2026 Peter A. Jones: 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	151	82	71	50	43	486	118587

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
2017 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2016 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2009 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Peter A. Jones is affiliated with the Van Andel Institute in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the broader field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a considerable focus on Molecular Biology, Immunology, Genetics, Oncology, and Hematology.

The main topics covered in their work include:

Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
RNA modifications and cancer
Cancer-related gene regulation
Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
Immune cells in cancer
Immune Cell Function and Interaction

Peter A. Jones has published extensively in several high-impact venues, with frequent contributions to:

Cancer Research
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Clinical Cancer Research
Nucleic Acids Research

The scientist has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, including:

Stephen B. Baylin
Gangning Liang
Minmin Liu
Kirsten Grønbæk
Wanding Zhou

Among the recent papers by Peter A. Jones are:

"Discovery of a first-in-class reversible DNMT1-selective inhibitor with improved tolerability and efficacy in acute myeloid leukemia," 2021, Nature Cancer
"DNA methylation enables transposable element-driven genome expansion," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Structure of nucleosome-bound DNA methyltransferases DNMT3A and DNMT3B," 2020, Nature
"DNA methylation dynamics and dysregulation delineated by high-throughput profiling in the mouse," 2022, Cell Genomics
"The Epigenetic Hallmarks of Cancer," 2024, Cancer Discovery

Peter A. Jones has received several honors throughout their career, including:

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2017
Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2016
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2009

Best Publications

The fundamental role of epigenetic events in cancer

Peter A. Jones;Stephen B. Baylin

7245
Citations
Functions of DNA methylation: islands, start sites, gene bodies and beyond

Peter A. Jones

6013
Citations
The epigenomics of cancer.

Peter A. Jones;Stephen B. Baylin

5419
Citations
Epigenetics in human disease and prospects for epigenetic therapy

Gerda Egger;Gangning Liang;Ana Aparicio;Peter A. Jones

4145
Citations
Cancer-epigenetics comes of age

Peter A Jones;Peter W Laird

3253
Citations
Epigenetics in Cancer

Shikhar Sharma;Theresa K. Kelly;Peter A. Jones

3177
Citations
A decade of exploring the cancer epigenome — biological and translational implications

Stephen B. Baylin;Peter A. Jones

3031
Citations
The Role of DNA Methylation in Mammalian Epigenetics

Peter A. Jones;Daiya Takai

2590
Citations
Cellular differentiation, cytidine analogs and DNA methylation

Peter A. Jones;Shirley M. Taylor

2293
Citations
Comprehensive analysis of CpG islands in human chromosomes 21 and 22

Daiya Takai;Peter A. Jones

2036
Citations
Specific activation of microRNA-127 with downregulation of the proto-oncogene BCL6 by chromatin-modifying drugs in human cancer cells

Yoshimasa Saito;Gangning Liang;Gerda Egger;Jeffrey M. Friedman

1690
Citations
Epigenetic therapy of cancer: past, present and future

Christine B. Yoo;Peter A. Jones

1674
Citations
Multiple new phenotypes induced in 10T1/2 and 3T3 cells treated with 5-azacytidine.

Shirley M. Taylor;Peter A. Jones

1372
Citations
DNA-Demethylating Agents Target Colorectal Cancer Cells by Inducing Viral Mimicry by Endogenous Transcripts.

David Roulois;Helen Loo Yau;Helen Loo Yau;Rajat Singhania;Yadong Wang

1318
Citations
Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics: Two Sides of the Same Coin?

Jueng Soo You;Peter A. Jones

1301
Citations
INCREASED CELL DIVISION AS A CAUSE OF HUMAN CANCER

Susan Preston-Martin;Malcolm C. Pike;Ronald K. Ross;Peter A. Jones

1221
Citations
Epigenetic Determinants of Cancer

Stephen B. Baylin;Peter A. Jones

1201
Citations
The human DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) 1, 3a and 3b: coordinate mRNA expression in normal tissues and overexpression in tumors.

Keith D. Robertson;Eva Uzvolgyi;Gangning Liang;Cathy Talmadge

1160
Citations
Gene Body Methylation Can Alter Gene Expression and Is a Therapeutic Target in Cancer

Xiaojing Yang;Han Han;Daniel D. De Carvalho;Daniel D. De Carvalho;Fides D. Lay

1124
Citations
Identification of p53 gene mutations in bladder cancers and urine samples

David Sidransky;Andrew Von Eschenbach;Yvonne C. Tsai;Peter Jones

1108
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Gangning Liang University of Southern California

Stephen B. Baylin Johns Hopkins University

Daniel J. Weisenberger University of Southern California

Peter W. Laird Van Andel Institute

Kimberly D. Siegmund University of Southern California

William F. Benedict The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Donald G. Skinner University of Southern California

Victor E. Marquez National Institutes of Health

Susan Groshen University of Southern California

Wanding Zhou University of Pennsylvania

External Links

Personal website of Peter A. Jones

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