A. B. Futcher

11.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
18 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

A. B. Futcher is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, A. B. Futcher has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Genetics and 4 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in A. B. Futcher's work include Fungal and yeast genetics research (11 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (7 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (5 papers). A. B. Futcher is often cited by papers focused on Fungal and yeast genetics research (11 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (7 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (5 papers). A. B. Futcher collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. A. B. Futcher's co-authors include Calvin B. Harley, Carol W. Greider, Richard Allsopp, Samuel Goldstein, Homayoun Vaziri, Cam Patterson, Michael Z. Levy, Brandt L. Schneider, B. S. Cox and Qingmei Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

A. B. Futcher

18 papers receiving 9.1k citations

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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 threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Telomeres shorten during ageing of human fibroblasts

1990 4.5k citations Calvin B. Harley, A. B. Futcher et al. Nature profile →
Telomere length predicts replicative capacity of human fibroblasts.

1992 1.8k citations Richard Allsopp, Homayoun Vaziri et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Telomere end-replication problem and cell aging

1992 834 citations Michael Z. Levy, Richard Allsopp et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →

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18 of 18 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	pMPY-ZAP: A reusable polymerase chain reaction-directed gene disruption cassette forSaccharomyces cerevisiae 1996 ·Yeast ·Brandt L. Schneider, Barbara Steiner, Wolfgang Seufert, A. B. Futcher	53
2	Linkage of Replication to Start by the Cdk Inhibitor Sic1 1996 ·Science ·Brandt L. Schneider, Qingmei Yang, A. B. Futcher	198
3	Use of polymerase chain reaction epitope tagging for protein tagging in Saccharomyces cerevisiae 1995 ·Yeast ·Brandt L. Schneider, Wolfgang Seufert, Barbara Steiner, Qingmei Yang, A. B. Futcher	294
4	Telomere end-replication problem and cell aging breakdown → 1992 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·Michael Z. Levy, Richard Allsopp, A. B. Futcher, Carol W. Greider, Calvin B. Harley	834
5	Telomere length predicts replicative capacity of human fibroblasts. breakdown → 1992 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Richard Allsopp, Homayoun Vaziri, Cam Patterson, Samuel Goldstein, (unknown), A. B. Futcher, Carol W. Greider, Calvin B. Harley	1828
6	The role of CDC28 and cyclins during mitosis in the budding yeast S. cerevisiae 1991 ·Cell ·Uttam Surana, (unknown), C P Price, Tillman Schuster, Ian T. Fitch, A. B. Futcher, Kim Nasmyth	413
7	Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell cycle: cdc28 and the G1 cyclins. 1991 ·PubMed ·A. B. Futcher	9
8	Yeast cell cycle 1990 ·Current Opinion in Cell Biology ·A. B. Futcher	9
9	Telomeres shorten during ageing of human fibroblasts breakdown → 1990 ·Nature ·Calvin B. Harley, A. B. Futcher, Carol W. Greider	4513
10	The 2 μm circle plasmid of Saccharomyces cerevisiae 1988 ·Yeast ·A. B. Futcher	101
11	The WHI1+ gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae tethers cell division to cell size and is a cyclin homolog. 1988 ·The EMBO Journal ·Robert S Nash, George Tokiwa, Shalini Anand, Kent L. Erickson, A. B. Futcher	484
12	Copy number amplification of the 2 μm circle plasmid of Saccharomyces cerevisiae 1986 ·Journal of Theoretical Biology ·A. B. Futcher	193
13	Copy number and the stability of 2-micron circle-based artificial plasmids of Saccharomyces cerevisiae 1984 ·Journal of Bacteriology ·A. B. Futcher, B. S. Cox	162
14	Maintenance of the 2 microns circle plasmid in populations of Saccharomyces cerevisiae 1983 ·Journal of Bacteriology ·A. B. Futcher, B. S. Cox	106
15	Relationship of the [psi] factor with other plasmids of Saccharomyces cerevisiae 1982 ·Plasmid ·Mick F. Tuite, (unknown), A. B. Futcher, Melanie J. Dobson, Brian S. Cox, Calvin S. McLaughlin	25
16	Control of recombination within and between DNA plasmids of Saccharomyces cerevisiae 1980 ·Current Genetics ·Melanie J. Dobson, A. B. Futcher, Brian S. Cox	23
17	Loss of 2 um DNA from Saccharomyces cerevisiae transformed with the chimaeric plasmid pJDB219 1980 ·Current Genetics ·Melanie J. Dobson, A. B. Futcher, Brian S. Cox	62
18	A novel assay for endonucleases acting at apurinic sites and its use in measuring AP endonuclease activity in repair-deficient mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae 1979 ·Canadian Journal of Biochemistry ·A. B. Futcher, A. Richard Morgan	19

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