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D-Index
104
Citations
35972
World Ranking
7106
National Ranking
208

Kathryn N. North publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kathryn N. North sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 481 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Kathryn N. North D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kathryn N. North sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 104 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kathryn N. North is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. Their research spans multiple fields within medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work particularly focuses on genetics, neurology, and molecular biology, with additional contributions in cardiology, cardiovascular medicine, orthopedics, and sports medicine.

The primary topics addressed in their research include genetics and physical performance, neurofibromatosis and schwannoma cases, cardiovascular effects of exercise, sports performance and training, genomics and rare diseases, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, and muscle physiology and disorders.

They have contributed articles to a variety of scientific venues, with notable frequent publications in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Stem Cell Research
  • Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
  • Nature Medicine

Kathryn N. North's recent papers reflect ongoing work across human genetics and rare disease diagnosis. Selected publications include:

  • "A brief history of human disease genetics," 2020, Nature
  • "Integrated multi-omics for rapid rare disease diagnosis on a national scale," 2023, Nature Medicine
  • "Scaling national and international improvement in virtual gene panel curation via a collaborative approach to discordance resolution," 2021, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • "Australian Genomics: Outcomes of a 5-year national program to accelerate the integration of genomics in healthcare," 2023, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • "Eosinophil function in adipose tissue is regulated by Krüppel-like factor 3 (KLF3)," 2020, Nature Communications

Their collaborative work includes frequent co-authorship alongside several researchers, among them:

  • Peter J. Houweling
  • Jonathan M. Payne
  • Claus-Bernhard Pakleppa
  • Kristina M. Haebich
  • Chrystal F. Tiong

Kathryn N. North's contributions engage a broad spectrum of biomedical research questions primarily within human genetics and associated clinical conditions. Their activity in both national and international initiatives illustrates involvement in advancing diagnostic genomics and collaborative efforts to improve gene panel curation and interpretation in clinical genetics.

Best Publications

  • Mutations in ACTN4, encoding alpha-actinin-4, cause familial focal segmental glomerulosclerosis.

    Joshua M. Kaplan;Sung Han Kim;Kathryn N. North;Helmut Rennke

  • ACTN3 Genotype Is Associated with Human Elite Athletic Performance

    Nan Yang;Daniel G. MacArthur;Daniel G. MacArthur;Jason P. Gulbin;Allan G. Hahn

  • The nature and frequency of cognitive deficits in children with neurofibromatosis type 1

    Shelley L. Hyman;Arthur Shores;Kathryn N. North

  • Improving genetic diagnosis in Mendelian disease with transcriptome sequencing

    Beryl B. Cummings;Beryl B. Cummings;Jamie L. Marshall;Jamie L. Marshall;Taru Tukiainen;Taru Tukiainen;Monkol Lek

  • Genes and human elite athletic performance

    Daniel G. MacArthur;Kathryn N. North;Kathryn N. North

  • Distinctive patterns of microRNA expression in primary muscular disorders

    Iris Eisenberg;Alal Eran;Ichizo Nishino;Maurizio Moggio

  • A brief history of human disease genetics.

    Melina Claussnitzer;Melina Claussnitzer;Melina Claussnitzer;Judy H Cho;Rory Collins;Nancy J Cox

  • A common nonsense mutation results in alpha-actinin-3 deficiency in the general population.

    Kathryn N. North;Kathryn N. North;Nan Yang;Duangrurdee Wattanasirichaigoon;Michelle Mills

  • Differential expression of the actin-binding proteins, α-actinin-2 and -3, in different species: implications for the evolution of functional redundancy

    Michelle A. Mills;Nan Yang;Ron P. Weinberger;Douglas L. Vander Woude

  • Refining genotype phenotype correlations in muscular dystrophies with defective glycosylation of dystroglycan.

    Caroline Godfrey;Emma Clement;Rachael Mein;Martin Brockington

  • Mutations in the skeletal muscle α-actin gene in patients with actin myopathy and nemaline myopathy

    Kristen J. Nowak;Kristen J. Nowak;Duangrurdee Wattanasirichaigoon;Hans H. Goebel;Matthew Wilce

  • Loss of ACTN3 gene function alters mouse muscle metabolism and shows evidence of positive selection in humans.

    Daniel MacArthur;Jane T Seto;Jane T Seto;Joanna M Raftery;Kate G Quinlan;Kate G Quinlan

  • Integrating Genomics into Healthcare: A Global Responsibility

    Zornitza Stark;Lena Dolman;Teri A. Manolio;Brad Ozenberger

  • An Actn3 knockout mouse provides mechanistic insights into the association between α-actinin-3 deficiency and human athletic performance

    Daniel G. MacArthur;Jane T. Seto;Stephen Chan;Kate G.R. Quinlan

  • Genetics and sport performance: current challenges and directions to the future

    João Paulo Limongi França Guilherme;Aline Cristina Capparelli Tritto;Kathryn Nance North;Antonio Herbert Lancha Junior

  • Cognitive function and academic performance in neurofibromatosis 1 : Consensus statement from the NF1 Cognitive Disorders Task Force

    K. N. North;V. Riccardi;C. Samango-Sprouse;R. Ferner

  • Diagnostic approach to the congenital muscular dystrophies

    Carsten C.G. Bönnemann;Ching C.H. Wang;Susana Quijano-Roy;Nicolas Deconinck

  • MURC/Cavin-4 and cavin family members form tissue-specific caveolar complexes

    Michele Bastiani;Libin Liu;Michelle M. Hill;Mark P. Jedrychowski

  • Nemaline myopathy: A clinical study of 143 cases

    Monique M. Ryan;Christina Schnell;Corinne D. Strickland;Lloyd K. Shield

  • Distinctive patterns of microRNA expression in primary muscular disorders (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2007) 104, 43, (17016-17021) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0708115104)

    Iris Eisenberg;Alal Eran;Ichizo Nishino;Maurizio Moggio

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel G. MacArthur
Daniel G. MacArthur Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Monkol Lek
Monkol Lek Yale University
Nigel G. Laing
Nigel G. Laing University of Western Australia
Francesco Muntoni
Francesco Muntoni University College London
Alan H. Beggs
Alan H. Beggs Harvard Medical School
Carina Wallgren-Pettersson
Carina Wallgren-Pettersson University of Helsinki
Volker Straub
Volker Straub Newcastle University
Eric P. Hoffman
Eric P. Hoffman Binghamton University
Peter W. Gunning
Peter W. Gunning University of New South Wales
Edna C. Hardeman
Edna C. Hardeman University of New South Wales

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