Etta Käfer

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
65 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Etta Käfer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Etta Käfer has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Plant Science and 19 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Etta Käfer's work include Fungal and yeast genetics research (25 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (18 papers) and Protist diversity and phylogeny (11 papers). Etta Käfer is often cited by papers focused on Fungal and yeast genetics research (25 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (18 papers) and Protist diversity and phylogeny (11 papers). Etta Käfer collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. Etta Käfer's co-authors include Terry W. Hill, G. Pontecorvo, A. Upshall, Barry R. Scott, J. A. Roper, Gustavo H. Goldman, Terry Chow, Gregory S. May, Murray Fraser and Stephen Wood and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Etta Käfer

62 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Meiotic and Mitotic Recombination in Aspergillus and Its ... 1977 2026 1993 2009 1977 200 400 600
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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. Meiotic and Mitotic Recombination in Aspergillus and Its Chromosomal Aberrations
    1977 631 citations Etta Käfer Advances in genetics profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Etta Käfer Canada 24 1.9k 1.2k 675 457 202 65 2.5k
J. A. Roper United Kingdom 16 2.0k 1.1× 1.3k 1.1× 657 1.0× 613 1.3× 59 0.3× 30 2.8k
Marcelle Grenson Belgium 38 4.0k 2.2× 1.2k 1.1× 660 1.0× 195 0.4× 54 0.3× 58 4.7k
Maria A. Dingemanse Netherlands 13 1.0k 0.6× 625 0.5× 245 0.4× 275 0.6× 41 0.2× 14 1.5k
W. Mark Toone United Kingdom 18 2.4k 1.3× 551 0.5× 444 0.7× 151 0.3× 45 0.2× 21 2.8k
Markus Proft Spain 28 2.4k 1.3× 854 0.7× 318 0.5× 189 0.4× 46 0.2× 48 2.9k
Eiko Tsuchiya Japan 23 1.4k 0.8× 299 0.3× 220 0.3× 200 0.4× 35 0.2× 98 1.8k
Evelyne Dubois Belgium 37 2.8k 1.5× 904 0.8× 356 0.5× 182 0.4× 23 0.1× 73 3.1k
Sanford J. Silverman United States 24 1.8k 1.0× 698 0.6× 219 0.3× 125 0.3× 59 0.3× 41 2.4k
Zide Jiang China 29 911 0.5× 1.7k 1.5× 679 1.0× 237 0.5× 204 1.0× 115 2.4k
D. J. Cove United Kingdom 10 1.3k 0.7× 668 0.6× 190 0.3× 373 0.8× 14 0.1× 12 1.9k

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All Works

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Goldman, Gustavo H. & Etta Käfer. (2004). Aspergillus nidulans as a model system to characterize the DNA damage response in eukaryotes. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 41(4). 428–442. 48 indexed citations
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Käfer, Etta, et al.. (1994). Phenotypic and epistatic grouping of hypo- and hyper-rec mus mutants in Aspergillus. Current Genetics. 25(3). 223–232. 11 indexed citations
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Chow, Terry & Etta Käfer. (1993). A rapid method for isolation of total nucleic acids from Aspergillus nidulans. Fungal Genetics Reports. 40(1). 25–27. 31 indexed citations
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Denison, Steven H., Etta Käfer, & Gregory S. May. (1993). Mutation in the bimD gene of Aspergillus nidulans confers a conditional mitotic block and sensitivity to DNA damaging agents.. Genetics. 134(4). 1085–1096. 46 indexed citations
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Zhao, Peizhen & Etta Käfer. (1992). Effects of mutagen-sensitive mus mutations on spontaneous mitotic recombination in Aspergillus.. Genetics. 130(4). 717–728. 8 indexed citations
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Käfer, Etta. (1990). Botran and bleomycin induce crossing-over, and bleomycin also increases aneuploidy in diploid strains of Aspergillus. Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology. 241(1). 49–66. 7 indexed citations
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Käfer, Etta, et al.. (1990). Cloning of the DNA repair gene, uvsF, by transformation of Aspergillus nidulans.. Genetics. 125(2). 341–349. 8 indexed citations
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Fraser, Murray, et al.. (1990). Endo-exonuclease of Aspergillus nidulans. Biochemistry and Cell Biology. 68(1). 387–392. 22 indexed citations
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Käfer, Etta, et al.. (1989). A single, phosphate-repressible deoxyribonuclease, DNase A, secreted inAspergillus nidulans. Biochemical Genetics. 27(3-4). 153–166. 6 indexed citations
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Käfer, Etta. (1988). MMS-induced primary aneuploidy and other genotoxic effects in mitotic cells of Aspergillus. Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis. 201(2). 385–399. 14 indexed citations
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Käfer, Etta, et al.. (1986). Genetic analysis of DNA repair in Aspergillus: evidence for different types of MMS-sensitive hyperrec mutants. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 161(2). 119–134. 47 indexed citations
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Käfer, Etta. (1978). Sensitivity to methyl-methane sulfonate (MMS) in Neurospora. Fungal Genetics Reports. 25(1). 2 indexed citations
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Gravel, R A, et al.. (1970). GENETIC AND ACCUMULATION STUDIES IN SULFITE-REQUIRING MUTANTS OFASPERGILLUS NIDULANS. Canadian Journal of Genetics and Cytology. 12(4). 831–840. 11 indexed citations
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Käfer, Etta, et al.. (1969). UV-sensitive mutants increasing mitotic crossing-over in Aspergillus nidulans. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 7(3). 485–487. 21 indexed citations
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Käfer, Etta. (1958). An 8-Chromosome Map of Aspergillus nidulans. Advances in genetics. 9. 105–145. 124 indexed citations
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Pontecorvo, G. & Etta Käfer. (1958). Genetic Analysis Based on Mitotic Recombination. Advances in genetics. 9. 71–104. 221 indexed citations
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Pontecorvo, G., Etta Käfer, & Robert C. Pritchard. (1954). Abstracts of Papers read at the hundred and fifteenth meeting of the Society, held on 21st and 22nd September 1954, at King's College, Newcastle upon Tyne. Heredity. 8(3). 433–435. 2 indexed citations

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