Daniel Nathans

20.8k total citations · 14 hit papers
128 papers, 17.8k citations indexed

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Daniel Nathans is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniel Nathans has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 17.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Molecular Biology, 53 papers in Ecology and 52 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Daniel Nathans's work include Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (51 papers), Polyomavirus and related diseases (42 papers) and Plant Virus Research Studies (19 papers). Daniel Nathans is often cited by papers focused on Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (51 papers), Polyomavirus and related diseases (42 papers) and Plant Virus Research Studies (19 papers). Daniel Nathans collaborates with scholars based in United States. Daniel Nathans's co-authors include Lester F. Lau, Kevin Ryder, Yusaku Nakabeppu, Kathleen J. Danna, Barbara A. Christy, Hamilton O. Smith, David Shortle, Keith Peden, Daniel I. H. Linzer and Laura Sanders and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Daniel Nathans

128 papers receiving 16.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Expression of a set of growth-related immediate early genes in BALB/c 3T3 cells: coordinate regulation with c-fos or c-myc.

1987 805 citations Lester F. Lau, Daniel Nathans Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
DNA binding activities of three murine Jun proteins: Stimulation by Fos

1988 736 citations Yusaku Nakabeppu, Kevin Ryder et al. Cell profile →
A gene activated by growth factors is related to the oncogene v-jun.

1988 720 citations Kevin Ryder, Lester F. Lau et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
A gene activated in mouse 3T3 cells by serum growth factors encodes a protein with "zinc finger" sequences.

1988 683 citations Lester F. Lau, Daniel Nathans et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Identification of a set of genes expressed during the G0/G1 transition of cultured mouse cells.

1985 529 citations Lester F. Lau, Daniel Nathans The EMBO Journal profile →
A Suggested nomenclature for bacterial host modification and restriction systems and their enzymes

1973 385 citations Hamilton O. Smith, Daniel Nathans Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
PUROMYCIN INHIBITION OF PROTEIN SYNTHESIS: INCORPORATION OF PUROMYCIN INTO PEPTIDE CHAINS

1964 368 citations Daniel Nathans Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Studies of Simian virus 40 DNA

1973 329 citations Daniel Nathans et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
Restriction Endonucleases in the Analysis and Restructuring of DNA Molecules

1975 313 citations Daniel Nathans, Hamilton O. Smith profile →
Specific cleavage of simian virus 40 DNA by restriction endonuclease of Hemophilus influenzae

1971 263 citations Daniel Nathans et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
AMINO ACID TRANSFER FROM AMINOACYL-RIBONUCLEIC ACIDS TO PROTEIN ON RIBOSOMES OF ESCHERICHIA COLI

1961 253 citations Daniel Nathans et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Local mutagenesis: a method for generating viral mutants with base substitutions in preselected regions of the viral genome.

1978 249 citations David Shortle, Daniel Nathans Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Potential Biohazards of Recombinant DNA Molecules

1974 200 citations Paul Berg, David Baltimore et al. Science profile →
Bidirectional Replication of Simian Virus 40 DNA

1972 197 citations Daniel Nathans et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Synergistic Activity of STAT3 and c-Jun at a Specific Array of DNA Elements in the α2-Macroglobulin Promoter 2001 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Joo-Yeon Yoo, Wenlan Wang, Stephen Desiderio, Daniel Nathans	52
2	The MouseAquaporin-1Gene 1995 ·Genomics ·Chulso Moon, John B. Williams, Gregory M. Preston, Neal G. Copeland, Debra J. Gilbert, Daniel Nathans, Nancy A. Jenkins, Peter Agre	19
3	A naturally occurring truncated form of FosB that inhibits Fos/Jun transcriptional activity 1991 ·Cell ·Yusaku Nakabeppu, Daniel Nathans	388
4	An Endothelial Cell Growth Factor from the Mouse Neuroblastoma Cell Line NB41 1989 ·Growth Factors ·Andrew P. Levy, Rafael J. Tamargo, (unknown), Daniel Nathans	61
5	The basic region of Fos mediates specific DNA binding. 1989 ·The EMBO Journal ·Yusaku Nakabeppu, Daniel Nathans	114
6	DNA binding activities of three murine Jun proteins: Stimulation by Fos breakdown → 1988 ·Cell ·Yusaku Nakabeppu, Kevin Ryder, Daniel Nathans	736
7	A gene activated in mouse 3T3 cells by serum growth factors encodes a protein with "zinc finger" sequences. breakdown → 1988 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), Lester F. Lau, Daniel Nathans	683
8	Genomic Response to Growth Factors 1988 ·Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology ·Daniel Nathans, Lester F. Lau, (unknown), (unknown), Yusaku Nakabeppu, (unknown)	61
9	Trophoblastic Giant Cells of the Mouse Placenta as the Site of Proliferin Synthesis* 1988 ·Endocrinology ·(unknown), Frank Talamantes, (unknown), Daniel I. H. Linzer, Daniel Nathans	116
10	Translational regulation of mammalian ornithine decarboxylase by polyamines. 1985 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Chaim Kahana, Daniel Nathans	162
11	Growth-related changes in specific mRNAs of cultured mouse cells. 1983 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Daniel I. H. Linzer, Daniel Nathans	184
12	Plea to the Scientific Community 1982 ·Science ·David Baltimore, Paul Berg, Konrad E. Bloch, (unknown), Arthur Kornberg, Daniel Nathans, Hamilton O. Smith, James D. Watson, L. Thomas	1
13	Mutational analysis of the simian virus 40 replicon: pseudorevertants of mutants with a defective replication origin. 1979 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·David Shortle, Robert F. Margolskee, Daniel Nathans	163
14	Alignment of the restriction map of mouse adenovirus FL with that of human adenovirus 2 1979 ·Virology ·Steven H. Larsen, Robert F. Margolskee, Daniel Nathans	21
15	Evolutionary variants of simian virus 40: Cellular DNA sequences and sequences at recombinant joints of substituted variants 1978 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·(unknown), Daniel Nathans	71
16	The Genome of Simian Virus 40 1977 ·Advances in virus research ·Thomas J. Kelly, Daniel Nathans	108
17	Deletion mutants of simian virus 40 generated by enzymatic excision of DNA segments from the viral genome 1974 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·Ching‐Juh Lai, Daniel Nathans	155
18	Fate of Maturation Protein during Infection by Coliphage MS2 1971 ·Nature New Biology ·Marilyn Kozak, Daniel Nathans	39
19	Cell-free protein synthesis directed by coliphage MS2 RNA: Synthesis of intact viral coat protein and other products 1965 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·Daniel Nathans	77
20	Structural Requirements for Puromycin Inhibition of Protein Synthesis 1963 ·Nature ·Daniel Nathans, Amos Neidle	160

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