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Julie Ahringer 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 Julie Ahringer sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 117 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Julie Ahringer 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 Julie Ahringer sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 37th percentile

37% 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

  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Overview

Julie Ahringer is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and focuses on research within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several specialized areas including Molecular Biology, Aging, Plant Science, Cell Biology, and Artificial Intelligence.

The scientist's research touches on multiple topics, including:

  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Plant Molecular Biology Research
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms

Recent publications by Julie Ahringer include the following:

  • "Distinctive regulatory architectures of germline-active and somatic genes in C. elegans", 2020, Genome Research
  • "The Caenorhabditis elegans homolog of the Evi1 proto-oncogene, egl-43, coordinates G1 cell cycle arrest with pro-invasive gene expression during anchor cell invasion", 2020, PLoS Genetics
  • "DREAM represses distinct targets by cooperating with different THAP domain proteins", 2021, Cell Reports
  • "Accessible Region Conformation Capture (ARC-C) gives high-resolution insights into genome architecture and regulation", 2021, Genome Research
  • "Widespread transposon co-option in the Caenorhabditis germline regulatory network", 2022, Science Advances

Frequent co-authors working alongside Julie Ahringer include:

  • Alex Appert
  • Francesco N. Carelli
  • Dong Yan
  • Chiara Cerrato
  • Jacques Serizay

Publication venues where Julie Ahringer's work is most commonly found include BioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), UNC Libraries, Genome Research, Cell Reports, and PLoS Genetics.

Among awards received, Julie Ahringer is recognized as a Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom, and as a Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).

Best Publications

  • Systematic functional analysis of the Caenorhabditis elegans genome using RNAi

    Ravi S. Kamath;Andrew G. Fraser;Andrew G. Fraser;Yan Dong;Gino Poulin

  • Genes that act downstream of DAF-16 to influence the lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegans

    Coleen T. Murphy;Steven A. McCarroll;Cornelia I. Bargmann;Andrew Fraser

  • Functional genomic analysis of C. elegans chromosome I by systematic RNA interference

    Andrew G. Fraser;Ravi S. Kamath;Peder Zipperlen;Maruxa Martinez-Campos

  • Genome-wide RNAi screening in Caenorhabditis elegans.

    Ravi S. Kamath;Julie Ahringer

  • Effectiveness of specific RNA-mediated interference through ingested double-stranded RNA in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Ravi S Kamath;Maruxa Martinez-Campos;Peder Zipperlen;Andrew G Fraser

  • Genome-wide RNAi analysis of Caenorhabditis elegans fat regulatory genes

    Kaveh Ashrafi;Francesca Y. Chang;Jennifer L. Watts;Andrew G. Fraser

  • Rates of Behavior and Aging Specified by Mitochondrial Function During Development

    Andrew Dillin;Ao Lin Hsu;Nuno Arantes-Oliveira;Joshua Lehrer-Graiwer

  • Integrative analysis of the Caenorhabditis elegans genome by the modENCODE project

    Mark B. Gerstein;Zhi John Lu;Eric L. Van Nostrand;Chao Cheng

  • A systematic RNAi screen identifies a critical role for mitochondria in C. elegans longevity.

    Siu Sylvia Lee;Raymond Y. N. Lee;Raymond Y. N. Lee;Andrew G. Fraser;Ravi S. Kamath

  • Genetic analysis of tissue aging in Caenorhabditis elegans: a role for heat-shock factor and bacterial proliferation.

    Delia Garigan;Ao-Lin Hsu;Andrew G Fraser;Ravi S Kamath

  • Differential chromatin marking of introns and expressed exons by H3K36me3.

    Paulina Kolasinska-Zwierz;Thomas Down;Isabel Latorre;Tao Liu

  • Genome-Wide RNAi of C. elegans Using the Hypersensitive rrf-3 Strain Reveals Novel Gene Functions

    Femke Simmer;Celine Moorman;Alexander M van der Linden;Ewart Kuijk

  • Loss of the putative RNA-directed RNA polymerase RRF-3 makes C. elegans hypersensitive to RNAi.

    Femke Simmer;Marcel Tijsterman;Susan Parrish;Susan Parrish;Sandhya P Koushika

  • The art and design of genetic screens: RNA interference

    Michael Boutros;Julie Ahringer

  • Cell Polarity in Eggs and Epithelia: Parallels and Diversity

    Daniel St Johnston;Julie Ahringer

  • NuRD and SIN3: histone deacetylase complexes in development

    Julie Ahringer

  • The C. elegans Hook Protein, ZYG-12, Mediates the Essential Attachment between the Centrosome and Nucleus

    Christian J. Malone;Lisa Misner;Nathalie Le Bot;Miao-Chih Tsai

  • An assessment of histone-modification antibody quality

    Thea A. Egelhofer;Aki Minoda;Aki Minoda;Sarit Klugman;Sarit Klugman;Kyungjoon Lee

  • Comparative analysis of metazoan chromatin organization

    Joshua Wing Kei Ho;Joshua Wing Kei Ho;Youngsook L. Jung;Tao Liu;Tao Liu;Burak Han Alver

  • Centrosome maturation and duplication in C. elegans require the coiled-coil protein SPD-2.

    Catherine A Kemp;Kevin R Kopish;Peder Zipperlen;Julie Ahringer

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew G. Fraser
Andrew G. Fraser University of Toronto
Susan Strome
Susan Strome University of California, Santa Cruz
Fabio Piano
Fabio Piano New York University
Arshad Desai
Arshad Desai University of California, San Diego
Michael J. MacCoss
Michael J. MacCoss University of Washington
Eran Segal
Eran Segal Weizmann Institute of Science
Lincoln Stein
Lincoln Stein Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
Steven Henikoff
Steven Henikoff Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Michael Snyder
Michael Snyder Stanford University
Chao Cheng
Chao Cheng Baylor College of Medicine

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