B. G. Barrell

14.3k citations

63 papers · 9.1k · 7 hit papers · h-index 37

Impact in

Parasitology top 0.5%
Epidemiology top 0.5%
- Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments

Papers in

Molecular Biology 43
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 26
- RNA modifications and cancer 14
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies 9
- Fungal and yeast genetics research 8
Ecology 26
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions 24

Co-authors: Frederick Sanger (10 shared papers)Clyde A. Hutchison (5 shared papers)Julian Parkhill (3 shared papers)Marie‐Adèle Rajandream (4 shared papers)Matthew Berriman (2 shared papers)Tim Carver (2 shared papers)Gillian M. Air (3 shared papers)Alan T. Bankier (11 shared papers)
Journals: Nature (7 papers)Journal of Molecular Biology (6 papers)Journal of Virology (6 papers)Yeast (5 papers)Virology (3 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Australia

In The Last Decade

B. G. Barrell

61 papers receiving 8.5k citations

B. G. Barrell's Hit Papers

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ACT: the Artemis comparison tool 2005 · 1.3k citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2005 Computer applications in the biosciences
1990 Current topics in microbiology and immunology
1978 Journal of Molecular Biology
1977 Nature
1969 Nature
1968 Journal of Molecular Biology
1967 Nature

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1	ACT: the Artemis comparison tool Computer applications in the biosciences ·Tim Carver, Kim Rutherford, Matthew Berriman, Marie‐Adèle Rajandream, B. G. Barrell, Julian Parkhill Hit paper breakdown →	2005	1274
2	Analysis of the Protein-Coding Content of the Sequence of Human Cytomegalovirus Strain AD169 Current topics in microbiology and immunology ·M. S. Chee, Alan T. Bankier, Stephan Beck, Ruth Böhni, C. M. Brown, Ronald L. Cerny, Terry Horsnell, Clyde A. Hutchison, Tony Kouzarides, John A. Martignetti, E. Preddie, Sandra C. Satchwell, Peter Tomlinson, Kathleen Weston, B. G. Barrell Hit paper breakdown →	1990	1087
3	Nucleotide sequence of bacteriophage φX174 DNA Nature ·Frederick Sanger, Gillian M. Air, B. G. Barrell, Nathan Brown, Alan Coulson, John C. Fiddes, Clyde A. Hutchison, Patrick M. Slocombe, Michael J. Smith Hit paper breakdown →	1977	1087
4	The nucleotide sequence of bacteriophage φX174 Journal of Molecular Biology ·Frederick Sanger, Alan Coulson, Theodore Friedmann, Gillian M. Air, B. G. Barrell, Nathan Brown, John C. Fiddes, Clyde A. Hutchison, Patrick M. Slocombe, Michael J. Smith Hit paper breakdown →	1978	574
5	Analysis of the complete DNA sequence of murine cytomegalovirus Journal of Virology ·William D. Rawlinson, Helen E. Farrell, B. G. Barrell	1996	492
6	Artemis and ACT: viewing, annotating and comparing sequences stored in a relational database Bioinformatics ·Tim Carver, Matthew Berriman, Adrian R. Tivey, Chinmay Patel, Ulrike Böhme, B. G. Barrell, Julian Parkhill, Marie‐Adèle Rajandream	2008	465
7	Human cytomegalovirus encodes a glycoprotein homologous to MHC class-I antigens Nature ·Stephan Beck, B. G. Barrell	1988	381
8	The sequence of 5 s ribosomal ribonucleic acid Journal of Molecular Biology ·G.G. Bkownlee, Frederick Sanger, B. G. Barrell Hit paper breakdown →	1968	367
9	Overlapping genes in bacteriophage φX174 Nature ·B. G. Barrell, Gillian M. Air, Clyde A. Hutchison	1976	271
10	[7] Random cloning and sequencing by the M13/dideoxynucleotide chain termination method Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Alan T. Bankier, Kathleen Weston, B. G. Barrell	1987	266
11	Nucleotide Sequence from the Coat Protein Cistron of R17 Bacteriophage RNA Nature ·Jerry M. Adams, Peter Jeppesen, Frederick Sanger, B. G. Barrell Hit paper breakdown →	1969	258
12	Nucleotide Sequence of 5S-ribosomal RNA from Escherichia coli Nature ·G.G. Brownlee, Frederick Sanger, B. G. Barrell Hit paper breakdown →	1967	219
13	Identification and characterization of a G protein-coupled receptor homolog encoded by murine cytomegalovirus Journal of Virology ·Nicholas Davis‐Poynter, Dona M. Lynch, Hassan Vally, G. R. Shellam, William D. Rawlinson, B. G. Barrell, Helen E. Farrell	1997	183
14	Identification and expression of a human cytomegalovirus glycoprotein with homology to the Epstein-Barr virus BXLF2 product, varicella-zoster virus gpIII, and herpes simplex virus type 1 glycoprotein H Journal of Virology ·Martin Cranage, Geoffrey L. Smith, Susanne Bell, Harvi F. Hart, C. Hendricks Brown, Alan T. Bankier, Peter Tomlinson, B. G. Barrell, Tony Minson	1988	145
15	Primary structure and transcription of the genes coding for the two virion phosphoproteins pp65 and pp71 of human cytomegalovirus Journal of Virology ·Barbara Rüger, Sabine Klages, B Walla, Jens Albrecht, Bernhard Fleckenstein, Peter Tomlinson, B. G. Barrell	1987	133
16	Tropomyosin is essential in yeast, yet the TPM1 and TPM2 products perform distinct functions. The Journal of Cell Biology ·Becky Drees, Cory N. Brown, B. G. Barrell, Anthony Bretscher	1995	124
17	Sequence of a represser-binding site in the DNA of bacteriophage λ Nature ·Tom Maniatis, Mark Ptashne, B. G. Barrell, John E. Donelson	1974	119
18	Handbook of nucleic acid sequences Medical Entomology and Zoology ·B. G. Barrell, Brian F.C. Clark	1974	113
19	Structure of Transfer RNA: Evidence for Interaction between Two Non-adjacent Nucleotide Residues in tRNAVal1 from Escherichia coli Nature ·Moshé Yaniv, A. Favre, B. G. Barrell	1969	108
20	An immediate early gene of human cytomegalovirus encodes a potential membrane glycoprotein Virology ·Tony Kouzarides, Alan T. Bankier, Sandra C. Satchwell, Enrique Preddy, B. G. Barrell	1988	105

About B. G. Barrell

B. G. Barrell is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology, Epidemiology, Oncology and Genetics, having authored 63 papers that have together received 9.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (26 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (24 papers), Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (16 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (14 papers), Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (14 papers), Viral-associated cancers and disorders (12 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (9 papers) and Fungal and yeast genetics research (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Parasitology (768 citations), Epidemiology (3.0k citations), Endocrinology (422 citations), Molecular Biology (4.9k citations) and Ecology (1.8k citations). B. G. Barrell has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Frederick Sanger, Clyde A. Hutchison, Julian Parkhill, Marie‐Adèle Rajandream, Matthew Berriman, Tim Carver, Gillian M. Air, Alan T. Bankier, Kim Rutherford and William D. Rawlinson. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Journal of Molecular Biology, Journal of Virology, Yeast and Virology.

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