Elaine Rands

8.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
41 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Elaine Rands is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Elaine Rands has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Oncology and 8 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Elaine Rands's work include Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (10 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (9 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (7 papers). Elaine Rands is often cited by papers focused on Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (10 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (9 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (7 papers). Elaine Rands collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Elaine Rands's co-authors include Richard A. F. Dixon, Catherine D. Strader, Irving S. Sigal, Douglas R. Lowy, Mari R. Candelore, Sisir K. Chattopadhyay, W. Wayt Gibbs, Edward M. Scolnick, R B Register and Ronald E. Diehl and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Elaine Rands

39 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

3 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.

Cloning of the gene and cDNA for mammalian β-adrenergic receptor and homology with rhodopsin

1986 981 citations Richard A. F. Dixon, Elaine Rands et al. Nature profile →
Requirement of a 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein for leukotriene synthesis

1990 622 citations Richard A. F. Dixon, Ronald E. Diehl et al. Nature profile →
Sequence dependence of protein isoprenylation

1991 503 citations Sheri L. Moores, Michael D. Schaber et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Elaine Rands United States	28	4.8k	1.6k	1.0k	990	770	41	6.7k
Ronald E. Diehl United States	25	2.8k 0.6×	669 0.4×	651 0.6×	368 0.4×	399 0.5×	33	4.2k
Mark J. Zoller United States	40	7.2k 1.5×	427 0.3×	631 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	771 1.0×	54	10.1k
Peter H. Fishman United States	49	6.1k 1.3×	1.3k 0.8×	370 0.4×	542 0.5×	1.5k 2.0×	173	8.5k
Carl D. Bennett United States	29	3.0k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	287 0.3×	320 0.3×	289 0.4×	58	4.3k
Michael P. Myers United States	44	7.3k 1.5×	931 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	594 0.6×	1.5k 2.0×	98	10.2k
Masashi Miyano Japan	33	5.9k 1.2×	3.1k 1.9×	320 0.3×	278 0.3×	645 0.8×	102	7.6k
Colin Dingwall United Kingdom	38	7.6k 1.6×	591 0.4×	917 0.9×	1.0k 1.0×	727 0.9×	56	10.3k
Dimitar B. Nikolov United States	42	4.8k 1.0×	2.2k 1.4×	611 0.6×	636 0.6×	355 0.5×	89	7.2k
Berta Strulovici United States	32	2.8k 0.6×	650 0.4×	326 0.3×	237 0.2×	463 0.6×	76	4.0k
Henrik Dohlman United States	50	8.9k 1.9×	2.8k 1.7×	530 0.5×	588 0.6×	441 0.6×	134	10.4k

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O’Neill, Timothy J., Dongming Liu, Elaine Rands, et al.. (1999). Imidazole-containing diarylether and diarylsulfone inhibitors of farnesyl-protein transferase. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 9(23). 3301–3306. 62 indexed citations

Subler, Mark A., Elaine Rands, Charles A. Omer, et al.. (1998). A Farnesyltransferase Inhibitor Induces Tumor Regression in Transgenic Mice Harboring Multiple Oncogenic Mutations by Mediating Alterations in Both Cell Cycle Control and Apoptosis. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 18(1). 85–92. 147 indexed citations

DESOLMS, S. J., Elizabeth A. Giuliani, Samuel Graham, et al.. (1998). N-Arylalkyl Pseudopeptide Inhibitors of Farnesyltransferase. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 41(14). 2651–2656. 17 indexed citations

Dinsmore, Christopher J., Theresa M. Williams, Kelly Hamilton, et al.. (1997). DIARYLETHER INHIBITORS OF FARNESYL-PROTEIN TRANSFERASE. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 7(10). 1345–1348. 7 indexed citations

DESOLMS, S. J., A. A. Deana, Elizabeth A. Giuliani, et al.. (1995). Pseudodipeptide Inhibitors of Protein Farnesyltransferase. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 38(20). 3967–3971. 23 indexed citations

Sepp‐Lorenzino, Laura, Zhuang Ma, Elaine Rands, et al.. (1995). A peptidomimetic inhibitor of farnesyl:protein transferase blocks the anchorage-dependent and -independent growth of human tumor cell lines.. PubMed. 55(22). 5302–9. 315 indexed citations

Wai, John, Thorsten E. Fisher, Samuel Graham, et al.. (1994). Synthesis and biological activity of ras farnesyl protein transferase inhibitors. Tetrapeptide analogs with amino methyl and carbon linkages. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 2(9). 939–947. 23 indexed citations

Graham, Samuel, S. J. DESOLMS, Elizabeth A. Giuliani, et al.. (1994). Pseudopeptide Inhibitors of Ras Farnesyl-Protein Transferase. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 37(6). 725–732. 88 indexed citations

Kargman, Stacia, Philippe Rousseau, Carol A. Rouzer, et al.. (1993). Leukotriene synthesis in U937 cells expressing recombinant 5-lipoxygenase.. PubMed. 7(1). 31–45. 21 indexed citations

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Rands, Elaine, et al.. (1992). Steady-state kinetic mechanism of ras farnesyl:protein transferase. Biochemistry. 31(15). 3800–3807. 210 indexed citations

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Kohl, Nancy E., Ronald E. Diehl, Elaine Rands, et al.. (1991). Expression of active human immunodeficiency virus type 1 protease by noninfectious chimeric virus particles. Journal of Virology. 65(6). 3007–3014. 10 indexed citations

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Moores, Sheri L., Michael D. Schaber, Elaine Rands, et al.. (1991). Sequence dependence of protein isoprenylation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 266(22). 14603–14610. 503 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dixon, Richard A. F., Ronald E. Diehl, Evan E. Opas, et al.. (1990). Requirement of a 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein for leukotriene synthesis. Nature. 343(6255). 282–284. 622 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dixon, Richard A. F., W S Hill, Mari R. Candelore, et al.. (1989). Genetic analysis of the molecular basis for β‐adrenergic receptor subtype specificity. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 6(3). 267–274. 22 indexed citations

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Strader, Catherine D., Irving S. Sigal, Mari R. Candelore, et al.. (1988). Conserved aspartic acid residues 79 and 113 of the beta-adrenergic receptor have different roles in receptor function.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 263(21). 10267–10271. 454 indexed citations

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Anderson, Steven M., Elaine Rands, Valerie J. Fincham, & John A. Wyke. (1987). Isolation of a murine retrovirus with a temperature-sensitive src gene. Virology. 160(1). 263–267. 2 indexed citations

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Chattopadhyay, Sisir K., Miles W. Cloyd, David L. Linemeyer, et al.. (1982). Cellular origin and role of mink cell focus-forming viruses in murine thymic lymphomas. Nature. 295(5844). 25–31. 259 indexed citations

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Levin, Judith G., et al.. (1982). Transfer of Murine Leukaemia and Murine Sarcoma Virus Genetic Information by Transfection with Isolated Metaphase Chromosomes. Journal of General Virology. 62(2). 227–237. 1 indexed citations

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Lowy, Douglas R., Elaine Rands, & Edward M. Scolnick. (1978). Helper-independent transformation by unintegrated Harvey sarcoma virus DNA. Journal of Virology. 26(2). 291–298. 249 indexed citations

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Scolnick, E M, Elaine Rands, Stuart A. Aaronson, & George J. Todaro. (1970). RNA-Dependent DNA Polymerase Activity in Five RNA Viruses: Divalent Cation Requirements. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 67(4). 1789–1796. 104 indexed citations

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