Andrew T. Nelson

2.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
23 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Andrew T. Nelson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrew T. Nelson has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Physiology and 5 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Andrew T. Nelson's work include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (5 papers), Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (3 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (3 papers). Andrew T. Nelson is often cited by papers focused on CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (5 papers), Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (3 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (3 papers). Andrew T. Nelson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Austria. Andrew T. Nelson's co-authors include Jonathan M. Levy, Andrew V. Anzalone, Dionicio Siegel, Jaron A. M. Mercer, Xin D. Gao, Luke W. Koblan, David Liu, Aditya Raguram, Alan Saghatelian and Barbara B. Kahn and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Andrew T. Nelson

21 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Programmable deletion, replacement, integration and inversion of large DNA sequences with twin prime editing

2021 376 citations Andrew V. Anzalone, Xin D. Gao et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →
Efficient prime editing in mouse brain, liver and heart with dual AAVs

2023 114 citations Jessie R. Davis, Samagya Banskota et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →
Ex vivo prime editing of patient haematopoietic stem cells rescues sickle-cell disease phenotypes after engraftment in mice

2023 85 citations Kelcee A. Everette, Gregory A. Newby et al. Nature Biomedical Engineering profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Andrew T. Nelson United States	13	866	223	117	116	94	23	1.1k
Elke Ericson Sweden	13	627 0.7×	153 0.7×	51 0.4×	56 0.5×	21 0.2×	23	854
Juan Pablo Maianti Canada	12	1.0k 1.2×	227 1.0×	66 0.6×	73 0.6×	12 0.1×	16	1.2k
Tatsuji Enoki Japan	14	433 0.5×	169 0.8×	26 0.2×	73 0.6×	15 0.2×	24	978
Xing Gao China	22	797 0.9×	71 0.3×	202 1.7×	81 0.7×	277 2.9×	64	1.4k
Alisa K. Kabcenell United States	17	768 0.9×	109 0.5×	121 1.0×	66 0.6×	157 1.7×	23	1.3k
Mario Garcı́a de Lacoba Spain	15	785 0.9×	76 0.3×	137 1.2×	157 1.4×	214 2.3×	28	1.1k
H. Gut Switzerland	20	1.3k 1.5×	132 0.6×	100 0.9×	216 1.9×	63 0.7×	26	1.6k
Sandra Lobo United States	13	981 1.1×	57 0.3×	207 1.8×	56 0.5×	116 1.2×	17	1.3k
Hiroh Ikezawa Japan	14	774 0.9×	119 0.5×	151 1.3×	85 0.7×	69 0.7×	30	1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Andrew T. Nelson

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Li, Fei, Jacob Eriksen, Juan A. Osés-Prieto, et al.. (2025). Substrate recognition and allosteric regulation of synaptic vesicle glutamate transporter VGLUT2. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 32(8). 1479–1487. 2 indexed citations

Mercer, Jaron A. M., Shourya S. Roy Burman, Vedagopuram Sreekanth, et al.. (2024). Continuous evolution of compact protein degradation tags regulated by selective molecular glues. Science. 383(6688). eadk4422–eadk4422. 35 indexed citations

Wellenstein, Kerry, Ali Rahnavard, Andrew T. Nelson, et al.. (2024). Beneficial metabolic effects of PAHSAs depend on the gut microbiota in diet-induced obese mice but not in chow-fed mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(28). e2318691121–e2318691121. 2 indexed citations

Green, Courtney R., Matthew J. Kolar, Grace H. McGregor, et al.. (2024). Quantifying acyl-chain diversity in isobaric compound lipids containing monomethyl branched-chain fatty acids. Journal of Lipid Research. 65(12). 100677–100677.

Nelson, Andrew T., Peter M. Jones, & Jing Cao. (2024). Elevated C5-hydroxy acylcarnitine in an infant girl as a result of holocarboxylase synthetase deficiency. Clinica Chimica Acta. 560. 119747–119747.

