Steve Legon
Impact in
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- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- RNA modifications and cancer
- RNA Research and Splicing
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- Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
Papers in
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- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 5
- Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling 3
- RNA modifications and cancer 3
- RNA Interference and Gene Delivery 2
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- Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology 4
- Co-authors
- Tim Hunt (2 shared papers)Richard J. Jackson (2 shared papers)Andrew J. Flavell (2 shared papers)Alison Cowie (2 shared papers)Robert Kamen (2 shared papers)Hugh D. Robertson (2 shared papers)Wolf Prensky (1 shared paper)Akio Shiraishi (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Journal of Molecular Biology (4 papers)Cell (2 papers)Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (1 paper)Biochemical Society Transactions (1 paper)FEBS Letters (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United KingdomUnited StatesSouth Sudan
In The Last Decade
Steve Legon
13 papers receiving 669 citations
Steve Legon's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 77
- Molecular Biology 567
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 102
- Oncology 130
- Ecology 135
- Genetics 106
Countries citing papers authored by Steve Legon
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Fields of papers citing papers by Steve Legon
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Steve Legon, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Initiation of protein synthesis: Evidence for messenger RNA-independent binding of methionyl-transfer RNA to the 40 S ribosomal subunit Hit paper breakdown → | 1973 | 263 |
| 2 | 1974 | 94 | |
| 3 | 1979 | 88 | |
| 4 | 1979 | 72 | |
| 5 | 1986 | 71 | |
| 6 | 1976 | 69 | |
| 7 | 1976 | 41 | |
| 8 | 1982 | 38 | |
| 9 | 1977 | 18 | |
| 10 | 1979 | 16 | |
| 11 | 2001 | 15 | |
| 12 | 1994 | 4 | |
| 13 | 1988 | 2 |
About Steve Legon
Steve Legon is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Oncology, Ecology and Surgery, having authored 13 papers that have together received 791 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (5 papers), Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (4 papers), Polyomavirus and related diseases (3 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (3 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (3 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (3 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (2 papers) and Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (567 citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (102 citations), Oncology (130 citations), Ecology (135 citations) and Genetics (106 citations). Steve Legon has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and South Sudan. Frequent co-authors include Tim Hunt, Richard J. Jackson, Andrew J. Flavell, Alison Cowie, Robert Kamen, Hugh D. Robertson, Wolf Prensky, Akio Shiraishi, Feyruz V. Rassool and I. Maclntyre. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Molecular Biology, Cell, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Biochemical Society Transactions and FEBS Letters.
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