Helen M. Kent

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Helen M. Kent is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Helen M. Kent has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Cell Biology and 7 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Helen M. Kent's work include RNA Research and Splicing (12 papers), Nuclear Structure and Function (11 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (9 papers). Helen M. Kent is often cited by papers focused on RNA Research and Splicing (12 papers), Nuclear Structure and Function (11 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (9 papers). Helen M. Kent collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Helen M. Kent's co-authors include Philip R. Evans, Harvey T. McMahon, P.J.G. Butler, Yvonne Vallis, Ian G. Mills, Brian J. Peter, Airlie J. McCoy, Murray Stewart, David J. Owen and Brett M. Collins and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Helen M. Kent

43 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

BAR Domains as Sensors of Membrane Curvature: The Amphiph... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. BAR Domains as Sensors of Membrane Curvature: The Amphiphysin BAR Structure
    2003 1.4k citations Brian J. Peter, Helen M. Kent et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Helen M. Kent United Kingdom 26 3.3k 2.2k 383 247 242 43 4.3k
David A. Knecht United States 40 2.4k 0.7× 2.9k 1.3× 533 1.4× 191 0.8× 261 1.1× 99 5.2k
Toshiki Itoh Japan 32 2.9k 0.9× 1.9k 0.9× 329 0.9× 205 0.8× 311 1.3× 75 4.0k
Barbara M. F. Pearse United Kingdom 27 4.0k 1.2× 3.6k 1.6× 661 1.7× 405 1.6× 171 0.7× 38 5.3k
Kathryn R. Ayscough United Kingdom 35 3.4k 1.0× 2.5k 1.1× 292 0.8× 330 1.3× 207 0.9× 79 4.9k
Marshall Elzinga United States 38 2.7k 0.8× 1.7k 0.8× 242 0.6× 226 0.9× 313 1.3× 63 4.1k
S. D. Conner United States 25 3.0k 0.9× 1.6k 0.7× 406 1.1× 245 1.0× 303 1.3× 41 5.0k
Tomohiko Taguchi Japan 36 2.7k 0.8× 1.3k 0.6× 331 0.9× 182 0.7× 189 0.8× 107 4.1k
Hongxia Zhao China 31 2.2k 0.7× 1.1k 0.5× 511 1.3× 145 0.6× 138 0.6× 66 3.8k
Holly V. Goodson United States 32 3.7k 1.1× 2.2k 1.0× 326 0.9× 261 1.1× 259 1.1× 69 4.8k
Inger Helene Madshus Norway 34 2.8k 0.8× 1.4k 0.6× 253 0.7× 182 0.7× 261 1.1× 67 4.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Helen M. Kent

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Helen M. Kent

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jackson, Lauren P., Michael Lewis, Helen M. Kent, et al.. (2012). Molecular Basis for Recognition of Dilysine Trafficking Motifs by COPI. Developmental Cell. 23(6). 1255–1262. 108 indexed citations
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Gallop, Jennifer L., Christine C. Jao, Helen M. Kent, et al.. (2006). Mechanism of endophilin N‐BAR domain‐mediated membrane curvature. The EMBO Journal. 25(12). 2898–2910. 469 indexed citations
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Peter, Brian J., Helen M. Kent, Ian G. Mills, et al.. (2003). BAR Domains as Sensors of Membrane Curvature: The Amphiphysin BAR Structure. Science. 303(5657). 495–499. 1372 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kent, Helen M., Harvey T. McMahon, Philip R. Evans, Alexandre Benmerah, & David J. Owen. (2002). γ-Adaptin Appendage Domain. Structure. 10(8). 1139–1148. 69 indexed citations
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Bayliss, Richard, Katharina Ribbeck, Debra Akin, et al.. (1999). Interaction between NTF2 and xFxFG-containing nucleoporins is required to mediate nuclear import of RanGDP 1 1Edited by I. B. Holland. Journal of Molecular Biology. 293(3). 579–593. 154 indexed citations
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Stewart, M., Joseph E. Italiano, Karen L. King, et al.. (1998). Amoeboid Motility Without Actin: Insights into the Molecular Mechanism of Locomotion Using the Major Sperm Protein (MSP) of Nematodes. Biological Bulletin. 194(3). 342–344. 3 indexed citations
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Bullock, T.L., et al.. (1998). Structural basis for amoeboid motility in nematode sperm. Nature Structural Biology. 5(3). 184–189. 31 indexed citations
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Bullock, T.L., G. Parthasarathy, Karen L. King, et al.. (1996). New Crystal Forms of the Motile Major Sperm Protein (MSP) ofAscaris suum. Journal of Structural Biology. 116(3). 432–437. 11 indexed citations
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Pope, Brian & Helen M. Kent. (1996). High Efficiency 5 Min Transformation of Escherichia Coli. Nucleic Acids Research. 24(3). 536–537. 76 indexed citations
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Kent, Helen M., et al.. (1996). Separate Binding Sites on Nuclear Transport Factor 2 (NTF2) for GDP-Ran and the Phenylalanine-rich Repeat Regions of Nucleoporins p62 and Nsp1p. Journal of Molecular Biology. 263(4). 517–524. 115 indexed citations
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Kent, Helen M., et al.. (1996). Crystallization and Preliminary X-Ray Diffraction Analysis of Nuclear Transport Factor 2. Journal of Structural Biology. 116(2). 326–329. 24 indexed citations
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Kent, Helen M., et al.. (1996). The Motile Major Sperm Protein (MSP) fromAscaris suumis a Symmetric Dimer in Solution. Journal of Molecular Biology. 260(2). 251–260. 25 indexed citations
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Bullock, T.L., et al.. (1996). The 1.6 Å Resolution Crystal Structure of Nuclear Transport Factor 2 (NTF2). Journal of Molecular Biology. 260(3). 422–431. 126 indexed citations
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Buß, Folma, Helen M. Kent, Murray Stewart, Susanne M. Bailer, & John A. Hanover. (1994). Role of different domains in the self-association of rat nucleoporin p62. Journal of Cell Science. 107(2). 631–638. 48 indexed citations
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Cannon, Wendy, Roland Kreutzer, Helen M. Kent, Enrique Morett, & Martin Buck. (1990). Activation of theKlebsiella pneumoniae nifUpromoter: identification of multiple and overlapping upstream NifA binding sites. Nucleic Acids Research. 18(7). 1693–1701. 31 indexed citations
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Kent, Helen M., Martin Buck, & David J. Evans. (1989). Cloning and sequencing of the nifH gene ofDesulfovibrio gigas. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 61(1-2). 73–78. 8 indexed citations
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Postgate, J. R., Ray Dixon, Susan Hill, & Helen M. Kent. (1987). nif genes in alien backgrounds. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 317(1184). 227–243. 5 indexed citations
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Postgate, J. R., et al.. (1984). The Genomes of Desulfovibrio gigas and D. vulgaris. Microbiology. 130(7). 1597–1601. 61 indexed citations

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