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Gavin J. Wright publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gavin J. Wright sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 134 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Gavin J. Wright D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gavin J. Wright sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 56 D-Index — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Gavin J. Wright is affiliated with the Wellcome Sanger Institute in the United Kingdom. Their research spans primarily across the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these fields, their work focuses on several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist's recent published papers illustrate a broad range of topics and research themes. These include:

  • Spatial multiomics map of trophoblast development in early pregnancy, 2023, Nature
  • No evidence for basigin/CD147 as a direct SARS-CoV-2 spike binding receptor, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • TMEM95 is a sperm membrane protein essential for mammalian fertilization, 2020, eLife
  • A physical wiring diagram for the human immune system, 2022, Nature
  • An invariant Trypanosoma vivax vaccine antigen induces protective immunity, 2021, Nature

Frequent co-authors working with Wright include Jarrod Shilts, Enrica Bianchi, Francis Galaway, Cordelia Brandt, and Nicole Müller. These collaborations reflect a consistent network of research partnerships within their active domains.

Publication venues where Gavin J. Wright regularly contributes are diverse and include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 17 publications
  • eLife with 6 publications
  • Nature with 4 publications
  • Scientific Reports with 4 publications
  • mBio with 4 publications

The overall research topics covered reveal thematic expertise in both infectious diseases and reproductive biology. Main topics include:

  • Trypanosoma species research and implications
  • Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Sperm and Testicular Function
  • Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins
  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

The scientist's multidisciplinary approach includes work on pathogen biology, immunology, and reproductive health, contributing to a broad understanding of both public health concerns and fundamental biological processes.

Best Publications

  • Single-cell reconstruction of the early maternal–fetal interface in humans

    Roser Vento-Tormo;Roser Vento-Tormo;Mirjana Efremova;Rachel A. Botting;Margherita Y. Turco

  • Down-Regulation of the Macrophage Lineage Through Interaction with OX2 (CD200)

    Robert M. Hoek;Sigrid R. Ruuls;Craig A. Murphy;Gavin J. Wright

  • Erratum: Corrigendum: The blood-stage malaria antigen PfRH5 is susceptible to vaccine-inducible cross-strain neutralizing antibody

    A D Douglas;A R Williams;J J Illingworth;G Kamuyu

  • Mind Bomb Is a Ubiquitin Ligase that Is Essential for Efficient Activation of Notch Signaling by Delta

    Motoyuki Itoh;Cheol-Hee Kim;Gregory Palardy;Takaya Oda

  • Basigin is a receptor essential for erythrocyte invasion by Plasmodium falciparum

    Cécile Crosnier;Leyla Y. Bustamante;S. Josefin Bartholdson;Amy K. Bei

  • Juno is the egg Izumo receptor and is essential for mammalian fertilization

    Enrica Bianchi;Brendan Doe;David Goulding;Gavin J. Wright

  • Lymphoid/neuronal cell surface OX2 glycoprotein recognizes a novel receptor on macrophages implicated in the control of their function.

    G J Wright;M J Puklavec;A C Willis;R M Hoek

  • CD200 and membrane protein interactions in the control of myeloid cells

    A.Neil Barclay;Gavin J. Wright;Gary Brooke;Marion H. Brown

  • Characterization of the CD200 receptor family in mice and humans and their interactions with CD200.

    Gavin J. Wright;Holly Cherwinski;Mildred Foster-Cuevas;Gary Brooke

  • Revealing the Sequence and Resulting Cellular Morphology of Receptor-Ligand Interactions during Plasmodium falciparum Invasion of Erythrocytes

    Greta E Weiss;Paul R Gilson;Tana Taechalertpaisarn;Wai-Hong Tham

  • Effects of a high-dose 24-h infusion of tranexamic acid on death and thromboembolic events in patients with acute gastrointestinal bleeding (HALT-IT): an international randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

    Ian Roberts;Haleema Shakur-Still;Adefemi Afolabi;Adegboyega Akere

  • The blood-stage malaria antigen PfRH5 is susceptible to vaccine-inducible cross-strain neutralizing antibody

    Alexander D. Douglas;Andrew R. Williams;Joseph J. Illingworth;Gathoni Kamuyu

  • The unusual distribution of the neuronal/lymphoid cell surface CD200 (OX2) glycoprotein is conserved in humans

    G J Wright;M Jones;M J Puklavec;M H Brown

  • A PfRH5-Based Vaccine Is Efficacious against Heterologous Strain Blood-Stage Plasmodium falciparum Infection in Aotus Monkeys

    Alexander D. Douglas;G. Christian Baldeviano;Carmen M. Lucas;Luis A. Lugo-Roman

  • Large-scale screening for novel low-affinity extracellular protein interactions

    K. Mark Bushell;Christian Söllner;Benjamin Schuster-Boeckler;Alex Bateman

  • Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte invasion: combining function with immune evasion.

    Gavin J. Wright;Julian C. Rayner

  • Setting the tempo in development: an investigation of the zebrafish somite clock mechanism.

    François Giudicelli;Ertuğrul M Özbudak;Gavin J Wright;Julian Lewis

  • Processing of Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Surface Protein MSP1 Activates a Spectrin-Binding Function Enabling Parasite Egress from RBCs

    Sujaan Das;Nadine Hertrich;Abigail J. Perrin;Chrislaine Withers-Martinez

  • New antigens for a multicomponent blood-stage malaria vaccine

    Faith H. Osier;Margaret J. Mackinnon;Cécile Crosnier;Gregory Fegan

  • No evidence for basigin/CD147 as a direct SARS-CoV-2 spike binding receptor.

    Jarrod Shilts;Thomas W. M. Crozier;Edward J. D. Greenwood;Paul J. Lehner

Frequent Co-Authors

Julian C. Rayner
Julian C. Rayner University of Cambridge
Simon J. Draper
Simon J. Draper University of Oxford
Kazutoyo Miura
Kazutoyo Miura National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Carole A. Long
Carole A. Long National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Dominic P. Kwiatkowski
Dominic P. Kwiatkowski University of Oxford
Sarah A. Teichmann
Sarah A. Teichmann University of Cambridge
Simon Clare
Simon Clare Wellcome Sanger Institute
Brendan S. Crabb
Brendan S. Crabb Monash University
David Goulding
David Goulding Wellcome Sanger Institute
Paul R. Gilson
Paul R. Gilson Burnet Institute

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