D-Index & Metrics Best Publications

Sandra W. Clifton

Washington University in St. Louis
United States

D-Index & Metrics D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.

Discipline name Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking

Genetics D-index 43 Citations 59,420 61 World Ranking 3554 National Ranking 1534

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

Gene
Genome
DNA

Her primary scientific interests are in Genetics, Genome, Gene, Evolutionary biology and Microbiome. She has researched Genetics in several fields, including Obligate and Phytophthora. Sandra W. Clifton studies Genomics which is a part of Genome.

Her work carried out in the field of Evolutionary biology brings together such families of science as Sequence analysis and Bacteroides. Her Microbiome study incorporates themes from Comparative genomics, Horizontal gene transfer and Earth Microbiome Project. Her Computational biology research includes themes of Cancer Genome Project, Hybrid genome assembly, Cancer genome sequencing and Metagenomics.

Her most cited work include:

Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome. (18816 citations)
Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome (6128 citations)
The B73 Maize Genome: Complexity, Diversity, and Dynamics (3021 citations)

What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?

Sandra W. Clifton focuses on Genetics, Genome, Gene, Whole genome sequencing and Expressed sequence tag. Her Genetics study typically links adjacent topics like Evolutionary biology. Sandra W. Clifton interconnects DNA microarray and Salmonella enterica in the investigation of issues within Genome.

Her Gene research includes elements of Nematode and Computational biology. Her Computational biology study combines topics in areas such as Functional genomics, Chimpanzee genome project and Cancer genome sequencing. Her biological study spans a wide range of topics, including DNA sequencing theory, ENCODE, Cancer Genome Project, Hybrid genome assembly and Personal genomics.

She most often published in these fields:

Genetics (72.13%)
Genome (62.30%)
Gene (45.90%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2011-2017)?

Genome (62.30%)
Genetics (72.13%)
Whole genome sequencing (16.39%)

In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:

Her primary areas of investigation include Genome, Genetics, Whole genome sequencing, Zoology and Freshwater snail. Her Genome research integrates issues from Computational biology, Salmonella enterica, Salmonella and Metagenomics. Her Salmonella enterica research incorporates themes from Subspecies and Phylogenetics, Horizontal gene transfer, Phylogenetic tree.

Sandra W. Clifton carries out multidisciplinary research, doing studies in Genetics and Leishmania major. Her Whole genome sequencing research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Plasmid, Fermentation, Food science, Acetobacter aceti and Microbiology. Her work deals with themes such as Ecology and Snail, which intersect with Zoology.

Between 2011 and 2017, her most popular works were:

Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome (6128 citations)
A framework for human microbiome research (1583 citations)
Whole genome analysis of a schistosomiasis-transmitting freshwater snail. (134 citations)

In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

Gene
Genome
DNA

Sandra W. Clifton mainly investigates Genome, Earth Microbiome Project, Human microbiome, Human Microbiome Project and Microbiome. Sandra W. Clifton combines subjects such as Zoology and Snail with her study of Genome. Her Earth Microbiome Project research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Ecology and Computational biology.

Her studies in Human microbiome integrate themes in fields like Evolutionary biology, Oral Microbiome, Gastrointestinal Microbiome and Enterotype.

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Best Publications

Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome.

Eric S. Lander;Lauren M. Linton;Bruce Birren;Chad Nusbaum.
Nature (2001)

28434 Citations

Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome

Curtis Huttenhower;Curtis Huttenhower;Dirk Gevers;Rob Knight;Rob Knight;Sahar Abubucker.
Nature (2012)

7819 Citations

The B73 Maize Genome: Complexity, Diversity, and Dynamics

Patrick S. Schnable;Doreen Ware;Robert S. Fulton;Joshua C. Stein.
Science (2009)

4084 Citations

Sequence and comparative analysis of the chicken genome provide unique perspectives on vertebrate evolution

Ladeana W. Hillier;Webb Miller;Ewan Birney;Wesley Warren.
(2004)

2586 Citations

Complete genome sequence of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium LT2

Michael McClelland;Kenneth E. Sanderson;John Spieth;Sandra W. Clifton.
Nature (2001)

2227 Citations

Evolution of genes and genomes on the Drosophila phylogeny.

Andrew G. Clark;Michael B. Eisen;Michael B. Eisen;Douglas R. Smith;Casey M. Bergman.
Nature (2007)

2141 Citations

A framework for human microbiome research

Barbara A. Methé;Karen E. Nelson;Mihai Pop;Heather H. Creasy.
Nature (2012)

2096 Citations

Ancestral polyploidy in seed plants and angiosperms

Yuannian Jiao;Norman J. Wickett;Saravanaraj Ayyampalayam;André S. Chanderbali.
Nature (2011)

1874 Citations

Evolution of symbiotic bacteria in the distal human intestine.

Jian Xu;Michael A. Mahowald;Ruth E Ley;Catherine A. Lozupone.
PLOS Biology (2007)

665 Citations

The status, quality, and expansion of the NIH full-length cDNA project: The Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC)

Daniela S. Gerhard;Lukas Wagner;Elise A. Feingold;Carolyn M. Shenmen.
Genome Research (2004)

642 Citations

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External Links

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