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D-Index
67
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25877
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8060
National Ranking
617

Lewis Wolpert publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lewis Wolpert sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 221 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Lewis Wolpert D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lewis Wolpert sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Lewis Wolpert was affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research spanned interdisciplinary fields primarily within Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their subfields of study included Molecular Biology, Building and Construction, Transportation, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist focused on multiple research topics, including Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation, Urban Design and Spatial Analysis, Urban Transport and Accessibility, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Pluripotent Stem Cells Research, and Congenital Heart Defects Research.

Among their published papers were:

  • 'Neighbourhood watch' model: embryonic epiblast cells assess positional information in relation to their neighbours, 2022, Development
  • Comparative analysis of pedestrian volume models: Agent-based models, machine learning methods and multiple regression analysis, 2024, Computers Environment and Urban Systems
  • "Neighbourhood watch" model: embryonic epiblast cells assess positional information in relation to their neighbours, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Their frequent co-authors were:

  • Hyung Chul Lee
  • Cato Hastings
  • Nidia M. M. Oliveira
  • Rubén Perez-Carrasco
  • Karen M. Page

Lewis Wolpert contributed to publications in venues including Development, Computers Environment and Urban Systems, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Best Publications

  • Positional information and the spatial pattern of cellular differentiation

    L. Wolpert

  • Principles of Development

    Lewis Wolpert

  • Positional Information and Pattern Formation.

    Lewis Wolpert

  • Local application of retinoic acid to the limb bond mimics the action of the polarizing region

    C. Tickle;B. Alberts;L. Wolpert;J. Lee

  • Positional Information in Chick Limb Morphogenesis

    D. Summerbell;J. H. Lewis;L. Wolpert

  • Chapter 6 Positional Information and Pattern Formation

    Lewis Wolpert

  • Positional signalling and specification of digits in chick limb morphogenesis.

    C. Tickle;D. Summerbell;L. Wolpert

  • CELLULAR MOVEMENT AND CONTACT IN SEA URCHIN MORPHOGENESIS

    T. Gustafson;L. Wolpert

  • Expression of the homeobox Hox-4 genes and the specification of position in chick wing development

    J. C. Izpisua-Belmonte;C. Tickle;P. Dolle;L. Wolpert

  • Local inhibitory action of BMPs and their relationships with activators in feather formation: implications for periodic patterning.

    Han Sung Jung;Philippa H. Francis-West;Randall B. Widelitz;Ting Xin Jiang

  • Positional information revisited

    Lewis Wolpert

  • One hundred years of positional information

    Lewis Wolpert

  • Rethinking the proximodistal axis of the vertebrate limb in the molecular era.

    Cliff Tabin;Lewis Wolpert

  • Overexpression of BMP-2 and BMP-4 alters the size and shape of developing skeletal elements in the chick limb

    Delphine Duprez;Esther J. de H. Bell;Michael K. Richardson;Charles W. Archer

  • The amniote primitive streak is defined by epithelial cell intercalation before gastrulation

    Octavian Voiculescu;Federica Bertocchini;Lewis Wolpert;Ray E. Keller

  • Thresholds in development

    J. Lewis;J.M.W. Slack;L. Wolpert

  • Mechanisms for Positional Signalling by Morphogen Transport: a Theoretical Study

    Michel Kerszberg;Lewis Wolpert

  • The Triumph of the Embryo

    Lewis Wolpert

  • Muscle nerve branches do not develop in chick wings devoid of muscle

    Julian Lewis;Alain Chevallier;Madeleine Kieny;Lewis Wolpert

  • Specifying Positional Information in the Embryo: Looking Beyond Morphogens

    Michel Kerszberg;Lewis Wolpert

Frequent Co-Authors

Cheryll Tickle
Cheryll Tickle University of Bath
Michael K. Richardson
Michael K. Richardson Leiden University
Claudio D. Stern
Claudio D. Stern University College London
James C. Smith
James C. Smith The Francis Crick Institute
Julian Lewis
Julian Lewis Cancer Research UK London Research Institute
Denis Duboule
Denis Duboule Collège de France
Delphine Duprez
Delphine Duprez Université Paris Cité
Randall B. Widelitz
Randall B. Widelitz University of Southern California
Ting-Xin Jiang
Ting-Xin Jiang University of Southern California
Cheng-Ming Chuong
Cheng-Ming Chuong University of Southern California

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