2026 Jonathan A. Eisen: Genetics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Genetics	112	489	467	251	239	454	81955

Research.com Recognitions

2020 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Jonathan A. Eisen is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields with a focus on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Environmental Science.

The scientist's primary areas of study include Molecular Biology, Ecology, Clinical Psychology, Oceanography, and Infectious Diseases. Their main research topics cover Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Gut microbiota and health, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Infection Control and Ventilation, Marine and coastal plant biology, Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders, and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies.

Jonathan A. Eisen has published extensively, contributing to several journals and publication venues. Frequent venues for their work include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
PLoS ONE
mSystems
Microbiology Resource Announcements
Research Square (Research Square)

Their recent papers encompass a range of topics and publication years, such as:

"2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Built Environment Considerations To Reduce Transmission" (2020) published in mSystems
"Questioning the fetal microbiome illustrates pitfalls of low-biomass microbial studies" (2023) published in Nature
"Roadmap for naming uncultivated Archaea and Bacteria" (2020) published in Nature Microbiology
"Ancestral Absence of Electron Transport Chains in Patescibacteria and DPANN" (2020) published in Frontiers in Microbiology
"Correction for Dietz et al., "2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Built Environment Considerations To Reduce Transmission"" (2020) published in mSystems

Jonathan A. Eisen has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

David A. Coil
Guillaume Jospin
Cassandra L. Ettinger
Connie A. Rojas
Steven A. Rasmussen

In 2020, the scientist was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

Genome sequence of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum

Malcolm J. Gardner;Neil Hall;Eula Fung;Owen White

5591
Citations
Environmental Genome Shotgun Sequencing of the Sargasso Sea

J. Craig Venter;Karin Remington;John F. Heidelberg;Aaron L. Halpern

5386
Citations
Insights into the phylogeny and coding potential of microbial dark matter

Christian Rinke;Patrick Schwientek;Alexander Sczyrba;Alexander Sczyrba;Natalia N. Ivanova

2571
Citations
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

2403
Citations
Structure, variation, and assembly of the root-associated microbiomes of rice.

Joseph Edwards;Cameron Johnson;Christian Santos-Medellín;Eugene Lurie

2390
Citations
The Sorcerer II Global Ocean Sampling Expedition: Northwest Atlantic through Eastern Tropical Pacific

Douglas B. Rusch;Aaron L Halpern;Granger Sutton;Karla B. Heidelberg;Karla B. Heidelberg

2383
Citations
DNA sequence of both chromosomes of the cholera pathogen Vibrio cholerae

John F. Heidelberg;Jonathan A. Eisen;William C. Nelson;Rebecca A. Clayton

2246
Citations
Evidence for lateral gene transfer between Archaea and Bacteria from genome sequence of Thermotoga maritima

Karen E. Nelson;Rebecca A. Clayton;Steven R. Gill;Michelle L. Gwinn

1846
Citations
Complete Genome Sequence of a Virulent Isolate of Streptococcus pneumoniae

H. Tettelin;K. E. Nelson;I. T. Paulsen;Jonathan A Eisen

1696
Citations
Complete genome sequence and comparative analysis of the metabolically versatile Pseudomonas putida KT2440

K. E. Nelson;C. Weinel;I. T. Paulsen;R. J. Dodson

1687
Citations
Complete Genome Sequence of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup B Strain MC58

Hervé Tettelin;Nigel J. Saunders;John Heidelberg;Alex C. Jeffries

1407
Citations
Genome sequence of the radioresistant bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans R1.

O. White;J. A. Eisen;J. F. Heidelberg;E. K. Hickey

1251
Citations
Role of Mobile DNA in the Evolution of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis

I. T. Paulsen;L. Banerjei;G. S. A. Myers;K. E. Nelson

1120
Citations
A phylogeny-driven genomic encyclopaedia of Bacteria and Archaea.

Dongying Wu;Dongying Wu;Philip Hugenholtz;Konstantinos Mavromatis;Rüdiger Pukall

1095
Citations
Genome sequence of the dissimilatory metal ion-reducing bacterium Shewanella oneidensis.

John F. Heidelberg;Ian T. Paulsen;Karen E. Nelson;Eric J. Gaidos;Eric J. Gaidos

1028
Citations
Phylogenomics of the Reproductive Parasite Wolbachia pipientis wMel: A Streamlined Genome Overrun by Mobile Genetic Elements

Martin Wu;Ling V. Sun;Jessica Vamathevan;Markus Riegler

1018
Citations
Evolution of the SNF2 family of proteins: subfamilies with distinct sequences and functions.

Jonathan A. Eisen;Kevin S. Sweder;Philip C. Hanawalt

1013
Citations
The Sorcerer II Global Ocean Sampling expedition: expanding the universe of protein families.

Shibu Yooseph;Granger Sutton;Douglas B. Rusch;Aaron L Halpern

1002
Citations
The Genome of the Natural Genetic Engineer Agrobacterium tumefaciens C58

Derek W. Wood;Joao C. Setubal;Rajinder Kaul;Dave E. Monks

1002
Citations
Genome sequences of Chlamydia trachomatis MoPn and Chlamydia pneumoniae AR39

T. D. Read;R. C. Brunham;C. Shen;S. R. Gill

984
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Lynne Goodwin Los Alamos National Laboratory

Miriam Land Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Cliff Han Los Alamos National Laboratory

Loren Hauser Digital Infuzion (United States)

Philip Hugenholtz University of Queensland

John C. Detter Los Alamos National Laboratory

Nikos C. Kyrpides Joint Genome Institute

Alla Lapidus Saint Petersburg State University

Jan Fang Cheng Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Natalia Ivanova Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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