World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
76
Citations
27172
World Ranking
1808
National Ranking
831

Medicine

D-Index
76
Citations
27346
World Ranking
18658
National Ranking
9296

Peter O'Connell 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 O'Connell sits on this spectrum.

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 publications 703+

This scientist: 282 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter O'Connell 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 O'Connell sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Peter O'Connell is affiliated with Virginia Commonwealth University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of medicine, with a focus on specialized subfields such as complementary and alternative medicine, epidemiology, analytical chemistry, pharmaceutical science, and infectious diseases.

Their recent scholarly output includes several papers published between 2020 and 2024. Notable publications include:

  • Drug Stability: ICH versus Accelerated Predictive Stability Studies, 2022, Pharmaceutics
  • Targeting lung macrophages for fungal and parasitic pulmonary infections with innovative amphotericin B dry powder inhalers, 2023, International Journal of Pharmaceutics
  • The Use of a Three-Fluid Atomising Nozzle in the Production of Spray-Dried Theophylline/Salbutamol Sulphate Powders Intended for Pulmonary Delivery, 2020, Pharmaceutics
  • Exploring the Mechanisms of Traditional Chinese Herbal Therapy in Gastric Cancer: A Comprehensive Network Pharmacology Study of the Tiao-Yuan-Tong-Wei decoction, 2024, Pharmaceuticals
  • Can amphotericin B and itraconazole be co-delivered orally? Tailoring oral fixed-dose combination coated granules for systemic mycoses, 2023, European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Their work integrates a variety of main research topics, including:

  • Herbal Medicine Research Studies
  • Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
  • Analytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals
  • Drug Solubility and Delivery Systems
  • Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery
  • Nail Diseases and Treatments

Peter O'Connell has collaborated frequently with a number of coauthors. The most frequent include:

  • Anne Marie Healy
  • Dolores R. Serrano
  • M. Paloma Ballesteros
  • Raquel Fernández-García
  • Helen Sheridan

Their publications appear regularly in several scientific journals. Among the frequent venues for their work are:

  • Planta Medica
  • Pharmaceutics
  • International Journal of Pharmaceutics
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Best Publications

  • Variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) markers for human gene mapping

    Yusuke Nakamura;Mark Leppert;Peter O'Connell;Roger Wolff

  • A major segment of the neurofibromatosis type 1 gene: cDNA sequence, genomic structure, and point mutations.

    Richard M. Cawthon;Robert Weiss;Gangfeng Xu;David Viskochil

  • The neurofibromatosis type 1 gene encodes a protein related to GAP

    Gangfeng Xu;Peter O'Connell;David Viskochil;Richard Cawthon

  • Deletions and a translocation interrupt a cloned gene at the neurofibromatosis type 1 locus.

    David Viskochil;Arthur M. Buchberg;Gangfeng Xu;Richard M. Cawthon

  • The GAP-related domain of the neurofibromatosis type 1 gene product interacts with ras p21

    George A. Martin;David Viskoohil;Gideon Bollag;Peter C. McCabe

  • Gene expression profiling for the prediction of therapeutic response to docetaxel in patients with breast cancer

    Jenny C. Chang;Eric C. Wooten;Anna Tsimelzon;Susan G. Hilsenbeck

  • Gene for von Recklinghausen neurofibromatosis is in the pericentromeric region of chromosome 17

    D. Barker;E. Wright;K. Nguyen;L. Cannon

  • Localization of an ataxia-telangiectasia gene to chromosome 11q22–23

    Richard A. Gatti;Izzet Berkel;Elena Boder;Gary Braedt

  • The gene for familial polyposis coli maps to the long arm of chromosome 5.

    M. Leppert;M. Dobbs;P. Scambler;P. O'Connell

  • Sequence, structure, and codon preference of the Drosophila ribosomal protein 49 gene

    Peter O'Connell;Michael Rosbash

  • Mutations in the alpha 1 subunit of the inhibitory glycine receptor cause the dominant neurologic disorder, hyperekplexia.

    Rita Shiang;Stephen G. Ryan;Ya-Zhen Zhu;Angelika F. Hahn

  • A closely linked genetic marker for cystic fibrosis

    Ray White;Scott Woodward;Mark Leppert;Peter O'Connell

  • Benign familial neonatal convulsions linked to genetic markers on chromosome 20

    Mark Leppert;V. Elving Anderson;T. Quattlebaum;Dora Stauffer

  • Loss of the normal NF1 allele from the bone marrow of children with type 1 neurofibromatosis and malignant myeloid disorders

    Kevin M. Shannon;Peter O'Connell;George A. Martin;Dorothy Paderanga

  • Linkage of type 2 diabetes mellitus and of age at onset to a genetic location on chromosome 10q in Mexican Americans.

    Ravindranath Duggirala;John Blangero;Laura Almasy;Thomas D. Dyer

  • Genealogy of the CCR5 locus and chemokine system gene variants associated with altered rates of HIV-1 disease progression

    Srinivas Mummidi;Seema S. Ahuja;Enrique Gonzalez;Enrique Gonzalez;Stephanie A. Anderson

  • Analysis of Loss of Heterozygosity in 399 Premalignant Breast Lesions at 15 Genetic Loci

    Peter O'Connell;Vladimir Pekkel;D. Craig Allred;Suzanne A. W. Fuqua

  • Ductal Carcinoma In situ and the Emergence of Diversity during Breast Cancer Evolution

    D. Craig Allred;Yun Wu;Sufeng Mao;Iris D. Nagtegaal

  • R-banding and nonisotopic in situ hybridization: precise localization of the human type II collagen gene (COL2A1)

    Ei-ichi Takahashi;Tada-aki Hori;Peter O'Connell;Mark Leppert

  • A hypersensitive estrogen receptor-alpha mutation in premalignant breast lesions.

    S. A. W. Fuqua;C. Wiltschke;Q. X. Zhang;A. Borg

Frequent Co-Authors

Ray White
Ray White University of Utah
Mark Leppert
Mark Leppert University of Utah
Yusuke Nakamura
Yusuke Nakamura National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition
Robin J. Leach
Robin J. Leach The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
David H. Viskochil
David H. Viskochil University of Utah
Richard M. Cawthon
Richard M. Cawthon University of Utah
John Blangero
John Blangero The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Michael P. Stern
Michael P. Stern The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Ravindranath Duggirala
Ravindranath Duggirala Texas A&M University – San Antonio
D. Craig Allred
D. Craig Allred The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Considering a career in Genetics opens doors to a variety of related online degree options and fast-changing career pathways. Many students choose to specialize in fields like medical informatics or healthcare administration, which are closely tied to Genetics. For those seeking quick entry into the healthcare sector, online schools for medical billing and coding offer targeted training and financial aid opportunities.

If accelerating your education is important, you may want to explore a fast track program. These programs allow you to earn your degree faster than traditional timelines, helping you launch your career sooner. Alternatively, students who require more flexibility can benefit from self paced online degrees, which let you set your own study schedule and balance work or family commitments.

Applying to online degree programs can also be more accessible and budget-friendly than ever. Many online college no application fee options help reduce upfront costs and make starting your journey in Genetics and related fields easier.

Best Scientists Citing Peter O'Connell