2026 Jeffrey M. Craig: Genetics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Genetics	68	2441	2318	83	81	217	15122

Overview

Jeffrey M. Craig is affiliated with Deakin University in Australia and has an extensive research portfolio spanning multiple aspects of medicine and molecular biology. Their work focuses significantly on genetics, epigenetics, and human development, with a notable emphasis on DNA methylation and its implications for health and disease.

Their research contributions include studies in various fields such as Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Subfields of particular interest are Molecular Biology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Genetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

Main topics covered in their research include:

Birth, Development, and Health
Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Diet and metabolism studies
Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
Gut microbiota and health

Jeffrey M. Craig's frequent publication venues reflect the interdisciplinary nature of their work. These venues include:

Twin Research and Human Genetics
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
Molecular Psychiatry
Scientific Reports

Their collaborations with other researchers have resulted in co-authorship with several frequent colleagues, including:

Nicholas G. Martin
Kaare Christensen
Jaakko Kaprio
Richard Saffery
Kirsten Ohm Kyvik

Some of their recent published papers demonstrate the depth and variety of their research interests. These include:

"Diet and depression: exploring the biological mechanisms of action" (2020) in Molecular Psychiatry
"An epigenetic clock for human skeletal muscle" (2020) in Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle
"Meta-analysis of genome-wide DNA methylation and integrative omics of age in human skeletal muscle" (2021) in Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle
"Placental DNA methylation signatures of maternal smoking during pregnancy and potential impacts on fetal growth" (2021) in Nature Communications
"Machine Learning-Based DNA Methylation Score for Fetal Exposure to Maternal Smoking: Development and Validation in Samples Collected from Adolescents and Adults" (2020) in Environmental Health Perspectives

The combination of fields of study, main topics, and multidisciplinary collaborations illustrates a research trajectory centered on the biological underpinnings of health development, environmental influences on genetics, and the molecular mechanisms of disease processes.

Best Publications

Diet and depression: exploring the biological mechanisms of action

Wolfgang Marx;Melissa Lane;Meghan Hockey;Hajara Aslam

583
Citations
The distribution of CpG islands in mammalian chromosomes

Jeffrey M. Craig;Wendy A. Bickmore

406
Citations
SmcHD1, containing a structural-maintenance-of-chromosomes hinge domain, has a critical role in X inactivation.

Marnie E Blewitt;Anne-Valerie Gendrel;Zhenyi Pang;Duncan B Sparrow

404
Citations
Brahma links the SWI/SNF chromatin-remodeling complex with MeCP2-dependent transcriptional silencing.

KN Harikrishnan;Maggie Z Chow;Emma K Baker;Sharmistha Pal

397
Citations
Etiology of molar incisor hypomineralization – A systematic review

Mihiri J Silva;Katrina J Scurrah;Katrina J Scurrah;Jeffrey M Craig;David J Manton

360
Citations
Meiotic and epigenetic defects in Dnmt3L-knockout mouse spermatogenesis

Kylie E Webster;Moira Kathleen O'Bryan;Stephen Fletcher;Pauline E Crewther

355
Citations
DNA methylation analysis of multiple tissues from newborn twins reveals both genetic and intrauterine components to variation in the human neonatal epigenome

Miina Ollikainen;Katherine R Smith;Eric Ji-Hoon Joo;Hong Kiat Ng

354
Citations
DNA Methylation Biomarkers: Cancer and Beyond

Thomas Mikeska;Jeffrey M. Craig

324
Citations
Prospects for Epigenetic Epidemiology

Debra L. Foley;Jeffrey M. Craig;Ruth Morley;Craig J. Olsson

314
Citations
Philadelphia positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia in adults: age distribution, BCR breakpoint and prognostic significance.

LM Secker-Walker;Jeffrey M Craig;JM Hawkins;AV Hoffbrand

303
Citations
Placenta-specific Methylation of the Vitamin D 24-Hydroxylase Gene IMPLICATIONS FOR FEEDBACK AUTOREGULATION OF ACTIVE VITAMIN D LEVELS AT THE FETOMATERNAL INTERFACE

Boris Novakovic;Mandy Sibson;Hong Kiat Ng;Hong Kiat Ng;Ursula Chandini Manuelpillai

298
Citations
Neonatal DNA methylation profile in human twins is specified by a complex interplay between intrauterine environmental and genetic factors, subject to tissue-specific influence

Lavinia Gordon;Jihoon E. Joo;Joseph E. Powell;Joseph E. Powell;Miina Ollikainen

295
Citations
Epigenetics and DOHaD: from basics to birth and beyond

T Bianco-Miotto;JM Craig;YP Gasser;SJ van Dijk

293
Citations
The role of epigenetic change in autism spectrum disorders

Yuk Jing Loke;Anthony John Hannan;Jeffrey Mark Craig

282
Citations
An epigenetic clock for gestational age at birth based on blood methylation data.

Anna K. Knight;Jeffrey M. Craig;Christiane Theda;Marie Bækvad-Hansen

277
Citations
Genetic and environmental effects on body mass index from infancy to the onset of adulthood: an individual-based pooled analysis of 45 twin cohorts participating in the COllaborative project of Development of Anthropometrical measures in Twins (CODATwins) study

Karri Silventoinen;Karri Silventoinen;Aline Jelenkovic;Aline Jelenkovic;Reijo Sund;Yoon-Mi Hur

262
Citations
Longitudinal, genome-scale analysis of DNA methylation in twins from birth to 18 months of age reveals rapid epigenetic change in early life and pair-specific effects of discordance

David Martino;Yuk Jin Loke;Lavinia Gordon;Miina Ollikainen

255
Citations
CHROMOSOME BANDS : FLAVOURS TO SAVOUR

Jeffrey M. Craig;Wendy A. Bickmore

249
Citations
Wheel running and environmental enrichment differentially modify exon-specific BDNF expression in the hippocampus of wild-type and pre-motor symptomatic male and female Huntington's disease mice.

M.S. Zajac;T.Y.C. Pang;N. Wong;B. Weinrich

232
Citations
Heterochromatin—many flavours, common themes

Jeffrey M. Craig

218
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Saffery University of Melbourne

John L. Hopper University of Melbourne

Karri Silventoinen University of Helsinki

Michel Boivin Université Laval

Catherine Derom Ghent University

Jaakko Kaprio University of Helsinki

Gonneke Willemsen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Dorret I. Boomsma Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Thorkild I. A. Sørensen University of Copenhagen

Claire M. A. Haworth University of Bristol

External Links

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