G. Volckaerţ

9.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
68 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

G. Volckaerţ is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, G. Volckaerţ has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Ecology and 16 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in G. Volckaerţ's work include Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (19 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (17 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (8 papers). G. Volckaerţ is often cited by papers focused on Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (19 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (17 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (8 papers). G. Volckaerţ collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United Kingdom and Mexico. G. Volckaerţ's co-authors include Walter Fiers, Roland Contreras, M. Ysebaert, Guy Haegeman, A. Van de Voorde, Willy Min Jou, H. Van Heuverswyn, F. Duerinck, J. Merregaert and Rob Lavigne and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

G. Volckaerţ

68 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Complete nucleotide sequence of SV40 DNA

1978 903 citations Walter Fiers, Roland Contreras et al. profile →
Complete nucleotide sequence of bacteriophage MS2 RNA: primary and secondary structure of the replicase gene

1976 534 citations Walter Fiers, Roland Contreras et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
G. Volckaerţ Belgium	24	2.0k	1.1k	719	632	602	68	3.5k
William Saurin France	28	1.8k 0.9×	421 0.4×	765 1.1×	520 0.8×	351 0.6×	47	3.3k
C.A. Thomas United States	36	3.3k 1.6×	1.4k 1.3×	1.2k 1.7×	494 0.8×	319 0.5×	80	4.4k
J Besemer Austria	20	2.3k 1.1×	1.5k 1.4×	400 0.6×	706 1.1×	199 0.3×	36	4.2k
Georg Stöffler Germany	46	5.4k 2.6×	918 0.8×	1.3k 1.7×	391 0.6×	460 0.8×	161	6.2k
James W. Coulton Canada	30	2.1k 1.0×	620 0.6×	1.6k 2.2×	350 0.6×	241 0.4×	76	3.6k
Dennis G. Kleid United States	18	2.8k 1.4×	567 0.5×	1.1k 1.5×	461 0.7×	273 0.5×	30	4.1k
Alan M. Johnson United States	52	5.0k 2.5×	512 0.5×	581 0.8×	450 0.7×	442 0.7×	247	8.3k
H. Van Heuverswyn Belgium	18	983 0.5×	506 0.5×	398 0.6×	292 0.5×	605 1.0×	34	2.7k
G. F. Hong United Kingdom	9	2.8k 1.4×	696 0.6×	1.1k 1.5×	552 0.9×	149 0.2×	11	3.7k
Harold Swerdlow United States	26	4.4k 2.2×	532 0.5×	815 1.1×	490 0.8×	452 0.8×	42	6.8k

Countries citing papers authored by G. Volckaerţ

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of G. Volckaerţ

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Roucourt, Bart, et al.. (2007). Homotypic interactions among bacteriophage φKMV early proteins. Archives of Virology. 152(8). 1467–1475. 1 indexed citations

Briers, Yves, Rob Lavigne, Kirsten Hertveldt, et al.. (2006). Stability analysis of the bacteriophage ϕKMV lysin gp36C and its putative role during infection. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 63(16). 1899–1905. 23 indexed citations

Lavigne, Rob, Bart Roucourt, Kirsten Hertveldt, & G. Volckaerţ. (2005). Characterization of the Bacteriophage ΦKMV DNA Ligase. Protein and Peptide Letters. 12(7). 645–648. 5 indexed citations

Lavigne, Rob, et al.. (2004). PHIRE, a deterministic approach to reveal regulatory elements in bacteriophage genomes. Bioinformatics. 20(5). 629–635. 84 indexed citations

Raedschelders, Gert, et al.. (2004). Molecular identification and chromosomal localization of genes encoding Triticum aestivum xylanase inhibitor I-like proteins in cereals. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 109(1). 112–121. 20 indexed citations

Loock, Marnix Van, et al.. (2004). Influence of maternal antibodies on Chlamydophila psittaci-specific immune responses in turkeys elicited by naked DNA. Vaccine. 22(13-14). 1616–1623. 17 indexed citations

Volckaerţ, G., et al.. (2003). Molecular characterization and phylogenetic utility of the rDNA external transcribed spacer region in Stylosanthes (Fabaceae). Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 107(2). 291–298. 20 indexed citations

Onagbesan, O.M., et al.. (2003). Regulation of inhibin α- and βA-subunit messenger ribonucleic acid levels by gonadotropins and IGF-I in cultured chicken granulosa cells. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 131(2). 159–167. 4 indexed citations

Onagbesan, O.M., et al.. (2001). Developmental Expression of Activin/Inhibin α- and βA-Subunit Genes in the Gonads of Male and Female Chick Embryos. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 122(3). 304–311. 9 indexed citations

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Schueren, Jan van der, Johan Robben, & G. Volckaerţ. (1998). Misfolding of chloramphenicol acetyltransferase due to carboxy-terminal truncation can be corrected by second-site mutations. Protein Engineering Design and Selection. 11(12). 1211–1217. 20 indexed citations

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Voet, Marleen, et al.. (1998). PCR Amplification and Sequence of the p33 Piroplasm Surface Antigen Gene of a Theileria Species Isolated from Cattle in West Java, Indonesia^a. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 849(1). 126–136. 8 indexed citations

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Schueren, Jan van der, Johan Robben, K. Goossens, Karel Heremans, & G. Volckaerţ. (1996). Identification of Local Carboxy-terminal Hydrophobic Interactions Essential for Folding or Stability of Chloramphenicol Acetyltransferase. Journal of Molecular Biology. 256(5). 878–888. 13 indexed citations

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Robben, Johan, Jan van der Schueren, Peter Verhasselt, Rita Aert, & G. Volckaerţ. (1995). Insertional re-activation of a chloramphenicol acetyltransferase misfolding mutant protein. Protein Engineering Design and Selection. 8(2). 159–165. 2 indexed citations

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Verhasselt, Peter & G. Volckaerţ. (1994). Assessment of colinearity between large cloned DNA fragments and genomic DNA.. Genome Research. 4(2). 129–132. 6 indexed citations

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Engelborghs, Yves, et al.. (1994). Cloning, expression and purification of a sarcoplasmic calcium-binding protein from the sandworm Nereis diversicolor via a fusion product with chloramphenicol acetyltransferase. Protein Engineering Design and Selection. 7(1). 125–130. 7 indexed citations

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Verhasselt, Peter, Marleen Voet, & G. Volckaerţ. (1992). DNA sequencing by a subcloning-walking strategy using a specific and semi-random primer in the polymerase chain reaction. DNA sequence. 2(5). 281–287. 12 indexed citations

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Hoogenboom, Hennie R., Jef C.M. Raus, & G. Volckaerţ. (1990). Cloning and expression of a chimeric antibody directed against the human transferrin receptor.. The Journal of Immunology. 144(8). 3211–3217. 28 indexed citations

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Dijkmans, Roger, G. Volckaerţ, Jo Van Damme, et al.. (1985). Molecular Cloning of Murine Interferon Gamma (MuIFN-γ) cDNA and Its Expression in Heterologous Mammalian Cells. Journal of Interferon Research. 5(3). 511–520. 32 indexed citations

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Billiau, Alfons, Ghislain Opdenakker, Jo Van Damme, et al.. (1985). Interleukin 1: amino acid sequencing reveals microheterogeneity and relationship with an interferon-inducing monokine. Immunology Today. 6(8). 235–236. 9 indexed citations

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Contreras, Roland, A. Vandenberghe, G. Volckaerţ, Willy Min Jou, & Walter Fiers. (1972). Studies on the bacteriophage MS2. Some nucleotide sequences from the RNA‐polymerase gene. FEBS Letters. 24(3). 339–342. 14 indexed citations

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