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Bronwen Aken publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bronwen Aken sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 70 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Bronwen Aken D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bronwen Aken sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Bronwen Aken is affiliated with the European Bioinformatics Institute in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on the field of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with notable contributions to molecular biology and genetics as subfields of study.

Their work covers several main topics, including:

  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Bronwen Aken has published several recent research papers. Selected examples include:

  • Expanded encyclopaedias of DNA elements in the human and mouse genomes, 2020, Nature
  • An improved pig reference genome sequence to enable pig genetics and genomics research, 2020, GigaScience
  • Perspectives on ENCODE, 2020, Nature
  • Author Correction: Expanded encyclopaedias of DNA elements in the human and mouse genomes, 2022, Nature
  • Author Correction: Perspectives on ENCODE, 2022, Nature

The frequent coauthors in their publications include:

  • Reyes Acosta
  • Nicholas J. Addleman
  • Veena Afzal
  • Jennifer A. Akiyama
  • Omar Al Jammal

Bronwen Aken's research has been published predominantly in the following venues:

  • Nature
  • GigaScience

Best Publications

  • GENCODE: The reference human genome annotation for The ENCODE Project

    Jennifer Harrow;Adam Frankish;Jose M. Gonzalez;Electra Tapanari

  • An integrated encyclopedia of DNA elements in the human genome

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

  • GENCODE reference annotation for the human and mouse genomes.

    Adam Frankish;Mark Diekhans;Anne-Maud Ferreira;Rory Baldwin Johnson

  • Analyses of pig genomes provide insight into porcine demography and evolution

    Martien A. M. Groenen;Alan L. Archibald;Hirohide Uenishi;Christopher K. Tuggle

  • The Ensembl gene annotation system.

    Bronwen L. Aken;Bronwen L. Aken;Sarah Ayling;Daniel Barrell;Laura Clarke

  • The genomic substrate for adaptive radiation in African cichlid fish

    David Brawand;David Brawand;Catherine E. Wagner;Catherine E. Wagner;Yang I. Li;Milan Malinsky;Milan Malinsky

  • The genome sequence of Atlantic cod reveals a unique immune system

    Bastiaan Star;Alexander J. Nederbragt;Sissel Jentoft;Unni Grimholt

  • Genome of the marsupial Monodelphis domestica reveals innovation in non-coding sequences

    Tarjei S. Mikkelsen;Tarjei S. Mikkelsen;Matthew J. Wakefield;Bronwen Aken;Chris T. Amemiya

  • The African coelacanth genome provides insights into tetrapod evolution

    Chris T. Amemiya;Chris T. Amemiya;Jessica Alfoldi;Alison P. Lee;Shaohua Fan

  • Sequencing of the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) genome provides insights into vertebrate evolution

    Jeramiah J. Smith;Shigehiro Kuraku;Carson Holt;Tatjana Sauka-Spengler

  • The spotted gar genome illuminates vertebrate evolution and facilitates human-teleost comparisons

    Ingo Braasch;Andrew R Gehrke;Jeramiah J Smith;Kazuhiko Kawasaki

  • The consensus coding sequence (CCDS) project: Identifying a common protein-coding gene set for the human and mouse genomes

    Kim D. Pruitt;Jennifer Harrow;Rachel A. Harte;Craig Wallin

  • The sheep genome illuminates biology of the rumen and lipid metabolism

    Yu Jiang;Yu Jiang;Yu Jiang;Min Xie;Wenbin Chen;Richard Talbot

  • Rabbit genome analysis reveals a polygenic basis for phenotypic change during domestication.

    Miguel Carneiro;Carl Johan Rubin;Federica Di Palma;Federica Di Palma;Frank W. Albert

  • An improved pig reference genome sequence to enable pig genetics and genomics research

    Amanda Warr;Nabeel Affara;Bronwen Aken;Hamid Beiki

  • The draft genomes of soft-shell turtle and green sea turtle yield insights into the development and evolution of the turtle-specific body plan

    Zhuo Wang;Juan Pascual-Anaya;Amonida Zadissa;Wenqi Li

  • Comparative analysis of the domestic cat genome reveals genetic signatures underlying feline biology and domestication

    Michael J. Montague;Gang Li;Barbara Gandolfi;Razib Khan

  • Ensembl’s 10th year

    Paul Flicek;Bronwen L. Aken;Benoît Ballester;Kathryn Beal

  • Genome Sequencing and Analysis of the Tasmanian Devil and Its Transmissible Cancer

    Elizabeth P. Murchison;Ole B. Schulz-Trieglaff;Zemin Ning;Ludmil B. Alexandrov

  • Gibbon genome and the fast karyotype evolution of small apes

    Lucia Carbone;R. Alan Harris;Sante Gnerre;Krishna R. Veeramah;Krishna R. Veeramah

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Flicek
Paul Flicek The Jackson Laboratory
Kerstin Lindblad-Toh
Kerstin Lindblad-Toh Uppsala University
Federica Di Palma
Federica Di Palma Earlham Institute
Tim Hubbard
Tim Hubbard King's College London
Adam Frankish
Adam Frankish European Bioinformatics Institute
Mark Diekhans
Mark Diekhans University of California, Santa Cruz
Jennifer Harrow
Jennifer Harrow AstraZeneca (United Kingdom)
Wesley C. Warren
Wesley C. Warren University of Missouri
Chris T. Amemiya
Chris T. Amemiya University of California, Merced
Richard K. Wilson
Richard K. Wilson Nationwide Children's Hospital

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