2026 Edith Heard: Genetics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Genetics	89	1104	1044	39	34	227	38694

Research.com Recognitions

2024 - Research.com Genetics in France Leader Award
2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in United Kingdom Leader Award
2021 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine
2017 - Grand prix de l'Inserm - Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale
2013 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
2012 - Member of Academia Europaea
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Edith Heard is affiliated with Collège de France in France and specializes in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their body of work includes 98 published papers primarily focused on molecular biology, genetics, and related subfields such as plant science, cancer research, and immunology.

The main topics explored in their research are diverse and include:

Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
RNA modifications and cancer
RNA Research and Splicing

Edith Heard has frequently published in the following venues:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
L'annuaire du Collège de France
Nature Communications
Nature
Cell

Among their recent scholarly contributions are several papers of note:

Gene regulation in time and space during X-chromosome inactivation, published in 2022 by Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
SPEN integrates transcriptional and epigenetic control of X-inactivation, published in 2020 by Nature
Parental-to-embryo switch of chromosome organization in early embryogenesis, published in 2020 by Nature
Xist nucleates local protein gradients to propagate silencing across the X chromosome, published in 2021 by Cell
Molecular Mechanisms of Facultative Heterochromatin Formation: An X-Chromosome Perspective, published in 2020 by Annual Review of Biochemistry

The scientist has coauthored extensively with the following frequent collaborators:

Nicolas Servant
Agnese Loda
Samuel Collombet
Rafael Galupa
Katia Ancelin

Edith Heard has also contributed to book publications, including the 2024 edition of Epigenetics and Cellular Memory, published by Collège de France eBooks.

In recognition of their research contributions, Edith Heard has received a range of scientific awards, including:

German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (2021) for Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine
Grand prix de l'Inserm (2017)
Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (2013)
Member of Academia Europaea (2012)
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Best Publications

Spatial partitioning of the regulatory landscape of the X-inactivation centre

Elphège P. Nora;Bryan R. Lajoie;Edda G. Schulz;Luca Giorgetti;Luca Giorgetti;Luca Giorgetti

3349
Citations
Rb-mediated heterochromatin formation and silencing of E2F target genes during cellular senescence.

Masashi Narita;Sabrina Nuñez;Sabrina Nuñez;Edith Heard;Masako Narita

2597
Citations
HiC-Pro: an optimized and flexible pipeline for Hi-C data processing

Nicolas Servant;Nelle Varoquaux;Nelle Varoquaux;Nelle Varoquaux;Bryan R. Lajoie;Eric Viara

2568
Citations
Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance: myths and mechanisms

Edith Heard;Edith Heard;Robert A. Martienssen;Robert A. Martienssen

1965
Citations
Advances in epigenetics link genetics to the environment and disease

Giacomo Cavalli;Edith Heard

1116
Citations
Systematic Discovery of Xist RNA Binding Proteins

Ci Chu;Ci Chu;Qiangfeng Cliff Zhang;Simão Teixeira da Rocha;Ryan A. Flynn

1035
Citations
Epigenetic dynamics of imprinted X inactivation during early mouse development.

Ikuhiro Okamoto;Arie P. Otte;C. David Allis;Danny Reinberg

953
Citations
X-chromosome inactivation: counting, choice and initiation

Philip Avner;Edith Heard

919
Citations
X-CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION IN MAMMALS

Edith Heard;Philippe Clerc;Philip Avner

717
Citations
A novel role for Xist RNA in the formation of a repressive nuclear compartment into which genes are recruited when silenced

Julie Chaumeil;Patricia Le Baccon;Anton Wutz;Edith Heard

692
Citations
Mouse polycomb proteins bind differentially to methylated histone H3 and RNA and are enriched in facultative heterochromatin.

Emily Bernstein;Elizabeth M. Duncan;Osamu Masui;Jesus Gil

642
Citations
Methylation of histone H3 at Lys-9 is an early mark on the X chromosome during X inactivation.

Edith Heard;Claire Rougeulle;Danielle Arnaud;Philip Avner

632
Citations
Dosage compensation in mammals: fine-tuning the expression of the X chromosome

Edith Heard;Christine M. Disteche

589
Citations
Differentially methylated forms of histone H3 show unique association patterns with inactive human X chromosomes

Barbara A. Boggs;Peter Cheung;Edith Heard;Edith Heard;David L. Spector

508
Citations
Predictive Polymer Modeling Reveals Coupled Fluctuations in Chromosome Conformation and Transcription

Luca Giorgetti;Luca Giorgetti;Luca Giorgetti;Rafael Galupa;Rafael Galupa;Rafael Galupa;Elphège P. Nora;Tristan Piolot;Tristan Piolot;Tristan Piolot

501
Citations
Eutherian mammals use diverse strategies to initiate X-chromosome inactivation during development

Ikuhiro Okamoto;Catherine Patrat;Dominique Thepot;Nathalie Peynot

496
Citations
Imprinted X-inactivation in extra-embryonic endoderm cell lines from mouse blastocysts.

Tilo Kunath;Tilo Kunath;Danielle Arnaud;Gary D. Uy;Ikuhiro Okamoto

458
Citations
Transient colocalization of X-inactivation centres accompanies the initiation of X inactivation.

Christian P. Bacher;Michèele Guggiari;Benedikt Brors;Sandrine Augui

427
Citations
Structural organization of the inactive X chromosome in the mouse

Luca Giorgetti;Luca Giorgetti;Bryan R. Lajoie;Ava C. Carter;Mikael Attia

423
Citations
Regulation of X-chromosome inactivation by the X-inactivation centre

Sandrine Augui;Elphège P. Nora;Edith Heard

408
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Emmanuel Barillot Institute Curie

Philip Avner European Bioinformatics Institute

Job Dekker University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Neil Brockdorff University of Oxford

Olivier Voinnet ETH Zurich

Howard Y. Chang Amgen (United States)

Mitinori Saitou Kyoto University

C. David Allis Rockefeller University

Peter Fraser Florida State University

Wolf Reik Babraham Institute

External Links

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