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Rando Allikmets 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 Rando Allikmets sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 274 publications — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rando Allikmets 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 Rando Allikmets sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 66th percentile

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

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

Overview

Rando Allikmets is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with additional focus on medicine. Their research spans several subfields including molecular biology, ophthalmology, genetics, cell biology, and radiology with applications in nuclear medicine and imaging.

The primary topics addressed in Allikmets' work involve retinal development and disorders, retinal diseases and treatments, cellular transport and secretion, glaucoma and retinal disorders, retinal and macular surgery, RNA regulation and disease, and genomics particularly in relation to rare diseases.

Among their recent publications are the following papers:

  • Clinical spectrum, genetic complexity and therapeutic approaches for retinal disease caused by ABCA4 mutations (2020) in Progress in Retinal and Eye Research
  • Targeted long-read sequencing identifies missing disease-causing variation (2021) in The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Genetic landscape of 6089 inherited retinal dystrophies affected cases in Spain and their therapeutic and extended epidemiological implications (2021) in Scientific Reports
  • The human ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter superfamily (2022) in Human Mutation
  • Mapping the cis -regulatory architecture of the human retina reveals noncoding genetic variation in disease (2020) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequent collaborators in Allikmets' research include Winston Lee, Jana Zernant, Stephen H. Tsang, Takayuki Nagasaki, and Pei-Yin Su.

Allikmets' work has been published multiple times in notable venues such as Translational Vision Science & Technology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, JCI Insight, and Experimental Eye Research.

Best Publications

  • The Human ATP-Binding Cassette (ABC) Transporter Superfamily

    Michael Dean;Andrey Rzhetsky;Rando Allikmets

  • Genetic Restriction of HIV-1 Infection and Progression to AIDS by a Deletion Allele of the CKR5 Structural Gene

    Michael Dean;Mary Carrington;Cheryl Winkler;Gavin A. Huttley

  • A common haplotype in the complement regulatory gene factor H (HF1/CFH) predisposes individuals to age-related macular degeneration

    Gregory S. Hageman;Don H. Anderson;Lincoln V. Johnson;Lisa S. Hancox

  • Germline and Somatic Mutations in the Tyrosine Kinase Domain of the MET Proto-Oncogene in Papillary Renal Carcinomas

    L. Schmidt;F.-M. Duh;F. Chen;T. Kishida

  • A photoreceptor cell-specific ATP-binding transporter gene (ABCR) is mutated in recessive Stargardt macular dystrophy

    Rando Allikmets;Nanda Singh;Hui Sun;Noah F. Shroyer

  • A large genome-wide association study of age-related macular degeneration highlights contributions of rare and common variants

    Lars G. Fritsche;Wilmar Igl;Jessica N.Cooke Bailey;Felix Grassmann

  • Variation in factor B (BF) and complement component 2 (C2) genes is associated with age-related macular degeneration

    Bert Gold;Joanna E Merriam;Jana Zernant;Lisa S Hancox

  • Mutation of the Stargardt Disease Gene (ABCR) in Age-related Macular Degeneration

    R. Allikmets;N. F. Shroyer;N. Singh;J. M. Seddon

  • A Human Placenta-specific ATP-Binding Cassette Gene (ABCP) on Chromosome 4q22 That Is Involved in Multidrug Resistance

    Rando Allikmets;Lynn M. Schriml;Amy Hutchinson;Vincenzo Romano-Spica

  • Seven new loci associated with age-related macular degeneration

    Lars G. Fritsche;Lars G. Fritsche;Wei Chen;Wei Chen;Matthew Schu;Brian L. Yaspan

  • Identification of a gene, ABCG5, important in the regulation of dietary cholesterol absorption

    Mi-Hye Lee;Kangmo Lu;Star Hazard;Hongwei Yu

  • ABCG1 (ABC8), the human homolog of the Drosophila white gene, is a regulator of macrophage cholesterol and phospholipid transport

    Jochen Klucken;Christa Büchler;Evelyn Orsó;Wolfgang E. Kaminski

  • Dating the Origin of the CCR5-Δ32 AIDS-Resistance Allele by the Coalescence of Haplotypes

    J. Claiborne Stephens;David E. Reich;David B. Goldstein;Hyoung Doo Shin

  • Retinitis pigmentosa caused by a homozygous mutation in the Stargardt disease gene ABCR

    Martínez-Mir A;Paloma E;Allikmets R;Ayuso C

  • Mutation of a Putative Mitochondrial Iron Transporter Gene ( ABC7 ) in X-Linked Sideroblastic Anemia and Ataxia (XLSA/A)

    Rando Allikmets;Rando Allikmets;Rando Allikmets;Wendy H Raskind;Wendy H Raskind;Wendy H Raskind;Amy Hutchinson;Amy Hutchinson;Amy Hutchinson;Nichole D Schueck;Nichole D Schueck;Nichole D Schueck

  • Characterization of the Human ABC Superfamily: Isolation and Mapping of 21 New Genes Using the Expressed Sequence Tags Database

    Rando Allikmets;Bernard Gerrard;Amy Hutchinson;Michael Dean

  • Genome-wide association study of advanced age-related macular degeneration identifies a role of the hepatic lipase gene (LIPC)

    Benjamin M. Neale;Jesen Fagerness;Jesen Fagerness;Robyn Reynolds;Lucia Sobrin

  • A 5-bp deletion in ELOVL4 is associated with two related forms of autosomal dominant macular dystrophy

    Kang Zhang;Kang Zhang;Marina Kniazeva;Min Han;Wen Li

  • Further Evidence for an Association of ABCR Alleles with Age-Related Macular Degeneration

    Rando Allikmets

  • Complete characterization of the human ABC gene family

    Michael Dean;Rando Allikmets

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Dean
Michael Dean National Institutes of Health
Janet R. Sparrow
Janet R. Sparrow Columbia University
Gerald A. Fishman
Gerald A. Fishman University of Illinois at Chicago
Lawrence A. Yannuzzi
Lawrence A. Yannuzzi Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital
Peter Gouras
Peter Gouras Columbia University
James R. Lupski
James R. Lupski Baylor College of Medicine
Caroline C W Klaver
Caroline C W Klaver Erasmus University Rotterdam
Jian Kong
Jian Kong Harvard University
Robert K. Koenekoop
Robert K. Koenekoop McGill University Health Centre
Anthony T. Moore
Anthony T. Moore University of California, San Francisco

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