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Mark Lathrop

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Genetics
Canada
2026
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Genetics and Molecular Biology
Canada
2024

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
156
Citations
135881
World Ranking
111
National Ranking
5

Medicine

D-Index
156
Citations
129734
World Ranking
898
National Ranking
31

Mark Lathrop 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 Lathrop sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 600 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mark Lathrop 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 Lathrop sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 156 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in Canada Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Canada Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Canada Leader Award

Overview

Mark Lathrop is affiliated with McGill University in Canada and has contributed to multiple research fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. The primary subfields covered in their publications are Genetics, Cognitive Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Surgery.

The researcher's work spans numerous topics such as Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior, Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease, BRCA gene mutations in cancer, Biological Research and Disease Studies, and Diabetes and associated disorders.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Mark Lathrop include Gareth J. Barker, Sylvane Desrivières, Herta Flor, Hugh Garavan, and Frauke Nees. These collaborations reflect an interdisciplinary approach involving neuroscience, genetics, and clinical research.

Major publication venues for their work are Scientific Reports, Molecular Psychiatry, UNC Libraries, Journal of Human Genetics, and Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging. The distribution of publications across these venues indicates the intersection of genetic research and brain science in their studies.

Some recent papers authored by or involving Mark Lathrop include:

  • The IMAGEN study: a decade of imaging genetics in adolescents, 2020, Molecular Psychiatry
  • A Genome-wide Association Study of Early-Onset Breast Cancer Identifies PFKM as a Novel Breast Cancer Gene and Supports a Common Genetic Spectrum for Breast Cancer at Any Age, 2021, UNC Libraries
  • Genomic variants associated with age at diagnosis of childhood-onset type 1 diabetes, 2024, Journal of Human Genetics
  • Quantitative 1H-NMR spectroscopy identifies metabolites and lipoprotein subclasses associated with intermediate phenotypes of chronic diseases in the Japanese Nagahama Study, 2025, Scientific Reports
  • Longitudinal Associations of Structural and Functional Brain Connectivity With Dimensions of Psychopathology in Adolescence, 2025, Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging

Best Publications

  • Table S2: Trans-factors and trinucleotide repeat instability Trans-factor

    Arturo López Castel;John D Cleary;Christopher E Pearson

  • Meta-analysis of 74,046 individuals identifies 11 new susceptibility loci for Alzheimer's disease

    Jean-Charles Lambert;Jean-Charles Lambert;Jean-Charles Lambert;Carla A Ibrahim-Verbaas;Denise Harold;Adam C Naj

  • A comprehensive genetic map of the human genome based on 5,264 microsatellites

    C Dib;S Fauré;C Fizames;D Samson

  • Genome-wide association defines more than 30 distinct susceptibility loci for Crohn's disease

    Jeffrey C. Barrett;Sarah Hansoul;Dan L. Nicolae;Judy H. Cho

  • Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes

    Peter J. Campbell;Gad Getz;Jan O. Korbel;Joshua M. Stuart

  • Genetic risk and a primary role for cell-mediated immune mechanisms in multiple sclerosis

    Stephen Sawcer;Garrett Hellenthal;Matti Pirinen;Chris C. A. Spencer

  • Genome-wide association study indentifies variants at CLU and CR1 associated with Alzheimer’s disease

    J Lambert;S Heath;G Even;D Campion

  • SLCO1B1 variants and statin-induced myopathy--a genomewide study

    E Link;S Parish;J Armitage

  • Genetics of rheumatoid arthritis contributes to biology and drug discovery

    Yukinori Okada;Yukinori Okada;Di Wu;Di Wu;Di Wu;Gosia Trynka;Gosia Trynka;Towfique Raj;Towfique Raj

  • Genetic relationship between five psychiatric disorders estimated from genome-wide SNPs

    S. Hong Lee;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Benjamin M. Neale;Benjamin M. Neale;Stephen V. Faraone

  • A large-scale, consortium-based genomewide association study of asthma.

    Miriam F. Moffatt;Ivo G. Gut;Florence Demenais;David P. Strachan

  • The 1993-94 Généthon human genetic linkage map.

    Gabor Gyapay;Jean Morissette;Alain Vignal;Colette Dib

  • A second-generation linkage map of the human genome.

    Jean Weissenbach;Gabor Gyapay;Colette Dib;Alain Vignal

  • Common variants at ABCA7, MS4A6A/MS4A4E, EPHA1, CD33 and CD2AP are associated with Alzheimer's disease.

    Paul Hollingworth;Denise Harold;Rebecca Sims;Amy Gerrish

  • Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk

    Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Patricia B. Munroe;Kenneth M. Rice;Murielle Bochud

  • International network of cancer genome projects

    Thomas J. Hudson;Thomas J. Hudson;Warwick Anderson;Axel Aretz;Anna D. Barker

  • Human polymorphism at microRNAs and microRNA target sites.

    Liuqing Yang;Chunru Lin;Chunyu Jin;Joy C. Yang

  • Genetic Variants Associated with Lp(a) Lipoprotein Level and Coronary Disease

    R Clarke;J F Peden;J C Hopewell;T Kyriakou

  • Large-scale genome-wide association analysis of bipolar disorder identifies a new susceptibility locus near ODZ4

    Pamela Sklar;Pamela Sklar;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Laura J. Scott;Ole A. Andreassen

  • A susceptibility locus for lung cancer maps to nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit genes on 15q25

    Rayjean J. Hung;James D. Mckay;Valerie Gaborieau;Paolo Boffetta

Frequent Co-Authors

Diana Zelenika
Diana Zelenika French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
Florence Demenais
Florence Demenais Université Paris Cité
Simon Heath
Simon Heath Pompeu Fabra University
Martin Farrall
Martin Farrall University of Oxford
Benjamin Grenier-Boley
Benjamin Grenier-Boley Institut Pasteur
Miriam F. Moffatt
Miriam F. Moffatt Imperial College London
Mark J. Caulfield
Mark J. Caulfield Queen Mary University of London
Paul Brennan
Paul Brennan International Agency For Research On Cancer
Tomáš Paus
Tomáš Paus University of Toronto

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