Sidney Altman
Impact in
- Molecular Biology top 0.2%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- RNA modifications and cancer
- RNA Research and Splicing
- Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
- DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
- RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
- Genetics top 0.2%
- Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
Papers in
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- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 154
- RNA modifications and cancer 58
- RNA Research and Splicing 47
- DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry 24
- RNA Interference and Gene Delivery 12
- Genetics 84
- Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology 81
- Co-authors
- Cecilia Guerrier-Takada (35 shared papers)Ryszard Kole (6 shared papers)Katheleen Gardiner (1 shared paper)Norman R. Pace (1 shared paper)Adrian R. Krainer (1 shared paper)Anthony Forster (2 shared papers)Madeline F. Baer (10 shared papers)Donna Wesolowski (21 shared papers)
- Journals
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (41 papers)Journal of Molecular Biology (22 papers)RNA (16 papers)Cell (15 papers)Journal of Biological Chemistry (11 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesRussiaUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
Sidney Altman
193 papers receiving 11.7k citations
Sidney Altman's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 137
- Molecular Biology 11.1k
- Genetics 3.3k
- Ecology 2.2k
- Virology 137
- Astronomy and Astrophysics 434
Countries citing papers authored by Sidney Altman
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Fields of papers citing papers by Sidney Altman
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Sidney Altman, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 193 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The RNA moiety of ribonuclease P is the catalytic subunit of the enzyme Hit paper breakdown → | 1983 | 1972 |
| 2 | RNA therapeutics: beyond RNA interference and antisense oligonucleotides Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 927 |
| 3 | Purification and Properties of a Specific Escherichia coli Ribonuclease which Cleaves a Tyrosine Transfer Ribonucleic Acid Precursor Hit paper breakdown → | 1972 | 267 |
| 4 | 1990 | 261 | |
| 5 | Tyrosine tRNA Precursor Molecule Polynucleotide Sequence Hit paper breakdown → | 1971 | 236 |
| 6 | 1987 | 229 | |
| 7 | Ribonuclease P: an enzyme with an essential RNA component. Hit paper breakdown → | 1978 | 227 |
| 8 | 1984 | 212 | |
| 9 | 1989 | 172 | |
| 10 | 1986 | 151 | |
| 11 | 1993 | 149 | |
| 12 | 1990 | 139 | |
| 13 | 1987 | 137 | |
| 14 | 1985 | 136 | |
| 15 | 1982 | 127 | |
| 16 | 1990 | 125 | |
| 17 | 1992 | 124 | |
| 18 | 1989 | 121 | |
| 19 | 1991 | 119 | |
| 20 | 1989 | 116 |
About Sidney Altman
Sidney Altman is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics, Ecology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Infectious Diseases, having authored 193 papers that have together received 12.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (154 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (81 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (58 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (54 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (47 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (24 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (12 papers) and Viral Infections and Immunology Research (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (11.1k citations), Genetics (3.3k citations), Ecology (2.2k citations), Virology (137 citations) and Astronomy and Astrophysics (434 citations). Sidney Altman has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Russia and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Cecilia Guerrier-Takada, Ryszard Kole, Katheleen Gardiner, Norman R. Pace, Adrian R. Krainer, Anthony Forster, Madeline F. Baer, Donna Wesolowski, Johan Smith and William H. McClain. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Molecular Biology, RNA, Cell and Journal of Biological Chemistry.
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