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D-Index
83
Citations
81015
World Ranking
1380
National Ranking
652

Barbara J. Wold publications per year

1976: 1 publications 1977: 1 publications 1978: 1 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 1 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 1 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 1 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 4 publications
1976 2021

152 publications in total across all disciplines

Barbara J. Wold 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 Barbara J. Wold sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 153 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Barbara J. Wold 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 Barbara J. Wold sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Gene
  • DNA
  • Gene expression

Her primary areas of study are Genetics, Gene, Computational biology, Human genome and Genome. Her study in Genetics concentrates on Chromatin, Gene expression profiling, Genomics, ENCODE and RNA-Seq. Her Gene expression profiling study incorporates themes from RNA, Polyadenylation, RNA splicing, Long non-coding RNA and Transcriptome.

Her RNA-Seq research includes elements of De novo transcriptome assembly and RNA Isoforms. Her RNA Isoforms research is multidisciplinary, relying on both MRNA Sequencing, Genome project, Serial analysis of gene expression, DNA microarray and Sequence analysis. Her Computational biology study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Human disease, Cell type and Profiling.

Her most cited work include:

  • Transcript assembly and quantification by RNA-Seq reveals unannotated transcripts and isoform switching during cell differentiation (9930 citations)
  • Mapping and quantifying mammalian transcriptomes by RNA-Seq. (9807 citations)
  • Landscape of transcription in human cells (3260 citations)

What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?

Barbara J. Wold mainly focuses on Genetics, Computational biology, Gene, Molecular biology and Genome. All of her Genetics and Transcription factor, Human genome, Chromatin immunoprecipitation, Genomics and DNA sequencing investigations are sub-components of the entire Genetics study. The Computational biology study combines topics in areas such as Transcriptome, Transcriptional regulation, Alternative splicing, Chromatin and DNA microarray.

Barbara J. Wold usually deals with Molecular biology and limits it to topics linked to RNA and Messenger RNA. Her Genome study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as ENCODE, DNA and Human genetics. Her research on Gene expression profiling often connects related topics like RNA-Seq.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Genetics (37.76%)
  • Computational biology (30.77%)
  • Gene (25.17%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Computational biology (30.77%)
  • Gene (25.17%)
  • Chromatin (11.19%)

In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:

Barbara J. Wold mainly investigates Computational biology, Gene, Chromatin, Transcription factor and Transcriptional regulation. Her studies deal with areas such as Gene expression, Genome, ENCODE, Alternative splicing and Cell type as well as Computational biology. Her research in Gene is mostly concerned with Transcriptome.

She focuses mostly in the field of Chromatin, narrowing it down to topics relating to Epigenomics and, in certain cases, RNA-Seq, Sequence motif and Epigenome. Her study looks at the relationship between Transcription factor and fields such as Promoter, as well as how they intersect with chemical problems. Her Phenotype study deals with the bigger picture of Genetics.

Between 2016 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • The Human Cell Atlas (853 citations)
  • Expanded encyclopaedias of DNA elements in the human and mouse genomes (141 citations)
  • The Human Cell Atlas (46 citations)

In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • DNA
  • Gene expression

Her primary scientific interests are in Computational biology, Gene, Human cell, Human disease and Transcription factor. Her Computational biology research incorporates themes from Chromatin, Epigenomics, Genome and ENCODE. The study incorporates disciplines such as Promoter, RNA-Seq and Regulation of gene expression in addition to Chromatin.

Her work deals with themes such as Transcriptional regulation and Alternative splicing, which intersect with Genome. Her work on Gene deals in particular with Transcriptome and Regulator gene. Her study in Transcription factor is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Gene silencing, Single-cell analysis and Cell biology.

Best Publications

  • Transcript assembly and quantification by RNA-Seq reveals unannotated transcripts and isoform switching during cell differentiation

    Cole Trapnell;Cole Trapnell;Brian A Williams;Geo Pertea;Ali Mortazavi

  • Mapping and quantifying mammalian transcriptomes by RNA-Seq.

