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Gregory E. Crawford

Gregory E. Crawford

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
85
Citations
56871
World Ranking
1275
National Ranking
606

Gregory E. Crawford 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 Gregory E. Crawford sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 179 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gregory E. Crawford 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 Gregory E. Crawford sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gregory E. Crawford is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on Molecular Biology and Genetics. Other relevant subfields include Cancer Research, Cell Biology, and Neurology.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Gregory E. Crawford include:

  • Targeted long-read sequencing identifies missing disease-causing variation (2021), The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Genome-wide gene-environment analyses of major depressive disorder and reported lifetime traumatic experiences in UK Biobank (2020), Molecular Psychiatry
  • The Genetic Architecture of Depression in Individuals of East Asian Ancestry (2021), JAMA Psychiatry
  • A phenome-wide association and Mendelian Randomisation study of polygenic risk for depression in UK Biobank (2020), Nature Communications
  • Identifying the Common Genetic Basis of Antidepressant Response (2021), Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science

They have published extensively in several venues, with the most frequent being:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries
  • Science
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • The American Journal of Human Genetics

Frequent collaborators in their research include Lingyun Song, Alexias Safi, Melanie E. Garrett, Allison E. Ashley-Koch, and Mark J. Adams, indicating a network of ongoing collaborative efforts across various projects.

Best Publications

  • Identification and analysis of functional elements in 1% of the human genome by the ENCODE pilot project

    Ewan Birney;John A. Stamatoyannopoulos;Anindya Dutta;Roderic Guigó

  • Distinct and predictive chromatin signatures of transcriptional promoters and enhancers in the human genome.

    Nathaniel D Heintzman;Rhona K Stuart;Gary Hon;Yutao Fu

  • The ENCODE (ENCyclopedia of DNA elements) Project

    E. A. Feingold;P. J. Good;M. S. Guyer;S. Kamholz

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify 44 risk variants and refine the genetic architecture of major depression

    Naomi R. Wray;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Manuel Mattheisen;MacIej Trzaskowski

  • The accessible chromatin landscape of the human genome

    Robert E. Thurman;Eric Rynes;Richard Humbert;Jeff Vierstra

  • Histone Modifications at Human Enhancers Reflect Global Cell-Type-Specific Gene Expression

    Nathaniel D. Heintzman;Gary C. Hon;R. David Hawkins;Pouya Kheradpour

  • An integrated encyclopedia of DNA elements in the human genome

    Ian Dunham;Anshul Kundaje;Shelley F. Aldred;Patrick J. Collins

  • Epigenome editing by a CRISPR-Cas9-based acetyltransferase activates genes from promoters and enhancers

    Isaac B Hilton;Anthony M D'Ippolito;Christopher M Vockley;Pratiksha I Thakore

  • High-Resolution Mapping and Characterization of Open Chromatin across the Genome

    Alan P. Boyle;Sean Davis;Hennady P. Shulha;Paul Meltzer

  • RNA-guided gene activation by CRISPR-Cas9-based transcription factors

    Pablo Perez-Pinera;D Dewran Kocak;Christopher M Vockley;Andrew F Adler

  • A User's Guide to the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE)

    Richard M. Myers;John Stamatoyannopoulos;Michael Snyder;Ian Dunham

  • Comprehensive functional genomic resource and integrative model for the human brain

    Daifeng Wang;Daifeng Wang;Shuang Liu;Jonathan Warrell;Hyejung Won

  • Highly specific epigenome editing by CRISPR-Cas9 repressors for silencing of distal regulatory elements

    Pratiksha I Thakore;Anthony M D'Ippolito;Lingyun Song;Alexias Safi

  • Defining functional DNA elements in the human genome

    Manolis Kellis;Barbara Wold;Michael P. Snyder;Bradley E. Bernstein

  • DNase I sensitivity QTLs are a major determinant of human expression variation

    Jacob F. Degner;Athma A. Pai;Roger Pique-Regi;Jean Baptiste Veyrieras

  • DNase-seq: A High-Resolution Technique for Mapping Active Gene Regulatory Elements across the Genome from Mammalian Cells

    Lingyun Song;Gregory E. Crawford

  • Dynamic DNA methylation across diverse human cell lines and tissues

    Katherine E. Varley;Jason Gertz;Kevin M. Bowling;Stephanie L. Parker

  • Open chromatin defined by DNaseI and FAIRE identifies regulatory elements that shape cell-type identity

    Lingyun Song;Zhancheng Zhang;Linda L. Grasfeder;Alan P. Boyle

  • Genome-wide mapping of DNase hypersensitive sites using massively parallel signature sequencing (MPSS)

    Gregory E. Crawford;Ingeborg E. Holt;James Whittle;Bryn D. Webb

  • F-Seq

    Alan P. Boyle;Justin Guinney;Gregory E. Crawford;Terrence S. Furey

Frequent Co-Authors

Lingyun Song
Lingyun Song Duke University
Terrence S. Furey
Terrence S. Furey University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Charles A. Gersbach
Charles A. Gersbach Duke University
Jason D. Lieb
Jason D. Lieb University of Chicago
Ewan Birney
Ewan Birney European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Vishwanath R. Iyer
Vishwanath R. Iyer The University of Texas at Austin
Francis S. Collins
Francis S. Collins National Institutes of Health
Patrick F. Sullivan
Patrick F. Sullivan University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Richard M. Myers
Richard M. Myers HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
John A. Stamatoyannopoulos
John A. Stamatoyannopoulos University of Washington

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