2026 Jim Leebens-Mack: Genetics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Genetics	82	1453	1379	684	644	184	34807

Research.com Recognitions

2017 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Jim Leebens-Mack is affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States. Their research covers several interconnected fields focusing primarily on Environmental Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences, and Physics and Astronomy, with a notable involvement in the subfields of Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology, and Plant Science.

Their recent published works demonstrate a focus on genomics, evolutionary biology, and plant sciences. Key papers include:

The Earth BioGenome Project 2020: Starting the clock (2022), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Dynamic genome evolution in a model fern (2022), published in Nature Plants
Sex Determination by Two Y-Linked Genes in Garden Asparagus (2020), published in The Plant Cell
Green plant genomes: What we know in an era of rapidly expanding opportunities (2022), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Elucidation of the pathway for biosynthesis of saponin adjuvants from the soapbark tree (2023), published in Science

Their work touches on various topics including:

Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
Plant Diversity and Evolution
Plant and animal studies

Jim Leebens-Mack frequently collaborates with a set of coauthors, notable among them are Karolina Heyduk, Sarah Leichty, Marija Veličković, Jesse Trejo, and Nikola Tolić. These collaborations reflect a consistent research network and shared disciplinary interests.

In terms of publication venues, their work has appeared extensively in platforms such as OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information), bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Frontiers in Plant Science, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and New Phytologist.

Jim Leebens-Mack received recognition as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2017, marking a notable acknowledgment from the scientific community.

Best Publications

The genome of black cottonwood, Populus trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray)

G. A. Tuskan;G. A. Tuskan;S. DiFazio;S. DiFazio;S. Jansson;J. Bohlmann

5137
Citations
Ancestral polyploidy in seed plants and angiosperms

Yuannian Jiao;Norman J. Wickett;Saravanaraj Ayyampalayam;André S. Chanderbali

2422
Citations
Polyploidy and angiosperm diversification

Douglas E. Soltis;Victor A. Albert;Jim Leebens-Mack;Charles D. Bell

1446
Citations
The minimum information about a genome sequence (MIGS) specification.

Dawn Field;George Garrity;Tanya Gray;Norman Morrison

1350
Citations
Phylotranscriptomic analysis of the origin and early diversification of land plants

Norman J. Wickett;Siavash Mirarab;Nam Nguyen;Tandy Warnow

1313
Citations
Analysis of 81 genes from 64 plastid genomes resolves relationships in angiosperms and identifies genome-scale evolutionary patterns.

Robert K. Jansen;Zhengqiu Cai;Linda A. Raubeson;Henry Daniell

1312
Citations
The banana (Musa acuminata) genome and the evolution of monocotyledonous plants

Angélique D'hont;Jean Marc Aury;Franc Christophe Baurens

1304
Citations
Widespread genome duplications throughout the history of flowering plants

Liying Cui;P. Kerr Wall;James H. Leebens-Mack;Bruce G. Lindsay

902
Citations
Promoting coherent minimum reporting guidelines for biological and biomedical investigations: the MIBBI project

Chris F. Taylor;Chris F. Taylor;Dawn Field;Susanna Assunta Sansone;Susanna Assunta Sansone;Jan Aerts

632
Citations
The pineapple genome and the evolution of CAM photosynthesis

Ray Ming;Ray Ming;Robert VanBuren;Robert VanBuren;Robert VanBuren;Ching Man Wai;Ching Man Wai;Haibao Tang;Haibao Tang

624
Citations
A Universal Probe Set for Targeted Sequencing of 353 Nuclear Genes from Any Flowering Plant Designed Using k-Medoids Clustering.

Matthew G. Johnson;Lisa Pokorny;Steven Dodsworth;Steven Dodsworth;Laura R. Botigue

599
Citations
Data access for the 1,000 Plants (1KP) project.

Naim Matasci;Ling Hong Hung;Zhixiang Yan;Eric J. Carpenter

582
Citations
Orchid phylogenomics and multiple drivers of their extraordinary diversification.

Thomas J. Givnish;Daniel Spalink;Mercedes Ames;Stephanie P. Lyon

557
Citations
The iPlant Collaborative: Cyberinfrastructure for Plant Biology.

Stephen A Goff;Matthew Vaughn;Sheldon McKay;Eric Lyons

545
Citations
Methods for Obtaining and Analyzing Whole Chloroplast Genome Sequences

Robert K Jansen;Linda A Raubeson;Jeffrey L Boore;Claude W dePamphilis

535
Citations
Patterns of gene duplication in the plant SKP1 gene family in angiosperms: evidence for multiple mechanisms of rapid gene birth.

Hongzhi Kong;Lena L. Landherr;Michael W. Frohlich;Jim Leebens-Mack

499
Citations
A genome triplication associated with early diversification of the core eudicots

Yuannian Jiao;Jim Leebens-Mack;Saravanaraj Ayyampalayam;John E. Bowers

487
Citations
The evolution of the SEPALLATA subfamily of MADS-box genes: a preangiosperm origin with multiple duplications throughout angiosperm history.

Laura M. Zahn;Hongzhi Kong;Hongzhi Kong;James H. Leebens-Mack;Sangtae Kim

447
Citations
Conservation genetics: beyond the maintenance of marker diversity

B. G. Milligan;J. Leebens-Mack;A. E. Strand

371
Citations
The genome of black cottonwood, Populus trichocarpa (Torr. & Gray) - eScholarship

G.A. Tuskan;S. DiFazio;S. Jansson;J. Bohlmann

2
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Claude W. dePamphilis Pennsylvania State University

Douglas E. Soltis University of Florida

Pamela S. Soltis University of Florida

Hong Ma Pennsylvania State University

Gane Ka-Shu Wong University of Alberta

J. Chris Pires Colorado State University

Dennis W. Stevenson New York Botanical Garden

Jeffrey L. Boore University of California, Berkeley

John E. Carlson Pennsylvania State University

Norman J. Wickett University of Vienna

External Links

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