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D-Index
73
Citations
63402
World Ranking
1992
National Ranking
907

David R. Cox 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 R. Cox sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 152 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David R. Cox 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 R. Cox sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David R. Cox was affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research work primarily spanned the field of Mathematics, with notable contributions in Statistics and Probability as well as General Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

The scientist's research topics covered several areas including:

  • Advanced Statistical Methods and Models
  • Agricultural Economics and Practices
  • Statistics Education and Methodologies

They had a record of published papers that appeared in venues such as Significance and UNC Libraries. Notable recent papers included:

  • "C. R. Rao's Century", published in 2020 in Significance
  • "Loss-of-function mutations in SLC30A8 protect against type 2 diabetes", published in 2020 in UNC Libraries

David R. Cox collaborated with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Jaakko Tuomilehto
  • Bradley Efron
  • Шун-ичи Амари
  • Donald B. Rubin
  • Arni S. R. Srinivasa Rao

Their work appeared predominantly in publication venues that would be relevant to statistics and biological sciences, reflecting a cross-disciplinary engagement with both mathematical theory and applied agricultural economics.

No book publications or awards were recorded within the available data. David R. Cox was deceased, and therefore their contributions represent a completed corpus of academic work.

Best Publications

  • Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome.

    Eric S. Lander;Lauren M. Linton;Bruce Birren;Chad Nusbaum

  • A second generation human haplotype map of over 3.1 million SNPs

    Kelly A. Frazer;Dennis G. Ballinger;David R. Cox;David A. Hinds

  • Human Homolog of patched, a Candidate Gene for the Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome

    Ronald L. Johnson;Alana L. Rothman;Jingwu Xie;Lisa V. Goodrich

  • Whole-Genome Patterns of Common DNA Variation in Three Human Populations

    David A. Hinds;David A. Hinds;Laura L. Stuve;Laura L. Stuve;Geoffrey B. Nilsen;Geoffrey B. Nilsen;Eran Halperin;Eran Halperin

  • A gene map of the human genome

    G. D. Schuler;M. S. Boguski;E. A. Stewart;L. D. Stein

  • An Apolipoprotein Influencing Triglycerides in Humans and Mice Revealed by Comparative Sequencing

    Len A. Pennacchio;Michael Olivier;Jaroslav A. Hubacek;Jonathan C. Cohen

  • Structure and variability of human chromosome ends.

    T de Lange;L Shiue;R M Myers;D R Cox

  • Mode of proviral activation of a putative mammary oncogene ( int -1) on mouse chromosome 15

    R. Nusse;A. Van Ooyen;D. Cox;Y. K. T. Fung

  • A physical map of the human genome.

    John Douglas Mcpherson;Marco Marra;Marco Marra;La Deana Hillier;Robert H. Waterston

  • A Physical Map of 30,000 Human Genes

    P. Deloukas;G. D. Schuler;G. Gyapay;E. M. Beasley

  • Radiation hybrid mapping: a somatic cell genetic method for constructing high-resolution maps of mammalian chromosomes

    David R. Cox;Margit Burmeister;E. Roydon Price;Suwon Kim

  • A potassium channel mutation in weaver mice implicates membrane excitability in granule cell differentiation.

    Nila Patil;David R. Cox;Deepti Bhat;Malek Faham

  • Mutations in the Gene Encoding Cystatin B in Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsy (EPM1)

    Len A. Pennacchio;Anna-Elina Lehesjoki;Nancy E. Stone;Virginia L. Willour

  • High-Resolution Whole-Genome Association Study of Parkinson Disease

    Demetrius M. Maraganore;Mariza de Andrade;Timothy G. Lesnick;Kari J. Strain

  • A sequence-based variation map of 8.27 million SNPs in inbred mouse strains

    Kelly A. Frazer;Eleazar Eskin;Hyun Min Kang;Molly A. Bogue

  • Continuum of overlapping clones spanning the entire human chromosome 21q.

    Ilya Chumakov;Philippe Rigault;Sophie Guillou;Pierre Ougen

  • An STS-Based Radiation Hybrid Map of the Human Genome

    Elizabeth A. Stewart;Kathleen B. McKusick;Amita Aggarwal;Ewa Bajorek

  • High-Throughput Genotyping with Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms

    Koustubh Ranade;Mau-Song Chang;Chih-Tai Ting;Dee Pei

  • Statistical methods for multipoint radiation hybrid mapping.

    M Boehnke;K Lange;D R Cox

  • Genome-wide scan identifies variation in MLXIPL associated with plasma triglycerides.

    Jaspal S. Kooner;John C. Chambers;Carlos A. Aguilar-Salinas;David A. Hinds

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard M. Myers
Richard M. Myers HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
Charles J. Epstein
Charles J. Epstein University of California, San Francisco
Marco A. Marra
Marco A. Marra University of British Columbia
Jean Weissenbach
Jean Weissenbach Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Neil Risch
Neil Risch University of California, San Francisco
John Douglas Mcpherson
John Douglas Mcpherson University of California, Davis
Robert H. Waterston
Robert H. Waterston University of Washington
Terrence S. Furey
Terrence S. Furey University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Richard K. Wilson
Richard K. Wilson Nationwide Children's Hospital
Eric S. Lander
Eric S. Lander Broad Institute

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