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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 67 1575 1410 123 109 278 15396

George Dickson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by George Dickson between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. George Dickson published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 6.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2016. 2 of the 304 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2016. 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 6 publications 1989: 10 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1977 2025

304 publications in total across all disciplines

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George Dickson: publications per year, 1977 to 2025
Year Publications
1977 1
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 1
1987 1
1988 6
1989 10
1990 2
1991 4
1992 4
1993 4
1994 5
1995 7
1996 9
1997 6
1998 10
1999 4
2000 3
2001 7
2002 10
2003 4
2004 8
2005 9
2006 7
2007 4
2008 15
2009 16
2010 11
2011 17
2012 15
2013 7
2014 12
2015 11
2016 20
2017 10
2018 12
2019 9
2020 6
2021 11
2022 4
2023 0
2024 1
2025 1
Total 304
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George Dickson publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where George Dickson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 277–286 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 278 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49 278
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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George Dickson D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where George Dickson sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 66–67 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95 67
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Overview

George Dickson is affiliated with Royal Holloway University of London in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Within these areas, their work covers subfields such as Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Neurology, and Rehabilitation.

The scientist's research topics emphasize Muscle Physiology and Disorders, Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research, Virus-based gene therapy research, Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies, RNA Research and Splicing, Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases, and Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments.

Recent peer-reviewed papers include:

  • Increased dystrophin production with golodirsen in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (2020, Neurology)
  • Gene Therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (2021, Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases)
  • Long-Term Safety and Efficacy Data of Golodirsen in Ambulatory Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Amenable to Exon 53 Skipping: A First-in-human, Multicenter, Two-Part, Open-Label, Phase 1/2 Trial (2021, Nucleic Acid Therapeutics)
  • Myostatin inhibition in combination with antisense oligonucleotide therapy improves outcomes in spinal muscular atrophy (2020, Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle)
  • RAC1B modulates intestinal tumourigenesis via modulation of WNT and EGFR signalling pathways (2021, Nature Communications)

George Dickson has published frequently in specialized venues including Molecular Therapy - Nucleic Acids, Nucleic Acid Therapeutics, Human Gene Therapy, Neurology, and Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases.

Collaborative work is evident through frequent co-authors such as Linda Popplewell, Alberto Malerba, Ngoc Lu-Nguyen, Jennifer E. Morgan, and Francesco Muntoni, indicating active partnerships in research.

Best Publications

  • Exon skipping and dystrophin restoration in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy after systemic phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomer treatment: an open-label, phase 2, dose-escalation study.

    Sebahattin Cirak;Virginia Arechavala-Gomeza;Michela Guglieri;Lucy Feng

  • Local restoration of dystrophin expression with the morpholino oligomer AVI-4658 in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a single-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-escalation, proof-of-concept study

    Maria Kinali;Maria Kinali;Virginia Arechavala-Gomeza;Lucy Feng;Sebahattin Cirak

  • Human dystrophin expression in mdx mice after intramuscular injection of dna constructs

    Gyula Acsadi;George Dickson;Donald R. Love;Agnes Jani

  • An autosomal transcript in skeletal muscle with homology to dystrophin.

    Donald R. Love;Diane F. Hill;George Dickson;Nigel K. Spurr

  • Modification of splicing in the dystrophin gene in cultured Mdx muscle cells by antisense oligoribonucleotides

    Matthew G. Dunckley;Muthiah Manoharan;Pierre Villiet;Ian C. Eperon

  • Localization of the DMDL gene-encoded dystrophin-related protein using a panel of nineteen monoclonal antibodies: presence at neuromuscular junctions, in the sarcolemma of dystrophic skeletal muscle, in vascular and other smooth muscles, and in proliferating brain cell lines.

    T M Nguyen;J M Ellis;D R Love;K E Davies

  • A threshold effect of the major isoforms of NCAM on neurite outgrowth.

    Doherty P;Fruns M;Seaton P;Dickson G

  • Alternative splicing generates a secreted form of N-CAM in muscle and brain.

    Hilary J. Gower;C.Howard Barton;Vicki L. Elsom;Joanne Thompson

  • Increased dystrophin production with golodirsen in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

    Diane E. Frank;Frederick J. Schnell;Cody Akana;Saleh H. El-Husayni

  • Human muscle neural cell adhesion molecule (N-CAM): Identification of a muscle-specific sequence in the extracellular domain

    George Dickson;Hilary J. Gower;C.Howard Barton;Howard M. Prentice

  • Comparative analysis of antisense oligonucleotide sequences for targeted skipping of exon 51 during dystrophin pre-mRNA splicing in human muscle

    V. Arechavala-Gomeza;I.R. Graham;L.J. Popplewell;Abbie Adams

  • Current status of pharmaceutical and genetic therapeutic approaches to treat DMD.

    Christophe Pichavant;Annemieke Aartsma-Rus;Paula R Clemens;Kay E Davies

  • Long-term microdystrophin gene therapy is effective in a canine model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

    Caroline Le Guiner;Laurent Servais;Marie Montus;Thibaut Larcher

  • Phase I study of dystrophin plasmid-based gene therapy in Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy.

    Norma B. Romero;Serge Braun;Olivier Benveniste

  • Expression of human full-length and minidystrophin in transgenic mdx mice: implications for gene therapy of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

    Dominic J. Wells;Kim E. Wells;Emmanuel A. Asante;Gaynor Turner

  • Adenovirus vector vaccination induces expansion of memory CD4 T cells with a mucosal homing phenotype that are readily susceptible to HIV-1

    Adel Benlahrech;Julian Harris;Andrea Meiser;Timos Papagatsias

  • Enhanced myogenesis in NCAM-transfected mouse myoblasts.

    Dickson G;Peck D;Moore Se;Barton Ch

  • Poly(A) binding protein nuclear 1 levels affect alternative polyadenylation.

    Eleonora de Klerk;Andrea Venema;S. Yahya Anvar;Jelle J. Goeman

  • Direct retroviral-mediated transfer of a dystrophin minigene into mdx mouse muscle in vivo

    Matthew G. Dunckley;Dominic J. Wells;Frank S. Walsh;George Dickson

  • Neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) is the antigen recognized by monoclonal antibodies of similar specificity in small-cell lung carcinoma and neuroblastoma

    K. Patel;S. E. Moore;G. Dickson;R. J. Rossell

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank S. Walsh
Frank S. Walsh Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases
Dominic J. Wells
Dominic J. Wells Royal Veterinary College
Francesco Muntoni
Francesco Muntoni University College London
Vincent Mouly
Vincent Mouly Université Paris Cité
Jennifer E. Morgan
Jennifer E. Morgan University College London
Thierry VandenDriessche
Thierry VandenDriessche Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Philippe Moullier
Philippe Moullier University of Nantes
Kay E. Davies
Kay E. Davies University of Oxford
Donald R. Love
Donald R. Love Auckland City Hospital
Marinee Chuah
Marinee Chuah KU Leuven

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