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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Computer Science 70 1821 1762 926 889 160 39093
Genetics 97 828 779 416 388 244 62971

Michael C. Schatz publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael C. Schatz between 2004 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael C. Schatz published across 22 years, from 2004 to 2025, averaging 15.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 44 publications in 2021. 47 of the 341 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 44. Peak 44 publications in 2021. 2004: 1 publication 2005: 1 publication 2006: 0 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 22 publications 2020: 25 publications 2021: 44 publications 2022: 35 publications 2023: 23 publications 2024: 28 publications 2025: 19 publications
2004 2025

341 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael C. Schatz: publications per year, 2004 to 2025
Year Publications
2004 1
2005 1
2006 0
2007 8
2008 6
2009 7
2010 14
2011 7
2012 17
2013 15
2014 12
2015 15
2016 18
2017 10
2018 14
2019 22
2020 25
2021 44
2022 35
2023 23
2024 28
2025 19
Total 341
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Michael C. Schatz 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 C. Schatz 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, 235–244 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: 244 publications — 64th percentile

64% 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
235–244 105 244
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
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 C. Schatz 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 C. Schatz 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, 96–97 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: 97 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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 97
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
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Overview

Michael C. Schatz is a researcher affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these domains, they focus extensively on Molecular Biology, Plant Science, and Genetics, with additional attention to Cancer Research and Infectious Diseases.

Schatz's research topics include a range of genomic and genetic areas. These encompass Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, Genomics and Rare Diseases, and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics. Other notable topics in their portfolio are Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, and RNA modifications and cancer.

The scientist has published multiple papers in various reputable venues. Some recent significant papers include:

  • The complete sequence of a human genome, 2022, Science
  • GenomeScope 2.0 and Smudgeplot for reference-free profiling of polyploid genomes, 2020, Nature Communications
  • The Galaxy platform for accessible, reproducible and collaborative biomedical analyses: 2022 update, 2022, Nucleic Acids Research
  • Major Impacts of Widespread Structural Variation on Gene Expression and Crop Improvement in Tomato, 2020, Cell
  • Automated assembly scaffolding using RagTag elevates a new tomato system for high-throughput genome editing, 2022, Genome Biology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Michael C. Schatz include:

  • Fritz J. Sedlazeck
  • Adam M. Phillippy
  • Winston Timp
  • Arang Rhie
  • Evan E. Eichler

The scientist often publishes in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Genome Research
  • Science
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature

Best Publications

  • The complete sequence of a human genome

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  • The contribution of de novo coding mutations to autism spectrum disorder

    Ivan Iossifov;Brian J. O'Roak;Stephan J. Sanders;Stephan J. Sanders;Michael Ronemus

  • Evolution of genes and genomes on the Drosophila phylogeny.

    Andrew G. Clark;Michael B. Eisen;Michael B. Eisen;Douglas R. Smith;Casey M. Bergman

  • GenomeScope 2.0 and Smudgeplot for reference-free profiling of polyploid genomes

    T. Rhyker Ranallo-Benavidez;Kamil S. Jaron;Kamil S. Jaron;Michael C. Schatz;Michael C. Schatz

  • Phased diploid genome assembly with single-molecule real-time sequencing

    Chen-Shan Chin;Paul Peluso;Fritz J Sedlazeck;Maria Nattestad

  • GenomeScope: fast reference-free genome profiling from short reads

    Gregory W Vurture;Fritz J Sedlazeck;Maria Nattestad;Charles J Underwood

  • Accurate detection of complex structural variations using single-molecule sequencing.

    Fritz J. Sedlazeck;Philipp Rescheneder;Moritz Smolka;Han Fang

  • Accurate circular consensus long-read sequencing improves variant detection and assembly of a human genome.

    Aaron M. Wenger;Paul Peluso;William J. Rowell;Pi-Chuan Chang

  • Big data: Astronomical or genomical?

    Zachary D. Stephens;Skylar Y. Lee;Faraz Faghri;Roy H. Campbell

  • De Novo Gene Disruptions in Children on the Autistic Spectrum

    Ivan Iossifov;Michael Ronemus;Dan Levy;Zihua Wang

  • KBase: The United States Department of Energy Systems Biology Knowledgebase.

    Adam P. Arkin;Adam P. Arkin;Robert W. Cottingham;Christopher S. Henry;Nomi L. Harris

  • A whole-genome assembly of the domestic cow, Bos taurus

    Aleksey V Zimin;Arthur L Delcher;Liliana Florea;David R Kelley

  • Genome sequence of Aedes aegypti, a major arbovirus vector

    Vishvanath Nene;Jennifer R. Wortman;Daniel Lawson;Brian Haas

  • The draft genome of the transgenic tropical fruit tree papaya (Carica papaya Linnaeus)

    Ray Ming;Shaobin Hou;Yun Feng;Qingyi Yu

  • Hybrid error correction and de novo assembly of single-molecule sequencing reads

    Sergey Koren;Michael C Schatz;Brian P Walenz;Jeffrey Martin

  • Draft genome sequence of the sexually transmitted pathogen Trichomonas vaginalis

    Jane M. Carlton;Robert . Hirt;Joana C. Silva;Arthur L. Delcher

  • CloudBurst: highly sensitive read mapping with MapReduce

    Michael C. Schatz

  • GAGE: A critical evaluation of genome assemblies and assembly algorithms

    Steven L. Salzberg;Adam M. Phillippy;Aleksey Zimin;Daniela Puiu

  • Assemblathon 2: evaluating de novo methods of genome assembly in three vertebrate species

    Keith R. Bradnam;Joseph N. Fass;Anton Alexandrov;Paul Baranay

  • Major Impacts of Widespread Structural Variation on Gene Expression and Crop Improvement in Tomato.

    Michael Alonge;Xingang Wang;Matthias Benoit;Matthias Benoit;Sebastian Soyk

  • Draft Genome of the Filarial Nematode Parasite Brugia malayi

    Elodie Ghedin;Elodie Ghedin;Shiliang Wang;David Spiro;Elisabet Caler

  • Quake: quality-aware detection and correction of sequencing errors

    David R Kelley;Michael C Schatz;Steven L Salzberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Fritz J. Sedlazeck
Fritz J. Sedlazeck Baylor College of Medicine
Steven L. Salzberg
Steven L. Salzberg Johns Hopkins University
Adam M. Phillippy
Adam M. Phillippy National Institutes of Health
W. Richard McCombie
W. Richard McCombie Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Ray Ming
Ray Ming University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Zachary B. Lippman
Zachary B. Lippman Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Arthur L. Delcher
Arthur L. Delcher University of Maryland, College Park
Sergey Koren
Sergey Koren National Institutes of Health
Chen-Shan Chin
Chen-Shan Chin Pacific Biosciences (United States)
Gholson J. Lyon
Gholson J. Lyon Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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