Aidan J. Doherty

9.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
96 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

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Aidan J. Doherty is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Aidan J. Doherty has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Molecular Biology, 29 papers in Genetics and 9 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Aidan J. Doherty's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (64 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (28 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (28 papers). Aidan J. Doherty is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (64 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (28 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (28 papers). Aidan J. Doherty collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Spain. Aidan J. Doherty's co-authors include Stephen P. Jackson, Laura J. Bailey, Dale B. Wigley, Nigel C. Brissett, Penny A. Jeggo, R. S. Pitcher, Thomas A. Guilliam, Boris Kysela, Richard P. Bowater and Stanisław K. Jóźwiakowski and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Aidan J. Doherty

96 papers receiving 6.6k 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.

A Pathway of Double-Strand Break Rejoining Dependent upon ATM, Artemis, and Proteins Locating to γ-H2AX Foci

2004 683 citations Aidan J. Doherty, Stephen P. Jackson et al. Molecular Cell profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Aidan J. Doherty United Kingdom	46	5.9k	1.4k	1.0k	853	505	96	6.7k
Toshiki Tsurimoto Japan	42	5.8k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	1.5k 1.5×	719 0.8×	840 1.7×	100	7.0k
Michael G. Fried United States	38	5.7k 1.0×	1.9k 1.4×	897 0.9×	399 0.5×	323 0.6×	120	7.5k
Marc S. Wold United States	49	7.6k 1.3×	1.9k 1.4×	1.8k 1.8×	1.3k 1.5×	247 0.5×	81	8.2k
Alan E. Tomkinson United States	59	9.8k 1.7×	1.1k 0.8×	2.3k 2.3×	1.6k 1.9×	350 0.7×	142	10.7k
Eric M. Phizicky United States	52	8.1k 1.4×	582 0.4×	776 0.8×	882 1.0×	235 0.5×	101	8.7k
P Oudet France	43	5.4k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	1.2k 1.2×	518 0.6×	275 0.5×	123	7.2k
Matthias Bochtler Poland	32	4.7k 0.8×	937 0.7×	1.3k 1.2×	221 0.3×	573 1.1×	106	5.5k
Dominic Esposito United States	33	3.6k 0.6×	639 0.5×	689 0.7×	566 0.7×	296 0.6×	119	5.3k
Joel A. Huberman United States	49	7.2k 1.2×	1.4k 1.0×	741 0.7×	612 0.7×	260 0.5×	109	8.2k
Lawrence A. Chasin United States	44	6.0k 1.0×	1.7k 1.2×	632 0.6×	428 0.5×	407 0.8×	91	7.3k

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Doherty, Aidan J., et al.. (2023). Primase-polymerases: how to make a primer from scratch. Bioscience Reports. 43(7). 2 indexed citations

Kolesár, Peter, et al.. (2022). Molecular basis for the initiation of DNA primer synthesis. Nature. 605(7911). 767–773. 15 indexed citations

Piberger, Ann Liza, Richard D. Kelly, Alexandra K. Walker, et al.. (2020). PrimPol-dependent single-stranded gap formation mediates homologous recombination at bulky DNA adducts. Nature Communications. 11(1). 5863–5863. 81 indexed citations

Maina, Mahmoud Bukar, Laura J. Bailey, Aidan J. Doherty, & Louise C. Serpell. (2018). The Involvement of Aβ42 and Tau in Nucleolar and Protein Synthesis Machinery Dysfunction. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 12. 220–220. 25 indexed citations

Guilliam, Thomas A., Nigel C. Brissett, Aaron Ehlinger, et al.. (2017). Molecular basis for PrimPol recruitment to replication forks by RPA. Nature Communications. 8(1). 15222–15222. 81 indexed citations

Guilliam, Thomas A., Laura J. Bailey, Nigel C. Brissett, & Aidan J. Doherty. (2016). PolDIP2 interacts with human PrimPol and enhances its DNA polymerase activities. Nucleic Acids Research. 44(7). 3317–3329. 50 indexed citations

Chowdhury, Rasheduzzaman, Rok Sekirnik, Nigel C. Brissett, et al.. (2014). Ribosomal oxygenases are structurally conserved from prokaryotes to humans. Nature. 510(7505). 422–426. 88 indexed citations

Rudd, Sean G., Lucy Glover, Stanisław K. Jóźwiakowski, David Horn, & Aidan J. Doherty. (2013). PPL2 Translesion Polymerase Is Essential for the Completion of Chromosomal DNA Replication in the African Trypanosome. Molecular Cell. 52(4). 554–565. 46 indexed citations

Argaman, Liron, et al.. (2008). The Direct Interaction between 53BP1 and MDC1 Is Required for the Recruitment of 53BP1 to Sites of Damage. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(1). 426–435. 51 indexed citations

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Pitcher, R. S., Andrew Green, Anna Brzostek, et al.. (2007). NHEJ protects mycobacteria in stationary phase against the harmful effects of desiccation. DNA repair. 6(9). 1271–1276. 73 indexed citations

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Boisvert, François‐Michel, Alexandre Rhie, Stéphane Richard, & Aidan J. Doherty. (2005). The GAR Motif of 53BP1 is Arginine Methylated by PRMT1 and is Necessary for 53BP1 DNA Binding Activity. Cell Cycle. 4(12). 1834–1841. 114 indexed citations

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Gissen, Paul, Colin A. Johnson, Dean Gentle, et al.. (2005). Comparative evolutionary analysis of VPS33 homologues: genetic and functional insights. Human Molecular Genetics. 14(10). 1261–1270. 45 indexed citations

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Chavali, G.B., Caroline Ekblad, Nigel C. Brissett, et al.. (2005). Crystal Structure of the ENT Domain of Human EMSY. Journal of Molecular Biology. 350(5). 964–973. 20 indexed citations

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Della, Marina, Phillip L. Palmbos, Louise M. Tonkin, et al.. (2004). Mycobacterial Ku and Ligase Proteins Constitute a Two-Component NHEJ Repair Machine. Science. 306(5696). 683–685. 173 indexed citations

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Girard, Pierre‐Marie, et al.. (2004). Analysis of DNA ligase IV mutations found in LIG4 syndrome patients: the impact of two linked polymorphisms. Human Molecular Genetics. 13(20). 2369–2376. 101 indexed citations

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Iwabuchi, Kuniyoshi, Boris Kysela, Takayuki Kurihara, et al.. (2003). Potential Role for 53BP1 in DNA End-joining Repair through Direct Interaction with DNA. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(38). 36487–36495. 128 indexed citations

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Weller, Geoffrey R., Boris Kysela, Rajat Roy, et al.. (2002). Identification of a DNA Nonhomologous End-Joining Complex in Bacteria. Science. 297(5587). 1686–1689. 252 indexed citations

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Doherty, Aidan J. & Stephen P. Jackson. (2001). DNA repair: How Ku makes ends meet. Current Biology. 11(22). R920–R924. 83 indexed citations

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Doherty, Aidan J.. (2000). Structural and mechanistic conservation in DNA ligases. Nucleic Acids Research. 28(21). 4051–4058. 132 indexed citations

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Doherty, Aidan J., Kjell Erik Julius Håkansson, C. Kiong Ho, Stewart Shuman, & Dale B. Wigley. (1997). Crystallization of the RNA guanylyltransferase ofChlorellavirus PBCV-1. Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography. 53(4). 482–484. 10 indexed citations

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