2026 Julian E. Sale: Genetics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Genetics	48	4053	3825	462	439	103	10067

Julian E. Sale 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 Julian E. Sale sits on this spectrum.

45 publications 703+

This scientist: 103 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Julian E. Sale 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 Julian E. Sale sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Julian E. Sale is affiliated with the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily falls within the broad field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a specific focus on Molecular Biology. Additional subfields of interest include Cancer Research, Oncology, Genetics, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist's work covers several important topics, among which are:

DNA Repair Mechanisms
Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Julian E. Sale has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed journals, frequently publishing in the following venues:

Nucleic Acids Research
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Nature
UNC Libraries

Their recent notable publications include:

Mechanisms of APOBEC3 mutagenesis in human cancer cells, 2022, Nature
Timeless couples G-quadruplex detection with processing by DDX 11 helicase during DNA replication, 2020, The EMBO Journal
DNA polymerase stalling at structured DNA constrains the expansion of short tandem repeats, 2020, Genome Biology
Determination of human DNA replication origin position and efficiency reveals principles of initiation zone organisation, 2022, Nucleic Acids Research
In vitro evolution predicts emerging SARS-CoV-2 mutations with high affinity for ACE2 and cross-species binding, 2022, PLoS Pathogens

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

Guillaume Guilbaud
Pierre Murat
Saša Šviković
Alastair Crisp
Christopher Mellor

Best Publications

Clock-like mutational processes in human somatic cells

Ludmil B Alexandrov;Philip H Jones;Philip H Jones;David C Wedge;Julian E Sale

970
Citations
Y-family DNA polymerases and their role in tolerance of cellular DNA damage

Julian E. Sale;Alan R. Lehmann;Roger Woodgate

847
Citations
TdT-Accessible Breaks Are Scattered over the Immunoglobulin V Domain in a Constitutively Hypermutating B Cell Line

Julian E Sale;Michael S Neuberger

381
Citations
Epigenetic Instability due to Defective Replication of Structured DNA

Peter Sarkies;Charlie Reams;Laura J. Simpson;Julian E. Sale

375
Citations
AID is essential for immunoglobulin V gene conversion in a cultured B cell line

Reuben S. Harris;Julian E. Sale;Svend K. Petersen-Mahrt;Michael S. Neuberger

321
Citations
PCNA ubiquitination and REV1 define temporally distinct mechanisms for controlling translesion synthesis in the avian cell line DT40.

Charlotte E. Edmunds;Laura J. Simpson;Julian E. Sale

313
Citations
Translesion DNA Synthesis and Mutagenesis in Eukaryotes

Julian E. Sale

302
Citations
The topography of mutational processes in breast cancer genomes

Sandro Morganella;Ludmil B. Alexandrov;Dominik Glodzik;Xueqing Zou

264
Citations
Ablation of XRCC2/3 transforms immunoglobulin V gene conversion into somatic hypermutation

Julian E. Sale;Daniella M. Calandrini;Minoru Takata;Shunichi Takeda

257
Citations
Rev1 is essential for DNA damage tolerance and non-templated immunoglobulin gene mutation in a vertebrate cell line

Laura J. Simpson;Julian E. Sale

256
Citations
FANCJ coordinates two pathways that maintain epigenetic stability at G-quadruplex DNA

Peter Sarkies;Pierre Murat;Lara G. Phillips;K.J. Patel

232
Citations
Targeting BRCA1 and BRCA2 Deficiencies with G-Quadruplex-Interacting Compounds

Jutta Zimmer;Eliana M.C. Tacconi;Cecilia Folio;Sophie Badie

227
Citations
Deubiquitination of FANCD2 is required for DNA crosslink repair.

Vibe H. Oestergaard;Frederic Langevin;Hendrik J. Kuiken;Paul Pace

209
Citations
Cells Deficient in the FANC/BRCA Pathway Are Hypersensitive to Plasma Levels of Formaldehyde

John R. Ridpath;Ayumi Nakamura;Ayumi Nakamura;Keizo Tano;April M. Luke

201
Citations
PrimPol Is Required for Replicative Tolerance of G Quadruplexes in Vertebrate Cells

Davide Schiavone;Stanislaw K. Jozwiakowski;Marina Romanello;Guillaume Guilbaud

200
Citations
Vertebrate DNA damage tolerance requires the C-terminus but not BRCT or transferase domains of REV1.

Anna-Laura Ross;Laura J. Simpson;Julian E. Sale

200
Citations
PRIMPOL-Mediated Adaptive Response Suppresses Replication Fork Reversal in BRCA-Deficient Cells

Annabel Quinet;Stephanie Tirman;Stephanie Tirman;Jessica Jackson;Saša Šviković

195
Citations
Replication of G Quadruplex DNA.

Leticia Koch Lerner;Julian E. Sale

159
Citations
Generation and iterative affinity maturation of antibodies in vitro using hypermutating B-cell lines.

Sarah J. Cumbers;Gareth T. Williams;Sarah L. Davies;Richard L. Grenfell

157
Citations
Determinants of G quadruplex‐induced epigenetic instability in REV1‐deficient cells

Davide Schiavone;Guillaume Guilbaud;Pierre Murat;Charikleia Papadopoulou

136
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Shunichi Takeda Shenzhen University

Eiichiro Sonoda Kyoto University

Minoru Takata Kyoto University

Shigenori Iwai Osaka University

Michael S. Neuberger MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology

Facundo D. Batista Harvard Medical School

Toshiki Tsurimoto Kyushu University

Serena Nik-Zainal University of Cambridge

Alan R. Lehmann University of Sussex

Aidan J. Doherty University of Sussex

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