G J Olsen

15.5k total citations · 7 hit papers
37 papers, 11.9k citations indexed

About

G J Olsen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, G J Olsen has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 11.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Ecology and 6 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in G J Olsen's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (24 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (13 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (8 papers). G J Olsen is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (24 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (13 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (8 papers). G J Olsen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Germany. G J Olsen's co-authors include Norman R. Pace, David Lane, David A. Stahl, Ross Overbeek, Carl R. Woese, B Pace, Mitchell L. Sogin, Stephen J. Giovannoni, C R Woese and James J. Davis and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

G J Olsen

36 papers receiving 11.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

The SEED and the Rapid Annotation of microbial genomes using Subsystems Technology (RAST)

2013 3.5k citations Ross Overbeek, Robert Olson et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →
Rapid determination of 16S ribosomal RNA sequences for phylogenetic analyses.

1985 2.5k citations David Lane, B Pace et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
The winds of (evolutionary) change: breathing new life into microbiology

1994 728 citations G J Olsen, Carl R. Woese et al. Journal of Bacteriology profile →
Microbial Ecology and Evolution: A Ribosomal RNA Approach

1986 704 citations G J Olsen, David Lane et al. profile →
The small-subunit ribosomal RNA gene sequences from the hypotrichous ciliates Oxytricha nova and Stylonychia pustulata.

1985 561 citations Hille J. Elwood, G J Olsen et al. Molecular Biology and Evolution profile →
Phylogenetic group-specific oligodeoxynucleotide probes for identification of single microbial cells

1988 546 citations Stephen J. Giovannoni, G J Olsen et al. Journal of Bacteriology profile →
Ribosomal RNA: a key to phylogeny.

1993 522 citations G J Olsen, C R Woese profile →

Peers

G J Olsen

ECOLO

C R Woese United States

Hans G. Trüper Germany

Frank W. Larimer United States

Richard Christen France

Alla Lapidus United States

Susan M. Barns United States

Brian J. Tindall Germany

Brett M. Goebel Australia

Hilary G. Morrison United States

Loren Hauser United States

C R Woese United States

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ECOLO

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Countries citing papers authored by G J Olsen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of G J Olsen

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Overbeek, Ross, Robert Olson, Gordon D. Pusch, et al.. (2013). The SEED and the Rapid Annotation of microbial genomes using Subsystems Technology (RAST). Nucleic Acids Research. 42(D1). D206–D214. 3521 indexed citations breakdown →

Kim, Kun‐Soo, et al.. (2013). Quorum-Dependent Mannopine-Inducible Conjugative Transfer of an Agrobacterium Opine-Catabolic Plasmid. Journal of Bacteriology. 196(5). 1031–1044. 11 indexed citations

Davis, James J. & G J Olsen. (2010). Characterizing the Native Codon Usages of a Genome: An Axis Projection Approach. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 28(1). 211–221. 18 indexed citations

Davis, James J. & G J Olsen. (2009). Modal Codon Usage: Assessing the Typical Codon Usage of a Genome. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 27(4). 800–810. 30 indexed citations

Reich, Claudia I., et al.. (2008). A whole-genome approach to identifying protein binding sites: promoters in Methanocaldococcus (Methanococcus) jannaschii. Nucleic Acids Research. 36(22). 6948–6958. 4 indexed citations

Collart, F., J. Osipiuk, Jonathan D. Trent, G J Olsen, & Eliezer Huberman. (1996). Cloning and characterization of the gene encoding IMP dehydrogenase from Arabidopsis thaliana. Gene. 174(2). 217–220. 12 indexed citations

Duncan, A. J., et al.. (1993). Assignment of the Agent of Tyzzer's Disease to Clostridium piliforme comb. nov. on the Basis of 16S rRNA Sequence Analysis. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 43(2). 314–318. 27 indexed citations

Burggraf, Siegfried, G J Olsen, Karl O. Stetter, & Carl R. Woese. (1992). A Phylogenetic Analysis of Aquifex pyrophilus. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 15(3). 352–356. 206 indexed citations

Olsen, G J, Ross Overbeek, N. Larsen, & C R Woese. (1991). The Ribosomal Database Project: updated description. Nucleic Acids Research. 19(17). 4817–4817. 25 indexed citations

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Giovannoni, Stephen J., Seán Turner, G J Olsen, et al.. (1988). Evolutionary relationships among cyanobacteria and green chloroplasts. Journal of Bacteriology. 170(8). 3584–3592. 353 indexed citations

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Pace, Norman R., Claudia I. Reich, Bryan D. James, et al.. (1987). Structure and Catalytic Function in Ribonuclease P. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 52(0). 239–248. 10 indexed citations

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Olsen, G J. (1987). Earliest Phylogenetic Branchings: Comparing rRNA-based Evolutionary Trees Inferred with Various Techniques. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 52(0). 825–837. 170 indexed citations

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Stahl, D. A., et al.. (1987). Phylogenetic Analysis of Certain Sulfide-Oxidizing and Related Morphologically Conspicuous Bacteria by 5S Ribosomal Ribonucleic Acid Sequences. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 37(2). 116–122. 20 indexed citations

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Woese, Carl R. & G J Olsen. (1986). Archaebacterial phylogeny: Perspectives on the Urkingdoms. Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 7(2-3). 161–177. 166 indexed citations

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Elwood, Hille J., G J Olsen, & M L Sogin. (1985). The small-subunit ribosomal RNA gene sequences from the hypotrichous ciliates Oxytricha nova and Stylonychia pustulata.. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 2(5). 399–410. 561 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yang, Danzhou, et al.. (1985). Mitochondrial origins.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 82(13). 4443–4447. 444 indexed citations

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Stahl, D. A., David Lane, G J Olsen, & Norman R. Pace. (1985). Characterization of a Yellowstone hot spring microbial community by 5S rRNA sequences. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 49(6). 1379–1384. 116 indexed citations

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Olsen, G J, Norman R. Pace, Mark J. Nuell, et al.. (1985). Sequence of the 16S rRNA gene from the thermoacidophilic archaebacteriumSulfolobus solfataricus and its evolutionary implications. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 22(4). 301–307. 88 indexed citations

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Lane, David, et al.. (1985). Phylogenetic analysis of the genera Thiobacillus and Thiomicrospira by 5S rRNA sequences. Journal of Bacteriology. 163(1). 75–81. 83 indexed citations

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Patton, M A, et al.. (1975). Torsion of the splenic pedicle in a St. Bernard.. PubMed. 70(5). 548–50. 3 indexed citations

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