Daniel A. Gilchrist

6.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Daniel A. Gilchrist is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniel A. Gilchrist has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 2 papers in Immunology and 2 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Daniel A. Gilchrist's work include RNA Research and Splicing (14 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (12 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (2 papers). Daniel A. Gilchrist is often cited by papers focused on RNA Research and Splicing (14 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (12 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (2 papers). Daniel A. Gilchrist collaborates with scholars based in United States, Poland and Germany. Daniel A. Gilchrist's co-authors include Karen Adelman, Sergei Nechaev, David C. Fargo, Ginger W. Muse, Leping Li, Ruchir Shah, Julia Zeitlinger, Sherry F. Grissom, Joel S. Parker and Gilberto dos Santos and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Daniel A. Gilchrist

16 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

RNA polymerase is poised for activation across the genome 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. RNA polymerase is poised for activation across the genome
    2007 596 citations Ginger W. Muse, Daniel A. Gilchrist et al. Nature Genetics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Daniel A. Gilchrist United States 14 2.1k 201 188 164 148 16 2.2k
Ginger W. Muse United States 10 1.4k 0.7× 195 1.0× 158 0.8× 117 0.7× 131 0.9× 13 1.6k
Nova Fong United States 22 2.8k 1.4× 91 0.5× 168 0.9× 121 0.7× 138 0.9× 26 3.0k
Siddharth S. Dey United States 12 1.1k 0.5× 106 0.5× 237 1.3× 89 0.5× 130 0.9× 27 1.2k
Janis Werner United States 11 2.1k 1.0× 114 0.6× 76 0.4× 160 1.0× 169 1.1× 11 2.2k
Grant A. Hartzog United States 18 2.0k 1.0× 110 0.5× 62 0.3× 159 1.0× 170 1.1× 28 2.1k
Nicholas J. Fuda United States 11 1.7k 0.8× 79 0.4× 116 0.6× 130 0.8× 133 0.9× 13 1.9k
Emanuel Rosonina Canada 19 1.4k 0.7× 75 0.4× 82 0.4× 79 0.5× 95 0.6× 27 1.5k
Beáta E. Jády France 16 1.7k 0.8× 59 0.3× 261 1.4× 91 0.6× 71 0.5× 22 1.9k
Danny Rangasamy Australia 19 1.6k 0.8× 108 0.5× 125 0.7× 464 2.8× 159 1.1× 32 1.8k
Rafael Cuesta United States 17 1.2k 0.6× 107 0.5× 129 0.7× 66 0.4× 221 1.5× 19 1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Daniel A. Gilchrist

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All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Lavender, Christopher A., Jackson A. Hoffman, Kevin W. Trotter, et al.. (2016). Downstream Antisense Transcription Predicts Genomic Features That Define the Specific Chromatin Environment at Mammalian Promoters. PLoS Genetics. 12(8). e1006224–e1006224. 14 indexed citations
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Scruggs, Benjamin S., Daniel A. Gilchrist, Sergei Nechaev, et al.. (2015). Bidirectional Transcription Arises from Two Distinct Hubs of Transcription Factor Binding and Active Chromatin. Molecular Cell. 58(6). 1101–1112. 155 indexed citations
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Gilchrist, Daniel A.. (2015). The goon show - how the tax system works to subsidise cheap wine and alcohol consumption. 2 indexed citations
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Fromm, George, Daniel A. Gilchrist, & Karen Adelman. (2013). SnapShot: Transcription Regulation: Pausing. Cell. 153(4). 930–930.e1. 6 indexed citations
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Henriques, Telmo, Daniel A. Gilchrist, Sergei Nechaev, et al.. (2013). Stable Pausing by RNA Polymerase II Provides an Opportunity to Target and Integrate Regulatory Signals. Molecular Cell. 52(4). 517–528. 174 indexed citations
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Schröder, Sebastian, Eva Herker, Daniel He, et al.. (2013). Acetylation of RNA Polymerase II Regulates Growth-Factor-Induced Gene Transcription in Mammalian Cells. Molecular Cell. 52(3). 314–324. 89 indexed citations
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Gilchrist, Daniel A., George Fromm, Gilberto dos Santos, et al.. (2012). Regulating the regulators: the pervasive effects of Pol II pausing on stimulus-responsive gene networks. Genes & Development. 26(9). 933–944. 99 indexed citations
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Gilchrist, Daniel A. & Karen Adelman. (2012). Coupling polymerase pausing and chromatin landscapes for precise regulation of transcription. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms. 1819(7). 700–706. 26 indexed citations
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Core, Leighton J., Joshua J. Waterfall, Daniel A. Gilchrist, et al.. (2012). Defining the Status of RNA Polymerase at Promoters. Cell Reports. 2(4). 1025–1035. 189 indexed citations
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Gilchrist, Daniel A., Gilberto dos Santos, David C. Fargo, et al.. (2010). Pausing of RNA Polymerase II Disrupts DNA-Specified Nucleosome Organization to Enable Precise Gene Regulation. Cell. 143(4). 540–551. 319 indexed citations
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Gilchrist, Daniel A., David C. Fargo, & Karen Adelman. (2009). Using ChIP-chip and ChIP-seq to study the regulation of gene expression: Genome-wide localization studies reveal widespread regulation of transcription elongation. Methods. 48(4). 398–408. 49 indexed citations
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Adelman, Karen, Sergei Nechaev, Daniel A. Gilchrist, et al.. (2009). Immediate mediators of the inflammatory response are poised for gene activation through RNA polymerase II stalling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(43). 18207–18212. 124 indexed citations
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Gilchrist, Daniel A., Sergei Nechaev, Chanhyo Lee, et al.. (2008). NELF-mediated stalling of Pol II can enhance gene expression by blocking promoter-proximal nucleosome assembly. Genes & Development. 22(14). 1921–1933. 241 indexed citations
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Muse, Ginger W., Daniel A. Gilchrist, Sergei Nechaev, et al.. (2007). RNA polymerase is poised for activation across the genome. Nature Genetics. 39(12). 1507–1511. 596 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gilchrist, Daniel A. & Michael Rexach. (2003). Molecular Basis for the Rapid Dissociation of Nuclear Localization Signals from Karyopherin α in the Nucleoplasm. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(51). 51937–51949. 37 indexed citations
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Gilchrist, Daniel A., et al.. (2002). Accelerating the Rate of Disassembly of Karyopherin·Cargo Complexes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(20). 18161–18172. 101 indexed citations

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