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D-Index
44
Citations
9512
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4254
National Ranking
1834

Dale J. Hedges 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 Dale J. Hedges sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 84 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Dale J. Hedges 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 Dale J. Hedges sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Dale J. Hedges is affiliated with the University of Miami in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine and molecular biology, with a significant focus on cancer and hematology.

The primary fields of study for Dale J. Hedges include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields of research encompass:

  • Cancer Research
  • Molecular Biology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Hematology

The main topics addressed in their work are diverse and focused on oncology and related genetic fields, including:

  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Tumors and Oncological Cases
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers

The recent publications involving Dale J. Hedges cover important advances in pediatric and childhood leukemia as well as glioma and lipoblastoma:

  • "The genomic landscape of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia," 2022, Nature Genetics
  • "The genomic basis of childhood T-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukaemia," 2024, Nature
  • "Whole genome sequencing provides comprehensive genetic testing in childhood B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia," 2023, Leukemia
  • "Comprehensive molecular characterization of pediatric radiation-induced high-grade glioma," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Lipoblastomas presenting in older children and adults: analysis of 22 cases with identification of novel PLAG1 fusion partners," 2020, Modern Pathology

Dale J. Hedges frequently collaborates with several coauthors including:

  • Gang Wu
  • Charles G. Mullighan
  • Michelle L. Churchman
  • Martin D. McCarter
  • Ahmad A. Tarhini

The scientist commonly publishes their work in well-regarded venues such as:

  • Cancer Research
  • Blood
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Nature Communications
  • Regular and Young Investigator Award Abstracts

Best Publications

  • Germline Mutations in Predisposition Genes in Pediatric Cancer

    Jinghui Zhang;Michael F. Walsh;Gang Wu;Michael N. Edmonson

  • Dilated cardiomyopathy: the complexity of a diverse genetic architecture

    Ray E. Hershberger;Dale J. Hedges;Ana Morales

  • SVA elements : A hominid-specific retroposon family

    Hui Wang;Jinchuan Xing;Deepak Grover;Dale J. Hedges

  • Mammalian non-LTR retrotransposons: for better or worse, in sickness and in health.

    Victoria P. Belancio;Dale J. Hedges;Prescott Deininger

  • Reconstructing the population genetic history of the Caribbean.

    Andrés Moreno-Estrada;Simon Gravel;Simon Gravel;Fouad Zakharia;Jacob L. McCauley

  • Age at onset in two common neurodegenerative diseases is genetically controlled

    Yi Ju Li;William K. Scott;Dale J. Hedges;Fengyu Zhang

  • Inviting instability: Transposable elements, double-strand breaks, and the maintenance of genome integrity

    D.J. Hedges;P.L. Deininger

  • A Genome-wide Association Study of Autism Reveals a Common Novel Risk Locus at 5p14.1

    Deqiong Ma;Daria Salyakina;James M. Jaworski;Ioanna Konidari

  • Identification of novel genes in late-onset Alzheimer's disease.

    M. A. Pericak-Vance;J. Grubber;L. R. Bailey;D. Hedges

  • LINE-1 RNA splicing and influences on mammalian gene expression

    Victoria P. Belancio;Dale J. Hedges;Prescott Deininger

  • Alu elements and hominid phylogenetics

    Abdel Halim Salem;Abdel Halim Salem;David A. Ray;Jinchuan Xing;Pauline A. Callinan

  • From the margins of the genome: mobile elements shape primate evolution.

    Dale J. Hedges;Mark A. Batzer

  • Estimating the retrotransposition rate of human Alu elements.

    Richard Cordaux;Dale J. Hedges;Scott W. Herke;Mark A. Batzer

  • Active Alu Element “A-Tails”: Size Does Matter

    Astrid M. Roy-Engel;Abdel-Halim Salem;Oluwatosin O. Oyeniran;Lisa Deininger

  • Clinical cancer genomic profiling by three-platform sequencing of whole genome, whole exome and transcriptome

    Michael Rusch;Joy Nakitandwe;Sheila Shurtleff;Scott Newman

  • Alu insertion loci and platyrrhine primate phylogeny

    David A. Ray;Jinchuan Xing;Dale J. Hedges;Michael A. Hall

  • Whole-Genome Sequencing of the Akata and Mutu Epstein-Barr Virus Strains

    Zhen Lin;Xia Wang;Michael J. Strong;Monica Concha

  • Retrotransposition of Alu elements: how many sources?

    Richard Cordaux;Dale J. Hedges;Mark A. Batzer

  • Differential alu mobilization and polymorphism among the human and chimpanzee lineages.

    Dale J. Hedges;Pauline A. Callinan;Richard Cordaux;Jinchuan Xing

  • Reconstructing the Population Genetic History of the Caribbean - eScholarship

    Esteban Burchard;A Moreno-Estrada;S Gravel;F Zakharia

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark A. Batzer
Mark A. Batzer Louisiana State University
Margaret A. Pericak-Vance
Margaret A. Pericak-Vance University of Miami
Jinchuan Xing
Jinchuan Xing Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Prescott L. Deininger
Prescott L. Deininger Tulane University
Eden R. Martin
Eden R. Martin University of Miami
John R. Gilbert
John R. Gilbert University of Miami
Jonathan L. Haines
Jonathan L. Haines Case Western Reserve University
Michael L. Cuccaro
Michael L. Cuccaro University of Miami
Lynn B. Jorde
Lynn B. Jorde University of Utah
Richard Cordaux
Richard Cordaux University of Poitiers

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