James Pulokas

3.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
16 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

James Pulokas is a scholar working on Structural Biology, Surfaces, Coatings and Films and Radiation. According to data from OpenAlex, James Pulokas has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Structural Biology, 9 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films and 4 papers in Radiation. Recurrent topics in James Pulokas's work include Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (13 papers), Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (9 papers) and Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques (4 papers). James Pulokas is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (13 papers), Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (9 papers) and Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques (4 papers). James Pulokas collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. James Pulokas's co-authors include Bridget Carragher, Clinton S. Potter, Anchi Cheng, D. Fellmann, Scott M. Stagg, Christian Suloway, Joel Quispe, Francisco Guerra, Gabriel C. Lander and Craig Yoshioka and has published in prestigious journals such as Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology, Journal of Structural Biology and Journal of Synchrotron Radiation.

In The Last Decade

James Pulokas

16 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Automated molecular microscopy: The new Leginon system 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 2009 400 800 1.2k
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. Automated molecular microscopy: The new Leginon system
    2005 1.2k citations Christian Suloway, James Pulokas et al. Journal of Structural Biology profile →
  2. Appion: An integrated, database-driven pipeline to facilitate EM image processing
    2009 609 citations Gabriel C. Lander, Scott M. Stagg et al. Journal of Structural Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James Pulokas United States 15 1.5k 844 497 304 244 16 2.6k
D. Fellmann United States 10 1.2k 0.8× 615 0.7× 371 0.7× 234 0.8× 211 0.9× 20 2.2k
Jacqueline L.S. Milne United States 30 1.8k 1.2× 983 1.2× 451 0.9× 516 1.7× 294 1.2× 40 3.3k
Liwei Peng China 11 1.5k 1.0× 577 0.7× 258 0.5× 281 0.9× 230 0.9× 43 2.6k
R. Marabini Spain 26 1.8k 1.2× 1.6k 1.9× 998 2.0× 531 1.7× 273 1.1× 91 3.6k
Christian Suloway United States 11 1.1k 0.8× 431 0.5× 239 0.5× 198 0.7× 141 0.6× 16 1.8k
A. Leith United States 18 2.0k 1.4× 779 0.9× 372 0.7× 368 1.2× 136 0.6× 43 3.5k
Daniel Castaño‐Díez Switzerland 25 1.1k 0.7× 789 0.9× 351 0.7× 131 0.4× 174 0.7× 46 2.1k
Neil Voss United States 16 1.9k 1.3× 319 0.4× 199 0.4× 292 1.0× 236 1.0× 24 2.7k
Joaquı́n Otón Spain 20 963 0.7× 678 0.8× 372 0.7× 215 0.7× 678 2.8× 41 2.3k
Josué Gómez-Blanco Spain 18 1.1k 0.8× 421 0.5× 247 0.5× 199 0.7× 227 0.9× 31 1.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James Pulokas

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All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Glaeser, Robert M., Dieter Typke, Peter Tiemeijer, James Pulokas, & Anchi Cheng. (2010). Precise beam-tilt alignment and collimation are required to minimize the phase error associated with coma in high-resolution cryo-EM. Journal of Structural Biology. 174(1). 1–10. 68 indexed citations
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Hu, Minghui, Martin Vink, Changki Kim, et al.. (2010). Automated electron microscopy for evaluating two-dimensional crystallization of membrane proteins. Journal of Structural Biology. 171(1). 102–110. 33 indexed citations
3.
Lyumkis, Dmitry, Arne Moeller, Anchi Cheng, et al.. (2010). Automation in Single-Particle Electron Microscopy. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 483. 291–338. 22 indexed citations
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Suloway, Christian, Jian Shi, Anchi Cheng, et al.. (2009). Fully automated, sequential tilt-series acquisition with Leginon. Journal of Structural Biology. 167(1). 11–18. 149 indexed citations
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Lander, Gabriel C., Scott M. Stagg, Neil Voss, et al.. (2009). Appion: An integrated, database-driven pipeline to facilitate EM image processing. Journal of Structural Biology. 166(1). 95–102. 609 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cheng, Anchi, Albert Leung, D. Fellmann, et al.. (2007). Towards automated screening of two-dimensional crystals. Journal of Structural Biology. 160(3). 324–331. 33 indexed citations
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Yoshioka, Craig, James Pulokas, D. Fellmann, et al.. (2007). Automation of random conical tilt and orthogonal tilt data collection using feature-based correlation. Journal of Structural Biology. 159(3). 335–346. 31 indexed citations
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Cheng, Anchi, D. Fellmann, James Pulokas, Clinton S. Potter, & Bridget Carragher. (2006). Does contamination buildup limit throughput for automated cryoEM?. Journal of Structural Biology. 154(3). 303–311. 15 indexed citations
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Stagg, Scott M., Gabriel C. Lander, James Pulokas, et al.. (2006). Automated cryoEM data acquisition and analysis of 284 742 particles of GroEL. Journal of Structural Biology. 155(3). 470–481. 75 indexed citations
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Suloway, Christian, James Pulokas, D. Fellmann, et al.. (2005). Automated molecular microscopy: The new Leginon system. Journal of Structural Biology. 151(1). 41–60. 1239 indexed citations breakdown →
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Potter, Clinton S., James Pulokas, Paul S. Smith, Christian Suloway, & Bridget Carragher. (2004). Robotic grid loading system for a transmission electron microscope. Journal of Structural Biology. 146(3). 431–440. 25 indexed citations
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Zhu, Yuanxin, et al.. (2003). Automated three-dimensional reconstruction of keyhole limpet hemocyanin type 1. Journal of Structural Biology. 144(3). 301–312. 20 indexed citations
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Carragher, Bridget, D. Fellmann, Francisco Guerra, et al.. (2003). Rapid routine structure determination of macromolecular assemblies using electron microscopy: current progress and further challenges. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation. 11(1). 83–85. 16 indexed citations
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Rouiller, Isabelle, James Pulokas, Ronald A. Milligan, et al.. (2001). Automated Image Acquisition for Single-Particle Reconstruction Using p97 as the Biological Sample. Journal of Structural Biology. 133(2-3). 102–107. 11 indexed citations
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Carragher, Bridget, N Kisseberth, David Kriegman, et al.. (2000). Leginon: An Automated System for Acquisition of Images from Vitreous Ice Specimens. Journal of Structural Biology. 132(1). 33–45. 232 indexed citations
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Pulokas, James, et al.. (1999). Improving the Positional Accuracy of the Goniometer on the Philips CM Series TEM. Journal of Structural Biology. 128(3). 250–256. 15 indexed citations

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