Ignacio Tinoco

27.1k total citations · 9 hit papers
224 papers, 21.2k citations indexed

About

Ignacio Tinoco is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Spectroscopy and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ignacio Tinoco has authored 224 papers receiving a total of 21.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 177 papers in Molecular Biology, 39 papers in Spectroscopy and 32 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Ignacio Tinoco's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (124 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (109 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (38 papers). Ignacio Tinoco is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (124 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (109 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (38 papers). Ignacio Tinoco collaborates with scholars based in United States, Taiwan and United Kingdom. Ignacio Tinoco's co-authors include Carlos Bustamante, Olke C. Uhlenbeck, Philip N. Borer, Donald M. Crothers, Gabriele Varani, Mark Levine, Steven B. Smith, Joseph D. Puglisi, Francis H. Martin and Jan Liphardt and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Ignacio Tinoco

223 papers receiving 19.9k citations

Hit Papers

Improved Estimation of Secondary Structure in Ribonucleic... 1962 2026 1983 2004 1973 2002 2001 1974 1989 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Improved Estimation of Secondary Structure in Ribonucleic Acids
    1973 2.1k citations Ignacio Tinoco, Mark Levine et al. profile →
  2. Equilibrium Information from Nonequilibrium Measurements in an Experimental Test of Jarzynski's Equality
    2002 845 citations Jan Liphardt, Sophie Dumont et al. Science profile →
  3. Reversible Unfolding of Single RNA Molecules by Mechanical Force
    2001 686 citations Jan Liphardt, Bibiana Onoa et al. Science profile →
  4. Stability of ribonucleic acid double-stranded helices
    1974 656 citations Ignacio Tinoco, Olke C. Uhlenbeck et al. profile →
  5. [22] absorbance melting curves of RNA
    1989 578 citations Joseph D. Puglisi, Ignacio Tinoco Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology profile →
  6. Nucleic Acids: Structures, Properties, and Functions
    2000 547 citations Ignacio Tinoco et al. profile →
  7. Estimation of Secondary Structure in Ribonucleic Acids
    1971 537 citations Ignacio Tinoco, Olke C. Uhlenbeck et al. Nature profile →
  8. The stability of helical polynucleotides: Base contributions
    1962 385 citations Ignacio Tinoco et al. profile →
  9. Physical Chemistry: Principles and Applications in Biological Sciences
    1978 349 citations Ignacio Tinoco profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ignacio Tinoco United States 74 16.5k 3.0k 2.2k 2.1k 1.6k 224 21.2k
Richard E. Dickerson United States 76 18.6k 1.1× 1.6k 0.5× 1.7k 0.8× 1.9k 0.9× 2.0k 1.2× 162 22.4k
M. Thomas Record United States 74 16.1k 1.0× 2.1k 0.7× 5.0k 2.2× 2.4k 1.1× 1.2k 0.8× 187 19.7k
Peter Schuck United States 68 12.3k 0.7× 3.7k 1.2× 1.6k 0.7× 915 0.4× 1.5k 0.9× 350 23.4k
Daniel Herschlag United States 85 19.6k 1.2× 1.4k 0.5× 1.6k 0.7× 1.5k 0.7× 926 0.6× 291 23.3k
Peter H. von Hippel United States 82 23.1k 1.4× 1.2k 0.4× 6.5k 2.9× 3.2k 1.5× 1.2k 0.7× 250 28.3k
David E. Wemmer United States 73 12.4k 0.7× 2.0k 0.7× 1.4k 0.6× 734 0.3× 3.4k 2.1× 281 17.8k
Donald M. Crothers United States 85 25.7k 1.6× 884 0.3× 5.1k 2.3× 3.2k 1.5× 1.2k 0.7× 244 29.5k
Donald M. Engelman United States 85 21.0k 1.3× 1.8k 0.6× 1.8k 0.8× 642 0.3× 1.8k 1.1× 250 25.8k
J. Deisenhofer United States 72 19.4k 1.2× 3.0k 1.0× 2.3k 1.0× 734 0.3× 1.1k 0.7× 134 27.5k
Robert E. Bruccoleri United States 30 13.8k 0.8× 2.5k 0.9× 718 0.3× 655 0.3× 1.9k 1.1× 58 18.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Goldman, Daniel, Christian Kaiser, Anthony N. Milin, et al.. (2015). Mechanical force releases nascent chain–mediated ribosome arrest in vitro and in vivo. Science. 348(6233). 457–460. 170 indexed citations
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Kaiser, Christian, Daniel I. Goldman, Ignacio Tinoco, & Carlos Bustamante. (2012). The Ribosome Modulates Nascent Protein Folding. Biophysical Journal. 102(3). 68a–68a. 4 indexed citations
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Tinoco, Ignacio & Ruben L. Gonzalez. (2011). Biological mechanisms, one molecule at a time. Genes & Development. 25(12). 1205–1231. 87 indexed citations
