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Rex A. Dunham

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
11153
World Ranking
13264
National Ranking
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Rex A. Dunham publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 289 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Rex A. Dunham D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Rex A. Dunham sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 58 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Rex A. Dunham is affiliated with Auburn University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research portfolio comprises 132 publications primarily focused on genetics, molecular biology, physiology, aquatic science, and immunology.

The primary topics of their work include:

  • Animal Genetics and Reproduction
  • Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies

Among their recent publications are:

  • CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knock-in of alligator cathelicidin gene in a non-coding region of channel catfish genome, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • CRISPR/Cas-9 induced knockout of myostatin gene improves growth and disease resistance in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), 2022, Aquaculture
  • Genome-wide identification of catfish antimicrobial peptides: A new perspective to enhance fish disease resistance, 2022, Reviews in Aquaculture
  • Functionality of dietary antimicrobial peptides in aquatic animal health: Multiple meta-analyses, 2022, Animal Nutrition
  • Genomic imprinting-like monoallelic paternal expression determines sex of channel catfish, 2022, Science Advances

Dunham frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including Baofeng Su, Shangjia Li, De Xing, Darshika Hettiarachchi, and Michael Coogan.

Their work has appeared regularly in specific scientific venues, with a concentration in:

  • Aquaculture (18 publications)
  • Marine Biotechnology (8 publications)
  • Biology (4 publications)
  • BMC Genomics (4 publications)
  • Reviews in Aquaculture (3 publications)

Dunham has also contributed to book literature, with a notable publication titled Aquaculture and Fisheries Biotechnology released in 2022 by CABI eBooks.

Best Publications

  • Aquaculture and Fisheries Biotechnology: Genetic Approaches

    Rex A. Dunham

  • The channel catfish genome sequence provides insights into the evolution of scale formation in teleosts.

    Zhanjiang Liu;Shikai Liu;Jun Yao;Lisui Bao

  • An AFLP-based genetic linkage map of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) constructed by using an interspecific hybrid resource family.

    Zhanjiang Liu;Attila Karsi;Ping Li;Dongfeng Cao

  • Aquaculture genomics, genetics and breeding in the United States: current status, challenges, and priorities for future research

    Hisham Abdelrahman;Mohamed ElHady;Acacia Alcivar-Warren;Standish Allen

  • Gene transfer, expression and inheritance of PRSV-rainbow trout-GH cDNA in the common carp, Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus)

    Peijung Zhang;Mohammad Hayat;Christopher Joyce;Lucia Irene Gonzalez-Villaseñor

  • Inheritance and usefulness of AFLP markers in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), blue catfish (I. furcatus), and their F1, F2, and backcross hybrids.

    Z. Liu;A. Nichols;P. Li;R. A. Dunham

  • Expression analysis of the acute phase response in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) after infection with a Gram-negative bacterium.

    Eric Peatman;Puttharat Baoprasertkul;Jeffery Terhune;Peng Xu

  • Differential gene expression in the brain of channel catfish ( Ictalurus punctatus) in response to cold acclimation.

    Ju Z;Dunham Ra;Liu Z

  • Random amplified polymorphic DNA markers: usefulness for gene mapping and analysis of genetic variation of catfish

    Z.J Liu;P Li;B.J Argue;R.A Dunham

  • Enhanced bacterial disease resistance of transgenic channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus possessing cecropin genes.

    Rex A. Dunham;Gregory W. Warr;Amy Nichols;Patricia L. Duncan

  • Microarray analysis of gene expression in the blue catfish liver reveals early activation of the MHC class I pathway after infection with Edwardsiella ictaluri.

    Eric Peatman;Jeffery Terhune;Puttharat Baoprasertkul;Peng Xu

  • Transfer of the Metallothionein-Human Growth Hormone Fusion Gene into Channel Catfish

    Rex A. Dunham;Jill Eash;Janine Askins;Tim M. Townes

  • Molecular characterization and differential expression of the myostatin gene in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus).

    Arif M. Kocabas;Huseyin Kucuktas;Rex A. Dunham;Zhanjiang Liu

  • Generation of Myostatin Gene-Edited Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) via Zygote Injection of CRISPR/Cas9 System

    Karim Khalil;Karim Khalil;Medhat Elayat;Elsayed Khalifa;Samer Daghash

  • Inheritance of RAPD markers in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), blue catfish (I. furcatus), and their F1, F2 and backcross hybrids

    Z. Liu;P. Li;B. J. Argue;R. A. Dunham

  • Electroporation: a method for transferring genes into the gametes of zebrafish (Brachydanio rerio), channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), and common carp (Cyprinus carpio).

    Powers Da;Hereford L;Cole T;Chen Tt

  • Dress-out and fillet yields of channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, blue catfish, Ictalurus furcatus, and their F1, F2 and backcross hybrids

    Brad J Argue;Zhanjiang Liu;Rex A Dunham

  • A genome-wide association study in catfish reveals the presence of functional hubs of related genes within QTLs for columnaris disease resistance

    Xin Geng;Jin Sha;Shikai Liu;Lisui Bao

  • Genotype-environment interactions for growth of blue, channel and hybrid catfish in ponds and cages at varying densities

    Rex A. Dunham;Randell E. Brummett;Michael O. Ella;R.Oneal Smitherman

  • Assessing genetic diversity of domestic populations of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) in Alabama using AFLP markers

    K. Mickett;C. Morton;J. Feng;P. Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhanjiang Liu
Zhanjiang Liu Syracuse University
Dennis A. Powers
Dennis A. Powers Stanford University
Thomas T. Chen
Thomas T. Chen University of Connecticut
Eric Peatman
Eric Peatman Auburn University
Michael J. Maceina
Michael J. Maceina Auburn University
Peng Xu
Peng Xu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiaoli Ma
Xiaoli Ma Georgia Institute of Technology
Shaolin Wang
Shaolin Wang China Agricultural University
Dayton M. Lambert
Dayton M. Lambert Oklahoma State University
Roy G. Danzmann
Roy G. Danzmann University of Guelph

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