David R. Nelson

50.8k total citations · 8 hit papers
174 papers, 16.7k citations indexed

About

David R. Nelson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pharmacology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, David R. Nelson has authored 174 papers receiving a total of 16.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 109 papers in Molecular Biology, 49 papers in Pharmacology and 39 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in David R. Nelson's work include Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism (48 papers), Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (33 papers) and Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (17 papers). David R. Nelson is often cited by papers focused on Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism (48 papers), Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (33 papers) and Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (17 papers). David R. Nelson collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and United Kingdom. David R. Nelson's co-authors include Daniel W. Nebert, René Feyereisen, I. C. Gunsalus, Minor J. Coon, Danièle Werck‐Reichhart, David J. Waxman, Henry W. Strobel, John J. Stegeman, Michael R. Waterman and Osamu Gotoh and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

David R. Nelson

172 papers receiving 16.3k 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.

P450 superfamily: update on new sequences, gene mapping, accession numbers and nomenclature

1996 2.4k citations David R. Nelson, René Feyereisen et al. profile →
The P450 Superfamily: Update on New Sequences, Gene Mapping, Accession Numbers, Early Trivial Names of Enzymes, and Nomenclature

1993 1.4k citations David R. Nelson, T. Kamataki et al. DNA and Cell Biology profile →
The P450 Superfamily: Update on New Sequences, Gene Mapping, and Recommended Nomenclature

1991 904 citations Daniel W. Nebert, David R. Nelson et al. DNA and Cell Biology profile →
Comparison of cytochrome P450 (CYP) genes from the mouse and human genomes, including nomenclature recommendations for genes, pseudogenes and alternative-splice variants

2003 785 citations David R. Nelson, Daniel W. Nebert et al. profile →
The Cytochrome P450 Homepage

2009 781 citations David R. Nelson profile →
A P450‐centric view of plant evolution

2011 526 citations David R. Nelson, Danièle Werck‐Reichhart profile →
The P450 Superfamily: Updated Listing of All Genes and Recommended Nomenclature for the Chromosomal Loci

1989 521 citations Daniel W. Nebert, David R. Nelson et al. DNA profile →
Plant cytochrome P450 plasticity and evolution

