Aidan Dolan

6.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
32 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Aidan Dolan is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Virology and Parasitology. According to data from OpenAlex, Aidan Dolan has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Epidemiology, 9 papers in Virology and 8 papers in Parasitology. Recurrent topics in Aidan Dolan's work include Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (26 papers), Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (16 papers) and Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies (8 papers). Aidan Dolan is often cited by papers focused on Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (26 papers), Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (16 papers) and Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies (8 papers). Aidan Dolan collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Slovakia and United States. Aidan Dolan's co-authors include Duncan J. McGeoch, Andrew J. Davison, Margaret C. Frame, D. McNab, Philip L. Taylor, J. E. Scott, Charles Cunningham, Fiona E. Jamieson, Clare Addison and Frazer J. Rixon and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and Journal of Molecular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Aidan Dolan

32 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Complete DNA Sequence of the Long Unique Region in the Genome of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1

1988 1.4k citations Duncan J. McGeoch, Andrew J. Davison et al. Journal of General Virology profile →
Sequence determination and genetic content of the short unique region in the genome of herpes simplex virus type 1

1985 468 citations Duncan J. McGeoch, Aidan Dolan et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Aidan Dolan United Kingdom	26	4.8k	1.2k	1.0k	978	901	32	5.4k
A. C. Minson United Kingdom	34	4.4k 0.9×	1.3k 1.1×	565 0.6×	1.4k 1.4×	980 1.1×	58	5.3k
Joel D. Baines United States	45	4.5k 0.9×	1.5k 1.2×	647 0.6×	1.4k 1.5×	717 0.8×	95	5.6k
Barbara G. Klupp Germany	51	5.9k 1.2×	1.1k 0.9×	513 0.5×	1.4k 1.4×	803 0.9×	146	7.0k
William T. Ruyechan United States	38	3.4k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	753 0.7×	901 0.9×	321 0.4×	104	4.1k
Fred L. Homa United States	39	3.3k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	525 0.5×	964 1.0×	625 0.7×	69	4.5k
Harald Granzow Germany	43	4.3k 0.9×	1.0k 0.8×	445 0.4×	1.2k 1.2×	624 0.7×	115	5.8k
R. W. Honess United Kingdom	34	4.6k 1.0×	1.4k 1.1×	487 0.5×	1.3k 1.3×	1.5k 1.6×	58	5.2k
R. L. Witter United States	53	7.6k 1.6×	1.6k 1.3×	1.1k 1.1×	1.8k 1.8×	674 0.7×	213	9.0k
Gabriella Campadelli‐Fiume Italy	50	5.5k 1.2×	2.2k 1.8×	575 0.6×	2.1k 2.1×	1.5k 1.7×	205	7.4k
Sandra K. Weller United States	51	5.4k 1.1×	2.4k 1.9×	890 0.9×	1.7k 1.7×	1.3k 1.5×	123	7.4k

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Szpara, Moriah L., Derek Gatherer, Alejandro Ochoa, et al.. (2013). Evolution and Diversity in Human Herpes Simplex Virus Genomes. Journal of Virology. 88(2). 1209–1227. 166 indexed citations

Alcendor, Donald J., Jianchao Zong, Aidan Dolan, et al.. (2009). Patterns of divergence in the vCXCL and vGPCR gene clusters in primate cytomegalovirus genomes. Virology. 395(1). 21–32. 25 indexed citations

Leendertz, Fabian H., W. Schempp, Felix Lankester, et al.. (2009). Novel cytomegaloviruses in free-ranging and captive great apes: phylogenetic evidence for bidirectional horizontal transmission. Journal of General Virology. 90(10). 2386–2394. 33 indexed citations

Dolan, Aidan, Clare Addison, Derek Gatherer, Andrew J. Davison, & Duncan J. McGeoch. (2006). The genome of Epstein–Barr virus type 2 strain AG876. Virology. 350(1). 164–170. 110 indexed citations

McGeoch, Duncan J., Derek Gatherer, & Aidan Dolan. (2005). On phylogenetic relationships among major lineages of the Gammaherpesvirinae. Journal of General Virology. 86(2). 307–316. 68 indexed citations

