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Vijay G. Sankaran

Vijay G. Sankaran

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 67 2502 2375 1119 1050 220 22521

Vijay G. Sankaran publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Vijay G. Sankaran between 2000 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Vijay G. Sankaran published across 26 years, from 2000 to 2025, averaging 12.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2021. 59 of the 319 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2000 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 35. Peak 35 publications in 2021. 2000: 3 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 8 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 24 publications 2020: 28 publications 2021: 35 publications 2022: 33 publications 2023: 34 publications 2024: 28 publications 2025: 31 publications
2000 2025

319 publications in total across all disciplines

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Vijay G. Sankaran: publications per year, 2000 to 2025
Year Publications
2000 3
2001 1
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 1
2008 8
2009 4
2010 9
2011 8
2012 5
2013 7
2014 6
2015 8
2016 21
2017 9
2018 16
2019 24
2020 28
2021 35
2022 33
2023 34
2024 28
2025 31
Total 319
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Vijay G. Sankaran publications per year - data summary

  • Vijay G. Sankaran, a Genetics scholar from Harvard University, has 319 publications recorded across 26 years, from 2000 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2000 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2021, with 35 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2001 and 2007, with 1 publication each.
  • 5 of the 26 years in the span carry no publications at all (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 12.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 15.2 per year counting only the 21 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 161 publications, 50% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2000-2008: 13 publications (1.4 per year); 2009-2017: 77 publications (8.6 per year); 2018-2025: 229 publications (28.6 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Vijay G. Sankaran 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 Vijay G. Sankaran 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, 215–224 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: 220 publications — 58th percentile

58% 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
215–224 134 220
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
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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Vijay G. Sankaran publication distribution in Genetics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 4,342 Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 67 ranges running from 45–54 to 703+ publications.
  • Vijay G. Sankaran, a Genetics scholar from Harvard University, records 220 publications - the 58th percentile of the discipline.
  • 58% of ranked Genetics scientists score the same or lower than Vijay G. Sankaran, and about 42% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 195–204 publications range, and Vijay G. Sankaran ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 125–134 publications, holding 217 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 56% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 205–214 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 703 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Vijay G. Sankaran 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 Vijay G. Sankaran 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, 66–67 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: 67 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 67
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
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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Vijay G. Sankaran D-index placement in Genetics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 4,342 Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 61 ranges running from 40–41 to 160+ D-Index.
  • Vijay G. Sankaran, a Genetics scholar from Harvard University, records 67 D-Index - the 43rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 43% of ranked Genetics scientists score the same or lower than Vijay G. Sankaran, and about 57% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 70–71 D-Index range, and Vijay G. Sankaran ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 62–63 D-Index, holding 191 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 51% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (2% of the field).

Overview

Vijay G. Sankaran is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on fields related to biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with substantial work in medicine. Within these disciplines, they concentrate on subfields including molecular biology, genetics, hematology, immunology, and cancer research.

The scientist's work spans various topics such as single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, epigenetics and DNA methylation, acute myeloid leukemia research, genetic associations and epidemiology, cancer genomics and diagnostics, hemoglobinopathies and related disorders, and genomics and rare diseases.

Vijay G. Sankaran has contributed to numerous publications across several venues, with frequent appearances in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Blood, Cell, UNC Libraries, and Nature Communications.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19 (2021, Nature)
  • Scalable, multimodal profiling of chromatin accessibility, gene expression and protein levels in single cells (2021, Nature Biotechnology)
  • Mapping transcriptomic vector fields of single cells (2022, Cell)
  • Coronavirus disease 2019 in patients with inborn errors of immunity: An international study (2020, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology)
  • Massively parallel single-cell mitochondrial DNA genotyping and chromatin profiling (2020, Nature Biotechnology)

They have collaborated frequently with Lara Wahlster, Laura M. Raffield, Richard A. Voit, Caleb A. Lareau, and Jeffrey M. Verboon.

Best Publications

  • Human Fetal Hemoglobin Expression Is Regulated by the Developmental Stage-Specific Repressor BCL11A

    Vijay G. Sankaran;Tobias F. Menne;Jian Xu;Thomas E. Akie

  • Genome-wide association study shows BCL11A associated with persistent fetal hemoglobin and amelioration of the phenotype of β-thalassemia

    Manuela Uda;Renzo Galanello;Serena Sanna;Guillaume Lettre;Guillaume Lettre

  • Inherited causes of clonal haematopoiesis in 97,691 whole genomes.

