Darren Platt

5.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
22 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Darren Platt is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Artificial Intelligence and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Darren Platt has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 5 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Darren Platt's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (9 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (7 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (5 papers). Darren Platt is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (9 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (7 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (5 papers). Darren Platt collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Poland. Darren Platt's co-authors include Yann Marcy, Tina Lösekann, Natalia Ivanova, Héctor García Martín, Elisabeth M. Bik, Cleber Ouverney, David A. Relman, Philip Hugenholtz, Stephen R. Quake and Ernest Szeto and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Genes & Development.

In The Last Decade

Darren Platt

19 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Regulation of DAF-2 receptor signaling by human insulin a... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 2006 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. Regulation of DAF-2 receptor signaling by human insulin and ins-1, a member of the unusually large and diverse C. elegans insulin gene family
    2001 505 citations Sarah B. Pierce, Michael A. Costa et al. Genes & Development profile →
  2. Sequencing and Analysis of Neanderthal Genomic DNA
    2006 359 citations James P. Noonan, Graham Coop et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Darren Platt United States 12 1.4k 402 383 357 252 22 2.2k
Asako Sugimoto Japan 30 2.6k 1.8× 1.1k 2.7× 522 1.4× 187 0.5× 82 0.3× 72 3.9k
Siegfried Schloissnig Germany 12 1.3k 0.9× 218 0.5× 253 0.7× 223 0.6× 24 0.1× 14 1.8k
Philip M. Kelley United States 29 2.5k 1.8× 59 0.1× 326 0.9× 213 0.6× 39 0.2× 55 3.7k
Patrick T. McGrath United States 22 1.1k 0.7× 650 1.6× 998 2.6× 498 1.4× 63 0.3× 42 2.1k
Harold E. Smith United States 24 1.7k 1.2× 786 2.0× 520 1.4× 86 0.2× 104 0.4× 61 2.4k
Lewis Stevens United Kingdom 25 966 0.7× 271 0.7× 291 0.8× 248 0.7× 54 0.2× 83 1.9k
Tomoaki Mizuno Japan 20 1.3k 0.9× 368 0.9× 302 0.8× 124 0.3× 39 0.2× 45 2.0k
Igor Antoshechkin United States 29 1.8k 1.3× 404 1.0× 310 0.8× 325 0.9× 52 0.2× 50 2.9k
Sarah E. Hall United States 27 1.1k 0.8× 211 0.5× 417 1.1× 68 0.2× 61 0.2× 45 2.8k
Zhuo Du China 21 1.1k 0.8× 338 0.8× 285 0.7× 57 0.2× 119 0.5× 61 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Darren Platt

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Fields of papers citing papers by Darren Platt

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Darren Platt

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Walter, Jessica M., Max G. Schubert, Stephanie H. Kung, et al.. (2019). Method for Multiplexed Integration of Synergistic Alleles and Metabolic Pathways in Yeasts via CRISPR-Cas9. Methods in molecular biology. 2049. 39–72. 1 indexed citations
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Jiang, Hanxiao, Andrew A. Horwitz, Anna Tai, et al.. (2019). Challenging the workhorse: Comparative analysis of eukaryotic micro‐organisms for expressing monoclonal antibodies. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 116(6). 1449–1462. 23 indexed citations
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Platt, Darren, et al.. (2018). Engineering Genomes with Genotype Specification Language. Methods in molecular biology. 1772. 373–398. 1 indexed citations
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Sagawa, Shiori, Max G. Schubert, M.G. Bissell, et al.. (2016). Genotype Specification Language. ACS Synthetic Biology. 5(6). 471–478. 11 indexed citations
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Horwitz, Andrew A., Jessica M. Walter, Max G. Schubert, et al.. (2015). Efficient Multiplexed Integration of Synergistic Alleles and Metabolic Pathways in Yeasts via CRISPR-Cas. Cell Systems. 1(1). 88–96. 237 indexed citations
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Shapland, Elaine B., Victor F. Holmes, Christopher D. Reeves, et al.. (2015). Low-Cost, High-Throughput Sequencing of DNA Assemblies Using a Highly Multiplexed Nextera Process. ACS Synthetic Biology. 4(7). 860–866. 42 indexed citations
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Kok, Stefan de, Maxime Durot, Victor F. Holmes, et al.. (2014). Rapid and Reliable DNA Assembly via Ligase Cycling Reaction. ACS Synthetic Biology. 3(2). 97–106. 184 indexed citations
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Nijkamp, Jurgen F., Marcel van den Broek, Erwin Datema, et al.. (2012). De novo sequencing, assembly and analysis of the genome of the laboratory strain Saccharomyces cerevisiae CEN.PK113-7D, a model for modern industrial biotechnology. Microbial Cell Factories. 11(1). 36–36. 218 indexed citations
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Błażewicz, Jacek, Marek Figlerowicz, Piotr Gawron, et al.. (2009). Whole genome assembly from 454 sequencing output via modified DNA graph concept. Computational Biology and Chemistry. 33(3). 224–230. 17 indexed citations
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DiGuistini, Scott, Nancy Liao, Darren Platt, et al.. (2009). De novo genome sequence assembly of a filamentous fungus using Sanger, 454 and Illumina sequence data. Genome biology. 10(9). R94–R94. 115 indexed citations
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Platt, Darren. (2009). When Consumers Get their Genomes. Personalized Medicine. 6(6). 669–679. 7 indexed citations
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Błażewicz, Jacek, Marek Figlerowicz, Piotr Gawron, et al.. (2008). A new algorithm for genome assembly from short reads. 1–4. 2 indexed citations
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Błażewicz, Jacek, Marta Kasprzak, Marek Figlerowicz, et al.. (2008). Parallel Implementation of the Novel Approach to Genome Assembly. 6. 732–737. 1 indexed citations
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Marcy, Yann, Cleber Ouverney, Elisabeth M. Bik, et al.. (2007). Dissecting biological “dark matter” with single-cell genetic analysis of rare and uncultivated TM7 microbes from the human mouth. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(29). 11889–11894. 467 indexed citations
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Noonan, James P., Graham Coop, Sridhar Kudaravalli, et al.. (2006). Sequencing and Analysis of Neanderthal Genomic DNA. Science. 314(5802). 1113–1118. 359 indexed citations breakdown →
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Warren, Robin M., Darren Platt, Xiaoqiu Huang, et al.. (2006). Physical map-assisted whole-genome shotgun sequence assemblies. Genome Research. 16(6). 768–775. 20 indexed citations
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Platt, Darren & Trevor I. Dix. (2002). Stochastic assembly of contig restriction maps. 155–164. 1 indexed citations
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Mackenzie, Thomas A., et al.. (2002). Modelling errors in restriction mapping. 49. 613–619.
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Pierce, Sarah B., Michael A. Costa, Robert G. Wisotzkey, et al.. (2001). Regulation of DAF-2 receptor signaling by human insulin and ins-1, a member of the unusually large and diverse C. elegans insulin gene family. Genes & Development. 15(6). 672–686. 505 indexed citations breakdown →
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Platt, Darren & Trevor I. Dix. (1997). Comparison of Clone-Ordering Algorithms Used in Physical Mapping. Genomics. 40(3). 490–492. 5 indexed citations

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