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Ian D. Hickson 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 Ian D. Hickson sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 330 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ian D. Hickson 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 Ian D. Hickson sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 111 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2010 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Ian D. Hickson is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and is primarily involved in research within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields including Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Genetics, Biomedical Engineering, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The scientist's main research topics cover DNA Repair Mechanisms, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Microtubule and mitosis dynamics, Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, as well as Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques.

Frequent publication venues for Ian D. Hickson include Biophysical Journal and Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature, with multiple papers also appearing in Cell Reports, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Nature Structural & Molecular Biology.

Frequent co-authors in their research network are Ying Liu, Gijs J. L. Wuite, Erwin J.G. Peterman, Anna H. Bizard, and Christian Friberg Nielsen.

Some of the recent papers published by Ian D. Hickson are:

  • Tumour predisposition and cancer syndromes as models to study gene-environment interactions, 2020, Nature reviews. Cancer
  • High-resolution mapping of mitotic DNA synthesis regions and common fragile sites in the human genome through direct sequencing, 2020, Cell Research
  • RTEL1 suppresses G-quadruplex-associated R-loops at difficult-to-replicate loci in the human genome, 2020, Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
  • Nonlinear mechanics of human mitotic chromosomes, 2022, Nature
  • The many lives of type IA topoisomerases, 2020, Journal of Biological Chemistry

Throughout their career, Ian D. Hickson has received recognition such as being elected Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom in 2010, and membership in the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Targeting the DNA repair defect in BRCA mutant cells as a therapeutic strategy

    Hannah Farmer;Nuala McCabe;Christopher J. Lord;Andrew N. J. Tutt;Andrew N. J. Tutt

  • The Bloom's syndrome helicase suppresses crossing over during homologous recombination

    Leonard Wu;Ian D. Hickson

  • RecQ helicases: caretakers of the genome.

    Ian D. Hickson

  • Cellular Responses to DNA Damage

    Chris J Norbury;Ian D Hickson

  • The Bloom’s and Werner’s syndrome proteins are DNA structure-specific helicases

    Payam Mohaghegh;Julia K. Karow;Robert M. Brosh;Vilhelm A. Bohr

  • The Bloom’s Syndrome Helicase Unwinds G4 DNA

    Hui Sun;Julia K. Karow;Ian D. Hickson;Nancy Maizels

  • 53BP1 nuclear bodies form around DNA lesions generated by mitotic transmission of chromosomes under replication stress.

    Claudia Lukas;Velibor Savic;Simon Bekker-Jensen;Carsten Doil

  • Replication stress induces sister-chromatid bridging at fragile site loci in mitosis

    Kok Lung Chan;Timea Palmai-Pallag;Songmin Ying;Ian D. Hickson

  • XRCC1 coordinates the initial and late stages of DNA abasic site repair through protein–protein interactions

    Antonio E. Vidal;Serge Boiteux;Ian D. Hickson;J. Pablo Radicella

  • The Bloom's syndrome gene product promotes branch migration of Holliday junctions

    Julia K. Karow;Angelos Constantinou;Ji-Liang Li;Stephen C. West

  • Sgs1: A eukaryotic homolog of E. coil RecQ that interacts with topoisomerase II in vivo and is required for faithful chromosome segregation

    Paul M Watt;Edward J Louis;Rhona H Borts;Ian D Hickson

  • Replication stress activates DNA repair synthesis in mitosis

    Sheroy Minocherhomji;Songmin Ying;Victoria A. Bjerregaard;Sara Bursomanno

  • BLM is required for faithful chromosome segregation and its localization defines a class of ultrafine anaphase bridges

    Kok-Lung Chan;Phillip S North;Ian D Hickson

  • Structure and function of type II DNA topoisomerases.

    P M Watt;I D Hickson

  • Telomere-binding Protein TRF2 Binds to and Stimulates the Werner and Bloom Syndrome Helicases

    Patricia L. Opresko;Cayetano von Kobbe;Jean-Philippe Laine;Jean-Philippe Laine;Jeanine Harrigan

  • The Bloom's syndrome gene product is a 3'-5' DNA helicase.

    Julia K. Karow;Ronjon K. Chakraverty;Ian D. Hickson

  • RecQ helicases: multifunctional genome caretakers

    Wai Kit Chu;Ian D. Hickson

  • Werner's syndrome protein (WRN) migrates Holliday junctions and co-localizes with RPA upon replication arrest.

    Angelos Constantinou;Madalena Tarsounas;Julia K Karow;Robert M Brosh

  • SGS1, a Homologue of the Bloom's and Werner's Syndrome Genes, Is Required for Maintenance of Genome Stability in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Paul M. Watt;Ian D. Hickson;Rhona H. Borts;Edward J. Louis

  • RecQ helicases: suppressors of tumorigenesis and premature aging.

    Csanád Z Bachrati;Ian D Hickson

Frequent Co-Authors

adrian l harris
adrian l harris University of Oxford
Vilhelm A. Bohr
Vilhelm A. Bohr University of Copenhagen
Robert M. Brosh
Robert M. Brosh National Institutes of Health
Gijs J. L. Wuite
Gijs J. L. Wuite Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Igor Stagljar
Igor Stagljar University of Toronto
Chris J. Norbury
Chris J. Norbury University of Oxford
Paul S. Freemont
Paul S. Freemont Imperial College London
Edward J. Louis
Edward J. Louis University of Leicester
Andrew M. Fry
Andrew M. Fry University of Leicester
Niels Mailand
Niels Mailand University of Copenhagen

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