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Luba Kalaydjieva 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 Luba Kalaydjieva sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 166 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Luba Kalaydjieva 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 Luba Kalaydjieva sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Luba Kalaydjieva is affiliated with the University of Western Australia in Australia. Their research is primarily situated within the broad field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with particular emphasis on several subfields including Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and General Health Professions.

Their scholarly work addresses a range of topics related to genomic and genetic studies. Key focus areas encompass:

  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Romani and Gypsy Studies

Kalaydjieva has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed publications over recent years. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Genetic copy number variants, cognition and psychosis: a meta-analysis and a family study" (2020), published in Molecular Psychiatry
  • "Phenotypic Variability of LGMD 2C/R5 in a Genetically Homogenous Group of Bulgarian Muslim Roma" (2024), published in Preprints.org
  • "Correction to: Origins, admixture and founder lineages in European Roma" (2021), published in European Journal of Human Genetics

The venues in which Kalaydjieva publishes are diverse, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of their research. Frequently appearing publication venues include Molecular Psychiatry, Preprints.org, and the European Journal of Human Genetics.

Their collaborations reflect recurring partnerships with a group of researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Ivailo Tournev
  • Jaume Bertranpetit
  • David Comas
  • Johan H. Thygesen
  • Amelia Presman

The research carried out by Kalaydjieva integrates genetic epidemiology and molecular biology methodologies to investigate rare diseases, neurodegenerative conditions, and muscle disorders. Additionally, their work on Romani and Gypsy populations contributes to understanding founder effects and genetic diversity within specific ethnic groups.

Best Publications

  • Biological insights from 108 schizophrenia-associated genetic loci

    Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Benjamin M. Neale;Benjamin M. Neale;Aiden Corvin;James T. R. Walters

  • Modeling Linkage Disequilibrium Increases Accuracy of Polygenic Risk Scores

    Bjarni J. Vilhjálmsson;Jian Yang;Hilary K. Finucane;Alexander Gusev

  • Contribution of copy number variants to schizophrenia from a genome-wide study of 41,321 subjects

    Christian R Marshall;Daniel P Howrigan;Daniel P Howrigan;Daniele Merico;Bhooma Thiruvahindrapuram

  • A genomic screen of autism: evidence for a multilocus etiology.

    Neil Risch;Donna Spiker;Linda Lotspeich;Nassim Nouri

  • Genomic Dissection of Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia, Including 28 Subphenotypes

    Douglas M. Ruderfer;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Andrew McQuillin;James Boocock

  • Y-Chromosomal Diversity in Europe Is Clinal and Influenced Primarily by Geography, Rather than by Language

    Zoë H. Rosser;Tatiana Zerjal;Matthew E. Hurles;Maarja Adojaan

  • Partitioning heritability of regulatory and cell-type-specific variants across 11 common diseases

    Alexander Gusev;S. Hong Lee;Gosia Trynka;Hilary Finucane

  • Dating the Origin of the CCR5-Δ32 AIDS-Resistance Allele by the Coalescence of Haplotypes

    J. Claiborne Stephens;David E. Reich;David B. Goldstein;Hyoung Doo Shin

  • The effective mutation rate at Y chromosome short tandem repeats, with application to human population-divergence time.

    Lev A. Zhivotovsky;Peter A. Underhill;Cengiz Cinnioğlu;Manfred Kayser

  • N-myc downstream-regulated gene 1 is mutated in hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy-Lom.

    Luba Kalaydjieva;Luba Kalaydjieva;David Gresham;Rebecca Gooding;Lisa Heather

  • The origin of the major cystic fibrosis mutation (ΔF508) in European populations

    N. Morral;J. Bertranpetit;X. Estivill;V. Nunes

  • Null mutations in LTBP2 cause primary congenital glaucoma.

    Manir Ali;Martin McKibbin;Martin McKibbin;Adam Booth;David A. Parry

  • RefGenes: identification of reliable and condition specific reference genes for RT-qPCR data normalization

    Tomas Hruz;Markus Wyss;Mylene Docquier;Michael W Pfaffl

  • Origins and Divergence of the Roma (Gypsies)

    David Gresham;Bharti Morar;Peter A. Underhill;Giuseppe Passarino

  • Gene mapping in Gypsies identifies a novel demyelinating neuropathy on chromosome 8q24.

    Luba Kalaydjieva;Luba Kalaydjieva;Joachim Hallmayer;David Chandler;Alexey Savov

  • Identification of PKDL, a novel polycystic kidney disease 2-like gene whose murine homologue is deleted in mice with kidney and retinal defects.

    Hideki Nomura;Alberto E. Turco;York Pei;Luba Kalaydjieva

  • Genetic studies of the Roma (Gypsies): a review

    Luba Kalaydjieva;Luba Kalaydjieva;David Gresham;Francesc Calafell

  • Angiopoietin receptor TEK mutations underlie primary congenital glaucoma with variable expressivity

    Tomokazu Souma;Stuart W. Tompson;Benjamin R. Thomson;Owen M. Siggs

  • Genetic Evidence for a Distinct Subtype of Schizophrenia Characterized by Pervasive Cognitive Deficit

    Joachim F. Hallmayer;Luba Kalaydjieva;Johanna Badcock;Milan Dragović

  • N-MYC Downstream-Regulated Gene 1 Is Mutated In Hereditary Motor And Sensory Neuropathy-LOM

    L Kalaydjieva;D Gresham;R Gooding;L Heather

Frequent Co-Authors

Assen Jablensky
Assen Jablensky University of Western Australia
Tune H. Pers
Tune H. Pers University of Copenhagen
Dan Rujescu
Dan Rujescu Medical University of Vienna
Stephan Ripke
Stephan Ripke Massachusetts General Hospital
Aarno Palotie
Aarno Palotie University of Helsinki
Danielle Posthuma
Danielle Posthuma Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
David A. Collier
David A. Collier Eli Lilly (United States)
Menachem Fromer
Menachem Fromer Broad Institute
Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu
Joel N. Hirschhorn
Joel N. Hirschhorn Boston Children's Hospital

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