Dinshaw J. Patel

68.6k total citations · 18 hit papers
558 papers, 51.6k citations indexed

About

Dinshaw J. Patel is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Dinshaw J. Patel has authored 558 papers receiving a total of 51.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 502 papers in Molecular Biology, 43 papers in Organic Chemistry and 43 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Dinshaw J. Patel's work include DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (253 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (190 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (118 papers). Dinshaw J. Patel is often cited by papers focused on DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (253 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (190 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (118 papers). Dinshaw J. Patel collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Dinshaw J. Patel's co-authors include Anh Tuân Phan, Vitaly Kuryavyi, Haitao Li, C. David Allis, Thomas Hermann, Yong Wang, Alexander Serganov, Thomas Tuschl, Alexander J. Ruthenburg and Jiamu Du and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Dinshaw J. Patel

553 papers receiving 50.2k citations

Hit Papers

Adaptive Recognition by Nucleic Acid Aptamers 1993 2026 2004 2015 2000 1993 2007 2013 2007 400 800 1.2k
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. Adaptive Recognition by Nucleic Acid Aptamers
    2000 1.3k citations Dinshaw J. Patel et al. Science profile →
  2. Solution structure of the human telomeric repeat d[AG3(T2AG3)3] G-tetraplex
    1993 1.2k citations Dinshaw J. Patel et al. Structure profile →
  3. How chromatin-binding modules interpret histone modifications: lessons from professional pocket pickers
    2007 1.1k citations Haitao Li, C. David Allis et al. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology profile →
  4. Cyclic [G(2′,5′)pA(3′,5′)p] Is the Metazoan Second Messenger Produced by DNA-Activated Cyclic GMP-AMP Synthase
    2013 836 citations Dinshaw J. Patel et al. Cell profile →
  5. Multivalent engagement of chromatin modifications by linked binding modules
    2007 806 citations Haitao Li, Dinshaw J. Patel et al. profile →
  6. Human telomere, oncogenic promoter and 5'-UTR G-quadruplexes: diverse higher order DNA and RNA targets for cancer therapeutics
    2007 779 citations Dinshaw J. Patel, Anh Tuân Phan et al. profile →
  7. Structure of the Human Telomere in K + Solution:  An Intramolecular (3 + 1) G-Quadruplex Scaffold
    2006 706 citations Anh Tuân Phan, Vitaly Kuryavyi et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  8. DNA methylation pathways and their crosstalk with histone methylation
    2015 683 citations Jiamu Du, Steven E. Jacobsen et al. profile →
  9. Molecular basis for site-specific read-out of histone H3K4me3 by the BPTF PHD finger of NURF
    2006 632 citations Haitao Li, Serge Ilin et al. Nature profile →
  10. Non-CG methylation patterns shape the epigenetic landscape in Arabidopsis
    2013 629 citations Hume Stroud, Jiamu Du et al. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology profile →
  11. Structural basis for overhang-specific small interfering RNA recognition by the PAZ domain
    2004 544 citations Keqiong Ye, Dinshaw J. Patel et al. Nature profile →
  12. Cucumber mosaic virus -encoded 2b suppressor inhibits Arabidopsis Argonaute1 cleavage activity to counter plant defense
    2006 530 citations Dinshaw J. Patel et al. profile →
  13. Structural basis for 5′-end-specific recognition of guide RNA by the A. fulgidus Piwi protein
    2005 510 citations Dinshaw J. Patel et al. Nature profile →
  14. Structure-Function Analysis of STING Activation by c[G(2′,5′)pA(3′,5′)p] and Targeting by Antiviral DMXAA
    2013 457 citations Stewart Shuman, Dinshaw J. Patel et al. Cell profile →
  15. The evolutionary journey of Argonaute proteins
    2014 381 citations Dinshaw J. Patel et al. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology profile →
  16. Histone chaperone networks shaping chromatin function
    2017 376 citations Dinshaw J. Patel et al. profile →
  17. DNA-guided DNA interference by a prokaryotic Argonaute
    2014 359 citations Dinshaw J. Patel et al. Nature profile →
  18. Structures, mechanisms and applications of RNA-centric CRISPR–Cas13
    2024 54 citations Hui Yang, Dinshaw J. Patel profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dinshaw J. Patel United States 120 45.2k 5.6k 3.5k 3.5k 2.9k 558 51.6k
Shigeyuki Yokoyama Japan 102 36.6k 0.8× 2.5k 0.5× 1.6k 0.5× 5.8k 1.7× 1.9k 0.7× 1.0k 44.4k
John A. Tainer United States 109 30.1k 0.7× 2.3k 0.4× 2.3k 0.7× 4.5k 1.3× 2.1k 0.7× 452 41.2k
Ralf W. Grosse‐Kunstleve United States 37 48.2k 1.1× 3.5k 0.6× 1.3k 0.4× 8.0k 2.3× 5.3k 1.8× 65 67.1k
Jane S. Richardson United States 57 43.5k 1.0× 2.9k 0.5× 840 0.2× 5.7k 1.7× 4.9k 1.7× 130 59.8k
Airlie J. McCoy United Kingdom 43 43.0k 1.0× 3.3k 0.6× 1.2k 0.3× 6.7k 1.9× 5.0k 1.7× 96 60.1k
Garib N. Murshudov United Kingdom 52 34.9k 0.8× 2.8k 0.5× 820 0.2× 5.0k 1.4× 3.2k 1.1× 120 48.6k
Thomas C. Terwilliger United States 65 39.5k 0.9× 2.8k 0.5× 753 0.2× 6.9k 2.0× 3.5k 1.2× 215 53.2k
Kevin Cowtan United Kingdom 30 44.2k 1.0× 3.7k 0.7× 1.1k 0.3× 7.3k 2.1× 4.9k 1.7× 63 62.9k
Paul Emsley United Kingdom 23 44.0k 1.0× 3.6k 0.6× 1.1k 0.3× 7.1k 2.1× 4.9k 1.7× 45 61.8k
