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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 59 3924 3593 1779 1603 111 23405
Biology and Biochemistry 59 12257 11281 5240 4695 114 23455

David F. Clayton publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David F. Clayton between 1983 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David F. Clayton published across 42 years, from 1983 to 2024, averaging 2.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 2008. 3 of the 119 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 8. Peak 8 publications in 2008. 1983: 1 publication 1984: 2 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 4 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 6 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 1 publication 2018: 0 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication 2024: 2 publications
1983 2024

119 publications in total across all disciplines

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David F. Clayton: publications per year, 1983 to 2024
Year Publications
1983 1
1984 2
1985 2
1986 1
1987 1
1988 1
1989 1
1990 1
1991 1
1992 2
1993 0
1994 3
1995 5
1996 2
1997 5
1998 4
1999 3
2000 4
2001 5
2002 2
2003 1
2004 4
2005 2
2006 1
2007 6
2008 8
2009 8
2010 8
2011 3
2012 4
2013 5
2014 3
2015 2
2016 1
2017 1
2018 0
2019 4
2020 4
2021 4
2022 1
2023 1
2024 2
Total 119
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David F. Clayton publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David F. Clayton sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 108–117 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 887+

This scientist: 111 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323
78–87 406
88–97 452
98–107 539
108–117 505 111
118–127 522
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176
268–277 175
278–287 125
288–297 116
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14
578–587 20
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17
628–637 11
638–647 11
648–657 11
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100
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David F. Clayton D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David F. Clayton sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 58–59 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30–31 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478
46–47 512
48–49 435
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334 59
60–61 328
62–63 260
64–65 278
66–67 239
68–69 250
70–71 210
72–73 200
74–75 189
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100
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Overview

David F. Clayton is affiliated with Clemson University in the United States. Their research spans several areas within the broader fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science.

Their work has a particular focus on Genetics, Ecology, Developmental Biology, Molecular Biology, and Plant Science as key subfields of study.

Several main topics define their research interests, including:

  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies

David F. Clayton has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, among them:

  • Julia M. George
  • Wesley C. Warren
  • David W. Burt
  • Katherine L. Buchanan
  • Katarina C. Stuart

The scientist's publication record includes work in various academic venues. They have published most frequently in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), with four papers there. Other publication venues include Nature, Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Molecular Ecology Resources, and Neuroscience.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by David F. Clayton include:

  • Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species (2021, Nature)
  • Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species (2020, bioRxiv, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Acoustic developmental programming: a mechanistic and evolutionary framework (2021, Trends in Ecology & Evolution)
  • Transcript- and annotation-guided genome assembly of the European starling (2022, Molecular Ecology Resources)
  • Transcript- and annotation-guided genome assembly of the European starling (2021, bioRxiv, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Best Publications

  • Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species

    Arang Rhie;Shane A. McCarthy;Shane A. McCarthy;Olivier Fedrigo;Joana Damas

  • Stabilization of α-Synuclein Secondary Structure upon Binding to Synthetic Membranes

    W. Sean Davidson;Ana Jonas;David F. Clayton;Julia M. George

  • Habituation revisited: an updated and revised description of the behavioral characteristics of habituation.

    Catharine H. Rankin;Thomas Abrams;Robert J. Barry;Seema Bhatnagar

  • Characterization of a novel protein regulated during the critical period for song learning in the zebra finch

    Julia M. George;Hui Jin;Wendy S. Woods;David F. Clayton

  • The synucleins: a family of proteins involved in synaptic function, plasticity, neurodegeneration and disease

    David F. Clayton;Julia M. George

  • The genome of a songbird

    Wesley C. Warren;David F. Clayton;Hans Ellegren;Arthur P. Arnold

  • A generalization of the transmission/disequilibrium test for uncertain-haplotype transmission.

    David Clayton

  • Song presentation induces gene expression in the songbird forebrain

    Claudio V. Mello;David S. Vicario;David F. Clayton;David F. Clayton

  • Genes and Social Behavior

    Gene E. Robinson;Russell D. Fernald;David F. Clayton

  • Synucleins in synaptic plasticity and neurodegenerative disorders.

    David F. Clayton;Julia M. George;Julia M. George

  • Interaction of human alpha-Synuclein and Parkinson's disease variants with phospholipids. Structural analysis using site-directed mutagenesis.

    Richard J. Perrin;Wendy S. Woods;David F. Clayton;Julia M. George

  • Nigral and cortical Lewy bodies and dystrophic nigral neurites in Parkinson's disease and cortical Lewy body disease contain alpha-synuclein immunoreactivity

    Michael C. Irizarry;Whitfield Growdon;Teresa Gomez-Isla;Kathy Newell

  • The Genomic Action Potential

    David F Clayton

  • Song-induced ZENK gene expression in auditory pathways of songbird brain and its relation to the song control system

    Claudio V. Mello;David F. Clayton

  • Transmission/Disequilibrium Tests for Extended Marker Haplotypes

    David Clayton;Hywel Jones;Hywel Jones

  • Dosage compensation is less effective in birds than in mammals.

    Yuichiro Itoh;Esther Melamed;Xia Yang;Kathy Kampf

  • Changes in liver-specific compared to common gene transcription during primary culture of mouse hepatocytes.

    D F Clayton;J E Darnell

  • Repeated exposure to one song leads to a rapid and persistent decline in an immediate early gene's response to that song in zebra finch telencephalon.

    Claudio Mello;Fernando Nottebohm;David Clayton

  • Exposure to Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Triggers Rapid Multimerization of Synucleins

    Richard J. Perrin;Wendy S. Woods;David F. Clayton;Julia M. George

  • Delayed localization of synelfin (synuclein, NACP) to presynaptic terminals in cultured rat hippocampal neurons

    Ginger S Withers;Julia M George;Gary A Banker;David F Clayton

  • Dependence of liver-specific transcription on tissue organization.

    David F. Clayton;Allan L. Harrelson;J. E. Darnell

  • Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species

    Arang Rhie;Shane A. McCarthy;Olivier Fedrigo;Joana Damas

Frequent Co-Authors

Claudio V. Mello
Claudio V. Mello Oregon Health & Science University
Arthur P. Arnold
Arthur P. Arnold University of California, Los Angeles
Jonathan V. Sweedler
Jonathan V. Sweedler University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Scott V. Edwards
Scott V. Edwards Harvard University
John C. Wingfield
John C. Wingfield University of California, Davis
Robert J. Tempelman
Robert J. Tempelman Michigan State University
James E. Darnell
James E. Darnell Rockefeller University
Eliot A. Brenowitz
Eliot A. Brenowitz University of Washington
Hans Ellegren
Hans Ellegren Uppsala University
Sandra L. Rodriguez-Zas
Sandra L. Rodriguez-Zas University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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