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Manyuan Long 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 Manyuan Long sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 171 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Manyuan Long 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 Manyuan Long sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% 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

  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Manyuan Long is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their academic work primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. The subfields of their research include Molecular Biology, Genetics, Plant Science, Immunology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of genetic and genomic studies. These focus areas include:

  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Insect Resistance and Genetics

Manyuan Long has contributed frequently to several scientific journals and publication venues. Key outlets for their work include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • Nature Genetics
  • Genes
  • Genome Biology and Evolution

Their recent publications demonstrate a diversity of research themes and collaborations. Selected papers include:

  • Genomic analyses of new genes and their phenotypic effects reveal rapid evolution of essential functions in Drosophila development (2021, PLoS Genetics)
  • New Genes Interacted With Recent Whole-Genome Duplicates in the Fast Stem Growth of Bamboos (2021, Molecular Biology and Evolution)
  • Evolutionary Dynamics of Abundant 7-bp Satellites in the Genome of Drosophila virilis (2020, Molecular Biology and Evolution)
  • Species-specific partial gene duplication in Arabidopsis thaliana evolved novel phenotypic effects on morphological traits under strong positive selection (2021, The Plant Cell)
  • Gene fusion as an important mechanism to generate new genes in the genus Oryza (2022, Genome Biology)

Manyuan Long frequently collaborates with other researchers, with notable coauthors including Shengqian Xia, Deanna Arsala, Jianhai Chen, Dylan Sosa, and Li Zhang.

In recognition of their scientific contributions, Manyuan Long was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2014.

Best Publications

  • Sequence and comparative analysis of the chicken genome provide unique perspectives on vertebrate evolution

    Ladeana W. Hillier;Webb Miller;Ewan Birney;Wesley Warren

  • Evolution of genes and genomes on the Drosophila phylogeny.

    Andrew G. Clark;Michael B. Eisen;Michael B. Eisen;Douglas R. Smith;Casey M. Bergman

  • The origin of new genes: glimpses from the young and old

    Manyuan Long;Esther Betrán;Kevin Thornton;Wen Wang

  • Intron—exon structures of eukaryotic model organisms

    Michael Deutsch;Manyuan Long

  • Genomes of 13 domesticated and wild rice relatives highlight genetic conservation, turnover and innovation across the genus Oryza

    Joshua C. Stein;Yeisoo Yu;Dario Copetti;Dario Copetti;Derrick J. Zwickl

  • RNA-based gene duplication: mechanistic and evolutionary insights.

    Henrik Kaessmann;Nicolas Vinckenbosch;Man Yuan Long

  • Retroposed new genes out of the X in Drosophila.

    Esther Betrán;Kevin Thornton;Manyuan Long

  • Natural selection and the origin of jingwei, a chimeric processed functional gene in Drosophila

    Manyuan Long;Charles H. Langley

  • Extensive gene traffic on the mammalian X chromosome.

    J. J. Emerson;Henrik Kaessmann;Henrik Kaessmann;Henrik Kaessmann;Esther Betrán;Esther Betrán;Esther Betrán;Manyuan Long;Manyuan Long;Manyuan Long

  • New genes as drivers of phenotypic evolution.

    Sidi Chen;Benjamin H. Krinsky;Manyuan Long

  • The genome sequence of African rice (Oryza glaberrima) and evidence for independent domestication

    Muhua Wang;Yeisoo Yu;Georg Haberer;Pradeep R eddy Marri

  • Tight junction-associated MARVEL proteins marveld3, tricellulin, and occludin have distinct but overlapping functions.

    David R. Raleigh;Amanda M. Marchiando;Yong Zhang;Le Shen

  • Intron phase correlations and the evolution of the intron/exon structure of genes

    Manyuan Long;Carl Rosenberg;Walter Gilbert

  • New Genes in Drosophila Quickly Become Essential

    Sidi Chen;Yong E. Zhang;Manyuan Long

  • Origin of Genes

    W Gilbert;S J de Souza;M Long

  • High rate of chimeric gene origination by retroposition in plant genomes

    Wen Wang;Wen Wang;Hongkun Zheng;Hongkun Zheng;Chuanzhu Fan;Jun Li

  • Natural Selection Shapes Genome-Wide Patterns of Copy-Number Polymorphism in Drosophila melanogaster

    J. J. Emerson;J. J. Emerson;Margarida Cardoso-Moreira;Margarida Cardoso-Moreira;Justin O. Borevitz;Manyuan Long

  • New Gene Evolution: Little Did We Know

    Manyuan Long;Nicholas W. VanKuren;Sidi Chen;Maria D. Vibranovski

  • Generation of a Widespread Drosophila Inversion by a Transposable Element

    Mario Cáceres;Mario Cáceres;José Marı́a Ranz;Antonio Barbadilla;Manyuan Long

  • Toward a resolution of the introns early/late debate: Only phase zero introns are correlated with the structure of ancient proteins

    Sandro J. de Souza;Manyuan Long;Robert J. Klein;Scott Roy

Frequent Co-Authors

Yong Zhang
Yong Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wen Wang
Wen Wang Northwestern Polytechnical University
Walter Gilbert
Walter Gilbert Harvard University
Rod A. Wing
Rod A. Wing University of Arizona
Kevin P. White
Kevin P. White National University of Singapore
andrew g clark
andrew g clark Cornell University
Yeisoo Yu
Yeisoo Yu University of Arizona
Henrik Kaessmann
Henrik Kaessmann Heidelberg University
Gane Ka-Shu Wong
Gane Ka-Shu Wong University of Alberta
Doreen Ware
Doreen Ware Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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