Davis, Jessie R., Samagya Banskota, Jonathan M. Levy, et al.. (2023). Efficient prime editing in mouse brain, liver and heart with dual AAVs. Nature Biotechnology. 42(2). 253–264. 114 indexed citations breakdown →

Everette, Kelcee A., Gregory A. Newby, Rachel M. Levine, et al.. (2023). Ex vivo prime editing of patient haematopoietic stem cells rescues sickle-cell disease phenotypes after engraftment in mice. Nature Biomedical Engineering. 7(5). 616–628. 85 indexed citations breakdown →

Patel, Rucha, Anna Santoro, Peter Hofer, et al.. (2022). ATGL is a biosynthetic enzyme for fatty acid esters of hydroxy fatty acids. Nature. 606(7916). 968–975. 88 indexed citations

Widen, Steven G., et al.. (2022). Mechanistic insights gained from cell and molecular analysis of the neuroprotective potential of bioactive natural compounds in an immortalized hippocampal cell line. PLoS ONE. 17(6). e0267682–e0267682. 2 indexed citations

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Aryal, Pratik, Ismail Syed, Rucha Patel, et al.. (2021). Distinct biological activities of isomers from several families of branched fatty acid esters of hydroxy fatty acids (FAHFAs). Journal of Lipid Research. 62. 100108–100108. 51 indexed citations

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Anzalone, Andrew V., Xin D. Gao, Andrew T. Nelson, et al.. (2021). Programmable deletion, replacement, integration and inversion of large DNA sequences with twin prime editing. Nature Biotechnology. 40(5). 731–740. 376 indexed citations breakdown →

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Houtti, Mo, Eric J. Aird, Andrew T. Nelson, et al.. (2020). Molecular underpinnings of ssDNA specificity by Rep HUH-endonucleases and implications for HUH-tag multiplexing and engineering. Nucleic Acids Research. 49(2). 1046–1064. 26 indexed citations

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Zhou, Peng, Anna Santoro, Odile D. Peroni, et al.. (2019). PAHSAs enhance hepatic and systemic insulin sensitivity through direct and indirect mechanisms. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 129(10). 4138–4150. 75 indexed citations

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Shi, Ke, et al.. (2019). Crystal structure of the Wheat dwarf virus Rep domain. Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology Communications. 75(12). 744–749. 9 indexed citations

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Kolar, Matthew J., Andrew T. Nelson, Tina Chang, et al.. (2018). Faster Protocol for Endogenous Fatty Acid Esters of Hydroxy Fatty Acid (FAHFA) Measurements. Analytical Chemistry. 90(8). 5358–5365. 45 indexed citations

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Debnath, Anjan, Andrew T. Nelson, Angélica Silva-Olivares, et al.. (2018). In Vitro Efficacy of Ebselen and BAY 11-7082 Against Naegleria fowleri. Frontiers in Microbiology. 9. 414–414. 33 indexed citations

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Ghaffari, Layla, Alexander Starr, Andrew T. Nelson, & Rita Sattler. (2018). Representing Diversity in the Dish: Using Patient-Derived in Vitro Models to Recreate the Heterogeneity of Neurological Disease. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 12. 56–56. 24 indexed citations

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Nelson, Andrew T., et al.. (2015). Synthesis of oxygenated oleanolic and ursolic acid derivatives with anti-inflammatory properties. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 25(19). 4342–4346. 29 indexed citations

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Liu, Yuemin, August A. Gallo, Rakesh Bajpai, et al.. (2010). The diversity and molecular modelling analysis of B<SUB align=right>12-dependent and B<SUB align=right>12-independent glycerol dehydratases. International Journal of Bioinformatics Research and Applications. 6(5). 484–484. 11 indexed citations

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Taylor, Stephen K., et al.. (2009). ChemInform Abstract: Rapid Synthesis of 3‐Aminoisoquinoline‐5‐sulfonamides Using the Buchwald—Hartwig Reaction.. ChemInform. 40(26). 1 indexed citations

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