Joshua Z. Levin

47.0k total citations · 11 hit papers
88 papers, 12.6k citations indexed

About

Joshua Z. Levin is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Joshua Z. Levin has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 12.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Plant Science and 11 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Joshua Z. Levin's work include Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics (17 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (16 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (12 papers). Joshua Z. Levin is often cited by papers focused on Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics (17 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (16 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (12 papers). Joshua Z. Levin collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Germany. Joshua Z. Levin's co-authors include Xian Adiconis, Aviv Regev, Andreas Gnirke, Elliot M. Meyerowitz, Chad Nusbaum, John L. Rinn, Fan Lin, Manuel Garber, Sean Simmons and Dawn Thompson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Joshua Z. Levin

87 papers receiving 12.3k citations

Hit Papers

Ab initio reconstruction of cell type–specific transcript... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 2013 2016 2019 2011 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Ab initio reconstruction of cell type–specific transcriptomes in mouse reveals the conserved multi-exonic structure of lincRNAs
    2010 952 citations Manuel Garber, Joshua Z. Levin et al. profile →
  2. Single-cell transcriptomics reveals bimodality in expression and splicing in immune cells
    2013 853 citations Alex K. Shalek, Rahul Satija et al. Nature profile →
  3. Comprehensive Classification of Retinal Bipolar Neurons by Single-Cell Transcriptomics
    2016 722 citations Xian Adiconis, Joshua Z. Levin et al. profile →
  4. Individual brain organoids reproducibly form cell diversity of the human cerebral cortex
    2019 672 citations Silvia Velasco, Amanda J. Kedaigle et al. Nature profile →
  5. Systematic identification of long noncoding RNAs expressed during zebrafish embryogenesis
    2011 630 citations Andrea Pauli, Eivind Valen et al. Genome Research profile →
  6. Comprehensive comparative analysis of strand-specific RNA sequencing methods
    2010 533 citations Joshua Z. Levin, Moran Yassour et al. Nature Methods profile →
  7. RNA-SeQC: RNA-seq metrics for quality control and process optimization
    2012 501 citations David S. DeLuca, Joshua Z. Levin et al. profile →
  8. Peptidomic discovery of short open reading frame–encoded peptides in human cells
    2012 484 citations Joshua Z. Levin, John L. Rinn et al. profile →
  9. Single-cell transcriptomic profiling of the aging mouse brain
    2019 439 citations Methodios Ximerakis, Scott Lipnick et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
  10. Single-Cell Profiles of Retinal Ganglion Cells Differing in Resilience to Injury Reveal Neuroprotective Genes
    2019 380 citations Xian Adiconis, Joshua Z. Levin et al. profile →
  11. The evolution, evolvability and engineering of gene regulatory DNA
    2022 130 citations Eeshit Dhaval Vaishnav, Carl G. de Boer et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Joshua Z. Levin United States 48 9.2k 2.3k 2.2k 1.2k 944 88 12.6k
Marijke J. van Baren United States 14 9.1k 1.0× 3.4k 1.5× 2.4k 1.1× 1.1k 0.9× 1.7k 1.8× 18 14.7k
Daehee Hwang South Korea 57 7.8k 0.8× 1.8k 0.8× 2.0k 0.9× 2.1k 1.7× 620 0.7× 232 13.7k
Kenji Irie Japan 52 9.1k 1.0× 1.7k 0.8× 1.4k 0.6× 2.0k 1.6× 548 0.6× 179 12.4k
Huaiyu Mi United States 23 8.5k 0.9× 1.2k 0.5× 1.6k 0.7× 1.3k 1.1× 2.1k 2.2× 41 13.6k
Filip Pattyn Belgium 25 10.3k 1.1× 2.4k 1.0× 2.4k 1.1× 1.9k 1.6× 2.3k 2.4× 42 18.5k
Lars M. Steinmetz Germany 68 18.3k 2.0× 2.2k 1.0× 2.1k 0.9× 1.9k 1.6× 2.7k 2.9× 219 22.6k
Yutaka Suzuki Japan 53 7.7k 0.8× 1.1k 0.5× 2.0k 0.9× 1.1k 0.9× 1.1k 1.1× 324 11.4k
Anushya Muruganujan United States 14 8.0k 0.9× 1.3k 0.6× 1.6k 0.7× 1.3k 1.1× 2.1k 2.2× 17 12.8k
Jaak Vilo Estonia 36 8.1k 0.9× 1.2k 0.5× 2.0k 0.9× 1.5k 1.3× 1.7k 1.8× 91 13.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mandell, Kira A. Perzel, Sean Simmons, Ajay Nadig, et al.. (2025). Meta-analysis of the brain transcriptomes of multiple genetic mouse models of schizophrenia highlights dysregulation in striatum and thalamus. Translational Psychiatry. 15(1). 345–345.
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Domıńguez-Iturza, Nuria, Jeffrey A. Stogsdill, Tyler Faits, et al.. (2024). Fetal brain response to maternal inflammation requires microglia. Development. 151(10). 16 indexed citations
