Ensembl 2026
The Ensembl project (https://www.ensembl.org) is a public and open resource providing access to genomes, annotations, high-quality tools, and methods applicable to species from across the tree of life. This year has witnessed nearly a doubling in our rate of annotation and genome release, with 1927 new genomes released, with the total number of genomes now standing at 37 546. This includes expanded support for the human and barley pangenomes. We also present two new interfaces providing improved mechanisms to explore and interrogate genome regulation annotations. As our focus remains on sustainable scaling, we have archived Ensembl Rapid Release and accelerated the move to the new Ensembl platform. Ensembl release 116 (Q1-2026) will be the last release on the current platform.
Authors
- Olanrewaju Austine-Orimoloye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4390-1437)
- Lahcen Campbell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6405-9162)
- Vinay Kaikala
- Garth R Ilsley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9863-5802)
- Ahamed Imran Abdul Salam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8057-181X)
- Andres Veidenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7451-0626)
- Jorge da Rocha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1386-5367)
- Sarah Dyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5690-9633)
- Thomas Walsh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9328-6671)
- Shriya Raj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1973-6347)
- Sarah Donaldson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2576-3173)
- J.M. Carpenter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9578-9339)
- Ruth Bennett
- Zoe Hollis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4435-4666)
- Bilal El Houdaigui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7021-8724)
- Emily L. Clark (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9550-7407)
- Jon Keatley
- Ivana Piližota (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2365-8748)
- John Tate (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8315-6574)
- Guy Naamati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0523-4071)
- Tamara El Naboulsi
- Mike Kay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3282-0834)
- Botond Sipos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9046-3302)
- If Barnes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9303-4610)
- Manuel Carbajo Martinez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3806-6067)
- Adam Frankish (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4333-628X)
- Lucy Brooks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9778-4136)
- Claire Davidson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4910-8202)
- Diana Lemos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9093-9948)
- Leanne S. Haggerty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8843-3596)
- Shashank Budhanuru Ramaraju
- Andrey G Azov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3832-4604)
- Jonathan M. Mudge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4789-7495)
- H. G. HALL (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2779-2565)
- Francesca Floriana Tricomi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6170-5499)
- David Urbina-Gómez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3678-6327)
- Aleena Mushtaq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1624-458X)
- Jamie Allen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8677-2225)
- José G Pérez-Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4421-3676)
- Sarah Hunt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8350-1235)
- Andrew Berry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5096-7701)
- Mehrnaz Charkhchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8990-7404)
- Anna Lázár (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9533-1675)
- Disha Lodha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1592-9395)
- Andrea Winterbottom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0694-3053)
- Mallory Freeberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2949-3921)
- Louisse Paola Mirabueno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2497-9607)
- Paulo Lins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8363-1534)
- Irina Prosovetskaia
- Aine Fairbrother-Browne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7196-1410)
- Natalie L Willhoft (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6607-9976)
- Shradha Saraf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6433-8356)
- Bethany Flint (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5881-6430)
- Stefano Giorgetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5424-9723)
- Tatiana A Gurbich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7537-8871)
- Arne Becker
- Andrew Yates (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8886-4772)
- Matthew P. Hardy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6420-1715)
- Daniel Poppleton
- Vasily Sitnik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4647-1874)
- Matthieu Barba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7882-8356)
- Oluwadamilare Falola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4448-7829)
- Jorge Álvarez-Jarreta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0946-0957)
- Gabriela Alejandra Merino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0130-6226)
- Jack A. S. Tierney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5331-3604)
- Jyothish Bhai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2815-7478)
- Fergal J. Martin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1672-050X)
- Toby Hunt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8377-0841)
- Kamalkumar Dodiya
- Luis Alberto García Cortés
- Syed Nakib Hossain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5815-0157)
- Nishadi De Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4802-2375)
- Marie‐Marthe Suner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0380-7171)
- Jane Loveland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7669-2934)
- Reham Fatima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9914-4893)
- Simarpreet Kaur Bhurji
- Swati Sinha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6718-0315)
- Likhitha Surapaneni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0575-7673)
- José M. González (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5569-0705)
- ROBERT FINN (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8626-2148)
- Jitender Cheema
- Suzanna Dickson
- Nourhen Mathlouthi
- Ryan Merritt
- Vianey Paola Barrera-Enriquez
Institutions
- European Bioinformatics Institute (GB)
- University of Warwick (GB)
- Cardiff University (GB)
- Newcastle University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nucleic Acids Research
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkaf1239
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Genomics and Rare Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.09
Funders
- European Bioinformatics Institute
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
- National Institutes of Health