Paul Berg
Impact in
- Molecular Biology top 0.05%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
- DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
- DNA Repair Mechanisms
- RNA modifications and cancer
- RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
- Genetics top 0.05%
- Virus-based gene therapy research
Papers in
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- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 44
- DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry 39
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering 33
- DNA Repair Mechanisms 28
- Oncology 50
- Polyomavirus and related diseases 48
- Co-authors
- Peter Rigby (3 shared papers)Peter J. Southern (1 shared paper)Richard Mulligan (4 shared papers)Hiroto Okayama (5 shared papers)Michael J. Chamberlin (6 shared papers)Douglas L. Brutlag (1 shared paper)Serge Saxonov (1 shared paper)Richard C. Mulligan (4 shared papers)
- Journals
- Molecular and Cellular Biology (39 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (30 papers)Journal of Biological Chemistry (24 papers)Journal of Virology (22 papers)Journal of Molecular Biology (19 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesAustraliaUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
Paul Berg
212 papers receiving 31.2k citations
Paul Berg's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 194
- Molecular Biology 25.6k
- Genetics 9.1k
- Virology 1.0k
- Oncology 4.8k
- Biotechnology 1.2k
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Co-authors
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Labeling deoxyribonucleic acid to high specific activity in vitro by nick translation with DNA polymerase I Hit paper breakdown → | 1977 | 11018 |
| 2 | Transformation of mammalian cells to antibiotic resistance with a bacterial gene under control of the SV40 early region promoter. Hit paper breakdown → | 1982 | 2570 |
| 3 | High-Efficiency Cloning of Full-Length cDNA Hit paper breakdown → | 1982 | 1168 |
| 4 | A genome-wide analysis of CpG dinucleotides in the human genome distinguishes two distinct classes of promoters Hit paper breakdown → | 2006 | 961 |
| 5 | Selection for animal cells that express the Escherichia coli gene coding for xanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase. Hit paper breakdown → | 1981 | 920 |
| 6 | Electroporation for the efficient transfection of mammalian cells with DNA Hit paper breakdown → | 1987 | 715 |
| 7 | Expression of a Bacterial Gene in Mammalian Cells Hit paper breakdown → | 1980 | 688 |
| 8 | DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID-DIRECTED SYNTHESIS OF RIBONUCLEIC ACID BY AN ENZYME FROM ESCHERICHIA COLI Hit paper breakdown → | 1962 | 516 |
| 9 | Biochemical Method for Inserting New Genetic Information into DNA of Simian Virus 40: Circular SV40 DNA Molecules Containing Lambda Phage Genes and the Galactose Operon of Escherichia coli Hit paper breakdown → | 1972 | 435 |
| 10 | 1981 | 422 | |
| 11 | A prudent path forward for genomic engineering and germline gene modification Hit paper breakdown → | 2015 | 400 |
| 12 | 1983 | 336 | |
| 13 | Construction and analysis of viable deletion mutants of simian virus 40 Hit paper breakdown → | 1976 | 333 |
| 14 | Introduction of liposome-encapsulated SV40 DNA into cells. Hit paper breakdown → | 1980 | 319 |
| 15 | Studies on the binding of RNA polymerase to polynucleotides Hit paper breakdown → | 1966 | 319 |
| 16 | 1988 | 317 | |
| 17 | ACYL ADENYLATES: AN ENZYMATIC MECHANISM OF ACETATE ACTIVATION Hit paper breakdown → | 1956 | 290 |
| 18 | Synthesis of rabbit β-globin in cultured monkey kidney cells following infection with a SV40 β-globin recombinant genome Hit paper breakdown → | 1979 | 283 |
| 19 | 1981 | 269 | |
| 20 | Transfer Ribonucleic Acid-induced Hydrolysis of Valyladenylate Bound to Isoleucyl Ribonucleic Acid Synthetase Hit paper breakdown → | 1966 | 265 |
About Paul Berg
Paul Berg is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology, Genetics, Ecology and Plant Science, having authored 217 papers that have together received 35.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Polyomavirus and related diseases (48 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (47 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (44 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (39 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (33 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (28 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (26 papers) and Plant Virus Research Studies (25 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (25.6k citations), Genetics (9.1k citations), Virology (1.0k citations), Oncology (4.8k citations) and Biotechnology (1.2k citations). Paul Berg has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Peter Rigby, Peter J. Southern, Richard Mulligan, Hiroto Okayama, Michael J. Chamberlin, Douglas L. Brutlag, Serge Saxonov, Richard C. Mulligan, Gilbert Chu and Suresh Subramani. Their work appears in journals such as Molecular and Cellular Biology, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Virology and Journal of Molecular Biology.
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