2026 Craig T. Jordan: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	84	864	770	455	398	362	32245

Overview

Craig T. Jordan is affiliated with the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine, with significant contributions to Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these areas, their work extensively covers subfields such as Hematology, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Genetics, and Oncology.

The central themes of their research are centered on Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) and related hematologic malignancies. Key topics explored include:

Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research
Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Research
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Several recent publications highlight their research contributions:

"Monocytic Subclones Confer Resistance to Venetoclax-Based Therapy in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia," 2020, Cancer Discovery
"Integrative analysis of drug response and clinical outcome in acute myeloid leukemia," 2022, Cancer Cell
"Fatty acid metabolism underlies venetoclax resistance in acute myeloid leukemia stem cells," 2020, Nature Cancer
"Nicotinamide Metabolism Mediates Resistance to Venetoclax in Relapsed Acute Myeloid Leukemia Stem Cells," 2020, Cell Stem Cell
"Venetoclax and azacitidine compared with induction chemotherapy for newly diagnosed patients with acute myeloid leukemia," 2021, Blood Advances

Craig T. Jordan frequently collaborates with a group of co-authors including Brett M. Stevens, Daniel A. Pollyea, Clayton A. Smith, Maria L. Amaya, and Jonathan A. Gutman. The number of joint publications with these colleagues ranges from 25 to over 50, indicating an ongoing collaborative research network.

Their research has been published in several recurring venues, reflecting a consistent focus on hematology and cancer biology. These venues include:

Blood
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Cancer Discovery
Haematologica
Cancer Research

This body of work reflects a commitment to exploring molecular and clinical aspects of blood cancers, with a particular emphasis on drug resistance mechanisms and therapeutic outcomes in acute myeloid leukemia.

Best Publications

Cancer Stem Cells

Craig T. Jordan;Monica L. Guzman;Mark Noble

2085
Citations
BCL-2 inhibition targets oxidative phosphorylation and selectively eradicates quiescent human leukemia stem cells.

Eleni D. Lagadinou;Alexander Sach;Kevin Callahan;Randall M. Rossi

1246
Citations
Functional genomic landscape of acute myeloid leukaemia

Jeffrey W. Tyner;Cristina E. Tognon;Cristina E. Tognon;Daniel Bottomly;Beth Wilmot

1139
Citations
The interleukin-3 receptor alpha chain is a unique marker for human acute myelogenous leukemia stem cells

CT Jordan;D Upchurch;SJ Szilvassy;ML Guzman

1024
Citations
Nuclear factor-κB is constitutively activated in primitive human acute myelogenous leukemia cells

Monica L. Guzman;Sarah J. Neering;Sarah J. Neering;Sarah J. Neering;Donna Upchurch;Donna Upchurch;Donna Upchurch;Barry Grimes;Barry Grimes;Barry Grimes

981
Citations
The sesquiterpene lactone parthenolide induces apoptosis of human acute myelogenous leukemia stem and progenitor cells

Monica L. Guzman;Randall M. Rossi;Randall M. Rossi;Lilliana Karnischky;Lilliana Karnischky;Xiaojie Li;Xiaojie Li

877
Citations
The Increasing Complexity of the Cancer Stem Cell Paradigm

Jeffrey M. Rosen;Craig T. Jordan

871
Citations
A receptor tyrosine kinase specific to hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell-enriched populations

William Matthews;Craig T. Jordan;Gordon W. Wiegand;Drew Pardoll

784
Citations
Clonal and systemic analysis of long-term hematopoiesis in the mouse

Craig T. Jordan;Ihor R. Lemischka

721
Citations
A receptor tyrosine kinase cDNA isolated from a population of enriched primitive hematopoietic cells and exhibiting close genetic linkage to c-kit.

William Matthews;Craig T. Jordan;Marc Gavin;Nancy A. Jenkins

673
Citations
Preferential induction of apoptosis for primary human leukemic stem cells

Monica L. Guzman;Carol F. Swiderski;Dianna S. Howard;Barry A. Grimes

621
Citations
Venetoclax with azacitidine disrupts energy metabolism and targets leukemia stem cells in patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

Daniel A. Pollyea;Brett M. Stevens;Courtney L. Jones;Amanda Winters

605
Citations
Stable transduction of quiescent CD34+CD38− human hematopoietic cells by HIV-1-based lentiviral vectors

Scott S. Case;Mary A. Price;Craig T. Jordan;Xiao Jin Yu

530
Citations
Acute myeloid leukaemia.

Asim Khwaja;Magnus Bjorkholm;Rosemary E Gale;Ross L Levine

527
Citations
An orally bioavailable parthenolide analog selectively eradicates acute myelogenous leukemia stem and progenitor cells

Monica L. Guzman;Randall M. Rossi;Sundar Neelakantan;Xiaojie Li

522
Citations
PSORS2 Is Due to Mutations in CARD14

Catherine T. Jordan;Li Cao;Elisha D.O. Roberson;Katherine C. Pierson

481
Citations
Leukemic Stem Cells Evade Chemotherapy by Metabolic Adaptation to an Adipose Tissue Niche.

Unknown

476
Citations
Inhibition of Amino Acid Metabolism Selectively Targets Human Leukemia Stem Cells.

Courtney L. Jones;Brett M. Stevens;Angelo D'Alessandro;Julie A. Reisz

465
Citations
Leukemia Stem Cells and Microenvironment: Biology and Therapeutic Targeting

Marina Y. Konopleva;Craig T. Jordan

455
Citations
The Molecular Basis of Leukemia

D. Gary Gilliland;Craig T. Jordan;Carolyn A. Felix

438
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter A. Crooks University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Jane L. Liesveld University of Rochester Medical Center

Angelo D'Alessandro University of Colorado Denver

James DeGregori University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Travis Nemkov University of Colorado Denver

Ihor R. Lemischka Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Benjamin L. Ebert Harvard University

Scott A. Armstrong Harvard University

Paul S. Brookes University of Rochester Medical Center

Anne M. Bowcock Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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