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Jill G. Pilkington publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jill G. Pilkington sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 136 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Jill G. Pilkington D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jill G. Pilkington sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 52 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Jill G. Pilkington is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their academic work primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Environmental Science. Within these areas, Pilkington's research has a strong focus on Genetics, Ecology, and related subfields such as Small Animals, Immunology, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

Their research topics encompass a variety of aspects within genetic and ecological sciences. Key topics include genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, helminth infection and control, genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals, parasite biology and host interactions, wildlife ecology and conservation, genetic diversity and population structure, and birth, development, and health.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Pilkington include Josephine M. Pemberton, Daniel H. Nussey, Susan E. Johnston, Xavier Bal, and Yolanda Corripio-Miyar. The scope of these collaborations highlights an active engagement with experts across genetics, ecology, and related biological fields.

Pilkington's work is published mainly in several recurring scientific venues. The platforms that most often feature their research are bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Molecular Ecology, Evolution Letters, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, and Parasitology.

The following are some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Jill G. Pilkington:

  • Genetic architecture and lifetime dynamics of inbreeding depression in a wild mammal, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Mutation load decreases with haplotype age in wild Soay sheep, 2021, Evolution Letters
  • Genetic architecture and lifetime dynamics of inbreeding depression in a wild mammal, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Heritable variation in telomere length predicts mortality in Soay sheep, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Genomic prediction in the wild: A case study in Soay sheep, 2021, Molecular Ecology

Best Publications

  • Parasite-mediated selection against inbred Soay sheep in a free-living, island population

    David W. Coltman;Jill G. Pilkington;Judith A. Smith;josephine M. Pemberton

  • Why large-scale climate indices seem to predict ecological processes better than local weather

    T B Hallett;T Coulson;Jill Pilkington;T H Clutton-Brock

  • Life history trade-offs at a single locus maintain sexually selected genetic variation

    Susan E. Johnston;Jacob Gratten;Jacob Gratten;Camillo Berenos;Jill G. Pilkington

  • Environmental coupling of selection and heritability limits evolution.

    Alastair Wilson;Josephine Pemberton;Jill Pilkington;D. W. Coltman

  • Genome-wide association mapping identifies the genetic basis of discrete and quantitative variation in sexual weaponry in a wild sheep population.

    Susan E. Johnston;John C. McEWAN;Natalie K. Pickering;James W. Kijas

  • Fitness correlates of heritable variation in antibody responsiveness in a wild mammal.

    Andrea Linn Graham;Adam D. Hayward;Kathryn A. Watt;Jill G. Pilkington

  • A microsatellite polymorphism in the gamma interferon gene is associated with resistance to gastrointestinal nematodes in a naturally-parasitized population of Soay sheep.

    D. Coltman;Kenneth Wilson;J. G. Pilkington;M. J. Stear

  • Life history correlates of oxidative damage in a free‐living mammal population

    Daniel H. Nussey;Josephine M. Pemberton;Jill G. Pilkington;Jonathan D. Blount

  • Estimating quantitative genetic parameters in wild populations: a comparison of pedigree and genomic approaches.

    Camillo Bérénos;Philip A Ellis;Jill G Pilkington;Josephine M Pemberton

  • Positive genetic correlation between parasite resistance and body size in a free-living ungulate population.

    D. Coltman;D. Coltman;J. G. Pilkington;L. E. B. Kruuk;Kenneth Wilson

  • Fine-scale genetic structure in a free-living ungulate population.

    D W Coltman;Jill Pilkington;Josephine Pemberton

  • Density-dependent variation in lifetime breeding success and natural and sexual selection in Soay rams.

    D W Coltman;J A Smith;D R Bancroft;Jill Pilkington

  • Lifelong leukocyte telomere dynamics and survival in a free‐living mammal

    Jennifer Fairlie;Rebecca Holland;Jill G. Pilkington;Josephine M. Pemberton

  • Live fast, die young: Trade-offs between fitness components and sexually antagonistic selection on weaponry in Soay sheep

    Matthew R. Robinson;Jill G. Pilkington;Tim H. Clutton-Brock;Josephine M. Pemberton

  • Genetic architecture and lifetime dynamics of inbreeding depression in a wild mammal.

    M. A. Stoffel;S. E. Johnston;J. G. Pilkington;J. M. Pemberton

  • Natural Selection on Individual Variation in Tolerance of Gastrointestinal Nematode Infection

    Adam D. Hayward;Daniel H. Nussey;Alastair J. Wilson;Camillo Berenos

  • Quantitative genetics of growth and cryptic evolution of body size in an island population

    A. J. Wilson;J. M. Pemberton;J. G. Pilkington;T. H. Clutton-Brock

  • Asynchrony of senescence among phenotypic traits in a wild mammal population

    Adam D. Hayward;Jacob Moorad;Charlotte E. Regan;Camillo Berenos

  • Small-scale spatial dynamics in a fluctuating ungulate population

    Tim Coulson;Steve Albon;Jill Pilkington;Tim Clutton-Brock

  • Supporting Online Material for Fitness Correlates of Heritable Variation in Antibody Responsiveness in a Wild Mammal

    Andrea L. Graham;Adam D. Hayward;Kathryn A. Watt;Jill G. Pilkington

Frequent Co-Authors

Josephine M. Pemberton
Josephine M. Pemberton University of Edinburgh
Daniel H. Nussey
Daniel H. Nussey University of Edinburgh
Loeske E. B. Kruuk
Loeske E. B. Kruuk University of Edinburgh
Tim H. Clutton-Brock
Tim H. Clutton-Brock University of Cambridge
Tom N. McNeilly
Tom N. McNeilly Moredun Research Institute
Alastair J. Wilson
Alastair J. Wilson University of Exeter
David W. Coltman
David W. Coltman University of Western Ontario
Kenneth Wilson
Kenneth Wilson Lancaster University
Jon Slate
Jon Slate University of Sheffield
Jacob Gratten
Jacob Gratten University of Queensland

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