2026 David F. Clayton: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

D-Index & Metrics

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	12262	11286	5242	4697	114	23455

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Neuroscience

3924

3593

1779

1603

111

23405

Biology and Biochemistry

12262

11286

5242

4697

114

23455

Neuroscience

D-Index

Citations

23405

World Ranking

3924

National Ranking

1779

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index

Citations

23455

World Ranking

12262

National Ranking

5242

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

2870
Citations
Stabilization of α-Synuclein Secondary Structure upon Binding to Synthetic Membranes

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

1991
Citations
Habituation revisited: an updated and revised description of the behavioral characteristics of habituation.

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

1881
Citations
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

1094
Citations
The synucleins: a family of proteins involved in synaptic function, plasticity, neurodegeneration and disease

David F. Clayton;Julia M. George

1020
Citations
The genome of a songbird

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

973
Citations
A generalization of the transmission/disequilibrium test for uncertain-haplotype transmission.

David Clayton

970
Citations
Song presentation induces gene expression in the songbird forebrain

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

751
Citations
Genes and Social Behavior

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

747
Citations
Synucleins in synaptic plasticity and neurodegenerative disorders.

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

570
Citations
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

563
Citations
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

495
Citations
The Genomic Action Potential

David F Clayton

483
Citations
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

421
Citations
Transmission/Disequilibrium Tests for Extended Marker Haplotypes

David Clayton;Hywel Jones;Hywel Jones

407
Citations
Dosage compensation is less effective in birds than in mammals.

Yuichiro Itoh;Esther Melamed;Xia Yang;Kathy Kampf

397
Citations
Changes in liver-specific compared to common gene transcription during primary culture of mouse hepatocytes.

D F Clayton;J E Darnell

393
Citations
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

341
Citations
Exposure to Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Triggers Rapid Multimerization of Synucleins

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

341
Citations
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

295
Citations
Dependence of liver-specific transcription on tissue organization.

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

266
Citations
Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species

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

173
Citations