Andrew Becker

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
42 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Andrew Becker is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrew Becker has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Ecology, 19 papers in Molecular Biology and 10 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Andrew Becker's work include Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (17 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (9 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (7 papers). Andrew Becker is often cited by papers focused on Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (17 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (9 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (7 papers). Andrew Becker collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Switzerland. Andrew Becker's co-authors include E. A. McCulloch, J. E. Till, Marvin Gold, Louis Siminovitch, Brenda L. Gallie, Robert A. Phillips, James M. Dunn, Helios Murialdo, Jerard Hurwitz and Michael Feiss and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Andrew Becker

42 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Cytological Demonstration of the Clonal Nature of Spleen ... 1963 2026 1984 2005 1963 1965 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. Cytological Demonstration of the Clonal Nature of Spleen Colonies Derived from Transplanted Mouse Marrow Cells
    1963 911 citations Andrew Becker, E. A. McCulloch et al. Nature profile →
  2. The Effect of Differing Demands for Blood Cell Production on DNA Synthesis by Hemopoietic Colony-Forming Cells of Mice
    1965 439 citations Andrew Becker, E. A. McCulloch et al. Blood profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Andrew Becker Canada 20 1.3k 648 549 471 460 42 2.6k
Niels B. Atkin United Kingdom 42 2.3k 1.8× 114 0.2× 810 1.5× 1.5k 3.2× 239 0.5× 129 5.3k
Jonna Grimsby United States 12 3.4k 2.6× 202 0.3× 612 1.1× 411 0.9× 139 0.3× 18 5.0k
Cynthia Helms United States 25 2.5k 2.0× 91 0.1× 671 1.2× 1.1k 2.4× 196 0.4× 49 4.7k
Paul D. Kassner United States 23 945 0.7× 97 0.1× 335 0.6× 208 0.4× 455 1.0× 46 2.6k
Joseph J. Catanese United States 34 1.3k 1.0× 78 0.1× 306 0.6× 1.3k 2.8× 425 0.9× 64 4.7k
Brigitte Royer‐Pokora Germany 37 3.8k 2.9× 53 0.1× 598 1.1× 1.3k 2.8× 344 0.7× 118 5.5k
Patrick Gaudray France 31 1.8k 1.4× 157 0.2× 1.1k 2.0× 755 1.6× 96 0.2× 78 3.0k
Masahide Kashiwagi Japan 22 908 0.7× 154 0.2× 587 1.1× 143 0.3× 319 0.7× 45 2.9k
Michael Weinstein United States 35 4.5k 3.5× 64 0.1× 877 1.6× 1.0k 2.2× 190 0.4× 50 5.9k
Pia Østergaard United Kingdom 23 660 0.5× 296 0.5× 1.1k 1.9× 241 0.5× 194 0.4× 55 2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Andrew Becker

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Fields of papers citing papers by Andrew Becker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Andrew Becker

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Andrew Becker. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Andrew Becker based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Andrew Becker. Andrew Becker is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Becker, Andrew, Gary An, Stephen F. Badylak, et al.. (2021). Optical Biopsy Using a Neural Network to Predict Gene Expression From Photos of Wounds. Journal of Surgical Research. 270. 547–554. 5 indexed citations
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Becker, Andrew. (2018). Satisfiability-Based Methods for Digital Circuit Design, Debug, and Optimization. Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). 1 indexed citations
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Becker, Andrew, et al.. (2017). Arbitrary Precision and Complexity Tradeoffs for Gate-Level Information Flow Tracking. Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). 1–6. 3 indexed citations
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Becker, Andrew, David Novo, & Paolo Ienne. (2014). SketchiLog: sketching combinational circuits. Design, Automation, and Test in Europe. 152. 3 indexed citations
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Raesly, Richard L., et al.. (2011). Extirpation of the Bridle Shiner (Notropis bifrenatus) from Maryland. Northeastern Naturalist. 18(2). 236–242. 3 indexed citations
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Stranko, Scott A., et al.. (2010). Differential Effects of Urbanization and Non-Natives on Imperiled Stream Species. Northeastern Naturalist. 17(4). 593–614. 10 indexed citations
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Frentress, Jay, et al.. (2009). The Invasion ofProcambarus clarkii(Decapoda: Cambaridae) into Maryland Streams Following Its Introduction in Outdoor Aquaculture Ponds. Northeastern Naturalist. 16(4). 655–663. 7 indexed citations
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Murialdo, Helios, et al.. (1997). Mutations in the terminase genes of bacteriophage λ that bypass the necessity for FI. Molecular Microbiology. 24(5). 937–952. 6 indexed citations
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Higgins, Rachel R. & Andrew Becker. (1995). Interaction of Terminase, the DNA Packaging Enzyme of Phage λ, with itscosDNA Substrate. Journal of Molecular Biology. 252(1). 31–46. 19 indexed citations
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Gallie, Brenda L., et al.. (1990). A physical map around the retinoblastoma gene. Genomics. 6(2). 284–292. 13 indexed citations
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Higgins, Rachel R., et al.. (1988). Mechanism of cos DNA cleavage by bacteriophage λ terminase: Multiple roles of ATP. Cell. 54(6). 765–775. 57 indexed citations
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Becker, Andrew & Marvin Gold. (1988). Prediction of an ATP reactive center in the small subunit, gpNu1, of the phage lambda terminase enzyme. Journal of Molecular Biology. 199(1). 219–222. 40 indexed citations
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Feiss, Michael & Andrew Becker. (1983). DNA Packaging and Cutting. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 13. 305–330. 55 indexed citations
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Sumner-Smith, Martin, Samuel Benchimol, Helios Murialdo, & Andrew Becker. (1982). The ben gene of bacteriophage λ. Journal of Molecular Biology. 160(1). 1–22. 4 indexed citations
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Benchimol, Samuel & Andrew Becker. (1982). The FI‐Gene Product of Bacteriophage. European Journal of Biochemistry. 126(2). 227–233. 5 indexed citations
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Becker, Andrew, Helios Murialdo, & Marvin Gold. (1977). Studies on an in vitro system for the packaging and maturation of phage λ DNA. Virology. 78(1). 277–290. 64 indexed citations
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Becker, Andrew, et al.. (1972). Induction of an endonuclease by some substitution and deletion variants of phage λ. Virology. 49(1). 314–318. 11 indexed citations
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Becker, Andrew, E. A. McCulloch, Louis Siminovitch, & J. E. Till. (1965). The Effect of Differing Demands for Blood Cell Production on DNA Synthesis by Hemopoietic Colony-Forming Cells of Mice. Blood. 26(3). 296–308. 439 indexed citations breakdown →
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Becker, Andrew, E. A. McCulloch, & J. E. Till. (1963). Cytological Demonstration of the Clonal Nature of Spleen Colonies Derived from Transplanted Mouse Marrow Cells. Nature. 197(4866). 452–454. 911 indexed citations breakdown →

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