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Torben Heick Jensen

Torben Heick Jensen

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Molecular Biology 64 1722 1545 12 12 170 18271

Torben Heick Jensen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Torben Heick Jensen between 1982 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Torben Heick Jensen published across 45 years, from 1982 to 2026, averaging 4.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2020. 9 of the 187 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2020. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 3 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 3 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 3 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 7 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 8 publications 2026: 1 publication
1982 2026

187 publications in total across all disciplines

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Torben Heick Jensen: publications per year, 1982 to 2026
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 2
1996 1
1997 1
1998 3
1999 0
2000 1
2001 3
2002 1
2003 3
2004 2
2005 4
2006 6
2007 6
2008 14
2009 6
2010 8
2011 7
2012 9
2013 9
2014 5
2015 5
2016 7
2017 7
2018 11
2019 8
2020 16
2021 7
2022 6
2023 6
2024 13
2025 8
2026 1
Total 187
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Torben Heick Jensen 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 Torben Heick Jensen 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, 167–176 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: 170 publications — 47th percentile

47% 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
167–176 131 170
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
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Torben Heick Jensen 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 Torben Heick Jensen 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, 64–65 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: 64 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% 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 64
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
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Overview

Torben Heick Jensen is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark and specializes in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research focuses on molecular biology, with significant work related to RNA research and splicing, RNA modifications and cancer, as well as RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms.

They have contributed extensively to several areas of RNA biology, including RNA regulation and disease, genomics and chromatin dynamics, and cancer-related molecular mechanisms and gene regulation.

Key recent publications include:

  • Integrator is a genome-wide attenuator of non-productive transcription (2020, Molecular Cell)
  • Chromatin modifier HUSH co-operates with RNA decay factor NEXT to restrict transposable element expression (2022, Molecular Cell)
  • A Two-Layered Targeting Mechanism Underlies Nuclear RNA Sorting by the Human Exosome (2020, Cell Reports)
  • circZNF827 nucleates a transcription inhibitory complex to balance neuronal differentiation (2020, eLife)
  • Global view on the metabolism of RNA poly(A) tails in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae (2021, Nature Communications)

The most frequent co-authors collaborating with Torben Heick Jensen include:

  • Manfred Schmid
  • William Garland
  • Jérôme O. Rouvière
  • Guifen Wu
  • Søren Lykke-Andersen

Their work has appeared predominantly in the following publication venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Cell
  • Nucleic Acids Research
  • Cell Reports
  • Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • An atlas of active enhancers across human cell types and tissues

    Robin Andersson;Claudia Gebhard;Irene Miguel-Escalada;Ilka Hoof

  • Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay: an intricate machinery that shapes transcriptomes.

    Søren Lykke-Andersen;Torben Heick Jensen

  • RNA Exosome Depletion Reveals Transcription Upstream of Active Human Promoters

    Pascal Preker;Jesper Nielsen;Susanne Kammler;Søren Lykke-Andersen

  • Quality control of mRNA 3′-end processing is linked to the nuclear exosome

    Patricia Hilleren;Terri McCarthy;Michael Rosbash;Roy Parker

  • SMG6 promotes endonucleolytic cleavage of nonsense mRNA in human cells

    Andrea B Eberle;Søren Lykke-Andersen;Oliver Mühlemann;Torben Heick Jensen

  • A nucleoporin is required for induction of Ca2+ spiking in legume nodule development and essential for rhizobial and fungal symbiosis.

    Norihito Kanamori;Lene Heegaard Madsen;Simona Radutoiu;Mirela Frantescu

  • Interaction Profiling Identifies the Human Nuclear Exosome Targeting Complex

    Michal Szymon Lubas;Marianne Spangsberg Christensen;Maiken Søndergaard Kristiansen;Michal Domanski

  • The exosome: a multipurpose RNA-decay machine.

    Manfred Schmid;Torben Heick Jensen

  • Interactions between mRNA Export Commitment, 3′-End Quality Control, and Nuclear Degradation

    Domenico Libri;Ken Dower;Jocelyne Boulay;Rune Thomsen

  • The Specificity of the CRM1-Rev Nuclear Export Signal Interaction Is Mediated by RanGTP*

    Peter Askjaer;Torben Heick Jensen;Jakob Nilsson;Ludwig Englmeier

  • Polyadenylation site–induced decay of upstream transcripts enforces promoter directionality

    Evgenia Ntini;Aino I Järvelin;Jette Bornholdt;Yun Chen

  • Dealing with Pervasive Transcription

    Torben Heick Jensen;Alain Jacquier;Domenico Libri

  • The human core exosome interacts with differentially localized processive RNases: hDIS3 and hDIS3L

    Rafal Tomecki;Rafal Tomecki;Maiken Søndergaard Kristiansen;Søren Lykke-Andersen;Aleksander Chlebowski

  • RNA decay machines: the exosome.

    Aleksander Chlebowski;Michał Lubas;Michał Lubas;Michał Lubas;Torben Heick Jensen;Andrzej Dziembowski;Andrzej Dziembowski

  • A block to mRNA nuclear export in S. cerevisiae leads to hyperadenylation of transcripts that accumulate at the site of transcription.

    Torben Heick Jensen;Kimberly Patricio;Terri McCarthy;Michael Rosbash

  • Identification of a Nuclear Exosome Decay Pathway for Processed Transcripts.

    Nicola Meola;Michal Domanski;Evdoxia Karadoulama;Yun Chen

  • Crosstalk between mRNA 3′ End Processing and Transcription Initiation

    Christophe K. Mapendano;Søren Lykke-Andersen;Jørgen Kjems;Edouard Bertrand

  • The human cap-binding complex is functionally connected to the nuclear RNA exosome

    Peter Refsing Andersen;Michal Domanski;Michal Domanski;Maiken Søndergaard Kristiansen;Maiken Søndergaard Kristiansen;Helena Storvall

  • The Human Nuclear Exosome Targeting Complex Is Loaded onto Newly Synthesized RNA to Direct Early Ribonucleolysis

    Michal Lubas;Michal Lubas;Michal Lubas;Peter Refsing Andersen;Aleks Schein;Andrzej Dziembowski;Andrzej Dziembowski

  • The DECD box Putative ATPase Sub2p Is an Early mRNA Export Factor

    Torben Heick Jensen;Jocelyne Boulay;Michael Rosbash;Domenico Libri

Frequent Co-Authors

Albin Sandelin
Albin Sandelin University of Copenhagen
Michael Rosbash
Michael Rosbash Brandeis University
Jørgen Kjems
Jørgen Kjems Aarhus University
Jens S. Andersen
Jens S. Andersen University of Southern Denmark
Edouard Bertrand
Edouard Bertrand Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Lars M. Steinmetz
Lars M. Steinmetz Stanford University
Michael P. Rout
Michael P. Rout Rockefeller University
Claire Moore
Claire Moore Tufts University
Brian T. Chait
Brian T. Chait Rockefeller University

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