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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 110 537 513 273 260 353 44351

Jonathan Flint publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jonathan Flint between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jonathan Flint published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 13.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 48 publications in 2023. 30 of the 523 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 48. Peak 48 publications in 2023. 1986: 7 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 4 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 18 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 20 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 17 publications 2006: 22 publications 2007: 18 publications 2008: 20 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 23 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 25 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 9 publications 2022: 28 publications 2023: 48 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 12 publications
1986 2025

523 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jonathan Flint: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 7
1987 2
1988 2
1989 2
1990 1
1991 0
1992 4
1993 4
1994 1
1995 4
1996 9
1997 9
1998 5
1999 14
2000 11
2001 18
2002 11
2003 20
2004 16
2005 17
2006 22
2007 18
2008 20
2009 16
2010 12
2011 19
2012 23
2013 19
2014 25
2015 9
2016 15
2017 14
2018 15
2019 15
2020 9
2021 9
2022 28
2023 48
2024 18
2025 12
Total 523
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Jonathan Flint 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 Jonathan Flint 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, 345–354 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: 353 publications — 83rd percentile

83% 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 40 353
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
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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Jonathan Flint 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 Jonathan Flint 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, 110–111 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: 110 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39 110
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Jonathan Flint is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their primary research focus lies within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in the subfields of Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Additional areas of work include Artificial Intelligence and Physiology.

The scientist's research spans various topics, including:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
  • Emotion and Mood Recognition
  • Speech Recognition and Synthesis
  • Voice and Speech Disorders
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock

Recent notable publications by Jonathan Flint include:

  • "Minimal phenotyping yields genome-wide association signals of low specificity for major depression" (2020), published in Nature Genetics
  • "Cross-trait assortative mating is widespread and inflates genetic correlation estimates" (2022), published in Science
  • "The genetic basis of major depressive disorder" (2023), published in Molecular Psychiatry
  • "A Robust Method Uncovers Significant Context-Specific Heritability in Diverse Complex Traits" (2020), published in The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • "Massively scaled-up testing for SARS-CoV-2 RNA via next-generation sequencing of pooled and barcoded nasal and saliva samples" (2021), published in Nature Biomedical Engineering

Jonathan Flint frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • European Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Nature Genetics
  • The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics

The scientist has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, including Kenneth S. Kendler, Na Cai, Andrew J. Schork, Noah Zaitlen, and Abeer Alwan, with numerous joint publications.

Among their accolades, Jonathan Flint was named a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, in 2019.

Best Publications

  • Missing heritability and strategies for finding the underlying causes of complex disease

    Evan E. Eichler;Jonathan Flint;Greg Gibson;Augustine Kong

  • Mouse genomic variation and its effect on phenotypes and gene regulation

    T M Keane;L Goodstadt;P Danecek;M A White

  • Copy number polymorphism in Fcgr3 predisposes to glomerulonephritis in rats and humans

    Timothy J. Aitman;Rong Dong;Timothy J. Vyse;Penny J. Norsworthy

  • Sparse whole-genome sequencing identifies two loci for major depressive disorder

    Na Cai;Tim B. Bigdeli;Warren Kretzschmar;Yihan Li

  • The genetics of major depression.

    Jonathan Flint;Kenneth S. Kendler

  • Meta-analysis of genetic association studies

    Marcus R. Munafò;Jonathan Flint

  • Gene X environment interactions at the serotonin transporter locus.

    Marcus R. Munafò;Caroline Durrant;Glyn Lewis;Jonathan Flint

  • Genome-wide genetic association of complex traits in heterogeneous stock mice

    William Valdar;Leah C Solberg;Leah C Solberg;Dominique Gauguier;Stephanie Burnett

  • Strategies for mapping and cloning quantitative trait genes in rodents

    Jonathan Flint;William Valdar;Sagiv Shifman;Richard Mott

  • The detection of subtelomeric chromosomal rearrangements in idiopathic mental retardation.

    Jonathan Flint;Andrew O.M. Wilkie;Veronica J. Buckle;Robin M. Winter

  • Genetic architecture of quantitative traits in mice, flies, and humans.

    Jonathan Flint;Trudy F.C. Mackay

  • The population genetics of the haemoglobinopathies.

    Jonathan Flint;Rosalind M. Harding;Anthony J. Boyce;John B. Clegg

  • Subtle chromosomal rearrangements in children with unexplained mental retardation.

    Samantha J L Knight;Regina Regan;Alison Nicod;Sharon W Horsley

  • The endophenotype concept in psychiatric genetics

    Jonathan Flint;Marcus R. Munafò

  • Genome-wide Generation and Systematic Phenotyping of Knockout Mice Reveals New Roles for Many Genes

    Jacqueline K White;Anna-Karin Gerdin;Natasha A Karp;Ed Ryder

  • The nature and identification of quantitative trait loci: a community's view.

    Oduola Abiola;Joe M. Angel;Philip Avner;Alexander A. Bachmanov

  • High frequencies of alpha-thalassaemia are the result of natural selection by malaria.

    J Flint;A V Hill;D K Bowden;S J Oppenheimer

  • A method for fine mapping quantitative trait loci in outbred animal stocks.

    Richard Mott;Christopher J. Talbot;Maria G. Turri;Allan C. Collins

  • Genetic polymorphisms and personality in healthy adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    M. R. Munafò;T. G. Clark;L. R. Moore;Elizabeth Payne

  • A simple genetic basis for a complex psychological trait in laboratory mice

    Jonathan Flint;Robin Corley;John C. DeFries;David W. Fulker

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Mott
Richard Mott University College London
Kenneth S. Kendler
Kenneth S. Kendler Virginia Commonwealth University
Marcus R. Munafò
Marcus R. Munafò University of Bath
David J. Adams
David J. Adams Wellcome Sanger Institute
Alberto Fernández-Teruel
Alberto Fernández-Teruel Autonomous University of Barcelona
Thomas M. Keane
Thomas M. Keane European Bioinformatics Institute
Samantha J.L. Knight
Samantha J.L. Knight University of Oxford
Douglas R. Higgs
Douglas R. Higgs University of Oxford
Brien P. Riley
Brien P. Riley Virginia Commonwealth University
Bradley T. Webb
Bradley T. Webb Virginia Commonwealth University

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