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2024

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 88 12917 12156 143 138 301 45839
Genetics 94 921 868 16 15 309 48270

Li Jin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Li Jin between 1987 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Li Jin published across 35 years, from 1987 to 2021, averaging 11.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 41 publications in 2021. 58 of the 403 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 41. Peak 41 publications in 2021. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 15 publications 2001: 22 publications 2002: 17 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 21 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 41 publications
1987 2021

403 publications in total across all disciplines

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Li Jin: publications per year, 1987 to 2021
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 0
1989 2
1990 2
1991 2
1992 4
1993 5
1994 8
1995 4
1996 3
1997 6
1998 3
1999 8
2000 15
2001 22
2002 17
2003 12
2004 13
2005 16
2006 15
2007 8
2008 15
2009 7
2010 10
2011 15
2012 16
2013 18
2014 16
2015 14
2016 21
2017 17
2018 13
2019 17
2020 17
2021 41
Total 403
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Li Jin 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 Li Jin sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 305–314 publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 309 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75 309
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100
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Li Jin 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 Li Jin sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 94–95 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 94 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70 94
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in China Leader Award

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Genetics
  • DNA

His primary areas of investigation include Genetics, Haplotype, Evolutionary biology, Genetic variation and Locus. His research on Genetics frequently connects to adjacent areas such as Population genetics. His Haplotype research incorporates themes from Y chromosome and Human genome.

His Evolutionary biology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Gene flow and Demographic history. His Genetic variation research includes themes of Human genetic variation and Common chimpanzee. His biological study deals with issues like Genetic association, which deal with fields such as Imputation, Structural variation and Haplotype estimation.

His most cited work include:

  • A haplotype map of the human genome (5144 citations)
  • A second generation human haplotype map of over 3.1 million SNPs (3819 citations)
  • Genome-wide detection and characterization of positive selection in human populations (1413 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Li Jin mainly focuses on Genetics, Evolutionary biology, Allele, Haplotype and Locus. His work in Microsatellite, Single-nucleotide polymorphism, Allele frequency, Linkage disequilibrium and Genotype is related to Genetics. Li Jin interconnects Genetic association and Tag SNP in the investigation of issues within Linkage disequilibrium.

His Evolutionary biology research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Y chromosome, Genetic structure, Population genetics and Haplogroup. His Haplotype research integrates issues from Mutation, Human evolution, Human genome and Mitochondrial DNA. His Locus study deals with Genetic marker intersecting with Genetic distance.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Genetics (76.80%)
  • Evolutionary biology (33.51%)
  • Allele (27.84%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2009-2019)?

  • East Asia (29.90%)
  • Genetics (76.80%)
  • Evolutionary biology (33.51%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of investigation include East Asia, Genetics, Evolutionary biology, Genetic structure and Haplogroup. As part of his studies on Genetics, he frequently links adjacent subjects like Hidradenitis suppurativa. He has researched Evolutionary biology in several fields, including Haplogroup D-M15, Haplogroup M, Population genetics, Mitochondrial DNA and Gene flow.

His research integrates issues of Ecology, Genetic marker, Microsatellite, Genetic genealogy and Traditional medicine in his study of Genetic structure. His Haplogroup study combines topics in areas such as Y chromosome and Molecular clock. His study in the fields of Allele frequency under the domain of Allele overlaps with other disciplines such as Ectodysplasin A receptor.

Between 2009 and 2019, his most popular works were:

  • Modeling recent human evolution in mice by expression of a selected EDAR variant (178 citations)
  • Modeling recent human evolution in mice by expression of a selected EDAR variant (178 citations)
  • Ancestral Origins and Genetic History of Tibetan Highlanders (102 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • Genetics
  • DNA

Li Jin spends much of his time researching East Asia, Haplotype, Genetics, Last Glacial Maximum and Haplogroup. His Haplotype research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Ectodermal dysplasia, Allele frequency and OCA2. His Genetics study frequently draws connections to other fields, such as Molecular anthropology.

His Last Glacial Maximum research spans across into areas like Genetic structure, Southeast asian, Ecology, Human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroup and Early human migrations. His Haplogroup research incorporates themes from Clade, Lineage, Molecular clock, Phylogenetic tree and Divergence. The concepts of his Allele study are interwoven with issues in Mutation, Phenotype, Human evolution and Human genome.

