John Sommerville

2.9k total citations
77 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

John Sommerville is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, John Sommerville has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Plant Science and 5 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in John Sommerville's work include RNA Research and Splicing (32 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (13 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (13 papers). John Sommerville is often cited by papers focused on RNA Research and Splicing (32 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (13 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (13 papers). John Sommerville collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. John Sommerville's co-authors include Michael Ladomery, U. Scheer, Perry Barrett, Bryan M. Turner, Joan M. LaRovere, Janet W. Baird, Sarah Scott, Peter‐M. Kloetzel, David J. Platt and Michael Bustin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nucleic Acids Research and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

John Sommerville

77 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John Sommerville United Kingdom 29 2.0k 289 186 175 116 77 2.3k
Robert B. Church Canada 22 1.2k 0.6× 513 1.8× 230 1.2× 298 1.7× 84 0.7× 58 1.8k
P. Sautière France 29 1.5k 0.8× 344 1.2× 210 1.1× 107 0.6× 143 1.2× 86 2.5k
Harold E. Smith United States 24 1.7k 0.9× 520 1.8× 299 1.6× 153 0.9× 84 0.7× 61 2.4k
Shigeru Sakonju United States 16 2.3k 1.2× 662 2.3× 361 1.9× 65 0.4× 171 1.5× 16 2.5k
Duri Rungger Switzerland 23 1.5k 0.8× 173 0.6× 88 0.5× 82 0.5× 287 2.5× 46 1.8k
Iris L. Gonzalez United States 23 1.7k 0.8× 372 1.3× 313 1.7× 46 0.3× 107 0.9× 37 2.2k
Aurélien Tartar France 29 1.4k 0.7× 411 1.4× 156 0.8× 327 1.9× 190 1.6× 98 2.7k
Diana Ekman Sweden 18 1.3k 0.6× 214 0.7× 210 1.1× 130 0.7× 57 0.5× 45 1.8k
Karen L. Bennett United States 25 1.4k 0.7× 392 1.4× 254 1.4× 157 0.9× 32 0.3× 41 2.1k
Terence E. Martin United States 36 2.7k 1.4× 300 1.0× 237 1.3× 109 0.6× 85 0.7× 94 3.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Sommerville

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Sommerville

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of John Sommerville. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of John Sommerville 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 Sommerville. John Sommerville is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ladomery, Michael & John Sommerville. (2015). The Scd6/Lsm14 protein xRAPB has properties different from RAP55 in selecting mRNA for early translation or intracellular distribution in Xenopus oocytes. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms. 1849(11). 1363–1373. 11 indexed citations
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Stewart, M., John Sommerville, & Jiemin Wong. (2006). Dynamic Regulation of Histone Modifications in Xenopus Oocytes through Histone Exchange. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 26(18). 6890–6901. 19 indexed citations
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Ladomery, Michael, John Sommerville, Sarah Woolner, Joan Slight, & Nick Hastie. (2003). Expression inXenopusoocytes shows that WT1 binds transcripts in vivo, with a central role for zinc finger one. Journal of Cell Science. 116(8). 1539–1549. 42 indexed citations
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Ladomery, Michael, et al.. (2000). 4SR, a novel zinc-finger protein with SR-repeats, is expressed during early development of Xenopus. Gene. 256(1-2). 293–302. 8 indexed citations
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Jeziorski, Michael C., Kevin A. Green, John Sommerville, & Glen A. Cottrell. (2000). Cloning and expression of a FMRFamide‐gated Na+ channel from Helisoma trivolvis and comparison with the native neuronal channel. The Journal of Physiology. 526(1). 13–25. 38 indexed citations
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Ladomery, Michael, et al.. (1997). Xp54, the Xenopus Homologue of Human RNA Helicase p54, is an Integral Component of Stored mRNP Particles in Oocytes. Nucleic Acids Research. 25(5). 965–973. 126 indexed citations
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Sommerville, John & Michael Ladomery. (1996). Chromosoma Focus. Chromosoma. 104(7). 469–478. 3 indexed citations
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Sommerville, John & Michael Ladomery. (1996). Transcription and masking of mRNA in germ cells: involvement of Y-box proteins. Chromosoma. 104(7). 469–478. 55 indexed citations
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Ladomery, Michael & John Sommerville. (1995). A role for Y‐box proteins in cell proliferation. BioEssays. 17(1). 9–11. 128 indexed citations
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LaRovere, Joan M., et al.. (1992). Binding ofXenopusoocyte masking proteins to mRNA sequences. Nucleic Acids Research. 20(21). 5593–5600. 82 indexed citations
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Sommerville, John, et al.. (1988). Protein kinase activity associated with stored messenger ribonucleoprotein particles of Xenopus oocytes.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 107(1). 45–56. 54 indexed citations
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Sommerville, John & U. Scheer. (1987). Electron microscopy in molecular biology : a practical approach. 40 indexed citations
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Barrett, Perry & John Sommerville. (1987). An alternative protein factor which binds the internal promoter ofXenopus5S ribosomal RNA genes. Nucleic Acids Research. 15(21). 8679–8691. 6 indexed citations
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Barrett, Perry, et al.. (1985). Identification of a 60‐kDa phosphoprotein that binds stored messenger RNA of Xenopus oocytes. European Journal of Biochemistry. 150(1). 95–103. 35 indexed citations
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Platt, David J., et al.. (1984). Antimicrobial resistance and the ecology ofEscherichia coliplasmids. Journal of Hygiene. 93(2). 181–188. 10 indexed citations
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Mackie, John B., et al.. (1981). Macronuclear chromatin organization in Paramecium primaurelia. Chromosoma. 83(4). 481–492. 6 indexed citations
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Kloetzel, Peter‐M., et al.. (1981). Analysis and reconstruction of an RNP particle which stores 5S RNA and tRNA in amphibianoocytes. Nucleic Acids Research. 9(3). 605–621. 22 indexed citations
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Sommerville, John, et al.. (1978). The organization of transcription on lampbrush chromosomes. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 283(997). 359–366. 3 indexed citations
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Scott, Sarah & John Sommerville. (1974). Location of nuclear proteins on the chromosomes of newt oocytes. Nature. 250(5468). 680–682. 36 indexed citations
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Sommerville, John. (1973). Ribonucleoprotein particles derived from the lampbrush chromosomes of newt oocytes. Journal of Molecular Biology. 78(3). 487–503. 49 indexed citations

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