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D-Index
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3565
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Richard P. Woychik 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 Richard P. Woychik sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 120 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard P. Woychik 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 Richard P. Woychik sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Richard P. Woychik is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research spans several fields, primarily within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Woychik's work encompasses important subfields such as molecular biology, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, infectious diseases, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

The scientist has contributed to research topics including:

  • Health, environment, cognitive aging
  • Birth, development, and health
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • COVID-19 diagnosis using AI
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research
  • Nutritional studies and diet
  • Air quality and health impacts

Frequent publication venues for Woychik include UNC Libraries, Life Science Alliance, New England Journal of Medicine, Cell Genomics, and Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. The scientist's recent papers are as follows:

  • "Rapid Scaling Up of Covid-19 Diagnostic Testing in the United States - The NIH RADx Initiative" (2020), New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Gene-environment interactions within a precision environmental health framework" (2024), Cell Genomics
  • "Single Nucleotide Resolution Analysis Reveals Pervasive, Long-Lasting DNA Methylation Changes by Developmental Exposure to a Mitochondrial Toxicant" (2020), Cell Reports
  • "The HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study (HBCD): NIH collaboration to understand the impacts of prenatal and early life experiences on brain development" (2024), Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
  • "The NIH Climate Change and Health Initiative and Strategic Framework: addressing the threat of climate change to health" (2022), The Lancet

Woychik collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including Oswaldo A. Lozoya, Dagoberto Grenet, Tianyuan Wang, Janine H. Santos, and Fu-Hua Xu. Each of these collaborators has coauthored multiple publications with Woychik, reflecting ongoing research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Agouti protein is an antagonist of the melanocyte-stimulating-hormone receptor.

    Dongsi Lu;Derril Willard;Indravadan R. Patel;Sue Kadwell

  • Molecular characterization of the mouse agouti locus

    Scott J. Bultman;Edward J. Michaud;Richard P. Woychik

  • The knockout mouse project

    Christopher P. Austin;James F. Battey;Allan Bradley;Maja Bucan

  • The Oak Ridge Polycystic Kidney (orpk) disease gene is required for left-right axis determination

    N.S. Murcia;W.G. Richards;B.K. Yoder;M.L. Mucenski

  • TCA Cycle and Mitochondrial Membrane Potential Are Necessary for Diverse Biological Functions

    Inmaculada Martínez-Reyes;Lauren P. Diebold;Hyewon Kong;Michael Schieber

  • The mouse Ames waltzer hearing-loss mutant is caused by mutation of Pcdh15, a novel protocadherin gene.

    Kumar N. Alagramam;Crystal L. Murcia;Heajoon Y. Kwon;Heajoon Y. Kwon;Karen S. Pawlowski

  • Candidate gene associated with a mutation causing recessive polycystic kidney disease in mice

    J. H. Moyer;M. J. Lee-Tischler;H.-Y. Kwon;J. J. Schrick

  • Ectopic expression of the agouti gene in transgenic mice causes obesity, features of type II diabetes, and yellow fur

    M L Klebig;J E Wilkinson;J G Geisler;R P Woychik

  • Differential expression of a new dominant agouti allele (Aiapy) is correlated with methylation state and is influenced by parental lineage.

    E J Michaud;M J van Vugt;S J Bultman;H O Sweet

  • An inherited limb deformity created by insertional mutagenesis in a transgenic mouse

    R. P. Woychik;T. A. Stewart;T. A. Stewart;L. G. Davis;L. G. Davis;P. D'Eustachio

  • Mutations in the novel protocadherin PCDH15 cause Usher syndrome type 1F

    Kumar N. Alagramam;Huijun Yuan;Markus H. Kuehn;Crystal L. Murcia

  • Cloning and nucleotide sequencing of the bovine growth hormone gene

    R. P. Woychik;S. A. Camper;R. H. Lyons;S. Horowitz

  • Massively parallel signature sequencing (MPSS) as a tool for in-depth quantitative gene expression profiling in all organisms.

    Jeannette Reinartz;Eddy Bruyns;Jing-Zhong Lin;Tim Burcham

  • 'Formins': proteins deduced from the alternative transcripts of the limb deformity gene.

    Richard P. Woychik;Richard L. Maas;Richard L. Maas;Rolf Zeller;Rolf Zeller;Thomas F. Vogt

  • A molecular model for the genetic and phenotypic characteristics of the mouse lethal yellow (Ay) mutation

    E. J. Michaud;S. J. Bultman;M. L. Klebig;M. J. Van Vugt

  • Epidermal growth factor receptor activity mediates renal cyst formation in polycystic kidney disease.

    W G Richards;W E Sweeney;B K Yoder;J E Wilkinson

  • Molecular structure and chromosomal mapping of the human homolog of the agouti gene.

    Heajoon Y. Kwon;Scott J. Bultman;Christiane Löffler;Wen Ji Chen

  • The Role of the agouti Gene in the Yellow Obese Syndrome

    R. J. Miltenberger;R. L. Mynatt;J. E. Wilkinson;R. P. Woychik

  • Unraveling the health effects of environmental mixtures: an NIEHS priority.

    Danielle J. Carlin;Cynthia V. Rider;Rick Woychik;Linda S. Birnbaum

  • The embryonic lethality of homozygous lethal yellow mice (Ay/Ay) is associated with the disruption of a novel RNA-binding protein.

    Edward J. Michaud;Scott J. Bultman;Lisa J. Stubbs;Richard P. Woychik

Frequent Co-Authors

Fritz Rottman
Fritz Rottman Michigan State University
Bradley K. Yoder
Bradley K. Yoder University of Alabama at Birmingham
Terry Magnuson
Terry Magnuson University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Navdeep S. Chandel
Navdeep S. Chandel Northwestern University
Michael B. Zemel
Michael B. Zemel University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Liane B. Russell
Liane B. Russell Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Lisa Stubbs
Lisa Stubbs University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Monica J. Justice
Monica J. Justice Hospital for Sick Children
Richard L. Maas
Richard L. Maas Brigham and Women's Hospital
Brigid L.M. Hogan
Brigid L.M. Hogan Duke University

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