2026 Sydney Brenner: Genetics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Genetics	116	434	2	331	78903

Research.com Recognitions

2024 - Research.com Genetics in Singapore Leader Award
2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Singapore Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Genetics in Singapore Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Singapore Leader Award
2010 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
2007 - Baly Medal, Royal College of Physicians of London
2004 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences
2002 - Nobel Prize for their discoveries concerning genetic regulation of organ development and programmed cell death'
1991 - Canada Gairdner International Award
1987 - Genetics Society of America Medal
1978 - Canada Gairdner International Award
1977 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1971 - Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, Lasker Foundation
1966 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Sydney Brenner was affiliated with the Agency for Science, Technology and Research in Singapore. Their research primarily focused on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with particular attention to molecular biology, genetics, and plant science as subfields.

The main topics covered in their scientific work included:

Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
Genetic diversity and population structure
Machine Learning in Bioinformatics
Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation

Among their recent papers were studies titled:

"The hagfish genome and the evolution of vertebrates," 2024, published in Nature
"The hagfish genome and the evolution of vertebrates," 2023, published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
"The hagfish genome and the evolution of vertebrates," 2023, published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
"The hagfish genome and the evolution of vertebrates," 2023, also published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

These publications frequently appeared in the following venues:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Nature
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent collaborators in their research included Ferdinand Marlétaz, Nataliya Timoshevskaya, Vladimir A. Timoshevskiy, Elise Parey, and Oleg Simakov.

Over the course of their career, the scientist received several awards and honors:

Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 2010
Baly Medal, Royal College of Physicians of London, 2007
Member of the European Academy of Sciences, 2004
Nobel Prize, 2002, for discoveries concerning genetic regulation of organ development and programmed cell death
Canada Gairdner International Award, 1991
Genetics Society of America Medal, 1987
Canada Gairdner International Award, 1978
Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1977
Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research, Lasker Foundation, 1971
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1966
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Best Publications

THE GENETICS OF CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS

S Brenner

18106
Citations
The structure of the nervous system of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

John Graham White;Eileen Southgate;J. N. Thomson;Sydney Brenner

6250
Citations
On the Regulation of DNA Replication in Bacteria

François Jacob;Sydney Brenner;François Cuzin

2139
Citations
General Nature of the Genetic Code for Proteins

Francis Crick;Leslie Barnett;Sydney Brenner;R. J. Watts-Tobin

2002
Citations
Whole-Genome Shotgun Assembly and Analysis of the Genome of Fugu rubripes

Samuel Aparicio;Jarrod Chapman;Elia Stupka;Nik Putnam

1878
Citations
Gene expression analysis by massively parallel signature sequencing (MPSS) on microbead arrays

Sydney Brenner;Maria Johnson;John Bridgham;George Golda

1868
Citations
Encoded combinatorial chemistry.

Sydney Brenner;Richard A. Lerner

1554
Citations
An Unstable Intermediate Carrying Information from Genes to Ribosomes for Protein Synthesis

S. Brenner;F. Jacob;M. Meselson

1382
Citations
The neural circuit for touch sensitivity in Caenorhabditis elegans

M Chalfie;JE Sulston;JG White;E Southgate

1290
Citations
Nondisjunction Mutants of the Nematode CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS.

Jonathan Hodgkin;H. Robert Horvitz;Sydney Brenner

1097
Citations
Electron microscopical reconstruction of the anterior sensory anatomy of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.?2UU.

Samuel Ward;Nichol Thomson;John G. White;Sydney Brenner

961
Citations
Toward a physical map of the genome of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

Alan Coulson;John Sulston;Sydney Brenner;Jonathan Karn

950
Citations
Genome 10K: A Proposal to Obtain Whole-Genome Sequence for 10 000 Vertebrate Species

David Haussler;Stephen J. O'Brien;Oliver A. Ryder;F. Keith Barker

807
Citations
THE DNA OF CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS

J E Sulston;S Brenner

804
Citations
The structure of the ventral nerve cord of Caenorhabditis elegans

John Graham White;Eileen Southgate;J. N. Thomson;Sydney Brenner

781
Citations
The molecular evolution of genes and proteins: a tale of two serines

Sydney Brenner

759
Citations
Elephant shark genome provides unique insights into gnathostome evolution

Byrappa Venkatesh;Byrappa Venkatesh;Alison P. Lee;Vydianathan Ravi;Ashish K. Maurya

740
Citations
Oligonucleotide tags for sorting and identification

Sydney Brenner;Glenn Redwood City Albrecht

713
Citations
Dopaminergic neurons in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

J. Sulston;M. Dew;S. Brenner

664
Citations
A GENETIC LOCUS FOR THE REGULATION OF RIBONUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS

Gunther S. Stent;Sydney Brenner

644
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Byrappa Venkatesh Agency for Science, Technology and Research

Kim D. Janda Scripps Research Institute

Richard A. Lerner Scripps Research Institute

Greg Elgar Genomics England

Samuel Aparicio University of British Columbia

Jonathan Karn Case Western Reserve University

André Rosenthal Institute of Molecular Biotechnology

Wesley C. Warren University of Missouri

Dan Larhammar Uppsala University

Tomas Marques-Bonet Pompeu Fabra University

External Links

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