Eugene Koonin(1956)
BiosciencesEugene Koonin is a recipient of the Crafoord Prize in Biosciences (2020) from Russia. Their primary field is Biosciences. They were educated at MSU Faculty of Biology. They have been affiliated with Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology RAS.
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Major Awards
1,390
Publications
206,107
Citations
216
h-index
933
i10-index
148.3
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#4
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Global similarity and local divergence in human and mouse gene co-expression networks
BMC Evolutionary Biology(2006)
68
citations
Recent Publications
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Genetics2025
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Acknowledgment of Our Reviewers
DNA and Cell Biology2019
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Open AccessReviewer acknowledgement
Biology Direct2015
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Open AccessGlobal similarity and local divergence in human and mouse gene co-expression networks
BMC Evolutionary Biology2006
68citations
Open AccessThank you to our Reviewers
Comparative and Functional Genomics2005
0citations
Open Access202citations
Career History
Senior Investigator
NIH
Bethesda, US
Education
Moscow State University
1978
External Profiles
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
Education
MSU Faculty of Biology
Doctoral Advisor
Vadim Agol
Career Timeline
United States National Institutes of Health?–present
Trends in Genetics?–present
Biology Direct?–present
Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology RAS1985–1991
Chumakov Institute of Poliomyelitis and Viral Encephalitis1985–1991
National Center for Biotechnology Information1991–present
Top Publications
Nucleic acid detection with CRISPR-Cas13a/C2c2
Science20173,437 citations
Evolutionary classification of CRISPR–Cas systems: a burst of class 2 and derived variants
Nature Reviews Microbiology20192,213 citations
COG database update: focus on microbial diversity, model organisms, and widespread pathogens
Nucleic Acids Research2020849 citations
RNA-guided DNA insertion with CRISPR-associated transposases
Science2019631 citations
Diverse enzymatic activities mediate antiviral immunity in prokaryotes
Science2020596 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
EO
Edward O. Wilson
BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge (Ecology) (2010)
PE
Paul Ehrlich
BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge (Ecology) (2008)
RT
Robert Trivers
Crafoord Prize in Biosciences (2007)
SB
Seymour Benzer
Gruber Prize in Neuroscience (2004)
CW
Carl Woese
Crafoord Prize in Biosciences (2003)
WH
William Hamilton
Crafoord Prize in Biosciences (1993)
DJ
Daniel Janzen
MacArthur Fellowship (1989)
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