David H. Gelfand

26.9k citations

42 papers · 21.2k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 27

Molecular Biology top 0.2%
Genetics top 0.2%
Ecology top 0.5%
Epidemiology top 1%
Plant Science top 0.5%

Co-authors: Randall K. Saiki Stephen J. Scharf Glenn T. Horn Russell Higuchi Kary B. Mullis Richard D. Abramson Pamela M. Holland R. R. Watson
Topics: RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (16 papers)Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (11 papers)Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (10 papers)
Cited by: Molecular Biology Genetics Virology
Journals: Nature Science Cell
Partner nations: United States France Switzerland

In The Last Decade

David H. Gelfand

42 papers receiving 20.0k citations

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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.

Primer-Directed Enzymatic Amplification of DNA with a Thermostable DNA Polymerase

1988 14.5k citations Randall K. Saiki, David H. Gelfand et al. profile →
Detection of specific polymerase chain reaction product by utilizing the 5'----3' exonuclease activity of Thermus aquaticus DNA polymerase.

1991 2.0k citations Pamela M. Holland, Richard D. Abramson et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Recent Advances in the Polymerase Chain Reaction

1991 792 citations David H. Gelfand, John J. Sninsky et al. profile →
DNA sequencing with Thermus aquaticus DNA polymerase and direct sequencing of polymerase chain reaction-amplified DNA.

1988 612 citations Michael A. Innis, K B Myambo et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Ribo-polymerase chain reaction-A facile method for the preparation of chimeric RNA/DNA applied to DNA sequencing 2012 ·Human Mutation ·Florence Mauger,(unknown),(unknown),Thomas W. Myers,David H. Gelfand,Marta Gut	2
2	PCR Turns 25: Celebrating the Past and Anticipating the Future 2009 ·BioProcessing Journal ·David H. Gelfand	2
3	The Molecular Anatomy of Spontaneous Germline Mutations in Human Testes 2007 ·PLoS Biology ·Jian Qin,Peter Calabrese,Irene Tiemann‐Boege,Deepali N. Shinde,Song‐Ro Yoon,David H. Gelfand,(unknown),Norman Arnheim	52
4	DNA sequencing by MALDI-TOF MS using alkali cleavage of RNA/DNA chimeras 2007 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Florence Mauger,(unknown),Cassandra Calloway,(unknown),T. Nishimoto,Thomas W. Myers,David H. Gelfand,Marta Gut	13
5	DNA‐Dependent DNA Polymerases 1997 ·Current Protocols in Molecular Biology ·Stanley Tabor,Kevin Struhl,Stephen J. Scharf,David H. Gelfand	14
6	Selective Amplification of RNA Utilizing the Nucleotide Analog dITP and Thermus Thermophilus DNA Polymerase 1996 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Thomas O. Auer,John J. Sninsky,David H. Gelfand,Thomas W. Myers	15
7	Cloning, sequencing, and expression of RecA proteins from three distantly related thermophilic eubacteria. 1994 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·James G. Wetmur,(unknown),Blanca L. Ortíz,Janelle Tong,Fanny Reichert,David H. Gelfand	27
8	High-level expression, purification, and enzymatic characterization of full-length Thermus aquaticus DNA polymerase and a truncated form deficient in 5' to 3' exonuclease activity. 1993 ·Genome Research ·(unknown),(unknown),Randall K. Saiki,Sui‐Yuan Chang,Phoebe Landre,Richard D. Abramson,David H. Gelfand	178
9	Cloning, overexpression and nucleotide sequence of a thermostable DNA ligase-encoding gene 1991 ·Gene ·Francis Barany,David H. Gelfand	72
10	Reverse transcription and DNA amplification by a Thermus thermophilus DNA polymerase 1991 ·Biochemistry ·Thomas W. Myers,David H. Gelfand	336
11	Detection of specific polymerase chain reaction product by utilizing the 5'----3' exonuclease activity of Thermus aquaticus DNA polymerase.breakdown → 1991 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Pamela M. Holland,Richard D. Abramson,R. R. Watson,David H. Gelfand	2027
12	Genetic organization of the cellulose synthase operon in Acetobacter xylinum. 1990 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Hing C. Wong,Anna Lisa Fear,Roger D. Calhoon,(unknown),Raphael Mayer,Dorit Amikam,Moshe Benziman,David H. Gelfand,James H. Meade,(unknown)	267
13	Isolation, Characterization, and Expression in Escherichia coli of the DNA Polymerase Gene from Thermus aquaticus 1989 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·(unknown),(unknown),Randall K. Saiki,K B Myambo,Robert J. Drummond,David H. Gelfand	260
14	DNA sequencing with Thermus aquaticus DNA polymerase and direct sequencing of polymerase chain reaction-amplified DNA.breakdown → 1988 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Michael A. Innis,K B Myambo,David H. Gelfand,Mary Ann D. Brow	612
15	Molecular Cloning of Exo–Cellobiohydrolase I Derived from Trichoderma Reesei Strain L27 1983 ·Nature Biotechnology ·Sharon P. Shoemaker,Vicki L. Schweickart,Martha Ladner,David H. Gelfand,Simon C.M. Kwok,K B Myambo,Michael A. Innis	283
16	Escherichia coli mutants deficient in the aspartate and aromatic amino acid aminotransferases 1977 ·Journal of Bacteriology ·David H. Gelfand,Robert A. Steinberg	151
17	Ribosomal RNA genes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. I. Physical map of the repeating unit and location of the regions coding for 5 S, 5.8 S, 18 S, and 25 S ribosomal RNAs. 1977 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Graeme I. Bell,Louis J. DeGennaro,David H. Gelfand,(unknown),Pablo Valenzuela,William J. Rutter	193
18	A plasmid cloning vehicle allowing regulated expression of eukaryotic DNA in bacteria. 1976 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Barry Polisky,(unknown),David H. Gelfand	52
19	In vitro Synthesis of a DNA Dependent RNA Polymerase Coded on Coliphage T7 Genome 1970 ·Nature ·David H. Gelfand,Masaaki Hayashi	16
20	The eight genes of bacteriophages φX174 and S13 and comparison of the phage-specified proteins 1970 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·(unknown),David H. Gelfand,Masaki Hayashi,Robert Shleser,Ethel S. Tessman	32

About David H. Gelfand

David H. Gelfand is a scholar working on Biotechnology, Molecular Biology and Genetics, having authored 42 papers that have together received 21.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (16 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (11 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (11.7k citations), Genetics (4.4k citations) and Virology (579 citations). David H. Gelfand has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include Randall K. Saiki, Stephen J. Scharf, Glenn T. Horn, Russell Higuchi, Kary B. Mullis, Richard D. Abramson, Pamela M. Holland, R. R. Watson, John J. Sninsky and Michael A. Innis. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

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