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80
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41522
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1552
National Ranking
198

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Peter S. Harper 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 S. Harper sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 502 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.

Peter S. Harper 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 S. Harper sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Peter S. Harper was affiliated with Cardiff University in the United Kingdom. Their research contributions focused primarily on psychology and medicine, with a particular emphasis on social psychology and physiology as subfields of study.

Their documented work addressed several main topics including spaceflight effects on biology, outdoor and experiential education, and adventure sports and sensation seeking. These topics reflect a multidisciplinary interest bridging psychological adaptation and physiological challenges in extreme environments.

Harper published at least one research paper titled "Psychological Adaptation in a Mixed Sex and Ability Team During a Ski Expedition to the South Pole" in 2025. This article appeared in the journal Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance. The paper contributes to understanding human adaptation under demanding physical and social conditions.

Their collaborations included work with several frequent co-authors, such as:

  • Josie Wexler
  • Martin Kemp
  • Elena Pérez-Miñana
  • Michael A. Fullen
  • Nadja Albertsen

Harper's publications were predominantly within the venue Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance, where they had at least one article. Their fields of study and subfields were closely aligned with their main topics of interest.

Best Publications

  • A novel gene containing a trinucleotide repeat that is expanded and unstable on Huntington's disease chromosomes

    Marcy E. MacDonald;Christine M. Ambrose;Mabel P. Duyao;Richard H. Myers

  • A novel gene containing a trinucleotide repeat that is expanded and unstable on Huntington's disease chromosomes. The Huntington's Disease Collaborative Research Group.

    M Shah;N Datson;L Srinidhi;VP Stanton

  • Molecular basis of myotonic dystrophy: Expansion of a trinucleotide (CTG) repeat at the 3′ end of a transcript encoding a protein kinase family member

    J. David Brook;Mila E. McCurrach;Helen G. Harley;Alan J. Buckler

  • Huntington's disease

    Gillian Bates;K P S J Murphy;P Harper;L Jones

  • Expansion of an unstable DNA region and phenotypic variation in myotonic dystrophy

    H G Harley;J D Brook;S A Rundle;S Crow

  • Relationship between trinucleotide repeat expansion and phenotypic variation in Huntington's disease

    Russell G. Snell;John C. MacMillan;Jeremy Peter Cheadle;Iain Fenton

  • Von Recklinghausen neurofibromatosis: a clinical and population study in south-east Wales

    S. M. Huson;P. S. Harper;D. A. S. Compston

  • Phenotypic characterization of individuals with 30-40 CAG repeats in the Huntington disease (HD) gene reveals HD cases with 36 repeats and apparently normal elderly individuals with 36-39 repeats.

    Rubinsztein Dc;Leggo J;Coles R;Almqvist E

  • A genetic study of von Recklinghausen neurofibromatosis in south east Wales. I. Prevalence, fitness, mutation rate, and effect of parental transmission on severity.

    S. M. Huson;D. A. S. Compston;P. Clark;P. S. Harper

  • Three proteins, MBNL, MBLL and MBXL, co-localize in vivo with nuclear foci of expanded-repeat transcripts in DM1 and DM2 cells

    Majid Fardaei;Mark T. Rogers;Helena M. Thorpe;Kenneth Larkin

  • Linkage analysis of two cloned DNA sequences flanking the Duchenne muscular dystrophy locus on the short arm of the human X chromosome

    K.E. Davies;P.L. Pearson;P.S. Harper;J.M. Murray;J.M. Murray

  • Practical Genetic Counselling

    Peter S. Harper

  • Genetic linkage of von Recklinghausen neurofibromatosis to the nerve growth factor receptor gene

    B.R. Seizinger;G.A. Rouleau;L.J. Ozelius;A.H. Lane

  • Molecular genetics of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1).

    Ming Hong Shen;P. S. Harper;M. Upadhyaya

  • Size of the unstable CTG repeat sequence in relation to phenotype and parental transmission in myotonic dystrophy.

    Harley Hg;Rundle Sa;MacMillan Jc;Myring J

  • In the Name of Eugenics

    Peter S Harper

  • Linkage relationship of a cloned DNA sequence on the short arm of the X chromosome to Duchenne muscular dystrophy

    J. M. Murray;J. M. Murray;K. E. Davies;P. S. Harper;L. Meredith

  • The epidemiology of Huntington's disease.

    Peter S. Harper

  • Aberrant interactions of transcriptional repressor proteins with the Huntington's disease gene product, huntingtin.

    Jonathan M. Boutell;Philip Thomas;James W. Neal;Victoria J. Weston

  • Mendelian Inheritance in Man

    Peter S Harper

Frequent Co-Authors

Mansoor Sarfarazi
Mansoor Sarfarazi University of Connecticut Health Center
Meena Upadhyaya
Meena Upadhyaya Cardiff University
James F. Gusella
James F. Gusella Harvard University
Russell G. Snell
Russell G. Snell University of Auckland
Kay E. Davies
Kay E. Davies University of Oxford
Robert Williamson
Robert Williamson University of Melbourne
Marcy E. MacDonald
Marcy E. MacDonald Harvard University
Lesley Jones
Lesley Jones Cardiff University
John J. Wasmuth
John J. Wasmuth University of California, Irvine

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