Best Publications

  • A haplotype map of the human genome

    John W. Belmont;Andrew Boudreau;Suzanne M. Leal;Paul Hardenbol

  • A second generation human haplotype map of over 3.1 million SNPs

    Kelly A. Frazer;Dennis G. Ballinger;David R. Cox;David A. Hinds

  • Genome-wide detection and characterization of positive selection in human populations

    Pardis C. Sabeti;Pardis C. Sabeti;Patrick Varilly;Patrick Varilly;Ben Fry;Jason Lohmueller

  • Genetic variation at five trimeric and tetrameric tandem repeat loci in four human population groups.

    Al Edwards;Holly A. Hammond;Li Jin;C.Thomas Caskey;C.Thomas Caskey

  • Y chromosome sequence variation and the history of human populations

    Underhill Pa;Shen P;Lin Aa;Jin L

  • Interrogating a High-Density SNP Map for Signatures of Natural Selection

    Joshua M. Akey;Ge Zhang;Kun Zhang;Kun Zhang;Li Jin

  • Detection of Numerous Y Chromosome Biallelic Polymorphisms by Denaturing High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

    Peter A. Underhill;Li Jin;Alice A. Lin;S. Qasim Mehdi

  • Mapping human genetic diversity in Asia

    Mahmood Ameen Abdulla;Ikhlak Ahmed;Anunchai Assawamakin;Anunchai Assawamakin;Jong Bhak

  • Kin selection, social structure, gene flow, and the evolution of chimpanzees

    Phillip A. Morin;James J. Moore;Ranajit Chakraborty;Li Jin

  • What is going on in magnesium alloys

    X.J. Wang;D.K. Xu;R.Z. Wu;X.B. Chen

  • Evaluation of 13 short tandem repeat loci for use in personal identification applications.

    H. A. Hammond;Li Jin;Y. Zhong;C. T. Caskey

  • Skin pigmentation, biogeographical ancestry and admixture mapping

    Mark D. Shriver;Esteban J. Parra;Esteban J. Parra;Sonia Dios;Carolina Bonilla

  • The Eurasian Heartland: A continental perspective on Y-chromosome diversity

    R S Wells;N Yuldasheva;R Ruzibakiev;P A Underhill

  • Y-Chromosome Evidence for a Northward Migration of Modern Humans into Eastern Asia during the Last Ice Age

    Bing Su;Junhua Xiao;Peter Underhill;Ranjan Deka

  • Haplotypes vs single marker linkage disequilibrium tests: what do we gain?

    Joshua Akey;Li Jin;Momiao Xiong

  • Distribution of Recombination Crossovers and the Origin of Haplotype Blocks: The Interplay of Population History, Recombination, and Mutation

    Ning Wang;Joshua M. Akey;Kun Zhang;Ranajit Chakraborty

  • Genetic relationship of populations in China

    J. Y. Chu;W. Huang;S. Q. Kuang;J. M. Wang

  • Determination of ancestral alleles for human single-nucleotide polymorphisms using high-density oligonucleotide arrays

    J. G. Hacia;J.-B. Fan;O. Ryder;Li Jin;Li Jin

  • Limitations of the evolutionary parsimony method of phylogenetic analysis.

    Li Jin;Masatoshi Nei

  • A pre-Columbian Y chromosome-specific transition and its implications for human evolutionary history.

    Peter A. Underhill;Li Jin;Rachel Zemans;Peter J. Oefner

Frequent Co-Authors

Ranajit Chakraborty
Ranajit Chakraborty University of North Texas Health Science Center
Bing Su
Bing Su Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ranjan Deka
Ranjan Deka University of Cincinnati
Wei Huang
Wei Huang Northwestern Polytechnical University
Daru Lu
Daru Lu Fudan University
John D. Reveille
John D. Reveille The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Joshua M. Akey
Joshua M. Akey Princeton University
Momiao Xiong
Momiao Xiong The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Mark D. Shriver
Mark D. Shriver Pennsylvania State University
Peter A. Underhill
Peter A. Underhill Stanford University

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