John D. Watson

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

John D. Watson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, John D. Watson has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 10 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in John D. Watson's work include Reproductive Physiology in Livestock (9 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (8 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (8 papers). John D. Watson is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive Physiology in Livestock (9 papers), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock (8 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (8 papers). John D. Watson collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Finland and New Zealand. John D. Watson's co-authors include Francis Crick, Macmillan Kl, Paul C. Boutros, Linda Z. Penn, Fereshteh Khosravi, Raimo Pohjanvirta, Stephenie D. Prokopec, Allan B. Okey, Sara Oster and Mary Shago and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, PLoS ONE and Current Biology.

In The Last Decade

John D. Watson

36 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

THE STRUCTURE OF DNA 1953 2026 1977 2001 1953 200 400 600
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. THE STRUCTURE OF DNA
    1953 654 citations John D. Watson, Francis Crick Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative 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
John D. Watson Canada 17 853 349 209 152 116 36 1.5k
Lisette Lagacé Canada 25 852 1.0× 351 1.0× 78 0.4× 47 0.3× 166 1.4× 49 2.2k
Roger Duncan United States 21 1.8k 2.1× 250 0.7× 27 0.1× 49 0.3× 100 0.9× 42 2.3k
John H. Laity United States 17 1.5k 1.8× 228 0.7× 20 0.1× 92 0.6× 135 1.2× 25 2.3k
John N. Anderson United States 32 1.9k 2.2× 1.6k 4.5× 107 0.5× 97 0.6× 158 1.4× 65 3.6k
John T. Knowler United Kingdom 19 761 0.9× 299 0.9× 21 0.1× 49 0.3× 83 0.7× 62 1.3k
Philip H. Pétra United States 30 886 1.0× 528 1.5× 19 0.1× 183 1.2× 292 2.5× 70 2.6k
Donald R. Forsdyke Canada 27 1.7k 2.0× 548 1.6× 41 0.2× 84 0.6× 143 1.2× 155 2.5k
Bruce E. Kaplan United States 23 1.8k 2.1× 288 0.8× 15 0.1× 101 0.7× 144 1.2× 29 2.2k
Paul H. Naylor United States 23 542 0.6× 112 0.3× 30 0.1× 65 0.4× 181 1.6× 104 1.9k
Frank M. Clarke Australia 18 748 0.9× 77 0.2× 23 0.1× 97 0.6× 100 0.9× 32 1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John D. Watson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of John D. Watson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of John D. Watson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with John D. Watson. John D. Watson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Prokopec, Stephenie D., Cindy Q. Yao, Ren Sun, et al.. (2019). Comparative toxicoproteogenomics of mouse and rat liver identifies TCDD-resistance genes. Archives of Toxicology. 93(10). 2961–2978. 5 indexed citations
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Watson, John D., Stephenie D. Prokopec, Cindy Q. Yao, et al.. (2019). 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin modifies alternative splicing in mouse liver. PLoS ONE. 14(8). e0219747–e0219747. 4 indexed citations
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Prokopec, Stephenie D., Kathleen E. Houlahan, Ren Sun, et al.. (2017). Compendium of TCDD-mediated transcriptomic response datasets in mammalian model systems. BMC Genomics. 18(1). 78–78. 16 indexed citations
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Sun, Ren, Lauren C. Chong, Kathleen E. Houlahan, et al.. (2014). Cross-species transcriptomic analysis elucidates constitutive aryl hydrocarbon receptor activity. BMC Genomics. 15(1). 1053–1053. 9 indexed citations
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Watson, John D., et al.. (2013). TCDD dysregulation of 13 AHR-target genes in rat liver. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 274(3). 445–454. 30 indexed citations
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Prokopec, Stephenie D., John D. Watson, Daryl Waggott, et al.. (2012). Systematic evaluation of medium-throughput mRNA abundance platforms. RNA. 19(1). 51–62. 70 indexed citations
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Yao, Cindy Q., Stephenie D. Prokopec, John D. Watson, et al.. (2012). Inter-strain heterogeneity in rat hepatic transcriptomic responses to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD). Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 260(2). 135–145. 25 indexed citations
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Boutros, Paul C., Cindy Q. Yao, John D. Watson, et al.. (2011). Hepatic transcriptomic responses to TCDD in dioxin-sensitive and dioxin-resistant rats during the onset of toxicity. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 251(2). 119–129. 35 indexed citations
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Mao, Daniel Y.L., John D. Watson, Pearlly S. Yan, et al.. (2003). Analysis of Myc Bound Loci Identified by CpG Island Arrays Shows that Max Is Essential for Myc-Dependent Repression. Current Biology. 13(10). 882–886. 150 indexed citations
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Richter, Frank, et al.. (2002). Immunohistochemical Localization of the Retinoic Acid Receptors in Human Prostate. Journal of Andrology. 23(6). 830–838. 20 indexed citations
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Wigle, Dennis A., et al.. (1995). Gene Expression of A‐ and B‐Type Natriuretic Peptides in Response to Acute Ethanol Ingestion. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 19(5). 1317–1320. 1 indexed citations
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Watson, John D., et al.. (1989). Nucleotide sequence of the 19 kDa antigen gene from Mycobacterium tuberculosis.. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 4 indexed citations
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Kl, Macmillan & John D. Watson. (1977). VII. Interactions involving semen fertility levels, sperm dose rate, and technician ability. New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science. 5(1). 11–14. 4 indexed citations
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Kl, Macmillan & John D. Watson. (1976). VI. Intensity of oestrous behaviour and errors in diagnosis of oestrus. New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science. 4(1). 21–25. 7 indexed citations
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Kl, Macmillan & John D. Watson. (1975). II. Differences between sires in their return interval analyses. New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science. 3(1). 11–14. 6 indexed citations
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Kl, Macmillan & John D. Watson. (1975). I. Differences between seasons and between livestock improvement associations. New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science. 3(1). 1–9. 11 indexed citations
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Kl, Macmillan & John D. Watson. (1975). V. Cow age and stage of oestrus at insemination. New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science. 3(1). 29–35. 5 indexed citations
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Kl, Macmillan, et al.. (1973). III. Degree of usage in herds served by the Wellington‐Hawke's Bay and Taranaki Herd Improvement Associations. New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science. 1(4). 315–322. 9 indexed citations
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Kl, Macmillan & John D. Watson. (1973). II. Interactions between conception rate and submission rate on the proportion of the herd reported in calf to A.B.. New Zealand Journal of Crop and Horticultural Science. 1(4). 309–314. 6 indexed citations
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Watson, John D. & Francis Crick. (1953). THE STRUCTURE OF DNA. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 18(0). 123–131. 654 indexed citations breakdown →

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