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Cheng, Wei, Ignacio Tinoco, & Carlos Bustamante. (2009). Direct Observation of NS3 Substeps at Single Base Pair Resolution. Biophysical Journal. 96(3). 367a–367a. 1 indexed citations
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Tinoco, Ignacio & Jin‐Der Wen. (2009). Simulation and analysis of single-ribosome translation. Physical Biology. 6(2). 25006–25006. 32 indexed citations
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Wen, Jin‐Der, Maria Mañosas, Pan T.X. Li, et al.. (2007). Force Unfolding Kinetics of RNA Using Optical Tweezers. I. Effects of Experimental Variables on Measured Results. Biophysical Journal. 92(9). 2996–3009. 109 indexed citations
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Onoa, Bibiana, Sophie Dumont, Jan Liphardt, et al.. (2003). Identifying Kinetic Barriers to Mechanical Unfolding of the T. thermophila Ribozyme. Science. 299(5614). 1892–1895. 180 indexed citations
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Tinoco, Ignacio, Kenneth Sauer, James C. Wang, & Joseph D. Puglisi. (2002). Physical chemistry : principles and applications in biological sciences : solutions manual. Prentice Hall eBooks. 5 indexed citations
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Burkard, Mark E., Douglas H. Turner, & Ignacio Tinoco. (1999). APPENDIX 2: Schematic Diagrams of Secondary and Tertiary Structure Elements. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 37. 681–685. 1 indexed citations
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Burkard, Mark E., Douglas H. Turner, & Ignacio Tinoco. (1999). 10 The Interactions That Shape RNA Structure. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 37. 233–264. 9 indexed citations
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Wyatt, Jacqueline R. & Ignacio Tinoco. (1993). 18 RNA Structural Elements and RNA Function. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 24. 465–496. 27 indexed citations
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Tinoco, Ignacio. (1993). APPENDIX 1: Structures of Base Pairs Involving at Least Two Hydrogen Bonds. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 24. 603–607. 10 indexed citations
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Puglisi, Joseph D. & Ignacio Tinoco. (1989). [22] absorbance melting curves of RNA. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 180. 304–325. 578 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hardin, Charles C., David A. Zarling, Steven K. Wolk, Wilson S. Ross, & Ignacio Tinoco. (1988). Characterization of anti-Z-RNA polyclonal antibodies: epitope properties and recognition of Z-DNA. Biochemistry. 27(11). 4169–4177. 9 indexed citations
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Wolk, Steven K., Charles C. Hardin, Markus W. Germann, Johan H. van de Sande, & Ignacio Tinoco. (1988). Comparison of the B- and Z-form hairpin loop structures formed by d(CG)5T4(CG)5. Biochemistry. 27(18). 6960–6967. 31 indexed citations
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Hardin, Charles C., David A. Zarling, Joseph D. Puglisi, et al.. (1987). Stabilization of Z-RNA by chemical bromination and its recognition by anti-Z-DNA antibodies. Biochemistry. 26(16). 5191–5199. 22 indexed citations
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Bustamante, Carlos, Marcos F. Maestre, & Ignacio Tinoco. (1980). Circular intensity differential scattering of light by helical structures. II. Applications. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 73(12). 6046–6055. 39 indexed citations
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Tinoco, Ignacio, Olke C. Uhlenbeck, & Mark Levine. (1971). Estimation of Secondary Structure in Ribonucleic Acids. Nature. 230(5293). 362–367. 537 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tinoco, Ignacio & Robert W. Woody. (1964). Optical Rotation of Oriented Helices. IV. A Free Electron on a Helix. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 40(1). 160–165. 113 indexed citations
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Tinoco, Ignacio & Mark Freeman. (1957). The Optical Activity of Oriented Copper Helices. I. Experimental. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 61(9). 1196–1200. 84 indexed citations

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