Carl R. Woese

45.9k total citations · 13 hit papers
238 papers, 31.0k citations indexed

About

Carl R. Woese is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Carl R. Woese has authored 238 papers receiving a total of 31.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 201 papers in Molecular Biology, 88 papers in Ecology and 30 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Carl R. Woese's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (123 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (81 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (71 papers). Carl R. Woese is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (123 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (81 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (71 papers). Carl R. Woese collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Italy. Carl R. Woese's co-authors include George E. Fox, Linda J. Magrum, R. S. Wolfe, Robin R. Gutell, Harry F. Noller, G J Olsen, Ramesh C. Gupta, Gary J. Olsen, Ross Overbeek and Erko Stackebrandt and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Carl R. Woese

238 papers receiving 29.1k citations

Hit Papers

Phylogenetic structure of the prokaryotic domain: The pri... 1965 2026 1985 2005 1977 1979 1979 1994 1998 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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. Phylogenetic structure of the prokaryotic domain: The primary kingdoms
    1977 2.3k citations Carl R. Woese et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. Methanogens: reevaluation of a unique biological group
    1979 2.1k citations Carl R. Woese et al. profile →
  3. Methanogens: reevaluation of a unique biological group.
    1979 1.2k citations Carl R. Woese et al. profile →
  4. The winds of (evolutionary) change: breathing new life into microbiology
    1994 728 citations G J Olsen, Carl R. Woese et al. profile →
  5. The universal ancestor
    1998 673 citations Carl R. Woese Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  6. Thermotoga maritima sp. nov. represents a new genus of unique extremely thermophilic eubacteria growing up to 90�C
    1986 620 citations Thomas A. Langworthy, Carl R. Woese et al. Archives of Microbiology profile →
  7. Comparative Anatomy of 16-S-like Ribosomal RNA
    1985 592 citations Robin R. Gutell, Bryn Weiser et al. Progress in nucleic acid research and molecular biology profile →
  8. Detailed analysis of the higher-order structure of 16S-like ribosomal ribonucleic acids
    1983 571 citations Carl R. Woese, Robin R. Gutell et al. profile →
  9. Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases, the Genetic Code, and the Evolutionary Process
    2000 536 citations Carl R. Woese, Gary J. Olsen et al. profile →
  10. Ribosomal RNA sequence suggests microsporidia are extremely ancient eukaryotes
    1987 424 citations Carl R. Woese et al. profile →
  11. Archaebacteria
    1978 379 citations Carl R. Woese et al. Journal of Molecular Evolution profile →
  12. Secondary Structure of 16 S Ribosomal RNA
    1981 377 citations Harry F. Noller, Carl R. Woese profile →
  13. On the evolution of the genetic code.
    1965 345 citations Carl R. Woese Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Carl R. Woese United States 88 22.2k 9.3k 4.1k 2.6k 2.5k 238 31.0k
Norman R. Pace United States 91 24.4k 1.1× 14.1k 1.5× 4.6k 1.1× 2.4k 0.9× 3.4k 1.3× 255 38.0k
Karl O. Stetter Germany 84 12.5k 0.6× 7.3k 0.8× 1.3k 0.3× 980 0.4× 4.1k 1.6× 242 19.8k
Koki Horikoshi Japan 75 11.7k 0.5× 8.5k 0.9× 1.4k 0.3× 2.6k 1.0× 5.0k 1.9× 582 22.2k
Kenneth H. Nealson United States 98 11.5k 0.5× 9.0k 1.0× 1.7k 0.4× 1.3k 0.5× 5.3k 2.1× 424 35.2k
C R Woese United States 28 10.9k 0.5× 6.4k 0.7× 1.7k 0.4× 2.0k 0.8× 1.2k 0.5× 31 16.5k
Matthew Collins United Kingdom 101 13.3k 0.6× 6.3k 0.7× 1.2k 0.3× 3.1k 1.2× 890 0.3× 557 44.9k
William B. Whitman United States 68 15.5k 0.7× 12.2k 1.3× 1.1k 0.3× 3.2k 1.2× 3.5k 1.4× 285 26.1k
O. Kandler Germany 43 15.6k 0.7× 7.0k 0.8× 1.6k 0.4× 3.8k 1.5× 909 0.4× 248 22.5k
Kenneth N. Timmis Germany 93 15.3k 0.7× 8.3k 0.9× 6.6k 1.6× 3.4k 1.3× 1.8k 0.7× 387 30.4k
Adam P. Arkin United States 84 30.0k 1.4× 8.5k 0.9× 7.6k 1.8× 4.5k 1.7× 1.5k 0.6× 362 43.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Anderson, Iain, Sean Hooper, Iris Porat, et al.. (2009). The complete genome sequence of Staphylothermus marinus reveals differences in sulfur metabolism among heterotrophic Crenarchaeota. BMC Genomics. 10(1). 145–145. 22 indexed citations
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Olsen, Gary J. & Carl R. Woese. (1997). Archaeal Genomics: An Overview. Cell. 89(7). 991–994. 177 indexed citations
