Andrew D. Ellington

48.7k total citations · 7 hit papers
507 papers, 37.0k citations indexed

About

Andrew D. Ellington is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrew D. Ellington has authored 507 papers receiving a total of 37.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 434 papers in Molecular Biology, 82 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 65 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Andrew D. Ellington's work include Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (232 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (187 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (91 papers). Andrew D. Ellington is often cited by papers focused on Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (232 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (187 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (91 papers). Andrew D. Ellington collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Andrew D. Ellington's co-authors include Jack W. Szostak, Supriya Pai, Anthony D. Keefe, Bingling Li, Xi Chen, Matthew Levy, Eun Jeong Cho, Cheulhee Jung, Sanchita Bhadra and Randall A. Hughes and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Andrew D. Ellington

498 papers receiving 36.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

In vitro selection of RNA molecules that bind specific ligands

1990 7.9k citations Andrew D. Ellington et al. Nature profile →
Aptamers as therapeutics

2010 1.8k citations Andrew D. Ellington et al. profile →
Machine learning-aided engineering of hydrolases for PET depolymerization

2022 767 citations Hongyuan Lu, Daniel J. Diaz et al. Nature profile →
Selection in vitro of single-stranded DNA molecules that fold into specific ligand-binding structures

1992 675 citations Andrew D. Ellington et al. Nature profile →
Applications of Aptamers as Sensors

2009 663 citations Andrew D. Ellington et al. profile →
Hachimoji DNA and RNA: A genetic system with eight building blocks

2019 330 citations Andrew D. Ellington et al. Science profile →
Engineered symbionts activate honey bee immunity and limit pathogens

2020 175 citations Sean P. Leonard, J. Elijah Powell et al. Science profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	LDBT instead of DBTL: combining machine learning and rapid cell-free testing 2025 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Ian T. Harrison, Mari Olsen, (unknown), Michael C. Jewett, Andrew D. Ellington	0
2	Plastic degradation by enzymes from uncultured deep sea microorganisms 2025 ·The ISME Journal ·Daniel J. Acosta, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Valerie De Anda, (unknown), Hal S. Alper, Brett J. Baker, Edward M. Marcotte, Andrew D. Ellington	0
3	Engineering Ribosomal Machinery for Noncanonical Amino Acid Incorporation 2024 ·Chemical Reviews ·Satoshi Ishida, (unknown), (unknown), Andrew D. Ellington	7
4	Biosensor and machine learning-aided engineering of an amaryllidaceae enzyme 2024 ·Nature Communications ·Simon d’Oelsnitz, Daniel J. Diaz, Wantae Kim, Daniel J. Acosta, Tyler L. Dangerfield, (unknown), (unknown), James R. Howard, (unknown), (unknown), Hal S. Alper, Yan Zhang, Andrew D. Ellington	30
5	Supercharged fluorescent proteins detect lanthanides via direct antennae signaling 2024 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), (unknown), Andrew D. Ellington, David J. F. Walker	5
6	Using machine learning to predict the effects and consequences of mutations in proteins 2023 ·Current Opinion in Structural Biology ·Daniel J. Diaz, (unknown), Andrew D. Ellington, Claus O. Wilke	32
7	Functional expression of opioid receptors and other human GPCRs in yeast engineered to produce human sterols 2022 ·Nature Communications ·Björn D. M. Bean, (unknown), (unknown), Daniel R. Boutz, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Andrew D. Ellington, Edward M. Marcotte, Jimmy Gollihar, Malcolm Whiteway, Vincent J. J. Martin	17
8	Machine learning-aided engineering of hydrolases for PET depolymerization breakdown → 2022 ·Nature ·Hongyuan Lu, Daniel J. Diaz, (unknown), Congzhi Zhu, Wantae Kim, Raghav Shroff, Daniel J. Acosta, (unknown), Hannah Cole, Yan Zhang, Nathaniel A. Lynd, Andrew D. Ellington, Hal S. Alper	767
9	Guiding Ethical Principles in Engineering Biology Research 2021 ·ACS Synthetic Biology ·Rebecca Mackelprang, Emily R. Aurand, Roel A. L. Bovenberg, (unknown), R. Alta Charo, Jason Delborne, James Diggans, Andrew D. Ellington, Jeffrey L. Fortman, Farren J. Isaacs, June I. Medford, Richard M. Murray, Vincent Noireaux, Megan J. Palmer, Laurie Zoloth, Douglas C. Friedman	10
10	Engineered symbionts activate honey bee immunity and limit pathogens breakdown → 2020 ·Science ·Sean P. Leonard, J. Elijah Powell, Jiřı́ Perůtka, Peng Geng, (unknown), Richard D. Horak, Bryan W. Davies, Andrew D. Ellington, Jeffrey E. Barrick, Nancy A. Moran	175
11	ΦX174 Attenuation by Whole-Genome Codon Deoptimization 2020 ·Genome Biology and Evolution ·James T. Van Leuven, Martina M. Ederer, (unknown), LuAnn Scott, Randall A. Hughes, (unknown), Andrew D. Ellington, Holly A. Wichman, Craig R. Miller	10
12	Cellular reagents for diagnostics and synthetic biology 2018 ·PLoS ONE ·Sanchita Bhadra, Arti Pothukuchy, Raghav Shroff, (unknown), Michelle Byrom, Jared W. Ellefson, Jimmy Gollihar, Andrew D. Ellington	15
13	Charge Shielding Prevents Aggregation of Supercharged GFP Variants at High Protein Concentration 2017 ·Molecular Pharmaceutics ·(unknown), Barton J. Dear, (unknown), (unknown), Andrea M. DiVenere, Jimmy Gollihar, Andrew D. Ellington, Thomas M. Truskett, Keith P. Johnston, Jennifer A. Maynard	34
14	A proteomic survey of widespread protein aggregation in yeast 2014 ·Molecular BioSystems ·Jeremy D. O’Connell, Mark Tsechansky, Ariel Royall, Daniel R. Boutz, Andrew D. Ellington, Edward M. Marcotte	41
15	Revisiting and revising the purinosome 2013 ·Molecular BioSystems ·Alice Zhao, Mark Tsechansky, Andrew D. Ellington, Edward M. Marcotte	19
16	Surface-Immobilized Aptamers for Cancer Cell Isolation and Microscopic Cytology 2010 ·Cancer Research ·Yuan Wan, Young Tae Kim, Na Li, Steve K. Cho, Robert Bachoo, Andrew D. Ellington, Samir M. Iqbal	113
17	Probing Prokaryotic Social Behaviors with Bacterial “Lobster Traps” 2010 ·mBio ·Jodi L. Connell, Aimee K. Wessel, Matthew R. Parsek, Andrew D. Ellington, Marvin Whiteley, Jason B. Shear	118
18	Widespread reorganization of metabolic enzymes into reversible assemblies upon nutrient starvation 2009 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Rammohan Narayanaswamy, Matthew Levy, Mark Tsechansky, Gwendolyn M. Stovall, Jeremy D. O’Connell, Jennifer A. Mirrielees, Andrew D. Ellington, Edward M. Marcotte	303
19	Aptamer:Toxin Conjugates that Specifically Target Prostate Tumor Cells 2006 ·Cancer Research ·Ted C. Chu, John W. Marks, Laura A. Lavery, (unknown), Michael G. Rosenblum, Andrew D. Ellington, Matthew Levy	228
20	Exponential growth by cross-catalytic cleavage of deoxyribozymogens 2003 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Matthew Levy, Andrew D. Ellington	68

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