Harold Swerdlow

22.7k citations

42 papers · 6.8k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 26

Impact in

Cancer Research top 2%
- Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
Molecular Biology top 1%
- Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- RNA modifications and cancer

Papers in

Biomedical Engineering 17
- Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications 16
- Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies 9
- Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation 6
Molecular Biology 22
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies 12
- Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics 6
- Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications 4

Co-authors: Michael A. Quail William Stephenson Rahul Satija Marlon Stoeckius Peter Smibert Pratip K. Chattopadhyay Christoph Hafemeister Brian Houck‐Loomis
Journals: Analytical Chemistry (5 papers)Nature Methods (3 papers)BMC Genomics (3 papers)Current Protocols in Human Genetics (3 papers)Electrophoresis (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Canada

In The Last Decade

Harold Swerdlow

41 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Simultaneous epitope and transcriptome measurement in single cells 2017 · 1.8k citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2017 Nature Methods
2015 Nature Methods
2012 BMC Genomics
2008 Nature Methods

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Citations

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Co-authorship network

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Harold Swerdlow, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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1	Single-cell RNA-seq of rheumatoid arthritis synovial tissue using low-cost microfluidic instrumentation Nature Communications ·William Stephenson, Laura T. Donlin, Andrew Butler, Cristina Rozo, FH Wang, Ali Rashidfarrokhi, Susan M. Goodman, Lionel B. Ivashkiv, Vivian P. Bykerk, Dana E. Orange, Robert B. Darnell, Harold Swerdlow, Rahul Satija	2018	240
2	Simultaneous epitope and transcriptome measurement in single cells Nature Methods ·Marlon Stoeckius, Christoph Hafemeister, William Stephenson, Brian Houck‐Loomis, Pratip K. Chattopadhyay, Harold Swerdlow, Rahul Satija, Peter Smibert Hit paper breakdown →	2017	1786
3	G&T-seq: parallel sequencing of single-cell genomes and transcriptomes Nature Methods ·Iain C. Macaulay, Wilfried Haerty, Parveen Kumar, Yang Li, Xiaoming Hu, Mabel Teng, Mubeen Goolam, Nathalie Saurat, Paul Coupland, Lesley Shirley, Miriam Smith, Niels van der Aa, Ruby Banerjee, Peter Ellis, Michael A. Quail, Harold Swerdlow, Magdalena Zernicka‐Goetz, Frederick J. Livesey, Chris P. Ponting, Thierry Voet Hit paper breakdown →	2015	529
4	SASI-Seq: sample assurance Spike-Ins, and highly differentiating 384 barcoding for Illumina sequencing BMC Genomics ·Michael A. Quail, Kristen Trabona, David K. Jackson, Steven Leonard, Günter Heisterkamp, Harold Swerdlow, Yong Gu, Peter Ellis	2014	40
5	Improved Protocols for Illumina Sequencing Current Protocols in Human Genetics ·Iraad F. Bronner, Michael A. Quail, Daniel J. Turner, Harold Swerdlow	2013	27
6	Optimizing illumina next-generation sequencing library preparation for extremely at-biased genomes BMC Genomics ·Samuel O. Oyola, Thomas D. Otto, Yong Gu, G. Maslen, Magnus Manske, Susana Campino, Daniel J. Turner, Bronwyn MacInnis, Dominic Kwiatkowski, Harold Swerdlow, Michael A. Quail	2012	356
7	Evaluation and optimisation of preparative semi‐automated electrophoresis systems for Illumina library preparation Electrophoresis ·Michael A. Quail, Yong Gu, Harold Swerdlow, Matthew Mayho	2012	22
8	A tale of three next generation sequencing platforms: comparison of Ion torrent, pacific biosciences and illumina MiSeq sequencers BMC Genomics ·Michael A. Quail, Miriam Smith, Paul Coupland, Thomas D. Otto, Simon R. Harris, Thomas R. Connor, Anna Bertoni, Harold Swerdlow, Yong Gu Hit paper breakdown →	2012	1345
