James Attwater

1.2k total citations
10 papers, 793 citations indexed

About

James Attwater is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, James Attwater has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 793 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 5 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in James Attwater's work include Origins and Evolution of Life (9 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (7 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (4 papers). James Attwater is often cited by papers focused on Origins and Evolution of Life (9 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (7 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (4 papers). James Attwater collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Denmark. James Attwater's co-authors include Philipp Holliger, Aniela Wochner, Alan Coulson, Vitor B. Pinheiro, Shunsuke Tagami, Alexey S. Morgunov, Aditya Raguram, Jesper Wengel, Piet Herdewijn and Michiko Kimoto and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

James Attwater

9 papers receiving 775 citations

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Aniela Wochner United Kingdom

Celia Blanco United States

G. von Kiedrowski Germany

Rihe Liu United States

Aubrey R. Hill United States

Joana C. Xavier Germany

Sylvia Tobé United States

L.E. Orgel United States

Sidney Becker Germany

Kristian Le Vay Germany

Aniela Wochner United Kingdom

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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10 of 10 papers shown

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Attwater, James, et al.. (2026). A small polymerase ribozyme that can synthesize itself and its complementary strand. Science. 391(6789). 1022–1028.

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Attwater, James, et al.. (2025). Trinucleotide substrates under pH–freeze–thaw cycles enable open-ended exponential RNA replication by a polymerase ribozyme. Nature Chemistry. 17(7). 1129–1137. 1 indexed citations

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McRae, Ewan K.S., Emil L. Kristoffersen, Isaac Gállego, et al.. (2024). Cryo-EM structure and functional landscape of an RNA polymerase ribozyme. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(3). e2313332121–e2313332121. 14 indexed citations

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Attwater, James, et al.. (2018). Ribozyme-catalysed RNA synthesis using triplet building blocks. eLife. 7. 89 indexed citations

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Tagami, Shunsuke, James Attwater, & Philipp Holliger. (2017). Simple peptides derived from the ribosomal core potentiate RNA polymerase ribozyme function. Nature Chemistry. 9(4). 325–332. 57 indexed citations

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Attwater, James & Philipp Holliger. (2014). A synthetic approach to abiogenesis. Nature Methods. 11(5). 495–498. 19 indexed citations

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Attwater, James, Aniela Wochner, & Philipp Holliger. (2013). In-ice evolution of RNA polymerase ribozyme activity. Nature Chemistry. 5(12). 1011–1018. 194 indexed citations

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Attwater, James, Shunsuke Tagami, Michiko Kimoto, et al.. (2013). Chemical fidelity of an RNA polymerase ribozyme. Chemical Science. 4(7). 2804–2804. 26 indexed citations

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Wochner, Aniela, James Attwater, Alan Coulson, & Philipp Holliger. (2011). Ribozyme-Catalyzed Transcription of an Active Ribozyme. Science. 332(6026). 209–212. 274 indexed citations

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Attwater, James, Aniela Wochner, Vitor B. Pinheiro, Alan Coulson, & Philipp Holliger. (2010). Ice as a protocellular medium for RNA replication. Nature Communications. 1(1). 76–76. 119 indexed citations

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