Gerald Zon

11.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
207 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

Gerald Zon is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerald Zon has authored 207 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 121 papers in Molecular Biology, 60 papers in Organic Chemistry and 24 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Gerald Zon's work include DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (83 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (47 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (28 papers). Gerald Zon is often cited by papers focused on DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (83 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (47 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (28 papers). Gerald Zon collaborates with scholars based in United States, Poland and Japan. Gerald Zon's co-authors include William Egan, W. David Wilson, Wojciech J. Stec, Kazuo Shinozuka, Kurt Mislow, Thomas Leroy James, Klaus Naumann, Bruno Calabretta, Jack S. Cohen and Makoto Matsukura and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Gerald Zon

203 papers receiving 8.8k citations

Hit Papers

Phosphorothioate analogs ... 1969 2026 1988 2007 1987 1969 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Phosphorothioate analogs of oligodeoxynucleotides: inhibitors of replication and cytopathic effects of human immunodeficiency virus.
    1987 444 citations Makoto Matsukura, Gerald Zon et al. profile →
  2. Use of hexachlorodisilane as a reducing agent. Stereospecific deoxygenation of acyclic phosphine oxides
    1969 235 citations Gerald Zon, Kurt Mislow et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Gerald Zon 6.4k 1.8k 916 639 638 207 9.3k
David W. Banner 4.2k 0.7× 2.2k 1.2× 738 0.8× 1.1k 1.7× 1.1k 1.7× 103 9.1k
Barry S. Cooperman 5.5k 0.9× 463 0.3× 921 1.0× 311 0.5× 311 0.5× 245 7.3k
James C. Powers 5.7k 0.9× 2.2k 1.2× 2.6k 2.9× 899 1.4× 1.5k 2.4× 197 10.8k
James D. Lear 6.1k 1.0× 621 0.4× 396 0.4× 228 0.4× 398 0.6× 87 7.8k
Lizbeth Hedstrom 5.1k 0.8× 908 0.5× 708 0.8× 352 0.6× 371 0.6× 151 7.3k
Arne Holm 2.5k 0.4× 1.1k 0.6× 383 0.4× 169 0.3× 644 1.0× 170 5.0k
M. Chruszcz 4.4k 0.7× 672 0.4× 589 0.6× 221 0.3× 349 0.5× 163 7.2k
A. D’Arcy 4.0k 0.6× 619 0.4× 932 1.0× 698 1.1× 832 1.3× 61 7.0k
Anthony C. Willis 3.1k 0.5× 5.0k 2.9× 975 1.1× 364 0.6× 2.3k 3.7× 371 10.9k
M. Groll 12.2k 1.9× 1.5k 0.9× 4.2k 4.6× 575 0.9× 986 1.5× 254 14.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gerald Zon

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gerald Zon

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Belardi, Jorge, Alfredo Santana, Liliana Grinfeld, et al.. (2001). Safety of Intracoronary Administration of c- myc Antisense Oligomers After Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA). Antisense and Nucleic Acid Drug Development. 11(2). 99–106. 11 indexed citations
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Nelson, Jeffrey S., et al.. (1999). Comparison of Binding of N3‵→ P5‵ Phosphoramidate and Phosphorothioate Oligonucleotides to Cell Surface Proteins of Cultured Cells. Antisense and Nucleic Acid Drug Development. 9(1). 61–69. 10 indexed citations
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Putney, Scott D., Josiah Brown, C Cucco, et al.. (1999). Enhanced Anti-Tumor Effects with Microencapsulated c- myc Antisense Oligonucleotide. Antisense and Nucleic Acid Drug Development. 9(5). 451–458. 32 indexed citations
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Stull, Robert, Gerald Zon, & Francis C. Szoka. (1996). An In Vitro Messenger RNA Binding Assay as a Tool for Identifying Hybridization-Competent Antisense Oligonucleotides. Antisense and Nucleic Acid Drug Development. 6(3). 221–228. 17 indexed citations
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Skórski, T, Margaret Nieborowska-Skorska, Kenneth Campbell, et al.. (1995). Leukemia treatment in severe combined immunodeficiency mice by antisense oligodeoxynucleotides targeting cooperating oncogenes.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 182(6). 1645–1653. 42 indexed citations
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Zon, Gerald. (1995). Brief overview of control of genetic expression by antisense oligonucleotides and in vivo applications. Molecular Neurobiology. 10(2-3). 219–229. 20 indexed citations
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Pirruccello, Samuel J., et al.. (1994). HIV-1 rev Antisense Phosphorothioate Oligonucleotide Binding to Human Mononuclear Cells Is Cell Type Specific and Inducible. PubMed. 4(4). 285–289. 7 indexed citations
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Skórski, T, Palanisamy Kanakaraj, De-Hui Ku, et al.. (1994). Negative regulation of p120GAP GTPase promoting activity by p210bcr/abl: implication for RAS-dependent Philadelphia chromosome positive cell growth.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 179(6). 1855–1865. 95 indexed citations
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Zelphati, Olivier, Gerald Zon, & Lee Leserman. (1993). Inhibition of HIV-1 Replication in Cultured Cells with Antisense Oligonucleotides Encapsulated in Immunoliposomes. PubMed. 3(4). 323–338. 41 indexed citations
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Skórski, T, Palanisamy Kanakaraj, Margaret Nieborowska-Skorska, et al.. (1993). p120 GAP requirement in normal and malignant human hematopoiesis.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 178(6). 1923–1933. 14 indexed citations
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Iversen, Patrick L., David A. Crouse, Gerald Zon, & Greg A. Perry. (1992). Binding of Antisense Phosphorothioate Oligonucleotides to Murine Lymphocytes Is Lineage Specific and Inducible. PubMed. 2(3). 223–233. 22 indexed citations
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Marti, Gerald E., William Egan, P. Noguchi, et al.. (1992). Oligodeoxyribonucleotide Phosphorothioate Fluxes and Localization in Hematopoietic Cells. PubMed. 2(1). 27–39. 47 indexed citations
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Iversen, Patrick L., Shuchai Zhu, Anne S. Meyer, & Gerald Zon. (1992). Cellular Uptake and Subcellular Distribution of Phosphorothioate Oligonucleotides into Cultured Cells. PubMed. 2(3). 211–222. 117 indexed citations
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Gochin, Miriam, Gerald Zon, & Thomas Leroy James. (1990). Two-dimensional COSY and two-dimensional NOE spectroscopy of d(AC)4.cntdot.d(GT)4 - extraction of structural constraints. Biochemistry. 29(51). 11161–11171. 35 indexed citations
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Zon, Gerald. (1990). Innovations in the Use of Antisense Oligonucleotides. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 616(1). 161–172. 8 indexed citations
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Wilson, W. David, et al.. (1988). Unusual duplex formation in purine rich oligodeoxyribonucleotides. Nucleic Acids Research. 16(11). 5137–5151. 22 indexed citations
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Roy, Siddhartha, Babul Borah, Gerald Zon, & Jack S. Cohen. (1987). Conformation of the oligonucleotide d(AAAAAATTTTTT)2 by two‐dimensional nuclear overhauser effect spectroscopy and its relevance to poly(dA) · poly(dT). Biopolymers. 26(4). 525–536. 17 indexed citations
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MAIER, L., Gerald Zon, Kurt Mislow, H. J. BESTMANN, & Rainer Zimmermann. (1971). The Chemistry of organophosphorus compounds. Springer eBooks. 24 indexed citations

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