Duncan J. McGeoch

13.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
98 papers, 11.2k citations indexed

About

Duncan J. McGeoch is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Duncan J. McGeoch has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 11.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Epidemiology, 26 papers in Genetics and 21 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Duncan J. McGeoch's work include Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (60 papers), Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (32 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (24 papers). Duncan J. McGeoch is often cited by papers focused on Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (60 papers), Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (32 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (24 papers). Duncan J. McGeoch collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Slovakia and United States. Duncan J. McGeoch's co-authors include Aidan Dolan, Andrew J. Davison, Frazer J. Rixon, Margaret C. Frame, D. McNab, Philip L. Taylor, Fiona E. Jamieson, J. E. Scott, Derek Gatherer and Charles Cunningham and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Duncan J. McGeoch

97 papers receiving 10.6k citations

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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.

The Complete DNA Sequence of the Long Unique Region in the Genome of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1

1988 1.4k citations Duncan J. McGeoch, Andrew J. Davison et al. Journal of General Virology profile →
The order Herpesvirales

2008 780 citations Andrew J. Davison, Duncan J. McGeoch et al. profile →
Sequence determination and genetic content of the short unique region in the genome of herpes simplex virus type 1

1985 468 citations Duncan J. McGeoch, Aidan Dolan et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Duncan J. McGeoch United Kingdom	55	9.2k	2.5k	2.3k	2.2k	1.8k	98	11.2k
Priscilla A. Schaffer United States	57	9.1k 1.0×	3.8k 1.5×	1.3k 0.6×	3.3k 1.5×	2.2k 1.3×	140	10.8k
Frazer J. Rixon United Kingdom	53	5.4k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	867 0.4×	1.6k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	110	7.9k
David C. Johnson United States	64	9.6k 1.0×	3.1k 1.2×	1.2k 0.5×	4.5k 2.1×	2.1k 1.2×	146	12.4k
Gary S. Hayward United States	70	8.4k 0.9×	2.1k 0.8×	5.1k 2.2×	2.4k 1.1×	3.1k 1.8×	153	12.3k
R. L. Witter United States	53	7.6k 0.8×	1.6k 0.6×	674 0.3×	1.8k 0.8×	1.0k 0.6×	213	9.0k
Roger D. Everett United Kingdom	68	7.9k 0.9×	3.9k 1.6×	1.8k 0.8×	4.4k 2.0×	5.8k 3.3×	145	12.3k
Patricia G. Spear United States	74	14.6k 1.6×	5.4k 2.2×	1.8k 0.8×	6.7k 3.1×	3.9k 2.2×	156	20.0k
Roselyn J. Eisenberg United States	71	12.4k 1.4×	4.0k 1.6×	1.2k 0.5×	6.1k 2.8×	3.2k 1.8×	193	16.4k
Nikolaus Osterrieder Germany	54	7.4k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	2.2k 1.0×	1.8k 1.0×	284	10.6k
Sandra K. Weller United States	51	5.4k 0.6×	2.4k 0.9×	1.3k 0.6×	1.7k 0.8×	2.0k 1.2×	123	7.4k

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McGeoch, Duncan J. & Derek Gatherer. (2006). Lineage structures in the genome sequences of three Epstein–Barr virus strains. Virology. 359(1). 1–5. 27 indexed citations

McGeoch, Duncan J., Frazer J. Rixon, & Andrew J. Davison. (2006). Topics in herpesvirus genomics and evolution. Virus Research. 117(1). 90–104. 388 indexed citations

Dolan, Aidan, Clare Addison, Derek Gatherer, Andrew J. Davison, & Duncan J. McGeoch. (2006). The genome of Epstein–Barr virus type 2 strain AG876. Virology. 350(1). 164–170. 110 indexed citations

Midgley, Rachel, Andrew Bell, Duncan J. McGeoch, & Alan B. Rickinson. (2003). Latent Gene Sequencing Reveals Familial Relationships among Chinese Epstein-Barr Virus Strains and Evidence for Positive Selection of A11 Epitope Changes. Journal of Virology. 77(21). 11517–11530. 35 indexed citations

