J A Steitz

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
13 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

J A Steitz is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, J A Steitz has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Oncology and 2 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in J A Steitz's work include RNA Research and Splicing (8 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (5 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (3 papers). J A Steitz is often cited by papers focused on RNA Research and Splicing (8 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (5 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (3 papers). J A Steitz collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. J A Steitz's co-authors include Christopher M. Brennan, Ellen Gottlieb, John G. Howe, G G Miller, M R Lerner, Nancy C. Andrews, Woan‐Yuh Tarn, Mikko J. Frilander, Vic E. Myer and Robert Kamen and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Genes & Development and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

J A Steitz

13 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

HuR and mRNA stability

2001 927 citations Christopher M. Brennan, J A Steitz Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences profile →
Two small RNAs encoded by Epstein-Barr virus and complexed with protein are precipitated by antibodies from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

1981 476 citations M R Lerner, Nancy C. Andrews et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
J A Steitz United States	12	1.6k	617	356	338	292	13	2.4k
Moitreyee Chatterjee‐Kishore United States	16	1.3k 0.8×	1.0k 1.7×	992 2.8×	376 1.1×	165 0.6×	20	2.5k
Carol A. Westbrook United States	28	1.1k 0.7×	509 0.8×	329 0.9×	415 1.2×	59 0.2×	75	2.3k
Elizabeth Raveché United States	31	818 0.5×	480 0.8×	1.6k 4.4×	465 1.4×	192 0.7×	83	2.8k
Bernard Mariamé France	24	700 0.4×	916 1.5×	782 2.2×	148 0.4×	343 1.2×	46	2.3k
Niklas Feldhahn United States	21	1.2k 0.8×	522 0.8×	642 1.8×	179 0.5×	211 0.7×	41	2.1k
Katsuhiko Nakashima Japan	18	1.0k 0.7×	362 0.6×	571 1.6×	430 1.3×	116 0.4×	24	1.9k
Eric S. Martin United States	24	1.6k 1.0×	578 0.9×	502 1.4×	386 1.1×	292 1.0×	57	2.7k
Michael G. Gartside Australia	21	1.2k 0.7×	416 0.7×	98 0.3×	273 0.8×	229 0.8×	38	1.8k
Renée Hackenmiller United States	7	571 0.4×	857 1.4×	920 2.6×	169 0.5×	177 0.6×	7	1.6k
Man-Zhi Li China	22	1.1k 0.7×	813 1.3×	205 0.6×	490 1.4×	176 0.6×	30	1.8k

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13 of 13 papers shown

Brennan, Christopher M. & J A Steitz. (2001). HuR and mRNA stability. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 58(2). 266–277. 927 indexed citations breakdown →

Frilander, Mikko J. & J A Steitz. (1999). Initial recognition of U12-dependent introns requires both U11/5' splice-site and U12/branchpoint interactions. Genes & Development. 13(7). 851–863. 93 indexed citations

Yu, Yi‐Tao & J A Steitz. (1997). A new strategy for introducing photoactivatable 4-thiouridine ((4S)U) into specific positions in a long RNA molecule.. PubMed. 3(7). 807–10. 21 indexed citations

Myer, Vic E. & J A Steitz. (1995). Isolation and characterization of a novel, low abundance hnRNP protein: A0.. PubMed. 1(2). 171–82. 47 indexed citations

Tarn, Woan‐Yuh & J A Steitz. (1994). SR proteins can compensate for the loss of U1 snRNP functions in vitro.. Genes & Development. 8(22). 2704–2717. 138 indexed citations

Steitz, J A, et al.. (1993). The cellular RNA-binding protein EAP recognizes a conserved stem-loop in the Epstein-Barr virus small RNA EBER 1.. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 13(1). 703–710. 40 indexed citations

Steitz, J A, et al.. (1993). Rare scleroderma autoantibodies to the U11 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein and to the trimethylguanosine cap of U small nuclear RNAs.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 90(14). 6781–6785. 17 indexed citations

Steitz, J A, et al.. (1989). The mammalian analogue of the yeast PRP8 splicing protein is present in the U4/5/6 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle and the spliceosome.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 86(22). 8742–8746. 72 indexed citations

Gottlieb, Ellen & J A Steitz. (1989). Function of the mammalian La protein: evidence for its action in transcription termination by RNA polymerase III.. The EMBO Journal. 8(3). 851–861. 293 indexed citations

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Howe, John G. & J A Steitz. (1986). Localization of Epstein-Barr virus-encoded small RNAs by in situ hybridization.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 83(23). 9006–9010. 265 indexed citations

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Steitz, J A, Carmen van den Berg, Ellen Gottlieb, et al.. (1982). Structure and function of small ribonucleoproteins from eukaryotic cells.. PubMed. 12. 101–7. 3 indexed citations

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Steitz, J A & Robert Kamen. (1981). Arrangement of 30S heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein on polyoma virus late nuclear transcripts.. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 1(1). 21–34. 31 indexed citations

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Lerner, M R, Nancy C. Andrews, G G Miller, & J A Steitz. (1981). Two small RNAs encoded by Epstein-Barr virus and complexed with protein are precipitated by antibodies from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 78(2). 805–809. 476 indexed citations breakdown →

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