Leslie E. Orgel

30.6k citations
335 papers · 25.6k · 6 hit papers · h-index 84

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Papers in

    • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 92
    • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry 85
    • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques 38
    • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis 24
    • Biochemical and Molecular Research 23
    • Origins and Evolution of Life 87

Leslie E. Orgel

330 papers receiving 23.7k citations

Leslie E. Orgel's Hit Papers

Synthesis of long prebiotic oligomers on mineral surfaces 1996 · 693 citations
6930+23+46Years since publication50010001.5k

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Leslie E. Orgel
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  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 9.7k
  • Aging 463
  • Molecular Biology 13.4k
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 1.1k
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2.0k
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All Works

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1
Selfish DNA: the ultimate parasite
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19801667
2
THE MAINTENANCE OF THE ACCURACY OF PROTEIN SYNTHESIS AND ITS RELEVANCE TO AGEING
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1963807
3
Evolution of the genetic apparatus
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1968780
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Synthesis of long prebiotic oligomers on mineral surfaces
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1996693
5 1955487
6 1977463
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The crystal structure of ferrocene
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1956443
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Ligand-field theory
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1957434
9 1992422
10 1957418
11 1957393
12 1973355
13 1984326
14 1987324
15 2004314
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The Origins of Life on the Earth
1974273
17 1998267
18 1957263
19 1987262
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An Introduction to Transition-Metal Chemistry: Ligand-Field Theory
1960261

About Leslie E. Orgel

Leslie E. Orgel is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, having authored 335 papers that have together received 25.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (92 papers), Origins and Evolution of Life (87 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (85 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (38 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (24 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (23 papers), Biochemical and Molecular Research (23 papers) and Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (15 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (9.7k citations), Aging (463 citations), Molecular Biology (13.4k citations), Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (1.1k citations) and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (2.0k citations). Leslie E. Orgel has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Belgium. Frequent co-authors include Francis Crick, R. Lohrmann, Jack D. Dunitz, James P. Ferris, Gerald F. Joyce, J. S. Griffith, Robert A. Sanchez, Barbara C.F. Chu, Rihe Liu and Aubrey R. Hill. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Molecular Evolution, Nature, Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres, Journal of Molecular Biology and Science.

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