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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 118 3988 3735 221 213 473 69331
Genetics 115 449 431 29 28 441 64665

Peter Heutink publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Peter Heutink between 1966 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Peter Heutink published across 60 years, from 1966 to 2025, averaging 8.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2021. 25 of the 517 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1966 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2021. 1966: 1 publication 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 7 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 20 publications 2002: 22 publications 2003: 25 publications 2004: 22 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 19 publications 2007: 19 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 22 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 33 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 11 publications
1966 2025

517 publications in total across all disciplines

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Peter Heutink: publications per year, 1966 to 2025
Year Publications
1966 1
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 1
1989 2
1990 1
1991 7
1992 3
1993 5
1994 9
1995 3
1996 3
1997 2
1998 5
1999 13
2000 11
2001 20
2002 22
2003 25
2004 22
2005 6
2006 19
2007 19
2008 16
2009 15
2010 13
2011 15
2012 20
2013 22
2014 21
2015 16
2016 18
2017 23
2018 15
2019 21
2020 14
2021 33
2022 18
2023 13
2024 14
2025 11
Total 517
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Peter Heutink 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 Peter Heutink 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, 435–444 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: 441 publications — 91st percentile

91% 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 29 441
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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Peter Heutink 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 Peter Heutink 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, 114–115 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: 115 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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
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 31 115
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Germany Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Peter Heutink is affiliated with the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases in Germany. Their research spans several domains within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, medicine, and neuroscience, with a particular focus on molecular biology, neurology, genetics, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and physiology.

The scientist's work encompasses multiple key topics, including:

  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Neurological diseases and metabolism
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Nuclear Receptors and Signaling
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering

Among their recent publications are the following:

  • Deep learning-based cell composition analysis from tissue expression profiles, 2020, Science Advances
  • Functional annotation of human long noncoding RNAs via molecular phenotyping, 2020, Genome Research
  • Finding genetically-supported drug targets for Parkinson's disease using Mendelian randomization of the druggable genome, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Identification of Candidate Parkinson Disease Genes by Integrating Genome-Wide Association Study, Expression, and Epigenetic Data Sets, 2021, JAMA Neurology
  • LifeTime and improving European healthcare through cell-based interceptive medicine, 2020, Nature

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Cornelis Blauwendraat
  • Patrizia Rizzu
  • Mike A. Nalls
  • Andrew Singleton
  • Sara Bandrés-Ciga

The scientist has published extensively in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • European Journal of Human Genetics
  • Movement Disorders
  • Nature Communications
  • npj Parkinson's Disease

Peter Heutink's contributions reflect a detailed engagement with neurodegenerative diseases, especially Parkinson's disease, leveraging methods from cell-based analysis to genetic and epigenetic data integration. Their work also intersects with advanced computational techniques such as deep learning for tissue expression profiling, as illustrated in their recent publications.

Best Publications

  • A hexanucleotide repeat expansion in C9ORF72 is the cause of chromosome 9p21-linked ALS-FTD

    Alan E. Renton;Elisa Majounie;Adrian James Waite;Javier Simón-Sánchez;Javier Simón-Sánchez

  • Association of missense and 5′-splice-site mutations in tau with the inherited dementia FTDP-17

    M. Hutton;C. L. Lendon;P. Rizzu;M. Baker

  • Mutations in the DJ-1 Gene Associated with Autosomal Recessive Early-Onset Parkinsonism

    Vincenzo Bonifati;Vincenzo Bonifati;Patrizia Rizzu;Marijke J. van Baren;Onno Schaap

  • An atlas of active enhancers across human cell types and tissues

    Robin Andersson;Claudia Gebhard;Irene Miguel-Escalada;Ilka Hoof

  • Identification of novel risk loci, causal insights, and heritable risk for Parkinson's disease: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

    Mike A Nalls;Cornelis Blauwendraat;Costanza L Vallerga;Karl Heilbron

  • A promoter-level mammalian expression atlas

    Alistair R.R. Forrest;Hideya Kawaji;Michael Rehli;J. Kenneth Baillie

  • Large-scale meta-analysis of genome-wide association data identifies six new risk loci for Parkinson's disease

    Mike A Nalls;Nathan Pankratz;Christina M. Lill;Chuong B. Do

  • 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

  • Frequency of the C9orf72 hexanucleotide repeat expansion in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia: a cross-sectional study

    Elisa Majounie;Alan E. Renton;Kin Mok;Elise G. P. Dopper;Elise G. P. Dopper

  • Imputation of sequence variants for identification of genetic risks for Parkinson's disease: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies.

    Michael A Nalls;Vincent Plagnol;Dena G Hernandez

  • An atlas of human long non-coding RNAs with accurate 5′ ends

    Chung Chau Hon;Jordan A. Ramilowski;Jayson Harshbarger;Nicolas Bertin;Nicolas Bertin

  • Short GCG expansions in the PABP2 gene cause oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy

    Brais B;Bouchard Jp;Xie Yg;Rochefort Dl

  • Somatic retrotransposition alters the genetic landscape of the human brain

    J. Kenneth Baillie;Mark W. Barnett;Kyle R. Upton;Daniel J. Gerhardt

  • DLB and PDD boundary issues: Diagnosis, treatment, molecular pathology, and biomarkers

    C. F. Lippa;J. E. Duda;M. Grossman;H. I. Hurtig

  • Identification of common variants influencing risk of the tauopathy progressive supranuclear palsy

    Günter U. Höglinger;Nadine M. Melhem;Dennis W. Dickson;Patrick M A Sleiman

  • Common variants at 7p21 are associated with frontotemporal lobar degeneration with TDP-43 inclusions

    Vivianna M. Van Deerlin;Patrick M A Sleiman;Maria Martinez-Lage;Maria Martinez-Lage;Alice Chen-Plotkin

  • Frontotemporal dementia in The Netherlands: patient characteristics and prevalence estimates from a population-based study.

    Sonia M Rosso;Laura Donker Kaat;Timo Baks;Marijke Joosse

  • Comprehensive research synopsis and systematic meta-analyses in Parkinson's disease genetics: the PDGene database.

    Christina M. Lill;Johannes T. Roehr;Johannes T. Roehr;Matthew B. McQueen;Fotini K. Kavvoura;Fotini K. Kavvoura;Fotini K. Kavvoura

  • Role of COL4A1 in small-vessel disease and hemorrhagic stroke.

    Douglas B Gould;F Campbell Phalan;Saskia E van Mil;John P Sundberg

  • A mutation in SLC11A3 is associated with autosomal dominant hemochromatosis.

    Njajou Ot;Vaessen N;Joosse M;Berghuis B

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrizia Rizzu
Patrizia Rizzu German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Ben A. Oostra
Ben A. Oostra Erasmus University Rotterdam
Alexis Brice
Alexis Brice Institut du Cerveau
Thomas Gasser
Thomas Gasser University of Tübingen
Andrew B. Singleton
Andrew B. Singleton National Institutes of Health
John Hardy
John Hardy University College London
Javier Simón-Sánchez
Javier Simón-Sánchez University of Tübingen
John C. van Swieten
John C. van Swieten Erasmus University Rotterdam
Dena G. Hernandez
Dena G. Hernandez National Institutes of Health
Nicholas W. Wood
Nicholas W. Wood University College London

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