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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
92
Citations
34128
World Ranking
2198
National Ranking
1186

Robert K. Jansen publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 323 publications — 82nd percentile

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

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Robert K. Jansen 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 Robert K. Jansen sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 92 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Robert K. Jansen is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. These areas are further specialized into subfields such as molecular biology, plant science, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, genetics, and ecology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics in genomics and phylogenetic studies, plant diversity and evolution, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, plant and fungal species descriptions, genetic diversity and population structure, legume nitrogen-fixing symbiosis, and plant taxonomy and phylogenetics.

Frequent coauthors working alongside Robert K. Jansen include:

  • Tracey A. Ruhlman
  • In-Su Choi
  • Domingos Cardoso
  • Martin F. Wojciechowski
  • Chaehee Lee

Publications by Robert K. Jansen have appeared in several leading scientific venues with multiple contributions particularly in:

  • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Scientific Reports
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Robert K. Jansen include:

  • Highly Resolved Papilionoid Legume Phylogeny Based on Plastid Phylogenomics, 2022, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • The chicken or the egg? Plastome evolution and an independent loss of the inverted repeat in papilionoid legumes, 2021, The Plant Journal
  • Under the rug: Abandoning persistent misconceptions that obfuscate organelle evolution, 2020, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
  • Plastid Genome Assembly Using Long-read data, 2023, Molecular Ecology Resources
  • Transcriptomic Analysis of Salt-Stress-Responsive Genes in Barley Roots and Leaves, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Best Publications

  • Analysis of 81 genes from 64 plastid genomes resolves relationships in angiosperms and identifies genome-scale evolutionary patterns.

    Robert K. Jansen;Zhengqiu Cai;Linda A. Raubeson;Henry Daniell

  • CHLOROPLAST DNA EVIDENCE FOR THE INTERRELATIONSHIPS OF TOMATOES, POTATOES, AND PEPINOS (SOLANACEAE)

    David M. Spooner;Gregory J. Anderson;Robert K. Jansen

  • Phylogenetic analyses of Vitis (Vitaceae) based on complete chloroplast genome sequences: effects of taxon sampling and phylogenetic methods on resolving relationships among rosids.

    Robert K Jansen;Charalambos Kaittanis;Christopher Saski;Seung-Bum Lee

  • Complete Chloroplast Genome Sequence of Glycine max and Comparative Analyses with other Legume Genomes

    Christopher Saski;Seung Bum Lee;Henry Daniell;Todd C. Wood

  • A Comparative Analysis of Whole Plastid Genomes from the Apiales: Expansion and Contraction of the Inverted Repeat, Mitochondrial to Plastid Transfer of DNA, and Identification of Highly Divergent Noncoding Regions

    Stephen R. Downie;Robert K. Jansen;Robert K. Jansen

  • Bridging the Rubicon: Phylogenetic analysis reveals repeated colonizations of marine and fresh waters by thalassiosiroid diatoms

    Andrew J. Alverson;Robert K. Jansen;Edward C. Theriot

  • Complete chloroplast genome sequences of Hordeum vulgare, Sorghum bicolor and Agrostis stolonifera, and comparative analyses with other grass genomes.

    Christopher Saski;Seung Bum Lee;Siri Fjellheim;Chittibabu Guda

  • More characters or more taxa for a robust phylogeny--case study from the coffee family (Rubiaceae).

    Birgitta Bremer;Robert K. Jansen;Bengt Oxelman;Maria Backlund

  • Complete plastid genome sequence of the chickpea (Cicer arietinum) and the phylogenetic distribution of rps12 and clpP intron losses among legumes (Leguminosae).

    Robert K Jansen;Martin F. Wojciechowski;Elumalai Sanniyasi;Seung Bum Lee

  • Chloroplast DNA rearrangements in Campanulaceae: phylogenetic utility of highly rearranged genomes.

    Mary E Cosner;Linda A Raubeson;Robert K Jansen

  • Extensive reorganization of the plastid genome of Trifolium subterraneum (Fabaceae) is associated with numerous repeated sequences and novel DNA insertions.

    Zhengqiu Cai;Mary Guisinger;Hyi Gyung Kim;Elizabeth Ruck

  • Complete Plastid Genome Sequences of Three Rosids (Castanea, Prunus, Theobroma): Evidence for At Least Two Independent Transfers of rpl22 to the Nucleus

    Robert K. Jansen;Christopher Saski;Seung Bum Lee;Anne K. Hansen

  • Complete chloroplast genome sequences of Solanum bulbocastanum , Solanum lycopersicum and comparative analyses with other Solanaceae genomes

    Henry Daniell;Seung Bum Lee;Justin Grevich;Christopher Saski

  • Fish and River Pollution

    J. R. Erichsen Jones;Robert K. Jansen;Paul A. Fryxell;Javier Fuertes Aguilar

  • The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Citrus sinensis(L.) Osbeck var 'Ridge Pineapple': organization and phylogenetic relationships to other angiosperms

    Michael G. Bausher;Nameirakpam D. Singh;Seung Bum Lee;Robert K. Jansen

  • The phylogeny of the Asteridae sensu lato based on chloroplast ndhF gene sequences.

    Richard G. Olmstead;Ki Joong Kim;Robert K. Jansen;Steven J. Wagstaff

  • Molecular evidence for a Mediterranean origin of the Macaronesian endemic genus Argyranthemum (Asteraceae).

    Javier Francisco-Ortega;Arnoldo Santos-Guerra;Ayelet Hines;Robert K. Jansen

  • A preliminary multi gene phylogeny of the diatoms (Bacillariophyta): Challenges for future research

    Edward C Theriot;Matt Ashworth;Elizabeth Ruck;Teofl Nakov

  • Phylogenetic Relationships and Chromosome Number Evolution in Passiflora

    A. Katie Hansen;Lawrence E. Gilbert;Beryl B. Simpson;Stephen R. Downie

  • ITS secondary structure derived from comparative analysis: implications for sequence alignment and phylogeny of the Asteraceae.

    Leslie R. Goertzen;Jamie J. Cannone;Robin R. Gutell;Robert K. Jansen

Frequent Co-Authors

Arnoldo Santos-Guerra
Arnoldo Santos-Guerra University of Seville
Javier Francisco-Ortega
Javier Francisco-Ortega Florida International University
Neil Hall
Neil Hall Norwich Research Park
Jeffrey L. Boore
Jeffrey L. Boore University of California, Berkeley
Jeffrey D. Palmer
Jeffrey D. Palmer Indiana University
Beryl B. Simpson
Beryl B. Simpson The University of Texas at Austin
Lawrence E. Gilbert
Lawrence E. Gilbert The University of Texas at Austin
Jeffrey P. Mower
Jeffrey P. Mower University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Jim Leebens-Mack
Jim Leebens-Mack University of Georgia
Tandy Warnow
Tandy Warnow University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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National Museum of Natural History

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