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He Jiankui

1984 - Today

He Jiankui

He Jiankui ([xɤ̂ tɕjɛ̂nkʰwěɪ]; Chinese: 贺建奎; born 1984) is a Chinese biophysicist who was an associate professor in the Department of Biology of the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) in Shenzhen, China. Earning his Ph.D. from Rice University in Texas on protein evolution, including that of CRISPR, He learned gene-editing techniques (CRISPR/Cas9) as a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University in California.He Jiankui became widely known in November 2018 after he announced that he had created the first human genetically edited babies, twin girls who were born in mid-October 2018 and known by their pseudonyms, Lulu and Nana. The announcement was initially praised in the press as a major scientific advancement. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of He Jiankui has received more than 641,479 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). He Jiankui is the 828th most popular physicist (down from 767th in 2019), the 1,124th most popular biography from China (down from 1,029th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Chinese Physicist.

Memorability Metrics

640k
Page Views (PV)
37.68
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
3.85
Effective Languages (L*)
3.24
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of He Jiankuis by language

Over the past year He Jiankui has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 83,922 views, followed by Chinese (30,188), and Russian (20,226). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Ukrainian (88.44%), Russian (80.77%), and Egyptian Arabic (72.94%)

Among PHYSICISTS

Among physicists, He Jiankui ranks 828 out of 851. Before him are Mary K. Gaillard, Sabine Hossenfelder, G. N. Ramachandran, Sylvia Fedoruk, Sidney Drell, and Nathan Seiberg. After him are Paul Ginsparg, Gian Francesco Giudice, Jacqueline Hewitt, Charles L. Bennett, John C. Baez, and Sean M. Carroll.

Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia

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Mary K. Gaillard
1939 - Present
HPI: 39.34
Rank: 822
Sabine Hossenfelder
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.30
Rank: 823
G. N. Ramachandran
1922 - 2001
HPI: 39.17
Rank: 824
Sylvia Fedoruk
1927 - 2012
HPI: 39.11
Rank: 825
Sidney Drell
1926 - 2016
HPI: 38.86
Rank: 826
Nathan Seiberg
1956 - Present
HPI: 38.63
Rank: 827
He Jiankui
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.68
Rank: 828
Paul Ginsparg
1955 - Present
HPI: 37.49
Rank: 829
Gian Francesco Giudice
1961 - Present
HPI: 36.97
Rank: 830
Jacqueline Hewitt
1958 - Present
HPI: 36.92
Rank: 831
Charles L. Bennett
1956 - Present
HPI: 36.79
Rank: 832
John C. Baez
1961 - Present
HPI: 36.45
Rank: 833
Sean M. Carroll
1966 - Present
HPI: 36.12
Rank: 834

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, He Jiankui ranks 345. Before him are Ashlee Simpson, Jane Zhang, Aristide Bancé, Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir, Neil Harbisson, and French Montana. After him are James Mackay, Emily Wickersham, Nam Sang-mi, Nilla Fischer, Christian Bolaños, and Mehdi Lacen.

Others Born in 1984

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Ashlee Simpson
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.84
Rank: 339
Jane Zhang
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.80
Rank: 340
Aristide Bancé
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.79
Rank: 341
Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir
CELEBRITY
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.76
Rank: 342
Neil Harbisson
ARTIST
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.72
Rank: 343
French Montana
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.69
Rank: 344
He Jiankui
PHYSICIST
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.68
Rank: 345
James Mackay
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.68
Rank: 346
Emily Wickersham
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.67
Rank: 347
Nam Sang-mi
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.66
Rank: 348
Nilla Fischer
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.66
Rank: 349
Christian Bolaños
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.65
Rank: 350
Mehdi Lacen
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.65
Rank: 351