A.D. Kaiser

6.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
40 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

A.D. Kaiser is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, A.D. Kaiser has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Molecular Biology, 30 papers in Ecology and 19 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in A.D. Kaiser's work include Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (30 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (17 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (13 papers). A.D. Kaiser is often cited by papers focused on Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (30 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (17 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (13 papers). A.D. Kaiser collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Switzerland. A.D. Kaiser's co-authors include David S. Hogness, John Josse, Arthur Kornberg, F Jacob, Vernon C. Bode, Costa Georgopoulos, Roger W. Hendrix, Louis F. Reichardt, Sherwood Casjens and Ray Wü and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Molecular Biology.

In The Last Decade

A.D. Kaiser

40 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

Enzymatic Synthesis of Deoxyribonucleic Acid 1957 2026 1980 2003 1961 1960 1957 1957 200 400 600
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 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.

  1. Enzymatic Synthesis of Deoxyribonucleic Acid
    1961 615 citations A.D. Kaiser et al. profile →
  2. The transformation of Escherichia coli with deoxyribonucleic acid isolated from bacteriophage λdg
    1960 443 citations A.D. Kaiser et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
  3. Mutations in a temperate bacteriophage affecting its ability to lysogenize Escherichia coli
    1957 435 citations A.D. Kaiser Virology profile →
  4. Recombination between related temperate bacteriophages and the genetic control of immunity and prophage localization
    1957 335 citations A.D. Kaiser, F Jacob Virology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
A.D. Kaiser United States 34 4.2k 2.6k 2.0k 367 255 40 5.1k
A. D. Hershey United States 21 3.9k 0.9× 2.1k 0.8× 1.3k 0.6× 186 0.5× 481 1.9× 31 5.0k
H. G. Wittmann Germany 44 5.5k 1.3× 1.3k 0.5× 1.5k 0.7× 588 1.6× 616 2.4× 150 6.5k
Norton D. Zinder United States 52 5.7k 1.4× 3.9k 1.5× 2.8k 1.4× 268 0.7× 565 2.2× 137 7.6k
Ross B. Inman United States 49 5.4k 1.3× 1.6k 0.6× 2.2k 1.1× 295 0.8× 477 1.9× 126 6.3k
Robert E. Webster United States 39 3.0k 0.7× 1.8k 0.7× 1.7k 0.8× 217 0.6× 236 0.9× 83 4.0k
Allan Campbell United States 39 4.1k 1.0× 2.4k 0.9× 2.0k 1.0× 220 0.6× 570 2.2× 100 5.5k
Shôji Mizushima Japan 37 3.8k 0.9× 887 0.3× 2.3k 1.1× 338 0.9× 149 0.6× 121 4.6k
Arthur Landy United States 47 6.3k 1.5× 2.6k 1.0× 3.4k 1.7× 482 1.3× 566 2.2× 111 7.3k
Georg Stöffler Germany 46 5.4k 1.3× 918 0.4× 1.3k 0.6× 308 0.8× 391 1.5× 161 6.2k
James D. Friesen Canada 50 6.1k 1.5× 818 0.3× 2.1k 1.1× 481 1.3× 408 1.6× 138 7.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by A.D. Kaiser

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A.D. Kaiser

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wu, Yilin, Yi Jiang, A.D. Kaiser, & Mark Alber. (2011). Self-organization in bacterial swarming: lessons from myxobacteria. Physical Biology. 8(5). 55003–55003. 20 indexed citations
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Wu, Yilin, A.D. Kaiser, Yi Jiang, & Mark Alber. (2009). Periodic reversal of direction allows Myxobacteria to swarm. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(4). 1222–1227. 107 indexed citations
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Julien, Bryan, A.D. Kaiser, & Anthony G. Garza. (2000). Spatial control of cell differentiation in Myxococcus xanthus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 97(16). 9098–9103. 203 indexed citations
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Hall, Frederick L., A.D. Kaiser, Jinyue Hu, et al.. (2000). Design, expression, and renaturation of a lesion-targeted recombinant epidermal growth factor-von Willebrand factor fusion protein: efficacy in an animal model of experimental colitis.. International Journal of Molecular Medicine. 6(6). 635–43. 21 indexed citations
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Spormann, Alfred M. & A.D. Kaiser. (1995). Gliding movements in Myxococcus xanthus. Journal of Bacteriology. 177(20). 5846–5852. 49 indexed citations
6.
Casjens, Sherwood, T. Höhn, & A.D. Kaiser. (1972). Head assembly steps controlled by genes F and W in bacteriophage λ. Journal of Molecular Biology. 64(3). 551–563. 64 indexed citations
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Wake, R.G., A.D. Kaiser, & Ross B. Inman. (1972). Isolation and structure of phage λ head-mutant DNA. Journal of Molecular Biology. 64(3). 519–540. 69 indexed citations
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Reichardt, Louis F. & A.D. Kaiser. (1971). Control of λ Repressor Synthesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 68(9). 2185–2189. 196 indexed citations
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Höhn, Thomas, et al.. (1970). Morphological proteins of phage lambda: Identification of the major head protein as the product of gene E. Virology. 42(2). 496–507. 85 indexed citations
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Kaiser, A.D., et al.. (1970). Specificity in curing by heteroimmune superinfection. Virology. 40(3). 522–529. 11 indexed citations
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Kaiser, A.D., et al.. (1970). Evidence for a prophage excision gene in λ. Journal of Molecular Biology. 47(3). 557–564. 75 indexed citations
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Wü, Ray & A.D. Kaiser. (1968). Structure and base sequence in the cohesive ends of bacteriophage lambda DNA. Journal of Molecular Biology. 35(3). 523–537. 142 indexed citations
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Kaiser, A.D., et al.. (1967). The c-region of coliphage 21. Virology. 32(3). 475–481. 48 indexed citations
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Kaiser, A.D., et al.. (1967). Genetic control of prophage insertion specificity in bacteriophages λ and 21. Virology. 32(3). 465–474. 58 indexed citations
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Kaiser, A.D.. (1966). On the Internal Structure of Bacteriophage Lambda. The Journal of General Physiology. 49(6). 171–178. 42 indexed citations
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Kaiser, A.D.. (1962). The production of phage chromosome fragments and their capacity for genetic transfer. Journal of Molecular Biology. 4(4). 275–287. 115 indexed citations
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Kaiser, A.D. & Robert L. Baldwin. (1962). A relation between dinucleotide and base frequencies in bacterial DNAs. Journal of Molecular Biology. 4(5). 418–419. 13 indexed citations
18.
Kaiser, A.D. & F Jacob. (1957). Recombination between related temperate bacteriophages and the genetic control of immunity and prophage localization. Virology. 4(3). 509–521. 335 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kaiser, A.D.. (1957). Mutations in a temperate bacteriophage affecting its ability to lysogenize Escherichia coli. Virology. 3(1). 42–61. 435 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kaiser, A.D.. (1955). A genetic study of the temperate coliphage λ. Virology. 1(4). 424–443. 150 indexed citations

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