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D-Index
58
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18782
World Ranking
3301
National Ranking
1437

Roger S. Lasken 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 Roger S. Lasken sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 82 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Roger S. Lasken 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 Roger S. Lasken sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Roger S. Lasken is affiliated with the J. Craig Venter Institute in the United States and has contributed to research primarily within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience. Their work has explored subfields including Molecular Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurology, Oncology, and Cancer Research.

The scientist's research spans various topics such as neural dynamics and brain function, single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, congenital heart defects research, cancer cells and metastasis, and cancer genomics and diagnostics.

Roger S. Lasken has authored several recent papers, including:

  • Transcriptomic evidence that von Economo neurons are regionally specialized extratelencephalic-projecting excitatory neurons, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Abstract ES10-2: Understanding breast cancer using a developmental perspective, 2020, Cancer Research
  • Single-Cell Transcriptomes Distinguish Stem Cell State Changes and Lineage Specification Programs in Early Mammary Gland Development, 2025, UNC Libraries

The scientist has frequently collaborated with peers such as Mark Novotny, Christopher Dravis, Ozlen Balcioglu, Berhane M. Hagos, and Richard E. Heinz. These collaborations underline a consistent engagement with research teams in related fields.

Publications by Roger S. Lasken are often found in notable venues including Nature Communications, Cancer Research, and UNC Libraries, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of their work across genetics, molecular biology, and cancer studies.

Best Publications

  • Comprehensive human genome amplification using multiple displacement amplification

    Frank B. Dean;Seiyu Hosono;Linhua Fang;Xiaohong Wu

  • Rapid Amplification of Plasmid and Phage DNA Using Phi29 DNA Polymerase and Multiply-Primed Rolling Circle Amplification

    Frank B. Dean;John R. Nelson;Theresa L. Giesler;Roger S. Lasken

  • Assembling Single-Cell Genomes and Mini-Metagenomes From Chimeric MDA Products

    Sergey Nurk;Anton Bankevich;Dmitry Antipov;Alexey A. Gurevich

  • Assembling genomes and mini-metagenomes from highly chimeric reads

    Sergey Nurk;Anton Bankevich;Dmitry Antipov;Alexey Gurevich

  • Single-nucleus and single-cell transcriptomes compared in matched cortical cell types.

    Trygve E. Bakken;Rebecca D. Hodge;Jeremy A. Miller;Zizhen Yao

  • Unbiased Whole-Genome Amplification Directly From Clinical Samples

    Seiyu Hosono;A. Fawad Faruqi;Frank B. Dean;Yuefen Du

  • Mosaic Copy Number Variation in Human Neurons

    Michael J. McConnell;Michael R. Lindberg;Kristen J. Brennand;Julia C. Piper

  • Genomic insights to SAR86, an abundant and uncultivated marine bacterial lineage

    Chris L. Dupont;Douglas B. Rusch;Shibu Yooseph;Mary-Jane Lombardo

  • Using single nuclei for RNA-seq to capture the transcriptome of postmortem neurons

    Suguna Rani Krishnaswami;Rashel V Grindberg;Mark Novotny;Pratap Venepally

  • Nuclear RNA-seq of single neurons reveals molecular signatures of activation

    Benjamin Lacar;Sara B. Linker;Baptiste N. Jaeger;Suguna Rani Krishnaswami

  • Nanoliter reactors improve multiple displacement amplification of genomes from single cells.

    Yann Marcy;Thomas Ishoey;Roger S Lasken;Timothy B Stockwell

  • RNA-sequencing from single nuclei

    Rashel V. Grindberg;Joyclyn L. Yee-Greenbaum;Michael J. McConnell;Mark Novotny

  • Genomic DNA Amplification from a Single Bacterium

    Arumugham Raghunathan;Harley R. Ferguson;Carole J. Bornarth;Wanmin Song

  • Whole genome amplification: abundant supplies of DNA from precious samples or clinical specimens

    Roger S. Lasken;Michael Egholm

  • Transcriptomic and morphophysiological evidence for a specialized human cortical GABAergic cell type

    Eszter Boldog;Trygve E. Bakken;Rebecca D. Hodge;Mark Novotny

  • Targeted metagenomics and ecology of globally important uncultured eukaryotic phytoplankton

    Marie L. Cuvelier;Andrew E. Allen;Adam Monier;John P. McCrow

  • Mechanism of chimera formation during the Multiple Displacement Amplification reaction

    Roger S Lasken;Timothy B Stockwell

  • Correction: Corrigendum: Nuclear RNA-seq of single neurons reveals molecular signatures of activation

    Benjamin Lacar;Sara B. Linker;Baptiste N. Jaeger;Suguna Rani Krishnaswami

  • Two Methods of Whole-Genome Amplification Enable Accurate Genotyping Across a 2320-SNP Linkage Panel

    David L. Barker;Mark S.T. Hansen;A. Fawad Faruqi;Diane Giannola

  • Single-cell genomic sequencing using Multiple Displacement Amplification.

    Roger S Lasken

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard H. Scheuermann
Richard H. Scheuermann J. Craig Venter Institute
Nicholas J. Schork
Nicholas J. Schork Translational Genomics Research Institute
Ed S. Lein
Ed S. Lein University of Washington
Pavel A. Pevzner
Pavel A. Pevzner University of California, San Diego
Fred H. Gage
Fred H. Gage Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Kimberly A. Smith
Kimberly A. Smith Allen Institute for Brain Science
Michael Egholm
Michael Egholm Pall Corporation (United States)
Kenneth H. Nealson
Kenneth H. Nealson University of Southern California
Jonathan T. Ting
Jonathan T. Ting Allen Institute for Brain Science
Christopher L. Dupont
Christopher L. Dupont J. Craig Venter Institute

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