Jay Keasling: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Jay Keasling's h-index is 144 (598 i10-index, 86,739+ total citations across 1+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of July 2026. Jay Keasling is affiliated with Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and of Bioengineering, University of California.
Jay Keasling is a researcher affiliated with Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and of Bioengineering, 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 Denmark.
Jay Keasling's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 1 indexed publication.
- H-Index
- 144
- i10-Index
- 598
- Total Citations
- 86,739
- Citing Countries
- 15
As of July 2026.
Jay Keasling has an h-index of 144 and 86,739 total citations across 1 publication, 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 Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and of Bioengineering, University of California. Their work has been cited 86,739 times across 1 publications (h-index 144), 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 Denmark, United States 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.
