World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
57
Citations
67784
World Ranking
3346
National Ranking
404

Graham R. Bignell 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 Graham R. Bignell sits on this spectrum.

45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45 publications 703+

This scientist: 105 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Graham R. Bignell 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 Graham R. Bignell sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Graham R. Bignell is affiliated with the Wellcome Sanger Institute in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several areas within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a focus on Biochemistry, Horticulture, and Plant Science.

Their work covers key topics including Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae, Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy, and Banana Cultivation and Research.

Recent publications include the following papers:

  • Integrating multiomics and modern breeding tools for accelerating genetic improvement in Annonas (2025, Functional & Integrative Genomics)
  • Processed pseudogenes acquired somatically during cancer development (2020, UNC Libraries)

Frequent collaborators in their research include Shri Hari Prasad, Rhys G. R. Copeland, Vanika Garg, Annapurna Chitikineni, and Robert J Henry.

Their research has appeared in venues such as Functional & Integrative Genomics and UNC Libraries.

Best Publications

  • Mutations of the BRAF gene in human cancer

    Helen Davies;Graham R. Bignell;Charles Cox;Philip Stephens

  • Signatures of mutational processes in human cancer

    Ludmil B. Alexandrov;Serena Nik-Zainal;Serena Nik-Zainal;David C. Wedge;Samuel A. J. R. Aparicio

  • Identification of the breast cancer susceptibility gene BRCA2

    Wooster R;Bignell G;Lancaster J;Swift S

  • Patterns of somatic mutation in human cancer genomes

    Christopher Greenman;Philip Stephens;Raffaella Smith;Gillian L. Dalgliesh

  • Systematic identification of genomic markers of drug sensitivity in cancer cells

    Mathew J. Garnett;Elena J. Edelman;Sonja J. Heidorn;Christopher Greenman;Christopher Greenman

  • Massive Genomic Rearrangement Acquired in a Single Catastrophic Event during Cancer Development

    Philip J. Stephens;Chris D. Greenman;Beiyuan Fu;Fengtang Yang

  • A Landscape of Pharmacogenomic Interactions in Cancer

    Francesco Iorio;Francesco Iorio;Theo A. Knijnenburg;Theo A. Knijnenburg;Daniel J. Vis;Graham R. Bignell

  • A serine/threonine kinase gene defective in Peutz–Jeghers syndrome

    A Hemminki;D Markie;I Tomlinson;E Avizienyte

  • Mutational Processes Molding the Genomes of 21 Breast Cancers

    Serena Nik-Zainal;Ludmil B. Alexandrov;David C. Wedge;Peter Van Loo;Peter Van Loo;Peter Van Loo

  • A comprehensive catalogue of somatic mutations from a human cancer genome

    Erin D. Pleasance;R. Keira Cheetham;Philip J. Stephens;David J. Mcbride

  • The landscape of cancer genes and mutational processes in breast cancer

    Philip J. Stephens;Patrick S. Tarpey;Helen Davies;Peter Van Loo;Peter Van Loo

  • Exome sequencing identifies frequent mutation of the SWI/SNF Complex Gene PBRM1 in renal carcinoma

    Ignacio Varela;Patrick Tarpey;Keiran Raine;Dachuan Huang

  • The Life History of 21 Breast Cancers

    Serena Nik-Zainal;Peter Van Loo;Peter Van Loo;Peter Van Loo;David C. Wedge;Ludmil B. Alexandrov

  • Systematic sequencing of renal carcinoma reveals inactivation of histone modifying genes

    Gillian L. Dalgliesh;Kyle Furge;Chris Greenman;Lina Chen

  • Identification of somatically acquired rearrangements in cancer using genome-wide massively parallel paired-end sequencing

    Peter J Campbell;Philip J Stephens;Erin D Pleasance;Sarah O'Meara

  • Heterogeneity of genomic evolution and mutational profiles in multiple myeloma

    Niccolo Bolli;Hervé Avet-Loiseau;David C. Wedge;Peter Van Loo

  • Somatic mutations of the histone H3K27 demethylase gene UTX in human cancer

    Gijs Van Haaften;Gillian L Dalgliesh;Helen Davies;Lina Chen

  • Identification of the familial cylindromatosis tumour-suppressor gene.

    Graham R. Bignell;William Warren;Sheila Seal;Meiko Takahashi

  • Signatures of mutation and selection in the cancer genome

    Graham R. Bignell;Chris D. Greenman;Helen Davies;Adam P. Butler

  • Erratum: Identification of the breast cancer susceptibility gene BRCA2

    Richard Wooster;Graham Bignell;Jonathan Lancaster;Sally Swift

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael R. Stratton
Michael R. Stratton Wellcome Sanger Institute
Peter J. Campbell
Peter J. Campbell Wellcome Sanger Institute
Adam Butler
Adam Butler Wellcome Sanger Institute
Ultan McDermott
Ultan McDermott AstraZeneca (United Kingdom)
Jon W. Teague
Jon W. Teague Wellcome Sanger Institute
Helen Davies
Helen Davies University of Cambridge
Andrew Menzies
Andrew Menzies Wellcome Sanger Institute
Keiran Raine
Keiran Raine Wellcome Sanger Institute
Sarah Edkins
Sarah Edkins Cardiff University
P. Andrew Futreal
P. Andrew Futreal The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

For students interested in genetics, a variety of online health and science degrees can expand your career opportunities. Many healthcare professions are embracing flexible, accessible learning pathways—often with little or no clinical requirements.

Aspiring nurses looking to advance their qualifications can consider rn to bsn programs no clinicals, which streamline the process by removing onsite clinical components. If you're aiming for the highest practice-focused nursing degree, consider online dnp programs without clinicals for maximum flexibility.

Those on a tight schedule can explore fast track medical assistant programs, allowing rapid entry into clinical support roles—including labs and research environments. Additionally, individuals holding a master's in nursing may be interested in the shortest msn to dnp program options available online.

These related degrees can complement a background in genetics, helping graduates qualify for roles in healthcare, medical research, and laboratory science.

Best Scientists Citing Graham R. Bignell

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles