Gerald F. Joyce

20.9k citations
146 papers · 15.8k indexed · 7 hit papers · h-index 56
Topics
RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (107 papers)DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (50 papers)Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (42 papers)

In The Last Decade

Gerald F. Joyce

144 papers receiving 15.3k citations

Hit Papers

A general purpose RNA-cleaving DNA enzyme1989202620012013199719941990199220044008001.2k

Peers

Gerald F. Joyce
Comparison fields: 5 of 153
  • Molecular Biology 14.0k
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 3.9k
  • Genetics 2.2k
  • Biomedical Engineering 1.9k
  • Ecology 1.3k
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Fields of papers citing papers by Gerald F. Joyce

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gerald F. Joyce

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Gerald F. Joyce. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Gerald F. Joyce based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Gerald F. Joyce. Gerald F. Joyce is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Astrobiology Science Strategy for the Search for Life in the Universe
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Astrobiology Science Strategy for the Search for Life in the Universe
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RNA-Catalyzed Polymerization and Replication of RNA
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Nonenzymatic template-directed synthesis on RNA random copolymers, Poly(C, U) templates
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About Gerald F. Joyce

Gerald F. Joyce is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology and Genetics, having authored 146 papers that have together received 15.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (107 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (50 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (42 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (3.9k citations), Molecular Biology (14.0k citations) and Genetics (2.2k citations). Gerald F. Joyce has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Austria and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include Ronald R. Breaker, Stephen W. Santoro, Leslie E. Orgel, William M. Shih, Joel Quispe, Amber Beaudry, Mark P. Robertson, Natasha Paul, Jonathan T. Sczepanski and David P. Horning. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

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