Thomas A. Steitz
Impact in
- Molecular Biology top 0.01%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- RNA modifications and cancer
- DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
- DNA Repair Mechanisms
- RNA Research and Splicing
- Genetics top 0.02%
- Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
Papers in
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- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 180
- RNA modifications and cancer 102
- DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry 64
- DNA Repair Mechanisms 42
- RNA Research and Splicing 28
- Genetics 79
- Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology 79
- Co-authors
- Peter B. Moore (43 shared papers)J.L. Hansen (13 shared papers)Nenad Ban (15 shared papers)Poul Nissen (15 shared papers)L.S. Beese (6 shared papers)Irene T. Weber (12 shared papers)Randall M. Story (4 shared papers)Donald M. Engelman (9 shared papers)
- Journals
- Journal of Molecular Biology (44 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (35 papers)Science (28 papers)Nature (15 papers)Cell (14 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesRussiaUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
Thomas A. Steitz
285 papers receiving 41.3k citations
Thomas A. Steitz's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 171
- Molecular Biology 37.0k
- Genetics 9.7k
- Virology 1.5k
- Infectious Diseases 3.1k
- Structural Biology 250
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All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 312 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Complete Atomic Structure of the Large Ribosomal Subunit at 2.4 Å Resolution Hit paper breakdown → | 2000 | 2689 |
| 2 | The Structural Basis of Ribosome Activity in Peptide Bond Synthesis Hit paper breakdown → | 2000 | 1745 |
| 3 | Crystal Structure of a CAP-DNA Complex: the DNA Is Bent by 90° Hit paper breakdown → | 1991 | 993 |
| 4 | A general two-metal-ion mechanism for catalytic RNA. Hit paper breakdown → | 1993 | 981 |
| 5 | Structural basis for the 3′‐5′ exonuclease activity of Escherichia coli DNA polymerase I: a two metal ion mechanism. Hit paper breakdown → | 1991 | 941 |
| 6 | Structure of E. coli Glutaminyl-tRNA Synthetase Complexed with tRNA Gln and ATP at 2.8 Å Resolution Hit paper breakdown → | 1989 | 808 |
| 7 | The spontaneous insertion of proteins into and across membranes: The helical hairpin hypothesis Hit paper breakdown → | 1981 | 808 |
| 8 | Structure of large fragment of Escherichia coli DNA polymerase I complexed with dTMP Hit paper breakdown → | 1985 | 765 |
| 9 | DNA Polymerases: Structural Diversity and Common Mechanisms Hit paper breakdown → | 1999 | 721 |
| 10 | The structure of the E. coli recA protein monomer and polymer Hit paper breakdown → | 1992 | 659 |
| 11 | The kink‐turn: a new RNA secondary structure motif Hit paper breakdown → | 2001 | 632 |
| 12 | Structure of catabolite gene activator protein at 2.9 Å resolution suggests binding to left-handed B-DNA Hit paper breakdown → | 1981 | 595 |
| 13 | RNA tertiary interactions in the large ribosomal subunit: The A-minor motif Hit paper breakdown → | 2001 | 564 |
| 14 | FUNCTION AND STRUCTURE RELATIONSHIPS IN DNA POLYMERASES Hit paper breakdown → | 1994 | 558 |
| 15 | Structure of the recA protein–ADP complex Hit paper breakdown → | 1992 | 557 |
| 16 | Structure of the Replicating Complex of a Pol α Family DNA Polymerase Hit paper breakdown → | 2001 | 479 |
| 17 | The Structures of Four Macrolide Antibiotics Bound to the Large Ribosomal Subunit Hit paper breakdown → | 2002 | 473 |
| 18 | Structural studies of protein–nucleic acid interaction: the sources of sequence-specific binding Hit paper breakdown → | 1990 | 466 |
| 19 | Structure of a complex of catabolite gene activator protein and cyclic AMP refined at 2.5 Å resolution Hit paper breakdown → | 1987 | 453 |
| 20 | Crystal structure of a bacterial family‐III cellulose‐binding domain: a general mechanism for attachment to cellulose. Hit paper breakdown → | 1996 | 434 |
About Thomas A. Steitz
Thomas A. Steitz is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics, Materials Chemistry, Ecology and Oncology, having authored 312 papers that have together received 42.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (180 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (102 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (79 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (65 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (64 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (42 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (28 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (26 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (37.0k citations), Genetics (9.7k citations), Virology (1.5k citations), Infectious Diseases (3.1k citations) and Structural Biology (250 citations). Thomas A. Steitz has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Russia and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Peter B. Moore, J.L. Hansen, Nenad Ban, Poul Nissen, L.S. Beese, Irene T. Weber, Randall M. Story, Donald M. Engelman, David McKay and Steve C. Schultz. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Molecular Biology, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Science, Nature and Cell.
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