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2024

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Genetics

D-Index
114
Citations
55079
World Ranking
465
National Ranking
76

M. Azim Surani 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 M. Azim Surani sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 295 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

M. Azim Surani 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 M. Azim Surani sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 114 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% 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

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

M. Azim Surani is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily falls within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a strong focus on Molecular Biology, Genetics, and aspects of Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Their contributions also extend to Surgery and Plant Science.

The scientist's research topics cover various areas, including Pluripotent Stem Cells Research, Renal and related cancers, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Reproductive Biology and Fertility, Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, and Animal Genetics and Reproduction.

The following recent papers exemplify their publications across several leading scientific journals:

  • "Single-cell roadmap of human gonadal development," 2022, Nature
  • "ISSCR Guidelines for Stem Cell Research and Clinical Translation: The 2021 update," 2021, Stem Cell Reports
  • "A critical role of PRDM14 in human primordial germ cell fate revealed by inducible degrons," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Human embryo research, stem cell-derived embryo models and in vitro gametogenesis: Considerations leading to the revised ISSCR guidelines," 2021, Stem Cell Reports
  • "A patterned human neural tube model using microfluidic gradients," 2024, Nature

Surani frequently publishes in the following scientific venues:

  • Stem Cell Reports
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cell Reports
  • Nature Cell Biology
  • Nature

Among frequent co-authors collaborating with Surani are Walfred W. C. Tang, Sabine Dietmann, Toshihiro Kobayashi, Frederick C.K. Wong, and Wolfram H. Gruhn.

Best Publications

  • mRNA-Seq whole-transcriptome analysis of a single cell.

    Fuchou Tang;Catalin Barbacioru;Yangzhou Wang;Ellen Nordman

  • Development of reconstituted mouse eggs suggests imprinting of the genome during gametogenesis

    M. A. H. Surani;S. C. Barton;M. L. Norris

  • Epigenetic reprogramming in mouse primordial germ cells.

    Petra Hajkova;Sylvia Erhardt;Natasha Lane;Thomas Haaf

  • Endogenous siRNAs from naturally formed dsRNAs regulate transcripts in mouse oocytes

    Toshiaki Watanabe;Toshiaki Watanabe;Yasushi Totoki;Atsushi Toyoda;Masahiro Kaneda;Masahiro Kaneda

  • Blimp1 is a critical determinant of the germ cell lineage in mice

    Yasuhide Ohinata;Bernhard Payer;Dónal O'Carroll;Katia Ancelin

  • A molecular programme for the specification of germ cell fate in mice

    Mitinori Saitou;Sheila C. Barton;M. Azim Surani

  • The polycomb-group gene Ezh2 is required for early mouse development.

    O'Carroll D;Erhardt S;Pagani M;Barton Sc

  • Role of paternal and maternal genomes in mouse development

    Sheila C. Barton;M. A. H. Surani;M. L. Norris

  • Germline DNA Demethylation Dynamics and Imprint Erasure through 5-hydroxymethylcytosine

    Jamie A. Hackett;Jamie A. Hackett;Roopsha Sengupta;Roopsha Sengupta;Jan J. Zylicz;Jan J. Zylicz;Kazuhiro Murakami;Kazuhiro Murakami

  • SOX17 Is a Critical Specifier of Human Primordial Germ Cell Fate

    Naoko Irie;Naoko Irie;Leehee Weinberger;Walfred W.C. Tang;Walfred W.C. Tang;Toshihiro Kobayashi;Toshihiro Kobayashi

  • Genetic and Epigenetic Regulators of Pluripotency

    M. Azim Surani;Katsuhiko Hayashi;Petra Hajkova

  • Chromatin dynamics during epigenetic reprogramming in the mouse germ line

    Petra Hajkova;Katia Ancelin;Katia Ancelin;Tanja Waldmann;Nicolas Lacoste

  • Eomesodermin is required for mouse trophoblast development and mesoderm formation

    Andreas P. Russ;Andreas P. Russ;Sigrid Wattler;William H. Colledge;Samuel A. J. R. Aparicio;Samuel A. J. R. Aparicio

  • Dynamic equilibrium and heterogeneity of mouse pluripotent stem cells with distinct functional and epigenetic states.

    Katsuhiko Hayashi;Susana M. Chuva de Sousa Lopes;Fuchou Tang;M. Azim Surani

  • Maternal microRNAs are essential for mouse zygotic development

    Fuchou Tang;Masahiro Kaneda;Dónal O’Carroll;Petra Hajkova

  • A Unique Gene Regulatory Network Resets the Human Germline Epigenome for Development

    Walfred W.C. Tang;Walfred W.C. Tang;Sabine Dietmann;Naoko Irie;Naoko Irie;Harry G. Leitch

  • Abnormal maternal behaviour and growth retardation associated with loss of the imprinted gene Mest.

    Louis Lefebvre;Louis Lefebvre;Stéphane Viville;Sheila C. Barton;Fumitoshi Ishino

  • Regulation of maternal behavior and offspring growth by paternally expressed Peg3.

    L.-L. Li;E. B. Keverne;S. A. Aparicio;F. Ishino

  • Genomic imprinting determines methylation of parental alleles in transgenic mice.

    Wolf Reik;Andrew Collick;Michael L. Norris;Sheila C. Barton

  • Reprogramming of genome function through epigenetic inheritance

    M. Azim Surani

Frequent Co-Authors

Sheila C. Barton
Sheila C. Barton University of Cambridge
Fuchou Tang
Fuchou Tang Peking University
Sabine Dietmann
Sabine Dietmann University of Cambridge
Katsuhiko Hayashi
Katsuhiko Hayashi Osaka University
John C. Marioni
John C. Marioni European Bioinformatics Institute
Mitinori Saitou
Mitinori Saitou Kyoto University
Wolf Reik
Wolf Reik Babraham Institute
Dónal O'Carroll
Dónal O'Carroll University of Edinburgh
Patrick F. Chinnery
Patrick F. Chinnery University of Cambridge
Anne C. Ferguson-Smith
Anne C. Ferguson-Smith University of Cambridge

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