Eric T. Kool

25.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
372 papers, 21.7k citations indexed

About

Eric T. Kool is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric T. Kool has authored 372 papers receiving a total of 21.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 348 papers in Molecular Biology, 42 papers in Organic Chemistry and 27 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Eric T. Kool's work include DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (238 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (180 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (110 papers). Eric T. Kool is often cited by papers focused on DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (238 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (180 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (110 papers). Eric T. Kool collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Canada. Eric T. Kool's co-authors include Juan Carlos Morales, Kevin M. Guckian, Pete Crisalli, Rex X. Ren, Barbara A. Schweitzer, Yin Nah Teo, Jianmin Gao, Dominik K. Kölmel, Adam P. Silverman and Howard Y. Chang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Eric T. Kool

366 papers receiving 21.4k citations

Hit Papers

Structural imprints in vivo decode RNA regulatory mechanisms 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2017 2016 100 200 300 400 500
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. Structural imprints in vivo decode RNA regulatory mechanisms
    2015 571 citations Eric T. Kool et al. profile →
  2. Oximes and Hydrazones in Bioconjugation: Mechanism and Catalysis
    2017 525 citations Eric T. Kool et al. profile →
  3. The Discovery of Rolling Circle Amplification and Rolling Circle Transcription
    2016 288 citations Michael G. Mohsen, Eric T. Kool profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Eric T. Kool United States 76 18.3k 4.1k 2.0k 1.6k 1.3k 372 21.7k
Stephen Neidle United Kingdom 93 28.8k 1.6× 4.9k 1.2× 1.7k 0.9× 663 0.4× 722 0.6× 478 32.8k
Peter B. Dervan United States 82 21.5k 1.2× 4.5k 1.1× 1.2k 0.6× 343 0.2× 785 0.6× 358 24.7k
Bengt Nordén Sweden 78 16.0k 0.9× 4.8k 1.2× 3.0k 1.5× 1.8k 1.1× 231 0.2× 464 21.9k
Philip E. Dawson United States 74 15.7k 0.9× 7.2k 1.7× 4.3k 2.2× 1.7k 1.1× 377 0.3× 224 20.8k
Yves Mély France 62 6.9k 0.4× 2.1k 0.5× 3.2k 1.6× 1.3k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 339 12.4k
Carlos F. Barbas United States 108 23.4k 1.3× 20.4k 4.9× 1.4k 0.7× 1.4k 0.9× 1.8k 1.4× 368 44.8k
Jacques H. van Boom Netherlands 72 20.7k 1.1× 8.2k 2.0× 1.3k 0.7× 425 0.3× 1.1k 0.8× 624 26.1k
Tom W. Muir United States 79 20.9k 1.1× 5.3k 1.3× 941 0.5× 411 0.3× 1.5k 1.1× 273 23.7k
Laurence H. Hurley United States 81 21.5k 1.2× 3.6k 0.9× 785 0.4× 406 0.3× 365 0.3× 259 24.1k
Paul A. Wender United States 83 10.5k 0.6× 13.3k 3.2× 1.7k 0.9× 1.5k 0.9× 630 0.5× 361 24.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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McPherson, Lisa, Shanthi Adimoolam, David L. Wilson, et al.. (2025). Small-molecule activator of SMUG1 enhances repair of pyrimidine lesions in DNA. DNA repair. 146. 103809–103809. 2 indexed citations
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Le, Kang, Zenaide Quezado, Haiou Li, et al.. (2024). 8-Oxoguanine DNA Glycosylase 1 Recruits Transcription Factor STAT1 to Promote the Inflammatory Responses in Sickle Cell Disease. Blood. 144(Supplement 1). 2490–2490. 1 indexed citations
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Guo, Junsong, Siqin Chen, Yoshiyuki Onishi, et al.. (2024). RNA Control via Redox‐Responsive Acylation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(21). e202402178–e202402178. 13 indexed citations
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Kool, Eric T., et al.. (2024). Chemical diversity of reagents that modify RNA 2′-OH in water: a review. Chemical Science. 15(39). 15968–15982. 9 indexed citations
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Xiao, Lu, et al.. (2024). Second-Generation Chiral Amino Acid Derivatives Afford High Stereoselectivity and Stability in Aqueous RNA Acylation. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 89(11). 8055–8063. 2 indexed citations
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Santoro, Antonella, Silvia De Santis, Ferdinando Palmieri, et al.. (2024). P2 Receptor Antagonists Rescue Defective Heme Content in an In Vitro SLC25A38-Associated Congenital Sideroblastic Anemia Cell Model. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(24). 13314–13314.
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Fang, Linglan, et al.. (2024). Reversible RNA Acylation Using Bio-Orthogonal Chemistry Enables Temporal Control of CRISPR-Cas9 Nuclease Activity. ACS Chemical Biology. 19(8). 1719–1724. 5 indexed citations
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Xiao, Lu, et al.. (2023). Stereoselective RNA reaction with chiral 2′-OH acylating agents. Chemical Science. 14(45). 13235–13243. 5 indexed citations
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Fang, Linglan, Lu Xiao, Yong Woong Jun, Yoshiyuki Onishi, & Eric T. Kool. (2023). Reversible 2′-OH acylation enhances RNA stability. Nature Chemistry. 15(9). 1296–1305. 45 indexed citations
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Jun, Yong Woong, Emily M. Harcourt, Lu Xiao, David L. Wilson, & Eric T. Kool. (2022). Efficient DNA fluorescence labeling via base excision trapping. Nature Communications. 13(1). 5043–5043. 11 indexed citations
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Xiao, Lu, et al.. (2022). Diverse Reagent Scaffolds Provide Differential Selectivity of 2′-OH Acylation in RNA. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(1). 143–151. 13 indexed citations
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Troccoli, Clara I., Ling Zhang, Debin Ji, et al.. (2019). The Existence of MTH1-independent 8-oxodGTPase Activity in Cancer Cells as a Compensatory Mechanism against On-target Effects of MTH1 Inhibitors. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 19(2). 432–446. 12 indexed citations
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Wilson, David L., Andrew A. Beharry, Avinash C. Srivastava, Timothy O’Connor, & Eric T. Kool. (2018). Fluorescence Probes for ALKBH2 Allow the Measurement of DNA Alkylation Repair and Drug Resistance Responses. Angewandte Chemie. 130(39). 13078–13082. 8 indexed citations
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Wilson, David L. & Eric T. Kool. (2017). Fluorescent Probes of DNA Repair. ACS Chemical Biology. 13(7). 1721–1733. 31 indexed citations
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Harcourt, Emily M., et al.. (2016). Kinetic selection vs. free energy of DNA base pairing in control of polymerase fidelity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(16). E2277–85. 24 indexed citations
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Kool, Eric T., et al.. (2006). New designs for DNA bases: Expanded DNAs and oligofluorosides. Nucleic Acids Symposium Series. 50(1). 15–16. 9 indexed citations
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Liu, Haibo, et al.. (2003). A Four-Base Paired Genetic Helix with Expanded Size. Science. 302(5646). 868–871. 198 indexed citations
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Kool, Eric T.. (2002). DNA and aspects of molecular biology. Pergamon eBooks. 22 indexed citations
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Kool, Eric T.. (2002). Active Site Tightness and Substrate Fit in DNA Replication. Annual Review of Biochemistry. 71(1). 191–219. 306 indexed citations
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Ohmichi, Tatsuo, et al.. (2001). Efficient bacterial transcription of DNA nanocircle vectors with optimized single-stranded promoters. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(1). 54–59. 22 indexed citations

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