Allan C. Wilson

7.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
61 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Allan C. Wilson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Allan C. Wilson has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Genetics and 8 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Allan C. Wilson's work include Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (12 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (7 papers) and Escherichia coli research studies (6 papers). Allan C. Wilson is often cited by papers focused on Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (12 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (7 papers) and Escherichia coli research studies (6 papers). Allan C. Wilson collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Israel. Allan C. Wilson's co-authors include Ellen M. Prager, Svante Pääbo, David M. Irwin, Russell Higuchi, Ulf Gyllensten, Dan Wharton, Norman Arnheim, Rebecca L. Cann, Wesley M. Brown and E M Prager and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Allan C. Wilson

60 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

The Antigenic Structure of Proteins: A Reappraisal 1984 2026 1998 2012 1984 1990 1989 250 500 750
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. The Antigenic Structure of Proteins: A Reappraisal
    1984 787 citations David C. Benjamin, Jay A. Berzofsky et al. Annual Review of Immunology profile →
  2. DNA damage promotes jumping between templates during enzymatic amplification.
    1990 408 citations Svante Pääbo, David M. Irwin et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  3. Ancient DNA and the polymerase chain reaction
    1989 307 citations Svante Pääbo, Russell Higuchi et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Allan C. Wilson United States 37 3.4k 1.8k 826 787 668 61 5.8k
Ellen M. Prager United States 32 3.2k 1.0× 2.7k 1.5× 593 0.7× 638 0.8× 1.3k 2.0× 44 6.3k
Emanuel Margoliash United States 21 3.1k 0.9× 983 0.5× 575 0.7× 429 0.5× 706 1.1× 39 4.9k
G.G. Brownlee United Kingdom 48 8.3k 2.5× 2.0k 1.1× 788 1.0× 1.7k 2.1× 1.2k 1.7× 104 12.2k
Rajinder Kaul United States 39 5.0k 1.5× 2.9k 1.6× 465 0.6× 318 0.4× 576 0.9× 65 7.2k
F Jacob France 46 6.9k 2.1× 3.4k 1.9× 475 0.6× 663 0.8× 1.8k 2.8× 126 9.5k
Marshall H. Edgell United States 38 3.9k 1.2× 1.2k 0.7× 254 0.3× 260 0.3× 605 0.9× 84 5.1k
Andrew J.H. Smith United Kingdom 13 9.6k 2.9× 3.2k 1.8× 303 0.4× 828 1.1× 822 1.2× 14 12.6k
Robert P. Perry United States 73 11.8k 3.5× 1.7k 0.9× 1.7k 2.1× 2.8k 3.6× 468 0.7× 152 15.2k
Jerry L. Hedrick United States 41 3.1k 0.9× 774 0.4× 102 0.1× 434 0.6× 382 0.6× 115 6.5k
Paul M. Wassarman United States 66 6.3k 1.9× 4.0k 2.2× 142 0.2× 1.1k 1.3× 433 0.6× 189 15.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bushara, Khalafalla O., Allan C. Wilson, & Robert S. Rust. (1997). Facial palsy in Kawasaki syndrome. Pediatric Neurology. 17(4). 362–364. 18 indexed citations
2.
Chen, Jianping, Nongnong Shi, Allan C. Wilson, et al.. (1996). Sequence analysis of wheat and oat furovirus capsid protein genes suggests that oat golden stripe virus is a strain of soil-borne wheat mosaic virus. Virus Research. 41(2). 179–183. 9 indexed citations
3.
Swanson, Kara W., David M. Irwin, & Allan C. Wilson. (1991). Stomach lysozyme gene of the langur monkey: Tests for convergence and positive selection. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 33(5). 418–425. 65 indexed citations
4.
Cortopassi, Gino & Allan C. Wilson. (1991). Genetic analysis of a switch in cell specificity of P lysozyme expression inmolossinusmice. Genetics Research. 58(2). 111–114. 5 indexed citations
5.
Gyllensten, Ulf, et al.. (1991). Paternal inheritance of mitochondrial DNA in mice. Nature. 352(6332). 255–257. 465 indexed citations
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Stoneking, Mark, Lynn B. Jorde, K. Bhatia, & Allan C. Wilson. (1990). Geographic variation in human mitochondrial DNA from Papua New Guinea.. Genetics. 124(3). 717–733. 175 indexed citations
7.
Pääbo, Svante, Russell Higuchi, & Allan C. Wilson. (1989). Ancient DNA and the polymerase chain reaction. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 264(17). 9709–9712. 307 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hammer, Michael F. & Allan C. Wilson. (1987). Regulatory and Structural Genes for Lysozymes of Mice. Genetics. 115(3). 521–533. 41 indexed citations
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Stewart, Caro‐Beth & Allan C. Wilson. (1987). Sequence Convergence and Functional Adaptation of Stomach Lysozymes from Foregut Fermenters. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 52(0). 891–899. 71 indexed citations
10.
Wilson, Allan C., et al.. (1987). Effect of Age and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease on the Breathalyzer Estimation of Blood Alcohol Level. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 11(5). 440–443. 8 indexed citations
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Dobson, Deborah E., E M Prager, & Allan C. Wilson. (1984). Stomach lysozymes of ruminants. I. Distribution and catalytic properties.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 259(18). 11607–11616. 164 indexed citations
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Cann, Rebecca L., Wesley M. Brown, & Allan C. Wilson. (1984). POLYMORPHIC SITES AND THE MECHANISM OF EVOLUTION IN HUMAN MITOCHONDRIAL DNA. Genetics. 106(3). 479–499. 300 indexed citations
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Benjamin, David C., Jay A. Berzofsky, I.J. East, et al.. (1984). The Antigenic Structure of Proteins: A Reappraisal. Annual Review of Immunology. 2(1). 67–101. 787 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ritte, Uzi, et al.. (1983). UnusuaJ type of mitochondria] DNA in mice lacking a maternally transmitted antigen. Nucleic Acids Research. 11(9). 2917–2926. 29 indexed citations
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Prager, Ellen M., et al.. (1973). Quantitative Immunological and Electrophoretic Comparison of Primate Lysozymes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 248(8). 2824–2828. 26 indexed citations
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Wilson, Allan C., et al.. (1969). Immunological Detection of Single Amino Acid Substitutions in Alkaline Phosphatase. Science. 164(3876). 188–189. 60 indexed citations
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Wilson, Allan C., G. Barrie Kitto, & Nathan O. Kaplan. (1967). Enzymatic Identification of Fish Products. Science. 157(3784). 82–83. 4 indexed citations
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Sarich, Vincent M. & Allan C. Wilson. (1966). Quantitative Immunochemistry and the Evolution of Primate Albumins: Micro-Complement Fixation. Science. 154(3756). 1563–1566. 148 indexed citations
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Wilson, Allan C. & Arthur B. Pardee. (1962). Regulation of Flavin Synthesis by Escherichia coli. Journal of General Microbiology. 28(2). 283–303. 74 indexed citations
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Bulman, O. M. B., et al.. (1951). GEO volume 88 issue 2 Cover and Front matter. Geological Magazine. 88(2). f1–f8. 1 indexed citations

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