The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ellen Wright Clayton sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 228 publications — 73rd percentile
73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ellen Wright Clayton sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 55 D-Index — 75th percentile
75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.
Ellen Wright Clayton is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a particular emphasis on genetics and public health.
The researcher's main fields of study include:
Within these areas, their work focuses on several subfields, notably:
Key topics covered in their research comprise:
Ellen Wright Clayton has published extensively, with frequent contributions to the following venues:
Representative recent papers include:
Collaboration is an important aspect of their work. Frequent co-authors include:
Their contributions to the field have been recognized with several awards:
John W. Belmont;Paul Hardenbol;Thomas D. Willis;Fuli Yu
John W. Belmont;Andrew Boudreau;Suzanne M. Leal;Paul Hardenbol
Kelly A. Frazer;Dennis G. Ballinger;David R. Cox;David A. Hinds
Pardis C. Sabeti;Pardis C. Sabeti;Patrick Varilly;Patrick Varilly;Ben Fry;Jason Lohmueller
Susan M Wolf;Frances P Lawrenz;Charles A. Nelson;Jeffrey P. Kahn
Gerald B. Hickson;Ellen Wright Clayton;Penny B. Githens;Frank A. Sloan
Gerald B. Hickson;Ellen Wright Clayton;Stephen S. Entman;Cynthia S. Miller
J. M. Pulley;J. C. Denny;J. F. Peterson;G. R. Bernard
A. Kohrman;E. W. Clayton;J. E. Frader;M. A. Grodin
Gail P. Jarvik;Laura M. Amendola;Jonathan S. Berg
Ellen Wright Clayton
Ellen Wright Clayton;Karen K. Steinberg;Muin J. Khoury;Elizabeth Thomson
Richard R. Fabsitz;Amy McGuire;Richard R. Sharp;Mona Puggal
Wylie Burke;Elizabeth Thomson;Muin J. Khoury;Sharon M. McDonnell
Wylie Burke;Armand H. Matheny Antommaria;Robin Bennett;Jeffrey Botkin
Kathleen Stratton;Andrew Ford;Erin Rusch;Ellen Wright Clayton
Jill Pulley;Ellen Clayton;Gordon R. Bernard;Dan M. Roden
Saskia C. Sanderson;Saskia C. Sanderson;Saskia C. Sanderson;Nathaniel D. Mercaldo;Ellen Wright Clayton
Ellen Wright Clayton;Barbara J Evans;James W Hazel;Mark A Rothstein
Nanibaa' A. Garrison;Nila A. Sathe;Armand H. Matheny Antommaria;Ingrid A. Holm
Jeffrey R. Botkin;Ellen Wright Clayton;Norman C. Fost;Wylie Burke
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