Walter Gilbert

41.6k citations
120 papers · 34.7k · 21 hit papers · h-index 57

Impact in

    • 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

    • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 50
    • RNA Research and Splicing 21
    • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies 15
    • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry 11
    • RNA modifications and cancer 10
    • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques 9
    • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology 9

Walter Gilbert

119 papers receiving 31.6k citations

Walter Gilbert's Hit Papers

DNA sequencing at 40: past, present and future 2017 · 639 citations
6390+17+35Years since publication4.0k8.0k12.0k

Peers

Walter Gilbert
Comparison fields: 5 of 188
  • Molecular Biology 27.0k
  • Genetics 7.6k
  • Ecology 3.4k
  • Endocrinology 580
  • Immunology 2.3k
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Walter Gilbert, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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[57] Sequencing end-labeled DNA with base-specific chemical cleavages
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198014120
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Origin of life: The RNA world
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19861851
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Why genes in pieces?
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19781781
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Formation of parallel four-stranded complexes by guanine-rich motifs in DNA and its implications for meiosis
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19881512
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Mapping adenines, guanines, and pyrimidines in RNA
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19771274
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Molecular basis of base substitution hotspots in Escherichia coli
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1978987
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Nucleotide sequence of rous sarcoma virus
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1983840
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B Lineage—Specific Interactions of an Immunoglobulin Enhancer with Cellular Factors in Vivo
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1985766
9
A sodium-potassium switch in the formation of four-stranded G4-DNA
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1990700
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DNA sequencing at 40: past, present and future
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2017639
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Hepatitis B virus genes and their expression in E. coli
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1979507
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The evolution of spliceosomal introns: patterns, puzzles and progress
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2006499
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Unstable Ribonucleic Acid Revealed by Pulse Labelling of Escherichia Coli
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1961458
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ISOLATION OF THE LAC REPRESSOR
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1966457
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The structure and evolution of the two nonallelic rat preproinsulin genes
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1979437
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STREPTOMYCIN, SUPPRESSION, AND THE CODE
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1964366
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The Nucleotide Sequence of the lac Operator
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1973348
18
Polypeptide synthesis in Escherichia coli
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1963335
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Cell-type-specific contacts to immunoglobulin enhancers in nuclei
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1985306
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About Walter Gilbert

Walter Gilbert is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics, Ecology, Plant Science and Immunology, having authored 120 papers that have together received 34.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (50 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (21 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (15 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (11 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (11 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (10 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (9 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (27.0k citations), Genetics (7.6k citations), Ecology (3.4k citations), Endocrinology (580 citations) and Immunology (2.3k 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 Christine Coulondre. 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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