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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 85 14447 13604 1330 1273 459 32935
Genetics 81 1505 1428 191 184 384 31018

Swee Lay Thein publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Swee Lay Thein between 1984 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Swee Lay Thein published across 42 years, from 1984 to 2025, averaging 12.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2015. 26 of the 508 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2015. 1984: 1 publication 1985: 10 publications 1986: 12 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 9 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 22 publications 2006: 18 publications 2007: 20 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 23 publications 2017: 18 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 21 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 9 publications
1984 2025

508 publications in total across all disciplines

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Swee Lay Thein: publications per year, 1984 to 2025
Year Publications
1984 1
1985 10
1986 12
1987 7
1988 4
1989 7
1990 4
1991 5
1992 9
1993 6
1994 11
1995 5
1996 7
1997 4
1998 9
1999 3
2000 4
2001 8
2002 5
2003 6
2004 12
2005 22
2006 18
2007 20
2008 16
2009 18
2010 15
2011 22
2012 9
2013 19
2014 14
2015 23
2016 23
2017 18
2018 21
2019 14
2020 19
2021 18
2022 21
2023 13
2024 17
2025 9
Total 508
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Swee Lay Thein 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 Swee Lay Thein 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, 375–384 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: 384 publications — 86th percentile

86% 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
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 46 384
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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Swee Lay Thein 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 Swee Lay Thein 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, 80–81 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: 81 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% 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
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111 81
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

Swee Lay Thein is affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on topics within the field of Medicine, with significant contributions in Genetics, Hematology, Physiology, Molecular Biology, and Cell Biology. Thein's work extensively covers areas related to hemoglobinopathies, iron metabolism, erythrocyte function, and blood transfusion practices.

Thein has a number of frequent coauthors who have collaborated on multiple projects. These include Anna Conrey, William A. Eaton, Xunde Wang, Emily B. Dunkelberger, and Neal Jeffries. Their collaborations reflect a strong network of experts in hematology and related biomedical sciences.

The scientist has published prolifically in several key venues known for research in hematology and blood disorders. Prominent publication venues include Blood, Blood Advances, Haematologica, British Journal of Haematology, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Thein's recent papers cover a range of topics crucial to sickle cell disease and related disorders. Notable recent publications include:

  • "American Society of Hematology 2020 guidelines for sickle cell disease: transfusion support" (2020, Blood Advances)
  • "Recent Advances in the Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease" (2020, Frontiers in Physiology)
  • "Circulating mitochondrial DNA is a proinflammatory DAMP in sickle cell disease" (2021, Blood)
  • "Treatment of sickle cell disease by increasing oxygen affinity of hemoglobin" (2021, Blood)
  • "Treating sickle cell anemia" (2020, Science)

Thein's research spans important topics such as Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders, Iron Metabolism and Disorders, Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology, Blood Groups and Transfusion, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, RNA Modifications and Cancer, and Hemoglobin Structure and Function.

Best Publications

  • Hypervariable 'minisatellite' regions in human DNA.

    Alec J. Jeffreys;Victoria Wilson;Swee Lay Thein

  • Individual-specific 'fingerprints' of human DNA.

    A. J. Jeffreys;V. Wilson;S. L. Thein

  • Selection of housekeeping genes for gene expression studies in human reticulocytes using real-time PCR

    Nicholas Silver;Steve Best;Jie Jiang;Swee Lay Thein

  • A QTL influencing F cell production maps to a gene encoding a zinc-finger protein on chromosome 2p15.

    Stephan Menzel;Chad Garner;Ivo Gut;Fumihiko Matsuda

  • A genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 22 loci associated with eight hematological parameters in the HaemGen consortium

    Nicole Soranzo;Nicole Soranzo;Tim D Spector;Massimo Mangino;Brigitte Kühnel

  • New gene functions in megakaryopoiesis and platelet formation

    Christian Gieger;Aparna Radhakrishnan;Ana Cvejic;Weihong Tang

  • Multiple loci influence erythrocyte phenotypes in the CHARGE Consortium

    Santhi K. Ganesh;Santhi K. Ganesh;Neil A. Zakai;Frank J A Van Rooij;Nicole Soranzo;Nicole Soranzo

  • The Molecular Basis of β-Thalassemia

    Swee Lay Thein

  • DNA "fingerprints" and segregation analysis of multiple markers in human pedigrees.

    Alec J. Jeffreys;Victoria Wilson;Swee Lay Thein;David J. Weatherall

  • Intergenic variants of HBS1L-MYB are responsible for a major quantitative trait locus on chromosome 6q23 influencing fetal hemoglobin levels in adults.

    Swee Lay Thein;Stephan Menzel;Xu Peng;Steve Best

  • Genetic influences on F cells and other hematologic variables: a twin heritability study.

    C. Garner;T. Tatu;J. E. Reittie;T. Littlewood

  • Tailoring iron chelation by iron intake and serum ferritin: the prospective EPIC study of deferasirox in 1744 patients with transfusion-dependent anemias.

    Maria Domenica Cappellini;John Porter;Amal El-Beshlawy;Chi Kong Li

  • Antithrombin mutation database: 2nd (1997) update. For the Plasma Coagulation Inhibitors Subcommittee of the Scientific and Standardization Committee of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis.

    D A Lane;T Bayston;R J Olds;A C Fitches

  • Evolutionary relationships of human populations from an analysis of nuclear DNA polymorphisms.

    J S Wainscoat;A V Hill;A L Boyce;J Flint

  • Control of fetal hemoglobin: new insights emerging from genomics and clinical implications

    Swee Lay Thein;Stephan Menzel;Mark Lathrop;Chad Garner

  • Cloning a selected fragment from a human DNA ‘fingerprint’: isolation of an extremely polymorphic minisatellite

    Zilla Wong;Victoria Wilson;Alec J. Jeffreys;Swee Lay Thein

  • Genetic basis of inosine triphosphate pyrophosphohydrolase deficiency.

    S Sumi;A M Marinaki;M Arenas;L Fairbanks

  • Molecular basis for dominantly inherited inclusion body beta-thalassemia.

    S L Thein;C Hesketh;P Taylor;I J Temperley

  • Genetic modifiers of beta-thalassemia.

    Swee Lay Thein

Frequent Co-Authors

Tim D. Spector
Tim D. Spector King's College London
Anne Greenough
Anne Greenough King's College London
David J. Weatherall
David J. Weatherall University of Oxford
Nicole Soranzo
Nicole Soranzo Wellcome Sanger Institute
Douglas R. Higgs
Douglas R. Higgs University of Oxford
Willem H. Ouwehand
Willem H. Ouwehand University of Cambridge
Fenella J. Kirkham
Fenella J. Kirkham University College London
Martin Farrall
Martin Farrall University of Oxford
Mark Lathrop
Mark Lathrop McGill University
William G. Wood
William G. Wood University of Oxford

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