Rob Benne

6.3k citations

96 papers · 5.6k · 1 hit paper · h-index 40

Impact in

Molecular Biology top 1%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- RNA regulation and disease
- RNA modifications and cancer
- RNA Research and Splicing
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
- Protist diversity and phylogeny
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
Epidemiology top 1%
- Trypanosoma species research and implications

Papers in

Epidemiology 39
- Trypanosoma species research and implications 38
Molecular Biology 59
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 38
- RNA regulation and disease 7
- RNA Research and Splicing 6
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology 5
- DNA Repair Mechanisms 3

Co-authors: John W.B. Hershey (10 shared papers)Paul Sloof (20 shared papers)Harry O. Voorma (23 shared papers)J. van den Burg (14 shared papers)Henri Grosjean (1 shared paper)Pascal Auffinger (1 shared paper)Just P. J. Brakenhoff (3 shared papers)Jacques H. VAN BOOM (2 shared papers)
Journals: European Journal of Biochemistry (13 papers)Journal of Biological Chemistry (9 papers)Nucleic Acids Research (8 papers)FEBS Letters (7 papers)Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology (5 papers)
Partner nations: Netherlands United States Czechia

In The Last Decade

Rob Benne

95 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Rob Benne's Hit Papers

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Major transcript of the frameshifted coxll gene from trypanosome mitochondria contains four nucleotides that are not encoded in the DNA 1986 · 709 citations

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Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

1986 Cell

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1	Major transcript of the frameshifted coxll gene from trypanosome mitochondria contains four nucleotides that are not encoded in the DNA Cell ·Rob Benne, J. van den Burg, Just P. J. Brakenhoff, Paul Sloof, Jacques H. VAN BOOM, Marijke C. Tromp Hit paper breakdown →	1986	709
2	Modification and Editing of RNA ASM Press eBooks ·Pascal Auffinger, Henri Grosjean, Rob Benne	1998	582
3	The mechanism of action of protein synthesis initiation factors from rabbit reticulocytes. Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Rob Benne, John W.B. Hershey	1978	392
4	Kinetoplast DNA Network: Evolution of an Improbable Structure Eukaryotic Cell ·Julius Lukeš, Dorothy Lys Guilbride, Jan Votýpka, Alena Zı́ková, Rob Benne, Paul T. Englund	2002	262
5	Purification and characterization of protein synthesis initiation factors eIF-1, eIF-4C, eIF-4D, and eIF-5 from rabbit reticulocytes. Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Rob Benne, Marianne Brown-Luedi, John W.B. Hershey	1978	143
6	The sequence of the gene for cytochromecoxidase subunit I, a frameshift containing gene for cytochromecoxidase subunit II and seven unassigned reading frames inTrypanosoma bruceimitochondrial maxi-cirle DNA Nucleic Acids Research ·Lambert A. M. Hensgens, Just P. J. Brakenhoff, Berend F.De Vries, Paul Sloof, Marijke C. Tromp, Jacques H. VAN BOOM, Rob Benne	1984	121
7	Purification and characterization of initiation factor IF-E3 from rabbit reticulocytes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Rob Benne, John W.B. Hershey	1976	119
8	Purification and characterization of initiation factor IF-E2 from rabbit reticulocytes. Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Rob Benne, C Wong, Markus Martin Luedi, John W.B. Hershey	1976	118
9	RNA Interference Analyses Suggest a Transcript-specific Regulatory Role for Mitochondrial RNA-binding Proteins MRP1 and MRP2 in RNA Editing and Other RNA Processing in Trypanosoma brucei Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Eva Vondrušková, J. van den Burg, Alena Zı́ková, Nancy Lewis Ernst, Ken Stuart, Rob Benne, Julius Lukeš	2004	108
10	Purification and Characterization of a Protein Factor that Reverses the Inhibition of Protein Synthesis by the Heme‐Regulated Translational Inhibitor in Rabbit Reticulocyte Lysates European Journal of Biochemistry ·Hans AMESZ, Hans GOUMANS, Thea HAUBRICH‐MORREE, Harry O. Voorma, Rob Benne	1979	102
11	RNA editing in trypanosomes European Journal of Biochemistry ·Rob Benne	1994	100
12	RNA-editing in trypanosome mitochondria Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression ·Rob Benne	1989	93
13	[3] Protein synthesis initiation factors from rabbit raticulocytes: Purification, characterization, and radiochemical labeling Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Rob Benne, Marianne Brown-Luedi, John W.B. Hershey	1979	89
14	Trypanosoma brucei TBRGG1, a Mitochondrial Oligo(U)-binding Protein That Co-localizes with an in VitroRNA Editing Activity Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Luc Vanhamme, David L. Pérez-Morga, Dave Speijer, Laurence Lambert, Maurice Geuskens, Sylvie Alexandre, Naı̈ma Ismaı̈li, Ulrich Göringer	1998	89
15	The nucleotide sequence of a segment ofTrypanosoma bruceimitochondrial maxi-circle DNA that contains the gene for apocytochromeband some unusual unassigned reading frames Nucleic Acids Research ·Rob Benne, Berend F.De Vries, J. van den Burg, Bep Klaver	1983	87
16	Purification and characterization of an endonuclease from calf thymus acting on irradiated DNA Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis ·Silvia Bacchetti, Rob Benne	1975	86
17	Mutational Spectrum in the PEX7 Gene and Functional Analysis of Mutant Alleles in 78 Patients with Rhizomelic Chondrodysplasia Punctata Type 1 The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Alison M. Motley, Pedro Brites, Lisya Gerez, Eveline M. Hogenhout, Janet Haasjes, Rob Benne, Henk F. Tabak, Ronald Wanders	2002	81
18	Phosphorylation of eukaryotic protein synthesis initiation factors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Rob Benne, John D. Edman, Robert R. Traut, John W.B. Hershey	1978	77
19	RNA editing in trypanosomes: is there a message? Trends in Genetics ·Rob Benne	1990	76
20	Phosphorylation in vitro of eukaryotic initiation factors IF-E2 and IF-E3 by protein kinases. Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Olaf‐Georg Issinger, Rob Benne, John W.B. Hershey, Robert R. Traut	1976	74

About Rob Benne

Rob Benne is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Clinical Biochemistry, Aging and Physiology, having authored 96 papers that have together received 5.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (38 papers), Trypanosoma species research and implications (38 papers), RNA regulation and disease (7 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (6 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (5 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (5 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (3 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (3.9k citations), Epidemiology (1.5k citations), Clinical Biochemistry (96 citations), Aging (17 citations) and Biochemistry (33 citations). Rob Benne has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Czechia. Frequent co-authors include John W.B. Hershey, Paul Sloof, Harry O. Voorma, J. van den Burg, Henri Grosjean, Pascal Auffinger, Just P. J. Brakenhoff, Jacques H. VAN BOOM, Marianne Brown-Luedi and Hans AMESZ. Their work appears in journals such as European Journal of Biochemistry, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nucleic Acids Research, FEBS Letters and Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology.

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