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67
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58927
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2465
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87

John V. Pearson 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 John V. Pearson sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 147 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John V. Pearson 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 John V. Pearson sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1934 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

John V. Pearson is affiliated with the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with Medicine also being a significant field of study. The scientist's work has included substantial contributions to Molecular Biology, Oncology, Cancer Research, Genetics, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine as subfields of study.

The research topics covered by Pearson notably focus on Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Genetic factors in colorectal cancer, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, Genomics and Rare Diseases, Melanoma and MAPK Pathways, Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, and Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment.

Among recent publications are:

  • Patterns of somatic structural variation in human cancer genomes, 2020, Nature
  • Deep learning in cancer diagnosis, prognosis and treatment selection, 2021, Genome Medicine
  • Comprehensive analysis of chromothripsis in 2,658 human cancers using whole-genome sequencing, 2020, Nature Genetics
  • Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes identifies driver rearrangements promoted by LINE-1 retrotransposition, 2020, Nature Genetics
  • Disruption of chromatin folding domains by somatic genomic rearrangements in human cancer, 2020, Nature Genetics

Frequent coauthors working alongside Pearson include Nicola Waddell, Lambros T. Koufariotis, Scott Wood, Felicity Newell, and Kátia Nones.

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Genetics
  • Nature Communications
  • Genome Medicine
  • Nature

John V. Pearson has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Signatures of mutational processes in human cancer

    Ludmil B. Alexandrov;Serena Nik-Zainal;Serena Nik-Zainal;David C. Wedge;Samuel A. J. R. Aparicio

  • Table S2: Trans-factors and trinucleotide repeat instability Trans-factor

    Arturo López Castel;John D Cleary;Christopher E Pearson

  • Genomic analyses identify molecular subtypes of pancreatic cancer

    Bailey P;Chang Dk;Nones K;Nones K;Johns Al

  • Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes

    Peter J. Campbell;Gad Getz;Jan O. Korbel;Joshua M. Stuart

  • Whole genomes redefine the mutational landscape of pancreatic cancer.

    Nicola Waddell;Marina Pajic;Ann Marie Patch;David K. Chang

  • Pancreatic cancer genomes reveal aberrations in axon guidance pathway genes

    Andrew V. Biankin;Andrew V. Biankin;Andrew V. Biankin;Nicola Waddell;Karin S. Kassahn;Marie Claude Gingras

  • International network of cancer genome projects

    Thomas J. Hudson;Thomas J. Hudson;Warwick Anderson;Axel Aretz;Anna D. Barker

  • Whole-genome characterization of chemoresistant ovarian cancer

    Ann-Marie Patch;Ann-Marie Patch;Elizabeth Christie;Dariush Etemadmoghadam;Dariush Etemadmoghadam;Dale W. Garsed

  • Whole-genome landscapes of major melanoma subtypes

    Nicholas K. Hayward;Nicholas K. Hayward;James S. Wilmott;Nicola Waddell;Nicola Waddell;Peter A. Johansson

  • Resolving individuals contributing trace amounts of DNA to highly complex mixtures using high-density SNP genotyping microarrays.

    Nils Homer;Nils Homer;Szabolcs Szelinger;Margot Redman;David Duggan

  • Mapping copy number variation by population-scale genome sequencing

    Ryan E. Mills;Klaudia Walter;Chip Stewart;Robert E. Handsaker

  • Identification of unique neoantigen qualities in long-term survivors of pancreatic cancer.

    Vinod P. Balachandran;Marta Łuksza;Julia N. Zhao;Vladimir Makarov

  • Whole-genome landscape of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours

    Aldo Scarpa;David K. Chang;Katia Nones;Katia Nones;Vincenzo Corbo

  • Deep learning in cancer diagnosis, prognosis and treatment selection.

    Khoa A. Tran;Olga Kondrashova;Andrew Bradley;Elizabeth D. Williams

  • A high-density whole-genome association study reveals that APOE is the major susceptibility gene for sporadic late-onset Alzheimer's disease

    Keith D. Coon;Amanda J. Myers;David W. Craig;Jennifer A. Webster

  • GAB2 Alleles Modify Alzheimer's Risk in APOE ε4 Carriers

    Eric M. Reiman;Jennifer A. Webster;Amanda J. Myers;Amanda J. Myers;John Hardy;John Hardy

  • A map of human genome variation from population-scale sequencing

    Richard M. Durbin;David L. Altshuler;Gonçalo R. Abecasis;David R. Bentley

  • A survey of genetic human cortical gene expression.

    Amanda J Myers;Amanda J Myers;J Raphael Gibbs;Jennifer A Webster;Kristen Rohrer

  • Common Kibra Alleles Are Associated with Human Memory Performance

    Andreas Papassotiropoulos;Andreas Papassotiropoulos;Dietrich A. Stephan;Matthew J. Huentelman;Frederic J. Hoerndli

  • Identification of genetic variants using bar-coded multiplexed sequencing

    David W Craig;John V Pearson;Szabolcs Szelinger;Aswin Sekar

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicola Waddell
Nicola Waddell QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Sean M. Grimmond
Sean M. Grimmond University of Melbourne
Anthony J. Gill
Anthony J. Gill University of Sydney
Andrew V. Biankin
Andrew V. Biankin University of Glasgow
David Craig
David Craig University of Southern California
Sunil R. Lakhani
Sunil R. Lakhani University of Queensland
Dietrich A. Stephan
Dietrich A. Stephan NeuBase Therapeutics
Marina Pajic
Marina Pajic Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Andreas Papassotiropoulos
Andreas Papassotiropoulos University of Basel
Nicholas K. Hayward
Nicholas K. Hayward QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

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