2026 Jeannie T. Lee: Genetics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Genetics	93	964	910	474	444	200	38250

Research.com Recognitions

2015 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Jeannie T. Lee is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research is primarily situated in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with 123 publications recorded. Within this broad area, their work focuses mainly on Molecular Biology, Genetics, Plant Science, Cancer Research, and Surgery as notable subfields.

The scientist's research addresses multiple main topics, including RNA modifications and cancer, RNA research and splicing, genomics and chromatin dynamics, genetic and clinical aspects of sex determination and chromosomal abnormalities, cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, and chromosomal and genetic variations.

Jeannie T. Lee has contributed to several frequently represented publication venues, with multiple papers appearing in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications, Molecular Cell, and Cell.

Their recent papers include:

Long non-coding RNAs: definitions, functions, challenges and recommendations, 2023, Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
Targeting Xist with compounds that disrupt RNA structure and X inactivation, 2022, Nature
Nucleoporin 153 links nuclear pore complex to chromatin architecture by mediating CTCF and cohesin binding, 2020, Nature Communications
Jpx RNA regulates CTCF anchor site selection and formation of chromosome loops, 2021, Cell
Xist Repeats A and B Account for Two Distinct Phases of X Inactivation Establishment, 2020, Developmental Cell

The scientist frequently collaborates with:

Barry Kesner
Hun-Goo Lee
Andrea J. Kriz
Roy Blum
Yong-Woo Lee

Jeannie T. Lee has been recognized with membership in the National Academy of Sciences since 2015 and was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2010.

Best Publications

Long noncoding RNAs: past, present, and future.

Johnny T Y Kung;David Colognori;David Colognori;Jeannie T Lee;Jeannie T Lee

2282
Citations
Polycomb Proteins Targeted by a Short Repeat RNA to the Mouse X Chromosome

Jing Zhao;Bryan K. Sun;Bryan K. Sun;Jennifer A. Erwin;Jennifer A. Erwin;Ji Joon Song

1912
Citations
Epigenetic Regulation by Long Noncoding RNAs

Jeannie T. Lee

1674
Citations
Tsix , a gene antisense to Xist at the X-inactivation centre

Jeannie T. Lee;Lance S. Davidow;David Warshawsky

1174
Citations
Genome-wide identification of Polycomb-associated RNAs by RIP-seq

Jing Zhao;Toshiro K. Ohsumi;Johnny T. Kung;Johnny T. Kung;Yuya Ogawa;Yuya Ogawa

1166
Citations
Mst1 and Mst2 Maintain Hepatocyte Quiescence and Suppress Hepatocellular Carcinoma Development through Inactivation of the Yap1 Oncogene

Dawang Zhou;Claudius Conrad;Fan Xia;Ji Sun Park

1028
Citations
X-Inactivation, Imprinting, and Long Noncoding RNAs in Health and Disease

Jeannie T. Lee;Marisa S. Bartolomei

897
Citations
Genome of the marsupial Monodelphis domestica reveals innovation in non-coding sequences

Tarjei S. Mikkelsen;Tarjei S. Mikkelsen;Matthew J. Wakefield;Bronwen Aken;Chris T. Amemiya

819
Citations
Targeted Mutagenesis of Tsix Leads to Nonrandom X Inactivation

Jeannie T. Lee;Naifang Lu

717
Citations
YY1 Tethers Xist RNA to the Inactive X Nucleation Center

Yesu Jeon;Jeannie T. Lee

687
Citations
The long noncoding RNA, Jpx, is a molecular switch for X chromosome inactivation.

Di Tian;Sha Sun;Sha Sun;Jeannie T. Lee;Jeannie T. Lee

675
Citations
X chromosome dosage compensation: how mammals keep the balance

Bernhard Payer;Jeannie T. Lee

591
Citations
Transient Homologous Chromosome Pairing Marks the Onset of X Inactivation

Na Xu;Chia-Lun Tsai;Jeannie T. Lee

561
Citations
Xist RNA Is a Potent Suppressor of Hematologic Cancer in Mice

Eda Yildirim;James E. Kirby;Diane E. Brown;Francois E. Mercier

533
Citations
Inheritance of a pre-inactivated paternal X chromosome in early mouse embryos

Khanh D. Huynh;Jeannie T. Lee

507
Citations
A comprehensive Xist interactome reveals cohesin repulsion and an RNA-directed chromosome conformation

Anand Minajigi;John E. Froberg;Chunyao Wei;Hongjae Sunwoo

502
Citations
Lessons from X-chromosome inactivation: long ncRNA as guides and tethers to the epigenome

Jeannie T. Lee

493
Citations
LincRNA-p21 Activates p21 In cis to Promote Polycomb Target Gene Expression and to Enforce the G1/S Checkpoint

Nadya Dimitrova;Jesse R. Zamudio;Robyn M. Jong;Dylan Soukup

475
Citations
Derivation of Pre-X Inactivation Human Embryonic Stem Cells under Physiological Oxygen Concentrations

Christopher J. Lengner;Alexander A. Gimelbrant;Jennifer A. Erwin;Jennifer A. Erwin;Albert Wu Cheng

469
Citations
A 450 kb transgene displays properties of the mammalian X-inactivation center.

Jeannie T Lee;Jeannie T Lee;William M Strauss;Jessica A Dausman;Rudolf Jaenisch

449
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Ruslan I. Sadreyev Harvard University

Rudolf Jaenisch MIT

John L. Rinn University of Colorado Boulder

Forest M. White MIT

Amy J. Wagers Harvard University

Robert E. Kingston Harvard University

James Lee The Francis Crick Institute

Steven A. Carr Broad Institute

Marisa S. Bartolomei University of Pennsylvania

Wilhelm Haas Harvard University

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