John Abelson

19.2k citations
212 papers · 16.3k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 73
    • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 171
    • RNA modifications and cancer 121
    • RNA Research and Splicing 113
    • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry 17
    • Fungal and yeast genetics research 16
    • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies 13
  • Genetics top 0.5%
    • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology 19
  • Ecology top 1%
    • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions 31

John Abelson

211 papers receiving 15.3k citations

Hit Papers

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John Abelson
Comparison fields: 5 of 132
  • Molecular Biology 15.3k
  • Genetics 2.0k
  • Ecology 1.5k
  • Cell Biology 502
  • Paleontology 197
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#Work
1 20179
2 201718
3 201079
4
Non-natural amino acids
20092
5 200370
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Cell biology and physiology
20003
7
Gene expression and protein purification
20002
8
Molecular biology methods
20004
9 199913
10 199812
11 1997191
12 1989307
13 19887
14 1988133
15 198412
16 198253
17 198067
18 19803
19 19801
20 19791

About John Abelson

John Abelson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Paleontology, having authored 212 papers that have together received 16.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (171 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (121 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (113 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (31 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (19 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (17 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (16 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (13 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (15.3k citations), Genetics (2.0k citations) and Ecology (1.5k citations). John Abelson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Spain. Frequent co-authors include Soo-Chen Cheng, Usha Vijayraghavan, Jennifer Normanly, Ray Kit Ng, Edward N. Brody, Peter Gegenheimer, Ren-Jang Lin, Craig L. Peebles, Richard C. Ogden and Peter F. Johnson. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Molecular Biology, Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Molecular and Cellular Biology.

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