    Ali Mortazavi;Brian A Williams;Kenneth McCue;Lorian Schaeffer

  • Landscape of transcription in human cells

    Sarah Djebali;Carrie A. Davis;Angelika Merkel;Alex Dobin

  • Genome-Wide Mapping of in Vivo Protein-DNA Interactions

    David S. Johnson;Ali Mortazavi;Ali Mortazavi;Richard M. Myers;Richard M. Myers;Barbara Wold;Barbara Wold

  • An integrated encyclopedia of DNA elements in the human genome

    Ian Dunham;Anshul Kundaje;Shelley F. Aldred;Patrick J. Collins

  • Expanded encyclopaedias of DNA elements in the human and mouse genomes

    Jill E. Moore;Michael J. Purcaro;Henry E. Pratt;Charles B. Epstein

  • ChIP-seq guidelines and practices of the ENCODE and modENCODE consortia

    Stephen G. Landt;Georgi K. Marinov;Anshul Kundaje;Pouya Kheradpour

  • A comparative encyclopedia of DNA elements in the mouse genome

    Feng Yue;Feng Yue;Yong Cheng;Alessandra Breschi;Jeff Vierstra

  • Transformation of mammalian cells with genes from procaryotes and eucaryotes

    Michael Wigler;Raymond Sweet;Gek Kee Sim;Barbara Wold

  • A User's Guide to the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE)

    Richard M. Myers;John Stamatoyannopoulos;Michael Snyder;Ian Dunham

  • The Human Cell Atlas

    Aviv Regev;Aviv Regev;Aviv Regev;Sarah A Teichmann;Sarah A Teichmann;Sarah A Teichmann;Eric S Lander;Eric S Lander;Eric S Lander;Ido Amit

  • Extensive promoter-centered chromatin interactions provide a topological basis for transcription regulation.

    Guoliang Li;Xiaoan Ruan;Raymond K. Auerbach;Kuljeet Singh Sandhu

  • In vivo footprinting of a muscle specific enhancer by ligation mediated PCR

    Paul R. Mueller;Barbara Wold

  • Single-Cell Analysis of Regulatory Gene Expression in Quiescent and Activated Mouse Skeletal Muscle Satellite Cells

    D.D.W. Cornelison;Barbara J. Wold

  • Enhanced proliferation, survival, and dopaminergic differentiation of CNS precursors in lowered oxygen

    Lorenz Studer;Marie Csete;Marie Csete;Sang-Hun Lee;Sang-Hun Lee;Nadine Kabbani

  • Know Your Neighbors: Three Phenotypes in Null Mutants of the Myogenic bHLH Gene MRF4

    Eric N Olson;H. H. Arnold;P. W J Rigby;B. J. Wold

  • Defining functional DNA elements in the human genome

    Manolis Kellis;Barbara Wold;Michael P. Snyder;Bradley E. Bernstein

  • Dynamic DNA methylation across diverse human cell lines and tissues

    Katherine E. Varley;Jason Gertz;Kevin M. Bowling;Stephanie L. Parker

  • Computation for ChIP-seq and RNA-seq studies

    Shirley Pepke;Barbara J Wold;Ali Mortazavi

  • Inhibition of DNA binding proteins by oligonucleotide-directed triple helix formation.

    Louis J. Maher;Barbara Wold;Peter B. Dervan

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard M. Myers
Richard M. Myers HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
Thomas R. Gingeras
Thomas R. Gingeras Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Roderic Guigó
Roderic Guigó Pompeu Fabra University
Anshul Kundaje
Anshul Kundaje Stanford University
Michael Snyder
Michael Snyder Stanford University
Ross C. Hardison
Ross C. Hardison Pennsylvania State University
John A. Stamatoyannopoulos
John A. Stamatoyannopoulos University of Washington
Mark Gerstein
Mark Gerstein Yale University
Bradley E. Bernstein
Bradley E. Bernstein Broad Institute

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