John A. Tainer

55.4k total citations · 12 hit papers
452 papers, 41.2k citations indexed

About

John A. Tainer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, John A. Tainer has authored 452 papers receiving a total of 41.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 359 papers in Molecular Biology, 75 papers in Materials Chemistry and 54 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in John A. Tainer's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (179 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (80 papers) and Enzyme Structure and Function (73 papers). John A. Tainer is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (179 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (80 papers) and Enzyme Structure and Function (73 papers). John A. Tainer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. John A. Tainer's 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 and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

John A. Tainer

445 papers receiving 40.5k citations

Hit Papers

X-ray solution scattering (SAXS) com... 1982 2026 1996 2011 2007 1982 1983 2000 2000 250 500 750
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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.

  1. X-ray solution scattering (SAXS) combined with crystallography and computation: defining accurate macromolecular structures, conformations and assemblies in solution
    2007 941 citations Michal Hammel, Greg L. Hura et al. profile →
  2. Determination and analysis of the 2 Å structure of copper, zinc superoxide dismutase
    1982 808 citations John A. Tainer, Elizabeth D. Getzoff et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
  3. Structure and mechanism of copper, zinc superoxide dismutase
    1983 792 citations John A. Tainer, Elizabeth D. Getzoff et al. profile →
  4. Structural Biology of Rad50 ATPase
    2000 775 citations David Shin, John A. Tainer et al. profile →
  5. DNA-bound structures and mutants reveal abasic DNA binding by APE1 DNA repair and coordination
    2000 637 citations John A. Tainer et al. profile →
  6. Accurate assessment of mass, models and resolution by small-angle scattering
    2013 594 citations John A. Tainer et al. profile →
  7. Type IV pilus structure and bacterial pathogenicity
    2004 589 citations John A. Tainer et al. profile →
  8. Structure of Nitric Oxide Synthase Oxygenase Dimer with Pterin and Substrate
    1998 548 citations A.S. Arvai, Elizabeth D. Getzoff et al. profile →
  9. A nucleotide-flipping mechanism from the structure of human uracil–DNA glycosylase bound to DNA
    1996 516 citations A.S. Arvai, John A. Tainer et al. profile →
  10. Accurate SAXS Profile Computation and its Assessment by Contrast Variation Experiments
    2013 448 citations Michal Hammel, John A. Tainer et al. profile →
  11. Electrostatic recognition between superoxide and copper, zinc superoxide dismutase
    1983 447 citations Elizabeth D. Getzoff, John A. Tainer et al. profile →
  12. A first-in-class polymerase theta inhibitor selectively targets homologous-recombination-deficient tumors
    2021 226 citations Aleem Syed, John A. Tainer et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John A. Tainer United States 109 30.1k 5.4k 4.8k 4.5k 2.9k 452 41.2k
W. Minor United States 52 25.8k 0.9× 4.3k 0.8× 10.8k 2.2× 3.7k 0.8× 2.9k 1.0× 233 42.5k
Zbyszek Otwinowski United States 40 27.2k 0.9× 4.0k 0.7× 10.4k 2.2× 5.5k 1.2× 3.6k 1.2× 109 43.4k
Garib N. Murshudov United Kingdom 52 34.9k 1.2× 3.9k 0.7× 12.0k 2.5× 5.0k 1.1× 4.0k 1.4× 120 48.6k
Conrad C. Huang United States 31 31.3k 1.0× 4.4k 0.8× 4.9k 1.0× 4.4k 1.0× 3.6k 1.2× 48 49.3k
Eric F. Pettersen United States 13 31.0k 1.0× 3.4k 0.6× 4.7k 1.0× 4.4k 1.0× 3.6k 1.2× 15 48.2k
Jane S. Richardson United States 57 43.5k 1.4× 4.4k 0.8× 12.8k 2.6× 5.7k 1.3× 4.5k 1.5× 130 59.8k
Christopher T. Walsh United States 128 39.0k 1.3× 4.2k 0.8× 5.4k 1.1× 4.4k 1.0× 2.1k 0.7× 718 61.7k
Paul Emsley United Kingdom 23 44.0k 1.5× 5.5k 1.0× 12.1k 2.5× 7.1k 1.6× 5.3k 1.8× 45 61.8k
Thomas D. Goddard United States 13 30.2k 1.0× 3.3k 0.6× 4.6k 0.9× 4.4k 1.0× 3.6k 1.2× 13 47.2k
Martyn Winn United Kingdom 32 27.3k 0.9× 3.4k 0.6× 9.3k 1.9× 4.0k 0.9× 3.0k 1.0× 82 38.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bhat, Audesh, Raj K. Pandita, Kenneth S. Ramos, et al.. (2025). A predictive chromatin architecture nexus regulates transcription and DNA damage repair. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 301(3). 108300–108300. 2 indexed citations
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Bacolla, Albino, et al.. (2024). Enriched G4 forming repeats in the human genome are associated with robust well-coordinated transcription and reduced cancer transcriptome variation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 300(11). 107822–107822. 2 indexed citations
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Chinnam, Naga Babu, Roopa Thapar, Altaf H. Sarker, et al.. (2024). ASCC1 structures and bioinformatics reveal a novel helix-clasp-helix RNA-binding motif linked to a two-histidine phosphodiesterase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 300(6). 107368–107368. 4 indexed citations
