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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
82
Citations
32755
World Ranking
3633
National Ranking
1813

Ken Jacobson 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 Ken Jacobson sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 216 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ken Jacobson 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 Ken Jacobson sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Ken Jacobson is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research spans multiple subfields including Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, as well as Parasitology.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics such as:

  • Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies

Ken Jacobson has contributed extensively to the following publication venues:

  • UNC Libraries (33 publications)
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University) (1 publication)

Recent significant papers authored or co-authored by Ken Jacobson include:

  • "MAP kinases and cell migration," 2021, UNC Libraries
  • "Lipid Rafts Reconstituted in Model Membranes," 2020, UNC Libraries
  • "Phospholipids undergo hop diffusion in compartmentalized cell membrane," 2020, UNC Libraries
  • "Imaging the traction stresses exerted by locomoting cells with the elastic substratum method," 2020, UNC Libraries
  • "Detection of temporary lateral confinement of membrane proteins using single-particle tracking analysis," 2020, UNC Libraries

Frequent collaborators of Ken Jacobson include:

  • Nancy L. Thompson (8 collaborations)
  • Aaron K. Neumann (5 collaborations)
  • Akira Ishihara (4 collaborations)
  • Zenon Rajfur (4 collaborations)
  • Christian Dietrich (3 collaborations)

Among notable recognitions, Ken Jacobson was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2008.

Best Publications

  • SINGLE-PARTICLE TRACKING: Applications to Membrane Dynamics

    Michael J. Saxton;Ken Jacobson

  • Lipid rafts reconstituted in model membranes.

    C. Dietrich;L. A. Bagatolli;Z. N. Volovyk;Nancy L Thompson

  • A role for lipid shells in targeting proteins to caveolae, rafts, and other lipid domains.

    Richard G. W. Anderson;Ken Jacobson

  • Lipid rafts: at a crossroad between cell biology and physics.

    Kenneth A Jacobson;Ole G. Mouritsen;Richard G.W. Anderson

  • MAP kinases and cell migration

    Cai Huang;Ken Jacobson;Michael D. Schaller

  • Phospholipids undergo hop diffusion in compartmentalized cell membrane

    Takahiro K Fujiwara;Ken Ritchie;Hideji Murakoshi;Ken Jacobson

  • Local measurements of viscoelastic parameters of adherent cell surfaces by magnetic bead microrheometry.

    Andreas R. Bausch;Florian Ziemann;Alexei A. Boulbitch;Ken Jacobson

  • Cochleate lipid cylinders: formation by fusion of unilamellar lipid vesicles.

    D. Papahadjopoulos;W.J. Vail;K. Jacobson;G. Poste

  • JNK phosphorylates paxillin and regulates cell migration

    Cai Huang;Zenon Rajfur;Christoph Borchers;Michael D. Schaller

  • Revisiting the fluid mosaic model of membranes.

    Ken Jacobson;Erin D. Sheets;Rudolf Simson

  • Looking at lipid rafts

    Kenneth A Jacobson;Christian Dietrich

  • Regulation of cell movement is mediated by stretch-activated calcium channels

    Juliet Lee;Juliet Lee;Akira Ishihara;Gerry Oxford;Barry Johnson

  • Relationship of Lipid Rafts to Transient Confinement Zones Detected by Single Particle Tracking

    Christian Dietrich;Bing Yang;Takahiro Fujiwara;Akihiro Kusumi

  • Traction forces generated by locomoting keratocytes.

    Juliet Lee;Michelle Leonard;Tun Oliver;Akira Ishihara

  • Studies on membrane fusion. III. The role of calcium-induced phase changes

    D. Papahadjopoulos;W. J. Vail;C. Newton;S. Nir

  • Partitioning of Thy-1, GM1, and cross-linked phospholipid analogs into lipid rafts reconstituted in supported model membrane monolayers.

    Christian Dietrich;Zoya N. Volovyk;Moshe Levi;Nancy L. Thompson

  • Direct measurement of the lamellipodial protrusive force in a migrating cell

    Marcus Prass;Ken Jacobson;Alex Mogilner;Manfred Radmacher

  • Direct, high-resolution measurement of furrow stiffening during division of adherent cells.

    Rainer Matzke;Ken Jacobson;Manfred Radmacher

  • Transient confinement of a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored protein in the plasma membrane

    Erin D. Sheets;Erin D. Sheets;Greta M. Lee;Rudolf Simson;Rudolf Simson;Ken Jacobson

  • Imaging the traction stresses exerted by locomoting cells with the elastic substratum method

    M. Dembo;T. Oliver;A. Ishihara;K. Jacobson

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian Herman
Brian Herman The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Micah Dembo
Micah Dembo Boston University
Aravinda M. de Silva
Aravinda M. de Silva University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Stephen J. Lockett
Stephen J. Lockett National Institutes of Health
Michael D. Schaller
Michael D. Schaller West Virginia University
Alex Mogilner
Alex Mogilner Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Karl-Eric Magnusson
Karl-Eric Magnusson Linköping University
Christoph H. Borchers
Christoph H. Borchers McGill University
Barbara Imperiali
Barbara Imperiali MIT
Enrico Gratton
Enrico Gratton University of California, Irvine

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