2026 James A. Wohlschlegel: 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	81	957	849	509	441	350	26051

Overview

James A. Wohlschlegel is a researcher affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles, in the United States. Their work primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine, with a significant focus on Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Epidemiology, Cell Biology, and Immunology.

The scientist's research covers several main topics, including:

Plant Molecular Biology Research
Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies
Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
Cellular transport and secretion
Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
Mosquito-borne diseases and control

Wohlschlegel has contributed to numerous scientific publications. Their frequent publication venues include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 44 publications
Nature Communications with 11 publications
Journal of Biological Chemistry with 8 publications
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences with 7 publications
Nature with 4 publications

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Wohlschlegel cover a range of topics in molecular and cellular biology. These include:

"FXR activation protects against NAFLD via bile-acid-dependent reductions in lipid absorption," 2021, published in Cell Metabolism
"Extracellular microRNAs in human circulation are associated with miRISC complexes that are accessible to anti-AGO2 antibody and can bind target mimic oligonucleotides," 2020, in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"FBXO44 promotes DNA replication-coupled repetitive element silencing in cancer cells," 2020, published in Cell
"Astrocyte-neuron subproteomes and obsessive-compulsive disorder mechanisms," 2023, in Nature
"MBD5 and MBD6 couple DNA methylation to gene silencing through the J-domain protein SILENZIO," 2021, published in Science

Wohlschlegel has collaborated regularly with several researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

Yasaman Jami-Alahmadi with 55 joint publications
Jihui Sha with 38 joint publications
Steven E. Jacobsen with 22 joint publications
Vijaya Pandey with 22 joint publications
Suhua Feng with 18 joint publications

Best Publications

Target identification using drug affinity responsive target stability (DARTS)

Brett Lomenick;Rui Hao;Nao Jonai;Randall M. Chin

1119
Citations
A role for the P-body component GW182 in microRNA function

Jidong Liu;Fabiola V. Rivas;James Wohlschlegel;John R. Yates

914
Citations
Inhibition of eukaryotic DNA replication by geminin binding to Cdt1.

James A. Wohlschlegel;Brian T. Dwyer;Suman K. Dhar;Christin Cvetic

895
Citations
An endogenous small interfering RNA pathway in Drosophila

Benjamin Czech;Colin D. Malone;Rui Zhou;Alexander Stark;Alexander Stark

854
Citations
Automated approach for quantitative analysis of complex peptide mixtures from tandem mass spectra

John D Venable;Meng-Qiu Dong;James Wohlschlegel;Andrew Dillin

831
Citations
Mitochondria Bound to Lipid Droplets Have Unique Bioenergetics, Composition, and Dynamics that Support Lipid Droplet Expansion

Ilan Y. Benador;Ilan Y. Benador;Michaela Veliova;Kiana Mahdaviani;Anton Petcherski

565
Citations
Dual Binding of Chromomethylase Domains to H3K9me2-containing Nucleosomes Directs DNA Methylation in Plants

Jiamu Du;Xuehua Zhong;Yana V. Bernatavichute;Hume Stroud

533
Citations
Human-specific transcriptional regulation of CNS development genes by FOXP2

Genevieve Konopka;Jamee M. Bomar;Kellen D. Winden;Giovanni Coppola

528
Citations
Mammalian miRNA RISC Recruits CAF1 and PABP to Affect PABP-Dependent Deadenylation

Marc R. Fabian;Géraldine Mathonnet;Thomas Sundermeier;Hansruedi Mathys

506
Citations
ProLuCID: an improved SEQUEST-like algorithm with enhanced sensitivity and specificity

T. Xu;T. Xu;S.K. Park;J.D. Venable;J.A. Wohlschlegel

494
Citations
Control of iron homeostasis by an iron-regulated ubiquitin ligase.

Ajay A. Vashisht;Kimberly B. Zumbrennen;Xinhua Huang;David N. Powers

456
Citations
Functional Proteomics Reveals the Biochemical Niche of C. elegans DCR-1 in Multiple Small-RNA-Mediated Pathways

Thomas F. Duchaine;James A. Wohlschlegel;Scott Kennedy;Yanxia Bei

455
Citations
Global analysis of protein sumoylation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

James A. Wohlschlegel;Erica S. Johnson;Steven I. Reed;John R. Yates

375
Citations
Replication from oriP of Epstein-Barr virus requires human ORC and is inhibited by geminin.

Suman K. Dhar;Kenichi Yoshida;Yuichi Machida;Poonam Khaira

363
Citations
Proteomic analysis of murine Piwi proteins reveals a role for arginine methylation in specifying interaction with Tudor family members

Vasily V. Vagin;James Wohlschlegel;Jun Qu;Zophonias Jonsson

349
Citations
MMS19 assembles iron-sulfur proteins required for DNA metabolism and genomic integrity.

Oliver Stehling;Ajay A. Vashisht;Judita Mascarenhas;Zophonias O. Jonsson

317
Citations
The Deubiquitinating Enzyme BAP1 Regulates Cell Growth via Interaction with HCF-1

Yuichi J. Machida;Yuka Machida;Yuka Machida;Ajay A. Vashisht;James A. Wohlschlegel

313
Citations
Molecular Mechanism of Action of Plant DRM De Novo DNA Methyltransferases

Xuehua Zhong;Jiamu Du;Christopher J. Hale;Javier Gallego-Bartolome

300
Citations
Trichomonas vaginalis Exosomes Deliver Cargo to Host Cells and Mediate Host∶Parasite Interactions

Olivia Twu;Natalia de Miguel;Natalia de Miguel;Gila Lustig;Grant C. Stevens

293
Citations
Target identification using drug affinity responsive target stability (DARTS)

Brett Lomenick;Gwanghyun Jung;James A. Wohlschlegel;Jing Huang

222
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Ajay A. Vashisht University of California, Los Angeles

John R. Yates Scripps Research Institute

Steven E. Jacobsen University of California, Los Angeles

Anindya Dutta University of Alabama at Birmingham

Suhua Feng University of California, Los Angeles

Roland Lill Philipp University of Marburg

Patricia J. Johnson University of California, Los Angeles

Michael Carey University of California, Los Angeles

Chentao Lin University of California, Los Angeles

Gregory J. Hannon University of Cambridge

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