Leslie E. Orgel

30.6k citations
323 papers · 22.9k · 6 hit papers · h-index 78

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Papers in

    • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 88
    • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry 83
    • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques 37
    • Biochemical and Molecular Research 23
    • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis 23
    • Origins and Evolution of Life 83

Leslie E. Orgel

320 papers receiving 21.5k citations

Leslie E. Orgel's Hit Papers

Synthesis of long prebiotic oligomers on mineral surfaces 1996 · 635 citations
6350+23+46Years since publication50010001.5k

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Leslie E. Orgel
Comparison fields: 5 of 197
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 8.5k
  • Aging 374
  • Molecular Biology 12.2k
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 998
  • Organic Chemistry 2.9k
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All Works

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1
Selfish DNA: the ultimate parasite
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19801512
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Evolution of the genetic apparatus
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1968687
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THE MAINTENANCE OF THE ACCURACY OF PROTEIN SYNTHESIS AND ITS RELEVANCE TO AGEING
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1963677
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Synthesis of long prebiotic oligomers on mineral surfaces
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1996635
5 1955453
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The crystal structure of ferrocene
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1956422
7 1977422
8 1992386
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Ligand-field theory
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1957385
10 1957384
11 1957373
12 1973310
13 1984301
14 2004300
15 1987291
16 1987244
17 1998237
18
The Origins of Life on the Earth
1974235
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An Introduction to Transition-Metal Chemistry: Ligand-Field Theory
1960228
20 1962226

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 323 papers that have together received 22.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (88 papers), Origins and Evolution of Life (83 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (83 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (37 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (23 papers), Biochemical and Molecular Research (23 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (23 papers) and Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (15 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (8.5k citations), Aging (374 citations), Molecular Biology (12.2k citations), Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (998 citations) and Organic Chemistry (2.9k 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, Robert A. Sanchez, J. S. Griffith, 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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