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Erik M. Jorgensen

Erik M. Jorgensen

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
80
Citations
24030
World Ranking
4059
National Ranking
1997

Erik M. Jorgensen 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 Erik M. Jorgensen sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 197 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Erik M. Jorgensen 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 Erik M. Jorgensen sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 80 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% 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

  • 1995 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Erik M. Jorgensen is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research portfolio includes 61 publications in this main field, with a particular focus on several subfields such as Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Aging, Cell Biology, and Biophysics.

Their scientific work spans multiple main topics, highlighting their diverse interests. These include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms; Photoreceptor and Optogenetics Research; Cellular Transport and Secretion; Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior; Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques; CRISPR and Genetic Engineering; and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research.

Erik M. Jorgensen has published in various peer-reviewed journals across different disciplines. Frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 10 publications
  • eLife with 3 publications
  • Neuron with 2 publications
  • Developmental Cell with 2 publications
  • Optics Express with 2 publications

Some of their recent scientific papers include:

  • ApE, A Plasmid Editor: A Freely Available DNA Manipulation and Visualization Program, 2022, Frontiers in Bioinformatics
  • Synaptic vesicles transiently dock to refill release sites, 2020, Nature Neuroscience
  • Dynamin is primed at endocytic sites for ultrafast endocytosis, 2022, Neuron
  • SynapsEM: Computer-Assisted Synapse Morphometry, 2020, Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience
  • High-efficiency CRISPR gene editing in C. elegans using Cas9 integrated into the genome, 2021, PLoS Genetics

Erik M. Jorgensen has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • M. Wayne Davis
  • Shigeki Watanabe
  • Brian Mueller
  • Thien N. Vu
  • Matthew S. Rich

In recognition of their work, they were named a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1995.

Best Publications

  • Single-copy insertion of transgenes in Caenorhabditis elegans.

    Christian Frøkjær-Jensen;M. Wayne Davis;Christopher E. Hopkins;Blake J. Newman

  • Identification and characterization of the vesicular GABA transporter

    Steven L. McIntire;Richard J. Reimer;Kim Schuske;Robert H. Edwards

  • UNC-13 is required for synaptic vesicle fusion in C. elegans

    Janet E. Richmond;Warren S. Davis;Erik M. Jorgensen

  • Ultrafast endocytosis at mouse hippocampal synapses

    Shigeki Watanabe;Benjamin R. Rost;Marcial Camacho-Pérez;M. Wayne Davis

  • One GABA and two acetylcholine receptors function at the C. elegans neuromuscular junction.

    Janet E. Richmond;Erik M. Jorgensen

  • The GABAergic nervous system of Caenorhabditis elegans

    McIntire Sl;Jorgensen E;Kaplan J;Kaplan J;Horvitz Hr

  • The art and design of genetic screens: Caenorhabditis elegans

    Erik M. Jorgensen;Susan E. Mango

  • An open form of syntaxin bypasses the requirement for UNC-13 in vesicle priming

    Janet E. Richmond;Robby M. Weimer;Erik M. Jorgensen

  • Improved Mos1-mediated transgenesis in C. elegans

    Christian Frøkjær-Jensen;M Wayne Davis;Michael Ailion;Erik M Jorgensen

  • Axon regeneration requires a conserved MAP kinase pathway.

    Marc Hammarlund;Marc Hammarlund;Paola Nix;Linda Hauth;Erik M. Jorgensen;Erik M. Jorgensen

  • Caenorhabditis elegans rab-3 Mutant Synapses Exhibit Impaired Function and Are Partially Depleted of Vesicles

    Michael L. Nonet;Jane E. Staunton;Michael P. Kilgard;Tim Fergestad

  • Protein localization in electron micrographs using fluorescence nanoscopy

    Shigeki Watanabe;Annedore Punge;Gunther Hollopeter;Katrin I Willig

  • A post-docking role for active zone protein Rim.

    Sandhya P. Koushika;Janet E. Richmond;Gayla Hadwiger;Robby M. Weimer

  • Genes required for GABA function in Caenorhabditis elegans

    S L McIntire;E Jorgensen;H R Horvitz

  • Defective recycling of synaptic vesicles in synaptotagmin mutants of Caenorhabditis elegans

    Erik M. Jorgensen;Erik M. Jorgensen;Erika Hartwieg;Kim Schuske;Michael L. Nonet

  • Rapid single nucleotide polymorphism mapping in C. elegans

    M Wayne Davis;Marc Hammarlund;Tracey Harrach;Patrick Hullett

  • Random and targeted transgene insertion in Caenorhabditis elegans using a modified Mos1 transposon

    Christian Frøkjær-Jensen;M Wayne Davis;Mihail Sarov;Jon Taylor

  • Mutations in Synaptojanin Disrupt Synaptic Vesicle Recycling

    Todd W. Harris;Erika Hartwieg;H. Robert Horvitz;Erik M. Jorgensen

  • UNC-31 (CAPS) Is Required for Dense-Core Vesicle But Not Synaptic Vesicle Exocytosis in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Sean Speese;Matt Petrie;Kim Schuske;Michael Ailion

  • The Caenorhabditis elegans Gene unc-25 Encodes Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase and Is Required for Synaptic Transmission But Not Synaptic Development

    Yishi Jin;Yishi Jin;Erik Jorgensen;Erik Jorgensen;Erika Hartwieg;H. Robert Horvitz

Frequent Co-Authors

Rajesh Menon
Rajesh Menon University of Utah
Michael L. Nonet
Michael L. Nonet Washington University in St. Louis
Christian Rosenmund
Christian Rosenmund Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Yishi Jin
Yishi Jin University of California, San Diego
Kang Shen
Kang Shen Stanford University
Tolga Tasdizen
Tolga Tasdizen University of Utah
Rudolf E. Leube
Rudolf E. Leube RWTH Aachen University
Barbara J Meyer
Barbara J Meyer University of California, Berkeley
Eric A. Miska
Eric A. Miska University of Cambridge

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