J. Graham Ruby

12.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
36 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

J. Graham Ruby is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Aging and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Graham Ruby has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Aging and 7 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in J. Graham Ruby's work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (8 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (5 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (5 papers). J. Graham Ruby is often cited by papers focused on Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (8 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (5 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (5 papers). J. Graham Ruby collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Austria. J. Graham Ruby's co-authors include David P. Bartel, Calvin H. Jan, David P. Bartel, Joseph L. DeRisi, Joshua Babiarz, Robert Blelloch, Chad Nusbaum, Yangming Wang, Eric C. Lai and Wendy K. Johnston and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

J. Graham Ruby

34 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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 →
Large-Scale Sequencing Reveals 21U-RNAs and Additional MicroRNAs and Endogenous siRNAs in C. elegans

2006 774 citations J. Graham Ruby, Michael J. Axtell et al. Cell profile →
Mouse ES cells express endogenous shRNAs, siRNAs, and other Microprocessor-independent, Dicer-dependent small RNAs

2008 717 citations Joshua Babiarz, J. Graham Ruby et al. Genes & Development profile →
Mammalian microRNAs: experimental evaluation of novel and previously annotated genes

2010 655 citations Hou‐Yu Chiang, Lori W. Schoenfeld et al. Genes & Development profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. Graham Ruby United States	24	5.1k	2.9k	1.4k	728	619	36	7.1k
György Hutvàgner Australia	33	10.4k 2.0×	6.4k 2.2×	1.7k 1.2×	749 1.0×	191 0.3×	69	12.4k
René F. Ketting Netherlands	42	9.3k 1.8×	3.6k 1.2×	2.8k 2.0×	1.1k 1.6×	1.3k 2.1×	86	11.0k
Marc R. Friedländer Sweden	28	4.4k 0.8×	3.4k 1.2×	855 0.6×	389 0.5×	117 0.2×	60	6.1k
Timothy W. Nilsen United States	45	6.8k 1.3×	1.5k 0.5×	735 0.5×	565 0.8×	262 0.4×	134	8.6k
Erik J. Sontheimer United States	45	11.9k 2.3×	2.9k 1.0×	1.6k 1.1×	1.8k 2.4×	429 0.7×	92	13.7k
Ana Kozomara United Kingdom	6	7.6k 1.5×	6.3k 2.2×	1.9k 1.3×	494 0.7×	87 0.1×	6	10.2k
Donald C. Rio United States	52	7.9k 1.5×	699 0.2×	2.4k 1.7×	1.2k 1.6×	147 0.2×	134	9.6k
Nicola Iovino Germany	11	3.5k 0.7×	1.9k 0.7×	956 0.7×	452 0.6×	140 0.2×	21	4.4k
Yutaka Suzuki Japan	50	6.1k 1.2×	1.0k 0.4×	1.2k 0.8×	1.3k 1.8×	44 0.1×	318	9.8k
Manuel Garber United States	35	13.9k 2.7×	9.7k 3.3×	1.0k 0.7×	1.8k 2.5×	153 0.2×	58	17.0k

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Mullis, Martin N., Kevin M. Wright, Anil Raj, et al.. (2025). Analysis of lifespan across diversity outbred mouse studies identifies multiple longevity-associated loci. Genetics. 230(4).

Kuchel, George A., et al.. (2025). Workshop Report—Heterogeneity and Successful Aging Part I: Heterogeneity in Aging—Challenges and Opportunities. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 80(4).

Ruby, J. Graham, Andrea Di Francesco, Angela Luo, et al.. (2023). An Automated, Home-Cage, Video Monitoring-based Mouse Frailty Index Detects Age-associated Morbidity in C57BL/6 and Diversity Outbred Mice. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 78(5). 762–770. 5 indexed citations

Sethi, Anurag, et al.. (2023). Genetics implicates overactive osteogenesis in the development of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis. Nature Communications. 14(1). 2644–2644. 15 indexed citations

Hu, Bo, Bryan Seybold, Shan Yang, et al.. (2023). 3D mouse pose from single-view video and a new dataset. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 13554–13554. 2 indexed citations

Buffenstein, Rochelle & J. Graham Ruby. (2021). Opportunities for new insight into aging from the naked mole-rat and other non-traditional models. Nature Aging. 1(1). 3–4. 20 indexed citations

Gehrke, Andrew R., Yi‐Jyun Luo, Alexander Brandt, et al.. (2019). Acoel genome reveals the regulatory landscape of whole-body regeneration. Science. 363(6432). 104 indexed citations

Slabodnick, Mark M., J. Graham Ruby, Joshua G. Dunn, et al.. (2014). The Kinase Regulator Mob1 Acts as a Patterning Protein for Stentor Morphogenesis. PLoS Biology. 12(5). e1001861–e1001861. 46 indexed citations

Melters, Daniël P., Keith Bradnam, Hugh A. Young, et al.. (2013). Comparative analysis of tandem repeats from hundreds of species reveals unique insights into centromere evolution. Genome biology. 14(1). R10–R10. 348 indexed citations

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Zaleta-Rivera, Kathia, J. Graham Ruby, Peter Skewes-Cox, et al.. (2012). Molecular Insights into the Biosynthesis of Guadinomine: A Type III Secretion System Inhibitor. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 134(42). 17797–17806. 48 indexed citations

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Arron, Sarah T., et al.. (2011). Transcriptome Sequencing Demonstrates that Human Papillomavirus Is Not Active in Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 131(8). 1745–1753. 109 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. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 2 indexed citations

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Chiang, Hou‐Yu, Lori W. Schoenfeld, J. Graham Ruby, et al.. (2010). Mammalian microRNAs: experimental evaluation of novel and previously annotated genes. Genes & Development. 24(10). 992–1009. 655 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. Nature. 469(7328). 97–101. 376 indexed citations

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Okamura, Katsutomo, Wei‐Jen Chung, J. Graham Ruby, et al.. (2008). The Drosophila hairpin RNA pathway generates endogenous short interfering RNAs. Nature. 453(7196). 803–806. 306 indexed citations

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Babiarz, Joshua, J. Graham Ruby, Yangming Wang, David P. Bartel, & Robert Blelloch. (2008). Mouse ES cells express endogenous shRNAs, siRNAs, and other Microprocessor-independent, Dicer-dependent small RNAs. Genes & Development. 22(20). 2773–2785. 717 indexed citations breakdown →

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Batista, Pedro J., J. Graham Ruby, Julie M. Claycomb, et al.. (2008). PRG-1 and 21U-RNAs Interact to Form the piRNA Complex Required for Fertility in C. elegans. Molecular Cell. 31(1). 67–78. 441 indexed citations

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Ruby, J. Graham, Alexander Stark, Wendy K. Johnston, et al.. (2007). Evolution, biogenesis, expression, and target predictions of a substantially expanded set of Drosophila microRNAs. Genome Research. 17(12). 1850–1864. 477 indexed citations

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Ruby, J. Graham, Michael J. Axtell, William Lee, et al.. (2006). Large-Scale Sequencing Reveals 21U-RNAs and Additional MicroRNAs and Endogenous siRNAs in C. elegans. Cell. 127(6). 1193–1207. 774 indexed citations breakdown →

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Huber, J., C Campagnoli, René Druckmann, et al.. (1999). Recommendations for estrogen and progestin replacement in the climacteric and postmenopause. Maturitas. 33(3). 197–209. 6 indexed citations

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