2026 B. Franz Lang: Genetics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Genetics	76	1827	1737	63	62	170	21297

Research.com Recognitions

2015 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

B. Franz Lang is affiliated with the University of Montreal in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a significant portion dedicated to Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these fields, their work spans several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Cell Biology, Endocrinology, and Pharmacology.

The main topics of B. Franz Lang's research include:

Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
Protist diversity and phylogeny
Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by B. Franz Lang are:

"Mitochondrial genome annotation with MFannot: a critical analysis of gene identification and gene model prediction," 2023, Frontiers in Plant Science
"A phylogenetic and proteomic reconstruction of eukaryotic chromatin evolution," 2022, Nature Ecology & Evolution
"Diploid-dominant life cycles characterize the early evolution of Fungi," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"The draft nuclear genome sequence and predicted mitochondrial proteome of Andalucia godoyi, a protist with the most gene-rich and bacteria-like mitochondrial genome," 2020, BMC Biology
"New Insights Into Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans Sulfur Metabolism Through Coupled Gene Expression, Solution Chemistry, Microscopy, and Spectroscopy Analyses," 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with B. Franz Lang include:

Matt Sarrasin
Gertraud Burger
Michael W. Gray
Jason Stajich
Lila Naouelle Salhi

The venues where B. Franz Lang most frequently publishes are:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Frontiers in Microbiology
BMC Biology
Frontiers in Plant Science
Nature Ecology & Evolution

B. Franz Lang was awarded the fellowship of the Royal Society of Canada in 2015 by the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

Mitochondrial Genome Evolution and the Origin of Eukaryotes

B F Lang;M W Gray;G Burger

865
Citations
An ancestral mitochondrial DNA resembling a eubacterial genome in miniature

Lang Bf;Burger G;O'Kelly Cj;Cedergren R

787
Citations
Mitochondrial genomes: anything goes.

Gertraud Burger;Michael W Gray;B Franz Lang

718
Citations
The tree of eukaryotes

Patrick J. Keeling;Gertraud Burger;Dion G. Durnford;B. Franz Lang

677
Citations
Monophyly of Primary Photosynthetic Eukaryotes: Green Plants, Red Algae, and Glaucophytes

Naiara Rodríguez-Ezpeleta;Henner Brinkmann;Suzanne C. Burey;Béatrice Roure

653
Citations
The origin and early evolution of mitochondria

Michael W Gray;Gertraud Burger;B Franz Lang

633
Citations
Phylogenomic analyses support the monophyly of Excavata and resolve relationships among eukaryotic “supergroups”

Vladimir Hampl;Laura Hug;Jessica W. Leigh;Joel B. Dacks

545
Citations
Cyanophora paradoxa Genome Elucidates Origin of Photosynthesis in Algae and Plants

Dana C. Price;Cheong Xin Chan;Hwan Su Yoon;Hwan Su Yoon;Eun Chan Yang

443
Citations
GENOME STRUCTURE AND GENE CONTENT IN PROTIST MITOCHONDRIAL DNAS

Michael W. Gray;B. Franz Lang;Robert Cedergren;G. Brian Golding

443
Citations
Genomic Analysis of the Basal Lineage Fungus Rhizopus oryzae Reveals a Whole-Genome Duplication

Li Jun Ma;Ashraf S. Ibrahim;Christopher Skory;Manfred G. Grabherr

433
Citations
Mitochondria of Protists

Michael W. Gray;B. Franz Lang;Gertraud Burger

375
Citations
The Closest Unicellular Relatives of Animals

B.F. Lang;B.F. Lang;C. O'Kelly;C. O'Kelly;T. Nerad;M.W. Gray;M.W. Gray

361
Citations
Mitochondrial introns: a critical view.

B. Franz Lang;Marie-Josée Laforest;Gertraud Burger

335
Citations
Detecting and overcoming systematic errors in genome-scale phylogenies.

Naiara Rodríguez-Ezpeleta;Henner Brinkmann;Béatrice Roure;Nicolas Lartillot

320
Citations
The Capsaspora genome reveals a complex unicellular prehistory of animals

Hiroshi Suga;Zehua Chen;Alex de Mendoza;Arnau Sebé-Pedrós

308
Citations
Phylogenomic Evidence for Separate Acquisition of Plastids in Cryptophytes, Haptophytes, and Stramenopiles

Denis Baurain;Denis Baurain;Henner Brinkmann;Joern Petersen;Naiara Rodriguez-Ezpeleta

289
Citations
Strikingly Bacteria-Like and Gene-Rich Mitochondrial Genomes throughout Jakobid Protists

Gertraud Burger;Michael W. Gray;Lise Forget;B. Franz Lang

280
Citations
A Phylogenomic Investigation into the Origin of Metazoa

Iñaki Ruiz-Trillo;Iñaki Ruiz-Trillo;Andrew J. Roger;Gertraud Burger;Michael W. Gray

278
Citations
AutoFACT: An Automatic Functional Annotation and Classification Tool

Liisa B Koski;Michael W Gray;B Franz Lang;Gertraud Burger

274
Citations
Premetazoan genome evolution and the regulation of cell differentiation in the choanoflagellate Salpingoeca rosetta

Stephen R Fairclough;Zehua Chen;Eric Kramer;Qiandong Zeng

271
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Gertraud Burger University of Montreal

Michael W. Gray Dalhousie University

Andrew J. Roger Dalhousie University

Iñaki Ruiz-Trillo Pompeu Fabra University

Henner Brinkmann Leibniz Association

Hervé Philippe Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

Robert Cedergren University of Montreal

Tomáš Pánek University of Ostrava

Qiandong Zeng LabCorp (United States)

Melanie T. Cushion University of Cincinnati Medical Center

External Links

Personal website of B. Franz Lang

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