9	Exploration of signals of positive selection derived from genotype-based human genome scans using re-sequencing data Human Genetics ·Min Hu, Qasim Ayub, José Afonso Guerra‐Assunção, Quan Long, Zemin Ning, Ni Huang, Irene Gallego Romero, Lira Mamanova, Pelin Akan, Xin Liu, Alison J. Coffey, Daniel J. Turner, Harold Swerdlow, John H. Burton, Michael A. Quail, Donald F. Conrad, Anton J. Enright, Chris Tyler‐Smith, Yali Xue	2011	8
10	Improved Protocols for the Illumina Genome Analyzer Sequencing System Current Protocols in Human Genetics ·Michael A. Quail, Harold Swerdlow, Daniel J. Turner	2009	120
11	A large genome center's improvements to the Illumina sequencing system Nature Methods ·Michael A. Quail, Iwanka Kozarewa, Frances J.D. Smith, Aylwyn Scally, Philip J. Stephens, Richard Durbin, Harold Swerdlow, Daniel J. Turner Hit paper breakdown →	2008	559
12	Growth hormone regulation of rat liver gene expression assessed by SSH and microarray Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology ·N. Sudheer Kumar Varma, Harold Swerdlow, Agneta Mode	2002	16
13	Micromachined pipette arrays IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering ·Ian Papautsky, John D. Brazzle, Harold Swerdlow, Robert B. Weiss, A. Bruno Frazier	2000	14
14	<title>Wide-field imaging design for a multiple-capillary DNA-sequencing system</title> Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ·Elisa Rojo-Nieto, Robert Sinclair, Harold Swerdlow	1997	1
15	Binding of Biotinylated DNA to Streptavidin-Coated Polystyrene Latex Analytical Biochemistry ·Wangxin Jie, Harold Swerdlow, Karin D. Caldwell	1994	24
16	Stability of capillary gels for automated sequencing of DNA Electrophoresis ·Harold Swerdlow, Emma Odén, 義也経塚, S. Zapara, Norman J. Dovic̀hi, Raymond F. Gesteland	1992	60
17	Low-cost, high-sensitivity laser-induced fluorescence detection for DNA sequencing by capillary gel electrophoresis Journal of Chromatography A ·David D. Y. Chen, Harold Swerdlow, Heather R. Harke, Jianzhong Zhang, Norman J. Dovic̀hi	1991	95
18	Three DNA sequencing methods using capillary gel electrophoresis and laser-induced fluorescence Analytical Chemistry ·Harold Swerdlow, 林兰张, David D. Y. Chen, Heather R. Harke, S. Zapara, Shaole Wu, Norman J. Dovic̀hi, Carl W. Fuller	1991	193
19	Capillary gel electrophoresis for DNA sequencing Journal of Chromatography A ·Harold Swerdlow, Shaole Wu, Heather R. Harke, Norman J. Dovic̀hi	1990	111
20	Capillary gel electrophoresis for rapid, high resolution DNA sequencing Nucleic Acids Research ·Harold Swerdlow, Raymond F. Gesteland	1990	238

About Harold Swerdlow

Harold Swerdlow is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Virology and Molecular Medicine, having authored 42 papers that have together received 6.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications (16 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (12 papers), Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (9 papers), Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation (6 papers), Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics (6 papers), Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications (4 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (4 papers) and Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cancer Research (963 citations), Molecular Biology (4.4k citations), Biophysics (346 citations), Immunology (870 citations) and Genetics (815 citations). Harold Swerdlow has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Michael A. Quail, William Stephenson, Rahul Satija, Marlon Stoeckius, Peter Smibert, Pratip K. Chattopadhyay, Christoph Hafemeister, Brian Houck‐Loomis, Thomas D. Otto and Paul Coupland. Their work appears in journals such as Analytical Chemistry, Nature Methods, BMC Genomics, Current Protocols in Human Genetics and Electrophoresis.

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