Elizabeth O’Brien

734 total citations
23 papers, 505 citations indexed

About

Elizabeth O’Brien is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Elizabeth O’Brien has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 505 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Genetics and 3 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Elizabeth O’Brien's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (8 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (7 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (5 papers). Elizabeth O’Brien is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (8 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (7 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (5 papers). Elizabeth O’Brien collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Ireland. Elizabeth O’Brien's co-authors include Jacqueline K. Barton, Richard A. Kerber, Richard Cawthon, Walter Chazin, Marilyn Holt, Aaron Ehlinger, Guy Barry, Mainá Bitar, Ronald G. Munger and Christopher Corcoran and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Elizabeth O’Brien

23 papers receiving 499 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Elizabeth O’Brien United States 14 333 75 72 52 39 23 505
Yuzuru Itoh Japan 20 841 2.5× 73 1.0× 81 1.1× 88 1.7× 22 0.6× 44 1.2k
Y. Kawakami Japan 12 189 0.6× 98 1.3× 32 0.4× 21 0.4× 20 0.5× 20 406
Robert Sikkink United States 15 635 1.9× 153 2.0× 31 0.4× 51 1.0× 129 3.3× 20 906
Mengshu Xu China 15 401 1.2× 21 0.3× 77 1.1× 60 1.2× 152 3.9× 21 1.0k
Tamás Kovács Hungary 16 409 1.2× 68 0.9× 28 0.4× 69 1.3× 51 1.3× 55 770
Cecile Rose T. Vibat United States 16 592 1.8× 55 0.7× 30 0.4× 98 1.9× 112 2.9× 36 910
Yutaka Nakachi Japan 18 425 1.3× 97 1.3× 16 0.2× 53 1.0× 55 1.4× 43 800
Thomas Morley United States 16 424 1.3× 106 1.4× 15 0.2× 90 1.7× 29 0.7× 36 763
Ruyan Li China 10 291 0.9× 31 0.4× 49 0.7× 14 0.3× 24 0.6× 24 497
Zhihua Zhang China 16 507 1.5× 204 2.7× 18 0.3× 27 0.5× 12 0.3× 43 1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Elizabeth O’Brien

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Fields of papers citing papers by Elizabeth O’Brien

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elizabeth O’Brien

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Elizabeth O’Brien. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Elizabeth O’Brien based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Elizabeth O’Brien. Elizabeth O’Brien is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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O’Brien, Elizabeth, Kathleen S. Ensbey, Bryan W. Day, Paul A. Baldock, & Guy Barry. (2020). Direct evidence for transport of RNA from the mouse brain to the germline and offspring. BMC Biology. 18(1). 45–45. 17 indexed citations
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Barton, Jacqueline K., et al.. (2019). Redox Chemistry in the Genome: Emergence of the [4Fe4S] Cofactor in Repair and Replication. Annual Review of Biochemistry. 88(1). 163–190. 50 indexed citations
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Bitar, Mainá, et al.. (2019). Genes with human-specific features are primarily involved withbrain, immune and metabolic evolution. BMC Bioinformatics. 20(S9). 406–406. 14 indexed citations
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Holt, Marilyn, et al.. (2018). Functional and structural similarity of human DNA primase [4Fe4S] cluster domain constructs. PLoS ONE. 13(12). e0209345–e0209345. 5 indexed citations
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McDonnell, Kevin, Joseph A. Chemler, Phillip L. Bartels, et al.. (2018). A human MUTYH variant linking colonic polyposis to redox degradation of the [4Fe4S]2+ cluster. Nature Chemistry. 10(8). 873–880. 20 indexed citations
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Guennewig, Boris, Mainá Bitar, James B. Hanks, et al.. (2018). THC exposure of human iPSC neurons impacts genes associated with neuropsychiatric disorders. Translational Psychiatry. 8(1). 89–89. 27 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Elizabeth, et al.. (2018). Substrate Binding Regulates Redox Signaling in Human DNA Primase. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 140(49). 17153–17162. 11 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Elizabeth, et al.. (2017). The [4Fe4S] cluster of human DNA primase functions as a redox switch using DNA charge transport. Science. 355(6327). 116 indexed citations
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Barton, Jacqueline K., Phillip L. Bartels, Yingxin Deng, & Elizabeth O’Brien. (2017). Electrical Probes of DNA-Binding Proteins. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 591. 355–414. 3 indexed citations
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Holt, Marilyn, et al.. (2016). Cracking Open a Molecular Calculator: DNA Charge Transport and Primase. Biophysical Journal. 110(3). 21a–21a. 1 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Elizabeth, et al.. (2016). Redox Signaling through DNA. Israel Journal of Chemistry. 56(9-10). 705–723. 16 indexed citations
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Ridge, Perry G., Taylor J. Maxwell, Matthew H. Bailey, et al.. (2014). Mitochondrial genomic variation associated with higher mitochondrial copy number: the Cache County Study on Memory Health and Aging. BMC Bioinformatics. 15(S7). S6–S6. 17 indexed citations
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Kerber, Richard A., Elizabeth O’Brien, Kenneth M. Boucher, Ken R. Smith, & Richard Cawthon. (2012). A Genome-Wide Study Replicates Linkage of 3p22-24 to Extreme Longevity in Humans and Identifies Possible Additional Loci. PLoS ONE. 7(4). e34746–e34746. 12 indexed citations
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Ridge, Perry G., Taylor J. Maxwell, Christopher Corcoran, et al.. (2012). Mitochondrial Genomic Analysis of Late Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Reveals Protective Haplogroups H6A1A/H6A1B: The Cache County Study on Memory in Aging. PLoS ONE. 7(9). e45134–e45134. 44 indexed citations
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Kerber, Richard A., Elizabeth O’Brien, & Richard Cawthon. (2009). Gene expression profiles associated with aging and mortality in humans. Aging Cell. 8(3). 239–250. 51 indexed citations
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Anderson‐Berry, Ann, Elizabeth O’Brien, Steven B. Bleyl, et al.. (2005). Vasculogenesis drives pulmonary vascular growth in the developing chick embryo. Developmental Dynamics. 233(1). 145–153. 30 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Elizabeth, et al.. (2000). Melanoma in situ of the oral mucosa in an adolescent with dysplastic nevus syndrome. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 42(5). 844–846. 14 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Elizabeth, Cédric Notredame, & Desmond G. Higgins. (1998). Optimization of ribosomal RNA profile alignments.. Bioinformatics. 14(4). 332–341. 4 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Elizabeth & Desmond G. Higgins. (1998). Empirical estimation of the reliability of ribosomal RNA alignments.. Bioinformatics. 14(10). 830–838. 4 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Elizabeth, Alan R. Rogers, James Beesley, & Lynn B. Jorde. (1994). Genetic structure of the Utah Mormons: comparison of results based on RFLPs, blood groups, migration matrices, isonymy, and pedigrees.. PubMed. 66(5). 743–59. 24 indexed citations

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