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 175
- RNA modifications and cancer 124
- RNA Research and Splicing 116
- Fungal and yeast genetics research 17
- DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry 17
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies 14
- Ecology 32
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions 31
- Co-authors
- Usha Vijayraghavan (8 shared papers)Soo-Chen Cheng (5 shared papers)Jennifer Normanly (8 shared papers)Ray Kit Ng (2 shared papers)Edward N. Brody (2 shared papers)Ren-Jang Lin (6 shared papers)Peter Gegenheimer (6 shared papers)Craig L. Peebles (8 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 KingdomGermany
In The Last Decade
John Abelson
219 papers receiving 16.2k citations
John Abelson's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 138
- Molecular Biology 16.2k
- Genetics 2.1k
- Ecology 1.6k
- Cell Biology 546
- Paleontology 216
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
Showing the 20 most-cited of 221 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isolation and sequence of the gene for actin in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Hit paper breakdown → | 1980 | 543 |
| 2 | Genetic Regulation: The Lac Control Region Hit paper breakdown → | 1975 | 481 |
| 3 | Amber Suppression: a Nucleotide Change in the Anticodon of a Tyrosine Transfer RNA Hit paper breakdown → | 1968 | 382 |
| 4 | 1985 | 377 | |
| 5 | 1984 | 355 | |
| 6 | 1987 | 350 | |
| 7 | 1966 | 349 | |
| 8 | 1979 | 320 | |
| 9 | 1991 | 316 | |
| 10 | 1989 | 314 | |
| 11 | 1978 | 310 | |
| 12 | 1985 | 293 | |
| 13 | 1983 | 276 | |
| 14 | 1983 | 247 | |
| 15 | 1988 | 244 | |
| 16 | 1998 | 235 | |
| 17 | 1989 | 228 | |
| 18 | 1986 | 220 | |
| 19 | Duplicate genes for tyrosine transfer RNA in Escherichia coli Hit paper breakdown → | 1970 | 209 |
| 20 | 2002 | 208 |
About John Abelson
John Abelson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology, Genetics, Plant Science and Paleontology, having authored 221 papers that have together received 17.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (175 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (124 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (116 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (31 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (19 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (17 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (17 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (16.2k citations), Genetics (2.1k citations), Ecology (1.6k citations), Cell Biology (546 citations) and Paleontology (216 citations). John Abelson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Usha Vijayraghavan, Soo-Chen Cheng, 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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