George Cross

19.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
215 papers, 15.8k citations indexed

About

George Cross is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Molecular Biology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, George Cross has authored 215 papers receiving a total of 15.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 166 papers in Epidemiology, 113 papers in Molecular Biology and 84 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in George Cross's work include Trypanosoma species research and implications (164 papers), Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (73 papers) and Biochemical and Molecular Research (49 papers). George Cross is often cited by papers focused on Trypanosoma species research and implications (164 papers), Research on Leishmaniasis Studies (73 papers) and Biochemical and Molecular Research (49 papers). George Cross collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and South Africa. George Cross's co-authors include Michael A. J. Ferguson, Simone Leal, Elizabeth Wirtz, Claudia M. Ochatt, Piet Borst, Anant K. Menon, John C. Boothroyd, T. Nicolai Siegel, Christian J. Janzen and Kasturi Haldar and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

George Cross

211 papers receiving 15.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A tightly regulated inducible expression system for conditional gene knock-outs and dominant-negative genetics in Trypanosoma brucei

1999 1.2k citations George Cross et al. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology profile →
Identification, purification and properties of clone-specific glycoprotein antigens constituting the surface coat ofTrypanosoma brucei

1975 782 citations George Cross profile →
Molecular basis for trypanosome antigenic variation

1982 322 citations George Cross et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
George Cross	11.4k	7.9k	6.9k	2.1k	1.7k	215	15.8k
Stephen M. Beverley	10.7k 0.9×	6.4k 0.8×	12.0k 1.7×	2.0k 0.9×	548 0.3×	276	18.4k
Paul T. Englund	6.0k 0.5×	7.9k 1.0×	2.9k 0.4×	670 0.3×	1.3k 0.8×	187	12.0k
Christine Clayton	7.3k 0.6×	5.3k 0.7×	3.9k 0.6×	1.0k 0.5×	542 0.3×	202	9.6k
Mark C. Field	4.7k 0.4×	5.1k 0.7×	2.3k 0.3×	776 0.4×	1.3k 0.8×	239	9.6k
Alan F. Cowman	4.2k 0.4×	7.9k 1.0×	23.0k 3.3×	7.9k 3.7×	619 0.4×	338	30.6k
Sérgio Schenkman	5.0k 0.4×	3.3k 0.4×	2.7k 0.4×	1.0k 0.5×	351 0.2×	175	6.6k
Mark Carrington	4.1k 0.4×	3.2k 0.4×	2.5k 0.4×	784 0.4×	564 0.3×	159	6.9k
Sara Cherry	3.0k 0.3×	6.7k 0.8×	2.5k 0.4×	4.3k 2.0×	365 0.2×	124	14.3k
Rick L. Tarleton	8.2k 0.7×	1.9k 0.2×	6.6k 1.0×	2.1k 1.0×	201 0.1×	179	9.9k
Jae U. Jung	10.1k 0.9×	7.0k 0.9×	1.6k 0.2×	6.6k 3.1×	1.4k 0.8×	289	20.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of George Cross

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Kolev, Nikolay G., et al.. (2012). Developmental Progression to Infectivity in Trypanosoma brucei Triggered by an RNA-Binding Protein. Science. 338(6112). 1352–1353. 141 indexed citations

Das, Anish, et al.. (2012). The essential polysome-associated RNA-binding protein RBP42 targets mRNAs involved in Trypanosoma brucei energy metabolism. RNA. 18(11). 1968–1983. 40 indexed citations

Siegel, T. Nicolai, Kapila Gunasekera, George Cross, & Torsten Ochsenreiter. (2011). Gene expression in Trypanosoma brucei: lessons from high-throughput RNA sequencing. Trends in Parasitology. 27(10). 434–441. 61 indexed citations

Figueiredo, Luísa M. & George Cross. (2009). Nucleosomes Are Depleted at the VSG Expression Site Transcribed by RNA Polymerase I in African Trypanosomes. Eukaryotic Cell. 9(1). 148–154. 77 indexed citations

Zhou, Wenxu, George Cross, & W. David Nes. (2006). Cholesterol import fails to prevent catalyst-based inhibition of ergosterol synthesis and cell proliferation of Trypanosoma brucei. Journal of Lipid Research. 48(3). 665–673. 42 indexed citations

Cross, George, et al.. (2005). Bridging Disciplinary Divides in Writing Across the Curriculum. Across the Disciplines. 2(1). 1–16. 1 indexed citations

Das, Anish, et al.. (2005). Trypanosomal TBP Functions with the Multisubunit Transcription Factor tSNAP To Direct Spliced-Leader RNA Gene Expression. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 25(16). 7314–7322. 67 indexed citations

Li, Bibo, et al.. (2005). Trypanosome Telomeres Are Protected by a Homologue of Mammalian TRF2. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 25(12). 5011–5021. 72 indexed citations

Cross, George, et al.. (2000). Genetic manipulation indicates that ARD1 is an essential Nα-acetyltransferase in Trypanosoma brucei. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 111(2). 309–317. 51 indexed citations

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Hoek, Maarten, et al.. (1999). Trypanosoma brucei:Generation of Specific Antisera to Recombinant Variant Surface Glycoproteins. Experimental Parasitology. 91(2). 199–202. 6 indexed citations

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Cross, George. (1998). Regulation of vsg expression site transcription and switching in Trypanosoma brucei. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 91(1). 77–91. 78 indexed citations

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Hoek, Maarten, et al.. (1998). Regulated processive transcription of chromatin by T7 RNA polymerase in Trypanosoma brucei. Nucleic Acids Research. 26(20). 4626–4634. 110 indexed citations

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Navarro, Miguel & George Cross. (1996). DNA Rearrangements Associated with Multiple Consecutive Directed Antigenic Switches in Trypanosoma brucei. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 16(7). 3615–3625. 75 indexed citations

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Cross, George, et al.. (1996). Artificial Linear Mini-Chromosomes for Trypanosoma Brucei. Nucleic Acids Research. 24(4). 668–675. 17 indexed citations

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Carruthers, Vern B., Lex H.T. Van der Ploeg, & George Cross. (1993). DNA-mediated transformation of bloodstream-formTrypanosoma brucei. Nucleic Acids Research. 21(10). 2537–2538. 59 indexed citations

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Mayor, Satyajit, Anant K. Menon, & George Cross. (1990). Glycolipid precursors for the membrane anchor of Trypanosoma brucei variant surface glycoproteins.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 265(11). 6164–6173. 67 indexed citations

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Cross, George. (1990). Left to Their Own Devices: Three Basic Writers Using Word Processing.. Computers & composition. 7(2). 47–58. 10 indexed citations

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Cross, George. (1990). Glycolipid Anchoring of Plasma Membrane Proteins. PubMed. 6(1). 1–39. 458 indexed citations

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Bellofatto, Vivian, Alan H. Fairlamb, Graeme B. Henderson, & George Cross. (1987). Biochemical changes associated with α-difluoromethylornithine uptake and resistance in Trypanosoma brucei. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 25(3). 227–238. 53 indexed citations

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Duszenko, Michael, Michael A. J. Ferguson, G Lamont, M R Rifkin, & George Cross. (1985). Cysteine eliminates the feeder cell requirement for cultivation of Trypanosoma brucei bloodstream forms in vitro.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 162(4). 1256–1263. 82 indexed citations

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