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James E. Haber publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where James E. Haber sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 389 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

James E. Haber D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where James E. Haber sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 127 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2010 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1999 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

James E. Haber is affiliated with Brandeis University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on fields within Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a significant contribution to Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Genetics, Physiology, and Oncology.

The scientist's work covers key topics including:

  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Patterns of somatic structural variation in human cancer genomes", 2020, published in Nature
  • "Comprehensive analysis of chromothripsis in 2,658 human cancers using whole-genome sequencing", 2020, published in Nature Genetics
  • "Analyses of non-coding somatic drivers in 2,658 cancer whole genomes", 2020, published in Nature
  • "Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes identifies driver rearrangements promoted by LINE-1 retrotransposition", 2020, published in Nature Genetics
  • "Loop extrusion as a mechanism for formation of DNA damage repair foci", 2021, published in Nature

Frequent co-authors associated with James E. Haber's research include:

  • Kadir C. Akdemir
  • Cornelia M. Ulrich
  • Yilong Li
  • Peter J. Park
  • Jeremiah A. Wala

The scientist has frequently published in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Genetics
  • Nature
  • UNC Libraries
  • Nature Communications

James E. Haber has also authored a book titled "Milli und die Zuckerdrachen", published by Hogrefe Verlag in 2021.

The scientist has received several recognitions, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2010)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2009)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2005)
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1999)

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Amal Kamal Abdel-Aziz;Sara Abdelfatah;Mahmoud Abdellatif

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes

    Peter J. Campbell;Gad Getz;Jan O. Korbel;Joshua M. Stuart

  • Multiple Pathways of Recombination Induced by Double-Strand Breaks in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    Frédéric Pâques;James E. Haber

  • Cell cycle and genetic requirements of two pathways of nonhomologous end-joining repair of double-strand breaks in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

    J K Moore;J E Haber

  • Saccharomyces Ku70, Mre11/Rad50, and RPA Proteins Regulate Adaptation to G2/M Arrest after DNA Damage

    Sang Eun Lee;J.Kent Moore;Allyson Holmes;Keiko Umezu

  • Patterns of somatic structural variation in human cancer genomes

    Yilong Li;Nicola D Roberts;Jeremiah A Wala;Jeremiah A Wala;Ofer Shapira;Ofer Shapira

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • DNA end resection, homologous recombination and DNA damage checkpoint activation require CDK1

    Grzegorz Ira;Achille Pellicioli;Alitukiriza Balijja;Xuan Wang;Xuan Wang

  • Partners and pathwaysrepairing a double-strand break.

    James E Haber

  • Sources of DNA Double-Strand Breaks and Models of Recombinational DNA Repair

    Anuja Mehta;James E. Haber

  • Surviving the breakup: the DNA damage checkpoint.

    Jacob C. Harrison;James E. Haber

  • INO80 and γ-H2AX Interaction Links ATP-Dependent Chromatin Remodeling to DNA Damage Repair

    Ashby J. Morrison;Jessica Highland;Nevan J. Krogan;Ayelet Arbel-Eden

  • DNA Damage Response Pathway Uses Histone Modification to Assemble a Double-Strand Break-Specific Cohesin Domain

    Elçin Ünal;Ayelet Arbel-Eden;Ulrike Sattler;Robert Shroff

  • Srs2 and Sgs1-Top3 suppress crossovers during double-strand break repair in yeast.

    Grzegorz Ira;Anna Malkova;Giordano Liberi;Marco Foiani

  • Mating-type gene switching in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

    James E. Haber

  • Distribution and Dynamics of Chromatin Modification Induced by a Defined DNA Double-Strand Break

    Robert Shroff;Ayelet Arbel-Eden;Duane Pilch;Grzegorz Ira

  • A phosphatase complex that dephosphorylates γH2AX regulates DNA damage checkpoint recovery

    Michael Christopher Keogh;Jung Ae Kim;Michael Downey;Jeffrey Fillingham

  • Break-induced replication and telomerase-independent telomere maintenance require Pol32

    John R. Lydeard;Suvi Jain;Miyuki Yamaguchi;James E. Haber

  • DNA recombination: the replication connection

    James E Haber

Frequent Co-Authors

David S. Perlin
David S. Perlin Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
John H. McCusker
John H. McCusker Duke University
Nevan J. Krogan
Nevan J. Krogan University of California, San Francisco
Marco Foiani
Marco Foiani University of Milan
Michael Lichten
Michael Lichten National Institutes of Health
Edward J. Louis
Edward J. Louis University of Leicester
Harlyn O. Halvorson
Harlyn O. Halvorson Brandeis University
Daniel J. Klionsky
Daniel J. Klionsky University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University
Sergio Lavandero
Sergio Lavandero University of Chile

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