2026 Donald W. Bowden: Genetics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Genetics	105	622	589	315	295	521	51555
Medicine	112	5093	4778	2755	2553	603	55298

Overview

Donald W. Bowden is affiliated with Wake Forest University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with 142 publications in these areas, as well as Medicine with 71 publications. Subfields include Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Physiology, and Hematology.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, including Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Genomics and Rare Diseases, RNA Modifications and Cancer, Genomic Variations and Chromosomal Abnormalities, Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks, Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research, and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation.

Donald W. Bowden has contributed to numerous scientific papers, some of which have appeared in notable journals. Examples of recent publications include:

The mutational constraint spectrum quantified from variation in 141,456 humans (2020, Nature)
Sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed Program (2021, Nature)
A genomic mutational constraint map using variation in 76,156 human genomes (2023, Nature)
Inherited causes of clonal haematopoiesis in 97,691 whole genomes (2020, Nature)
Genetic diversity fuels gene discovery for tobacco and alcohol use (2022, Nature)

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

UNC Libraries
Nature
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Nature Communications
Nature Genetics

Collaborations with other researchers form an important part of their work. Frequent co-authors include:

Barry I. Freedman
Xiuqing Guo
Joshua C. Bis
John Blangero
Donna K. Arnett

Best Publications

Sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed Program.

Daniel Taliun;Daniel N. Harris;Michael D. Kessler;Jedidiah Carlson;Jedidiah Carlson

2185
Citations
Association of trypanolytic ApoL1 variants with kidney disease in African Americans.

Giulio Genovese;Giulio Genovese;David J. Friedman;Michael D. Ross;Laurence Lecordier

2038
Citations
A genome-wide association search for type 2 diabetes genes in African Americans.

N D Palmer;C W McDonough;P J Hicks;B H Roh

1798
Citations
Fine-mapping type 2 diabetes loci to single-variant resolution using high-density imputation and islet-specific epigenome maps.

Anubha Mahajan;Daniel Taliun;Matthias Thurner;Neil R. Robertson

1589
Citations
A genetic linkage map of the human genome

Helen Donis-Keller;Philip Green;Cynthia Helms;Samuel Cartinhour

1280
Citations
The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

Christian Fuchsberger;Christian Fuchsberger;Jason A. Flannick;Jason A. Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan

1239
Citations
Novel genetic associations for blood pressure identified via gene-alcohol interaction in up to 570K individuals across multiple ancestries

Mary F. Feitosa;Aldi T. Kraja;Daniel I. Chasman;Yun J. Sung

1170
Citations
β-cell failure in type 2 diabetes: postulated mechanisms and prospects for prevention and treatment

Philippe A. Halban;Kenneth S. Polonsky;Donald W. Bowden;Meredith A. Hawkins

1164
Citations
A structural variation reference for medical and population genetics

Ryan L Collins;Ryan L Collins;Harrison Brand;Harrison Brand;Konrad J Karczewski;Konrad J Karczewski;Xuefang Zhao;Xuefang Zhao

1135
Citations
Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility.

Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

988
Citations
The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits

Ji Chen;Ji Chen;Cassandra N. Spracklen;Cassandra N. Spracklen;Gaëlle Marenne;Gaëlle Marenne;Arushi Varshney

853
Citations
MYH9 is a major-effect risk gene for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

Jeffrey B Kopp;Michael W Smith;George W Nelson;Randall C Johnson

829
Citations
Inherited causes of clonal haematopoiesis in 97,691 whole genomes.

Alexander G Bick;Joshua S Weinstock;Satish K Nandakumar;Satish K Nandakumar;Charles P Fulco;Charles P Fulco

699
Citations
Loss-of-function mutations in SLC30A8 protect against type 2 diabetes

Jason Flannick;Jason Flannick;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Nicola L. Beer;Nicola L. Beer;Suzanne B R Jacobs

514
Citations
Sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed Program

Daniel Taliun;Daniel N. Harris;Michael D. Kessler;Jedidiah Carlson;Jedidiah Carlson

513
Citations
Sequence variants in SLC16A11 are a common risk factor for type 2 diabetes in Mexico

A. L. Williams Amy;A. L. Williams Amy;S. B R Jacobs Suzanne;Hortensia Moreno-Macías;Alicia Huerta-Chagoya

508
Citations
Mutations of the cathepsin C gene are responsible for Papillon-Lefèvre syndrome

Thomas C Hart;P Suzanne Hart;Donald W Bowden;Michael D Michalec

453
Citations
Association of Trypanolytic ApoL1 Variants with Kidney Disease in

Giulio Genovese;David J. Friedman;Michael D. Ross

10
Citations
The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

Christian Fuchsberger;Jason Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan

0
Citations
Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility

Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Barry I. Freedman Wake Forest University

Carl D. Langefeld Wake Forest University

Nicholette D. Palmer Wake Forest University

Lynne E. Wagenknecht Wake Forest University

Stephen S. Rich University of Virginia

Jerome I. Rotter UCLA Medical Center

J. Jeffrey Carr Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Xiuqing Guo Lundquist Institute

Kent D. Taylor David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Eric Boerwinkle The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

External Links

Personal website of Donald W. Bowden

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