Gemma E. May

4.5k citations

39 papers · 3.2k · 1 hit paper · h-index 25

Impact in

Virology top 1%
- HIV Research and Treatment
Molecular Biology top 5%
- RNA Research and Splicing
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
- Fungal and yeast genetics research

Papers in

Virology 13
- HIV Research and Treatment 13
Molecular Biology 22
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 9
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics 4
- RNA Research and Splicing 4
- Fungal and yeast genetics research 4
- Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation 3

Co-authors: Günter P. Wagner (3 shared papers)Vincent J. Lynch (2 shared papers)C. Joel McManus (16 shared papers)Thomas C. Friedrich (9 shared papers)Yizhu Lin (3 shared papers)David I. Watkins (6 shared papers)Levi J Yant (4 shared papers)Gregory William Gelembiuk (2 shared papers)
Journals: Journal of Virology (9 papers)Nature (3 papers)Nucleic Acids Research (3 papers)Cell Reports (2 papers)Molecular Ecology (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States China United Kingdom

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Gemma E. May

39 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Gemma E. May's Hit Papers

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Diversity and dynamics of the Drosophila transcriptome 2014 · 534 citations

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Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

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1	Diversity and dynamics of the Drosophila transcriptome Nature ·James Brown, Nathan P. Boley, Robert C. Eisman, Gemma E. May, Marcus H. Stoiber, Michael Duff, Ben W. Booth, Jiayu Wen Hit paper breakdown →	2014	534
2	Transposon-mediated rewiring of gene regulatory networks contributed to the evolution of pregnancy in mammals Nature Genetics ·Vincent J. Lynch, Robert D. Leclerc, Gemma E. May, Günter P. Wagner	2011	319
3	The High-Frequency Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I Allele Mamu-B * 17 Is Associated with Control of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus SIVmac239 Replication Journal of Virology ·Levi J Yant, Thomas C. Friedrich, Randall Johnson, Gemma E. May, Nicholas J. Maness, Alissa M. Enz, Jeffrey D. Lifson, David H. O’Connor	2006	254
4	Vaccine-Induced Cellular Immune Responses Reduce Plasma Viral Concentrations after Repeated Low-Dose Challenge with Pathogenic Simian Immunodeficiency Virus SIVmac239 Journal of Virology ·Nancy A. Wilson, Jason S. Reed, Gnankang Sarah Napoé, Shari M. Piaskowski, Andy Szymanski, Jessica R. Furlott, Edna J. Gonzalez, Levi J Yant	2006	221
5	Comparative analysis of the transcriptome across distant species Nature ·Mark Gerstein, Joel S. Rozowsky, Koon‐Kiu Yan, Daifeng Wang, Chao Cheng, James B. Brown, Carrie Davis, LaDeana Hillier	2014	215
6	Subdominant CD8 + T-Cell Responses Are Involved in Durable Control of AIDS Virus Replication Journal of Virology ·Thomas C. Friedrich, Laura E. Valentine, Levi J Yant, Eva G. Rakasz, Shari M. Piaskowski, Jessica R. Furlott, Kimberly L. Weisgrau, Benjamin J. Burwitz	2007	189
7	Global Patterns of Tissue-Specific Alternative Polyadenylation in Drosophila Cell Reports ·Peter Smibert, Pedro Miura, Jakub Orzechowski Westholm, Sol Shenker, Gemma E. May, Michael Duff, Dayu Zhang, Brian D. Eads	2012	183
8	Mod-seq: high-throughput sequencing for chemical probing of RNA structure RNA ·Jason Talkish, Gemma E. May, Yizhu Lin, John L. Woolford, C. Joel McManus	2014	150
9	The Genome of Anopheles darlingi , the main neotropical malaria vector Nucleic Acids Research ·Osvaldo Marinotti, Gustavo Cerqueira, Luiz Gonzaga Paula de Almeida, Maria Inês Tiraboschi Ferro, Élgion L. S. Loreto, Arnaldo Zaha, Santuza Maria Ribeiro Teixeira, Adam R. Wespiser	2013	92
