John A. Tainer
Impact in
- Molecular Biology top 0.02%
- DNA Repair Mechanisms
- DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Protein Structure and Dynamics
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
- Structural Biology top 0.5%
Papers in
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- DNA Repair Mechanisms 179
- DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry 80
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 38
- Protein Structure and Dynamics 34
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering 32
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- Enzyme Structure and Function 73
- Co-authors
- Elizabeth D. Getzoff (66 shared papers)A.S. Arvai (51 shared papers)Robert P. Rambo (16 shared papers)Clifford D. Mol (18 shared papers)Michal Hammel (35 shared papers)Christopher D. Putnam (14 shared papers)Lisa Craig (10 shared papers)David Richardson (4 shared papers)
- Journals
- Journal of Biological Chemistry (37 papers)Journal of Molecular Biology (30 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (28 papers)Biochemistry (27 papers)Nucleic Acids Research (22 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesCanadaUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
John A. Tainer
445 papers receiving 40.5k citations
John A. Tainer's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 193
- Molecular Biology 30.1k
- Structural Biology 335
- Oncology 5.4k
- Inorganic Chemistry 2.6k
- Biophysics 1.1k
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Co-authors
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All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 452 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
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| 1 | X-ray solution scattering (SAXS) combined with crystallography and computation: defining accurate macromolecular structures, conformations and assemblies in solution Hit paper breakdown → | 2007 | 941 |
| 2 | Determination and analysis of the 2 Å structure of copper, zinc superoxide dismutase Hit paper breakdown → | 1982 | 808 |
| 3 | Structure and mechanism of copper, zinc superoxide dismutase Hit paper breakdown → | 1983 | 792 |
| 4 | Structural Biology of Rad50 ATPase Hit paper breakdown → | 2000 | 775 |
| 5 | DNA-bound structures and mutants reveal abasic DNA binding by APE1 DNA repair and coordination Hit paper breakdown → | 2000 | 637 |
| 6 | Accurate assessment of mass, models and resolution by small-angle scattering Hit paper breakdown → | 2013 | 594 |
| 7 | Type IV pilus structure and bacterial pathogenicity Hit paper breakdown → | 2004 | 589 |
| 8 | Structure of Nitric Oxide Synthase Oxygenase Dimer with Pterin and Substrate Hit paper breakdown → | 1998 | 548 |
| 9 | A nucleotide-flipping mechanism from the structure of human uracil–DNA glycosylase bound to DNA Hit paper breakdown → | 1996 | 516 |
| 10 | Accurate SAXS Profile Computation and its Assessment by Contrast Variation Experiments Hit paper breakdown → | 2013 | 448 |
| 11 | Electrostatic recognition between superoxide and copper, zinc superoxide dismutase Hit paper breakdown → | 1983 | 447 |
| 12 | 2013 | 442 | |
| 13 | 1990 | 442 | |
| 14 | 2009 | 433 | |
| 15 | 1995 | 433 | |
| 16 | 2002 | 428 | |
| 17 | 2011 | 426 | |
| 18 | 2001 | 417 | |
| 19 | 1984 | 403 | |
| 20 | 2000 | 391 |
About John A. Tainer
John A. Tainer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Oncology, Genetics and Inorganic Chemistry, having authored 452 papers that have together received 41.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (179 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (80 papers), Enzyme Structure and Function (73 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (41 papers), Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms (40 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (38 papers), Protein Structure and Dynamics (34 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (32 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (30.1k citations), Structural Biology (335 citations), Oncology (5.4k citations), Inorganic Chemistry (2.6k citations) and Biophysics (1.1k citations). John A. Tainer has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Elizabeth D. Getzoff, A.S. Arvai, Robert P. Rambo, Clifford D. Mol, Michal Hammel, Christopher D. Putnam, Lisa Craig, David Richardson, Jane S. Richardson and Greg L. Hura. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Molecular Biology, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Biochemistry and Nucleic Acids Research.
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