William C. Summers

6.7k citations
116 papers · 5.3k · h-index 40

Impact in

  • Ecology top 1%
    • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Genetics top 1%
    • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
    • Virus-based gene therapy research

Papers in

    • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry 15
    • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 11
    • Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments 30
    • Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research 16

William C. Summers

115 papers receiving 4.6k citations

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William C. Summers
Comparison fields: 5 of 140
  • Ecology 1.5k
  • Genetics 1.6k
  • Epidemiology 1.6k
  • Virology 210
  • Molecular Biology 2.7k
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All Works

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1 1981356
2 2001355
3 1970201
4 2012185
5 1979178
6 1968167
7 1976140
8 1978122
9 1998118
10 1995117
11 1977113
12 1969107
13 1969101
14 198098
15 198695
16 197595
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Félix d`Herelle and the Origins of Molecular Biology
199994
18 197592
19 197090
20 198886

About William C. Summers

William C. Summers is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Genetics, Ecology and Oncology, having authored 116 papers that have together received 5.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (30 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (28 papers), Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (16 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (15 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (15 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (13 papers), Viral-associated cancers and disorders (13 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Ecology (1.5k citations), Genetics (1.6k citations), Epidemiology (1.6k citations), Virology (210 citations) and Molecular Biology (2.7k citations). William C. Summers has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Belgium. Frequent co-authors include Wilma P. Summers, J A Sharp, Waclaw Szybalski, M.J. Wagner, James Skare, George Klein, Richard W. Hyman, Peter M. Glazer, Michael J. Wagner and James R. Smiley. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Virology, Virology, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Molecular Biology and Nature.

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