Joshua C. Cofsky

2.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
17 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Joshua C. Cofsky is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Joshua C. Cofsky has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Genetics and 3 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Joshua C. Cofsky's work include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (13 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (8 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (4 papers). Joshua C. Cofsky is often cited by papers focused on CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (13 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (8 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (4 papers). Joshua C. Cofsky collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Israel. Joshua C. Cofsky's co-authors include Jennifer A. Doudna, Isaac P. Witte, Janice S. Chen, Enbo Ma, Lucas B. Harrington, David Páez-Espino, Nikos C. Kyrpides, Jillian F. Banfield, David Burstein and Gavin J. Knott and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Joshua C. Cofsky

17 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Programmed DNA destruction by miniature CRISPR-Cas14 enzymes

2018 895 citations Lucas B. Harrington, David Burstein et al. Science profile →
A Broad-Spectrum Inhibitor of CRISPR-Cas9

2017 191 citations Lucas B. Harrington, Kevin Doxzen et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joshua C. Cofsky United States	10	1.5k	206	195	190	144	17	1.6k
Isaac P. Witte United States	6	1.1k 0.8×	187 0.9×	152 0.8×	136 0.7×	99 0.7×	6	1.2k
Majda Bratovič Germany	5	1.5k 1.0×	93 0.5×	236 1.2×	181 1.0×	168 1.2×	9	1.7k
Spencer C. Knight United States	5	1.2k 0.8×	150 0.7×	132 0.7×	114 0.6×	90 0.6×	6	1.3k
Jiuyu Wang China	13	1.6k 1.1×	94 0.5×	242 1.2×	160 0.8×	196 1.4×	20	1.7k
Qiuxiang Cheng China	11	1.4k 0.9×	391 1.9×	123 0.6×	81 0.4×	81 0.6×	18	1.5k
Anaïs Le Rhun Germany	11	1.5k 1.0×	54 0.3×	297 1.5×	175 0.9×	185 1.3×	14	1.7k
David R. Cheng United States	4	882 0.6×	58 0.3×	177 0.9×	118 0.6×	94 0.7×	6	1.0k
Iana Fedorova Russia	10	1.4k 0.9×	57 0.3×	206 1.1×	170 0.9×	150 1.0×	11	1.4k
Dipali G. Sashital United States	22	1.7k 1.1×	61 0.3×	297 1.5×	151 0.8×	229 1.6×	39	1.7k
Frank Hille Germany	3	897 0.6×	69 0.3×	167 0.9×	94 0.5×	94 0.7×	9	1.0k

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17 of 17 papers shown

Cofsky, Joshua C., et al.. (2025). Dynamic basis of supercoiling-dependent DNA interrogation by Cas12a via R-loop intermediates. Nature Communications. 16(1). 2939–2939. 3 indexed citations

Melamed, Sarah, Joshua C. Cofsky, Samuel J. Hobbs, et al.. (2025). A DNA-gated molecular guard controls bacterial Hailong anti-phage defence. Nature. 643(8072). 794–800. 5 indexed citations

Shi, Honglue, Kevin Wasko, Marena Trinidad, et al.. (2025). Rapid two-step target capture ensures efficient CRISPR-Cas9-guided genome editing. Molecular Cell. 85(9). 1730–1742.e9. 3 indexed citations

Shi, Honglue, Kevin Wasko, Marena Trinidad, et al.. (2025). BPS2025 - Rapid two-step target capture ensures efficient CRISPR-Cas9-guided genome editing. Biophysical Journal. 124(3). 90a–90a. 1 indexed citations

Hsiung, Chris C.‐S., Caroline Wilson, QiLiang Chen, et al.. (2024). Engineered CRISPR-Cas12a for higher-order combinatorial chromatin perturbations. Nature Biotechnology. 43(3). 369–383. 15 indexed citations

Gao, Yongqiang, Jeremy D. Amon, Lior Artzi, et al.. (2024). SpoVAF and FigP assemble into oligomeric ion channels that enhance spore germination. Genes & Development. 38(1-2). 31–45. 10 indexed citations

Soczek, Katarzyna M., et al.. (2024). CRISPR-Cas12a bends DNA to destabilize base pairs during target interrogation. Nucleic Acids Research. 53(2). 2 indexed citations

Gao, Yongqiang, Jeremy D. Amon, Lior Artzi, et al.. (2023). Bacterial spore germination receptors are nutrient-gated ion channels. Science. 380(6643). 387–391. 47 indexed citations

Cofsky, Joshua C., Katarzyna M. Soczek, Gavin J. Knott, Eva Nogales, & Jennifer A. Doudna. (2022). CRISPR–Cas9 bends and twists DNA to read its sequence. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 29(4). 395–402. 53 indexed citations

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Cofsky, Joshua C., Gavin J. Knott, Christine L. Gee, & Jennifer A. Doudna. (2022). Crystal structure of an RNA/DNA strand exchange junction. PLoS ONE. 17(4). e0263547–e0263547. 4 indexed citations

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Cofsky, Joshua C., et al.. (2020). CRISPR-Cas12a exploits R-loop asymmetry to form double-strand breaks. eLife. 9. 79 indexed citations

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Cofsky, Joshua C. & Jennifer A. Doudna. (2020). Attachment of a 32P-phosphate to the 3′ Terminus of a DNA Oligonucleotide. BIO-PROTOCOL. 10(20). e3787–e3787. 1 indexed citations

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Ivanov, Ivan E., et al.. (2020). Cas9 interrogates DNA in discrete steps modulated by mismatches and supercoiling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(11). 5853–5860. 73 indexed citations

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Harrington, Lucas B., David Burstein, Janice S. Chen, et al.. (2018). Programmed DNA destruction by miniature CRISPR-Cas14 enzymes. Science. 362(6416). 839–842. 895 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bandaru, Pradeep, Neel H. Shah, Moitrayee Bhattacharyya, et al.. (2017). Deconstruction of the Ras switching cycle through saturation mutagenesis. eLife. 6. 70 indexed citations

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Knott, Gavin J., Alexandra East-Seletsky, Joshua C. Cofsky, et al.. (2017). Guide-bound structures of an RNA-targeting A-cleaving CRISPR–Cas13a enzyme. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 24(10). 825–833. 129 indexed citations

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Harrington, Lucas B., Kevin Doxzen, Enbo Ma, et al.. (2017). A Broad-Spectrum Inhibitor of CRISPR-Cas9. Cell. 170(6). 1224–1233.e15. 191 indexed citations breakdown →

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