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Tsai, Chi-Lin, Miaw-Sheue Tsai, John A. Tainer, et al.. (2022). Two interaction surfaces between XPA and RPA organize the preincision complex in nucleotide excision repair. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(34). e2207408119–e2207408119. 22 indexed citations
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Fan, Cong, Ken Chen, Yukai Wang, et al.. (2022). Profiling human pathogenic repeat expansion regions by synergistic and multi-level impacts on molecular connections. Human Genetics. 142(2). 245–274.
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Brickner, Joshua R., Matthew Wood, Clément Oyeniran, et al.. (2021). Aberrant RNA methylation triggers recruitment of an alkylation repair complex. Molecular Cell. 81(20). 4228–4242.e8. 25 indexed citations
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Stenson, Peter D., Edward V. Ball, John A. Tainer, et al.. (2021). Distinct sequence features underlie microdeletions and gross deletions in the human genome. Human Mutation. 43(3). 328–346. 5 indexed citations
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Pandita, Shruti, Albino Bacolla, Raj K. Pandita, et al.. (2021). Stress Responses as Master Keys to Epigenomic Changes in Transcriptome and Metabolome for Cancer Etiology and Therapeutics. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 42(1). e0048321–e0048321.
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Hammel, Michal, Aleksandr Sverzhinsky, Miaw-Sheue Tsai, et al.. (2021). Direct interaction of DNA repair protein tyrosyl DNA phosphodiesterase 1 and the DNA ligase III catalytic domain is regulated by phosphorylation of its flexible N-terminus. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 297(2). 100921–100921. 11 indexed citations
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Appel, Mason J., Katlyn K. Meier, Julien Lafrance‐Vanasse, et al.. (2019). Formylglycine-generating enzyme binds substrate directly at a mononuclear Cu(I) center to initiate O 2 activation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(12). 5370–5375. 42 indexed citations
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Yan, Chunli, et al.. (2019). Transcription preinitiation complex structure and dynamics provide insight into genetic diseases. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 26(6). 397–406. 62 indexed citations
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Hura, Greg L., Daniel J. Rosenberg, Dmytro Guzenko, et al.. (2019). Small angle X‐ray scattering‐assisted protein structure prediction in CASP13 and emergence of solution structure differences. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 87(12). 1298–1314. 22 indexed citations
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Hura, Greg L., Adam Belsom, Andriy Kryshtafovych, et al.. (2018). Small angle X‐ray scattering and cross‐linking for data assisted protein structure prediction in CASP 12 with prospects for improved accuracy. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics. 86(S1). 202–214. 19 indexed citations
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Wang, Jinglong, Qian Wu, Takashi Ochi, et al.. (2018). Dissection of DNA double-strand-break repair using novel single-molecule forceps. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 25(6). 482–487. 76 indexed citations
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Patel, Nikesh, John M. Atack, L. David Finger, et al.. (2012). Flap endonucleases pass 5′-flaps through a flexible arch using a disorder-thread-order mechanism to confer specificity for free 5′-ends. Nucleic Acids Research. 40(10). 4507–4519. 39 indexed citations
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Rosenfeld, R.J., Joseph Bonaventura, Blair R. Szymczyna, et al.. (2010). Nitric-oxide Synthase Forms N-NO-pterin and S-NO-Cys. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(41). 31581–31589. 31 indexed citations
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Shin, David, Michael DiDonato, D.P. Barondeau, et al.. (2009). Superoxide Dismutase Structures, Stability, Mechanism and Insights into the Human Disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis from Eukaryotic Thermophile Alvinella pompejana. Journal of Molecular Biology. 385(5). 1534. 2 indexed citations
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Ivanov, Ivaylo, B.R. Chapados, J. Andrew McCammon, & John A. Tainer. (2006). Proliferating cell nuclear antigen loaded onto double-stranded DNA: dynamics, minor groove interactions and functional implications. Nucleic Acids Research. 34(20). 6023–6033. 72 indexed citations
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Tsutakawa, Susan E., et al.. (2006). Structural analysis of flexible proteins in solution by Small Angle X-ray Scattering combined with crystallography. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 2 indexed citations
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Trame, Christine B., Alastair A. MacDowell, Richard Celestre, et al.. (2003). SIBYLS - A SAXS and protein crystallography beamline at the ALS. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 2 indexed citations

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