    Alexander G Bick;Joshua S Weinstock;Satish K Nandakumar;Satish K Nandakumar;Charles P Fulco;Charles P Fulco

  • The polygenic and monogenic basis of blood traits and diseases

    Dragana Vuckovic;Erik L. Bao;Parsa Akbari;Caleb A. Lareau

  • Trans-ethnic and Ancestry-Specific Blood-Cell Genetics in 746,667 Individuals from 5 Global Populations.

    Ming-Huei Chen;Laura M Raffield;Abdou Mousas;Saori Sakaue

  • DNA polymorphisms at the BCL11A, HBS1L-MYB, and β-globin loci associate with fetal hemoglobin levels and pain crises in sickle cell disease

    Guillaume Lettre;Vijay G. Sankaran;Marcos André C. Bezerra;Aderson S. Araújo

  • Developmental and species-divergent globin switching are driven by BCL11A

    Vijay G. Sankaran;Jian Xu;Tobias Ragoczy;Gregory C. Ippolito

  • Transcriptional silencing of γ-globin by BCL11A involves long-range interactions and cooperation with SOX6

    Jian Xu;Vijay G. Sankaran;Min Ni;Min Ni;Tobias F. Menne

  • Lineage Tracing in Humans Enabled by Mitochondrial Mutations and Single-Cell Genomics.

    Leif S. Ludwig;Leif S. Ludwig;Caleb A. Lareau;Jacob C. Ulirsch;Elena Christian

  • Structural Basis for Discrimination of 3-Phosphoinositides by Pleckstrin Homology Domains

    Kathryn M. Ferguson;Jennifer M. Kavran;Vijay G. Sankaran;Emmanuel Fournier

  • Conditional mouse osteosarcoma, dependent on p53 loss and potentiated by loss of Rb, mimics the human disease

    Carl R. Walkley;Rameez Qudsi;Vijay G. Sankaran;Jennifer A. Perry

  • Exome sequencing identifies GATA1 mutations resulting in Diamond-Blackfan anemia

    Vijay G. Sankaran;Roxanne Ghazvinian;Ron Do;Prathapan Thiru

  • Correction of sickle cell disease in adult mice by interference with fetal hemoglobin silencing.

    Jian Xu;Cong Peng;Vijay G. Sankaran;Vijay G. Sankaran;Zhen Shao

  • The Switch from Fetal to Adult Hemoglobin

    Vijay G. Sankaran;Vijay G. Sankaran;Vijay G. Sankaran;Stuart H. Orkin;Stuart H. Orkin;Stuart H. Orkin

  • Coronavirus Disease 2019 in patients with inborn errors of immunity: an international study.

    Isabelle Meyts;Giorgia Bucciol;Isabella Quinti;Bénédicte Neven

  • Ribosome Levels Selectively Regulate Translation and Lineage Commitment in Human Hematopoiesis

    Rajiv K. Khajuria;Rajiv K. Khajuria;Rajiv K. Khajuria;Mathias Munschauer;Jacob C. Ulirsch;Jacob C. Ulirsch;Claudia Fiorini;Claudia Fiorini

  • Scalable, multimodal profiling of chromatin accessibility, gene expression and protein levels in single cells

    Eleni P. Mimitou;Caleb A. Lareau;Kelvin Y. Chen;Kelvin Y. Chen;Andre L. Zorzetto-Fernandes

  • Systematic Functional Dissection of Common Genetic Variation Affecting Red Blood Cell Traits

    Jacob C. Ulirsch;Satish K. Nandakumar;Satish K. Nandakumar;Li Wang;Felix C. Giani

  • Fine-mapping at three loci known to affect fetal hemoglobin levels explains additional genetic variation

    Geneviève Galarneau;Cameron D Palmer;Cameron D Palmer;Vijay G Sankaran;Vijay G Sankaran;Stuart H Orkin;Stuart H Orkin;Stuart H Orkin

  • The Polygenic and Monogenic Basis of Blood Traits and Diseases

    Dragana Vuckovic;Dragana Vuckovic;Erik L. Bao;Erik L. Bao;Parsa Akbari;Caleb A. Lareau;Caleb A. Lareau

Frequent Co-Authors

Stuart H. Orkin
Stuart H. Orkin Harvard University
Eric S. Lander
Eric S. Lander Broad Institute
Guillaume Lettre
Guillaume Lettre Montreal Heart Institute
Alexander P. Reiner
Alexander P. Reiner University of Washington
Joel N. Hirschhorn
Joel N. Hirschhorn Boston Children's Hospital
Aviv Regev
Aviv Regev Genentech
Benjamin L. Ebert
Benjamin L. Ebert Harvard University
Jesse M. Engreitz
Jesse M. Engreitz Stanford University
Carl R. Walkley
Carl R. Walkley Hudson Institute of Medical Research
Sekar Kathiresan
Sekar Kathiresan Harvard University

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