Ben Langmead
Scholar

Ben Langmead

Google Scholar ID: 2JMaTKsAAAAJ
Professor of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University
Sequence AlignmentComputational GenomicsComputer Science
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
78,587
 
H-index
37
 
i10-index
62
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
61
list available
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • Created widely used bioinformatics tools: Bowtie, Bowtie 2, Kraken 2, Dashing, Dashing 2, r-index, MONI, MOVI, SPUMONI, Vargas, Lighter, Samovar, Arioc, HISAT
  • Developed scalable data processing tools: recount3, Snaptron, Megadepth, ASCOT, Intropolis, Monorail, Rail-RNA, Rail-dbGaP, Myrna, Crossbow, Boiler
  • Built tools for interpretability and bias reduction: Qtip, FORGe, Reference Flow, LevioSAM
  • Published extensively (full list available via Google Scholar)
  • Authored review articles on read alignment and cloud computing in genomics