Francis C. Davis

879 total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 766 citations indexed

About

Francis C. Davis is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Francis C. Davis has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 766 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Genetics and 4 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Francis C. Davis's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (9 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (5 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (4 papers). Francis C. Davis is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (9 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (5 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (4 papers). Francis C. Davis collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Japan. Francis C. Davis's co-authors include Bruce H. Sells, William E. Groves, L. O. Ingram, Shengde Zhou, Lorraine P. Yomano, Roberta Franks, B.H. Sells, Robert B. Hespell, John C. Shelton and Fred H. Wilt and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Molecular Biology and Molecular and Cellular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Francis C. Davis

24 papers receiving 673 citations

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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.

Spectrophotometric determination of microgram quantities of protein without nucleic acid interference

1968 413 citations William E. Groves, Francis C. Davis et al. Analytical Biochemistry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francis C. Davis United States	12	494	131	122	82	70	24	766
A Romanò United States	12	476 1.0×	77 0.6×	159 1.3×	68 0.8×	44 0.6×	15	734
Siegfried Günther Germany	8	795 1.6×	148 1.1×	90 0.7×	170 2.1×	53 0.8×	12	1.3k
Alejandro Venegas Chile	19	703 1.4×	38 0.3×	89 0.7×	107 1.3×	49 0.7×	47	1.1k
Mami Yamamoto Japan	15	623 1.3×	158 1.2×	208 1.7×	85 1.0×	118 1.7×	25	882
Michael Manneberg Switzerland	13	453 0.9×	54 0.4×	68 0.6×	36 0.4×	41 0.6×	18	822
Grant A. Bitter United States	14	652 1.3×	84 0.6×	104 0.9×	62 0.8×	168 2.4×	21	800
David E. Garfin United States	14	878 1.8×	91 0.7×	208 1.7×	130 1.6×	44 0.6×	21	1.3k
Frank Witney United States	13	535 1.1×	49 0.4×	93 0.8×	118 1.4×	47 0.7×	18	714
S.‐C. Kuo United States	13	520 1.1×	77 0.6×	44 0.4×	156 1.9×	71 1.0×	15	740
S S Springhorn United States	15	701 1.4×	44 0.3×	221 1.8×	131 1.6×	117 1.7×	18	954

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McFadden, Michael J., Einar B. Ólafsson, Francis C. Davis, et al.. (2025). IRE1α promotes phagosomal calcium flux to enhance macrophage fungicidal activity. Cell Reports. 44(5). 115694–115694. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Shengde, Francis C. Davis, & L. O. Ingram. (2001). Gene Integration and Expression and Extracellular Secretion of Erwinia chrysanthemi Endoglucanase CelY ( celY ) and CelZ ( celZ ) in Ethanologenic Klebsiella oxytoca P2. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 67(1). 6–14. 50 indexed citations

Martı́nez, Alfredo, Sean W. York, Lorraine P. Yomano, et al.. (1999). Biosynthetic Burden and Plasmid Burden Limit Expression of Chromosomally Integrated Heterologous Genes (pdc,adhB) in Escherichiacoli. Biotechnology Progress. 15(5). 891–897. 52 indexed citations

Zhou, Shengde, et al.. (1999). Enhancement of Expression and Apparent Secretion of Erwinia chrysanthemi Endoglucanase (Encoded by celZ ) in Escherichia coli B. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 65(6). 2439–2445. 32 indexed citations

Davis, Francis C., et al.. (1992). Nucleotide sequence of the Urechis caupo core histone gene tandem repeat. DNA sequence. 2(4). 247–256. 4 indexed citations

Davis, Francis C., et al.. (1988). Cloning and Characterization of a Core Histone Gene Tandem Repeat in Urechis caupo. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 8(10). 4425–4432. 1 indexed citations

Franks, Roberta & Francis C. Davis. (1985). Histone messenger RNA synthesis and accumulation during early development in the echiuroid worm, Urechis caupo. Developmental Biology. 109(1). 118–126. 5 indexed citations

Franks, Roberta & Francis C. Davis. (1983). Regulation of histone synthesis during early Urechis caupo (Echiura) development. Developmental Biology. 98(1). 101–109. 20 indexed citations

Davis, Francis C.. (1982). Differential Utilization of Ribosomes for Protein Synthesis During Oogenesis and Early Embryogenesis of Urechis caupo (Echiura)*. Differentiation. 22(1-3). 170–174. 4 indexed citations

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Davis, Francis C., et al.. (1981). Processing of the ribonucleic acid in the large ribosomal subunits of Urechis caupo. Biochemistry. 20(12). 3554–3561. 12 indexed citations

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Busch, H., N.R. Ballal, R K Busch, et al.. (1978). The Nucleolus, a Model for Analysis of Chromatin Controls. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 42(0). 665–683. 8 indexed citations

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Davis, Francis C., et al.. (1978). Polyadenylation of RNA in immature oocytes and early cleavage of Urechis caupo. Developmental Biology. 66(1). 86–96. 15 indexed citations

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Davis, Francis C.. (1975). Unique sequence DNA transcripts present in mature oocytes of Urechis caupo. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis. 390(1). 33–45. 10 indexed citations

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Davis, Francis C. & B.H. Sells. (1972). Biogenesis of 30-S subunits during recovery from inhibition of protein synthesis. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis. 262(3). 352–359. 1 indexed citations

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Davis, Francis C. & Fred H. Wilt. (1972). RNA synthesis during oogenesis in the echiuroid wormUrechis caupo. Developmental Biology. 27(1). 1–12. 17 indexed citations

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Davis, Francis C. & B.H. Sells. (1971). Biogenesis of 30-S subunits in exponentially growing Escherichia coli. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis. 232(2). 379–387. 5 indexed citations

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Davis, Francis C. & Bruce H. Sells. (1970). Synthesis and assembly of ribosomal protein into 50 s subunits during recovery from methionine starvation. Journal of Molecular Biology. 49(2). 527–531. 3 indexed citations

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Sells, Bruce H. & Francis C. Davis. (1970). Biogenesis of 50 s particles in exponentially growing Escherichia coli. Journal of Molecular Biology. 47(2). 155–167. 22 indexed citations

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Davis, Francis C. & Bruce H. Sells. (1969). Synthesis and assembly of ribosomal protein into 50 s subunits during recovery from chloramphenicol treatment. Journal of Molecular Biology. 39(3). 503–521. 23 indexed citations

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Groves, William E., Francis C. Davis, & B.H. Sells. (1968). An automatic device for sectioning analytical polyacrylamide gels: Radioactive Escherichia coli 50 S ribosomal proteins. Analytical Biochemistry. 24(3). 462–469. 15 indexed citations

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