Alec Heckert
Impact in
- Molecular Biology top 5%
- RNA Research and Splicing
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
- RNA modifications and cancer
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Nuclear Structure and Function
- Protein Degradation and Inhibitors
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
- Biophysics top 5%
- Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
Papers in
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- RNA Research and Splicing 4
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 4
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics 4
- Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes 2
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering 2
- RNA modifications and cancer 2
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- Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques 3
- Co-authors
- Xavier Darzacq (9 shared papers)Robert Tjian (6 shared papers)Claire Dugast‐Darzacq (4 shared papers)Anders S. Hansen (2 shared papers)Gina M. Dailey (5 shared papers)Sambashiva Banala (2 shared papers)Peng Dong (2 shared papers)Zhe Liu (2 shared papers)
- Journals
- eLife (4 papers)Molecular Cell (1 paper)Nature (1 paper)Science (1 paper)Nature Structural & Molecular Biology (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United StatesSwitzerlandIndia
In The Last Decade
Alec Heckert
10 papers receiving 1.4k citations
Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 78
- Molecular Biology 1.3k
- Biophysics 75
- Structural Biology 11
- Aging 9
- Biochemistry 36
Countries citing papers authored by Alec Heckert
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Fields of papers citing papers by Alec Heckert
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Alec Heckert, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imaging dynamic and selective low-complexity domain interactions that control gene transcription Hit paper breakdown → | 2018 | 673 |
| 2 | Phase-separation mechanism for C-terminal hyperphosphorylation of RNA polymerase II Hit paper breakdown → | 2018 | 416 |
| 3 | 2019 | 204 | |
| 4 | 2022 | 43 | |
| 5 | 2020 | 29 | |
| 6 | 2023 | 23 | |
| 7 | 2018 | 6 | |
| 8 | 2020 | 4 | |
| 9 | 2025 | 2 | |
| 10 | 2023 | 1 |
About Alec Heckert
Alec Heckert is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biophysics, Cell Biology, Pharmacology and Epidemiology, having authored 10 papers that have together received 1.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA Research and Splicing (4 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (4 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (4 papers), Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (3 papers), Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes (2 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (2 papers), Biotin and Related Studies (2 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (1.3k citations), Biophysics (75 citations), Structural Biology (11 citations), Aging (9 citations) and Biochemistry (36 citations). Alec Heckert has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and India. Frequent co-authors include Xavier Darzacq, Robert Tjian, Claire Dugast‐Darzacq, Anders S. Hansen, Gina M. Dailey, Sambashiva Banala, Peng Dong, Zhe Liu, Luke D. Lavis and Claudia Cattoglio. Their work appears in journals such as eLife, Molecular Cell, Nature, Science and Nature Structural & Molecular Biology.
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