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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 95 880 828 124 118 419 55856
Molecular Biology 95 621 551 52 45 419 55856

Stephen G. Oliver publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Stephen G. Oliver between 1976 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Stephen G. Oliver published across 50 years, from 1976 to 2025, averaging 9.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2007. 10 of the 482 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 2007. 1976: 2 publications 1977: 7 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 7 publications 1986: 9 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 12 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 15 publications 1995: 10 publications 1996: 10 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 17 publications 2002: 14 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 24 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 28 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 22 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 1 publication
1976 2025

482 publications in total across all disciplines

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Stephen G. Oliver: publications per year, 1976 to 2025
Year Publications
1976 2
1977 7
1978 1
1979 1
1980 0
1981 3
1982 4
1983 5
1984 4
1985 7
1986 9
1987 6
1988 5
1989 5
1990 4
1991 6
1992 12
1993 5
1994 15
1995 10
1996 10
1997 9
1998 9
1999 11
2000 13
2001 17
2002 14
2003 16
2004 24
2005 15
2006 16
2007 28
2008 11
2009 14
2010 10
2011 18
2012 10
2013 11
2014 10
2015 15
2016 10
2017 13
2018 9
2019 22
2020 6
2021 7
2022 10
2023 3
2024 9
2025 1
Total 482
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Stephen G. Oliver publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stephen G. Oliver sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 417–426 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 419 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20 419
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Stephen G. Oliver D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stephen G. Oliver sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 94–95 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 95 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43 95
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Stephen G. Oliver is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily falls within the broad field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on several specialized subfields including Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Plant Science, Animal Science and Zoology, and Pharmacology.

The scientist's work covers a variety of main research topics such as Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction, Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks, Gene Regulatory Network Analysis, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies, and Gene expression and cancer classification.

Stephen G. Oliver has contributed to a number of scholarly articles, with recent papers including:

  • The Gene Ontology resource: enriching a GOld mine (2020, Nucleic Acids Research)
  • Fission stories: using PomBase to understand Schizosaccharomyces pombe biology (2022, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University))
  • The Remarkable Evolutionary Plasticity of Coronaviruses by Mutation and Recombination: Insights for the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Future Evolutionary Paths of SARS-CoV-2 (2022, Viruses)
  • Comparative Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern, Including Omicron, Highlights Their Common and Distinctive Amino Acid Substitution Patterns, Especially at the Spike ORF (2022, Viruses)
  • Fission stories: Using PomBase to understand Schizosaccharomyces pombe biology (2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory))

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Grigoris D. Amoutzias
  • Marios Nikolaidis
  • Jorge Júlvez
  • Andrew Hesketh
  • Giorgio Jansen

The researcher publishes regularly in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Viruses
  • IEEE Power Electronics Magazine
  • Nucleic Acids Research

Stephen G. Oliver has received recognition in the form of the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) award in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Life with 6000 Genes

    André Goffeau;B G Barrell;H Bussey;R W Davis

  • The Gene Ontology Resource: 20 years and still GOing strong

    S. Carbon;E. Douglass;N. Dunn;B. Good

  • The Gene Ontology resource: enriching a GOld mine

    Seth Carbon;Eric Douglass;Benjamin M Good

  • Comparative assessment of large-scale data sets of protein-protein interactions.

    Christian von Mering;Roland Krause;Berend Snel;Michael Cornell

  • Systematic functional analysis of the yeast genome

    Stephen G. Oliver;Michael K. Winson;Douglas B. Kell;Frank Baganz

  • Genome sequencing and analysis of the versatile cell factory Aspergillus niger CBS 513.88

    Herman J. Pel;Johannes H. De Winde;Johannes H. De Winde;David B. Archer;Paul S. Dyer

  • A functional genomics strategy that uses metabolome data to reveal the phenotype of silent mutations

    Léonie M. Raamsdonk;Bas Teusink;David Broadhurst;Nianshu Zhang

  • The complete DNA sequence of yeast chromosome III.

    S. G. Oliver;Q. J. M. van der Aart;M. L. Agostoni-Carbone;M. Aigle

  • A common open representation of mass spectrometry data and its application to proteomics research

    Patrick G A Pedrioli;Jimmy K Eng;Robert Hubley;Mathijs Vogelzang

  • Functional genomic hypothesis generation and experimentation by a robot scientist

    Ross D. King;Kenneth E. Whelan;Ffion M. Jones;Philip G. K. Reiser

  • Overview of the yeast genome

    H W Mewes;K. Albermann;Manuel Bahr;D Frishman

  • Mapping Pathways and Phenotypes by Systematic Gene Overexpression

    Richelle Sopko;Dongqing Huang;Nicolle Preston;Gordon Chua

  • The Automation of Science

    Ross Donald King;Jeremy John Rowland;Jeremy John Rowland;Stephen G. Oliver;Stephen G. Oliver;Michael Young

  • Gene ontology annotations and resources

    Blake Ja;Dolan M;Drabkin H

  • A consensus yeast metabolic network reconstruction obtained from a community approach to systems biology

    Markus Herrgard;Neil Swainston;Paul Dobson;Warwick B. Dunn

  • Here is the evidence, now what is the hypothesis? The complementary roles of inductive and hypothesis-driven science in the post-genomic era

    Douglas B. Kell;Stephen G. Oliver

  • High-throughput classification of yeast mutants for functional genomics using metabolic footprinting

    Jess Allen;Hazel Marie Davey;David Iain Broadhurst;Jim K. Heald

  • Guilt-by-association goes global

    Stephen Oliver

  • Estimating the total number of phosphoproteins and phosphorylation sites in eukaryotic proteomes.

    Panayotis Vlastaridis;Pelagia Kyriakidou;Anargyros Chaliotis;Yves Van de Peer;Yves Van de Peer

  • METABOLIC FOOTPRINTING AND SYSTEMS BIOLOGY: THE MEDIUM IS THE MESSAGE

    Douglas B. Kell;Marie Brown;Hazel M. Davey;Warwick B. Dunn

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas B. Kell
Douglas B. Kell University of Liverpool
Norman W. Paton
Norman W. Paton University of Manchester
Simon J. Hubbard
Simon J. Hubbard Manchester Academic Health Science Centre
Simon J. Gaskell
Simon J. Gaskell Plymouth University
Ross D. King
Ross D. King University of Manchester
Geoffrey D. Robson
Geoffrey D. Robson University of Manchester
Warwick B. Dunn
Warwick B. Dunn University of Liverpool
Kathryn S. Lilley
Kathryn S. Lilley University of Cambridge
Magnus Rattray
Magnus Rattray University of Manchester
Balázs Papp
Balázs Papp Biological Research Centre

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