G N Godson

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

G N Godson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, G N Godson has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Genetics and 15 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in G N Godson's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (20 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (17 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (15 papers). G N Godson is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (20 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (17 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (15 papers). G N Godson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. G N Godson's co-authors include John C. Fiddes, B. G. Barrell, Rodger Staden, William H. Konigsberg, Pamela Svec, Victor Nussenzweig, Luiz S. Ozaki, James R. Lupski, J. A. V. Butler and Ruth S. Nussenzweig and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

G N Godson

40 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Nucleotide sequence of bacteriophage G4 DNA

1978 1.6k citations G N Godson, B. G. Barrell et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
G N Godson United States	20	2.4k	991	926	325	233	40	3.1k
G. Nigel Godson United States	27	1.6k 0.7×	905 0.9×	617 0.7×	126 0.4×	293 1.3×	62	2.2k
Ekkehard K.F. Bautz Germany	32	2.7k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	908 1.0×	305 0.9×	69 0.3×	73	3.6k
G. F. Hong United Kingdom	9	2.8k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	696 0.8×	552 1.7×	55 0.2×	11	3.7k
Allan Campbell United States	39	4.1k 1.7×	2.0k 2.0×	2.4k 2.6×	570 1.8×	128 0.5×	100	5.5k
Dan S. Ray United States	32	2.3k 1.0×	855 0.9×	848 0.9×	283 0.9×	393 1.7×	85	2.8k
Diana F. Hill New Zealand	21	1.5k 0.6×	890 0.9×	682 0.7×	250 0.8×	88 0.4×	51	2.2k
Andrea Jeffrey United States	10	3.4k 1.4×	1.3k 1.4×	837 0.9×	515 1.6×	47 0.2×	10	4.4k
Dennis G. Kleid United States	18	2.8k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	567 0.6×	461 1.4×	56 0.2×	30	4.1k
Shôji Mizushima Japan	37	3.8k 1.6×	2.3k 2.3×	887 1.0×	149 0.5×	78 0.3×	121	4.6k
C.A. Thomas United States	36	3.3k 1.4×	1.2k 1.2×	1.4k 1.5×	494 1.5×	47 0.2×	80	4.4k

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Sun, W., José R. Tormo, Thomas A. Steitz, & G N Godson. (1994). Domains of Escherichia coli primase: functional activity of a 47-kDa N-terminal proteolytic fragment.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 91(24). 11462–11466. 19 indexed citations

Sun, W. & G N Godson. (1993). Binding and phasing of Escherichia coli single-stranded DNA-binding protein by the secondary structure of phage G4 origin of complementary DNA strand synthesis (G4oric).. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 268(11). 8026–8039. 17 indexed citations

Almond, Neil, et al.. (1989). An Escherichia coli cis-acting antiterminator sequence: The dnaG nut site. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 216(2-3). 195–203. 8 indexed citations

Godson, G N, et al.. (1984). Structure and organization of genes for sporozoite surface antigens. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 307(1131). 129–139. 14 indexed citations

Godson, G N, J M Ellis, Pamela Svec, David H. Schlesinger, & Victor Nussenzweig. (1983). Identification and chemical synthesis of a tandemly repeated immunogenic region of Plasmodium knowlesi circumsporozoite protein. Nature. 305(5929). 29–33. 118 indexed citations

Smiley, Bob L., James R. Lupski, Pamela Svec, Roger McMacken, & G N Godson. (1982). Sequences of the Escherichia coli dnaG primase gene and regulation of its expression.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 79(15). 4550–4554. 70 indexed citations

Brandenburger, Annick, et al.. (1981). Radiation-induced base substitution mutagenesis in single-stranded DNA phage M13. Nature. 294(5837). 180–182. 46 indexed citations

Keegstra, Wilko, G N Godson, Peter Weisbeek, & H.S. Jansz. (1979). Comparison of the G4 and φX174 phage genomes by electron microscopy. Virology. 93(2). 527–536. 5 indexed citations

Godson, G N. (1979). G4 DNA Replication In Vivo and the Origins of Its Strand Synthesis. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 43(0). 367–377. 1 indexed citations

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Fiddes, John C., B. G. Barrell, & G N Godson. (1978). Nucleotide sequences of the separate origins of synthesis of bacteriophage G4 viral and complementary DNA strands.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 75(3). 1081–1085. 70 indexed citations

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Shaw, Denis C., et al.. (1978). Gene K, a new overlapping gene in bacteriophage G4. Nature. 272(5653). 510–515. 62 indexed citations

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Godson, G N, B. G. Barrell, Rodger Staden, & John C. Fiddes. (1978). Nucleotide sequence of bacteriophage G4 DNA. Nature. 276(5685). 236–247. 1602 indexed citations breakdown →

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Godson, G N, et al.. (1978). Evolution of bacteriophage phi X174. IV. Restriction enzyme cleavage map of St-1. Journal of Virology. 27(3). 738–744. 3 indexed citations

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Godson, G N, et al.. (1978). Evolution of bacteriophage phi C174. V. Alignment of the phi X174, G4, and St-1 restriction enzyme cleavage maps. Journal of Virology. 27(3). 745–753. 10 indexed citations

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Godson, G N. (1977). G4 DNA replication. Journal of Molecular Biology. 117(2). 353–367. 8 indexed citations

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Godson, G N & Richard J. Roberts. (1976). A catalogue of cleavages of ∅X174, S13, G4, and ST-1 DNA by 26 different restriction endonucleases. Virology. 73(2). 561–567. 37 indexed citations

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Butler, J. A. V. & G N Godson. (1964). ‘Nuclear’ and Cytoplasmic Ribosomes in B. MEGATERIUM. Nature. 201(4922). 876–878. 4 indexed citations

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Godson, G N & J. A. V. Butler. (1963). BIOSYNTHESIS OF NUCLEIC ACIDS IN BACILLUS MEGATERIUM. 3. BIOSYNTHESIS OF RIBONUCLEIC ACID IN VIVO. Biochemical Journal. 88(2). 259–266. 7 indexed citations

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Butler, J. A. V. & G N Godson. (1963). Biosynthesis of nucleic acids in Bacillus megaterium. 1. The isolation of a nuclear material. Biochemical Journal. 88(1). 176–182. 20 indexed citations

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Hunter, G. D. & G N Godson. (1961). Later Stages of Protein Synthesis and the Role of Phospholipids in the Process. Nature. 189(4759). 140–141. 23 indexed citations

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