2026 Steven E. Jacobsen: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Genetics	123	329	318	171	165	245	73713
Molecular Biology	123	234	214	141	129	245	73713

Research.com Recognitions

2016 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2011 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2004 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Steven E. Jacobsen is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Jacobsen's work covers a range of topics within biology, with significant contributions in:

Plant Molecular Biology Research
Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
Plant Virus Research Studies
Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

The scientist has published extensively in notable venues including:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Nature Communications
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Nature Plants
Science

Some of their frequent collaborators include Suhua Feng, Zhenhui Zhong, James A. Wohlschlegel, Ming Wang, and Yasaman Jami-Alahmadi.

Recent publications by Steven E. Jacobsen include:

"CRISPR-CasΦ from huge phages is a hypercompact genome editor," 2020, Science
"DNA methylation-linked chromatin accessibility affects genomic architecture in Arabidopsis," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
"Diverse virus-encoded CRISPR-Cas systems include streamlined genome editors," 2022, Cell
"Efficient and accurate determination of genome-wide DNA methylation patterns in Arabidopsis thaliana with enzymatic methyl sequencing," 2020, Epigenetics & Chromatin
"The histone variant H2A.W and linker histone H1 co-regulate heterochromatin accessibility and DNA methylation," 2021, Nature Communications

Jacobsen's subfields of study include Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Insect Science, Aging, and Pharmacology. Their research contributions in Plant Science and Molecular Biology are notably extensive.

Recognition for their scientific contributions includes:

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2016
Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2011
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2004

Best Publications

Establishing, maintaining and modifying DNA methylation patterns in plants and animals

Julie A. Law;Steven E. Jacobsen

3990
Citations
Shotgun bisulphite sequencing of the Arabidopsis genome reveals DNA methylation patterning

Shawn J. Cokus;Suhua Feng;Xiaoyu Zhang;Zugen Chen

2527
Citations
Genome-wide high-resolution mapping and functional analysis of DNA methylation in arabidopsis.

Xiaoyu Zhang;Junshi Yazaki;Ambika Sundaresan;Shawn Cokus

2147
Citations
Genetic and Functional Diversification of Small RNA Pathways in Plants

Zhixin Xie;Lisa K Johansen;Adam M Gustafson;Kristin D Kasschau

1904
Citations
Control of CpNpG DNA methylation by the KRYPTONITE histone H3 methyltransferase

James P. Jackson;Anders M. Lindroth;Xiaofeng Cao;Steven E. Jacobsen

1527
Citations
UHRF1 Plays a Role in Maintaining DNA Methylation in Mammalian Cells

Magnolia Bostick;Jong Kyong Kim;Pierre-Olivier Estève;Amander Clark

1516
Citations
Conservation and divergence of methylation patterning in plants and animals

Suhua Feng;Shawn J. Cokus;Xiaoyu Zhang;Pao Yang Chen

1403
Citations
Methylation of tRNAAsp by the DNA Methyltransferase Homolog Dnmt2

Mary Grace Goll;Finn Kirpekar;Keith A. Maggert;Jeffrey A. Yoder

1373
Citations
ARGONAUTE4 Control of Locus-Specific siRNA Accumulation and DNA and Histone Methylation

Daniel Zilberman;Xiaofeng Cao;Steven E. Jacobsen

1371
Citations
Epigenetic reprogramming in plant and animal development.

Suhua Feng;Steven E. Jacobsen;Wolf Reik

1329
Citations
Criteria for Annotation of Plant MicroRNAs

Blake C. Meyers;Michael J. Axtell;Bonnie Bartel;David P. Bartel

1323
Citations
Small interfering RNA-induced transcriptional gene silencing in human cells.

Kevin V. Morris;Simon W.-L. Chan;Steven E. Jacobsen;David J. Looney;David J. Looney

1250
Citations
Gardening The Genome: DNA Methylation in Arabidopsis thaliana

Simon W.-L. Chan;Ian R. Henderson;Steven E. Jacobsen

1183
Citations
Requirement of CHROMOMETHYLASE3 for maintenance of CpXpG methylation.

Anders M. Lindroth;Xiaofeng Cao;James P. Jackson;Daniel Zilberman

1115
Citations
Epigenetic inheritance in plants

Ian R. Henderson;Steven E. Jacobsen

1025
Citations
Genome-wide erasure of DNA methylation in mouse primordial germ cells is affected by Aid deficiency

Christian Popp;Wendy Dean;Suhua Feng;Shawn J. Cokus

1018
Citations
DEMETER, a DNA Glycosylase Domain Protein, Is Required for Endosperm Gene Imprinting and Seed Viability in Arabidopsis

Yeonhee Choi;Mary Gehring;Lianna Johnson;Mike Hannon

955
Citations
DNA methylation pathways and their crosstalk with histone methylation.

Jiamu Du;Lianna M. Johnson;Steven E. Jacobsen;Dinshaw J. Patel

946
Citations
Role of the Arabidopsis DRM Methyltransferases in De Novo DNA Methylation and Gene Silencing

Xiaofeng Cao;Steven E. Jacobsen

915
Citations
Comprehensive Analysis of Silencing Mutants Reveals Complex Regulation of the Arabidopsis Methylome

Hume Stroud;Maxim V.C. Greenberg;Suhua Feng;Yana V. Bernatavichute

850
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Suhua Feng University of California, Los Angeles

Matteo Pellegrini University of California, Los Angeles

Xiaoyu Zhang University of Georgia

James A. Wohlschlegel University of California, Los Angeles

Ian R. Henderson University of Cambridge

Sriharsa Pradhan New England Biolabs

Xiaofeng Cao Chinese Academy of Sciences

Amander T. Clark University of California, Los Angeles

Dinshaw J. Patel Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Ajay A. Vashisht University of California, Los Angeles

External Links

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