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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 64 2795 2648 1225 1149 151 14646

Ryan J. Taft publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ryan J. Taft between 2003 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ryan J. Taft published across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025, averaging 9.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2023. 33 of the 210 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2023. 2003: 2 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 2 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 29 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 16 publications
2003 2025

210 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ryan J. Taft: publications per year, 2003 to 2025
Year Publications
2003 2
2004 2
2005 2
2006 1
2007 2
2008 3
2009 10
2010 6
2011 5
2012 2
2013 12
2014 11
2015 14
2016 4
2017 8
2018 13
2019 16
2020 11
2021 14
2022 10
2023 29
2024 17
2025 16
Total 210
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Ryan J. Taft 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 Ryan J. Taft sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 145–154 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 151 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193 151
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Ryan J. Taft 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 Ryan J. Taft sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 64–65 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172 64
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Overview

Ryan J. Taft is affiliated with Illumina in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans multiple subfields including genetics, molecular biology, pathology and forensic medicine, clinical biochemistry, and cancer research.

The scientist's research focuses primarily on genomics and rare diseases. Other main topics include genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities, genetic factors in colorectal cancer, RNA modifications and cancer, metabolism and genetic disorders, cancer genomics and diagnostics, and BRCA gene mutations in cancer.

Ryan J. Taft has published in several prominent venues, notably:

  • Genetics in Medicine Open
  • Genetics in Medicine
  • npj Genomic Medicine
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Genetics and Metabolism

Frequent co-authors include Denise Perry, Erin Thorpe, Adeline Vanderver, Alison J. Coffey, and Alka Malhotra. The collaborations with these researchers indicate a networked approach across multiple disciplines and topics relevant to genetics and genomics.

Several recent publications illustrate the scope of Taft's work:

  • ExpansionHunter Denovo: a computational method for locating known and novel repeat expansions in short-read sequencing data, 2020, Genome Biology
  • Effect of Whole-Genome Sequencing on the Clinical Management of Acutely Ill Infants With Suspected Genetic Disease, 2021, JAMA Pediatrics
  • Best practices for the analytical validation of clinical whole-genome sequencing intended for the diagnosis of germline disease, 2020, npj Genomic Medicine
  • Spinal muscular atrophy diagnosis and carrier screening from genome sequencing data, 2020, Genetics in Medicine
  • Best practices for the interpretation and reporting of clinical whole genome sequencing, 2022, npj Genomic Medicine

Best Publications

  • Non‐coding RNAs: regulators of disease

    Ryan J Taft;Ken C Pang;Timothy R Mercer;Marcel Dinger

  • The relationship between non-protein-coding DNA and eukaryotic complexity.

    Ryan J. Taft;Michael Pheasant;John S. Mattick

  • The reality of pervasive transcription

    Michael B. Clark;Paulo P. Amaral;Felix J. Schlesinger;Marcel E. Dinger

  • Small RNAs derived from snoRNAs

    Ryan J. Taft;Evgeny A. Glazov;Timo Lassmann;Yoshihide Hayashizaki

  • The transcriptional network that controls growth arrest and differentiation in a human myeloid leukemia cell line

    Harukazu Suzuki;Alistair R.R. Forrest;Erik Van Nimwegen;Carsten O. Daub

  • The long non-coding RNA Gomafu is acutely regulated in response to neuronal activation and involved in schizophrenia-associated alternative splicing.

    Guy Barry;J. A. Briggs;D. P. Vanichkina;E. M. Poth

  • Tiny RNAs associated with transcription start sites in animals.

    Ryan J Taft;Evgeny A Glazov;Nicole Cloonan;Cas Simons

  • Detection of long repeat expansions from PCR-free whole-genome sequence data.

    Egor Dolzhenko;Joke J.F.A. van Vugt;Richard J. Shaw;Mitchell A. Bekritsky

  • A transcriptional sketch of a primary human breast cancer by 454 deep sequencing

    Alessandro Guffanti;Michele Iacono;Paride Pelucchi;Namshin Kim;Namshin Kim

  • A global view of genomic information--moving beyond the gene and the master regulator.

    John S. Mattick;Ryan J. Taft;Geoffrey J. Faulkner

  • ExpansionHunter: A sequence-graph based tool to analyze variation in short tandem repeat regions.

    Egor Dolzhenko;Viraj Deshpande;Felix Schlesinger;Peter Krusche

  • Dynamic isomiR regulation in Drosophila development

    Selene L. Fernandez-Valverde;Ryan J. Taft;John S. Mattick

  • Transcriptional Convergence of Oligodendrocyte Lineage Progenitors during Development.

    Sueli Marques;David van Bruggen;Darya Pavlovna Vanichkina;Darya Pavlovna Vanichkina;Elisa Mariagrazia Floriddia

  • MicroRNAs in β-cell biology, insulin resistance, diabetes and its complications

    Selene L. Fernandez-Valverde;Ryan J. Taft;John S. Mattick

  • Genome-wide discovery of human splicing branchpoints

    Tim R. Mercer;Tim R. Mercer;Michael B. Clark;Michael B. Clark;Stacey B. Andersen;Marion E. Brunck

  • A De Novo Mutation in the β-Tubulin Gene TUBB4A Results in the Leukoencephalopathy Hypomyelination with Atrophy of the Basal Ganglia and Cerebellum

    Cas Simons;Nicole I. Wolf;Nathan McNeil;Ljubica Caldovic

  • Mutations in DARS Cause Hypomyelination with Brain Stem and Spinal Cord Involvement and Leg Spasticity

    Ryan J. Taft;Adeline Vanderver;Richard J. Leventer;Stephen A. Damiani

  • Nuclear-localized tiny RNAs are associated with transcription initiation and splice sites in metazoans

    Ryan J Taft;Cas Simons;Satu Nahkuri;Harald Oey

  • A clinical approach to the diagnosis of patients with leukodystrophies and genetic leukoencephelopathies

    Sumit Parikh;Geneviève Bernard;Richard J. Leventer;Marjo S. van der Knaap

  • Targeted sequencing for gene discovery and quantification using RNA CaptureSeq

    Tim R Mercer;Michael B Clark;Joanna Crawford;Marion E Brunck

Frequent Co-Authors

John S. Mattick
John S. Mattick University of New South Wales
Sean M. Grimmond
Sean M. Grimmond University of Melbourne
Marcel E. Dinger
Marcel E. Dinger University of Sydney
Tim R. Mercer
Tim R. Mercer Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Noriko Miyake
Noriko Miyake Yokohama City University
Timo Lassmann
Timo Lassmann Telethon Kids Institute
Geoffrey J. Faulkner
Geoffrey J. Faulkner University of Queensland

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