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Pigoni, Martina, Ana Uzquiano, Bruna Paulsen, et al.. (2023). Cell-type specific defects inPTEN-mutant cortical organoids converge on abnormal circuit activity. Human Molecular Genetics. 32(18). 2773–2786. 13 indexed citations
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Ximerakis, Methodios, Kristina M. Holton, Ceren Ozek, et al.. (2023). Heterochronic parabiosis reprograms the mouse brain transcriptome by shifting aging signatures in multiple cell types. Nature Aging. 3(3). 327–345. 39 indexed citations
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Vaishnav, Eeshit Dhaval, Carl G. de Boer, Jennifer Molinet, et al.. (2022). The evolution, evolvability and engineering of gene regulatory DNA. Nature. 603(7901). 455–463. 130 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yuan, Wen, Sai Ma, Juliana Brown, et al.. (2022). Temporally divergent regulatory mechanisms govern neuronal diversification and maturation in the mouse and marmoset neocortex. Nature Neuroscience. 25(8). 1049–1058. 20 indexed citations
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Nissim‐Rafinia, Malka, Moria Maman, Cynthia C. Hession, et al.. (2021). Pluripotent stem cell-derived models of neurological diseases reveal early transcriptional heterogeneity. Genome biology. 22(1). 73–73. 10 indexed citations
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Jin, Xin, Sean Simmons, Ashwin S. Shetty, et al.. (2020). In vivo Perturb-Seq reveals neuronal and glial abnormalities associated with autism risk genes. Science. 370(6520). 177 indexed citations
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Ximerakis, Methodios, Scott Lipnick, Brendan T. Innes, et al.. (2019). Single-cell transcriptomic profiling of the aging mouse brain. Nature Neuroscience. 22(10). 1696–1708. 439 indexed citations breakdown →
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Adiconis, Xian, Adam L. Haber, Sean Simmons, et al.. (2018). Comprehensive comparative analysis of 5′-end RNA-sequencing methods. Nature Methods. 15(7). 505–511. 77 indexed citations
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Adiconis, Xian, Diego Borges-Rivera, Rahul Satija, et al.. (2013). Comprehensive comparative analysis of RNA sequencing methods for degraded or low input samples. Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) (Harvard University). 332 indexed citations
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Shalek, Alex K., Rahul Satija, Xian Adiconis, et al.. (2013). Single-cell transcriptomics reveals bimodality in expression and splicing in immune cells. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1 indexed citations
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Shalek, Alex K., Rahul Satija, Xian Adiconis, et al.. (2013). Single-cell transcriptomics reveals bimodality in expression and splicing in immune cells. Nature. 498(7453). 236–240. 853 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cuomo, Christina A., Christopher A. Desjardins, Malina A. Bakowski, et al.. (2012). Microsporidian genome analysis reveals evolutionary strategies for obligate intracellular growth. Genome Research. 22(12). 2478–2488. 203 indexed citations
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Pauli, Andrea, Eivind Valen, Michael Lin, et al.. (2011). Systematic identification of long noncoding RNAs expressed during zebrafish embryogenesis. Genome Research. 22(3). 577–591. 630 indexed citations breakdown →
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Levin, Joshua Z., Moran Yassour, Xian Adiconis, et al.. (2010). Comprehensive comparative analysis of strand-specific RNA sequencing methods. PMC. 1 indexed citations
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Bao, Xiaozhong, Robert G. Franks, Joshua Z. Levin, & Zhongchi Liu. (2004). Repression of AGAMOUS by BELLRINGER in Floral and Inflorescence Meristems. The Plant Cell. 16(6). 1478–1489. 100 indexed citations
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McElver, John, Iris Tzafrir, George Aux, et al.. (2001). Insertional Mutagenesis of Genes Required for Seed Development in Arabidopsis thaliana. Genetics. 159(4). 1751–1763. 253 indexed citations
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Levin, Joshua Z., Jennifer C. Fletcher, Xuemei Chen, & Elliot M. Meyerowitz. (1998). A Genetic Screen for Modifiers of UFO Meristem Activity Identifies Three Novel FUSED FLORAL ORGANS Genes Required for Early Flower Development in Arabidopsis. Genetics. 149(2). 579–595. 24 indexed citations
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Levin, Joshua Z.. (1976). A parametric algorithm for drawing pictures of solid objects composed of quadric surfaces. Communications of the ACM. 19(10). 555–563. 119 indexed citations

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