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Jonathan A. Eisen 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 Jonathan A. Eisen sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 454 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Jonathan A. Eisen 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 Jonathan A. Eisen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 112 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

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

  • Environmental Genome Shotgun Sequencing of the Sargasso Sea

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

  • Insights into the phylogeny and coding potential of microbial dark matter

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

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

  • DNA sequence of both chromosomes of the cholera pathogen Vibrio cholerae

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

  • 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

  • Complete Genome Sequence of a Virulent Isolate of Streptococcus pneumoniae

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

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

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

  • Complete Genome Sequence of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup B Strain MC58

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

  • Genome sequence of the radioresistant bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans R1.

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

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

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

  • A phylogeny-driven genomic encyclopaedia of Bacteria and Archaea.

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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

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

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

  • The Genome of the Natural Genetic Engineer Agrobacterium tumefaciens C58

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

  • Genome sequences of Chlamydia trachomatis MoPn and Chlamydia pneumoniae AR39

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Lynne Goodwin
Lynne Goodwin Los Alamos National Laboratory
Miriam Land
Miriam Land Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Cliff Han
Cliff Han Los Alamos National Laboratory
Loren Hauser
Loren Hauser Digital Infuzion (United States)
Philip Hugenholtz
Philip Hugenholtz University of Queensland
John C. Detter
John C. Detter Los Alamos National Laboratory
Nikos C. Kyrpides
Nikos C. Kyrpides Joint Genome Institute
Alla Lapidus
Alla Lapidus Saint Petersburg State University
Jan Fang Cheng
Jan Fang Cheng Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Natalia Ivanova
Natalia Ivanova Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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