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Gordon H. Dixon

Gordon H. Dixon

University of Calgary
Canada

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 62 1871 56 163 9166

Gordon H. Dixon publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gordon H. Dixon between 1954 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gordon H. Dixon published across 72 years, from 1954 to 2025, averaging 2.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 1977. 1 of the 210 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1954 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 1977. 1954: 1 publication 1955: 1 publication 1956: 3 publications 1957: 3 publications 1958: 3 publications 1959: 1 publication 1960: 2 publications 1961: 0 publications 1962: 5 publications 1963: 1 publication 1964: 2 publications 1965: 2 publications 1966: 3 publications 1967: 1 publication 1968: 2 publications 1969: 5 publications 1970: 9 publications 1971: 5 publications 1972: 8 publications 1973: 7 publications 1974: 4 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 3 publications 1977: 17 publications 1978: 9 publications 1979: 13 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 7 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 7 publications 1985: 10 publications 1986: 10 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 9 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 0 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 1 publication
1954 2025

210 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gordon H. Dixon: publications per year, 1954 to 2025
Year Publications
1954 1
1955 1
1956 3
1957 3
1958 3
1959 1
1960 2
1961 0
1962 5
1963 1
1964 2
1965 2
1966 3
1967 1
1968 2
1969 5
1970 9
1971 5
1972 8
1973 7
1974 4
1975 3
1976 3
1977 17
1978 9
1979 13
1980 4
1981 7
1982 4
1983 3
1984 7
1985 10
1986 10
1987 5
1988 9
1989 7
1990 6
1991 4
1992 0
1993 7
1994 3
1995 6
1996 2
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 1
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 1
2009 0
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 0
2021 0
2022 0
2023 0
2024 0
2025 1
Total 210
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Gordon H. Dixon 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 Gordon H. Dixon 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, 157–166 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: 163 publications — 44th percentile

44% 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
157–166 159 163
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
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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Gordon H. Dixon 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 Gordon H. Dixon 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, 62–63 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: 62 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% 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 62
64–65 131
66–67 95
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1970 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Gordon H. Dixon was affiliated with the University of Calgary in Canada during their academic career. Their research contributed to multiple fields, especially genetics and reproductive medicine, with a focus on topics such as genetic and clinical aspects of sex determination and chromosomal abnormalities, animal behavior and reproduction, and sperm and testicular function.

Their recent publications spanned a range of subjects and venues:

  • Evolution of the canonical sex chromosomes of the guppy and its relatives (2020), published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Issue Information (2023), published in Plant Pathology
  • 459 Estetrol prevents catagen progression in healthy and female pattern hair loss hair follicles ex vivo (2025), published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology

Dixon frequently collaborated with several researchers across different projects. Notable coauthors included:

  • Mark Kirkpatrick
  • Jason M. Sardell
  • Brendan J. Pinto
  • Catherine L. Peichel
  • Manfred Schartl

Their work was regularly published in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Plant Pathology
  • Journal of Investigative Dermatology

The fields and subfields associated with Dixon's research included:

  • Genetics
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Reproductive Medicine

Awards received during their career included recognition as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1970, acknowledged by the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • Vertebrate protamine genes and the histone-to-protamine replacement reaction.

    Rafael Oliva;Gordon H. Dixon

  • Sites of phosphorylation on pyruvate dehydrogenase from bovine kidney and heart

    Stephen J. Yeaman;Eldridge T. Hutcheson;Thomas E. Roche;Flora H. Pettit

  • Human sperm protamines. Amino-acid sequences of two forms of protamine P2.

    Donald J. McKAY;Bernard S. Renaux;Gordon H. Dixon

  • Two salmon neuropeptides encoded by one brain cDNA are structurally related to members of the glucagon superfamily

    David B. Parker;Imogen R. Coe;Gordon H. Dixon;Nancy M. Sherwood

  • High mobility group proteins 1 and 2 function as general class II transcription factors.

    Jagmohan Singh;Gordon H. Dixon

  • Histone hyperacetylation can induce unfolding of the nucleosome core particle.

    R. Oliva;D.P. Bazett-Jones;L. Locklear;G.H. Dixon

  • The amino acid sequence of human sperm protamine P1

    D. J. McKay;B. S. Renaux;G. H. Dixon

  • The hormonal control of activity of skeletal muscle phosphorylase kinase. Amino-acid sequences at the two sites of action of adenosine-3':5'-monophosphate-dependent protein kinase.

    Philip Cohen;David C. Watson;Gordon H. Dixon

  • The Amino‐Acid Sequence of Trout‐Testis Histone H1

    A. R. Macleod;N. C. W. Wong;G. H. Dixon

  • Free ubiquitin is a non-histone protein of trout testis chromatin

    David C. Watson;W. Beatriz Levy;Gordon H. Dixon

  • Hyperacetylation of histone H4 promotes chromatin decondensation prior to histone replacement by protamines during spermatogenesis in rainbow trout

    Mark E. Christensen;J.B. Rattner;Gordon H. Dixon

  • Subdivision of the Three Common Haptoglobin Types based on ‘Hidden’ Differences

    G. E. Connell;G. H. Dixon;O. Smithies

  • The purification, characterization and partial sequence determination of a trout testis non-histone protein, HMG-T.

    David C. Watson;Erwin H. Peters;Gordon H. Dixon

  • Hyperacetylation of histone H4 correlates with the terminal, transcriptionally inactive stages of spermatogenesis in rainbow trout.

    Mark E. Christensen;Gordon H. Dixon

  • Evolution of protamine P1 genes in mammals

    R. Queralt;R. Adroer;R. Oliva;R. J. Winkfein

  • Partial purification of transcriptionally active nucleosomes from trout testis cells

    W Beatriz Levy;Gordon H. Dixon

  • Factors affecting nucleosome disassembly by protamines in vitro. Histone hyperacetylation and chromatin structure, time dependence, and the size of the sperm nuclear proteins.

    R Oliva;D Bazett-Jones;C Mezquita;G H Dixon

  • Purification and characterization of mouse protamines P1 and P2. Amino acid sequence of P2.

    Anthony R. Bellve;Donald J. McKay;Bernard S. Renaux;Gordon H. Dixon

  • Adenosine diphosphoribosylation of certain basic chromosomal proteins in isolated trout testis nuclei.

    Norman C. W. Wong;Guy G. Poirier;Gordon H. Dixon

  • Amino-acid sequences of two forms of protamine P2

    J Donald;Bernard S. Renaux;Gordon H. Dixon

Frequent Co-Authors

Rafael Oliva
Rafael Oliva University of Barcelona
Kostas Iatrou
Kostas Iatrou University of Calgary
Michael Westerman
Michael Westerman La Trobe University
Judd M. Aiken
Judd M. Aiken University of Alberta
Jerome B. Rattner
Jerome B. Rattner University of Calgary
E. Morton Bradbury
E. Morton Bradbury University of California, Davis
George Chaconas
George Chaconas University of Calgary
Marvin J. Fritzler
Marvin J. Fritzler University of Calgary
David P. Bazett-Jones
David P. Bazett-Jones University of Calgary
Thomas E. Roche
Thomas E. Roche Kansas State University

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Publications: 20

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