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Medicine 104 6950 6538 672 641 268 49891

Patrick Bolton publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Patrick Bolton between 1984 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Patrick Bolton published across 41 years, from 1984 to 2024, averaging 6.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2015. 10 of the 281 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2015. 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 7 publications
1984 2024

281 publications in total across all disciplines

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Patrick Bolton: publications per year, 1984 to 2024
Year Publications
1984 1
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 1
1989 1
1990 3
1991 1
1992 2
1993 4
1994 3
1995 5
1996 4
1997 9
1998 5
1999 3
2000 3
2001 10
2002 7
2003 2
2004 12
2005 13
2006 10
2007 7
2008 10
2009 16
2010 9
2011 11
2012 8
2013 7
2014 16
2015 23
2016 12
2017 6
2018 13
2019 10
2020 8
2021 12
2022 4
2023 3
2024 7
Total 281
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Patrick Bolton publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Patrick Bolton sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 261–280 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 268 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722 268
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Patrick Bolton D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 104–105 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 104 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

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Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513 104
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Internal medicine
  • Genetics

Patrick Bolton mostly deals with Autism, Genetics, Developmental disorder, Psychiatry and Genome-wide association study. His Autism study contributes to a more complete understanding of Developmental psychology. His work in the fields of Developmental psychology, such as Asperger syndrome, overlaps with other areas such as Disengagement theory.

His study in Developmental disorder is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Sibling, Cued speech, Proband, Causes of autism and Family history. His studies in Genome-wide association study integrate themes in fields like Intellectual disability and Genetic association. His Heritability of autism research incorporates elements of Down syndrome, Epigenetics of autism and Chromosome.

His most cited work include:

  • Autism as a strongly genetic disorder: evidence from a British twin study. (2045 citations)
  • Functional impact of global rare copy number variation in autism spectrum disorders (1592 citations)
  • Synaptic, transcriptional and chromatin genes disrupted in autism (1544 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary scientific interests are in Autism, Autism spectrum disorder, Genetics, Developmental psychology and Clinical psychology. His Autism research is included under the broader classification of Psychiatry. His study looks at the intersection of Psychiatry and topics like Pediatrics with Longitudinal study.

His Autism spectrum disorder study combines topics in areas such as Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Genetic association, Locus, Neuroscience and Comorbidity. His Developmental psychology study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Twin study, Gaze and Audiology. Patrick Bolton combines subjects such as Sibling, El Niño, Proband and Language disorder with his study of Developmental disorder.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Autism (68.03%)
  • Autism spectrum disorder (36.89%)
  • Genetics (28.69%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?

  • Autism spectrum disorder (36.89%)
  • Autism (68.03%)
  • Clinical psychology (21.72%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of study are Autism spectrum disorder, Autism, Clinical psychology, Genetics and Cognition. His Autism spectrum disorder research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Comorbidity, Etiology, Audiology and Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Autism is a subfield of Psychiatry that Patrick Bolton explores.

His Clinical psychology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Young adult, Anxiety, Mental health, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and Risk factor. While the research belongs to areas of Genetics, Patrick Bolton spends his time largely on the problem of Specific language impairment, intersecting his research to questions surrounding Single-nucleotide polymorphism, Proband and Allele. His Genome-wide association study study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Intellectual disability, Bipolar disorder, Genetic association and Copy-number variation.

Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Synaptic, transcriptional and chromatin genes disrupted in autism (1544 citations)
  • Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain (726 citations)
  • Convergence of Genes and Cellular Pathways Dysregulated in Autism Spectrum Disorders (605 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • Internal medicine
  • Cognition

Patrick Bolton spends much of his time researching Autism, Autism spectrum disorder, Genetics, Genome-wide association study and Copy-number variation. His Autism research is within the category of Psychiatry. Patrick Bolton has included themes like Twin study and Heritability in his Psychiatry study.

Patrick Bolton interconnects Meta-analysis, Cognition, Confidence interval and Twins Early Development Study in the investigation of issues within Autism spectrum disorder. His Genome-wide association study research incorporates themes from Body mass index, Bipolar disorder, Intellectual disability, Genetic association and Locus. Patrick Bolton focuses mostly in the field of Copy-number variation, narrowing it down to topics relating to Fragile X syndrome and, in certain cases, Neuropsychology, Neurology, Neuroscience and Human genetics.

