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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 50 3942 3722 1698 1596 128 8452

Jill L. Wegrzyn publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jill L. Wegrzyn between 2004 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jill L. Wegrzyn published across 22 years, from 2004 to 2025, averaging 8.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2018. 22 of the 183 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2018. 2004: 2 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 1 publication 2007: 1 publication 2008: 4 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 11 publications
2004 2025

183 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jill L. Wegrzyn: publications per year, 2004 to 2025
Year Publications
2004 2
2005 1
2006 1
2007 1
2008 4
2009 3
2010 8
2011 4
2012 10
2013 12
2014 10
2015 3
2016 13
2017 14
2018 15
2019 7
2020 13
2021 15
2022 15
2023 10
2024 11
2025 11
Total 183
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Jill L. Wegrzyn publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jill L. Wegrzyn sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 125–134 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 128 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217 128
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Jill L. Wegrzyn D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jill L. Wegrzyn sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 50–51 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141 50
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Overview

Jill L. Wegrzyn is affiliated with the University of Connecticut in the United States. Their research contributions span multiple fields, with a strong focus on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

The primary subfields of study for Wegrzyn include Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, and Ecology. Their work explores various aspects of plant biology and genetics, integrating molecular, ecological, and evolutionary perspectives.

Wegrzyn's research topics cover a wide array of subjects such as:

  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies
  • Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
  • Bioenergy crop production and management

Their frequent co-authors include Cynthia Webster, David B. Neale, Nicole Pauloski, Laura Figueroa-Corona, and Bernard Goffinet, reflecting ongoing collaborations within the plant genomics and biology community.

Wegrzyn has published extensively in several scientific venues, with a higher concentration of papers appearing in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Applications in Plant Sciences

Notable recent publications include:

  • The Cycas genome and the early evolution of seed plants (2022) in Nature Plants
  • Green plant genomes: What we know in an era of rapidly expanding opportunities (2022) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • A Reference Genome Sequence for Giant Sequoia (2020) in G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • Standards recommendations for the Earth BioGenome Project (2022) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Welcome to the big leaves: Best practices for improving genome annotation in non-model plant genomes (2023) in Applications in Plant Sciences

Best Publications

  • Decoding the massive genome of loblolly pine using haploid DNA and novel assembly strategies

    David B. Neale;Jill L. Wegrzyn;Kristian A. Stevens;Aleksey V. Zimin

  • 15 years of GDR: New data and functionality in the Genome Database for Rosaceae.

    Sook Jung;Taein Lee;Chun-Huai Cheng;Katheryn Buble

  • Patterns of Population Structure and Environmental Associations to Aridity Across the Range of Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L., Pinaceae)

    Andrew J. Eckert;Joost van Heerwaarden;Jill L. Wegrzyn;C. Dana Nelson

  • Sequencing and Assembly of the 22-Gb Loblolly Pine Genome

    Aleksey Zimin;Kristian A. Stevens;Marc W. Crepeau;Ann Holtz-Morris

  • Back to nature: ecological genomics of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda, Pinaceae)

    Andrew J. Eckert;Andrew D. Bower;Santiago C. González-Martínez;Jill L. Wegrzyn

  • Association Genetics of Coastal Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii, Pinaceae). I. Cold-Hardiness Related Traits

    Andrew J. Eckert;Andrew D. Bower;Jill L. Wegrzyn;Barnaly Pande

  • Unique Features of the Loblolly Pine (Pinus Taeda L.) Megagenome Revealed through Sequence Annotation

    Jill L. Wegrzyn;John D. Liechty;Kristian A. Stevens;Le Shin Wu

  • The walnut (Juglans regia) genome sequence reveals diversity in genes coding for the biosynthesis of non-structural polyphenols

    Pedro J. Martínez-García;Marc W. Crepeau;Daniela Puiu;Daniel Gonzalez-Ibeas

  • Sequence of the Sugar Pine Megagenome.

    Kristian A. Stevens;Jill L. Wegrzyn;Aleksey Zimin;Daniela Puiu

  • Disentangling the roles of history and local selection in shaping clinal variation of allele frequencies and gene expression in Norway spruce (Picea abies).

    Jun Chen;Thomas Källman;Xiaofei Ma;Niclas Gyllenstrand

  • The Pinus taeda genome is characterized by diverse and highly diverged repetitive sequences

    Allen Kovach;Jill L. Wegrzyn;Genis Parra;Carson Holt

  • Association genetics of traits controlling lignin and cellulose biosynthesis in black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa, Salicaceae) secondary xylem.

    Jill L. Wegrzyn;Andrew J. Eckert;Minyoung Choi;Jennifer M. Lee

  • Multilocus Patterns of Nucleotide Diversity and Divergence Reveal Positive Selection at Candidate Genes Related to Cold Hardiness in Coastal Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii)

    Andrew J. Eckert;Jill L. Wegrzyn;Barnaly Pande;Kathleen D. Jermstad

  • Association Mapping of Quantitative Disease Resistance in a Natural Population of Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda L.)

    Tania Quesada;Vikneswaran Gopal;W. Patrick Cumbie;Andrew J. Eckert

  • An improved assembly of the loblolly pine mega-genome using long-read single-molecule sequencing.

    Aleksey V. Zimin;Aleksey V. Zimin;Kristian A. Stevens;Marc W. Crepeau;Daniela Puiu

  • Lineage, fate, and fate potential of NG2-glia

    Akiko Nishiyama;Linda Boshans;Christopher M. Goncalves;Jill Wegrzyn

  • TreeGenes: A Forest Tree Genome Database

    Jill L. Wegrzyn;Jennifer M. Lee;Brandon R. Tearse;David B. Neale

  • The Douglas-Fir Genome Sequence Reveals Specialization of the Photosynthetic Apparatus in Pinaceae.

    David B. Neale;Patrick E. McGuire;Nicholas C. Wheeler;Kristian A. Stevens

  • This Provisional PDF corresponds to the article as it appeared upon acceptance. Copyedited and fully formatted PDF and full text (HTML) versions will be made available soon. Decoding the massive genome of loblolly pine using haploid DNA and novel assembly strategies

    Jill L Wegrzyn;Kristian A Stevens;Daniela Puiu;Marc W Crepeau

Frequent Co-Authors

David B. Neale
David B. Neale University of California, Davis
Charles H. Langley
Charles H. Langley University of California, Davis
Steven L. Salzberg
Steven L. Salzberg Johns Hopkins University
Vivian Hook
Vivian Hook University of California, San Diego
Daniela Puiu
Daniela Puiu Johns Hopkins University
James A. Yorke
James A. Yorke University of Maryland, College Park
Mark Yandell
Mark Yandell University of Utah
Richard Cronn
Richard Cronn US Forest Service
Abhaya M. Dandekar
Abhaya M. Dandekar University of California, Davis
Pieter J. de Jong
Pieter J. de Jong UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital

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