Frederick Sanger

106.7k citations

78 papers · 89.2k indexed · 26 hit papers · h-index 46

Molecular Biology top 0.01%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 34
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies 12
- DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry 9
- RNA modifications and cancer 7
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology 4
Genetics top 0.01%
- Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology 8
Clinical Biochemistry top 0.02%
Endocrinology top 0.1%
Biotechnology top 0.02%
Ecology
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions 24
Biochemistry
- Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism 4

Co-authors: Alan Coulson B. G. Barrell B.A. Roe Andrew J.H. Smith Ian G. Young Ian C. Eperon G.G. Brownlee Stephen K. Anderson
Cited by: Molecular Biology Genetics Clinical Biochemistry
Journals: Journal of Molecular Biology (18 papers)Nature (9 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (3 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom Germany United States

In The Last Decade

Frederick Sanger

78 papers receiving 83.6k citations

Hit Papers

15 papers align trajectories log scale

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.

1982 Journal of Molecular Biology
1982 Journal of Molecular Biology
1981 Science
1981 Nature
1980 Journal of Molecular Biology
1978 FEBS Letters
1978 Journal of Molecular Biology
1977 Nature
1977 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
1975 Journal of Molecular Biology
1969 European Journal of Biochemistry
1969 Nature
1968 Journal of Molecular Biology
1967 Journal of Molecular Biology
1967 Nature
1965 Journal of Molecular Biology
1964 Journal of Molecular Biology
1963 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta
1961 Biochemical Journal
1955 Biochemical Journal
1955 Biochemical Journal
1955 Biochemical Journal
1953 Biochemical Journal
1953 Biochemical Journal
1951 Biochemical Journal
1951 Biochemical Journal

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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Frederick Sanger, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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1	Comparison of the Human and Bovine Mitochondrial Genomes Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive ·Stephen Anderson,Alan T. Bankier,B. G. Barrell,Moath Alshammari,Alan Coulson,Jacques Drouin,Ian C. Eperon,Donald P. Nierlich,Bruce A. Roe,Frederick Sanger,Peter Schreier,Andrew J. H. Smith,Kavita S. panday,Ian G. Young	1982	31
2	Comparative DNA Sequence Analysis of the G4 and ϕ X174 Genomes Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive ·G. Nigel Godson,John C. Fiddes,B. G. Barrell,Frederick Sanger	1978	5
3	Nucleotide sequence of the F protein coding region of bacteriophage φX174 and the amino acid sequence of its product Journal of Molecular Biology ·Gillian M. Air,Alan Coulson,John C. Fiddes,Theodore Friedmann,Clyde A. Hutchison,Frederick Sanger,Patrick M. Slocombe,Andrew J.H. Smith	1978	12
4	The use of thin acrylamide gels for DNA sequencingbreakdown → FEBS Letters ·Frederick Sanger,Alan Coulson	1978	1369
5	The nucleotide sequence of bacteriophage φX174breakdown → Journal of Molecular Biology ·Frederick Sanger,Alan Coulson,Theodore Friedmann,Gillian M. Air,B. G. Barrell,Nathan Brown,John C. Fiddes,Clyde A. Hutchison,Patrick M. Slocombe,Michael J. Smith	1978	574
6	Nucleotide sequences in bacteriophage ribonucleic acid. The eighth hopkins memorial lecture Biochemical Journal ·Frederick Sanger	1971	28
7	Nucleotide Sequences from Bacteriophage R17 RNA Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology ·José Aguilar Gómez,J.L. Nichols,Frederick Sanger,B. G. Barrell	1970	22
8	Use of polynucleotide kinase in fingerprinting non-radioactive nucleic acids Journal of Molecular Biology ·Mária Székely,Frederick Sanger	1969	93
9	Chromatography of ³²P‐Labelled Oligonucleotides on Thin Layers of DEAE‐Cellulosebreakdown → European Journal of Biochemistry ·G.G. Brownlee,Frederick Sanger	1969	459
10	Nucleotide Sequence from the Coat Protein Cistron of R17 Bacteriophage RNAbreakdown → Nature ·Jerry M. Adams,Peter Jeppesen,Frederick Sanger,B. G. Barrell	1969	258
11	Halogenation of tyrosine during acid hydrolysisbreakdown → Biochimica et Biophysica Acta ·Frederick Sanger,E.O.P. Thompson	1963	216
12	The sequence of amino acid residues in proteins Journal of Polymer Science ·Frederick Sanger	1961	9
13	CHEMISTRY OF INSULIN* British Medical Bulletin ·Frederick Sanger	1960	55
14	The grouping of serine phosphate residues in phosvitin and casein Biochimica et Biophysica Acta ·Jim Williams,Frederick Sanger	1959	97
15	The structure of pig and sheep insulinsbreakdown → Biochemical Journal ·H. Brown,Frederick Sanger,John A. McGukin	1955	184
16	The amide groups of insulin Biochemical Journal ·Frederick Sanger,E.O.P. Thompson,John A. McGukin	1955	123
17	A Disulphide Interchange Reaction Nature ·Frederick Sanger	1953	57
18	The Arrangement of Amino Acids in Proteins Advances in protein chemistry ·Frederick Sanger	1952	162
19	The amino-acid sequence in the glycyl chain of insulin. PubMed ·Frederick Sanger,E.O.P. Thompson	1952	54
20	The amino-acid sequence in the phenylalanyl chain of insulin. 2. The investigation of peptides from enzymic hydrolysatesbreakdown → Biochemical Journal ·Frederick Sanger,H. Tuppy	1951	338

About Frederick Sanger

Frederick Sanger is a scholar working on Ecology, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, having authored 78 papers that have together received 89.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (34 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (24 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (12 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (9 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (8 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (7 papers), Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (4 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (61.4k citations), Genetics (19.5k citations) and Clinical Biochemistry (3.5k citations). Frederick Sanger has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and United States. Frequent co-authors include Alan Coulson, B. G. Barrell, B.A. Roe, Andrew J.H. Smith, Ian G. Young, Ian C. Eperon, G.G. Brownlee, Stephen K. Anderson, M.H.L. de Bruijn and Peter Schreier. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Molecular Biology, Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology and Bioscience Reports.

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