Peter E. Wright United States 110 42.5k 0.9× 1.7k 0.3× 1.1k 0.3× 3.5k 1.0× 1.9k 0.7× 467 51.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhong, Li, Yin‐Hu Wang, Sascha Kahlfuß, et al.. (2025). STIM1-mediated NFAT signaling synergizes with STAT1 to control T-bet expression and TH1 differentiation. Nature Immunology. 26(3). 484–496. 1 indexed citations
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Yu, You, et al.. (2024). The CRISPR effector Cam1 mediates membrane depolarization for phage defence. Nature. 625(7996). 797–804. 15 indexed citations
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Yu, You, Shibai Li, Zheng Ser, et al.. (2021). Integrative analysis reveals unique structural and functional features of the Smc5/6 complex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(19). 35 indexed citations
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Wang, Beibei, Tianlong Zhang, You Yu, et al.. (2021). Structural basis for self-cleavage prevention by tag:anti-tag pairing complementarity in type VI Cas13 CRISPR systems. Molecular Cell. 81(5). 1100–1115.e5. 37 indexed citations
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Jia, Ning, et al.. (2019). Structures and single-molecule analysis of bacterial motor nuclease AdnAB illuminate the mechanism of DNA double-strand break resection. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(49). 24507–24516. 18 indexed citations
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Liu, Yiwei, Daria Esyunina, Ivan Olovnikov, et al.. (2018). Accommodation of Helical Imperfections in Rhodobacter sphaeroides Argonaute Ternary Complexes with Guide RNA and Target DNA. Cell Reports. 24(2). 453–462. 43 indexed citations
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Schmutz, Isabelle, et al.. (2017). TRF2 binds branched DNA to safeguard telomere integrity. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 24(9). 734–742. 62 indexed citations
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Li, Sisi, Zhenlin Yang, Xuan Du, et al.. (2016). Structural Basis for the Unique Multivalent Readout of Unmodified H3 Tail by Arabidopsis ORC1b BAH-PHD Cassette. Structure. 24(3). 486–494. 19 indexed citations
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Kim, Boseon, Minju Ha, Luuk Loeff, et al.. (2015). TUT 7 controls the fate of precursor micro RNA s by using three different uridylation mechanisms. The EMBO Journal. 34(13). 1801–1815. 85 indexed citations
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Malinina, Lucy, Dhirendra K. Simanshu, Xiuhong Zhai, et al.. (2015). Sphingolipid transfer proteins defined by the GLTP-fold. Quarterly Reviews of Biophysics. 48(3). 281–322. 30 indexed citations
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Du, Jiamu, Xuehua Zhong, Yana V. Bernatavichute, et al.. (2012). Dual Binding of Chromomethylase Domains to H3K9me2-Containing Nucleosomes Directs DNA Methylation in Plants. Cell. 151(1). 167–180. 388 indexed citations
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Phan, Anh Tuân, Vitaly Kuryavyi, Jennifer C. Darnell, et al.. (2011). Structure-function studies of FMRP RGG peptide recognition of an RNA duplex-quadruplex junction. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 18(7). 796–804. 199 indexed citations
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Iwase, Shigeki, Bin Xiang, Sharmistha Ghosh, et al.. (2011). ATRX ADD domain links an atypical histone methylation recognition mechanism to human mental-retardation syndrome. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 18(7). 769–776. 205 indexed citations
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Song, Jikui, Olga Rechkoblit, Timothy H. Bestor, & Dinshaw J. Patel. (2010). Structure of DNMT1-DNA Complex Reveals a Role for Autoinhibition in Maintenance DNA Methylation. Science. 331(6020). 1036–1040. 322 indexed citations
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Lim, Kah Wai, Samir Amrane, Serge Bouaziz, et al.. (2009). Structure of the Human Telomere in K + Solution: A Stable Basket-Type G-Quadruplex with Only Two G-Tetrad Layers. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 131(12). 4301–4309. 411 indexed citations
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Phan, Anh Tuân, Vitaly Kuryavyi, Sarah Burge, Stephen Neidle, & Dinshaw J. Patel. (2007). Structure of an Unprecedented G-Quadruplex Scaffold in the Human c-kit Promoter. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 129(14). 4386–4392. 405 indexed citations
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Phan, Anh Tuân, et al.. (2006). Structure of the Human Telomere in K + Solution:  An Intramolecular (3 + 1) G-Quadruplex Scaffold. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 128(30). 9963–9970. 706 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ye, Keqiong, Lucy Malinina, & Dinshaw J. Patel. (2003). Recognition of small interfering RNA by a viral suppressor of RNA silencing. Nature. 426(6968). 874–878. 335 indexed citations
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Majumdar, Ananya, Yuying Gosser, & Dinshaw J. Patel. (2001). 1H-1H correlations across N–H•••N hydrogen bonds in nucleic acids. Journal of Biomolecular NMR. 21(4). 289–306. 18 indexed citations

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