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Woese, Carl R.. (1996). Phylogenetic trees: Whither microbiology?. Current Biology. 6(9). 1060–1063. 31 indexed citations
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Huber, R., et al.. (1996). Formation of Ammonium from Nitrate During Chemolithoautotrophic Growth of the Extremely Thermophilic Bacterium Ammonifex degensii gen. nov. sp. nov.. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 19(1). 40–49. 89 indexed citations
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Varel, V. H., Ralph S. Tanner, & Carl R. Woese. (1995). Clostridium herbivorans sp. nov., a Cellulolytic Anaerobe from the Pig Intestine. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 45(3). 490–494. 36 indexed citations
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Mandelco, L., et al.. (1995). Heliobacterium modesticaldum, sp. nov., a thermophilic heliobacterium of hot springs and volcanic soils. Archives of Microbiology. 163(4). 259–267. 87 indexed citations
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Maidak, B., Niels B. Larsen, Michael J. McCaughey, et al.. (1994). The Ribosomal Database project. Nucleic Acids Research. 22(17). 3485–3487. 374 indexed citations
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Ni, Shuisong, Carl R. Woese, Henry C. Aldrich, & David R. Boone. (1994). NOTES: Transfer of Methanolobus siciliae to the Genus Methanosarcina, Naming It Methanosarcina siciliae, and Emendation of the Genus Methanosarcina. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 44(2). 357–359. 38 indexed citations
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Pace, Norman R., Brian C. Thomas, & Carl R. Woese. (1993). 4 Probing RNA Structure, Function, and History by Comparative Analysis. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 24. 113–141. 122 indexed citations
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Wheelis, Mark L., O. Kandler, & Carl R. Woese. (1992). On the nature of global classification. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 89(7). 2930–2934. 73 indexed citations
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Weisburg, W G, Stephen J. Giovannoni, & Carl R. Woese. (1989). The Deinococcus-Thermus Phylum and the Effect of rRNA Composition on Phylogenetic Tree Construction. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 11(2). 128–134. 130 indexed citations
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Gupta, Ramesh C., et al.. (1988). Rooting the Archaebacterial Tree: The Pivotal Role of Thermococcus celer in Archaebacterial Evolution. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 10(3). 231–240. 57 indexed citations
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Woese, Carl R., Erko Stackebrandt, & Wolfgang Ludwig. (1985). What are mycoplasmas: The relationship of tempo and mode in bacterial evolution. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 21(4). 305–316. 117 indexed citations
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Gutell, Robin R., Bryn Weiser, Carl R. Woese, & Harry F. Noller. (1985). Comparative Anatomy of 16-S-like Ribosomal RNA. Progress in nucleic acid research and molecular biology. 32. 155–216. 592 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yang, Danzhou, et al.. (1985). Mitochondrial origins.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 82(13). 4443–4447. 444 indexed citations
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Woese, Carl R., et al.. (1984). The Phylogenetic Relationships of Three Sulfur Dependent Archaebacteria. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 5(1). 97–105. 52 indexed citations
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Wheaton, V I, et al.. (1984). Complete Nucleotide Sequence of a 23S Ribosomal RNA Gene from Bacillus stearothermophilus. DNA. 3(5). 347–357. 33 indexed citations
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Woese, Carl R., W G Weisburg, Bruce J. Paster, et al.. (1984). The phylogeny of purple bacteria: The beta subdivision. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 5(3). 327–336. 136 indexed citations
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Stackebrandt, Erko, Valerie J. Fowler, & Carl R. Woese. (1983). A Phylogenetic Analysis of Lactobacilli, Pediococcus pentosaceus and Leuconostoc mesenteroides. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 4(3). 326–337. 29 indexed citations
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Woese, Carl R.. (1967). The genetic code : the molecular basis for genetic expression. Harper & Row eBooks. 224 indexed citations

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