Standout Papers

Design of a Novel Globula... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 2007 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Design of a Novel Globular Protein Fold with Atomic-Level Accuracy
    2003 1.2k citations Brian Kuhlman, Gautam Dantas et al. Science profile →
  2. RNA-binding proteins: modular design for efficient function
    2007 998 citations Bradley M. Lunde, Claire Moore et al. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology profile →

Immediate Impact

73 by Nobel laureates 53 from Science/Nature 81 hit
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Citing Papers

Small and long non-coding RNAs: Past, present, and future
2024 Hit
De novo protein design—From new structures to programmable functions
2024 Hit
76 intermediate papers

Works of Gabriele Varani being referenced

The Highly Cooperative Folding of Small Naturally Occurring Proteins Is Likely the Result of Natural Selection
2007 Nobel
Design of a Novel Globular Protein Fold with Atomic-Level Accuracy
2003 HitScienceNobel
and 8 more

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Gabriele Varani 12.4k 1.4k 799 791 744 206 14.1k
Peter M. Colman 11.6k 0.9× 1.5k 1.1× 404 0.5× 644 0.8× 463 0.6× 136 17.2k
Jack S. Cohen 6.8k 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 1.4k 1.8× 488 0.6× 505 0.7× 237 10.7k
J.T. Finch 10.8k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 360 0.5× 938 1.2× 1.2k 1.6× 110 15.6k
David R. Davies 14.0k 1.1× 2.3k 1.7× 706 0.9× 1.6k 2.0× 850 1.1× 146 20.1k
Markus G. Grütter 7.8k 0.6× 1.2k 0.9× 253 0.3× 605 0.8× 511 0.7× 168 11.3k
Tom Alber 10.3k 0.8× 3.0k 2.2× 633 0.8× 546 0.7× 324 0.4× 131 13.1k
Sanford M. Simon 7.7k 0.6× 2.7k 2.0× 268 0.3× 829 1.0× 606 0.8× 143 12.9k
Robert Brasseur 7.7k 0.6× 556 0.4× 400 0.5× 466 0.6× 247 0.3× 291 11.6k
Scott C. Blanchard 8.1k 0.7× 839 0.6× 420 0.5× 770 1.0× 167 0.2× 172 10.9k
Michael N.G. James 8.8k 0.7× 2.6k 2.0× 630 0.8× 211 0.3× 451 0.6× 229 12.7k

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