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Rudolf Jaenisch

Rudolf Jaenisch

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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Best Scientists 234 82 76 60 56 736 248185
Medicine 237 51 44 39 34 714 250473
Molecular Biology 236 7 5 4 3 688 244232

Rudolf Jaenisch publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Rudolf Jaenisch between 1966 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Rudolf Jaenisch published across 60 years, from 1966 to 2025, averaging 12.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2009. 24 of the 776 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1966 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2009. 1966: 2 publications 1967: 1 publication 1968: 0 publications 1969: 1 publication 1970: 1 publication 1971: 1 publication 1972: 3 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 4 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 7 publications 1980: 8 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 8 publications 1983: 10 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 8 publications 1986: 8 publications 1987: 13 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 11 publications 1990: 11 publications 1991: 13 publications 1992: 14 publications 1993: 14 publications 1994: 14 publications 1995: 16 publications 1996: 16 publications 1997: 17 publications 1998: 13 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 16 publications 2001: 21 publications 2002: 16 publications 2003: 22 publications 2004: 17 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 23 publications 2007: 24 publications 2008: 31 publications 2009: 33 publications 2010: 27 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 33 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 28 publications 2016: 24 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 19 publications 2022: 22 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 15 publications 2025: 9 publications
1966 2025

776 publications in total across all disciplines

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Rudolf Jaenisch: publications per year, 1966 to 2025
Year Publications
1966 2
1967 1
1968 0
1969 1
1970 1
1971 1
1972 3
1973 2
1974 2
1975 2
1976 4
1977 2
1978 1
1979 7
1980 8
1981 5
1982 8
1983 10
1984 6
1985 8
1986 8
1987 13
1988 5
1989 11
1990 11
1991 13
1992 14
1993 14
1994 14
1995 16
1996 16
1997 17
1998 13
1999 9
2000 16
2001 21
2002 16
2003 22
2004 17
2005 13
2006 23
2007 24
2008 31
2009 33
2010 27
2011 22
2012 12
2013 33
2014 20
2015 28
2016 24
2017 21
2018 16
2019 13
2020 13
2021 19
2022 22
2023 18
2024 15
2025 9
Total 776
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Rudolf Jaenisch publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Rudolf Jaenisch sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 53 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 564+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 177. Most scientists, 177, have 117–126 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 564+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–66 publications: 17 scientists 67–76 publications: 65 scientists 77–86 publications: 90 scientists 87–96 publications: 125 scientists 97–106 publications: 131 scientists 107–116 publications: 162 scientists 117–126 publications: 177 scientists 127–136 publications: 158 scientists 137–146 publications: 158 scientists 147–156 publications: 146 scientists 157–166 publications: 159 scientists 167–176 publications: 131 scientists 177–186 publications: 110 scientists 187–196 publications: 112 scientists 197–206 publications: 100 scientists 207–216 publications: 89 scientists 217–226 publications: 98 scientists 227–236 publications: 74 scientists 237–246 publications: 72 scientists 247–256 publications: 63 scientists 257–266 publications: 53 scientists 267–276 publications: 54 scientists 277–286 publications: 49 scientists 287–296 publications: 52 scientists 297–306 publications: 43 scientists 307–316 publications: 46 scientists 317–326 publications: 41 scientists 327–336 publications: 42 scientists 337–346 publications: 31 scientists 347–356 publications: 28 scientists 357–366 publications: 29 scientists 367–376 publications: 26 scientists 377–386 publications: 24 scientists 387–396 publications: 24 scientists 397–406 publications: 14 scientists 407–416 publications: 13 scientists 417–426 publications: 20 scientists 427–436 publications: 12 scientists 437–446 publications: 20 scientists 447–456 publications: 11 scientists 457–466 publications: 10 scientists 467–476 publications: 14 scientists 477–486 publications: 14 scientists 487–496 publications: 10 scientists 497–506 publications: 13 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 2 scientists 527–536 publications: 4 scientists 537–546 publications: 6 scientists 547–556 publications: 8 scientists 557–563 publications: 6 scientists 564+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 564+

