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John C. Schimenti

John C. Schimenti

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Genetics 70 2289 2175 1026 964 210 15063

John C. Schimenti publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John C. Schimenti between 1983 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John C. Schimenti published across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025, averaging 5.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2012. 13 of the 233 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2012. 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 2 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 7 publications
1983 2025

233 publications in total across all disciplines

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John C. Schimenti: publications per year, 1983 to 2025
Year Publications
1983 1
1984 1
1985 2
1986 2
1987 1
1988 1
1989 2
1990 2
1991 4
1992 2
1993 0
1994 1
1995 0
1996 2
1997 9
1998 7
1999 3
2000 7
2001 7
2002 3
2003 6
2004 13
2005 9
2006 3
2007 10
2008 2
2009 6
2010 10
2011 7
2012 15
2013 4
2014 14
2015 7
2016 5
2017 4
2018 4
2019 10
2020 12
2021 8
2022 6
2023 8
2024 6
2025 7
Total 233
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John C. Schimenti 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 John C. Schimenti 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, 205–214 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: 210 publications — 54th percentile

54% 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
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159 210
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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John C. Schimenti 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 John C. Schimenti 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, 70–71 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: 70 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% 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
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 70
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

John C. Schimenti is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research spans across the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with a total of 104 and 31 publications in these areas respectively. Their subfields of expertise include Molecular Biology, Genetics, Reproductive Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Cancer Research.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, notably:

  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility
  • Renal and related cancers
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

Frequent co-authors include Jordana C. Bloom, Andrea Flesken-Nikitin, Alexander Yu. Nikitin, Priti Singh, and Xinbao Ding, with multiple collaborations ranging from eight to nine joint publications.

Their research has been published across various scientific venues, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Reproduction
  • Science Advances

Selected recent papers by John C. Schimenti include:

  • "SKP1 drives the prophase I to metaphase I transition during male meiosis," 2020, Science Advances
  • "Prime editing in mice reveals the essentiality of a single base in driving tissue-specific gene expression," 2021, Genome Biology
  • "Testis formation in XX individuals resulting from novel pathogenic variants in Wilms' tumor 1 (WT1) gene," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Oocyte Elimination Through DNA Damage Signaling from CHK1/CHK2 to p53 and p63," 2020, Genetics
  • "A novel function for CDK2 activity at meiotic crossover sites," 2020, PLoS Biology

John C. Schimenti was awarded the status of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Meiotic prophase arrest with failure of chromosome synapsis in mice deficient for Dmc1, a germline-specific RecA homolog.

    Douglas L. Pittman;John Cobb;Kerry J. Schimenti;Lawriston A. Wilson

  • Mutations in Col4a1 cause perinatal cerebral hemorrhage and porencephaly.

    Douglas B. Gould;F. Campbell Phalan;Guido J. Breedveld;Saskia E. van Mil

  • Genetics of mammalian meiosis: regulation, dynamics and impact on fertility

    Mary Ann Handel;John C. Schimenti

  • A Mouse Speciation Gene Encodes a Meiotic Histone H3 Methyltransferase

    Ondrej Mihola;Zdenek Trachtulec;Cestmir Vlcek;John C. Schimenti

  • An Ancient Transcription Factor Initiates the Burst of piRNA Production during Early Meiosis in Mouse Testes

    Xin Zhiguo Li;Christian K. Roy;Xianjun Dong;Ewelina Bolcun-Filas

  • A Mouse Geneticist’s Practical Guide to CRISPR Applications

    Priti Singh;John C Schimenti;Ewelina Bolcun-Filas

  • A viable allele of Mcm4 causes chromosome instability and mammary adenocarcinomas in mice

    Naoko Shima;Ana Alcaraz;Ivan Liachko;Tavanna R. Buske

  • Regulating RNA polymerase pausing and transcription elongation in embryonic stem cells

    Irene M. Min;Joshua J. Waterfall;Leighton J. Core;Robert J. Munroe

  • Vestibular defects in head-tilt mice result from mutations in Nox3, encoding an NADPH oxidase

    Rainer Paffenholz;Rebecca A. Bergstrom;Francesca Pasutto;Philipp Wabnitz

  • Reversal of Female Infertility by Chk2 Ablation Reveals the Oocyte DNA Damage Checkpoint Pathway

    Ewelina Bolcun-Filas;Vera D. Rinaldi;Michelle E. White;John C. Schimenti

  • MCM4 mutation causes adrenal failure, short stature, and natural killer cell deficiency in humans

    Claire R. Hughes;Leonardo Guasti;Eirini Meimaridou;Chen-Hua Chuang

  • Evolution of mouse chromosome 17 and the origin of inversions associated with t haplotypes.

    Michael F. Hammer;John Schimenti;Lee M. Silver

  • Mouse Pachytene Checkpoint 2 (Trip13) Is Required for Completing Meiotic Recombination but Not Synapsis

    Xin Chenglin Li;John C Schimenti

  • Chromosomal deletion complexes in mice by radiation of embryonic stem cells

    Yun You;Rebecca Bergstrom;Martina Klemm;Birgit Lederman

  • Positional cloning and characterization of mouse mei8, a disrupted allelle of the meiotic cohesin Rec8.

    Laura A. Bannister;Laura G. Reinholdt;Robert J. Munroe;John C. Schimenti

  • Antagonistic roles of ubiquitin ligase HEI10 and SUMO ligase RNF212 regulate meiotic recombination

    Huanyu Qiao;H B D Prasada Rao;Ye Yang;Jared H Fong

  • Synapsis or silence

    John Schimenti

  • Sequence interpretation. Functional annotation of mouse genome sequences.

    J. H. Nadeau;R. Balling;G. Barsh;D. Beier

  • The mouse genomic instability mutation chaos1 is an allele of Polq that exhibits genetic interaction with Atm.

    Naoko Shima;Robert J. Munroe;John C. Schimenti

  • Identification, characterization, and genetic mapping of Rad51d, a new mouse and human RAD51/RecA-related gene.

    Douglas L. Pittman;Leah Rosa Weinberg;John C. Schimenti

Frequent Co-Authors

Mary Ann Handel
Mary Ann Handel The Jackson Laboratory
John J. Eppig
John J. Eppig Jackson Laboratory
Philipp Kaldis
Philipp Kaldis Lund University
Lee M. Silver
Lee M. Silver Princeton University
Gareth R. Howell
Gareth R. Howell The Jackson Laboratory
Christer Höög
Christer Höög Karolinska Institute
Haiyuan Yu
Haiyuan Yu Cornell University
Dirk G. de Rooij
Dirk G. de Rooij Utrecht University
David R. Liu
David R. Liu Broad Institute
F. Patrick Ross
F. Patrick Ross Hospital for Special Surgery

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