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 Pierre Fontanillas sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 141 publications — 26th percentile
26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Pierre Fontanillas sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 63 D-Index — 35th percentile
35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.
Pierre Fontanillas is primarily affiliated with 23andMe in the United States. Their research spans significant contributions in genetics, neurology, and molecular biology, with a strong focus on medicine and biochemistry. They have an extensive publication record featuring over 100 works in medicine and nearly 90 in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.
The scientist's research covers a diverse range of subfields, including genetics, neurology, molecular biology, cognitive neuroscience, and epidemiology. They engage deeply with topics such as genetic associations and epidemiology, Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, reading and literacy development, autism spectrum disorder research, behavioral health and interventions, and genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals.
Frequent publication venues for their work include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 20 publications, Nature Genetics and Nature Communications with 13 publications each, UNC Libraries with 10 publications, and European Neuropsychopharmacology with 6 publications.
Notable frequent co-authors include Suyash Shringarpure, David A. Hinds, Matthew H. McIntyre, Janie F. Shelton, and Karl Heilbron, all of whom have collaborated in more than 50 publications each.
Recent significant papers authored by or involving Pierre Fontanillas include:
Siddhartha Jaiswal;Pierre Fontanillas;Jason Flannick;Jason Flannick;Alisa Manning
Cristen J. Willer;Ellen M. Schmidt;Sebanti Sengupta;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso
James J. Lee;Robbee Wedow;Aysu Okbay;Edward Kong
Ditte Demontis;Ditte Demontis;Raymond K Walters;Raymond K Walters;Joanna Martin;Joanna Martin;Joanna Martin;Manuel Mattheisen
Mike A Nalls;Cornelis Blauwendraat;Costanza L Vallerga;Karl Heilbron
Andrew P Morris;Benjamin F Voight;Benjamin F Voight;Tanya M Teslovich;Teresa Ferreira
Panos Deloukas;Stavroula Kanoni;Christina Willenborg;Martin Farrall
Christian Fuchsberger;Christian Fuchsberger;Jason A. Flannick;Jason A. Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan
Patrick Turley;Patrick Turley;Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters;Omeed Maghzian;Aysu Okbay
Ron Do;Cristen J. Willer;Ellen M. Schmidt;Sebanti Sengupta
Douglas P Wightman;Iris E Jansen;Jeanne E Savage;Alexey A Shadrin
Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below
Richard Karlsson Linnér;Richard Karlsson Linnér;Pietro Biroli;Edward Kong;S. Fleur W. Meddens;S. Fleur W. Meddens
Mats Nagel;Mats Nagel;Philip R. Jansen;Philip R. Jansen;Sven Stringer;Kyoko Watanabe
John A Morris;John P Kemp;John P Kemp;Scott E Youlten;Laetitia Laurent
Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters;Renato Polimanti;Emma C. Johnson;Jeanette N. McClintick
Nathan O. Stitziel;Hong Hee Won;Alanna C. Morrison;Gina M. Peloso
Jason Flannick;Jason Flannick;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Nicola L. Beer;Nicola L. Beer;Suzanne B R Jacobs
Christian Fuchsberger;Jason Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan
Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below
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