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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 95 900 847 126 120 319 32922

Laurence D. Hurst publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Laurence D. Hurst between 1983 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Laurence D. Hurst published across 44 years, from 1983 to 2026, averaging 9.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 1995. 9 of the 400 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 1995. 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 2 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 12 publications 1991: 9 publications 1992: 9 publications 1993: 9 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 18 publications 1996: 17 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 15 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 17 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 8 publications 2026: 1 publication
1983 2026

400 publications in total across all disciplines

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Laurence D. Hurst: publications per year, 1983 to 2026
Year Publications
1983 1
1984 0
1985 1
1986 1
1987 2
1988 0
1989 1
1990 12
1991 9
1992 9
1993 9
1994 8
1995 18
1996 17
1997 5
1998 11
1999 12
2000 15
2001 14
2002 17
2003 11
2004 16
2005 16
2006 13
2007 10
2008 7
2009 18
2010 9
2011 9
2012 5
2013 9
2014 6
2015 10
2016 11
2017 16
2018 11
2019 8
2020 7
2021 12
2022 11
2023 11
2024 3
2025 8
2026 1
Total 400
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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.

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, 315–324 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: 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.

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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 67 319
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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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.

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, 94–95 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: 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.

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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 95
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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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

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