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Mark A. Jobling 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 Mark A. Jobling sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 198 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Mark A. Jobling 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 Mark A. Jobling sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mark A. Jobling is a researcher affiliated with the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom. Their work primarily spans the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a total of 51 publications contributing to these areas. Within these broad categories, they have published most extensively in genetics and molecular biology, alongside contributions to archaeology, pediatrics, perinatology, child health, and history.

The main research topics covered in their work include forensic and genetic research, genetic diversity and population structure, molecular biology techniques and applications, genomics and phylogenetic studies, forensic anthropology and bioarchaeology studies, genetic and clinical aspects of sex determination and chromosomal abnormalities, as well as identification and quantification in food.

Their recent published papers include:

  • A common 1.6 mb Y-chromosomal inversion predisposes to subsequent deletions and severe spermatogenic failure in humans, 2021, eLife
  • Subdividing Y-chromosome haplogroup R1a1 reveals Norse Viking dispersal lineages in Britain, 2020, European Journal of Human Genetics
  • Forensic genetics through the lens of Lewontin: population structure, ancestry and race, 2022, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Geographical structuring and low diversity of paternal lineages in Bahrain shown by analysis of 27 Y-STRs, 2020, Molecular Genetics and Genomics
  • Strategies for pairwise searches in forensic kinship analysis, 2021, Forensic Science International Genetics

Jobling's frequent coauthors include Jon H. Wetton, Rita Neumann, Pille Hallast, Chris Tyler-Smith, and Gurdeep Matharu Lall. These collaborations suggest ongoing partnerships within their research community contributing to genetics and forensic genetics.

The researcher's work has been published in several venues repeatedly, most notably Forensic Science International Genetics and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), each with six publications. Other journals they have contributed to more than once include the European Journal of Human Genetics, eLife, and Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.

Best Publications

  • The human Y chromosome: an evolutionary marker comes of age

    Mark A. Jobling;Chris Tyler-Smith

  • Human evolutionary genetics : origins, peoples & disease

    Mark A. Jobling;Matthew Hurles;Chris Tyler-Smith

  • Evaluation of Y-chromosomal STRs: a multicenter study

    M. Kayser;A. Caglià;D. Corach;N. Fretwell

  • DNA Commission of the International Society of Forensic Genetics: recommendations on forensic analysis using Y-chromosome STRs.

    P. Gill;C. Brenner;B. Brinkmann;Bruce Budowle

  • Encoded evidence: DNA in forensic analysis

    Mark A. Jobling;Peter Gill

  • 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

  • A Y chromosome gene family with RNA-binding protein homology: Candidates for the azoospermia factor AZF controlling human spermatogenesis

    Kun Ma;John D. Inglis;Andrew Sharkey;Wendy A. Bickmore

  • Human Evolutionary Genetics

    Mark A. Jobling;Edward Hollox;Matthew Hurles;Toomas Kivisild

  • THE Y CHROMOSOME IN FORENSIC ANALYSIS AND PATERNITY TESTING

    M. A. Jobling;A. Pandya;C. Tyler-Smith

  • Fathers and sons: the Y chromosome and human evolution

    Mark A. Jobling;Chris Tyler-Smith

  • Chromosome Y microsatellites: population genetic and evolutionary aspects.

    P. de Knijff;M. Kayser;A. Caglià;D. Corach

  • Jewish and Middle Eastern non-Jewish populations share a common pool of Y-chromosome biallelic haplotypes

    M. F. Hammer;A. J. Redd;E. T. Wood;M. R. Bonner

  • Genetic relationships of Asians and Northern Europeans, revealed by Y-chromosomal DNA analysis.

    T. Zerjal;B. Dashnyam;A. Pandya;Manfred Kayser

  • Online reference database of European Y-chromosomal short tandem repeat (STR) haplotypes

    L. Roewer;M. Krawczak;S. Willuweit;M. Nagy

  • A Comprehensive Survey of Human Y-Chromosomal Microsatellites

    Manfred Kayser;Ralf Kittler;Axel Erler;Minttu Hedman

  • Jefferson fathered slave's last child

    Eugene A. Foster;M. A. Jobling;P. G. Taylor;P. Donnelly

  • A global analysis of Y-chromosomal haplotype diversity for 23 STR loci

    Josephine Purps;Sabine Siegert;Sascha Willuweit;Marion Nagy

  • The dual origin of the Malagasy in Island Southeast Asia and East Africa: evidence from maternal and paternal lineages.

    Matthew E. Hurles;Bryan C. Sykes;Mark A. Jobling;Peter Forster

  • A Predominantly Neolithic Origin for European Paternal Lineages

    Patricia Balaresque;Georgina R. Bowden;Susan M. Adams;Ho Yee Leung

  • The genetic legacy of religious diversity and intolerance: paternal lineages of Christians, Jews, and Muslims in the Iberian Peninsula.

    Susan M. Adams;Elena Bosch;Patricia L. Balaresque;Stéphane J. Ballereau

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris Tyler-Smith
Chris Tyler-Smith Wellcome Sanger Institute
Matthew E. Hurles
Matthew E. Hurles Wellcome Sanger Institute
Peter de Knijff
Peter de Knijff Leiden University Medical Center
Antti Sajantila
Antti Sajantila University of Helsinki
Stephen E. Harding
Stephen E. Harding University of Nottingham
Lluis Quintana-Murci
Lluis Quintana-Murci Institut Pasteur
Yali Xue
Yali Xue Wellcome Sanger Institute
Michael Krawczak
Michael Krawczak Kiel University
Angel Carracedo
Angel Carracedo University of Santiago de Compostela

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