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. Thorburn sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 292 publications — 75th percentile
75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.
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. Thorburn sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 82 D-Index — 67th percentile
67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.
David R. Thorburn is affiliated with the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Australia. Their research primarily concentrates on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a strong emphasis on mitochondrial function and related diseases.
Their work spans multiple specialized subfields, including molecular biology, genetics, clinical biochemistry, physiology, and cell biology. Key research topics they have explored cover mitochondrial function and pathology, metabolism and genetic disorders, genomics and rare diseases, ATP synthase and ATPases research, RNA modifications and cancer, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, as well as genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders.
Recent publications authored or co-authored by David R. Thorburn include:
Frequent co-authors of Thorburn include:
David R. Thorburn's contributions have appeared predominantly in several publication venues, including:
David J. Pagliarini;Sarah E. Calvo;Betty Chang;Sunil A. Sheth
Shamima Rahman;R. B. Blok;H. H. M. Dahl;David M. Danks
F.P. Bernier;A. Boneh;X. Dennett;C.W. Chow
Daniela Skladal;Jane Halliday;David R Thorburn
Sarah E. Calvo;Alison G. Compton;Steven G. Hershman;Steven G. Hershman;Sze Chern Lim;Sze Chern Lim
David A. Stroud;Elliot E. Surgenor;Luke E. Formosa;Luke E. Formosa;Boris Reljic
Melinda T. Coughlan;David R. Thorburn;Sally A. Penfold;Sally A. Penfold;Adrienne Laskowski
Nicole J. Lake;Nicole J. Lake;Alison G. Compton;Alison G. Compton;Shamima Rahman;David R. Thorburn;David R. Thorburn
Matthew McKenzie;Michael Lazarou;David R. Thorburn;David R. Thorburn;Michael T. Ryan
Josephine M. Forbes;David R. Thorburn
Masakazu Mimaki;Xiaonan Wang;Matthew McKenzie;David R. Thorburn;David R. Thorburn
Gerald Pfeffer;Kari Majamaa;Douglass M Turnbull;David Thorburn
Denise M Kirby;David R Thorburn;Douglass M Turnbull;Robert W Taylor
Sarah E Calvo;Elena J Tucker;Elena J Tucker;Alison G Compton;Denise M Kirby
Patrick F Chinnery;David R Thorburn;David C Samuels;Sarah L White
D.M. Kirby;M. Crawford;M.A. Cleary;H.-H.M. Dahl
D. R. Thorburn
Michael Lazarou;Matthew McKenzie;Akira Ohtake;Akira Ohtake;David R. Thorburn
Patrick F Chinnery;Salvatore DiMauro;Sara Shanske;Eric A Schon
Sarah L. White;Veronica R. Collins;Rory Wolfe;Maureen A. Cleary
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