Davison, Andrew J., Parvis Akter, Charles Cunningham, et al.. (2003). Homology between the human cytomegalovirus RL11 gene family and human adenovirus E3 genes. Journal of General Virology. 84(3). 657–663. 75 indexed citations

Davison, Andrew J., Walter Sauerbier, Aidan Dolan, Clare Addison, & Robert G. McKinnell. (1999). Genomic studies of the Lucké tumor herpesvirus (RaHV-1). Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. 125(3-4). 232–238. 18 indexed citations

Galocha, Begoña, Ann Hill, B C Barnett, et al.. (1997). The Active Site of ICP47, a Herpes Simplex Virus–encoded Inhibitor of the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC)-encoded Peptide Transporter Associated with Antigen Processing (TAP), Maps to the NH2-terminal 35 Residues. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 185(9). 1565–1572. 140 indexed citations

McGeoch, Duncan J., et al.. (1995). Molecular Phylogeny and Evolutionary Timescale for the Family of Mammalian Herpesviruses. Journal of Molecular Biology. 247(3). 443–458. 353 indexed citations

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Dolan, Aidan, E. A. McKie, Alasdair Maclean, & Duncan J. McGeoch. (1992). Status of the ICP34.5 gene in herpes simplex virus type 1 strain 17. Journal of General Virology. 73(4). 971–973. 38 indexed citations

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MacLean, Cathy, Aidan Dolan, Fiona E. Jamieson, & Duncan J. McGeoch. (1992). The myristylated virion proteins of herpes simplex virus type 1: investigation of their role in the virus life cycle. Journal of General Virology. 73(3). 539–547. 59 indexed citations

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Cunningham, Charles, A. J. Davison, Aidan Dolan, et al.. (1992). The UL13 virion protein of herpes simplex virus type 1 is phosphorylated by a novel virus-induced protein kinase. Journal of General Virology. 73(2). 303–311. 81 indexed citations

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Barnett, B C, Aidan Dolan, Elizabeth A.R. Telford, Andrew J. Davison, & Duncan J. McGeoch. (1992). A novel herpes simplex virus gene (UL49A) encodes a putative membrane protein with counterparts in other herpesviruses. Journal of General Virology. 73(8). 2167–2171. 44 indexed citations

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McGeoch, Duncan J., Charles Cunningham, G. McIntyre, & Aidan Dolan. (1991). Comparative Sequence Analysis of the Long Repeat Regions and Adjoining Parts of the Long Unique Regions in the Genomes of Herpes Simplex Viruses Types 1 and 2. Journal of General Virology. 72(12). 3057–3075. 139 indexed citations

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Dolan, Aidan, et al.. (1991). Sequence analysis of the splice junction in the transcript of herpes simplex virus type 1 gene UL15. Virus Research. 20(1). 97–104. 22 indexed citations

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Mitchell, William J., Satish L. Deshmane, Aidan Dolan, Duncan J. McGeoch, & Nicholas Fraser. (1990). Characterization of herpes simplex virus type 2 transcription during latent infection of mouse trigeminal ganglia. Journal of Virology. 64(11). 5342–5348. 43 indexed citations

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McGeoch, Duncan J., Andrew J. Davison, Aidan Dolan, et al.. (1988). The Complete DNA Sequence of the Long Unique Region in the Genome of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1. Journal of General Virology. 69(7). 1531–1574. 1422 indexed citations breakdown →

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McGeoch, Duncan J., et al.. (1988). Structures of herpes simplex virus type 1 genes required for replication of virus DNA. Journal of Virology. 62(2). 444–453. 144 indexed citations

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McGeoch, Duncan J., Aidan Dolan, & Margaret C. Frame. (1986). DNA sequence of the region in the genome of herpes simplex virus type 1 containing the exonuclease gene and neighbouring genes. Nucleic Acids Research. 14(8). 3435–3448. 59 indexed citations

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McGeoch, Duncan J., Aidan Dolan, & C. R. Pringle. (1980). Comparisons of nucleotide sequences in the genomes of the New Jersey and Indiana serotypes of vesicular stomatitis virus. Journal of Virology. 33(1). 69–77. 21 indexed citations

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