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 J. Brent Richards sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 241 publications — 64th percentile
64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where J. Brent Richards sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 79 D-Index — 63rd percentile
63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.
J. Brent Richards is affiliated with McGill University in Canada and is active in research fields spanning medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work predominantly explores genetics, molecular biology, infectious diseases, pathology and forensic medicine, and immunology.
The scientist has contributed significantly to a range of research topics, including genetic associations and epidemiology, COVID-19 clinical research studies, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, vitamin D research studies, genomics and rare diseases, bioinformatics and genomic networks, and bone health and osteoporosis research.
Recent publications by J. Brent Richards include:
Frequent co-authors associated with J. Brent Richards include:
The scientist's work is often published in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Nature Genetics, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, and PLoS Medicine.
Shane McCarthy;Sayantan Das;Warren Kretzschmar;Olivier Delaneau
Thomas J. Wang;Feng Zhang;J. Brent Richards;Bryan Kestenbaum
Veronika W. Skrivankova;Rebecca C. Richmond;Benjamin A. R. Woolf;James Yarmolinsky
So-Youn Shin;Eric B Fauman;Ann-Kristin Petersen;Jan Krumsiek
Veronika W Skrivankova;Rebecca C Richmond;Benjamin A R Woolf;Neil M Davies;Neil M Davies
Karol Estrada;Unnur Styrkarsdottir;Evangelos Evangelou;Yi-Hsiang Hsu
Karani S. Vimaleswaran;Diane J. Berry;Emmi Tikkanen;Emmi Tikkanen;Stefan Pilz;Stefan Pilz
Fernando Rivadeneira;Unnur Styrkarsdottir;Karol Estrada;Bjarni V. Halldorsson
John A Morris;John P Kemp;John P Kemp;Scott E Youlten;Laetitia Laurent
Lynn F. Cherkas;Janice L. Hunkin;Bernet S. Kato;J. Brent Richards
Z Dastani;Hivert M-F.;Hivert M-F.;N Timpson;Perry Jrb.;Perry Jrb.
Hou Feng Zheng;Vincenzo Forgetta;Yi Hsiang Hsu;Yi Hsiang Hsu;Karol Estrada
J. Brent Richards;Alexandra Papaioannou;Jonathan D. Adachi;Lawrence Joseph
John P Kemp;John P Kemp;John A Morris;Carolina Medina-Gomez;Vincenzo Forgetta
Lauren E. Mokry;Stephanie Ross;Omar S. Ahmad;Vincenzo Forgetta
Klaudia Walter;Josine L. Min;Jie Huang;Lucy Crooks
Philippe Sanseau;Pankaj Agarwal;Michael R Barnes;Michael R Barnes;Tomi Pastinen
Nicholas J Timpson;Celia M T Greenwood;Nicole Soranzo;Daniel J Lawson
Jie Huang;Bryan Howie;Shane McCarthy;Yasin Memari
Karani S. Vimaleswaran;Diane J. Berry;Chen Lu;Emmi Tikkanen
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