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Joel B. Dacks 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 Joel B. Dacks sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 196 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Joel B. Dacks 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 Joel B. Dacks sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Joel B. Dacks is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada, conducting research primarily in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology with a total of 107 publications. Their work covers significant subfields including Molecular Biology, Parasitology, Cell Biology, Ecology, and Epidemiology.

The research topics they focus on include Protist diversity and phylogeny, Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms, Cellular transport and secretion, and Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies.

Joel B. Dacks has published extensively across several scientific venues, commonly contributing to bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 19 publications, followed by the Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology (5 publications), BMC Biology (4 publications), Nature Communications (3 publications), and Current Biology (3 publications).

The following represents a selection of recent papers examining their research output:

  • Evolution and Natural History of Membrane Trafficking in Eukaryotes, 2020, Current Biology
  • Stable endocytic structures navigate the complex pellicle of apicomplexan parasites, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Convergent evolution and horizontal gene transfer in Arctic Ocean microalgae, 2022, Life Science Alliance
  • A Eukaryote-Wide Perspective on the Diversity and Evolution of the ARF GTPase Protein Family, 2021, Genome Biology and Evolution
  • Genomics and transcriptomics yields a system-level view of the biology of the pathogen Naegleria fowleri, 2021, BMC Biology

Collaboration is a notable part of their research approach. Frequent co-authors include Shweta V. Pipaliya (12 collaborations), Marek Eliáš (11 collaborations), Kristína Záhonová (11 collaborations), Romana Vargová (8 collaborations), and Laura Eme (6 collaborations).

Best Publications

  • Draft genome sequence of the sexually transmitted pathogen Trichomonas vaginalis

    Jane M. Carlton;Robert . Hirt;Joana C. Silva;Arthur L. Delcher

  • Phylogenomic analyses support the monophyly of Excavata and resolve relationships among eukaryotic “supergroups”

    Vladimir Hampl;Laura Hug;Jessica W. Leigh;Joel B. Dacks

  • Pan genome of the phytoplankton Emiliania underpins its global distribution

    Betsy A. Read;Jessica Kegel;Mary J. Klute;Alan Kuo

  • The Genome of Naegleria gruberi Illuminates Early Eukaryotic Versatility

    Lillian K. Fritz-Laylin;Simon E. Prochnik;Michael L. Ginger;Joel B. Dacks;Joel B. Dacks

  • Algal genomes reveal evolutionary mosaicism and the fate of nucleomorphs.

    Bruce A. Curtis;Goro Tanifuji;Goro Tanifuji;Fabien Burki;Ansgar Gruber;Ansgar Gruber

  • A Eukaryote without a Mitochondrial Organelle

    Anna Karnkowska;Anna Karnkowska;Vojtěch Vacek;Zuzana Zubáčová;Sebastian C. Treitli

  • The Fifth Adaptor Protein Complex

    Jennifer Hirst;Lael D Barlow;Gabriel Casey Francisco;Daniela A Sahlender

  • Evolution of the eukaryotic membrane-trafficking system: origin, tempo and mode

    Joel B. Dacks;Mark C. Field

  • Origin of H1 linker histones

    Harold E. Kasinsky;John D. Lewis;Joel B. Dacks;Juan Ausió

  • Evolution of the multivesicular body ESCRT machinery; retention across the eukaryotic lineage.

    Ka Fai Leung;Joel B. Dacks;Mark C. Field

  • Chromerid genomes reveal the evolutionary path from photosynthetic algae to obligate intracellular parasites

    Yong H Woo;Hifzur Ansari;Thomas D Otto;Christen M Klinger

  • Control systems for membrane fusion in the ancestral eukaryote; evolution of tethering complexes and SM proteins

    V. Lila Koumandou;Joel B. Dacks;Richard M.R. Coulson;Mark C. Field

  • Evolution of filamentous plant pathogens: gene exchange across eukaryotic kingdoms.

    Thomas A. Richards;Joel B. Dacks;Joanna M. Jenkinson;Christopher R. Thornton

  • Molecular paleontology and complexity in the last eukaryotic common ancestor

    V. Lila Koumandou;Bill Wickstead;Michael L. Ginger;Mark van der Giezen

  • Evolutionary origins of the eukaryotic shikimate pathway: gene fusions, horizontal gene transfer, and endosymbiotic replacements.

    Thomas A. Richards;Joel B. Dacks;Samantha A. Campbell;Jeffrey L. Blanchard

  • Sculpting the endomembrane system in deep time: high resolution phylogenetics of Rab GTPases.

    Marek Elias;Andrew Brighouse;Carme Gabernet-Castello;Mark C. Field

  • The First Sexual Lineage and the Relevance of Facultative Sex

    Joel Dacks;Andrew J. Roger

  • ARF GTPases and their GEFs and GAPs: concepts and challenges

    Elizabeth Sztul;Pei Wen Chen;James E. Casanova;Jacqueline Cherfils

  • Kinetoplastid Phylogenomics Reveals the Evolutionary Innovations Associated with the Origins of Parasitism.

    Andrew P. Jackson;Thomas D. Otto;Martin Aslett;Stuart D. Armstrong

  • Author response: Chromerid genomes reveal the evolutionary path from photosynthetic algae to obligate intracellular parasites

    Yong H Woo;Hifzur Ansari;Thomas D Otto;Christen M Klinger

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark C. Field
Mark C. Field University of Dundee
Julius Lukeš
Julius Lukeš Czech Academy of Sciences
Andrew J. Roger
Andrew J. Roger Dalhousie University
Miroslav Oborník
Miroslav Oborník Sewanee: The University of the South
Ross F. Waller
Ross F. Waller University of Cambridge
David S. Roos
David S. Roos University of Pennsylvania
Thomas D. Otto
Thomas D. Otto University of Glasgow
Patrick J. Keeling
Patrick J. Keeling University of British Columbia
Arnab Pain
Arnab Pain King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Daniel E. Neafsey
Daniel E. Neafsey Broad Institute

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