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Charles A. Ettensohn

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
46
Citations
7756
World Ranking
18938
National Ranking
7735

Charles A. Ettensohn publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 99 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Charles A. Ettensohn 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 Charles A. Ettensohn sits on this spectrum.

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4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Charles A. Ettensohn is affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University in the United States and has made contributions primarily in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research spans multiple subfields including Molecular Biology, Oceanography, Aquatic Science, Ocean Engineering, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's research topics focus on aspects of echinoderm biology and ecology, marine biology and environmental chemistry, developmental biology and gene regulation, marine and coastal plant biology, marine bivalve and aquaculture studies, physiological and biochemical adaptations, and marine biology and ecology research.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Development
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Database
  • Current Topics in Developmental Biology
  • Nucleic Acids Research

Their recent notable papers are:

  • Echinobase: leveraging an extant model organism database to build a knowledgebase supporting research on the genomics and biology of echinoderms, 2021, Nucleic Acids Research
  • The Genome of the Sea Urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Conditional gene knockdowns in sea urchins using caged morpholinos, 2021, Developmental Biology
  • Echinobase: a resource to support the echinoderm research community, 2024, Genetics
  • Transcription Factors of the Alx Family: Evolutionarily Conserved Regulators of Deuterostome Skeletogenesis, 2020, Frontiers in Genetics

Collaborators who frequently co-author publications with Charles A. Ettensohn include Jian Ming Khor, Jennifer Guerrero-Santoro, Veronica F. Hinman, Bradley I. Arshinoff, and Kamran Karimi.

Best Publications

  • The genome of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus.

    Erica Sodergren;George M. Weinstock;Eric H. Davidson;R. Andrew Cameron

  • Cell lineage conversion in the sea urchin embryo

    Charles A. Ettensohn;David R. McClay

  • A genome-wide analysis of biomineralization-related proteins in the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus

    B.T. Livingston;C.E. Killian;F. Wilt;A. Cameron

  • LvDelta is a mesoderm-inducing signal in the sea urchin embryo and can endow blastomeres with organizer-like properties

    Hyla C. Sweet;Michael Gehring;Charles A. Ettensohn

  • Alx1, a member of the Cart1/Alx3/Alx4 subfamily of Paired-class homeodomain proteins, is an essential component of the gene network controlling skeletogenic fate specification in the sea urchin embryo.

    Charles A. Ettensohn;Michele R. Illies;Paola Oliveri;Deborah L. De Jong

  • SKELETAL MORPHOGENESIS IN THE SEA URCHIN EMBRYO: REGULATION OF PRIMARY MESENCHYME GENE EXPRESSION AND SKELETAL ROD GROWTH BY ECTODERM-DERIVED CUES

    Kirsten A. Guss;Charles A. Ettensohn

  • A fate map of the vegetal plate of the sea urchin (Lytechinus variegatus) mesenchyme blastula

    Seth W. Ruffins;Charles A. Ettensohn

  • Gastrulation in the sea urchin embryo is accompanied by the rearrangement of invaginating epithelial cells

    Charles A. Ettensohn

  • MECHANISMS OF EPITHELIAL INVAGINATION

    Charles A. Ettensohn

  • Cell Adhesion in Morphogenesis

    David R. McClay;Charles A. Ettensohn

  • The role of micromere signaling in Notch activation and mesoderm specification during sea urchin embryogenesis.

    Hyla C. Sweet;Paul G. Hodor;Charles A. Ettensohn

  • A large-scale analysis of mRNAs expressed by primary mesenchyme cells of the sea urchin embryo

    Xiaodong Zhu;Xiaodong Zhu;Xiaodong Zhu;Gregory Mahairas;Gregory Mahairas;Michele Illies;Michele Illies;R. Andrew Cameron;R. Andrew Cameron

  • Differential stability of β-catenin along the animal-vegetal axis of the sea urchin embryo mediated by dishevelled

    Heather E. Weitzel;Michele R. Illies;Christine A. Byrum;Ronghui Xu

  • A sea urchin genome project: sequence scan, virtual map, and additional resources.

    R. Andrew Cameron;Gregory Mahairas;Jonathan P. Rast;Pedro Martinez

  • Identification and developmental expression of new biomineralization proteins in the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus.

    Michele R. Illies;Margaret T. Peeler;Anna M. Dechtiaruk;Charles A. Ettensohn

  • Growth factor-mediated mesodermal cell guidance and skeletogenesis during sea urchin gastrulation.

    Ashrifia Adomako-Ankomah;Charles A. Ettensohn

  • Lessons from a gene regulatory network: echinoderm skeletogenesis provides insights into evolution, plasticity and morphogenesis

    Charles A. Ettensohn

  • Primary Invagination of the Vegetal Plate During Sea Urchin Gastrulation

    Charles A. Ettensohn

  • The regulation of primary mesenchyme cell migration in the sea urchin embryo: transplantations of cells and latex beads

    Charles A. Ettensohn;David R. McClay

  • The regulation of primary mesenchyme cell patterning

    Charles A. Ettensohn

Frequent Co-Authors

David R. McClay
David R. McClay Duke University
Gary M. Wessel
Gary M. Wessel Brown University
Fred H. Wilt
Fred H. Wilt University of California, Berkeley
R. Andrew Cameron
R. Andrew Cameron California Institute of Technology
Eric H. Davidson
Eric H. Davidson California Institute of Technology
Robert D. Burke
Robert D. Burke University of Victoria
Gregory A. Wray
Gregory A. Wray Duke University
Victor D. Vacquier
Victor D. Vacquier University of California, San Diego
Jonathan P. Rast
Jonathan P. Rast Emory University
Arcady Mushegian
Arcady Mushegian National Science Foundation

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Rudolf A. Raff

Rudolf A. Raff

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Robert D. Burke

Robert D. Burke

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Lynne M. Angerer

Lynne M. Angerer

National Institutes of Health

Publications: 26

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