Douglas H. Turner

27.0k citations

248 papers · 20.8k indexed · 7 hit papers · h-index 67

Molecular Biology top 0.1%
Genetics top 0.5%
Ecology top 1%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine top 1%
Plant Science top 2%

Co-authors: David H. Mathews Michael Zuker Ryszard Kierzek Jeffrey Sabina J. A. Jaeger Susan M. Freier Naoki Sugimoto Susan J. Schroeder
Topics: RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (195 papers)DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (98 papers)RNA modifications and cancer (92 papers)
Cited by: Molecular Biology Ecology Genetics
Journals: Nature Science Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Partner nations: United States Poland Canada

In The Last Decade

Douglas H. Turner

248 papers receiving 20.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Expanded sequence dependence of thermodynamic parameters improves prediction of RNA secondary structure

1999 3.2k citations David H. Mathews, Michael Zuker et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
Improved free-energy parameters for predictions of RNA duplex stability.

1986 1.3k citations Ryszard Kierzek, Douglas H. Turner et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Incorporating chemical modification constraints into a dynamic programming algorithm for prediction of RNA secondary structure

2004 1.2k citations David H. Mathews, Matthew D. Disney et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Thermodynamic Parameters for an Expanded Nearest-Neighbor Model for Formation of RNA Duplexes with Watson−Crick Base Pairs

1998 920 citations Mark E. Burkard, Ryszard Kierzek et al. Biochemistry profile →
Improved predictions of secondary structures for RNA.

1989 701 citations Douglas H. Turner, Michael Zuker et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
RNA Structure Prediction

1988 542 citations Douglas H. Turner et al. profile →
Base-stacking and base-pairing contributions to helix stability: thermodynamics of double-helix formation with CCGG, CCGGp, CCGGAp, ACCGGp, CCGGUp, and ACCGGUp

1983 446 citations Douglas H. Turner et al. Biochemistry profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	NNDB: An Expanded Database of Nearest Neighbor Parameters for Predicting Stability of Nucleic Acid Secondary Structures 2024 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·(unknown),Douglas H. Turner,David H. Mathews	7
2	Nearest neighbor rules for RNA helix folding thermodynamics: improved end effects 2022 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Jeffrey Zuber,Susan J. Schroeder,(unknown),Douglas H. Turner,David H. Mathews	26
3	Nuclear magnetic resonance reveals a two hairpin equilibrium near the 3′-splice site of influenza A segment 7 mRNA that can be shifted by oligonucleotides 2022 ·RNA ·(unknown),Scott D. Kennedy,Walter N. Moss,Elżbieta Kierzek,Ryszard Kierzek,Douglas H. Turner	3
4	Accurate geometrical restraints for Watson–Crick base pairs 2019 ·Acta Crystallographica Section B Structural Science Crystal Engineering and Materials ·Mirosław Gilski,(unknown),Marcin Kowiel,Dariusz Brzeziński,Douglas H. Turner,Mariusz Jaskólski	16
5	Conformational ensembles of RNA oligonucleotides from integrating NMR and molecular simulations 2018 ·Science Advances ·Sandro Bottaro,Giovanni Bussi,Scott D. Kennedy,Douglas H. Turner,Kresten Lindorff‐Larsen	92
6	Molecular dynamics correctly models the unusual major conformation of the GAGU RNA internal loop and with NMR reveals an unusual minor conformation 2018 ·RNA ·Aleksandar Spasic,Scott D. Kennedy,(unknown),Muthiah Manoharan,Ryszard Kierzek,Douglas H. Turner,David H. Mathews	8
7	Identification of conserved RNA secondary structures at influenza B and C splice sites reveals similarities and differences between influenza A, B, and C 2014 ·BMC Research Notes ·(unknown),Walter N. Moss,Douglas H. Turner	14
8	Identification of potential conserved RNA secondary structure throughout influenza A coding regions 2011 ·RNA ·Walter N. Moss,(unknown),Douglas H. Turner	80
9	RNA pseudoknots: folding and finding 2010 ·F1000 Biology Reports ·Biao Liu,David H. Mathews,Douglas H. Turner	31
10	Contributions of Stacking, Preorganization, and Hydrogen Bonding to the Thermodynamic Stability of Duplexes between RNA and 2′- O -Methyl RNA with Locked Nucleic Acids 2009 ·Biochemistry ·Elżbieta Kierzek,Anna Pasternak,(unknown),Zofia Gdaniec,Ilyas Yildirim,Douglas H. Turner,Ryszard Kierzek	42
11	22 Predicting RNA Secondary Structure 2006 ·Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive ·David H. Mathews,Susan J. Schroeder,Douglas H. Turner,Michael Zuker	19
12	The Crystal Structure at 1.5 Å Resolution of an RNA Octamer Duplex Containing Tandem G·U Basepairs 2006 ·Biophysical Journal ·Se Bok Jang,Li‐Wei Hung,Mi Suk Jeong,(unknown),Xiaoying Chen,Douglas H. Turner,Stephen R. Holbrook	5
13	Secondary structure models of the 3′ untranslated regions of diverse R2 RNAs 2004 ·RNA ·Amy M. Ruschak,David H. Mathews,Arkadiusz Bibiłło,Sherry L. Spinelli,Jessica L. Childs‐Disney,Thomas H. Eickbush,Douglas H. Turner	21
14	Inhibition of Escherichia coli RNase P by oligonucleotide directed misfolding of RNA 2003 ·RNA ·Jessica L. Childs‐Disney,(unknown),Douglas H. Turner	14
15	Oligonucleotide directed misfolding of RNA inhibits Candida albicans group I intron splicing 2002 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Jessica L. Childs‐Disney,Matthew D. Disney,Douglas H. Turner	52
16	The Chemical Synthesis of Oligoribonucleotides with Selectively Placed 2′- O -Phosphates 2000 ·Nucleosides Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids ·Ryszard Kierzek,(unknown),Sherry L. Spinelli,Douglas H. Turner,Eric M. Phizicky	3
17	10 The Interactions That Shape RNA Structure 1999 ·Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive ·Mark E. Burkard,Douglas H. Turner,Ignacio Tinoco	9
18	APPENDIX 2: Schematic Diagrams of Secondary and Tertiary Structure Elements 1999 ·Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive ·Mark E. Burkard,Douglas H. Turner,Ignacio Tinoco	1
19	Transient ADP-ribosylation of a 2′-Phosphate Implicated in Its Removal from Ligated tRNA during Splicing in Yeast 1999 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Sherry L. Spinelli,Ryszard Kierzek,Douglas H. Turner,Eric M. Phizicky	59
20	17 Thermodynamic Considerations for Evolution by RNA 1993 ·Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive ·Douglas H. Turner,Philip C. Bevilacqua	22

About Douglas H. Turner

Douglas H. Turner is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Spectroscopy, having authored 248 papers that have together received 20.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (195 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (98 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (92 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (18.6k citations), Ecology (1.9k citations) and Genetics (2.0k citations). Douglas H. Turner has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Poland and Canada. Frequent co-authors include David H. Mathews, Michael Zuker, Ryszard Kierzek, Jeffrey Sabina, J. A. Jaeger, Susan M. Freier, Naoki Sugimoto, Susan J. Schroeder, John SantaLucia and Matthew D. Disney. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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