2026 Amy J. Wagers: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	97	583	521	321	284	262	55015
Medicine	97	9078	8521	4682	4330	282	56136

Research.com Recognitions

2018 - National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award

Overview

Amy J. Wagers is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has contributed to a variety of research areas primarily within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine.

Their research spans several key subfields, including molecular biology, immunology, physiology, genetics, and aging. The scientist's work covers diverse topics such as muscle physiology and disorders, genetics related to aging and longevity in model organisms, GDF15 and related biomarkers, virus-based gene therapy research, single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, RNA research and splicing, as well as adipose tissue and metabolism.

Wagers has published numerous papers with notable recent publications including:

Loss of epigenetic information as a cause of mammalian aging, 2023, Cell
Directed evolution of a family of AAV capsid variants enabling potent muscle-directed gene delivery across species, 2021, Cell
The neutrotime transcriptional signature defines a single continuum of neutrophils across biological compartments, 2021, Nature Communications
Gut CD4+ T cell phenotypes are a continuum molded by microbes, not by TH archetypes, 2021, Nature Immunology
FOS licenses early events in stem cell activation driving skeletal muscle regeneration, 2021, Cell Reports

Frequent co-authors include Kathleen A. Messemer, Jason D. Buenrostro, Lee L. Rubin, Richard Lee, and Christophe Benoıst, reflecting collaborations that have appeared repeatedly in their body of work.

Wagers's publications most often appear in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Cell, Nature Immunology, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and Nature Communications.

The scientist received the National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award in 2018, recognizing contributions within their field.

Best Publications

Rejuvenation of aged progenitor cells by exposure to a young systemic environment

Irina M. Conboy;Michael J. Conboy;Amy J. Wagers;Amy J. Wagers;Eric R. Girma

2538
Citations
Haematopoietic stem cells adopt mature haematopoietic fates in ischaemic myocardium

Leora B. Balsam;Amy J. Wagers;Julie L. Christensen;Theo Kofidis

2252
Citations
The Immunological Genome Project: networks of gene expression in immune cells

Tracy S P Heng;Michio W Painter;Kutlu Elpek;Veronika Lukacs-Kornek

2026
Citations
Little evidence for developmental plasticity of adult hematopoietic stem cells.

Amy J. Wagers;Richard I. Sherwood;Julie L. Christensen;Irving L. Weissman

1927
Citations
Plasticity of Adult Stem Cells

Amy J Wagers;Irving L Weissman

1742
Citations
M2 microglia and macrophages drive oligodendrocyte differentiation during CNS remyelination

Veronique E. Miron;Amanda Boyd;Jing Wei Zhao;Tracy J. Yuen;Tracy J. Yuen

1719
Citations
Cell type of origin influences the molecular and functional properties of mouse induced pluripotent stem cells

Jose M. Polo;Susanna Liu;Maria Eugenia Figueroa;Warakorn Kulalert

1379
Citations
Physiological migration of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells.

Douglas E. Wright;Amy J. Wagers;Anjali Pathak Gulati;Frances L. Johnson

1361
Citations
Biology of hematopoietic stem cells and progenitors: implications for clinical application.

Motonari Kondo;Amy J. Wagers;Markus G. Manz;Susan S. Prohaska

1359
Citations
A Special Population of Regulatory T Cells Potentiates Muscle Repair

Dalia Burzyn;Wilson Kuswanto;Dmitriy Kolodin;Jennifer L. Shadrach;Jennifer L. Shadrach

1291
Citations
Langerhans cells renew in the skin throughout life under steady-state conditions

Miriam Merad;Markus G. Manz;Holger Karsunky;Amy Wagers

1230
Citations
Cell intrinsic alterations underlie hematopoietic stem cell aging

Derrick J. Rossi;David Bryder;Jacob M. Zahn;Henrik Ahlenius

1198
Citations
In vivo gene editing in dystrophic mouse muscle and muscle stem cells

Mohammadsharif Tabebordbar;Kexian Zhu;Jason K. W. Cheng;Wei Leong Chew

1140
Citations
Vascular and neurogenic rejuvenation of the aging mouse brain by young systemic factors.

Lida Katsimpardi;Nadia K. Litterman;Pamela A. Schein;Christine M. Miller;Christine M. Miller

1089
Citations
Growth Differentiation Factor 11 Is a Circulating Factor that Reverses Age-Related Cardiac Hypertrophy

Francesco Loffredo;Matthew L. Steinhauser;Steven M. Jay;Joseph Gannon

1067
Citations
No place like home: anatomy and function of the stem cell niche.

D Leanne Jones;Amy J Wagers

1004
Citations
Skin infection generates non-migratory memory CD8+ T(RM) cells providing global skin immunity.

Xiaodong Jiang;Rachael A. Clark;Luzheng Liu;Amy J. Wagers

984
Citations
Restoring Systemic GDF11 Levels Reverses Age-Related Dysfunction in Mouse Skeletal Muscle

M Sinha;Y. C. Jang;Y. C. Jang;Juhyun Oh;Juhyun Oh;Danika Mei Po Khong;Danika Mei Po Khong

905
Citations
BIOLOGY OF HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS AND PROGENITORS: Implications for

Motonari Kondo;Amy J. Wagers;Markus G. Manz;Susan S. Prohaska

5
Citations
In vivo gene editing in dystrophic mouse muscle and muscle stem cells

M. Tabebordbar;K. Zhu;J. K. W. Cheng;W. L. Chew

2
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Irving L. Weissman Stanford University

Richard T. Lee Harvard University

Diane Mathis Harvard University

Christophe Benoist Harvard University

Derrick J. Rossi Harvard University

Aviv Regev Genentech

Jill M. Goldstein Harvard University

Lee L. Rubin Harvard University

Miriam Merad Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

James J. Collins MIT

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