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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 64 1728 1551 42 39 379 17014

Steve D. Wilton publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Steve D. Wilton between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Steve D. Wilton published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 10.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2013. 15 of the 450 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2013. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 20 publications 1996: 12 publications 1997: 16 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 15 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 24 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 20 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 27 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 14 publications 2023: 20 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 5 publications
1982 2025

450 publications in total across all disciplines

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Steve D. Wilton: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 1
1985 1
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 2
1992 5
1993 8
1994 4
1995 20
1996 12
1997 16
1998 9
1999 8
2000 3
2001 9
2002 5
2003 11
2004 1
2005 15
2006 9
2007 14
2008 8
2009 24
2010 14
2011 20
2012 17
2013 27
2014 13
2015 23
2016 9
2017 17
2018 19
2019 16
2020 17
2021 23
2022 14
2023 20
2024 10
2025 5
Total 450
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Steve D. Wilton 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 Steve D. Wilton 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, 377–386 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: 379 publications — 89th percentile

89% 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 24 379
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
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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Steve D. Wilton 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 Steve D. Wilton 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, 64–65 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: 64 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% 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 64
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
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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Overview

Steve D. Wilton is affiliated with the University of Western Australia in Australia. Their research spans multiple domains within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a significant focus on molecular biology, genetics, neurology, surgery, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's main areas of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Within these fields, their notable subfields are:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Neurology
  • Surgery
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

The research topics covered by Steve D. Wilton include:

  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques

Publications have appeared frequently in these venues:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Frontiers in Genetics
  • Scientific Reports
  • Stem Cell Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Steve D. Wilton has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including:

  • Sue Fletcher
  • May T. Aung-Htut
  • Dunhui Li
  • Kristin A. Ham
  • Craig S. McIntosh

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Steve D. Wilton include:

  • Neurodegenerative diseases: a hotbed for splicing defects and the potential therapies (2021, Translational Neurodegeneration)
  • NEAT1 polyA-modulating antisense oligonucleotides reveal opposing functions for both long non-coding RNA isoforms in neuroblastoma (2020, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences)
  • Structural Variants May Be a Source of Missing Heritability in sALS (2020, Frontiers in Neuroscience)
  • Progress in the molecular pathogenesis and nucleic acid therapeutics for Parkinson's disease in the precision medicine era (2020, Medicinal Research Reviews)
  • Antisense oligonucleotide-based drug development for Cystic Fibrosis patients carrying the 3849+10 kb C-to-T splicing mutation (2021, Journal of Cystic Fibrosis)

Best Publications

  • Exon skipping and dystrophin restoration in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy after systemic phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomer treatment: an open-label, phase 2, dose-escalation study.

    Sebahattin Cirak;Virginia Arechavala-Gomeza;Michela Guglieri;Lucy Feng

  • Local restoration of dystrophin expression with the morpholino oligomer AVI-4658 in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a single-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-escalation, proof-of-concept study

    Maria Kinali;Maria Kinali;Virginia Arechavala-Gomeza;Lucy Feng;Sebahattin Cirak

  • Consensus report of the working group on: 'Molecular and biochemical markers of Alzheimer's disease'

    Peter Davies;Judith Resnick;Burton Resnick;Sid Gilman

  • Systemic delivery of morpholino oligonucleotide restores dystrophin expression bodywide and improves dystrophic pathology

    Julia Alter;Fang Lou;Adam Rabinowitz;HaiFang Yin

  • Regulation of eukaryotic gene expression by the untranslated gene regions and other non-coding elements

    Lucy W. Barrett;Sue Fletcher;Steve D. Wilton

  • ALS Genetics, Mechanisms, and Therapeutics: Where Are We Now?

    Rita Mejzini;Loren Louise Flynn;Loren Louise Flynn;Ianthe Leigh Pitout;Ianthe Leigh Pitout;Sue Fletcher;Sue Fletcher

  • Functional amounts of dystrophin produced by skipping the mutated exon in the mdx dystrophic mouse.

    Qi Long Lu;Christopher J Mann;Fang Lou;George Bou-Gharios

  • Antisense-induced exon skipping and synthesis of dystrophin in the mdx mouse

    Christopher J. Mann;Kaite Honeyman;Andy J. Cheng;Tina Ly

  • A mutation in the alpha tropomyosin gene TPM3 associated with autosomal dominant nemaline myopathy.

    Laing Ng;Wilton Sd;Akkari Pa;Akkari Pa;Dorosz S

  • Antisense oligonucleotide-induced exon skipping across the human dystrophin gene transcript.

    Steve D Wilton;Abbie M Fall;Penny L Harding;Graham McClorey

  • Detection and Identification of Multiple Mycobacterial Pathogens by DNA Amplification in a Single Tube

    Steve Wilton;Debby Cousins

  • Specific removal of the nonsense mutation from the mdx dystrophin mRNA using antisense oligonucleotides

    Stephen D Wilton;Frances Lloyd;Kylie Carville;Sue Fletcher

  • Antisense oligonucleotide-induced exon skipping restores dystrophin expression in vitro in a canine model of DMD

    Graham Mcclorey;H.M. Moulton;P.L. Iversen;Susan Fletcher

  • A single administration of morpholino antisense oligomer rescues spinal muscular atrophy in mouse

    Paul N. Porensky;Chalermchai Mitrpant;Vicki L. McGovern;Adam K. Bevan

  • Massive idiosyncratic exon skipping corrects the nonsense mutation in dystrophic mouse muscle and produces functional revertant fibers by clonal expansion.

    Q.L. Lu;G.E. Morris;Steve Wilton;T. Ly

  • Morpholino antisense oligonucleotide induced dystrophin exon 23 skipping in mdx mouse muscle

    Bianca L. Gebski;Chrisopher J. Mann;Susan Fletcher;Stephen D. Wilton

  • Dystrophin expression in the mdx mouse after localised and systemic administration of a morpholino antisense oligonucleotide

    Susan Fletcher;Kaite Honeyman;Abbie M. Fall;Penny L. Harding

  • Use of polymerase chain reaction for rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis.

    D.V. Cousins;Steve Wilton;B.R. Francis;B.L. Gow

  • Improved antisense oligonucleotide induced exon skipping in the mdx mouse model of muscular dystrophy.

    Christopher J. Mann;Kaite Honeyman;Graham McClorey;Sue Fletcher

  • Comparative analysis of antisense oligonucleotide sequences for targeted skipping of exon 51 during dystrophin pre-mRNA splicing in human muscle

    V. Arechavala-Gomeza;I.R. Graham;L.J. Popplewell;Abbie Adams

Frequent Co-Authors

Sue Fletcher
Sue Fletcher Murdoch University
Nigel G. Laing
Nigel G. Laing University of Western Australia
Francesco Muntoni
Francesco Muntoni University College London
Frank L. Mastaglia
Frank L. Mastaglia University of Western Australia
Arthur H.M. Burghes
Arthur H.M. Burghes The Ohio State University
Patrick L. Iversen
Patrick L. Iversen Oregon State University
Kevin M. Flanigan
Kevin M. Flanigan The Ohio State University
Daniel G. MacArthur
Daniel G. MacArthur Garvan Institute of Medical Research
John E.J. Rasko
John E.J. Rasko Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology
Alessandra Ferlini
Alessandra Ferlini University of Ferrara

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