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D-Index
75
Citations
26251
World Ranking
1885
National Ranking
64

David W. Burt 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 W. Burt sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 264 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David W. Burt 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 W. Burt sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David W. Burt is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to agricultural and biological sciences.

The scientist's work covers various subfields including molecular biology, genetics, animal science and zoology, plant science, and epidemiology. Key topics researched include genomics and phylogenetic studies, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, genetic diversity and population structure, animal nutrition and physiology, genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals, chromosomal and genetic variations, and genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock.

Recent publications include:

  • Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species, 2021, Nature
  • Sequence and comparative analysis of the chicken genome provide unique perspectives on vertebrate evolution, 2021, Kent Academic Repository (University of Kent)
  • Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics, 2020, Nature
  • Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Illuminating the dark side of the human transcriptome with long read transcript sequencing, 2020, BMC Genomics

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Burt include Jacqueline Smith, Yuanyuan Cheng, Janet E. Fulton, Wesley C. Warren, and E. Lipkin.

Publication venues where Burt's work has appeared most often include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Nature, BMC Biology, and Research Square (Research Square).

Best Publications

  • Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species

    Arang Rhie;Shane A. McCarthy;Shane A. McCarthy;Olivier Fedrigo;Joana Damas

  • Sequence and comparative analysis of the chicken genome provide unique perspectives on vertebrate evolution

    Ladeana W. Hillier;Webb Miller;Ewan Birney;Wesley Warren

  • Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds

    Erich D. Jarvis;Siavash Mirarab;Andre J. Aberer;Bo Li;Bo Li;Bo Li

  • Comparative genomics reveals insights into avian genome evolution and adaptation.

    Guojie Zhang;Guojie Zhang;Cai Li;Qiye Li;Bo Li

  • The genome of a songbird

    Wesley C. Warren;David F. Clayton;Hans Ellegren;Arthur P. Arnold

  • A genetic variation map for chicken with 2.8 million single-nucleotide polymorphisms

    Gane Ka Shu Wong;Gane Ka Shu Wong;Gane Ka Shu Wong;Bin Liu;Jun Wang;Jun Wang;Yong Zhang;Yong Zhang

  • Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics.

    Shaohong Feng;Josefin Stiller;Yuan Deng;Joel Armstrong;Joel Armstrong

  • Multi-Platform Next-Generation Sequencing of the Domestic Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo): Genome Assembly and Analysis

    Rami A. Dalloul;Julie A Long;Aleksey V. Zimin;Luqman Aslam

  • First report on chicken genes and chromosomes 2000

    M Schmid;I Nanda;M Guttenbach;C Steinlein

  • 300 million years of conserved synteny between chicken Z and human chromosome 9

    Indrajit Nanda;Zhihong Shan;Manfred Schartl;Dave W. Burt

  • The duck genome and transcriptome provide insight into an avian influenza virus reservoir species

    Yinhua Huang;Yinhua Huang;Yingrui Li;David W Burt;Hualan Chen

  • Development of a high density 600K SNP genotyping array for chicken

    Andreas Kranis;Almas A. Gheyas;Clarissa Boschiero;Frances Turner

  • A Comprehensive Collection of Chicken cDNAs

    Paul E Boardman;Juan Sanz-Ezquerro;Ian M Overton;David W Burt

  • Evolution of the chicken Toll-like receptor gene family : A story of gene gain and gene loss

    Nicholas D Temperley;Sofia Berlin;Sofia Berlin;Ian R Paton;Darren K Griffin

  • Coordinated international action to accelerate genome-to-phenome with FAANG, the Functional Annotation of Animal Genomes project

    Leif Andersson;Leif Andersson;Alan L. Archibald;Cynthia D. Bottema;Rudiger Brauning

  • Increased tumor necrosis factor and IL-1 beta gene expression in the kidneys of mice with lupus nephritis.

    Jaquie M. Boswell;Mary A. Yui;David W. Burt;Vicki E. Kelley

  • The dynamics of chromosome evolution in birds and mammals.

    David W. Burt;Charlotte Bruley;Ian C. Dunn;Cheryl T. Jones

  • Development of an X-ray pixel detector with multi-port charge-coupled device for X-ray free-electron laser experiments

    Takashi Kameshima;Shun Ono;Togo Kudo;Kyosuke Ozaki

  • A New Chicken Genome Assembly Provides Insight into Avian Genome Structure

    Wesley C. Warren;La Deana W. Hillier;Chad Tomlinson;Patrick Minx

  • Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species

    Arang Rhie;Shane A. McCarthy;Olivier Fedrigo;Joana Damas

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter K. Kaiser
Peter K. Kaiser Cleveland Clinic
Darren K. Griffin
Darren K. Griffin University of Kent
Victor J. Dzau
Victor J. Dzau Duke University
Wesley C. Warren
Wesley C. Warren University of Missouri
Erich D. Jarvis
Erich D. Jarvis Rockefeller University
Cheryll Tickle
Cheryll Tickle University of Bath
M. Thomas P. Gilbert
M. Thomas P. Gilbert University of Copenhagen
Martien A. M. Groenen
Martien A. M. Groenen Wageningen University & Research
Alain Vignal
Alain Vignal Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Paul Hocking
Paul Hocking Roslin Institute

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