10	Circuit diversification in a biofilm regulatory network PLoS Pathogens ·Manning Y. Huang, Carol A. Woolford, Gemma E. May, C. Joel McManus, Aaron P. Mitchell	2019	84
11	Regulatory evolution through divergence of a phosphoswitch in the transcription factor CEBPB Nature ·Vincent J. Lynch, Gemma E. May, Günter P. Wagner	2011	83
12	Molecular ecology of zebra mussel invasions Molecular Ecology ·Gemma E. May, Gregory William Gelembiuk, Vadim E. Panov, Marina I. Orlova, Carol Eunmi Lee	2006	77
13	Patterns of CD8+Immunodominance May Influence the Ability ofMamu-B08-Positive Macaques To Naturally Control Simian Immunodeficiency Virus SIVmac239 Replication Journal of Virology* ·John T. Loffredo, Alex T. Bean, Dominic R. Beal, Enrique J. León, Gemma E. May, Shari M. Piaskowski, Jessica R. Furlott, Solomon K. Musani	2007	77
14	DNA copy number evolution in Drosophila cell lines Genome biology ·Hangnoh Lee, C. Joel McManus, Dong-Yeon Cho, Matthew L. Eaton, Fioranna Renda, Maria Patrizia Somma, Lucy Cherbas, Gemma E. May	2014	72
15	CD8+ T Cells from SIV Elite Controller Macaques Recognize Mamu-B08-Bound Epitopes and Select for Widespread Viral Variation PLoS ONE* ·John T. Loffredo, Thomas C. Friedrich, Enrique J. León, Jason J. Stephany, Denise Silva Rodrigues, Sean Paul Spencer, Alex T. Bean, Dominic R. Beal	2007	70
16	Phylogeography and systematics of zebra mussels and related species Molecular Ecology ·Gregory William Gelembiuk, Gemma E. May, Carol Eunmi Lee	2006	69
17	Impacts of uORF codon identity and position on translation regulation Nucleic Acids Research ·Yizhu Lin, Gemma E. May, Hunter Kready, Lauren Nazzaro, Mao Mao, Pieter Spealman, Yehuda Creeger, C. Joel McManus	2019	58
18	Competing RNA secondary structures are required for mutually exclusive splicing of the Dscam exon 6 cluster RNA ·Gemma E. May, Sara Olson, C. Joel McManus, Brenton R. Graveley	2010	51
19	Infection with “Escaped” Virus Variants Impairs Control of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus SIVmac239 Replication inMamu-B08-Positive Macaques Journal of Virology* ·Laura E. Valentine, John T. Loffredo, Alex T. Bean, Enrique J. León, Caitlin E. MacNair, Dominic R. Beal, Shari M. Piaskowski, Yann C. Klimentidis	2009	49
20	Repeated Intravaginal Inoculation with Cell‐Associated Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Results in Persistent Infection of Nonhuman Primates The Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Masahiko Kaizu, Andrea M. Weiler, Kim L. Weisgrau, Kathleen A. Vielhuber, Gemma E. May, Shari M. Piaskowski, Jessica R. Furlott, Nicholas J. Maness	2006	48

About Gemma E. May

Gemma E. May is a scholar working on Virology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, having authored 39 papers that have together received 3.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include HIV Research and Treatment (13 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (9 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (4 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (4 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (4 papers), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (3 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (2 papers) and Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Virology (912 citations), Molecular Biology (1.5k citations), Aging (29 citations), Genetics (321 citations) and Cancer Research (128 citations). Gemma E. May has collaborated with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Günter P. Wagner, Vincent J. Lynch, C. Joel McManus, Thomas C. Friedrich, Yizhu Lin, David I. Watkins, Levi J Yant, Gregory William Gelembiuk, Carol Eunmi Lee and Nicholas J. Maness. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Virology, Nature, Nucleic Acids Research, Cell Reports and Molecular Ecology.

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