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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 73 1262 1124 646 562 145 25076

Jane Y. Wu publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jane Y. Wu between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jane Y. Wu published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 5.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2023. 9 of the 205 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2023. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 26 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 4 publications
1989 2025

205 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jane Y. Wu: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 2
1991 0
1992 0
1993 1
1994 0
1995 0
1996 2
1997 2
1998 3
1999 10
2000 4
2001 7
2002 7
2003 8
2004 6
2005 6
2006 10
2007 6
2008 5
2009 8
2010 12
2011 15
2012 0
2013 8
2014 5
2015 8
2016 6
2017 2
2018 4
2019 6
2020 2
2021 2
2022 12
2023 26
2024 5
2025 4
Total 205
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Jane Y. Wu 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 Jane Y. Wu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 137–146 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 145 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158 145
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100
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Jane Y. Wu 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 Jane Y. Wu sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 72–73 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83 73
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Jane Y. Wu is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States and focuses on research primarily within Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their scholarly work spans a range of subfields including Molecular Biology, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Biophysics, Computational Mechanics, and Neurology.

The scientist's contributions emphasize topics such as Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research, Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses, Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies, 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research, RNA Research and Splicing, and Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques.

Among their recent publications are:

  • Nidufexor (LMB763), a Novel FXR Modulator for the Treatment of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis, 2020, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Characterisation of PDGF-BB:PDGFRβ signalling pathways in human brain pericytes: evidence of disruption in Alzheimer's disease, 2022, Communications Biology
  • Super-resolution SRS microscopy with A-PoD, 2023, Nature Methods
  • SLIT2/ROBO1-signaling inhibits macropinocytosis by opposing cortical cytoskeletal remodeling, 2020, Nature Communications
  • MICAL2PV suppresses the formation of tunneling nanotubes and modulates mitochondrial trafficking, 2021, EMBO Reports

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Jane Y. Wu include Lingyan Shi, Anthony A. Fung, Hongje Jang, Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk, and Richard L. M. Faull.

Their research appears across a variety of publication venues, with frequent contributions in arXiv (Cornell University), bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Protein & Cell, and Agriculture.

Jane Y. Wu was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Integrated genomic analyses of ovarian carcinoma

    D. Bell;A. Berchuck;M. Birrer;J. Chien

  • Specific interactions between proteins implicated in splice site selection and regulated alternative splicing

    Jane Y. Wu;Tom Maniatis

  • Signal transduction in neuronal migration: roles of GTPase activating proteins and the small GTPase Cdc42 in the Slit-Robo pathway.

    Kit Wong;Xiu Rong Ren;Yang Zhong Huang;Yi Xie

  • Directional guidance of neuronal migration in the olfactory system by the protein Slit.

    Wei Wu;Kit Wong;Jin-hui Chen;Zhi-hong Jiang

  • Vertebrate Slit, a Secreted Ligand for the Transmembrane Protein Roundabout, Is a Repellent for Olfactory Bulb Axons

    Hua shun Li;Jin hui Chen;Wei Wu;Tanya Fagaly

  • Cytoplasmic Mislocalization of TDP-43 Is Toxic to Neurons and Enhanced by a Mutation Associated with Familial Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

    Sami J. Barmada;Gaia Skibinski;Erica Korb;Elizabeth J. Rao

  • The neuronal repellent Slit inhibits leukocyte chemotaxis induced by chemotactic factors.

    Jane Y. Wu;Lili Feng;Hwan Tae Park;Necat Havlioglu

  • Robo4 is a vascular-specific receptor that inhibits endothelial migration

    Kye Won Park;Clayton M. Morrison;Lise K. Sorensen;Christopher A. Jones

  • A single morphogenetic field gives rise to two retina primordia under the influence of the prechordal plate

    Hua Shun Li;Christopher Tierney;Leng Wen;Jane Y. Wu

  • Cellular and Molecular Guidance of GABAergic Neuronal Migration from an Extracortical Origin to the Neocortex

    Yan Zhu;Hua Shun Li;Lijuan Zhou;Jane Y. Wu

  • An ALS-associated Mutation Affecting TDP-43 Enhances Protein Aggregation, Fibril Formation and Neurotoxicity

    Weirui Guo;Yanbo Chen;Xiaohong Zhou;Amar Kar;Amar Kar

  • A Drosophila model for TDP-43 proteinopathy

    Yan Li;Payal Ray;Elizabeth J. Rao;Chen Shi;Chen Shi

  • Role of the chemokine SDF-1 as the meningeal attractant for embryonic cerebellar neurons.

    Yan Zhu;Tao Yu;Xiao Chun Zhang;Takashi Nagasawa

  • Netrin requires focal adhesion kinase and Src family kinases for axon outgrowth and attraction

    Guofa Liu;Hilary Beggs;Claudia Jürgensen;Hwan Tae Park

  • The mouse SLIT family: secreted ligands for ROBO expressed in patterns that suggest a role in morphogenesis and axon guidance.

    Wenlin Yuan;Lijuan Zhou;Jin hui Chen;Jane Y. Wu

  • New Neurons Clear the Path of Astrocytic Processes for Their Rapid Migration in the Adult Brain

    Naoko Kaneko;Oscar Marín;Masato Koike;Yuki Hirota

  • Slit proteins: molecular guidance cues for cells ranging from neurons to leukocytes

    Kit Wong;Hwan Tae Park;Jane Y Wu;Yi Rao

  • Evidence for a physical interaction between presenilin and Notch.

    William J. Ray;Min Yao;Petra Nowotny;Jeff Mumm

  • TDP-43 induces mitochondrial damage and activates the mitochondrial unfolded protein response

    Peng Wang;Jianwen Deng;Jie Dong;Jianghong Liu

  • Integrated genomic analyses of ovarian carcinoma

    D. Bell;A. Berchuck;M. Birrer;J. Chien

Frequent Co-Authors

Yi Rao
Yi Rao Peking University
Alison Goate
Alison Goate Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
M.-Marsel Mesulam
M.-Marsel Mesulam Northwestern University
Douglas A. Levine
Douglas A. Levine New York University
Zihe Rao
Zihe Rao Tsinghua University
Jin Chen
Jin Chen Vanderbilt University
Lei Wang
Lei Wang Northwestern University
Jinghui Zhang
Jinghui Zhang St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Joe W. Gray
Joe W. Gray Oregon Health & Science University
Yanlian Yang
Yanlian Yang University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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