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 Matthew E. Hurles sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 336 publications — 81st percentile
81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Matthew E. Hurles sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 122 D-Index — 92nd percentile
92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.
Matthew E. Hurles is affiliated with the Wellcome Sanger Institute in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to genetics and molecular biology subfields. Their work also extends into pediatrics, perinatology and child health, cognitive neuroscience, and cancer research.
The main research topics that Matthew E. Hurles has explored include genomics and rare diseases, genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, genetic associations and epidemiology, CRISPR and genetic engineering, autism spectrum disorder research, and cancer genomics and diagnostics.
Hurles has published extensively, with notable recent papers including:
Frequent co-authors include:
Hurles has contributed to publications in several venues, with the highest number of publications appearing in:
Among the recognitions received, Hurles is a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom since 2019 and a Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom. They are also a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).
Adam Auton;Gonçalo R. Abecasis;David M. Altshuler;Richard M. Durbin
Goncalo R Abecasis;Adam Auton;Lisa D Brooks
Arturo López Castel;John D Cleary;Christopher E Pearson
Gonçalo R Abecasis;David Altshuler;David Altshuler;Adam Auton
Richard Redon;Shumpei Ishikawa;Karen R. Fitch;Lars Feuk
David R. Bentley;Shankar Balasubramanian;Harold P. Swerdlow;Harold P. Swerdlow;Geoffrey P. Smith
Madeline A. Lancaster;Magdalena Renner;Carol Anne Martin;Daniel Wenzel
D M Altshuler;R A Gibbs;L Peltonen
Donald F. Conrad;Dalila Pinto;Richard Redon;Richard Redon;Lars Feuk;Lars Feuk
Barbara E. Stranger;Matthew S. Forrest;Mark Dunning;Catherine E. Ingle
K Walter;J L Min;J Huang
Jan O. Korbel;Alexander Eckehart Urban;Jason P. Affourtit;Brian Godwin
Daniel G. MacArthur;Daniel G. MacArthur;Suganthi Balasubramanian;Adam Frankish;Ni Huang
Mark T Ross;Darren V Grafham;Alison J Coffey;Steven Scherer
Feng Zhang;Wenli Gu;Matthew E. Hurles;James R. Lupski
Ryan E. Mills;Klaudia Walter;Chip Stewart;Robert E. Handsaker
Jennifer L. Freeman;George H. Perry;Lars Feuk;Richard Redon
Mark A. Jobling;Matthew Hurles;Chris Tyler-Smith
Peter J Campbell;Philip J Stephens;Erin D Pleasance;Sarah O'Meara
Klaudia Walter;Josine L. Min;Jie Huang;Lucy Crooks
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