This scientist: 688 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 7
57–66 17
67–76 65
77–86 90
87–96 125
97–106 131
107–116 162
117–126 177
127–136 158
137–146 158
147–156 146
157–166 159
167–176 131
177–186 110
187–196 112
197–206 100
207–216 89
217–226 98
227–236 74
237–246 72
247–256 63
257–266 53
267–276 54
277–286 49
287–296 52
297–306 43
307–316 46
317–326 41
327–336 42
337–346 31
347–356 28
357–366 29
367–376 26
377–386 24
387–396 24
397–406 14
407–416 13
417–426 20
427–436 12
437–446 20
447–456 11
457–466 10
467–476 14
477–486 14
487–496 10
497–506 13
507–516 13
517–526 2
527–536 4
537–546 6
547–556 8
557–563 6
564+ 100 688
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Rudolf Jaenisch D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Rudolf Jaenisch sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 145+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 131. Most scientists, 131, have 64–65 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 145+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 36 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 115 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 121 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 130 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 106 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 116 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 113 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 129 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 120 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 105 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 131 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 97 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 106 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 83 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 89 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 77 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 70 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 73 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 60 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 48 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 45 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 50 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 31 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 51 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 43 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 38 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 39 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 41 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 29 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 33 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 35 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 20 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 38 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 19 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 28 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 13 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 23 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 15 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 11 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 21 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 7 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 14 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 9 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 16 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 7 scientists 144 D-Index: 7 scientists 145+ D-Index: 100 scientists
40–41 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 236 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

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Number of Molecular Biology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,076 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 36
42–43 101
44–45 115
46–47 121
48–49 118
50–51 130
52–53 106
54–55 116
56–57 113
58–59 129
60–61 120
62–63 105
64–65 131
66–67 95
68–69 97
70–71 106
72–73 83
74–75 89
76–77 77
78–79 70
80–81 73
82–83 60
84–85 48
86–87 45
88–89 50
90–91 31
92–93 51
94–95 43
96–97 38
98–99 39
100–101 41
102–103 29
104–105 33
106–107 35
108–109 20
110–111 38
112–113 19
114–115 28
116–117 13
118–119 23
120–121 16
122–123 15
124–125 11
126–127 21
128–129 7
130–131 13
132–133 14
134–135 17
136–137 9
138–139 8
140–141 16
142–143 7
144 7
145+ 100 236
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in United States Leader Award
  • 2013 - Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute
  • 2011 - J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine, Robarts Research Institute
  • 2010 - US President's National Medal of Science "For improving our understanding of epigenetic regulation of gene expression: the biological mechanisms that affect how genetic information is variably expressed. His work has led to major advances in our understanding of mammalian cloning and embryonic stem cells.", Presented by President Barack H. Obama in the East Room of the White House on Friday, October 21, 2011.
  • 2006 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2004 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Genetics/Molecular Biology and Cell Biology
  • 2003 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2002 - Robert Koch Prize
  • 2001 - Gruber Prize in Genetics
  • 1992 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Rudolf Jaenisch is affiliated with MIT in the United States and specializes in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology as well as Medicine. Their research spans a broad range of subfields including Molecular Biology, Neurology, Infectious Diseases, Genetics, and Immunology.

The scientist's work addresses several key topics, notably CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Pluripotent Stem Cells Research, Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, Pancreatic function and diabetes, and Immune cells in cancer.

Rudolf Jaenisch has published extensively in various scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 23 publications, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences with 6, Nature Communications and iScience with 4 each, and SSRN Electronic Journal also with 4 publications.

The scientist has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, notably Alexsia Richards, Andrew Khalil, M. Inmaculada Barrasa, Richard A. Young, and Tenzin Lungjangwa.

Among recent publications are:

  • Reverse-transcribed SARS-CoV-2 RNA can integrate into the genome of cultured human cells and can be expressed in patient-derived tissues, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • In situ genome sequencing resolves DNA sequence and structure in intact biological samples, 2021, Science
  • MeCP2 links heterochromatin condensates and neurodevelopmental disease, 2020, Nature
  • The role of GABAergic signalling in neurodevelopmental disorders, 2021, Nature Reviews. Neuroscience
  • Human physiomimetic model integrating microphysiological systems of the gut, liver, and brain for studies of neurodegenerative diseases, 2021, Science Advances

Rudolf Jaenisch has been recognized with several awards including the Benjamin Franklin Medal from the Franklin Institute (2013), the J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine from Robarts Research Institute (2011), and the US President's National Medal of Science in 2010. The citation for the latter highlights contributions to understanding epigenetic regulation of gene expression and advances in mammalian cloning and embryonic stem cells. Additional honors include membership in the National Academy of Medicine (2006) and the National Academy of Sciences (2003), the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (2004), the Robert Koch Prize (2002), the Gruber Prize in Genetics (2001), and fellowship of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 1992.

