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70
Citations
29480
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2235
National Ranking
280

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Walter J. Muir 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 Walter J. Muir sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 212 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Walter J. Muir 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 Walter J. Muir sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Walter J. Muir was affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their career included contributions to academia before their passing.

The data does not provide specific details about their research papers, co-authors, publication venues, or topics of study. Therefore, no information on those aspects can be summarized for this profile.

No records of awards or book publications associated with Walter J. Muir are available from the data provided.

Overall, without detailed data on publications or research areas, the profile reflects a limited public record accessible for this individual within the scope of the provided information.

Best Publications

  • Common polygenic variation contributes to risk of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

    Shaun M. Purcell;Shaun M. Purcell;Naomi R. Wray;Jennifer L. Stone;Jennifer L. Stone;Peter M. Visscher

  • Genetic relationship between five psychiatric disorders estimated from genome-wide SNPs

    S. Hong Lee;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Benjamin M. Neale;Benjamin M. Neale;Stephen V. Faraone

  • Disruption of two novel genes by a translocation co-segregating with schizophrenia

    J. Kirsty Millar;Julie C. Wilson-Annan;Susan Anderson;Sheila Christie

  • Large-scale genome-wide association analysis of bipolar disorder identifies a new susceptibility locus near ODZ4

    Pamela Sklar;Pamela Sklar;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Laura J. Scott;Ole A. Andreassen

  • Collaborative genome-wide association analysis supports a role for ANK3 and CACNA1C in bipolar disorder

    Manuel A R Ferreira;Michael C O'Donovan;Yan A Meng;Ian R Jones

  • Rare chromosomal deletions and duplications increase risk of schizophrenia

    Jennifer L. Stone;Jennifer L. Stone;Jennifer L. Stone;Michael C. O’Donovan;Hugh Gurling;George K. Kirov

  • Schizophrenia and Affective Disorders—Cosegregation with a Translocation at Chromosome 1q42 That Directly Disrupts Brain-Expressed Genes: Clinical and P300 Findings in a Family

    Douglas Blackwood;Douglas Blackwood;A. Fordyce;M. T. Walker;D. M. St Clair

  • Association within a family of a balanced autosomal translocation with major mental illness

    D. St Clair;D. Blackwood;W. Muir;M. Walker

  • Whole-genome association study of bipolar disorder

    P Sklar;J W Smoller;J Fan;J Fan;M A R Ferreira

  • DISC1 and PDE4B are interacting genetic factors in schizophrenia that regulate cAMP signaling.

    J. Kirsty Millar;Benjamin S. Pickard;Shaun Mackie;Rachel James

  • Psychiatric genome-wide association study analyses implicate neuronal, immune and histone pathways

    Colm O'Dushlaine;Lizzy Rossin;Phil H. Lee;Laramie Duncan;Laramie Duncan

  • Genomewide association studies: history, rationale, and prospects for psychiatric disorders.

    Sven Cichon;Nick Craddock;Mark Daly;Mark Daly;Stephen V. Faraone

  • Genome scan meta-analysis of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, part III: Bipolar disorder.

    Ricardo Segurado;Sevilla D. Detera-Wadleigh;Douglas F. Levinson;Cathryn M. Lewis

  • Genome-wide association for major depressive disorder: a possible role for the presynaptic protein piccolo

    P.F. Sullivan;E.J.C. de Geus;G. Willemsen;M.R. James

  • A locus for bipolar affective disorder on chromosome 4p

    D. H. R. Blackwood;L. He;S. W. Morris;A. Mclean

  • Case-control study of neurocognitive function in euthymic patients with bipolar disorder: an association with mania.

    J.T.O. Cavanagh;M. Van Beck;W. Muir;D.H.R. Blackwood

  • Auditory P300 and eye tracking dysfunction in schizophrenic pedigrees.

    Douglas H. R. Blackwood;David M. St Clair;Walter J. Muir;John C. Duffy

  • Additional support for schizophrenia linkage on chromosomes 6 and 8: A multicenter study

    Dieter B. Wildenauer;Sibylle G. Schwab;Margot Albus;Joachim Hallmayer

  • Neurocognitive impairment in euthymic young adults with bipolar spectrum disorder and recurrent major depressive disorder

    Daniel J. Smith;Walter J. Muir;Douglas H. R. Blackwood

  • Genomic structure and localisation within a linkage hotspot of Disrupted In Schizophrenia 1, a gene disrupted by a translocation segregating with schizophrenia.

    J K Millar;S Christie;S Anderson;D Lawson

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas Blackwood
Douglas Blackwood University of Edinburgh
David J. Porteous
David J. Porteous University of Edinburgh
Peter M. Visscher
Peter M. Visscher University of Oxford
Naomi R. Wray
Naomi R. Wray University of Queensland
Mark J. Daly
Mark J. Daly Massachusetts General Hospital
Julien Mendlewicz
Julien Mendlewicz Université Libre de Bruxelles
Ole Mors
Ole Mors Aarhus University
Shaun Purcell
Shaun Purcell Harvard Medical School
Marcella Rietschel
Marcella Rietschel Heidelberg University
Sven Cichon
Sven Cichon University of Basel

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