W Gilbert
Impact in
- Molecular Biology top 0.2%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- RNA Research and Splicing
- RNA modifications and cancer
- DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
- Genetics top 0.2%
- Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
Papers in
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- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 12
- DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry 7
- DNA Repair Mechanisms 4
- RNA Research and Splicing 4
- Protein Structure and Dynamics 4
- Genetics 9
- Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology 5
- Co-authors
- George M. Church (2 shared papers)Ulrich Siebenlist (1 shared paper)Benno Müller‐Hill (2 shared papers)David Dressler (1 shared paper)Allan M. Maxam (4 shared papers)Karen Talmadge (3 shared papers)Mark Ptashne (1 shared paper)Keith Backman (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (33 papers)Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology (3 papers)Nucleic Acids Research (2 papers)Journal of Virology (2 papers)Journal of Neuroscience (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United StatesSwitzerlandJapan
In The Last Decade
W Gilbert
54 papers receiving 14.4k citations
W Gilbert's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 172
- Molecular Biology 11.1k
- Genetics 3.2k
- Plant Science 2.6k
- Cell Biology 942
- Immunology 1.1k
Countries citing papers authored by W Gilbert
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Fields of papers citing papers by W Gilbert
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside W Gilbert, 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 55 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Genomic sequencing. Hit paper breakdown → | 1984 | 7766 |
| 2 | The RNA world Hit paper breakdown → | 1986 | 1588 |
| 3 | Contacts between Escherichia coli RNA polymerase and an early promoter of phage T7. Hit paper breakdown → | 1980 | 487 |
| 4 | 1994 | 422 | |
| 5 | A bacterial clone synthesizing proinsulin. Hit paper breakdown → | 1978 | 411 |
| 6 | 1976 | 382 | |
| 7 | 1968 | 336 | |
| 8 | Sequence of a mouse germ-line gene for a variable region of an immunoglobulin light chain. Hit paper breakdown → | 1978 | 332 |
| 9 | 1987 | 326 | |
| 10 | 1968 | 306 | |
| 11 | 1995 | 238 | |
| 12 | 1967 | 223 | |
| 13 | 1989 | 207 | |
| 14 | 1977 | 180 | |
| 15 | 1994 | 165 | |
| 16 | 1980 | 164 | |
| 17 | 1980 | 115 | |
| 18 | 1977 | 111 | |
| 19 | 1982 | 107 | |
| 20 | 1983 | 99 |
About W Gilbert
W Gilbert is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics, Ecology, Cell Biology and Surgery, having authored 55 papers that have together received 15.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (12 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (7 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (6 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (5 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (4 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (4 papers), Pancreatic function and diabetes (4 papers) and Protein Structure and Dynamics (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (11.1k citations), Genetics (3.2k citations), Plant Science (2.6k citations), Cell Biology (942 citations) and Immunology (1.1k citations). W Gilbert has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Japan. Frequent co-authors include George M. Church, Ulrich Siebenlist, Benno Müller‐Hill, David Dressler, Allan M. Maxam, Karen Talmadge, Mark Ptashne, Keith Backman, Richard Tizard and Manyuan Long. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology, Nucleic Acids Research, Journal of Virology and Journal of Neuroscience.
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