John Abelson
Impact in
- Molecular Biology top 0.1%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- RNA modifications and cancer
- RNA Research and Splicing
- Fungal and yeast genetics research
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
- Genetics top 0.5%
- Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
Papers in
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- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 171
- RNA modifications and cancer 121
- RNA Research and Splicing 113
- DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry 17
- Fungal and yeast genetics research 16
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies 13
- Ecology 32
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions 31
- Co-authors
- Soo-Chen Cheng (5 shared papers)Usha Vijayraghavan (7 shared papers)Jennifer Normanly (8 shared papers)Ray Kit Ng (2 shared papers)Edward N. Brody (2 shared papers)Ren-Jang Lin (5 shared papers)Peter Gegenheimer (6 shared papers)Craig L. Peebles (7 shared papers)
- Journals
- Journal of Biological Chemistry (23 papers)Journal of Molecular Biology (22 papers)Science (21 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (21 papers)Molecular and Cellular Biology (14 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesUnited KingdomSpain
In The Last Decade
John Abelson
211 papers receiving 15.3k citations
John Abelson's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 132
- Molecular Biology 15.3k
- Genetics 2.0k
- Ecology 1.5k
- Cell Biology 502
- Paleontology 197
Countries citing papers authored by John Abelson
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Fields of papers citing papers by John Abelson
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Co-authors
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isolation and sequence of the gene for actin in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Hit paper breakdown → | 1980 | 516 |
| 2 | Genetic Regulation: The Lac Control Region Hit paper breakdown → | 1975 | 438 |
| 3 | 1985 | 362 | |
| 4 | Amber Suppression: a Nucleotide Change in the Anticodon of a Tyrosine Transfer RNA Hit paper breakdown → | 1968 | 357 |
| 5 | 1987 | 343 | |
| 6 | 1984 | 341 | |
| 7 | 1966 | 336 | |
| 8 | 1989 | 307 | |
| 9 | 1991 | 302 | |
| 10 | 1979 | 291 | |
| 11 | 1985 | 288 | |
| 12 | 1978 | 284 | |
| 13 | 1983 | 262 | |
| 14 | 1988 | 240 | |
| 15 | 1983 | 237 | |
| 16 | 1998 | 224 | |
| 17 | 1989 | 213 | |
| 18 | 1986 | 207 | |
| 19 | 2002 | 205 | |
| 20 | 1997 | 205 |
About John Abelson
John Abelson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology, Genetics, Plant Science and Paleontology, having authored 212 papers that have together received 16.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (171 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (121 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (113 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (31 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (19 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (17 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (16 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (13 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (15.3k citations), Genetics (2.0k citations), Ecology (1.5k citations), Cell Biology (502 citations) and Paleontology (197 citations). John Abelson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Spain. Frequent co-authors include Soo-Chen Cheng, Usha Vijayraghavan, Jennifer Normanly, Ray Kit Ng, Edward N. Brody, Ren-Jang Lin, Peter Gegenheimer, Craig L. Peebles, Richard C. Ogden and Peter F. Johnson. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Molecular Biology, Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Molecular and Cellular Biology.
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