2021 199 citations David R. Nelson, Birger Lindberg Møller et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Chromosome-Level Assemblies of the Allohexaploid Genomes of Conyza sumatrensis and Conyza bonariensis 2025 ·Genome Biology and Evolution ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Sarah Morran, Luan Cutti, Eric L. Patterson, (unknown), Maor Matzrafi, Anil Shrestha, Aldo Merotto, (unknown), David R. Nelson, Víctor Llaca, Kevin Fengler, Camila Ferreira de Pinho, Todd A. Gaines	0
2	Exploring P450 superfamily diversity with P450Atlas ‐ Online tool for automated subfamily assignment 2025 ·Protein Science ·Dominik Gront, Khajamohiddin Syed, David R. Nelson	4
3	Structure–Function Analysis of the Self-Sufficient CYP102 Family Provides New Insights into Their Biochemistry 2025 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·(unknown), David C. Lamb, David R. Nelson, Khajamohiddin Syed	2
4	Assembly and Annotation of the Tetraploid Salsola tragus (Russian Thistle) Genome 2025 ·Genome Biology and Evolution ·(unknown), Eric L. Patterson, Luan Cutti, Sarah Morran, Nicholas A. Johnson, Jacob E. Montgomery, (unknown), David R. Nelson, Víctor Llaca, Kevin Fengler, Philip Westra, Todd A. Gaines	1
5	Cytochromes P450 evolution in the plant terrestrialization context 2024 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Danièle Werck‐Reichhart, David R. Nelson, H Renault	10
6	Evolution of five environmentally responsive gene families in a pine‐feeding sawfly, Neodiprion lecontei (Hymenoptera: Diprionidae) 2023 ·Ecology and Evolution ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Tom Hill, Scott M. Geib, Robert L. Unckless, David R. Nelson, Catherine R. Linnen	2
7	Pezizomycetes Genomes Reveal Diverse P450 Complements Characteristic of Saprotrophic and Ectomycorrhizal Lifestyles 2023 ·Journal of Fungi ·(unknown), (unknown), David R. Nelson, Khajamohiddin Syed	5
8	Evolution of Cytochrome P450 Enzymes and Their Redox Partners in Archaea 2023 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), Wanping Chen, David R. Nelson, Khajamohiddin Syed	19
9	Pathogen-induced biosynthetic pathways encode defense-related molecules in bread wheat 2022 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Guy Polturak, Martin Dippe, Michael J. Stephenson, Rajesh Chandra Misra, Charlotte Owen, Ricardo H. Ramírez-González, (unknown), Henk‐jan Schoonbeek, Laëtitia Chartrain, Philippa Borrill, David R. Nelson, James K. M. Brown, P. Nicholson, Cristóbal Uauy, Anne Osbourn	43
10	A gene cluster in Ginkgo biloba encodes unique multifunctional cytochrome P450s that initiate ginkgolide biosynthesis 2022 ·Nature Communications ·Victor Forman, (unknown), Fernando Geu‐Flores, (unknown), David R. Nelson, Sotirios C. Kampranis, Dan Stærk, Birger Lindberg Møller, Irini Pateraki	52
11	Spatial population genetics with fluid flow 2022 ·Reports on Progress in Physics ·Roberto Benzi, David R. Nelson, Suraj Shankar, Federico Toschi, Xiaojue Zhu	8
12	The Birth-and-Death Evolution of Cytochrome P450 Genes in Bees 2021 ·Genome Biology and Evolution ·Kathy Darragh, David R. Nelson, Santiago R. Ramírez	13
13	Drivers of metabolic diversification: how dynamic genomic neighbourhoods generate new biosynthetic pathways in the Brassicaceae 2019 ·New Phytologist ·Zhenhua Liu, Hernando G. Suárez Duran, (unknown), Michael J. Stephenson, M. Eric Schranz, David R. Nelson, Marnix H. Medema, Anne Osbourn	58
14	Expression, Purification, and Biochemical Characterization of the Flavocytochrome P450 CYP505A30 from Myceliophthora thermophila 2017 ·ACS Omega ·(unknown), Hazel M. Girvan, (unknown), Kirsty J. McLean, (unknown), (unknown), Stephen E. J. Rigby, David R. Nelson, Richard T. Blankley, Andrew W. Munro	22
15	CYP79 P450 monooxygenases in gymnosperms: CYP79A118 is associated with the formation of taxiphyllin in Taxus baccata 2017 ·Plant Molecular Biology ·Katrin Luck, Qidong Jia, Meret Huber, Vinzenz Handrick, Gane Ka‐Shu Wong, David R. Nelson, Feng Chen, Jonathan Gershenzon, Tobias G. Köllner	30
16	The ancient CYP716 family is a major contributor to the diversification of eudicot triterpenoid biosynthesis 2017 ·Nature Communications ·Karel Miettinen, Jacob Pollier, Dieter Buyst, Philipp Arendt, René Csük, Sven Sommerwerk, Tessa Moses, Jan Mertens, Prashant D. Sonawane, Laurens Pauwels, Asaph Aharoni, José C. Martins, David R. Nelson, Alain Goossens	146
17	Quantitative Differences in Gene Expression of Defence Genes in Solanum tuberosum and S. sisymbriifolium Infected with Globodera pallida 2014 ·Indian Journal Of Nematology ·(unknown), (unknown), Stephen J. Powers, Michael A. Birkett, John A. Pickett, David R. Nelson, Rod P. Blackshaw, Renato S. Carvalho, R. H. C. Curtis	5
18	The P450 Superfamily: Update on New Sequences, Gene Mapping, Accession Numbers, Early Trivial Names of Enzymes, and Nomenclature breakdown → 1993 ·DNA and Cell Biology ·David R. Nelson, T. Kamataki, David J. Waxman, F. Peter Guengerich, R.W. Estabrook, René Feyereisen, Frank J. Gonzalez, Minor J. Coon, I. C. Gunsalus, Osamu Gotoh, (unknown), (unknown)	1374
19	[1] P450 gene nomenclature based on evolution 1991 ·Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Daniel W. Nebert, David R. Nelson	51
20	The P450 Superfamily: Updated Listing of All Genes and Recommended Nomenclature for the Chromosomal Loci breakdown → 1989 ·DNA ·Daniel W. Nebert, David R. Nelson, Milton Adesnik, Minor J. Coon, Ronald W. Estabrook, Frank J. Gonzalez, F. Peter Guengerich, I. C. Gunsalus, Eric F. Johnson, Byron Kemper, Wayne Levin, Ian Phillips, Ryo Sato, Michael R. Waterman	521

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