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2024
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2024

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Genetics

D-Index
130
Citations
69548
World Ranking
257
National Ranking
46

Medicine

D-Index
135
Citations
79389
World Ranking
2045
National Ranking
214

David J. Adams 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 David J. Adams sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 733 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David J. Adams 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 David J. Adams sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 130 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

David J. Adams is affiliated with the Wellcome Sanger Institute in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Medicine.

The main subfields in which they have published include Molecular Biology, Oncology, Genetics, Cancer Research, and Immunology. This range of expertise supports their work across various specialized topics such as Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management, Melanoma and MAPK Pathways, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, Genetic factors in colorectal cancer, and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses.

Their publication record includes numerous appearances in prominent scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 37 publications, Nature Communications with 31, Nature and Nature Genetics both with 14, followed by Genome Biology with 6 publications.

Some recent papers featuring their work include:

  • The repertoire of mutational signatures in human cancer, 2020, Nature
  • Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes, 2020, Nature
  • The evolutionary history of 2,658 cancers, 2020, Nature
  • Patterns of somatic structural variation in human cancer genomes, 2020, Nature
  • Comprehensive analysis of chromothripsis in 2,658 human cancers using whole-genome sequencing, 2020, Nature Genetics

David J. Adams has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Kadir C. Akdemir (35 joint publications), Ludmil B. Alexandrov (30), Paul C. Boutros (28), Iñigo Martincorena (27), and Fátima Al-Shahrour (26).

In recognition of their contributions to science, they were named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Recommendations for Noninvasive Evaluation of Native Valvular Regurgitation: A Report from the American Society of Echocardiography Developed in Collaboration with the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

    William A. Zoghbi;David Adams;Robert O. Bonow;Maurice Enriquez-Sarano

  • Alzheimer-type neuropathology in transgenic mice overexpressing V717F beta-amyloid precursor protein.

    Dora Games;David Adams;Ree Alessandrini;Robin Barbour

  • Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes

    Peter J. Campbell;Gad Getz;Jan O. Korbel;Joshua M. Stuart

  • Pancreatic cancer genomes reveal aberrations in axon guidance pathway genes

    Andrew V. Biankin;Andrew V. Biankin;Andrew V. Biankin;Nicola Waddell;Karin S. Kassahn;Marie Claude Gingras

  • Mouse genomic variation and its effect on phenotypes and gene regulation

    T M Keane;L Goodstadt;P Danecek;M A White

  • Trends in peptide drug discovery

    Markus Muttenthaler;Markus Muttenthaler;Glenn F. King;David J. Adams;Paul F. Alewood

  • Exome sequencing identifies frequent mutation of the SWI/SNF Complex Gene PBRM1 in renal carcinoma

    Ignacio Varela;Patrick Tarpey;Keiran Raine;Dachuan Huang

  • The IFITM Proteins Mediate Cellular Resistance to Influenza A H1N1 Virus, West Nile Virus, and Dengue Virus

    Abraham L. Brass;Abraham L. Brass;Abraham L. Brass;I-Chueh Huang;Yair Benita;Sinu P. John

  • High-throughput discovery of novel developmental phenotypes

    Mary E. Dickinson;Ann M. Flenniken;Xiao Ji;Lydia Teboul

  • 53BP1 loss rescues BRCA1 deficiency and is associated with triple-negative and BRCA-mutated breast cancers

    Peter Bouwman;Amal Mahmoud Aly;Jose M. Escandell;Mark Pieterse

  • IFITM3 restricts the morbidity and mortality associated with influenza

    Aaron R. Everitt;Simon Clare;Thomas Charles Pertel;Sinu P. John

  • An atlas of genetic influences on osteoporosis in humans and mice

    John A Morris;John P Kemp;John P Kemp;Scott E Youlten;Laetitia Laurent

  • In Vivo Identification of Tumor- Suppressive PTEN ceRNAs in an Oncogenic BRAF-Induced Mouse Model of Melanoma

    Florian A. Karreth;Yvonne Tay;Daniele Perna;Ugo Ala;Ugo Ala

  • A comparative phenotypic and genomic analysis of C57BL/6J and C57BL/6N mouse strains

    Michelle M Simon;Simon Greenaway;Jacqueline K White;Helmut Fuchs

  • Genome-wide Generation and Systematic Phenotyping of Knockout Mice Reveals New Roles for Many Genes

    Jacqueline K White;Anna-Karin Gerdin;Natasha A Karp;Ed Ryder

  • Ion channels and regulation of intracellular calcium in vascular endothelial cells.

    D J Adams;J Barakeh;R Laskey;C Van Breemen

  • Characterizing genetic intra-tumor heterogeneity across 2,658 human cancer genomes

    Stefan C. Dentro;Stefan C. Dentro;Stefan C. Dentro;Ignaty Leshchiner;Kerstin Haase;Maxime Tarabichi;Maxime Tarabichi

  • Identification of 153 new loci associated with heel bone mineral density and functional involvement of GPC6 in osteoporosis

    John P Kemp;John P Kemp;John A Morris;Carolina Medina-Gomez;Vincenzo Forgetta

  • American Society of Echocardiography recommendations for quality echocardiography laboratory operations.

    Michael H. Picard;David Adams;S. Michelle Bierig;John M. Dent

  • The permeability of the endplate channel to organic cations in frog muscle.

    Terry M. Dwyer;David J. Adams;Bertil Hille

  • Ionic Currents in Molluscan Soma

    David J Adams;Stephen J Smith;Stuart H Thompson

Frequent Co-Authors

David J. Craik
David J. Craik University of Queensland
Richard J. Lewis
Richard J. Lewis University of Queensland
Paul F. Alewood
Paul F. Alewood University of Queensland
Thomas M. Keane
Thomas M. Keane European Bioinformatics Institute
Lodewyk F. A. Wessels
Lodewyk F. A. Wessels Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital
Mark J. Arends
Mark J. Arends University of Edinburgh
Allan Bradley
Allan Bradley University of Cambridge
Norelle L. Daly
Norelle L. Daly James Cook University
Paul Flicek
Paul Flicek The Jackson Laboratory
Jonathan Flint
Jonathan Flint University of California, Los Angeles

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