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Jillian F. Banfield publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jillian F. Banfield sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 582 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Jillian F. Banfield D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jillian F. Banfield sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 150 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2018 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2011 - Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute
  • 2006 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1999 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation

Overview

Jillian F. Banfield is a researcher affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley, in the United States. Their work spans multiple disciplines within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and environmental science. The primary focus of their research lies in molecular biology and ecology, with specific interests in environmental chemistry, plant science, and environmental engineering.

The following are some of the recent papers authored by Jillian F. Banfield, highlighting key research topics and publication venues:

  • Life and death in the soil microbiome: how ecological processes influence biogeochemistry, 2022, Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • CRISPR-CasΦ from huge phages is a hypercompact genome editor, 2020, Science
  • inStrain profiles population microdiversity from metagenomic data and sensitively detects shared microbial strains, 2021, Nature Biotechnology
  • Clades of huge phages from across Earth's ecosystems, 2020, Nature
  • Petabase-scale sequence alignment catalyses viral discovery, 2022, Nature

Jillian F. Banfield's publication record includes frequent contributions to specific venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Nature Microbiology
  • The ISME Journal
  • mBio

Their frequent co-authors include Rohan Sachdeva, Alexander L. Jaffe, Alexander Crits-Christoph, Lin-Xing Chen, and Jennifer A. Doudna.

The main fields of study encompass:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Environmental Science

Within these fields, subfields that characterize their research include:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Ecology
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Plant Science
  • Environmental Engineering

Key topics that define Jillian F. Banfield's work are:

  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Gut microbiota and health

Throughout their career, Jillian F. Banfield has received several awards, including:

  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 2018
  • Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute, 2011
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2006
  • Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation, 1999

Best Publications

  • Community structure and metabolism through reconstruction of microbial genomes from the environment

    Gene W. Tyson;Jarrod Chapman;Jarrod Chapman;Philip Hugenholtz;Eric E. Allen

  • Imperfect Oriented Attachment: Dislocation Generation in Defect-Free Nanocrystals

    R. Lee Penn;Jillian F. Banfield

  • Minimum information about a single amplified genome (MISAG) and a metagenome-assembled genome (MIMAG) of bacteria and archaea

    Robert M. Bowers;Nikos C. Kyrpides;Ramunas Stepanauskas;Miranda Harmon-Smith

  • A new view of the tree of life

    Laura A. Hug;Laura A. Hug;Brett J. Baker;Karthik Anantharaman;Christopher T. Brown

  • UNDERSTANDING POLYMORPHIC PHASE TRANSFORMATION BEHAVIOR DURING GROWTH OF NANOCRYSTALLINE AGGREGATES: INSIGHTS FROM TIO2

    Hengzhong Zhang;Jillian F. Banfield

  • Crystallization by particle attachment in synthetic, biogenic, and geologic environments

    James J. De Yoreo;James J. De Yoreo;Pupa U. P. A. Gilbert;Pupa U. P. A. Gilbert;Nico A. J. M. Sommerdijk;R. Lee Penn

  • Aggregation-Based Crystal Growth and Microstructure Development in Natural Iron Oxyhydroxide Biomineralization Products

    Jillian F. Banfield;Susan A. Welch;Hengzhong Zhang;Tamara Thomsen Ebert

  • dRep: a tool for fast and accurate genomic comparisons that enables improved genome recovery from metagenomes through de-replication

    Matthew R Olm;Christopher T Brown;Brandon Brooks;Jillian F Banfield

  • Thermodynamic analysis of phase stability of nanocrystalline titania

    Hengzhong Zhang;Jillian F. Banfield

  • Microbial communities in acid mine drainage

    Brett J Baker;Jillian F Banfield

  • Unusual biology across a group comprising more than 15% of domain Bacteria

    Christopher T. Brown;Laura A. Hug;Brian C. Thomas;Itai Sharon

  • Asgard archaea illuminate the origin of eukaryotic cellular complexity

    Katarzyna Zaremba-Niedzwiedzka;Eva Fernández Cáceres;Jimmy Hser Wah Saw;Disa Bäckström

  • Thousands of microbial genomes shed light on interconnected biogeochemical processes in an aquifer system

    Karthik Anantharaman;Christopher T. Brown;Laura A. Hug;Itai Sharon

  • Programmed DNA destruction by miniature CRISPR-Cas14 enzymes.

    Lucas B. Harrington;David Burstein;Janice S. Chen;David Paez-Espino

  • Recovery of genomes from metagenomes via a dereplication, aggregation and scoring strategy.

    Christian M. K. Sieber;Christian M. K. Sieber;Alexander J. Probst;Allison Sharrar;Brian C. Thomas

  • Formation of sphalerite (ZnS) deposits in natural biofilms of sulfate-reducing bacteria.

    Matthias Labrenz;Gregory K. Druschel;Tamara Thomsen-Ebert;Benjamin Gilbert

  • Community Proteomics of a Natural Microbial Biofilm

    Rachna J. Ram;Nathan C. VerBerkmoes;Michael P. Thelen;Michael P. Thelen;Gene W. Tyson

  • Nanoparticulate iron oxide minerals in soils and sediments: unique properties and contaminant scavenging mechanisms

    Glenn A. Waychunas;Christopher S. Kim;Christopher S. Kim;Christopher S. Kim;Jillian F. Banfield;Jillian F. Banfield

  • An Archaeal Iron-Oxidizing Extreme Acidophile Important in Acid Mine Drainage

    Katrina J. Edwards;Philip L. Bond;Thomas M. Gihring;Jillian F. Banfield

  • Influence of surface potential on aggregation and transport of titania nanoparticles.

    Katherine A. Dunphy Guzman;Michael P. Finnegan;Jillian F. Banfield

Frequent Co-Authors

Hengzhong Zhang
Hengzhong Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Kenneth H. Williams
Kenneth H. Williams Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Robert L. Hettich
Robert L. Hettich Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Nathan C Verberkmoes
Nathan C Verberkmoes Oak Ridge National Laboratory
David E. Burstein
David E. Burstein Tel Aviv University
Brett J. Baker
Brett J. Baker The University of Texas at Austin
Jennifer A. Doudna
Jennifer A. Doudna University of California, Berkeley
Michael J. Wilkins
Michael J. Wilkins Colorado State University
Susannah G. Tringe
Susannah G. Tringe Joint Genome Institute

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