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142
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David T. W. Jones publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David T. W. Jones sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 693 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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David T. W. Jones D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David T. W. Jones sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 142 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Germany Leader Award

Overview

David T. W. Jones is a researcher affiliated with the German Cancer Research Center in Germany. Their work spans multiple fields of study, primarily focusing on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these areas, Jones has made contributions to subfields such as Genetics, Molecular Biology, Neurology, Cancer Research, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The research topics addressed by Jones include Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Chromatin Remodeling and Cancer, Liver Diseases and Immunity, and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism.

Jones has authored or contributed to several notable recent scientific papers, including:

  • 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
  • Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes identifies driver rearrangements promoted by LINE-1 retrotransposition, 2020, Nature Genetics
  • Disruption of chromatin folding domains by somatic genomic rearrangements in human cancer, 2020, Nature Genetics
  • The Pediatric Precision Oncology INFORM Registry: Clinical Outcome and Benefit for Patients with Very High-Evidence Targets, 2021, Cancer Discovery

The frequent venues where Jones's research has appeared include:

  • Neuro-Oncology
  • Acta Neuropathologica
  • Cancer Research
  • Journal of Hepatology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Jones has collaborated extensively with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Stefan M. Pfister
  • Felix Sahm
  • Andreas von Deimling
  • Olaf Witt
  • Martin Sill

Best Publications

  • Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes

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

  • DNA methylation-based classification of central nervous system tumours

    David Capper;David Capper;David Capper;David T. W. Jones;Martin Sill;Volker Hovestadt

  • Driver mutations in histone H3.3 and chromatin remodelling genes in paediatric glioblastoma

    Jeremy Schwartzentruber;Andrey Korshunov;Xiao Yang Liu;David T.W. Jones

  • Hotspot mutations in H3F3A and IDH1 define distinct epigenetic and biological subgroups of glioblastoma.

    Dominik Sturm;Hendrik Witt;Hendrik Witt;Volker Hovestadt;Dong Anh Khuong-Quang

  • The landscape of genomic alterations across childhood cancers

    Susanne N. Gröbner;Barbara C. Worst;Joachim Weischenfeldt;Joachim Weischenfeldt;Ivo Buchhalter

  • Early role of vascular dysregulation on late-onset Alzheimer’s disease based on multifactorial data-driven analysis

    Y. Iturria-Medina;R. C. Sotero;P. J. Toussaint;J. M. Mateos-Pérez

  • Molecular subgroups of medulloblastoma: an international meta-analysis of transcriptome, genetic aberrations, and clinical data of WNT, SHH, Group 3, and Group 4 medulloblastomas

    Marcel Kool;Andrey Korshunov;Marc Remke;Marc Remke;David T.W. Jones

  • Molecular Classification of Ependymal Tumors across All CNS Compartments, Histopathological Grades, and Age Groups

    Kristian W. Pajtler;Kristian W. Pajtler;Hendrik Witt;Martin Sill;David T.W. Jones

  • Subgroup-specific structural variation across 1,000 medulloblastoma genomes

    Paul A. Northcott;Paul A. Northcott;David J.H. Shih;John Peacock;Livia Garzia

  • K27M mutation in histone H3.3 defines clinically and biologically distinct subgroups of pediatric diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas.

    Dong Anh Khuong-Quang;Pawel Buczkowicz;Patricia Rakopoulos;Xiao Yang Liu

  • The whole-genome landscape of medulloblastoma subtypes

    Paul A. Northcott;Paul A. Northcott;Ivo Buchhalter;Ivo Buchhalter;A. Sorana Morrissy;Volker Hovestadt

  • Tandem duplication producing a novel oncogenic BRAF fusion gene defines the majority of pilocytic astrocytomas.

    David T.W. Jones;Sylvia Kocialkowski;Lu Liu;Danita M. Pearson

  • New Brain Tumor Entities Emerge from Molecular Classification of CNS-PNETs

    Dominik Sturm;Dominik Sturm;Brent A. Orr;Umut H. Toprak;Volker Hovestadt

  • Dissecting the genomic complexity underlying medulloblastoma

    David T. W. Jones;Natalie Jäger;Marcel Kool;Thomas Zichner

  • Integrated Molecular Meta-Analysis of 1,000 Pediatric High-Grade and Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma

    Alan Mackay;Anna Burford;Diana Carvalho;Elisa Izquierdo

  • Genome Sequencing of Pediatric Medulloblastoma Links Catastrophic DNA Rearrangements with TP53 Mutations

    Tobias Rausch;David T.W. Jones;Marc Zapatka;Adrian M. Stütz

  • Reduced H3K27me3 and DNA Hypomethylation Are Major Drivers of Gene Expression in K27M Mutant Pediatric High-Grade Gliomas

    Sebastian Bender;Sebastian Bender;Yujie Tang;Anders M. Lindroth;Volker Hovestadt

  • Medulloblastoma exome sequencing uncovers subtype-specific somatic mutations

    Trevor J Pugh;Trevor J Pugh;Shyamal Dilhan Weeraratne;Shyamal Dilhan Weeraratne;Tenley C. Archer;Tenley C. Archer;Daniel A. Pomeranz Krummel

  • Recurrent somatic alterations of FGFR1 and NTRK2 in pilocytic astrocytoma

    David T W Jones;Barbara Hutter;Natalie Jäger;Andrey Korshunov;Andrey Korshunov

  • Genome Sequencing of SHH Medulloblastoma Predicts Genotype-Related Response to Smoothened Inhibition

    Marcel Kool;David T.W. Jones;Natalie Jäger;Paul A. Northcott

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefan M. Pfister
Stefan M. Pfister German Cancer Research Center
Andreas von Deimling
Andreas von Deimling Heidelberg University
Andrey Korshunov
Andrey Korshunov German Cancer Research Center
Felix Sahm
Felix Sahm University Hospital Heidelberg
David Capper
David Capper Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Marcel Kool
Marcel Kool German Cancer Research Center
David S. Knopman
David S. Knopman Mayo Clinic
Peter Lichter
Peter Lichter German Cancer Research Center
Ronald C. Petersen
Ronald C. Petersen University of Pennsylvania
Bradley F. Boeve
Bradley F. Boeve Mayo Clinic

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