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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 172 481 437 286 255 505 186756
Genetics 172 64 61 35 34 507 186732
Best Scientists 172 787 708 459 402 521 183379

Michael Boehnke publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael Boehnke between 1981 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael Boehnke published across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025, averaging 13.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 44 publications in 2017. 52 of the 599 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 44. Peak 44 publications in 2017. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 5 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 22 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 26 publications 2013: 28 publications 2014: 26 publications 2015: 29 publications 2016: 26 publications 2017: 44 publications 2018: 42 publications 2019: 34 publications 2020: 25 publications 2021: 27 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 34 publications
1981 2025

599 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael Boehnke: publications per year, 1981 to 2025
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 1
1987 5
1988 7
1989 5
1990 8
1991 5
1992 8
1993 6
1994 6
1995 5
1996 11
1997 4
1998 8
1999 4
2000 7
2001 5
2002 7
2003 6
2004 8
2005 8
2006 14
2007 7
2008 10
2009 19
2010 22
2011 15
2012 26
2013 28
2014 26
2015 29
2016 26
2017 44
2018 42
2019 34
2020 25
2021 27
2022 12
2023 16
2024 18
2025 34
Total 599
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Michael Boehnke publications per year - data summary

  • Michael Boehnke, a Genetics scholar from University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, has 599 publications recorded across 45 years, from 1981 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1981 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2017, with 44 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1981 and 1986, with 1 publication each.
  • 4 of the 45 years in the span carry no publications at all (1982, 1983, 1984 and 1985).
  • The rate of publication averages 13.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 14.6 per year counting only the 41 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 107 publications, 18% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1981-1995: 57 publications (3.8 per year); 1996-2010: 140 publications (9.3 per year); 2011-2025: 402 publications (26.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Michael Boehnke 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 Michael Boehnke sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 505–514 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 507 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12 507
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Michael Boehnke publication distribution in Genetics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 4,342 Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 67 ranges running from 45–54 to 703+ publications.
  • Michael Boehnke, a Genetics scholar from University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, records 507 publications - the 94th percentile of the discipline.
  • 94% of ranked Genetics scientists score the same or lower than Michael Boehnke, and about 6% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 195–204 publications range, and Michael Boehnke ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 125–134 publications, holding 217 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 56% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 205–214 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 703 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Michael Boehnke 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 Michael Boehnke sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 160+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 172 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96 172
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Michael Boehnke D-index placement in Genetics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 4,342 Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 40–41 to 160+ D-Index.
  • Michael Boehnke, a Genetics scholar from University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, records 172 D-Index - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Genetics scientists score the same or lower than Michael Boehnke, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 70–71 D-Index range, and Michael Boehnke ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 62–63 D-Index, holding 191 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 51% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2006 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA)

Overview

Michael Boehnke is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research spans various topics primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Over their career, they have produced significant work in Genetics, Molecular Biology, Surgery, Epidemiology, and Cancer Research.

The scientist's work covers multiple main topics including Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Genomics and Rare Diseases, Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks, Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals, Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease, Genomic Variations and Chromosomal Abnormalities, and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment.

Frequent collaborators include Markku Laakso, Karen L. Mohlke, Laura J. Scott, Anne Jackson, and Lori L. Bonnycastle.

Boehnke has published extensively in various venues with the highest concentration of publications in:

  • UNC Libraries
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature
  • Diabetes

Their recent notable papers include:

  • "The mutational constraint spectrum quantified from variation in 141,456 humans," 2020, Nature
  • "Sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed Program," 2021, Nature
  • "Large-scale association analyses identify host factors influencing human gut microbiome composition," 2021, Nature Genetics
  • "A structural variation reference for medical and population genetics," 2020, Nature
  • "A genomic mutational constraint map using variation in 76,156 human genomes," 2023, Nature

Michael Boehnke has been recognized by several professional organizations. They were made a Fellow of the American Statistical Association in 2002, a Member of the National Academy of Medicine in 2006, and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2009.

Best Publications

  • Analysis of protein-coding genetic variation in 60,706 humans

    Monkol Lek;Konrad J. Karczewski;Konrad J. Karczewski;Eric V. Minikel;Eric V. Minikel;Kaitlin E. Samocha

  • Finding the missing heritability of complex diseases

    Teri A. Manolio;Francis S. Collins;Nancy J. Cox;David B. Goldstein

  • The International HapMap Project

    John W. Belmont;Paul Hardenbol;Thomas D. Willis;Fuli Yu

  • Age-Related Clonal Hematopoiesis Associated with Adverse Outcomes

    Siddhartha Jaiswal;Pierre Fontanillas;Jason Flannick;Jason Flannick;Alisa Manning

  • Next-generation genotype imputation service and methods.

    Sayantan Das;Lukas Forer;Sebastian Schönherr;Carlo Sidore;Carlo Sidore

  • Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids

    Tanya M. Teslovich;Kiran Musunuru;Albert V. Smith;Andrew C. Edmondson

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Cristen J. Willer;Sonja I. Berndt;Keri L. Monda

  • A genome-wide association study of type 2 diabetes in Finns detects multiple susceptibility variants.

    Laura J. Scott;Karen L. Mohlke;Lori L. Bonnycastle;Cristen J. Willer

  • A reference panel of 64,976 haplotypes for genotype imputation

    Shane McCarthy;Sayantan Das;Warren Kretzschmar;Olivier Delaneau

  • Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels

    Cristen J. Willer;Ellen M. Schmidt;Sebanti Sengupta;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso

  • LocusZoom: regional visualization of genome-wide association scan results

    Randall J. Pruim;Ryan P. Welch;Serena Sanna;Tanya M. Teslovich

  • Rare-Variant Association Testing for Sequencing Data with the Sequence Kernel Association Test

    Michael C. Wu;Seunggeun Lee;Tianxi Cai;Yun Li

  • New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk

    Josée Dupuis;Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena;Richa Saxena

  • Plasma HDL cholesterol and risk of myocardial infarction: A mendelian randomisation study

    Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Marju Orho-Melander;Ruth Frikke-Schmidt

  • Recurrent de novo point mutations in lamin A cause Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome

    Maria Eriksson;W. Ted Brown;Leslie B. Gordon;Leslie B. Gordon;Michael W. Glynn

  • 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

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    Hana Lango Allen;Karol Estrada;Guillaume Lettre;Sonja I. Berndt

  • 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

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association data and large-scale replication identifies additional susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes

    E Zeggini;L J Scott;R Saxena;B F Voight

  • New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (vol 42, pg 105, 2010)

    J Dupuis;C Langenberg;I Prokopenko;R Saxena

Frequent Co-Authors

Jaakko Tuomilehto
Jaakko Tuomilehto University of Helsinki
Francis S. Collins
Francis S. Collins National Institutes of Health
Gonçalo R. Abecasis
Gonçalo R. Abecasis University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Anne U. Jackson
Anne U. Jackson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Karen L. Mohlke
Karen L. Mohlke University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Johanna Kuusisto
Johanna Kuusisto University of Eastern Finland
Nicholas J. Wareham
Nicholas J. Wareham University of Cambridge
Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu
Leif Groop
Leif Groop Lund University

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