McGeoch, Duncan J., et al.. (1995). Molecular Phylogeny and Evolutionary Timescale for the Family of Mammalian Herpesviruses. Journal of Molecular Biology. 247(3). 443–458. 353 indexed citations

Coulter, Lesley, H. Moss, Jas C. Lang, & Duncan J. McGeoch. (1993). A mutant of herpes simplex virus type 1 in which the UL13 protein kinase gene is disrupted. Journal of General Virology. 74(3). 387–395. 105 indexed citations

Dolan, Aidan, E. A. McKie, Alasdair Maclean, & Duncan J. McGeoch. (1992). Status of the ICP34.5 gene in herpes simplex virus type 1 strain 17. Journal of General Virology. 73(4). 971–973. 38 indexed citations

MacLean, Cathy, Aidan Dolan, Fiona E. Jamieson, & Duncan J. McGeoch. (1992). The myristylated virion proteins of herpes simplex virus type 1: investigation of their role in the virus life cycle. Journal of General Virology. 73(3). 539–547. 59 indexed citations

McGeoch, Duncan J., Charles Cunningham, G. McIntyre, & Aidan Dolan. (1991). Comparative Sequence Analysis of the Long Repeat Regions and Adjoining Parts of the Long Unique Regions in the Genomes of Herpes Simplex Viruses Types 1 and 2. Journal of General Virology. 72(12). 3057–3075. 139 indexed citations

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McGeoch, Duncan J.. (1990). Evolutionary relationships of virion glycoprotein genes in the S regions of alphaherpesvirus genomes. Journal of General Virology. 71(10). 2361–2367. 79 indexed citations

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Hull, Roger, et al.. (1990). Some highlights of virus research in 1989. Journal of General Virology. 71(7). 1413–1426. 1 indexed citations

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McGeoch, Duncan J.. (1990). Protein sequence comparisons show that the ‘pseudoproteases’ encoded by poxviruses and certain retroviruses belong to the deoxyuridine triphosphatase family. Nucleic Acids Research. 18(14). 4105–4110. 187 indexed citations

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MacLean, Cathy, Bryan W. Clark, & Duncan J. McGeoch. (1989). Gene UL11 of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Encodes a Virion Protein which Is Myristylated. Journal of General Virology. 70(12). 3147–3157. 69 indexed citations

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McGeoch, Duncan J.. (1989). THE GENOMES OF THE HUMAN HERPESVIRUSES: Contents, Relationships, and Evolution. Annual Review of Microbiology. 43(1). 235–265. 98 indexed citations

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McGeoch, Duncan J.. (1987). The genome of herpes simplex virus: structure, replication and evolution. Journal of Cell Science. 1987(Supplement_7). 67–94. 26 indexed citations

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McGeoch, Duncan J.. (1986). Pirates of the cell: the story of viruses from molecule to microbe. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 11(3). 119–120.

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McGeoch, Duncan J., Aidan Dolan, & Margaret C. Frame. (1986). DNA sequence of the region in the genome of herpes simplex virus type 1 containing the exonuclease gene and neighbouring genes. Nucleic Acids Research. 14(8). 3435–3448. 59 indexed citations

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Rixon, Frazer J. & Duncan J. McGeoch. (1984). A 3′ co-terminal family of mRNAs from the herpes simplex virus type 1 short region: two overlapping reading frames encode unrelated polypeptides one of which has a highly reiterated amino acid sequence. Nucleic Acids Research. 12(5). 2473–2487. 59 indexed citations

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Almond, Jeffrey W., Duncan J. McGeoch, & Richard D. Barry. (1979). Temperature-sensitive mutants of fowl plague virus: Isolation and genetic characterization. Virology. 92(2). 416–427. 23 indexed citations

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McGeoch, Duncan J., et al.. (1973). A Mutant Transcription Factor That is Activated by 3′:5′-Cyclic Guanosine Monophosphate. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 70(4). 1017–1021. 31 indexed citations

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