Walter Gilbert
Impact in
- Molecular Biology top 0.05%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
- RNA Research and Splicing
- RNA modifications and cancer
- Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Genetics top 0.05%
- Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
Papers in
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- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 51
- RNA Research and Splicing 21
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies 16
- DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry 11
- RNA modifications and cancer 10
- Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques 9
- Genetics 19
- Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology 9
- Co-authors
- Allan M. Maxam (5 shared papers)Dipankar Sen (4 shared papers)Scott William Roy (14 shared papers)Helen Donis-Keller (1 shared paper)George M. Church (7 shared papers)Richard Tizard (4 shared papers)Dennis Schwartz (2 shared papers)Anne Ephrussi (2 shared papers)
- Journals
- Nature (22 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (17 papers)Science (10 papers)Cell (7 papers)Journal of Molecular Biology (5 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesUnited KingdomGermany
In The Last Decade
Walter Gilbert
123 papers receiving 33.0k citations
Walter Gilbert's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 195
- Molecular Biology 27.9k
- Genetics 7.8k
- Ecology 3.4k
- Immunology 2.4k
- Endocrinology 568
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Co-authors
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [57] Sequencing end-labeled DNA with base-specific chemical cleavages Hit paper breakdown → | 1980 | 14282 |
| 2 | Origin of life: The RNA world Hit paper breakdown → | 1986 | 2045 |
| 3 | Why genes in pieces? Hit paper breakdown → | 1978 | 1926 |
| 4 | Formation of parallel four-stranded complexes by guanine-rich motifs in DNA and its implications for meiosis Hit paper breakdown → | 1988 | 1565 |
| 5 | Mapping adenines, guanines, and pyrimidines in RNA Hit paper breakdown → | 1977 | 1316 |
| 6 | Molecular basis of base substitution hotspots in Escherichia coli Hit paper breakdown → | 1978 | 1042 |
| 7 | Nucleotide sequence of rous sarcoma virus Hit paper breakdown → | 1983 | 861 |
| 8 | B Lineage—Specific Interactions of an Immunoglobulin Enhancer with Cellular Factors in Vivo Hit paper breakdown → | 1985 | 792 |
| 9 | A sodium-potassium switch in the formation of four-stranded G4-DNA Hit paper breakdown → | 1990 | 724 |
| 10 | DNA sequencing at 40: past, present and future Hit paper breakdown → | 2017 | 716 |
| 11 | Hepatitis B virus genes and their expression in E. coli Hit paper breakdown → | 1979 | 530 |
| 12 | ISOLATION OF THE LAC REPRESSOR Hit paper breakdown → | 1966 | 529 |
| 13 | Unstable Ribonucleic Acid Revealed by Pulse Labelling of Escherichia Coli Hit paper breakdown → | 1961 | 520 |
| 14 | The evolution of spliceosomal introns: patterns, puzzles and progress Hit paper breakdown → | 2006 | 515 |
| 15 | The structure and evolution of the two nonallelic rat preproinsulin genes Hit paper breakdown → | 1979 | 464 |
| 16 | STREPTOMYCIN, SUPPRESSION, AND THE CODE Hit paper breakdown → | 1964 | 414 |
| 17 | The Nucleotide Sequence of the lac Operator Hit paper breakdown → | 1973 | 392 |
| 18 | Polypeptide synthesis in Escherichia coli Hit paper breakdown → | 1963 | 359 |
| 19 | 1985 | 324 | |
| 20 | Cell-type-specific contacts to immunoglobulin enhancers in nuclei Hit paper breakdown → | 1985 | 319 |
About Walter Gilbert
Walter Gilbert is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics, Ecology, Plant Science and Immunology, having authored 124 papers that have together received 36.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (51 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (21 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (16 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (11 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (11 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (10 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (9 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (27.9k citations), Genetics (7.8k citations), Ecology (3.4k citations), Immunology (2.4k citations) and Endocrinology (568 citations). Walter Gilbert has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Allan M. Maxam, Dipankar Sen, Scott William Roy, Helen Donis-Keller, George M. Church, Richard Tizard, Dennis Schwartz, Anne Ephrussi, Susumu Tonegawa and Benno Müller‐Hill. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Science, Cell and Journal of Molecular Biology.
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