2026 Mark Carrington: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	65	1663	1488	130	114	172	16854

Mark Carrington publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mark Carrington sits on this spectrum.

47 publications 564+

This scientist: 172 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Mark Carrington D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

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

40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Overview

Mark Carrington is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research is mainly concentrated in the fields of epidemiology, public health, environmental and occupational health, molecular biology, immunology, and parasitology. These fields frame the context in which their scientific contributions have been made.

Their work covers several topics, including:

Trypanosoma species research and implications
Research on Leishmaniasis studies
Complement system in diseases
Vector-borne animal diseases
Viral infections and vectors
Vector-borne infectious diseases
Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences

Mark Carrington's recent publications illustrate their focus on trypanosome biology and host-pathogen interactions. Notable papers include:

"Genome-wide subcellular protein map for the flagellate parasite Trypanosoma brucei," 2023, Nature Microbiology
"Positively selected modifications in the pore of TbAQP2 allow pentamidine to enter Trypanosoma brucei," 2020, eLife
"A receptor for the complement regulator factor H increases transmission of trypanosomes to tsetse flies," 2020, Nature Communications
"Sequential production of gametes during meiosis in trypanosomes," 2021, Communications Biology
"Invariant surface glycoprotein 65 of Trypanosoma brucei is a complement C3 receptor," 2022, Nature Communications

The venues where Mark Carrington frequently publishes include:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
eLife
Apollo (University of Cambridge)
Nature Microbiology

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their work. Frequent coauthors in their publications are:

Jack Daniel Sunter
Karen Billington
Clare Halliday
Ross Madden
Philip Dyer

Best Publications

The Genome of the African Trypanosome Trypanosoma brucei

Matthew Berriman;Elodie Ghedin;Elodie Ghedin;Christiane Hertz-Fowler;Gaelle Blandin

2000
Citations
The genome sequence of Trypanosoma cruzi, etiologic agent of Chagas disease

Najib M. El-Sayed;Peter J. Myler;Peter J. Myler;Daniella C. Bartholomeu;Daniel Nilsson

1803
Citations
TriTrypDB: a functional genomic resource for the Trypanosomatidae

Martin Aslett;Cristina Aurrecoechea;Matthew Berriman;John Brestelli

1130
Citations
Comparative genomics of trypanosomatid parasitic protozoa.

Najib M. El-Sayed;Peter J. Myler;Peter J. Myler;Gaëlle Blandin;Matthew Berriman

1037
Citations
Cyclin B2-null mice develop normally and are fertile whereas cyclin B1-null mice die in utero

Michael Brandeis;Ian Rosewell;Mark Carrington;Tessa Crompton

397
Citations
The trypanosome flagellar pocket

Mark C. Field;Mark Carrington

324
Citations
Conservation of the regulatory subunit for the Clp ATP-dependent protease in prokaryotes and eukaryotes.

S Gottesman;C Squires;E Pichersky;M Carrington

322
Citations
Delayed early embryonic lethality following disruption of the murine cyclin A2 gene.

Martin Murphy;Marie-Georges Stinnakre;Catherine Senamaud-Beaufort;Nicola J. Winston

309
Citations
A structural motif in the variant surface glycoproteins of Trypanosoma brucei

Michael L. Blum;James A. Down;Anne M. Gurnett;Mark Carrington

295
Citations
GeneDB—an annotation database for pathogens

Flora J. Logan-Klumpler;Nishadi De Silva;Ulrike Boehme;Matthew B Rogers

281
Citations
Identification of human-infective trypanosomes in animal reservoir of sleeping sickness in Uganda by means of serum-resistance-associated (SRA) gene.

S.C. Welburn;K. Picozzi;Eric M. Fèvre;P.G. Coleman

279
Citations
A distinct cyclin A is expressed in germ cells in the mouse

Claire Sweeney;Martin Murphy;Martin Murphy;Michal Kubelka;Michal Kubelka;Stuart E. Ravnik

260
Citations
Sleeping sickness in Uganda: a thin line between two fatal diseases

Kim Picozzi;Eric M Fèvre;Martin Odiit;Mark Carrington

248
Citations
Functional genomics in Trypanosoma brucei: a collection of vectors for the expression of tagged proteins from endogenous and ectopic gene loci.

Steven Kelly;Jenny Reed;Susanne Kramer;Louise Ellis

244
Citations
Expression of a polypeptide containing a dipeptide repeat is confined to the insect stage of Trypanosoma brucei

Isabel Roditi;Mark Carrington;Mervyn Turner

229
Citations
Evolution of the primate trypanolytic factor APOL1

Russell Thomson;Giulio Genovese;Chelsea Canon;Daniella Kovacsics;Daniella Kovacsics

208
Citations
Heat shock causes a decrease in polysomes and the appearance of stress granules in trypanosomes independently of eIF2α phosphorylation at Thr169

Susanne Kramer;Rafael Queiroz;Louise Ellis;Helena Webb

192
Citations
Variant specific glycoprotein of Trypanosoma brucei consists of two domains each having an independently conserved pattern of cysteine residues.

Mark Carrington;Nancy Miller;Michael Blum;Isabel Roditi

170
Citations
Identification of the meiotic life cycle stage of Trypanosoma brucei in the tsetse fly

Lori Peacock;Vanessa Ferris;Reuben Sharma;Jack Sunter

170
Citations
A role for Caf1 in mRNA deadenylation and decay in trypanosomes and human cells

Angela Schwede;Louise Ellis;Julia Luther;Mark Carrington

166
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark C. Field University of Dundee

Keith Gull University of Oxford

Wendy Gibson University of Bristol

Steven L. Kelly Swansea University

Susan C. Welburn University of Edinburgh

Etienne Pays Université Libre de Bruxelles

Christine Clayton Heidelberg University

Matthew Berriman University of Glasgow

Peter J. Myler Seattle Children's Hospital

Najib M. El-Sayed University of Maryland, College Park

External Links

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