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75
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92136
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1854
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849

Susan Lucas 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 Susan Lucas sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 295 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Susan Lucas 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 Susan Lucas sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Susan Lucas is affiliated with the Joint Genome Institute in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a specialization in pulmonary and respiratory medicine as well as infectious diseases, surgery, and epidemiology. Their work also touches on artificial intelligence applications within the medical field.

The main topics covered in their research include tuberculosis research and epidemiology, infectious diseases and tuberculosis, tracheal and airway disorders, pleural and pulmonary diseases, AI in cancer detection, ultrasound in clinical applications, and digital imaging in medicine.

Lucas's recent publications span various aspects of pulmonary medicine and radiology. Selected papers include:

  • A proposed CT classification of progressive lung parenchymal injury complicating pediatric lymphobronchial tuberculosis: From reversible to irreversible lung injury, 2021, Pediatric Pulmonology
  • Clinicians' perspective of picture archiving and communication systems at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, 2023, South African Journal of Radiology
  • A comparison of chest radiographic findings in human immunodeficiency virus-positive and -negative children with pulmonary tuberculosis, 2023, Clinical Radiology
  • An audit of CT brain findings in adults with new-onset seizures in a resource restricted setting in South Africa, 2022, South African Journal of Radiology
  • Stereotactic breast biopsies: Radiological-pathological concordance in a South African referral unit, 2022, South African Journal of Radiology

The leading venues where their work has often appeared include:

  • South African Journal of Radiology
  • Clinical Radiology
  • Pediatric Radiology
  • Pediatric Pulmonology
  • Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases

Collaborations feature several frequent co-authors including:

  • Savvas Andronikou
  • Pierre Goussard
  • Shyam Sunder B. Venkatakrishna
  • Heather J. Zar
  • Dewald Bester

Overall, Lucas's research contributions center on diagnostic imaging and clinical investigation in respiratory and infectious diseases with interdisciplinary approaches incorporating imaging technology and artificial intelligence methods.

Best Publications

  • Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome.

    Eric S. Lander;Lauren M. Linton;Bruce Birren;Chad Nusbaum

  • Initial sequencing and comparative analysis of the mouse genome.

    Robert H. Waterston;Kerstin Lindblad-Toh;Ewan Birney;Jane Rogers

  • The Chlamydomonas Genome Reveals the Evolution of Key Animal and Plant Functions

    Sabeeha S. Merchant;Simon E. Prochnik;Olivier Vallon;Elizabeth H. Harris

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

    Ladeana W. Hillier;Webb Miller;Ewan Birney;Wesley Warren

  • The Genome of the Diatom Thalassiosira Pseudonana: Ecology, Evolution, and Metabolism

    E. Virginia Armbrust;John A. Berges;Chris Bowler;Beverley R. Green

  • The amphioxus genome and the evolution of the chordate karyotype

    Nicholas H. Putnam;Thomas Butts;David E. K. Ferrier;Rebecca F. Furlong

  • The Physcomitrella Genome Reveals Evolutionary Insights into the Conquest of Land by Plants

    Stefan A. Rensing;Daniel Lang;Andreas D. Zimmer;Astrid Terry

  • The Phaeodactylum genome reveals the evolutionary history of diatom genomes

    Chris Bowler;Andrew E. Allen;Andrew E. Allen;Jonathan H. Badger;Jane Grimwood

  • The paleozoic origin of enzymatic lignin decomposition reconstructed from 31 fungal genomes

    Dimitrios Floudas;Manfred Binder;Robert Riley;Kerrie Barry

  • The draft genome of Ciona intestinalis : insights into chordate and vertebrate origins

    Paramvir Dehal;Yutaka Satou;Robert K. Campbell;Jarrod Chapman

  • Whole-Genome Shotgun Assembly and Analysis of the Genome of Fugu rubripes

    Samuel Aparicio;Jarrod Chapman;Elia Stupka;Nik Putnam

  • Sea Anemone Genome Reveals Ancestral Eumetazoan Gene Repertoire and Genomic Organization

    Nicholas H. Putnam;Mansi Srivastava;Uffe Hellsten;Bill Dirks

  • Comparative genomics of the lactic acid bacteria

    K. Makarova;A. Slesarev;Y. Wolf;A. Sorokin

  • The ecoresponsive genome of Daphnia pulex

    John K. Colbourne;Michael E. Pfrender;Michael E. Pfrender;Donald Gilbert;W. Kelley Thomas

  • Genome sequencing and analysis of the biomass-degrading fungus Trichoderma reesei (syn. Hypocrea jecorina).

    Diego Martinez;Diego Martinez;Randy M Berka;Bernard Henrissat;Markku Saloheimo

  • The high-quality draft genome of peach ( Prunus persica ) identifies unique patterns of genetic diversity, domestication and genome evolution

    Ignazio Verde;Albert G Abbott;Simone Scalabrin

  • The genome of Laccaria bicolor provides insights into mycorrhizal symbiosis

    F. Martin;A. Aerts;D. Ahrén;A. Brun

  • A phylogeny-driven genomic encyclopaedia of Bacteria and Archaea.

    Dongying Wu;Dongying Wu;Philip Hugenholtz;Konstantinos Mavromatis;Rüdiger Pukall

  • The Selaginella genome identifies genetic changes associated with the evolution of vascular plants.

    Jo Ann Banks;Tomoaki Nishiyama;Mitsuyasu Hasebe;Mitsuyasu Hasebe;John L. Bowman;John L. Bowman

  • The genome of the western clawed frog xenopus tropicalis

    Uffe Hellsten;Richard M. Harland;Michael J. Gilchrist;David Hendrix

Frequent Co-Authors

Miriam Land
Miriam Land Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Lynne Goodwin
Lynne Goodwin Los Alamos National Laboratory
Cliff Han
Cliff Han Los Alamos National Laboratory
Jonathan A. Eisen
Jonathan A. Eisen University of California, Davis
Loren Hauser
Loren Hauser Digital Infuzion (United States)
John C. Detter
John C. Detter Los Alamos National Laboratory
Philip Hugenholtz
Philip Hugenholtz University of Queensland
Alla Lapidus
Alla Lapidus Saint Petersburg State University
Nikos C. Kyrpides
Nikos C. Kyrpides Joint Genome Institute
Natalia Ivanova
Natalia Ivanova Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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