2026 David M. Wilson: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	82	943	837	71	63	217	20529

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Molecular Biology

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Overview

David M. Wilson is a researcher primarily affiliated with AstraZeneca in the United Kingdom. Their work spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions to Medicine. The subfields central to their research include Molecular Biology, Neurology, Oncology, Physiology, and Genetics.

The scientist focuses on several main topics in their research, including:

DNA Repair Mechanisms
CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms
Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
RNA modifications and cancer

Their recent publications include the following papers:

"Hallmarks of neurodegenerative diseases" (2023), published in Cell
"Oxidative stress and impaired oligodendrocyte precursor cell differentiation in neurological disorders" (2021), published in Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
"Connecting aging biology and inflammation in the omics era" (2022), published in Journal of Clinical Investigation
"Aging and Inflammation" (2023), published in Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine
"DNA damage repair response in mesenchymal stromal cells: From cellular senescence and aging to apoptosis and differentiation ability" (2020), published in Ageing Research Reviews

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Wilson include:

Ashley M. Deacon
Matthew A. J. Duncton
Debanu Das
Patricia Pellicena
Kayvan R. Keshari

Wilson has published multiple articles in several journals, with the most common publication venues being:

Nature Communications
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Nuclear Medicine and Biology
UNC Libraries
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Best Publications

DNA repair mechanisms in dividing and non-dividing cells

Teruaki Iyama;David M. Wilson

850
Citations
The major human abasic endonuclease: formation, consequences and repair of abasic lesions in DNA.

David M Wilson;Daniel Barsky

508
Citations
Interaction of human apurinic endonuclease and DNA polymerase β in the base excision repair pathway

Richard A. O. Bennett;David M. Wilson;Donny Wong;Bruce Demple

479
Citations
The mechanics of base excision repair, and its relationship to aging and disease

David M. Wilson;Vilhelm A. Bohr

453
Citations
Overview of Base Excision Repair Biochemistry

Yun-Jeong Kim;David M. Wilson

393
Citations
A High-Fat Diet and NAD+ Activate Sirt1 to Rescue Premature Aging in Cockayne Syndrome

Morten Scheibye-Knudsen;Sarah J. Mitchell;Sarah J. Mitchell;Evandro F. Fang;Teruaki Iyama

364
Citations
Molecular mechanisms of sister-chromatid exchange.

David M. Wilson;Larry H. Thompson

353
Citations
Oxidative damage in telomeric DNA disrupts recognition by TRF1 and TRF2

Patricia L. Opresko;Jinshui Fan;Shamika Danzy;David M. Wilson

350
Citations
Protecting the mitochondrial powerhouse.

Morten Scheibye-Knudsen;Evandro F. Fang;Deborah L. Croteau;David M. Wilson

317
Citations
Life without DNA repair

David M. Wilson;Larry H. Thompson

314
Citations
Incision activity of human apurinic endonuclease (Ape) at abasic site analogs in DNA.

David M. Wilson;Masaru Takeshita;Arthur P. Grollman;Bruce Demple

313
Citations
Demonstration of a Genetic Therapeutic Index for Tumors Expressing Oncogenic BRAF by the Kinase Inhibitor SB-590885

Alastair J. King;Denis R. Patrick;Roberta S. Batorsky;Maureen L. Ho

308
Citations
Functional characterization of Ape1 variants identified in the human population.

Masood Z. Hadi;Matthew A. Coleman;Krzysztof Fidelis;Harvey W. Mohrenweiser

299
Citations
XRCC1 co‐localizes and physically interacts with PCNA

Jinshui Fan;Marit Otterlei;Heng‐Kuan Wong;Alan E. Tomkinson

288
Citations
Participation of DNA repair in the response to 5-fluorouracil.

Michael D. Wyatt;David M. Wilson

284
Citations
Challenges and complexities in estimating both the functional impact and the disease risk associated with the extensive genetic variation in human DNA repair genes.

Harvey W Mohrenweiser;David M Wilson;Irene M Jones

280
Citations
Coordination of DNA single strand break repair.

Rachel Abbotts;David M. Wilson

250
Citations
Removal of Oxidative DNA Damage via FEN1-Dependent Long-Patch Base Excision Repair in Human Cell Mitochondria

Pingfang Liu;Limin Qian;Jung-Suk Sung;Nadja C. de Souza-Pinto

250
Citations
The RAD2 Domain of Human Exonuclease 1 Exhibits 5′ to 3′ Exonuclease and Flap Structure-specific Endonuclease Activities

Byung-In Lee;David M. Wilson

244
Citations
Urea Cycle Dysregulation Generates Clinically Relevant Genomic and Biochemical Signatures

Joo Sang Lee;Joo Sang Lee;Lital Adler;Hiren Karathia;Narin Carmel

240
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Vilhelm A. Bohr University of Copenhagen

Anton Simeonov National Institutes of Health

Ajit Jadhav Pfizer (Germany)

Deborah L. Croteau National Institutes of Health

Mark P. Mattson Johns Hopkins University

Bruce Demple Stony Brook University

Gianluca Tell University of Udine

Nadja C. de Souza-Pinto Universidade de São Paulo

Mark R. Kelley Indiana University

Robert W. Sobol University of South Alabama

External Links

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