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Gillian Turner 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 Gillian Turner sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 147 publications — 28th percentile

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

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

Gillian Turner 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 Gillian Turner sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gillian Turner is affiliated with the University of Newcastle Australia in Australia. Their research primarily spans Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a notable focus on Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, as well as Geology and Paleoclimatology Research. They also contribute to Geological and Geochemical Analysis and have engagements in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology fields.

Their published work covers both core earth sciences and intersecting topics such as maternal mental health and the impact of COVID-19 on reproduction. The subfields represented in their research include Molecular Biology, Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Surgery, and Genetics.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors
  • BMJ Open
  • Geological Society London Special Publications
  • Earth Planets and Space
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Collaborations feature several recurring coauthors, among them:

  • Ruth Corkill
  • Annika Greve
  • Adenike Motunrayo Adesanya
  • Simon Barrett
  • Malcolm Moffat

Representative recent papers include:

  • NZPSV11k.2023 and NZPSV1k.2023: Holocene palaeomagnetic secular variation master records for New Zealand (2023), published in Physics of The Earth and Planetary Interiors
  • The first archaeointensity records from New Zealand: evidence for a fifteenth century AD archaeomagnetic 'spike' in the SW Pacific Region? (2020), published in Geological Society London Special Publications
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on expectant and new parents' experience of pregnancy, childbirth, breast feeding, parental responsiveness and sensitivity, and bonding and attunement in high-income countries: a systematic review of the evidence (2022), published in BMJ Open
  • Paleomagnetic constraint of the age and duration of the Taupō Eruption, New Zealand (2023), published in Earth Planets and Space
  • High Remanent Magnetization Measured in Hydrothermally Altered Lavas (2021), published in Geophysical Research Letters

Best Publications

  • Prevalence of fragile X syndrome.

    G. Turner;T. Webb;S. Wake;H. Robinson

  • A systematic, large-scale resequencing screen of X-chromosome coding exons in mental retardation.

    Patrick S Tarpey;Raffaella Smith;Erin Pleasance;Annabel Whibley

  • Mutations in the human ortholog of Aristaless cause X-linked mental retardation and epilepsy

    Petter Strømme;Marie E. Mangelsdorf;Marie E. Mangelsdorf;Marie A. Shaw;Karen M. Lower;Karen M. Lower

  • Mutations in the JARID1C gene, which is involved in transcriptional regulation and chromatin remodeling, cause X-linked mental retardation.

    Lars Riff Jensen;Marion Amende;Ulf Gurok;Bettina Moser

  • Array CGH identifies reciprocal 16p13.1 duplications and deletions that predispose to autism and/or mental retardation

    Reinhard Ullmann;Gillian Turner;Maria Kirchhoff;Wei Chen

  • Mutations in UPF3B , a member of the nonsense-mediated mRNA decay complex, cause syndromic and nonsyndromic mental retardation

    Patrick S. Tarpey;F. Lucy Raymond;Lam S. Nguyen;Jayson Rodriguez

  • X-exome sequencing of 405 unresolved families identifies seven novel intellectual disability genes

    H. Hu;S. A. Haas;J. Chelly;J. Chelly;H. Van Esch

  • Mutations in CUL4B, Which Encodes a Ubiquitin E3 Ligase Subunit, Cause an X-linked Mental Retardation Syndrome Associated with Aggressive Outbursts, Seizures, Relative Macrocephaly, Central Obesity, Hypogonadism, Pes Cavus, and Tremor

    Patrick S. Tarpey;F. Lucy Raymond;Sarah O’Meara;Sarah Edkins

  • Fragile-X syndrome: Unique genetics of the heritable unstable element

    S. Yu;J. Mulley;D. Loesch;G. Turner

  • SLC9A6 Mutations Cause X-Linked Mental Retardation, Microcephaly, Epilepsy, and Ataxia, a Phenotype Mimicking Angelman Syndrome

    Gregor D. Gilfillan;Kaja K. Selmer;Ingrid Roxrud;Raffaella Smith

  • Submicroscopic duplications of the hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase HSD17B10 and the E3 ubiquitin ligase HUWE1 are associated with mental retardation

    Guido Froyen;Mark Corbett;Joke Vandewalle;Irma Jarvela;Irma Jarvela

  • Mutations in PHF6 are associated with Börjeson-Forssman-Lehmann syndrome.

    Karen M Lower;Karen M Lower;Gillian Turner;Bronwyn A Kerr;Katherine D Mathews

  • Mutations in the DLG3 gene cause nonsyndromic X-linked mental retardation

    Patrick Tarpey;Josep Parnau;Matthew Blow;Hayley Woffendin

  • Mutations in ZDHHC9, Which Encodes a Palmitoyltransferase of NRAS and HRAS, Cause X-Linked Mental Retardation Associated with a Marfanoid Habitus

    F. Lucy Raymond;Patrick S. Tarpey;Sarah Edkins;Calli Tofts

  • Mutations in the polyglutamine binding protein 1 gene cause X-linked mental retardation

    Vera M. Kalscheuer;Kristine Freude;Luciana Musante;Lars R. Jensen

  • Oligosaccharyltransferase-subunit mutations in nonsyndromic mental retardation.

    Florence Molinari;François Foulquier;François Foulquier;Patrick S. Tarpey;Willy Morelle

  • Mutations in the guanine nucleotide exchange factor gene IQSEC2 cause nonsyndromic intellectual disability

    Cheryl Shoubridge;Cheryl Shoubridge;Patrick S Tarpey;Fatima Abidi;Sarah L Ramsden

  • Variable expression of mental retardation, autism, seizures, and dystonic hand movements in two families with an identical ARX gene mutation.

    Gillian Turner;Michael Partington;Bronwyn Kerr;Marie Mangelsdorf;Marie Mangelsdorf

  • Novel JARID1C/SMCX mutations in patients with X-linked mental retardation.

    Andreas Tzschach;Steffen Lenzner;Bettina Moser;Richard Reinhardt

  • X-linked mental retardation

    Gillian Turner;Brian Turner

Frequent Co-Authors

Jozef Gecz
Jozef Gecz University of Adelaide
John C. Mulley
John C. Mulley Bangor University
Michael R. Stratton
Michael R. Stratton Wellcome Sanger Institute
Charles E. Schwartz
Charles E. Schwartz Greenwood Genetic Center
Patrick S. Tarpey
Patrick S. Tarpey Wellcome Sanger Institute
Roger E. Stevenson
Roger E. Stevenson Clemson University
Sarah Edkins
Sarah Edkins Cardiff University
Jamel Chelly
Jamel Chelly Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology
Hans-Hilger Ropers
Hans-Hilger Ropers Max Planck Society
Grant R. Sutherland
Grant R. Sutherland University of Adelaide

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