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Jake Chen

Bioinformatics Systems Biology Data Mining Visual Analytics For Complex Human Disease
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Computer Science

About

Dr. Jake Chen is the Associate Director and Chief Bioinformatics Officer of the Informatics Institute, Professor of Genetics, and the chief of Informatics Section of the Genetics Department at the UAB School of Medicine. Chen has been studying bioinformatics—the science of collecting, representing, storing, retrieving and processing data and knowledge for the improvement of human health—and advancing its use in academic, industrial and entrepreneurial efforts since 1995 His research interest focus on systems biology, data mining, advanced visual analytics for complex human disease applications. He has published more than 120 peer-reviewed scientific papers and was named a finalist three times as “Indiana’s Technology Educator of the Year” since 2012

Research Performance Summary

1467
Total Papers
8217
Total Citations
39
H-Index
1979-2026
Active Research Span

First Recorded Paper

The effect of latent heat from moist air on the vortex in a tornado-type wind energy generator system

Year: 1979

Citations: 3

Venue: Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics 5 (1-2)

Latest Recorded Paper

Melatonin as a therapeutic in the skin

Year: 2026

Citations: 0

Venue: Handbook of Melatonin-Based Therapy and its Applications

Last 10 Years Publication Activity

This timeline shows the professor's yearly publication activity.

2026
2
2025
43
2024
33
2023
21
2022
38
2021
38
2020
27
2019
21
2018
18
2017
17
2016
21

Publication Venues and Collaboration

Journal, Conference, and Book Publication Breakdown

Conference 157
Journal 503
Book 23

Top Coauthors

Chen Slominski

Research Impact by Period

2025-2026

Period Stats
Papers 45
Citations 78
Avg. Citations / Paper 1.7
H-Index 5

2020-2024

Period Stats
Papers 157
Citations 1550
Avg. Citations / Paper 9.9
H-Index 15

2015-2019

Period Stats
Papers 94
Citations 1069
Avg. Citations / Paper 11.4
H-Index 16

2010-2014

Period Stats
Papers 331
Citations 1673
Avg. Citations / Paper 5.1
H-Index 21

2005-2009

Period Stats
Papers 402
Citations 3237
Avg. Citations / Paper 8.1
H-Index 17

2000-2004

Period Stats
Papers 212
Citations 394
Avg. Citations / Paper 1.9
H-Index 7

1995-1999

Period Stats
Papers 132
Citations 93
Avg. Citations / Paper 0.7
H-Index 4

1990-1994

Period Stats
Papers 57
Citations 68
Avg. Citations / Paper 1.2
H-Index 4

1985-1989

Period Stats
Papers 27
Citations 25
Avg. Citations / Paper 0.9
H-Index 3

1980-1984

Period Stats
Papers 9
Citations 27
Avg. Citations / Paper 3
H-Index 4

1975-1979

Period Stats
Papers 1
Citations 3
Avg. Citations / Paper 3
H-Index 1

Contact and Professional Links

Contact Information

jakechen@uab.edu
2059960738

Detected Research Keywords

Data Mining Bioinformatics Corticotropin Releasing Hormone Workshop Data Mining International Workshop Data Selected Papers Biokdd Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis Guest Editorial Selected Editorial Selected Papers Mining Bioinformatics Biokdd Human Melanoma Cells