World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
95
Citations
32922
World Ranking
900
National Ranking
126

Laurence D. Hurst 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 Laurence D. Hurst sits on this spectrum.

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 publications 703+

This scientist: 319 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Laurence D. Hurst 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 Laurence D. Hurst sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 95 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% 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

  • 2015 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Laurence D. Hurst is affiliated with the University of Bath in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a substantial number of publications in molecular biology, genetics, and plant science. Their work extends into infectious diseases as well as sociology and political science.

Their research covers a variety of topics including:

  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Genomics and phylogenetic studies
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Chromosomal and genetic variations
  • RNA research and splicing
  • CRISPR and genetic engineering
  • Evolution and genetic dynamics

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Active and repressed biosynthetic gene clusters have spatially distinct chromosome states", 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Codon Usage and Splicing Jointly Influence mRNA Localization", 2020, Cell Systems
  • "Evidence for Strong Mutation Bias toward, and Selection against, U Content in SARS-CoV-2: Implications for Vaccine Design", 2020, Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • "Dynamic reprogramming of H3K9me3 at hominoid-specific retrotransposons during human preimplantation development", 2022, Cell stem cell
  • "Causes and Consequences of Purifying Selection on SARS-CoV-2", 2021, Genome Biology and Evolution

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Laurence D. Hurst are:

  • Alexander T Ho (11 co-authored works)
  • Grzegorz Kudla (8 co-authored works)
  • Zsuzsanna Izsvák (8 co-authored works)
  • Christine Mordstein (7 co-authored works)
  • Atahualpa Castillo-Morales (6 co-authored works)

Their publications often appear in venues such as:

  • Molecular Biology and Evolution (6 publications)
  • PLoS Biology (6 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (6 publications)
  • Genome Biology and Evolution (5 publications)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (4 publications)

Laurence D. Hurst has also contributed to academic literature through book publication. A forthcoming book titled The Evolution of Imperfection is expected in 2025, published by Princeton University Press.

Among distinctions, they were recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society in the United Kingdom in 2015.

Best Publications

  • Complete genomes of two clinical Staphylococcus aureus strains: Evidence for the rapid evolution of virulence and drug resistance

    Matthew T. G. Holden;Edward J. Feil;Jodi A. Lindsay;Sharon J. Peacock

  • The Ka/Ks ratio: diagnosing the form of sequence evolution.

    Laurence D Hurst

  • Dosage sensitivity and the evolution of gene families in yeast

    Balázs Papp;Csaba Pál;Csaba Pál;Laurence D. Hurst

  • Hearing silence: non-neutral evolution at synonymous sites in mammals

    J. V. Chamary;Joanna L. Parmley;Laurence D. Hurst

  • The evolutionary dynamics of eukaryotic gene order

    Laurence D. Hurst;Csaba Pál;Csaba Pál;Martin J. Lercher

  • Highly expressed genes in yeast evolve slowly

    Csaba Pál;Balázs Papp;Laurence D. Hurst

  • Clustering of housekeeping genes provides a unified model of gene order in the human genome.

    Martin J. Lercher;Araxi O. Urrutia;Laurence D. Hurst

  • The Genetic Code Is One in a Million

    Stephen J. Freeland;Laurence D. Hurst

  • The evolution of isochores.

    Adam Eyre-Walker;Laurence D. Hurst

  • Comparisons of dN/dS are time dependent for closely related bacterial genomes.

    Eduardo P.C. Rocha;John Maynard Smith;Laurence D. Hurst;Matthew T.G. Holden

  • Primate-specific endogenous retrovirus-driven transcription defines naive-like stem cells

    Jichang Wang;Gangcai Xie;Manvendra Singh;Avazeh Tashakkori Ghanbarian

  • Causes of Sex Ratio Bias May Account for Unisexual Sterility in Hybrids: - a New Explanation of Haldane's Rule and Related Phenomena

    Laurence D. Hurst;Andrew Pomiankowski

  • Recent advances in understanding of the evolution and maintenance of sex.

    Laurence D. Hurst;Joel R. Peck

  • Human SNP variability and mutation rate are higher in regions of high recombination

    Martin J Lercher;Laurence D Hurst

  • Metabolic network analysis of the causes and evolution of enzyme dispensability in yeast.

    Balázs Papp;Csaba Pál;Csaba Pál;Laurence D. Hurst

  • Positively charged residues are the major determinants of ribosomal velocity.

    Catherine A. Charneski;Laurence D. Hurst

  • A quantitative measure of error minimization in the genetic code.

    David Haig;Laurence D. Hurst

  • Do essential genes evolve slowly

    Laurence D. Hurst;Nick G.C. Smith

  • Evidence for selection on synonymous mutations affecting stability of mRNA secondary structure in mammals

    JV Chamary;Laurence D Hurst

  • Mitochondria and Male Disease

    S A Frank;L D Hurst

Frequent Co-Authors

Csaba Pál
Csaba Pál Institute of Plant Biology
Martin J. Lercher
Martin J. Lercher Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Zsuzsanna Izsvák
Zsuzsanna Izsvák Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Balázs Papp
Balázs Papp Biological Research Centre
Xiangyin Kong
Xiangyin Kong Chinese Academy of Sciences
Andrew Pomiankowski
Andrew Pomiankowski University College London
Robert N. Kelsh
Robert N. Kelsh University of Bath
Gregory D. D. Hurst
Gregory D. D. Hurst University of Liverpool
Edward J. Feil
Edward J. Feil University of Bath
Mike Tyers
Mike Tyers University of Montreal

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring genetics opens the door to a variety of online healthcare degree options and fast-track career pathways in the USA. Many aspiring healthcare professionals are seeking flexible, accelerated programs to advance their education and clinical skills alongside genetics studies.

Those already holding an RN license might consider progressing with rn to bsn no clinical hours programs, which offer convenience for working nurses. For nurses aiming for leadership roles, accelerated msn to dnp programs allow for a quicker transition to advanced practice.

If you’re looking for an even faster entry into healthcare, fast track medical assistant programs can equip you with the essentials in just a few weeks. Meanwhile, those pursuing an advanced nursing credential may want to review the easiest dnp program options for a more accessible path.

These flexible online programs align well for students with a background or interest in genetics, providing practical skills and credentials to support diverse careers in healthcare and biomedical research.

Best Scientists Citing Laurence D. Hurst

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles