Gary J. Olsen

36.4k total citations · 6 hit papers
63 papers, 10.4k citations indexed

About

Gary J. Olsen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gary J. Olsen has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 10.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Genetics and 12 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Gary J. Olsen's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (28 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (18 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (11 papers). Gary J. Olsen is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (28 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (18 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (11 papers). Gary J. Olsen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Czechia. Gary J. Olsen's co-authors include Ross Overbeek, Carl R. Woese, Claudia I. Reich, Jeremy A. Frank, Brenda A. Wilson, Norman R. Pace, Shobha Sharma, Hideo Matsuda, R. Hagstrom and Robert A. Edwards and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Gary J. Olsen

62 papers receiving 10.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

RASTtk: A modular and extensible implementation of the RAST algorithm for building custom annotation pipelines and annotating batches of genomes

2015 2.0k citations Thomas Brettin, James J. Davis et al. Scientific Reports profile →
Critical Evaluation of Two Primers Commonly Used for Amplification of Bacterial 16S rRNA Genes

2008 1.4k citations Claudia I. Reich, Gary J. Olsen et al. profile →
fastDNAml: a tool for construction of phylogenetic trees of DNA sequences using maximum likelihood

1994 927 citations Gary J. Olsen, Hideo Matsuda et al. Computer applications in the biosciences profile →
The complete genome of the hyperthermophilic bacterium Aquifex aeolicus

1998 919 citations Ross Overbeek, Gary J. Olsen et al. profile →
Molecular Phylogeny of the Animal Kingdom

1988 576 citations Gary J. Olsen, Norman R. Pace et al. profile →
Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases, the Genetic Code, and the Evolutionary Process

2000 536 citations Carl R. Woese, Gary J. Olsen et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	RASTtk: A modular and extensible implementation of the RAST algorithm for building custom annotation pipelines and annotating batches of genomes breakdown → 2015 ·Scientific Reports ·Thomas Brettin, James J. Davis, Terry Disz, Robert A. Edwards, Svetlana Gerdes, Gary J. Olsen, Robert Olson, Ross Overbeek, Bruce Parrello, Gordon D. Pusch, Maulik Shukla, (unknown), Rick Stevens, Veronika Vonstein, Alice R. Wattam, Fangfang Xia	1988
2	TherepABCPlasmids with Quorum-Regulated Transfer Systems in Members of the Rhizobiales Divide into Two Structurally and Separately Evolving Groups 2015 ·Genome Biology and Evolution ·(unknown), Gary J. Olsen, (unknown), Stephen K. Farrand	22
3	In search of genome annotation consistency: solid gene clusters and how to use them 2013 ·3 Biotech ·James J. Davis, Gary J. Olsen, Ross Overbeek, Veronika Vonstein, Fangfang Xia	4
4	SEED Servers: High-Performance Access to the SEED Genomes, Annotations, and Metabolic Models 2012 ·PLoS ONE ·Ramy K. Aziz, (unknown), T. Disz, Robert A. Edwards, Christopher S. Henry, Gary J. Olsen, Robert Olson, Ross Overbeek, Bruce Parrello, Gordon D. Pusch, Rick Stevens, Veronika Vonstein, Fangfang Xia	154
5	Evolution of DNA Replication Protein Complexes in Eukaryotes and Archaea 2010 ·PLoS ONE ·Nicholas Chia, Isaac Cann, Gary J. Olsen	27
6	Messenger RNA processing in Methanocaldococcus (Methanococcus) jannaschii 2009 ·RNA ·Jian Zhang, Gary J. Olsen	14
7	Evolution of Eukaryotic Transcription: Insights From the Genome of Giardia lamblia 2004 ·Genome Research ·Aaron A. Best, Hilary G. Morrison, Andrew G. McArthur, Mitchell L. Sogin, Gary J. Olsen	75
8	Global analysis of a “simple” proteome: Methanococcus jannaschii 2002 ·Journal of Chromatography B ·Carol S. Giometti, Claudia I. Reich, Sandra L. Tollaksen, G. Babnigg, Hanjo Lim, Wenhong Zhu, John R. Yates, Gary J. Olsen	27
9	Comparative genomics of closely related salmonellae 2002 ·Trends in Microbiology ·Robert A. Edwards, Gary J. Olsen, Stanley Maloy	158
10	Similar subunit architecture of archaeal and eukaryal RNA polymerases 2001 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Aaron A. Best, Gary J. Olsen	12
11	Archaeal RecA homologues: different response to DNA-damaging agents in mesophilic and thermophilic Archaea 2001 ·Extremophiles ·Claudia I. Reich, Leslie Klis McNeil, Jennifer L. Brace, (unknown), Gary J. Olsen	16
12	Archaeal Genomics: An Overview 1997 ·Cell ·Gary J. Olsen, Carl R. Woese	177
13	Methanococcus jannaschii Genome: Revisited 1996 ·PubMed ·Nikos C. Kyrpides, Gary J. Olsen, Hans‐Peter Klenk, Owen White, Carl R. Woese	23
14	Lessons from an Archaeal genome: what are we learning from Methanococcus jannaschii? 1996 ·Trends in Genetics ·Gary J. Olsen, Carl R. Woese	46
15	The Ribosomal Database project 1994 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·B. Maidak, Niels B. Larsen, Michael J. McCaughey, Ross Overbeek, Gary J. Olsen, (unknown), (unknown), Carl R. Woese	374
16	fastDNAml: a tool for construction of phylogenetic trees of DNA sequences using maximum likelihood breakdown → 1994 ·Computer applications in the biosciences ·Gary J. Olsen, Hideo Matsuda, R. Hagstrom, Ross Overbeek	927
17	Molecular and Genetic Organization of The Antennapedia Gene Complex of Drosophila melanogaster 1990 ·Advances in genetics ·Thomas C. Kaufman, Mark A. Seeger, Gary J. Olsen	301
18	A brief note concerning archaebacterial phylogeny 1989 ·Canadian Journal of Microbiology ·Gary J. Olsen, Carl R. Woese	14
19	Phylogenetic comparative analysis and the secondary structure of ribonuclease P RNA — a review 1989 ·Gene ·Norman R. Pace, David K. Smith, Gary J. Olsen, Bryan D. James	93
20	[53] Phylogenetic analysis using ribosomal RNA 1988 ·Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Gary J. Olsen	133

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