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Joseph K. Pickrell

Joseph K. Pickrell

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 51 3820 3604 1648 1548 82 33363

Joseph K. Pickrell publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Joseph K. Pickrell between 2003 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Joseph K. Pickrell published across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025, averaging 3.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2016. 5 of the 90 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2016. 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 3 publications
2003 2025

90 publications in total across all disciplines

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Joseph K. Pickrell: publications per year, 2003 to 2025
Year Publications
2003 1
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 2
2008 0
2009 5
2010 6
2011 4
2012 9
2013 3
2014 6
2015 7
2016 11
2017 7
2018 4
2019 3
2020 5
2021 3
2022 3
2023 6
2024 2
2025 3
Total 90
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Joseph K. Pickrell 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 Joseph K. Pickrell 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, 75–84 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: 82 publications — 2nd percentile

2% 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 82
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
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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Joseph K. Pickrell 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 Joseph K. Pickrell 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, 50–51 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: 51 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% 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 51
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
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

Joseph K. Pickrell is affiliated with Gencove in the United States and specializes in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research contributions span several subfields, including Genetics, Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Cancer Research, and Sociology and Political Science.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics centered on genetics and genomics. Key areas of focus include:

  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities

Joseph K. Pickrell has published frequently in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Genetics, Science, Genome Research, and The American Journal of Human Genetics. The distribution of publications across these venues reflects a focus on genetics and molecular biology.

Recent notable papers include:

  • Polygenic prediction of educational attainment within and between families from genome-wide association analyses in 3 million individuals, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • Population genetics of the coral Acropora millepora: Toward genomic prediction of bleaching, 2020, Science
  • Low-pass sequencing increases the power of GWAS and decreases measurement error of polygenic risk scores compared to genotyping arrays, 2021, Genome Research
  • Low-coverage sequencing cost-effectively detects known and novel variation in underrepresented populations, 2021, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Assessment of Imputation from Low-Pass Sequencing to Predict Merit of Beef Steers, 2020, Genes

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Joseph K. Pickrell include:

  • Jeremiah H. Li
  • Tomaz Berisa
  • Jesse L. Hoff
  • David A. Hinds
  • Chase A. Mazur

Best Publications

  • Inference of Population Splits and Mixtures from Genome-Wide Allele Frequency Data

    Joseph K. Pickrell;Jonathan K. Pritchard;Jonathan K. Pritchard

  • Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million individuals

    James J. Lee;Robbee Wedow;Aysu Okbay;Edward Kong

  • The complete genome sequence of a Neanderthal from the Altai Mountains

    Kay Prüfer;Fernando Racimo;Nick Patterson;Flora Jay

  • Signals of recent positive selection in a worldwide sample of human populations

    Joseph K. Pickrell;Graham Coop;John Novembre;Sridhar Kudaravalli

  • Genome-wide patterns of selection in 230 ancient Eurasians

    Iain Mathieson;Iosif Lazaridis;Iosif Lazaridis;Nadin Rohland;Nadin Rohland;Swapan Mallick;Swapan Mallick;Swapan Mallick

  • Understanding mechanisms underlying human gene expression variation with RNA sequencing

    Joseph K. Pickrell;John C. Marioni;Athma A. Pai;Jacob F. Degner

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

    Aysu Okbay;Jonathan P. Beauchamp;Mark Alan Fontana;James J. Lee

  • A Systematic Survey of Loss-of-Function Variants in Human Protein-Coding Genes

    Daniel G. MacArthur;Daniel G. MacArthur;Suganthi Balasubramanian;Adam Frankish;Ni Huang

  • Detection and interpretation of shared genetic influences on 42 human traits

    Joseph K Pickrell;Tomaz Berisa;Jimmy Z Liu;Laure Ségurel

  • Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses

    Aysu Okbay;Bart M L Baselmans;Jan-Emmanuel De Neve;Patrick Turley

  • The genetics of human adaptation: hard sweeps, soft sweeps, and polygenic adaptation.

    Jonathan K. Pritchard;Joseph K. Pickrell;Graham Coop

  • DNA methylation patterns associate with genetic and gene expression variation in HapMap cell lines.

    Jordana T Bell;Jordana T Bell;Athma A Pai;Joseph K Pickrell;Daniel J Gaffney;Daniel J Gaffney

  • Genome-wide association analyses of risk tolerance and risky behaviors in over 1 million individuals identify hundreds of loci and shared genetic influences

    Richard Karlsson Linnér;Richard Karlsson Linnér;Pietro Biroli;Edward Kong;S. Fleur W. Meddens;S. Fleur W. Meddens

  • DNase I sensitivity QTLs are a major determinant of human expression variation

    Jacob F. Degner;Athma A. Pai;Roger Pique-Regi;Jean Baptiste Veyrieras

  • Joint Analysis of Functional Genomic Data and Genome-wide Association Studies of 18 Human Traits

    Joseph K. Pickrell

  • Effect of read-mapping biases on detecting allele-specific expression from RNA-sequencing data

    Jacob F. Degner;John C. Marioni;Athma A. Pai;Joseph K. Pickrell

  • Approximately independent linkage disequilibrium blocks in human populations.

    Tomaz Berisa;Joseph K. Pickrell

  • Detection and interpretation of shared genetic influences on 40 human traits

    Joseph K. Pickrell;Tomaz Berisa;Laure Segurel;Joyce Y. Tung

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

    Aysu Okbay;Jonathan P. Beauchamp;Mark Alan Fontana;James J. Lee

  • Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses

    Aysu Okbay;Bart M. L. Baselmans;Jan-Emmanuel De Neve;Patrick Turley

Frequent Co-Authors

Jonathan K. Pritchard
Jonathan K. Pritchard Stanford University
David Reich
David Reich Harvard Medical School
Philipp D. Koellinger
Philipp D. Koellinger Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Jaakko Kaprio
Jaakko Kaprio University of Helsinki
Tarunveer S. Ahluwalia
Tarunveer S. Ahluwalia University of Copenhagen
Lars Bertram
Lars Bertram University of Lübeck
Molly Przeworski
Molly Przeworski Columbia University
Yoav Gilad
Yoav Gilad University of Chicago
David A. Hinds
David A. Hinds 23andMe (United States)
Ozren Polasek
Ozren Polasek University of Split

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