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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 101 7778 7310 4053 3747 459 73108
Genetics 97 823 774 413 385 399 70882

James W. Hicks publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by James W. Hicks between 1976 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. James W. Hicks published across 50 years, from 1976 to 2025, averaging 11 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2020. 8 of the 549 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 35. Peak 35 publications in 2020. 1976: 2 publications 1977: 3 publications 1978: 3 publications 1979: 10 publications 1980: 6 publications 1981: 6 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 9 publications 1984: 7 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 11 publications 1991: 10 publications 1992: 11 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 12 publications 1997: 16 publications 1998: 25 publications 1999: 15 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 24 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 28 publications 2020: 35 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 3 publications
1976 2025

549 publications in total across all disciplines

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James W. Hicks: publications per year, 1976 to 2025
Year Publications
1976 2
1977 3
1978 3
1979 10
1980 6
1981 6
1982 3
1983 9
1984 7
1985 5
1986 4
1987 7
1988 5
1989 9
1990 11
1991 10
1992 11
1993 3
1994 7
1995 9
1996 12
1997 16
1998 25
1999 15
2000 12
2001 7
2002 7
2003 12
2004 12
2005 9
2006 13
2007 10
2008 10
2009 24
2010 16
2011 22
2012 14
2013 13
2014 14
2015 13
2016 14
2017 16
2018 21
2019 28
2020 35
2021 21
2022 0
2023 0
2024 5
2025 3
Total 549
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James W. Hicks 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 James W. Hicks sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 395–404 publications, is where this scientist sits. 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
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 399 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27 399
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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James W. Hicks 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 James W. Hicks sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 96–97 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 97 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54 97
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Overview

James W. Hicks is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on cardiology, molecular biology, genetics, complementary and alternative medicine, and ecology.

The scientist has contributed to various topics in their work, including:

  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Genetics and Physical Performance
  • Congenital heart defects research

Their recent publications feature work that spans several high-impact journals and cover a variety of physiological and biochemical subjects:

  • Arterial blood gases during maximum metabolic demands: Patterns across the vertebrate spectrum, 2020, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology
  • Safety factors as a 'design' principle of animal form and function: an historical perspective, 2021, Journal of Experimental Biology

Although James W. Hicks is credited as the author of the above papers, there are additional recent papers in related areas published in 2024 and 2025 with other lead authors that possibly indicate collaborative research or a shared research environment.

Frequent coauthors associated with Hicks include Tobias Wang, John Eme, Dane A. Crossley, Gerardo A. Cordero, and Alisha K. Holloway. These collaborations reflect a broad network across experimental biology and physiology research.

The scientist has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Journal of Experimental Biology
  • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology
  • Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B Molecular and Developmental Evolution
  • Global Spine Journal
  • UNC Libraries

Best Publications

  • Methods in yeast genetics

    Fred Sherman;Gerald R. Fink;James B. Hicks

  • A plant DNA minipreparation: Version II

    Stephen L. Dellaporta;Jonathan Wood;James B. Hicks

  • Strong Association of De Novo Copy Number Mutations with Autism

    Jonathan Sebat;B. Lakshmi;Dheeraj Malhotra;Jennifer Troge

  • Transformation of yeast

    Albert Hinnen;James B. Hicks;Gerald R. Fink

  • Large-Scale Copy Number Polymorphism in the Human Genome

    Jonathan Sebat;B. Lakshmi;Jennifer Troge;Joan Alexander

  • Tumour evolution inferred by single-cell sequencing

    Nicholas E Navin;Jude Kendall;Jennifer Troge;Peter M Andrews

  • Laboratory course manual for methods in yeast genetics

    Fred Sherman;Gerald R. Fink;James B. Hicks

  • Transformation in yeast: Development of a hybrid cloning vector and isolation of the can1 gene

    James R. Broach;Jeffrey N. Strathern;James B. Hicks

  • Association of protein kinase A and protein phosphatase 2B with a common anchoring protein

    VM Coghlan;BA Perrino;M Howard;LK Langeberg

  • Molecular cloning of human intestinal mucin cDNAs. Sequence analysis and evidence for genetic polymorphism.

    J. R. Gum;James Byrd;J. W. Hicks;N. W. Toribara

  • Inferring tumor progression from genomic heterogeneity

    Nicholas Navin;Alexander Krasnitz;Linda Rodgers;Kerry Cook

  • Molecular cloning of human intestinal mucin (MUC2) cDNA. Identification of the amino terminus and overall sequence similarity to prepro-von Willebrand factor.

    J R Gum;J W Hicks;N W Toribara;B Siddiki

  • Homothallic switching of yeast mating type cassettes is initiated by a double-stranded cut in the MAT locus

    Jeffrey N. Strathern;Amar J.S. Klar;James B. Hicks;Judith A. Abraham

  • Human gastric mucin. Identification of a unique species by expression cloning.

    Neil W. Toribara;Anthony M. Roberton;Samuel B. Ho;Wen Lin Kuo

  • An Oncogenomics-Based In Vivo RNAi Screen Identifies Tumor Suppressors in Liver Cancer

    Lars Zender;Wen Xue;Johannes Zuber;Camile P. Semighini

  • Localization and sequence analysis of yeast origins of DNA replication.

    James Broach;Y. Y. Li;J. Feldman;M. Jayaram

  • Molecular cloning of cDNAs derived from a novel human intestinal mucin gene.

    James R. Gum;James W. Hicks;James W. Hicks;Dallas M. Swallow;Robert L. Lagace;Robert L. Lagace

  • Cloning and characterization of four SIR genes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    J. M. Ivy;A. J. S. Klar;J. B. Hicks

  • Genome-wide copy number analysis of single cells.

    Timour Baslan;Jude Kendall;Linda Rodgers;Hilary Cox

  • Methods in Yeast Genetics: A Laboratory Course Manual

    F. Sherman;G. Fink;J. Hicks

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Kuhn
Peter Kuhn University of Southern California
Carl A. Waldspurger
Carl A. Waldspurger DELL (United States)
Michael Wigler
Michael Wigler Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Jeffrey N. Strathern
Jeffrey N. Strathern National Institutes of Health
James R. Gum
James R. Gum University of California, San Francisco
Young S. Kim
Young S. Kim University of California, San Francisco
Jeffrey Dean
Jeffrey Dean Google (United States)
Nicholas Navin
Nicholas Navin The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
William E. Weihl
William E. Weihl ClimateVoice
Steven L. Small
Steven L. Small The University of Texas at Dallas

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