2026 Kenneth Paigen: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	51	2475	2234	1221	1091	144	14689

Overview

Kenneth Paigen is affiliated with The Jackson Laboratory in the United States. Their research spans primarily the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Molecular Biology and Genetics as key subfields.

The scientist's contributions cover several main topics in biological research including:

Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
DNA Repair Mechanisms
Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities

Kenneth Paigen has published multiple academic articles over recent years, with selected papers including:

"HELLS and PRDM9 form a pioneer complex to open chromatin at meiotic recombination hot spots" (2020), published in Genes & Development
"Sexual dimorphism in the meiotic requirement for PRDM9: A mammalian evolutionary safeguard" (2020), published in Science Advances
"Variation in histone configurations correlates with gene expression across nine inbred strains of mice" (2023), published in Genome Research
"Differential effects of two catalytic mutations on full-length PRDM9 and its isolated PR/SET domain reveal a case of pseudomodularity" (2021), published in Genetics
"Differential effects of two catalytic mutations on full-length PRDM9 and its isolated PR/SET domain reveal a case of pseudo-modularity" (2021), published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The frequent co-authors who collaborate with Kenneth Paigen include:

Petko M. Petkov
Catrina Spruce
Gregory W. Carter
Christopher L. Baker
Natalie R. Powers

Their publications have appeared in venues that are regularly consulted in their area of study, such as:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Genes & Development
Science Advances
Genome Research
Genetics

Best Publications

The Collaborative Cross, a community resource for the genetic analysis of complex traits

Gary A. Churchill;David C. Airey;Hooman Allayee;Joe M. Angel

1263
Citations
Prdm9 controls activation of mammalian recombination hotspots.

Emil D. Parvanov;Petko M. Petkov;Kenneth Paigen

683
Citations
Density alterations associated with transducing ability in the bacteriophage lambda

J. Weigle;Matthew Meselson;Kenneth Paigen

461
Citations
A mouse phenome project.

Kenneth Paigen;Janan T. Eppig

302
Citations
Mammalian recombination hot spots: properties, control and evolution

Kenneth Paigen;Petko Petkov

249
Citations
Mammalian beta-glucuronidase: genetics, molecular biology, and cell biology.

Kenneth Paigen

218
Citations
Genetic control of glucuronidase induction in mice.

Richard T. Swank;Kenneth Paigen;Roger E. Ganschow

209
Citations
The Meiotic Recombination Activator PRDM9 Trimethylates Both H3K36 and H3K4 at Recombination Hotspots In Vivo.

Natalie R. Powers;Emil D. Parvanov;Christopher L. Baker;Michael Walker

202
Citations
Mouse population-guided resequencing reveals that variants in CD44 contribute to acetaminophen-induced liver injury in humans

Alison H. Harrill;Paul B. Watkins;Stephen Su;Pamela K. Ross

200
Citations
Questionable Relation of Aryl Hydrocarbon Hydroxylase to Lung-Cancer Risk

Beverly Paigen;Hira L. Gurtoo;Jun Minowada;Lorne Houten

193
Citations
The recombinational anatomy of a mouse chromosome.

Kenneth Paigen;Jin P. Szatkiewicz;Kathryn Sawyer;Nicole Leahy

176
Citations
Biochemical and genetic evidence for a macromolecular -glucuronidase complex in microsomal membranes.

Richard T. Swank;Kenneth Paigen

175
Citations
The molecular genetics of mammalian glucuronidase.

Kenneth Paigen;Richard T. Swank;Shiro Tomino;Roger E. Ganschow

174
Citations
Crossover interference in the mouse.

Karl W Broman;Lucy B Rowe;Gary A Churchill;Ken Paigen

167
Citations
PRDM9 binding organizes hotspot nucleosomes and limits Holliday junction migration

Christopher L. Baker;Michael Walker;Shimpei Kajita;Petko M. Petkov

164
Citations
Evidence of a large-scale functional organization of Mammalian chromosomes.

Petko M Petkov;Joel H Graber;Gary A Churchill;Keith DiPetrillo

163
Citations
PRDM9 drives evolutionary erosion of hotspots in Mus musculus through haplotype-specific initiation of meiotic recombination.

Christopher L. Baker;Shimpei Kajita;Michael Walker;Ruth L. Saxl

159
Citations
PRDM9 and Its Role in Genetic Recombination

Kenneth Paigen;Petko M. Petkov

145
Citations
Genetic regulation of mammalian glucuronidase.

R T Swank;K Paigen;R Davey;Chapman

143
Citations
Crossover interference underlies sex differences in recombination rates.

Petko M. Petkov;Karl W. Broman;Jin P. Szatkiewicz;Kenneth Paigen

132
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

David W. Threadgill Texas A&M University

Gary A. Churchill The Jackson Laboratory

Daniel Pomp University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Kent W. Hunter National Institutes of Health

Fernando Pardo-Manuel de Villena University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Elissa J. Chesler University of Tennessee at Knoxville

George M. Weinstock The Jackson Laboratory

Beverly Paigen University of Pennsylvania

Patrick F. Sullivan University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Deborah A. O'Brien University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

External Links

Personal website of Kenneth Paigen

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