Richard Durbin Google Scholar: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Richard Durbin's h-index is 166 (334 i10-index, 394,383+ total citations across 529+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of October 2026. Richard Durbin is affiliated with Dept of Genetics, University of Cambridge.
Richard Durbin is a researcher affiliated with Dept of Genetics, University of Cambridge, specializing in Genomics, Human genetics, Bioinformatics. Their work has been cited 394,383 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Richard Durbin's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 529 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 166
- i10-Index
- 334
- Total Citations
- 394,383
- Citing Countries
- 81
As of October 2026.
Richard Durbin has an h-index of 166 and 394,383 total citations across 529 publications, with research cited by institutions in 81 countries.
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The Sequence Alignment/Map format and SAMtools
200970,424
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The researcher developed the Sequence Alignment/Map format and SAMtools, establishing a foundational standard for processing high-throughput sequencing data.
The researcher co-authored the seminal 2001 Nature paper presenting the initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome, a foundational contribution to genomics.
The researcher developed a fast, accurate short-read alignment method using the Burrows–Wheeler transform, establishing a foundational algorithmic standard in bioinformatics.
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About Richard Durbin's research
Richard Durbin is a researcher in Genomics, Human genetics and Bioinformatics at Dept of Genetics, University of Cambridge. Their work has been cited 394,383 times across 529 publications (h-index 166), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “The Sequence Alignment/Map format and SAMtools” (2009), has accumulated 70,424 citations. Other influential works include “Fast and accurate short read alignment with Burrows–Wheeler transform” (2009) with 57,799 citations and “Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome” (2001) with 26,932 citations.
Citations of Richard Durbin's research come primarily from United States, China and United Kingdom, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
