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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 92 11239 10564 5769 5336 405 33786
Genetics 91 1030 973 503 471 383 32705

Howard J. Jacob publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Howard J. Jacob between 1987 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Howard J. Jacob published across 35 years, from 1987 to 2021, averaging 11.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2012. 3 of the 417 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2012. 1987: 2 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 13 publications 1996: 15 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 15 publications 1999: 16 publications 2000: 17 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 15 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 18 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 21 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 31 publications 2013: 31 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 26 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 4 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 2 publications
1987 2021

417 publications in total across all disciplines

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Howard J. Jacob: publications per year, 1987 to 2021
Year Publications
1987 2
1988 1
1989 2
1990 0
1991 4
1992 5
1993 2
1994 6
1995 13
1996 15
1997 10
1998 15
1999 16
2000 17
2001 13
2002 15
2003 9
2004 18
2005 14
2006 21
2007 9
2008 16
2009 18
2010 11
2011 19
2012 31
2013 31
2014 23
2015 26
2016 10
2017 10
2018 8
2019 4
2020 1
2021 2
Total 417
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Howard J. Jacob publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Howard J. Jacob sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 375–384 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 383 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46 383
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Howard J. Jacob D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Howard J. Jacob sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 90–91 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66 91
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Overview

Howard J. Jacob is affiliated with AbbVie in the United States and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, and Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Their work involves intersections between genetics and public health, as well as economic evaluations within health systems.

Their research spans multiple subfields, including Genetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Economics and Econometrics. This multidisciplinary approach reflects a focus on integrating clinical insights with economic and policy considerations.

Howard J. Jacob's published topics include Genomics and Rare Diseases, Ethics in Clinical Research, and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life. These highlight an engagement with both the scientific and ethical dimensions of clinical and genomic research, as well as the practical implications for health care quality and economics.

Their recent publication is titled Exploring concordance and discordance for return of incidental findings from clinical sequencing, published in 2020 in UNC Libraries.

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Best Publications

  • Genome sequence of the Brown Norway rat yields insights into mammalian evolution

    Richard A. Gibbs;George M. Weinstock;Michael L. Metzker;Donna M. Muzny

  • The Collaborative Cross, a community resource for the genetic analysis of complex traits

    Gary A. Churchill;David C. Airey;Hooman Allayee;Joe M. Angel

  • Knockout Rats via Embryo Microinjection of Zinc-Finger Nucleases

    Aron M. Geurts;Gregory J. Cost;Yevgeniy Freyvert;Bryan Zeitler

  • Characterization of human plasma-derived exosomal RNAs by deep sequencing

    Xiaoyi Huang;Tiezheng Yuan;Michael Tschannen;Zhifu Sun

  • Genetic mapping of a gene causing hypertension in the stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rat.

    Howard J. Jacob;Howard J. Jacob;Klaus Lindpaintner;Klaus Lindpaintner;Stephen E. Lincoln;Kenro Kusumi

  • Quantitative trait loci on chromosomes 3 and 17 influence phenotypes of the metabolic syndrome

    Ahmed H. Kissebah;Gabriele E. Sonnenberg;Joel Myklebust;Michael Goldstein

  • Making a definitive diagnosis: successful clinical application of whole exome sequencing in a child with intractable inflammatory bowel disease.

    Elizabeth A Worthey;Alan N Mayer;Alan N Mayer;Grant D Syverson;Daniel Helbling

  • The Gene Ontology project in 2008

    Midori A Harris;Jennifer I. Deegan;Amelia Ireland;Jane Lomax

  • A genetic linkage map of the laboratory rat, Rattus norvegicus

    Howard J. Jacob;Howard J. Jacob;Donna M. Brown;Ruth K. Bunker;Mark J. Daly

  • Comparative recombination rates in the rat, mouse, and human genomes.

    Michael I. Jensen-Seaman;Terrence S. Furey;Bret A. Payseur;Yontao Lu

  • A comprehensive linkage analysis for myocardial infarction and its related risk factors.

    Ulrich Broeckel;Christian Hengstenberg;Björn Mayer;Stephan Holmer

  • A microsatellite genetic linkage map for zebrafish (Danio rerio).

    Ela W. Knapik;Alec Goodman;Marc Ekker;Mario Chevrette

  • Gene expression profiling leads to identification of GLI1-binding elements in target genes and a role for multiple downstream pathways in GLI1-induced cell transformation

    Joon Won Yoon;Yasuhiro Kita;Daniel J. Frank;Rebecca R. Majewski

  • The genetic basis of plasma variation in adiponectin, a global endophenotype for obesity and the metabolic syndrome.

    Anthony G. Comuzzie;Tohru Funahashi;Gabriele Sonnenberg;Lisa J. Martin

  • Zebrafish genetic map with 2000 microsatellite markers.

    N. Shimoda;E. W. Knapik;J. Ziniti;Chäng Sim

  • Genetic analysis of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus in the GK rat.

    Joakim Galli;Luo-Sheng Li;Anna Glaser;Claes-Göran Östenson

  • Renal disease susceptibility and hypertension are under independent genetic control in the fawn-hooded rat.

    Donna M. Brown;Abraham P. Provoost;Mark J. Daly;Eric S. Lander

  • Progress and prospects in rat genetics: a community view.

    Timothy J Aitman;John K Critser;Edwin Cuppen;Anna Dominiczak

  • Rat genetics: attaching physiology and pharmacology to the genome.

    Howard J Jacob;Anne E Kwitek

  • Effect of Genetic Diagnosis on Patients with Previously Undiagnosed Disease

    Kimberly Splinter;David R. Adams;Carlos A. Bacino;Hugo J. Bellen

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard J. Roman
Richard J. Roman University of Mississippi Medical Center
Aron M. Geurts
Aron M. Geurts Medical College of Wisconsin
Allen W. Cowley
Allen W. Cowley Medical College of Wisconsin
Anne E. Kwitek
Anne E. Kwitek Medical College of Wisconsin
Eric S. Lander
Eric S. Lander Broad Institute
Mingyu Liang
Mingyu Liang Medical College of Wisconsin
Claude Szpirer
Claude Szpirer Université Libre de Bruxelles
Victor J. Dzau
Victor J. Dzau Duke University
Åke Lernmark
Åke Lernmark Lund University
Michal Pravenec
Michal Pravenec Czech Academy of Sciences

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