Calvin H. Jan

6.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
18 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Calvin H. Jan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Calvin H. Jan has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Cancer Research and 4 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Calvin H. Jan's work include RNA Research and Splicing (7 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (5 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (4 papers). Calvin H. Jan is often cited by papers focused on RNA Research and Splicing (7 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (5 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (4 papers). Calvin H. Jan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Russia. Calvin H. Jan's co-authors include David P. Bartel, J. Graham Ruby, Jonathan S. Weissman, Igor Ulitsky, Hazel Sive, Alena Shkumatava, Christopher C. Williams, Robin C. Friedman, David Koppstein and Alexander O. Subtelny and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Calvin H. Jan

18 papers receiving 4.3k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Intronic microRNA precursors that bypass Drosha processing

2007 1.2k citations J. Graham Ruby, Calvin H. Jan et al. Nature profile →
Conserved Function of lincRNAs in Vertebrate Embryonic Development despite Rapid Sequence Evolution

2011 932 citations Igor Ulitsky, Alena Shkumatava et al. Cell profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Calvin H. Jan United States	13	3.7k	2.3k	371	282	240	18	4.3k
Jeff Coller United States	36	7.1k 1.9×	1.8k 0.8×	166 0.4×	384 1.4×	474 2.0×	56	7.8k
Ulf Andersson Ørom Denmark	25	5.2k 1.4×	4.1k 1.8×	85 0.2×	265 0.9×	356 1.5×	41	6.0k
Stephen Watt United Kingdom	26	3.5k 1.0×	619 0.3×	208 0.6×	612 2.2×	446 1.9×	37	4.0k
Fatih Ozsolak United States	23	3.6k 1.0×	1.3k 0.6×	120 0.3×	464 1.6×	387 1.6×	32	4.5k
Kavitha Sarma United States	23	5.5k 1.5×	1.5k 0.7×	113 0.3×	427 1.5×	817 3.4×	37	5.9k
Isabelle Behm‐Ansmant France	24	3.9k 1.0×	1.2k 0.5×	90 0.2×	267 0.9×	176 0.7×	41	4.2k
J. Mauro Calabrese United States	20	4.2k 1.1×	2.0k 0.9×	86 0.2×	259 0.9×	574 2.4×	35	4.5k
Pascal Chartrand Canada	36	4.4k 1.2×	607 0.3×	284 0.8×	419 1.5×	418 1.7×	80	5.1k
Philipp Berninger Switzerland	14	3.7k 1.0×	1.9k 0.8×	131 0.4×	453 1.6×	173 0.7×	20	4.1k
Sherif Abou Elela Canada	38	4.0k 1.1×	728 0.3×	100 0.3×	358 1.3×	227 0.9×	96	4.4k

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18 of 18 papers shown

Harris, David & Calvin H. Jan. (2025). CRISPuRe-seq: pooled screening of barcoded ribonucleoprotein reporters reveals regulation of RNA polymerase III transcription by the integrated stress response via mTOR. Nucleic Acids Research. 53(4). 1 indexed citations

Wright, Kevin M., Pranidhi Sood, Nicole L. Fong, et al.. (2025). Geographic distribution of genetic diversity of Heterocephalus glaber analyzed using whole genome sequencing and a chromosome-scale genome assembly. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 13. 1 indexed citations

Yong, John, Jacqueline E. Villalta, Matthew A. Kukurugya, et al.. (2023). Impairment of lipid homeostasis causes lysosomal accumulation of endogenous protein aggregates through ESCRT disruption. eLife. 12. 3 indexed citations

Matamoros, Andrew J., Calvin H. Jan, Qin Wang, et al.. (2020). The microtubule regulator ringer functions downstream from the RNA repair/splicing pathway to promote axon regeneration. Genes & Development. 34(3-4). 194–208. 11 indexed citations

Pech, Matthew F., Linda Fong, Jacqueline E. Villalta, et al.. (2019). Systematic identification of cancer cell vulnerabilities to natural killer cell-mediated immune surveillance. eLife. 8. 59 indexed citations

Shurtleff, Matthew J., Daniel N. Itzhak, Jeffrey A. Hussmann, et al.. (2018). The ER membrane protein complex interacts cotranslationally to enable biogenesis of multipass membrane proteins. eLife. 7. 157 indexed citations

Friedman, Jonathan R., Muthukumar Kannan, Alexandre Toulmay, et al.. (2017). Lipid Homeostasis Is Maintained by Dual Targeting of the Mitochondrial PE Biosynthesis Enzyme to the ER. Developmental Cell. 44(2). 261–270.e6. 74 indexed citations

Aviram, Naama, Tslil Ast, Eric Clement Arakel, et al.. (2016). The SND proteins constitute an alternative targeting route to the endoplasmic reticulum. Nature. 540(7631). 134–138. 158 indexed citations

Jan, Calvin H., Christopher C. Williams, & Jonathan S. Weissman. (2014). Principles of ER cotranslational translocation revealed by proximity-specific ribosome profiling. Science. 346(6210). 1257521–1257521. 313 indexed citations

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Williams, Christopher C., Calvin H. Jan, & Jonathan S. Weissman. (2014). Targeting and plasticity of mitochondrial proteins revealed by proximity-specific ribosome profiling. Science. 346(6210). 748–751. 296 indexed citations

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Nam, Jin‐Wu, Olivia S. Rissland, David Koppstein, et al.. (2014). Global Analyses of the Effect of Different Cellular Contexts on MicroRNA Targeting. Molecular Cell. 53(6). 1031–1043. 252 indexed citations

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Ulitsky, Igor, Alena Shkumatava, Calvin H. Jan, Hazel Sive, & David P. Bartel. (2012). Conserved Function of lincRNAs in Vertebrate Embryonic Development despite Rapid Sequence Evolution. Cell. 151(3). 684–686. 26 indexed citations

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Ulitsky, Igor, Alena Shkumatava, Calvin H. Jan, et al.. (2012). Extensive alternative polyadenylation during zebrafish development. Genome Research. 22(10). 2054–2066. 252 indexed citations

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Ulitsky, Igor, Alena Shkumatava, Calvin H. Jan, Hazel Sive, & David P. Bartel. (2011). Conserved Function of lincRNAs in Vertebrate Embryonic Development despite Rapid Sequence Evolution. Cell. 147(7). 1537–1550. 932 indexed citations breakdown →

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Jan, Calvin H., Robin C. Friedman, J. Graham Ruby, & David P. Bartel. (2010). Formation, regulation and evolution of Caenorhabditis elegans 3'UTRs. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 2 indexed citations

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Jan, Calvin H., Robin C. Friedman, J. Graham Ruby, & David P. Bartel. (2010). Formation, regulation and evolution of Caenorhabditis elegans 3′UTRs. Nature. 469(7328). 97–101. 376 indexed citations

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Stark, Alexander, Natascha Bushati, Calvin H. Jan, et al.. (2008). A single Hox locus in Drosophila produces functional microRNAs from opposite DNA strands. Genes & Development. 22(1). 8–13. 195 indexed citations

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Ruby, J. Graham, Calvin H. Jan, & David P. Bartel. (2007). Intronic microRNA precursors that bypass Drosha processing. Nature. 448(7149). 83–86. 1206 indexed citations breakdown →

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