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Christine Jacobs-Wagner

Christine Jacobs-Wagner

Stanford University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
11609
World Ranking
15541
National Ranking
6483

Christine Jacobs-Wagner 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 Christine Jacobs-Wagner sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 91 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christine Jacobs-Wagner 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 Christine Jacobs-Wagner sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Christine Jacobs-Wagner is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a particular concentration on molecular biology and genetics. Additional subfields of study include parasitology, insect science, and ecology.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, including:

  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Gene Regulatory Network Analysis
  • Viral Infections and Vectors

Christine Jacobs-Wagner has published extensively, with a strong presence in standing venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), which accounts for the largest number of their publications. Other frequent venues include SSRN Electronic Journal, Current Biology, eLife, and PLoS Pathogens.

Recent papers include the following:

  • "Interconnecting solvent quality, transcription, and chromosome folding in Escherichia coli" (2021, Cell)
  • "Connecting single-cell ATP dynamics to overflow metabolism, cell growth, and the cell cycle in Escherichia coli" (2022, Current Biology)
  • "Proximity labeling reveals non-centrosomal microtubule-organizing center components required for microtubule growth and localization" (2021, Current Biology)
  • "Caulobacter crescentus: model system extraordinaire" (2020, Current Biology)
  • "Polyploidy, regular patterning of genome copies, and unusual control of DNA partitioning in the Lyme disease spirochete" (2022, Nature Communications)

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Wei-Hsiang Lin
  • Constantin N. Takacs
  • Alexandros Papagiannakis
  • Sander K. Govers
  • Yingjie Xiang

Christine Jacobs-Wagner was recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2015.

Best Publications

  • The bacterial cytoplasm has glass-like properties and is fluidized by metabolic activity

    Brad Parry;Ivan Surovtsev;Matthew Cabeen;Corey O'Hern

  • BACTERIAL CELL SHAPE

    Matthew T. Cabeen;Christine Jacobs-Wagner

  • High-throughput, subpixel precision analysis of bacterial morphogenesis and intracellular spatio-temporal dynamics.

    Oleksii Sliusarenko;Jennifer Heinritz;Thierry Emonet;Christine Jacobs-Wagner;Christine Jacobs-Wagner

  • mTORC1 Controls Phase Separation and the Biophysical Properties of the Cytoplasm by Tuning Crowding

    M. Delarue;G.P. Brittingham;S. Pfeffer;I.V. Surovtsev;I.V. Surovtsev

  • A Constant Size Extension Drives Bacterial Cell Size Homeostasis

    Manuel Campos;Manuel Campos;Ivan V. Surovtsev;Ivan V. Surovtsev;Setsu Kato;Ahmad Paintdakhi;Ahmad Paintdakhi

  • The Bacterial Cytoskeleton: An Intermediate Filament-Like Function in Cell Shape

    Nora Ausmees;Jeffrey R Kuhn;Christine Jacobs-Wagner

  • Spatial organization of the flow of genetic information in bacteria

    Paula Montero Llopis;Audrey F. Jackson;Audrey F. Jackson;Oleksii Sliusarenko;Oleksii Sliusarenko;Ivan Surovtsev

  • Oufti : an integrated software package for high-accuracy, high-throughput quantitative microscopy analysis

    Ahmad Paintdakhi;Ahmad Paintdakhi;Bradley Parry;Bradley Parry;Manuel Campos;Manuel Campos;Irnov Irnov;Irnov Irnov

  • A Self-Associating Protein Critical for Chromosome Attachment, Division, and Polar Organization in Caulobacter

    Gitte Ebersbach;Ariane Briegel;Grant J. Jensen;Christine Jacobs-Wagner;Christine Jacobs-Wagner

  • Pathogen-mediated manipulation of arthropod microbiota to promote infection

    Nabil M. Abraham;Nabil M. Abraham;Lei Liu;Brandon Lyon Jutras;Brandon Lyon Jutras;Akhilesh K. Yadav

  • Ultra-High Resolution 3D Imaging of Whole Cells

    Fang Huang;Fang Huang;George Sirinakis;George Sirinakis;Edward S. Allgeyer;Edward S. Allgeyer;Lena K. Schroeder

  • The tubulin homologue FtsZ contributes to cell elongation by guiding cell wall precursor synthesis in Caulobacter crescentus

    Michelle Aaron;Godefroid Charbon;Hubert Lam;Heinz Schwarz

  • How do bacteria localize proteins to the cell pole

    Géraldine Laloux;Christine Jacobs-Wagner;Christine Jacobs-Wagner

  • Evidence for a DNA-relay mechanism in ParABS-mediated chromosome segregation

    Hoong Chuin Lim;Ivan Vladimirovich Surovtsev;Ivan Vladimirovich Surovtsev;Bruno Gabriel Beltran;Bruno Gabriel Beltran;Fang Huang

  • A Landmark Protein Essential for Establishing and Perpetuating the Polarity of a Bacterial Cell

    Hubert Lam;Whitman B. Schofield;Christine Jacobs-Wagner

  • RodZ, a component of the bacterial core morphogenic apparatus

    S. Anisah Alyahya;Roger Alexander;Teresa Costa;Adriano O. Henriques

  • Bacterial cell curvature through mechanical control of cell growth

    Matthew T Cabeen;Godefroid Charbon;Waldemar Vollmer;Petra Born

  • Cell cycle coordination and regulation of bacterial chromosome segregation dynamics by polarly localized proteins

    Whitman B Schofield;Hoong Chuin Lim;Christine Jacobs-Wagner;Christine Jacobs-Wagner

  • Subcellular Organization: A Critical Feature of Bacterial Cell Replication.

    Ivan V. Surovtsev;Ivan V. Surovtsev;Christine Jacobs-Wagner

  • Cytokinesis monitoring during development; rapid pole-to-pole shuttling of a signaling protein by localized kinase and phosphatase in Caulobacter.

    Jean-Yves Matroule;Hubert Lam;Dylan T. Burnette;Christine Jacobs-Wagner

Frequent Co-Authors

Waldemar Vollmer
Waldemar Vollmer Newcastle University
Erol Fikrig
Erol Fikrig Yale University
Jun Liu
Jun Liu Yale University
Jay T. Groves
Jay T. Groves University of California, Berkeley
Kang Shen
Kang Shen Stanford University
Eric R. Dufresne
Eric R. Dufresne ETH Zurich
Alice Y. Ting
Alice Y. Ting Stanford University
Patricia A. Rosa
Patricia A. Rosa National Institutes of Health
Kevin J. Kennedy
Kevin J. Kennedy University of Ottawa
Trevor Lithgow
Trevor Lithgow Monash University

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