Best Publications

  • Epigenetic regulation of gene expression: how the genome integrates intrinsic and environmental signals

    Rudolf Jaenisch;Adrian Bird

  • Targeted mutation of the DNA methyltransferase gene results in embryonic lethality.

    En Li;Timothy H. Bestor;Rudolf Jaenisch

  • A Bivalent Chromatin Structure Marks Key Developmental Genes in Embryonic Stem Cells

    Bradley E. Bernstein;Tarjei S. Mikkelsen;Tarjei S. Mikkelsen;Xiaohui Xie;Michael Kamal

  • Core transcriptional regulatory circuitry in human embryonic stem cells.

    Laurie A. Boyer;Tong Ihn Lee;Megan F. Cole;Sarah E. Johnstone

  • Genome-wide maps of chromatin state in pluripotent and lineage-committed cells

    Tarjei S. Mikkelsen;Manching Ku;Manching Ku;David B. Jaffe;Biju Issac;Biju Issac

  • Chromatin signature reveals over a thousand highly conserved large non-coding RNAs in mammals

    Mitchell Guttman;Ido Amit;Manuel Garber;Courtney French

  • Histone H3K27ac separates active from poised enhancers and predicts developmental state

    Menno P. Creyghton;Albert W. Cheng;G. Grant Welstead;Tristan G. Kooistra

  • One-step generation of mice carrying mutations in multiple genes by CRISPR/Cas-mediated genome engineering.

    Haoyi Wang;Hui Yang;Chikdu S. Shivalila;Meelad M. Dawlaty

  • In vitro reprogramming of fibroblasts into a pluripotent ES-cell-like state

    Marius Wernig;Alexander Meissner;Ruth Foreman;Tobias Brambrink

  • Polycomb complexes repress developmental regulators in murine embryonic stem cells

    Laurie A. Boyer;Kathrin Plath;Kathrin Plath;Julia Zeitlinger;Tobias Brambrink

  • Role for DNA methylation in genomic imprinting

    E. Li;C. Beard;R. Jaenisch

  • Genome-scale DNA methylation maps of pluripotent and differentiated cells

    Alexander Meissner;Tarjei S. Mikkelsen;Tarjei S. Mikkelsen;Hongcang Gu;Marius Wernig

  • WT-1 is required for early kidney development

    Jordan A. Kreidberg;Hannu Sariola;Janet M. Loring;Masahiro Maeda

  • Control of developmental regulators by Polycomb in human embryonic stem cells.

    Tong Ihn Lee;Richard G. Jenner;Laurie A. Boyer;Matthew G. Guenther

  • Epigenetic memory in induced pluripotent stem cells

    K. Kim;A. Doi;B. Wen;K. Ng

  • HIF-1α Is Essential for Myeloid Cell-Mediated Inflammation

    Thorsten Cramer;Yuji Yamanishi;Björn E Clausen;Irmgard Förster

  • A Chromatin Landmark and Transcription Initiation at Most Promoters in Human Cells

    Matthew G. Guenther;Stuart S. Levine;Laurie A. Boyer;Rudolf Jaenisch

  • Directly Reprogrammed Fibroblasts Show Global Epigenetic Remodeling and Widespread Tissue Contribution

    Nimet Maherali;Rupa Sridharan;Wei Xie;Jochen Utikal

  • MyoD or Myf-5 is required for the formation of skeletal muscle

    Michael A. Rudnicki;Patrick N.J. Schnegelsberg;Ronald H. Stead;Thomas Braun

  • Treatment of Sickle Cell Anemia Mouse Model with iPS Cells Generated from Autologous Skin

    Jacob Hanna;Marius Wernig;Marius Wernig;Styliani Markoulaki;Styliani Markoulaki;Chiao-Wang Sun;Chiao-Wang Sun

Frequent Co-Authors

Konrad Hochedlinger
Konrad Hochedlinger Harvard University
Alexander Meissner
Alexander Meissner Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics
Kevin Eggan
Kevin Eggan Harvard University
Jacob H. Hanna
Jacob H. Hanna Weizmann Institute of Science
Marius Wernig
Marius Wernig Stanford University
Eric S. Lander
Eric S. Lander Broad Institute
Guoping Fan
Guoping Fan University of California, Los Angeles
Dirk Hockemeyer
Dirk Hockemeyer University of California, Berkeley
Christopher J. Lengner
Christopher J. Lengner University of Pennsylvania

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