Aseem Z. Ansari

6.8k total citations
88 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Aseem Z. Ansari is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Aseem Z. Ansari has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Genetics and 4 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Aseem Z. Ansari's work include Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (47 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (40 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (23 papers). Aseem Z. Ansari is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (47 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (40 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (23 papers). Aseem Z. Ansari collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Aseem Z. Ansari's co-authors include Mark Ptashne, Peter B. Dervan, Thomas V. O’Halloran, Anna K. Mapp, Christopher L. Warren, Devesh Bhimsaria, Robert Landick, Md. Sohail Akhtar, José A. Rodríguez‐Martínez and Sang Seok Koh and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Aseem Z. Ansari

86 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Aseem Z. Ansari United States 39 4.2k 710 282 256 192 88 4.6k
M.P. Coles Germany 29 2.6k 0.6× 522 0.7× 190 0.7× 185 0.7× 207 1.1× 66 3.3k
Jack S. Benner United States 35 4.1k 1.0× 808 1.1× 212 0.8× 502 2.0× 344 1.8× 56 4.7k
Carlo Petosa France 22 3.7k 0.9× 670 0.9× 198 0.7× 237 0.9× 349 1.8× 39 4.2k
Dmitry O. Zharkov Russia 33 3.8k 0.9× 612 0.9× 231 0.8× 129 0.5× 344 1.8× 165 4.2k
Sergey Korolev United States 26 2.5k 0.6× 767 1.1× 205 0.7× 169 0.7× 209 1.1× 58 3.0k
S.A. McMahon United Kingdom 26 1.9k 0.5× 435 0.6× 193 0.7× 265 1.0× 152 0.8× 52 2.6k
Rachel B. Kapust United States 11 2.1k 0.5× 486 0.7× 144 0.5× 275 1.1× 307 1.6× 12 2.8k
Sui‐Lam Wong Canada 25 2.5k 0.6× 478 0.7× 86 0.3× 276 1.1× 260 1.4× 54 3.1k
Hans‐Joachim Fritz Germany 27 2.8k 0.7× 948 1.3× 234 0.8× 404 1.6× 122 0.6× 62 3.3k
Klemens Wild Germany 34 2.6k 0.6× 834 1.2× 212 0.8× 282 1.1× 174 0.9× 81 3.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cutrona, Meritxell B., Wojciech Rosikiewicz, Patrick Fernandes Rodrigues, et al.. (2025). Direct targeting and regulation of RNA polymerase II by cell signaling kinases. Science. 390(6773). eads7152–eads7152.
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Ansari, Aseem Z., et al.. (2023). The Phantom Mark: Enigmatic roles of phospho‐Threonine 4 modification of the C‐terminal domain of RNA polymerase II. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews - RNA. 14(4). e1771–e1771. 6 indexed citations
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Bhimsaria, Devesh, José A. Rodríguez‐Martínez, Debostuti Ghoshdastidar, et al.. (2023). Hidden modes of DNA binding by human nuclear receptors. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4179–4179. 14 indexed citations
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Rodríguez‐Molina, Juan B., et al.. (2016). Engineered Covalent Inactivation of TFIIH-Kinase Reveals an Elongation Checkpoint and Results in Widespread mRNA Stabilization. Molecular Cell. 63(3). 433–444. 58 indexed citations
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Erwin, Graham S., Devesh Bhimsaria, Asuka Eguchi, & Aseem Z. Ansari. (2014). Mapping Polyamide–DNA Interactions in Human Cells Reveals a New Design Strategy for Effective Targeting of Genomic Sites. Angewandte Chemie. 126(38). 10288–10292. 12 indexed citations
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Campbell, Zachary T., Devesh Bhimsaria, José A. Rodríguez‐Martínez, et al.. (2012). Cooperativity in RNA-Protein Interactions: Global Analysis of RNA Binding Specificity. Cell Reports. 1(5). 570–581. 93 indexed citations
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Donato, Leslie J., et al.. (2011). Sequence-Specificity and Energy Landscapes of DNA-Binding Molecules. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 497. 3–30. 22 indexed citations
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Rodríguez‐Martínez, José A., Kimberly J. Peterson‐Kaufman, & Aseem Z. Ansari. (2010). Small-molecule regulators that mimic transcription factors. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms. 1799(10-12). 768–774. 25 indexed citations
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Stanton, Brynne C., et al.. (2009). Cognate Site Identifier analysis reveals novel binding properties of the Sex Inducer homeodomain proteins of Cryptococcus neoformans. Molecular Microbiology. 72(6). 1334–1347. 11 indexed citations
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Ansari, Aseem Z.. (2009). Riboactivators: Transcription activation by noncoding RNA. Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 44(1). 50–61. 5 indexed citations
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Kanin, Elenita I., Ryan Kipp, Charles Kung, et al.. (2007). Chemical inhibition of the TFIIH-associated kinase Cdk7/Kin28 does not impair global mRNA synthesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(14). 5812–5817. 93 indexed citations
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Warren, Christopher L., et al.. (2006). Defining the sequence-recognition profile of DNA-binding molecules. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(4). 867–872. 177 indexed citations
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Lü, Zhen, Steven P. Rowe, Sarah E. Davis, et al.. (2005). Unraveling the Mechanism of a Potent Transcriptional Activator. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(33). 29689–29698. 7 indexed citations
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Liu, Ying, Charles Kung, James Fishburn, et al.. (2004). Two Cyclin-Dependent Kinases Promote RNA Polymerase II Transcription and Formation of the Scaffold Complex. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 24(4). 1721–1735. 151 indexed citations
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Ansari, Aseem Z. & Anna K. Mapp. (2002). Modular design of artificial transcription factors. Current Opinion in Chemical Biology. 6(6). 765–772. 80 indexed citations
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Ansari, Aseem Z., Anna K. Mapp, Doan Nguyen, Peter B. Dervan, & Mark Ptashne. (2001). Towards a minimal motif for artificial transcriptional activators. Chemistry & Biology. 8(6). 583–592. 75 indexed citations
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Ansari, Aseem Z., et al.. (2000). An artificial transcriptional activating region with unusual properties. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 97(5). 1988–1992. 29 indexed citations
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Zaman, Zafar, Aseem Z. Ansari, Luc Gaudreau, Julián Nevado, & Mark Ptashne. (1998). Gene Transcription by Recruitment. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 63(0). 167–172. 23 indexed citations
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Ansari, Aseem Z., James E. Bradner, & Thomas V. O’Halloran. (1995). DNA-bend modulation in a repressor-to-activator switching mechanism. Nature. 374(6520). 370–375. 173 indexed citations
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Ansari, Aseem Z., et al.. (1992). Allosteric underwinding of DNA is a critical step in positive control of transcription by Hg-MerR. Nature. 355(6355). 87–89. 157 indexed citations

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