Janet M. Young

17.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
81 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Janet M. Young is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Janet M. Young has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Molecular Biology, 18 papers in Plant Science and 15 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Janet M. Young's work include Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (14 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (13 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (12 papers). Janet M. Young is often cited by papers focused on Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (14 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (13 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (12 papers). Janet M. Young collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and South Africa. Janet M. Young's co-authors include Barbara J. Trask, Barry W. Ache, Harmit S. Malik, Megan Walker, Hillary F. Massa, Michael Wigler, Anders Zetterberg, Joan Alexander, B. Lakshmi and Pär Lundin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Janet M. Young

79 papers receiving 5.9k 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.

Large-Scale Copy Number Polymorphism in the Human Genome

2004 1.8k citations Janet M. Young, Hillary F. Massa et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Janet M. Young	3.0k	2.3k	1.1k	1.0k	1.0k	81	6.1k
Andrew Chess	4.5k 1.5×	1.6k 0.7×	276 0.3×	1.3k 1.2×	2.0k 2.0×	51	7.3k
Nadav Ahituv	6.2k 2.1×	2.1k 0.9×	904 0.8×	564 0.5×	234 0.2×	143	8.1k
Toshihiko Shiroishi	6.2k 2.1×	2.7k 1.2×	716 0.7×	277 0.3×	550 0.5×	192	9.1k
Stephan Wolf	7.0k 2.4×	1.8k 0.8×	869 0.8×	572 0.6×	164 0.2×	128	10.2k
Hiromichi Yonekawa	5.5k 1.8×	2.7k 1.2×	427 0.4×	415 0.4×	360 0.4×	206	10.2k
Shawn M. Burgess	6.6k 2.2×	2.6k 1.2×	1.1k 1.0×	427 0.4×	402 0.4×	119	8.8k
Pieter J. de Jong	6.8k 2.3×	2.5k 1.1×	968 0.9×	158 0.2×	2.0k 1.9×	81	11.1k
Nikolaus Blin	4.4k 1.5×	1.2k 0.5×	389 0.4×	850 0.8×	194 0.2×	203	7.7k
Thomas Boehm	4.9k 1.6×	1.5k 0.7×	258 0.2×	800 0.8×	890 0.9×	228	12.3k
Yoichi Matsuda	8.5k 2.9×	5.4k 2.4×	4.2k 3.8×	402 0.4×	1.4k 1.4×	343	15.1k

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Young, Janet M., et al.. (2025). Hypermutable hotspot enables the rapid evolution of self/non-self recognition genes in Dictyostelium. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(51). e2520843122–e2520843122. 1 indexed citations

Young, Janet M., et al.. (2022). Novel Classes and Evolutionary Turnover of Histone H2B Variants in the Mammalian Germline. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 39(2). 22 indexed citations

Schroeder, Courtney M., et al.. (2021). An actin-related protein that is most highly expressed in Drosophila testes is critical for embryonic development. eLife. 10. 4 indexed citations

Young, Janet M., et al.. (2020). A natural variant of the essential host gene MMS21 restricts the parasitic 2-micron plasmid in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. eLife. 9. 7 indexed citations

Colmenares, Serafin U., et al.. (2020). Innovation of heterochromatin functions drives rapid evolution of essential ZAD-ZNF genes in Drosophila. eLife. 9. 24 indexed citations

Graf, Laura, Richard N. McLaughlin, Janet M. Young, et al.. (2019). Combinatorial mutagenesis of rapidly evolving residues yields super-restrictor antiviral proteins. PLoS Biology. 17(10). e3000181–e3000181. 14 indexed citations

Eickbush, Michael T., Janet M. Young, & Sarah E. Zanders. (2019). Killer Meiotic Drive and Dynamic Evolution of the wtf Gene Family. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 36(6). 1201–1214. 34 indexed citations

Young, Janet M., et al.. (2019). Hybridization promotes asexual reproduction in Caenorhabditis nematodes. PLoS Genetics. 15(12). e1008520–e1008520. 10 indexed citations

Molaro, Antoine, Janet M. Young, & Harmit S. Malik. (2018). Evolutionary origins and diversification of testis-specific short histone H2A variants in mammals. Genome Research. 28(4). 460–473. 47 indexed citations

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Nuckolls, Nicole L., María Angélica Bravo Núñez, Michael T. Eickbush, et al.. (2017). wtf genes are prolific dual poison-antidote meiotic drivers. eLife. 6. 76 indexed citations

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Cao, Chune, Janet M. Young, Chikako Ono, et al.. (2015). Baculovirus protein PK2 subverts eIF2α kinase function by mimicry of its kinase domain C-lobe. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(32). E4364–73. 15 indexed citations

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Young, Janet M., Zizhen Yao, Lauren Snider, et al.. (2013). DUX4 Binding to Retroelements Creates Promoters That Are Active in FSHD Muscle and Testis. PLoS Genetics. 9(11). e1003947–e1003947. 128 indexed citations

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Geng, Linda N., Zizhen Yao, Lauren Snider, et al.. (2011). DUX4 Activates Germline Genes, Retroelements, and Immune Mediators: Implications for Facioscapulohumeral Dystrophy. Developmental Cell. 22(1). 38–51. 339 indexed citations

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Young, Janet M., et al.. (2010). Outcomes of a National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Workshop on Understanding HIV-Exposed but Seronegative Individuals. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 27(7). 737–743. 23 indexed citations

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Holcomb, Ilona N., Janet M. Young, Ilsa M. Coleman, et al.. (2009). Comparative Analyses of Chromosome Alterations in Soft-Tissue Metastases within and across Patients with Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer. Cancer Research. 69(19). 7793–7802. 46 indexed citations

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Young, Janet M., Hillary F. Massa, Li Hsu, & Barbara J. Trask. (2009). Extreme variability among mammalian V1R gene families. Genome Research. 20(1). 10–18. 110 indexed citations

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Holcomb, Ilona N., Douglas I. Grove, Cynthia Friedman, et al.. (2008). Genomic Alterations Indicate Tumor Origin and Varied Metastatic Potential of Disseminated Cells from Prostate Cancer Patients. Cancer Research. 68(14). 5599–5608. 46 indexed citations

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Rudd, M. Katharine, Cynthia Friedman, Megan Walker, et al.. (2008). Comparative sequence analysis of primate subtelomeres originating from a chromosome fission event. Genome Research. 19(1). 33–41. 16 indexed citations

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Young, Janet M., et al.. (2005). Divergent V1R repertoires in five species: Amplification in rodents, decimation in primates, and a surprisingly small repertoire in dogs. Genome Research. 15(2). 231–240. 85 indexed citations

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Wassef, Nabila M., et al.. (2003). Viral Reservoirs/Transient Infection in HIV/AIDS: Where Are We Now and Where Should We Go? Summary of the June 13–14, 2002 Think Tank Meeting. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 19(4). 333–344. 6 indexed citations

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