Jay Keasling Google Scholar: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Jay Keasling's h-index is 148 (609 i10-index, 86,739+ total citations across 1,000+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of October 2026. Jay Keasling is affiliated with University of California.
Jay Keasling is a researcher affiliated with University of California, specializing in Metabolic Engineering, Synthetic Biology. Their work has been cited 86,739 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Jay Keasling's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 1,000 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 148
- i10-Index
- 609
- Total Citations
- 86,739
- Citing Countries
- 15
As of October 2026.
Jay Keasling has an h-index of 148 and 86,739 total citations across 1000 publications, with research cited by institutions in 15 countries.
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Production of the antimalarial drug precursor artemisinic acid in engineered yeast
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The researcher pioneered the metabolic engineering of yeast to produce artemisinic acid, a critical precursor for the antimalarial drug artemisinin, establishing a foundational platform for sustainable pharmaceutical biosynthesis.
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About Jay Keasling's research
Jay Keasling is a researcher in Metabolic Engineering and Synthetic Biology at University of California. Their work has been cited 86,739 times across 1,000 publications (h-index 148), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Production of the antimalarial drug precursor artemisinic acid in engineered yeast” (2006), has accumulated 3,813 citations.
Citations of Jay Keasling's research come primarily from United States, Denmark and Germany, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
