Barbara Maier-Davis

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 960 citations indexed

About

Barbara Maier-Davis is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Barbara Maier-Davis has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 960 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 1 paper in Cancer Research and 0 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Barbara Maier-Davis's work include Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (9 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (3 papers) and Protein Degradation and Inhibitors (3 papers). Barbara Maier-Davis is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (9 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (3 papers) and Protein Degradation and Inhibitors (3 papers). Barbara Maier-Davis collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Barbara Maier-Davis's co-authors include Roger D. Kornberg, Yahli Lorch, Averell Gnatt, Patrick Cramer, A.M. Edwards, Nancy E. Thompson, David Bushnell, Richard R. Burgess, Jianhua Fu and Fan Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Barbara Maier-Davis

9 papers receiving 954 citations

Hit Papers

Architecture of RNA Polymerase II and Implications for th... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 100 200 300 400
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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.

  1. Architecture of RNA Polymerase II and Implications for the Transcription Mechanism
    2000 450 citations Patrick Cramer, David Bushnell et al. Science profile →

Peers

Barbara Maier-Davis
Joel W. Hockensmith United States
Jean-Baptiste Boulé France
Sebastiaan Werten Germany
Jun-Goo Jee South Korea
Eric J. Tomko United States
Gregory P. Mullen United States
Yumiko Kurokawa Japan
Alicia Roque Spain
Sudip S. Parikh United States
Constance L. Fisher United States
Joel W. Hockensmith United States
Barbara Maier-Davis
Citations per year, relative to Barbara Maier-Davis Barbara Maier-Davis (= 1×) peers Joel W. Hockensmith

Countries citing papers authored by Barbara Maier-Davis

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Fields of papers citing papers by Barbara Maier-Davis

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Barbara Maier-Davis

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Barbara Maier-Davis. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Barbara Maier-Davis 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 Barbara Maier-Davis. Barbara Maier-Davis is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

9 of 9 papers shown
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Lorch, Yahli, Roger D. Kornberg, & Barbara Maier-Davis. (2023). Role of the histone tails in histone octamer transfer. Nucleic Acids Research. 51(8). 3671–3678. 10 indexed citations
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Lorch, Yahli, Roger D. Kornberg, & Barbara Maier-Davis. (2022). Disruption of nucleosomes by DNA groove binders of clinical significance and implications for chromatin remodeling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(1). e2216611120–e2216611120. 6 indexed citations
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Lorch, Yahli, Barbara Maier-Davis, & Roger D. Kornberg. (2018). Histone Acetylation Inhibits RSC and Stabilizes the +1 Nucleosome. Molecular Cell. 72(3). 594–600.e2. 17 indexed citations
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Lorch, Yahli, Barbara Maier-Davis, & Roger D. Kornberg. (2014). Role of DNA sequence in chromatin remodeling and the formation of nucleosome-free regions. Genes & Development. 28(22). 2492–2497. 89 indexed citations
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Lorch, Yahli, Joachim Griesenbeck, Hinrich Boeger, Barbara Maier-Davis, & Roger D. Kornberg. (2011). Selective removal of promoter nucleosomes by the RSC chromatin-remodeling complex. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 18(8). 881–885. 38 indexed citations
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Lorch, Yahli, Barbara Maier-Davis, & Roger D. Kornberg. (2010). Mechanism of chromatin remodeling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(8). 3458–3462. 83 indexed citations
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Chaban, Yuriy, Fan Zhang, Roger D. Kornberg, et al.. (2008). Structure of a RSC–nucleosome complex and insights into chromatin remodeling. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 15(12). 1272–1277. 101 indexed citations
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Lorch, Yahli, Barbara Maier-Davis, & Roger D. Kornberg. (2006). Chromatin remodeling by nucleosome disassembly in vitro. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(9). 3090–3093. 166 indexed citations
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Cramer, Patrick, David Bushnell, Jianhua Fu, et al.. (2000). Architecture of RNA Polymerase II and Implications for the Transcription Mechanism. Science. 288(5466). 640–649. 450 indexed citations breakdown →

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