publications
1997 2025

303 publications in total across all disciplines

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Claus O. Wilke: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 3
1998 5
1999 5
2000 1
2001 11
2002 6
2003 6
2004 14
2005 11
2006 10
2007 7
2008 12
2009 8
2010 10
2011 11
2012 11
2013 13
2014 11
2015 13
2016 13
2017 16
2018 15
2019 11
2020 18
2021 15
2022 5
2023 13
2024 18
2025 11
Total 303
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Claus O. Wilke 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 Claus O. Wilke 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, 225–234 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: 231 publications — 61st percentile

61% 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
225–234 143 231
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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Claus O. Wilke 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 Claus O. Wilke 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, 64–65 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: 64 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% 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 64
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
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

  • 2019 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For discovering that biophysical constraints are a primary driver of protein sequence evolution

Overview

Claus O. Wilke is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research output spans primarily in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on Molecular Biology as a subfield. Other notable subfields in their work include Ecology, Genetics, Computational Theory and Mathematics, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of subjects within biology and computational methods, including:

  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Genomics and phylogenetic studies
  • Machine learning in bioinformatics
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Protein structure and dynamics
  • Chemical synthesis and analysis
  • Bacterial genetics and biotechnology

Wilke has contributed numerous papers to various publication venues, including significant contributions to bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 25 publications, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) with 5, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences with 4, The Journal of Open Source Software with 4, and Scientific Reports with 3.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Wilke feature topics relevant to protein function prediction, gene humanization, and CRISPR systems:

  • "BACPHLIP: predicting bacteriophage lifestyle from conserved protein domains" (2021), published in PeerJ
  • "colorspace: A Toolbox for Manipulating and Assessing Colors and Palettes" (2020), published in Journal of Statistical Software
  • "Metagenomic discovery of CRISPR-associated transposons" (2021), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Humanization of yeast genes with multiple human orthologs reveals functional divergence between paralogs" (2020), published in PLoS Biology
  • "Using machine learning to predict the effects and consequences of mutations in proteins" (2023), published in Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Wilke regularly collaborates with a core group of frequent coauthors, including Adam J. Hockenberry, Bryan W. Davies, Alexis M. Hill, Andrew D. Ellington, and Aaron L. Feller, reflecting ongoing partnerships across their research projects.

In 2019, Claus O. Wilke was recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) with a citation acknowledging the discovery that biophysical constraints are a primary driver of protein sequence evolution.

Best Publications

  • Welcome to the Tidyverse

    Hadley Wickham;Mara Averick;Jennifer Bryan;Winston Chang

  • Mistranslation-Induced Protein Misfolding as a Dominant Constraint on Coding-Sequence Evolution

    D. Allan Drummond;Claus O. Wilke

  • Why highly expressed proteins evolve slowly

    D. Allan Drummond;Jesse D. Bloom;Christoph Adami;Christoph Adami;Claus O. Wilke;Claus O. Wilke

  • Evolution of digital organisms at high mutation rates leads to survival of the flattest

    Claus O. Wilke;Jia Lan Wang;Charles Ofria;Richard E. Lenski

  • The evolutionary consequences of erroneous protein synthesis

    D. Allan Drummond;Claus O. Wilke

  • A Single Determinant Dominates the Rate of Yeast Protein Evolution

    D. Allan Drummond;Alpan Raval;Alpan Raval;Claus O. Wilke

  • Systematic humanization of yeast genes reveals conserved functions and genetic modularity

    Aashiq H. Kachroo;Jon M. Laurent;Christopher M. Yellman;Austin G. Meyer

  • Maximum allowed solvent accessibilites of residues in proteins.

    Matthew Z. Tien;Austin G. Meyer;Austin G. Meyer;Dariya K. Sydykova;Stephanie J. Spielman

  • Residual Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Viremia in Some Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy Is Dominated by a Small Number of Invariant Clones Rarely Found in Circulating CD4+ T Cells

    Justin R. Bailey;Ahmad R. Sedaghat;Tara Kieffer;Timothy Brennan

  • Thermodynamic prediction of protein neutrality

    Jesse D. Bloom;Jonathan J. Silberg;Claus O. Wilke;D. Allan Drummond

  • A Universal Trend of Reduced mRNA Stability near the Translation-Initiation Site in Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes

    Wanjun Gu;Tong Zhou;Claus O. Wilke

  • Theory of Lethal Mutagenesis for Viruses

    J. J. Bull;R. Sanjuán;C. O. Wilke

  • Quasispecies theory in the context of population genetics

    Claus O Wilke;Claus O Wilke

  • Causes of evolutionary rate variation among protein sites

    Julian Echave;Stephanie J. Spielman;Claus O. Wilke

  • Translationally Optimal Codons Associate with Structurally Sensitive Sites in Proteins

    Tong Zhou;Mason Weems;Claus O. Wilke

  • The traveling wave approach to asexual evolution: Muller’s ratchet and speed of adaptation

    Igor M. Rouzine;Éric Brunet;Claus O. Wilke

  • Structural Determinants of the Rate of Protein Evolution in Yeast

    Jesse D. Bloom;D. Allan Drummond;Frances H. Arnold;Claus O. Wilke

  • BACPHLIP: predicting bacteriophage lifestyle from conserved protein domains.

    Adam J Hockenberry;Claus O Wilke

  • Thermodynamics of Neutral Protein Evolution

    Jesse D. Bloom;Alpan Raval;Claus O. Wilke

  • The speed of adaptation in large asexual populations.

    Claus O. Wilke

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Martinetz
Thomas Martinetz University of Lübeck
Robert F. Siliciano
Robert F. Siliciano Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Edward M. Marcotte
Edward M. Marcotte The University of Texas at Austin
Jeffrey E. Barrick
Jeffrey E. Barrick The University of Texas at Austin
Frances H. Arnold
Frances H. Arnold California Institute of Technology
Jesse D. Bloom
Jesse D. Bloom Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Charles Ofria
Charles Ofria Michigan State University
James J. Bull
James J. Bull University of Idaho
Richard E. Lenski
Richard E. Lenski Michigan State University
Janet D. Siliciano
Janet D. Siliciano Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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