Best Publications

  • Autism as a strongly genetic disorder: evidence from a British twin study.

    A. Bailey;A. Le Couteur;I. Gottesman;P. Bolton

  • Synaptic, transcriptional and chromatin genes disrupted in autism

    Silvia De Rubeis;Xin-Xin He;Arthur P Goldberg;Christopher S. Poultney

  • Functional impact of global rare copy number variation in autism spectrum disorders

    Dalila Pinto;Alistair T. Pagnamenta;Lambertus Klei;Richard Anney

  • Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain

    Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Hilary K. Finucane;Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters

  • Mapping autism risk loci using genetic linkage and chromosomal rearrangements

    Peter Szatmari;Andrew D. Paterson;Lonnie Zwaigenbaum;Wendy Roberts

  • A case-control family history study of autism

    P. Bolton;H. Macdonald;A. Pickles;P. Rios

  • Prevalence of autism-spectrum conditions: UK school-based population study

    Simon Baron-Cohen;Fiona J. Scott;Carrie Allison;Joanna Williams

  • Heritability of autism spectrum disorders: a meta‐analysis of twin studies

    Beata Tick;Patrick Bolton;Francesca Happé;Michael Rutter

  • Convergence of Genes and Cellular Pathways Dysregulated in Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Dalila Pinto;Elsa Delaby;Elsa Delaby;Elsa Delaby;Daniele Merico;Mafalda Barbosa

  • A genome-wide linkage and association scan reveals novel loci for autism

    Lauren A. Weiss;Lauren A. Weiss;Dan E. Arking;Mark J. Daly;Mark J. Daly;Aravinda Chakravarti

  • How different are girls and boys above and below the diagnostic threshold for Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Katharina Dworzynski;Angelica Ronald;Patrick Bolton;Francesca Happé

  • A full genome screen for autism with evidence for linkage to a region on chromosome 7q International Molecular Genetic Study of Autism Consortium

    Anthony Bailey;Amaia Hervas;Nicola Matthews;Sarah Palferman

  • Meta-analysis of GWAS of over 16,000 individuals with autism spectrum disorder highlights a novel locus at 10q24.32 and a significant overlap with schizophrenia

    Richard J.L. Anney;Richard J.L. Anney;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Verneri Anttila;Jakob Grove;Jakob Grove

  • A genome-wide scan for common alleles affecting risk for autism

    Richard Anney;Lambertus Klei;Dalila Pinto;Regina Regan

  • Genetic Heterogeneity Between the Three Components of the Autism Spectrum: A Twin Study

    Angelica Ronald;Francesca Happé;Patrick Bolton;Lee M. Butcher

  • Subtle chromosomal rearrangements in children with unexplained mental retardation.

    Samantha J L Knight;Regina Regan;Alison Nicod;Sharon W Horsley

  • Latent-class analysis of recurrence risks for complex phenotypes with selection and measurement error: a twin and family history study of autism.

    Pickles A;Bolton P;Macdonald H;Bailey A

  • The CAST (Childhood Asperger Syndrome Test): Preliminary Development of a UK Screen for Mainstream Primary-School-Age Children

    Fiona J. Scott;Simon Baron-Cohen;Patrick Bolton;Carol Brayne

  • Autism, affective and other psychiatric disorders: patterns of familial aggregation

    P. F. Bolton;A. Pickles;M. Murphy;M. Rutter

  • The UK10K project identifies rare variants in health and disease

    Klaudia Walter;Josine L. Min;Jie Huang;Lucy Crooks

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Rutter
Michael Rutter King's College London
Simon Baron-Cohen
Simon Baron-Cohen University of Cambridge
Gillian Baird
Gillian Baird Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Andrew Pickles
Andrew Pickles King's College London
Anthony J. Bailey
Anthony J. Bailey University of British Columbia
Francesca Happé
Francesca Happé King's College London
Anthony P. Monaco
Anthony P. Monaco Tufts University
Jeremy R. Parr
Jeremy R. Parr Newcastle University
Angelica Ronald
Angelica Ronald Birkbeck, University of London
Stephen W. Scherer
Stephen W. Scherer University of Toronto

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