Frederick Sanger

106.9k citations
77 papers · 89.3k · 26 hit papers · h-index 46

Impact in

    • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
    • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
    • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
    • RNA modifications and cancer
    • RNA Research and Splicing
    • Fungal and yeast genetics research
  • Genetics top 0.01%
    • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology

Papers in

    • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 33
    • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies 12
    • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry 8
    • RNA modifications and cancer 7
    • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology 4
    • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions 23

Frederick Sanger

77 papers receiving 83.9k citations

Frederick Sanger's Hit Papers

Nucleotide sequence of bacteriophage λ DNA 1982 · 982 citations
9820+19+39Years since publication20.0k40.0k60.0k

Peers

Frederick Sanger
Comparison fields: 5 of 211
  • Molecular Biology 60.9k
  • Genetics 19.4k
  • Clinical Biochemistry 3.4k
  • Endocrinology 2.1k
  • Biotechnology 3.4k
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Frederick Sanger, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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DNA sequencing with chain-terminating inhibitors
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197762523
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Sequence and organization of the human mitochondrial genome
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19817668
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Cloning in single-stranded bacteriophage as an aid to rapid DNA sequencing
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19803269
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A rapid method for determining sequences in DNA by primed synthesis with DNA polymerase
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19751703
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The use of thin acrylamide gels for DNA sequencing
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19781369
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Complete sequence of bovine mitochondrial DNA conserved features of the mammalian mitochondrial genome
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19821293
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Nucleotide sequence of bacteriophage φX174 DNA
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19771093
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A two-dimensional fractionation procedure for radioactive nucleotides
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19651014
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Nucleotide sequence of bacteriophage λ DNA
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1982982
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The disulphide bonds of insulin
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1955632
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The nucleotide sequence of bacteriophage φX174
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1978574
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The amino-acid sequence in the phenylalanyl chain of insulin. 1. The identification of lower peptides from partial hydrolysates
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1951561
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Determination of Nucleotide Sequences in DNA
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1981509
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Chromatography of 32P‐Labelled Oligonucleotides on Thin Layers of DEAE‐Cellulose
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1969458
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The sequence of 5 s ribosomal ribonucleic acid
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1968367
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The amino-acid sequence in the glycyl chain of insulin. 1. The identification of lower peptides from partial hydrolysates
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1953344
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The amino-acid sequence in the phenylalanyl chain of insulin. 2. The investigation of peptides from enzymic hydrolysates
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1951338
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N-Formyl-methionyl-S-RNA
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1964295
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Nucleotide sequences from the low molecular weight ribosomal RNA of Escherichia coli
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1967268
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Nucleotide Sequence from the Coat Protein Cistron of R17 Bacteriophage RNA
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1969258

About Frederick Sanger

Frederick Sanger is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology, Genetics, Nutrition and Dietetics and Biochemistry, having authored 77 papers that have together received 89.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (33 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (23 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (12 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (8 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (8 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (7 papers), Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (4 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (60.9k citations), Genetics (19.4k citations), Clinical Biochemistry (3.4k citations), Endocrinology (2.1k citations) and Biotechnology (3.4k citations). Frederick Sanger has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and United States. Frequent co-authors include Alan Coulson, B. G. Barrell, B.A. Roe, Andrew J.H. Smith, Ian G. Young, Ian C. Eperon, Stephen K. Anderson, G.G. Brownlee, M.H.L. de Bruijn and Donald P. Nierlich. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Molecular Biology, Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology and Annual Review of Biochemistry.

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