John V. Moran

42.2k total citations · 6 hit papers
72 papers, 12.3k citations indexed

About

John V. Moran is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, John V. Moran has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 12.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Molecular Biology, 61 papers in Plant Science and 7 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in John V. Moran's work include Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (61 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (41 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (35 papers). John V. Moran is often cited by papers focused on Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (61 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (41 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (35 papers). John V. Moran collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and United Kingdom. John V. Moran's co-authors include Haig H. Kazazian, José L. García-Pérez, Jef D. Boeke, Nicolas Gilbert, Sheila Lutz, Richard M. Badge, Ralph J. DeBerardinis, Fred H. Gage, Qinghua Feng and Deanna A. Kulpa and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

John V. Moran

72 papers receiving 12.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Human L1 Retrotransposon Encodes a Conserved Endonuclease Required for Retrotransposition

1996 903 citations John V. Moran, Haig H. Kazazian et al. Cell profile →
High Frequency Retrotransposition in Cultured Mammalian Cells

1996 809 citations John V. Moran, Jef D. Boeke et al. Cell profile →
Hot L1s account for the bulk of retrotransposition in the human population

2003 786 citations Richard M. Badge, Sheila Lutz et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Somatic mosaicism in neuronal precursor cells mediated by L1 retrotransposition

2005 683 citations Alysson R. Muotri, Vi Chu et al. Nature profile →
L1 retrotransposition in human neural progenitor cells

2009 620 citations Nicole G. Coufal, José L. García-Pérez et al. Nature profile →
Mobile DNA in Health and Disease

2017 281 citations Haig H. Kazazian, John V. Moran New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John V. Moran United States	46	10.8k	8.9k	2.2k	618	512	72	12.3k
Dixie L. Mager Canada	60	7.4k 0.7×	4.8k 0.5×	2.0k 0.9×	2.3k 3.8×	411 0.8×	159	10.7k
Jeffry D. Sander United States	31	12.6k 1.2×	2.0k 0.2×	3.1k 1.4×	505 0.8×	436 0.9×	41	14.2k
Haruhiko Siomi Japan	56	12.4k 1.1×	5.0k 0.6×	2.4k 1.1×	1.1k 1.8×	307 0.6×	126	14.6k
Zsuzsanna Izsvák Germany	53	9.1k 0.8×	3.2k 0.4×	4.5k 2.0×	573 0.9×	257 0.5×	166	10.6k
Shengdar Q. Tsai United States	37	12.6k 1.2×	1.4k 0.2×	3.1k 1.4×	451 0.7×	528 1.0×	65	14.1k
Ines Fonfara Germany	9	11.8k 1.1×	2.0k 0.2×	2.5k 1.1×	299 0.5×	499 1.0×	9	12.8k
Robin C. Allshire United Kingdom	63	13.9k 1.3×	6.3k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	519 0.8×	584 1.1×	142	16.5k
Zoltán Ivics Germany	53	8.9k 0.8×	2.8k 0.3×	4.6k 2.1×	681 1.1×	215 0.4×	200	10.4k
Adam J. Bogdanove United States	42	7.0k 0.7×	6.6k 0.7×	1.7k 0.7×	224 0.4×	140 0.3×	87	11.9k
Mikiko C. Siomi Japan	52	14.3k 1.3×	6.0k 0.7×	2.5k 1.1×	824 1.3×	249 0.5×	110	16.3k

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Moldovan, John B., Huira C. Kopera, Ying Liu, et al.. (2024). Variable patterns of retrotransposition in different HeLa strains provide mechanistic insights into SINE RNA mobilization processes. Nucleic Acids Research. 52(13). 7761–7779. 2 indexed citations

Ishikawa, Fuyuki, et al.. (2023). The interferon stimulated gene-encoded protein HELZ2 inhibits human LINE-1 retrotransposition and LINE-1 RNA-mediated type I interferon induction. Nature Communications. 14(1). 203–203. 16 indexed citations

Pendleton, Amanda L., Aurélien J. Doucet, Thomas Derrien, et al.. (2021). Long-read assembly of a Great Dane genome highlights the contribution of GC-rich sequence and mobile elements to canine genomes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(11). 31 indexed citations

Miyoshi, Tomoichiro, Takeshi Makino, & John V. Moran. (2019). Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerase 2 Recruits Replication Protein A to Sites of LINE-1 Integration to Facilitate Retrotransposition. Molecular Cell. 75(6). 1286–1298.e12. 30 indexed citations

Vasu, K.I., Dalia Halawani, Peter A. Larson, et al.. (2017). Condensin II and GAIT complexes cooperate to restrict LINE-1 retrotransposition in epithelial cells. PLoS Genetics. 13(10). e1007051–e1007051. 18 indexed citations

Kazazian, Haig H. & John V. Moran. (2017). Mobile DNA in Health and Disease. New England Journal of Medicine. 377(4). 361–370. 281 indexed citations breakdown →

Kopera, Huira C., Peter A. Larson, John B. Moldovan, et al.. (2016). LINE-1 Cultured Cell Retrotransposition Assay. Methods in molecular biology. 1400. 139–156. 38 indexed citations

Moldovan, John B. & John V. Moran. (2015). The Zinc-Finger Antiviral Protein ZAP Inhibits LINE and Alu Retrotransposition. PLoS Genetics. 11(5). e1005121–e1005121. 110 indexed citations

García-Pérez, José L., María Morell, Joshua O. Scheys, et al.. (2010). Epigenetic silencing of engineered L1 retrotransposition events in human embryonic carcinoma cells. Nature. 466(7307). 769–773. 131 indexed citations

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Beck, Christine R., Catriona Macfarlane, Maika Malig, et al.. (2010). LINE-1 Retrotransposition Activity in Human Genomes. Cell. 141(7). 1159–1170. 437 indexed citations

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Coufal, Nicole G., José L. García-Pérez, Grace E. Peng, et al.. (2009). L1 retrotransposition in human neural progenitor cells. Nature. 460(7259). 1127–1131. 620 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bennett, E. Andrew, Heiko Keller, Ryan E. Mills, et al.. (2008). Active Alu retrotransposons in the human genome. Genome Research. 18(12). 1875–1883. 198 indexed citations

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García-Pérez, José L., Maria C. Marchetto, Alysson R. Muotri, et al.. (2007). LINE-1 retrotransposition in human embryonic stem cells. Human Molecular Genetics. 16(13). 1569–1577. 170 indexed citations

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Alisch, Reid S., José L. García-Pérez, Alysson R. Muotri, Fred H. Gage, & John V. Moran. (2006). Unconventional translation of mammalian LINE-1 retrotransposons. Genes & Development. 20(2). 210–224. 143 indexed citations

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Muotri, Alysson R., Vi Chu, Maria C. Marchetto, et al.. (2005). Somatic mosaicism in neuronal precursor cells mediated by L1 retrotransposition. Nature. 435(7044). 903–910. 683 indexed citations breakdown →

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Badge, Richard M., Reid S. Alisch, & John V. Moran. (2003). ATLAS: A System to Selectively Identify Human-Specific L1 Insertions. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 72(4). 823–838. 79 indexed citations

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Gilbert, Nicolas, Sheila Lutz, & John V. Moran. (2002). Genomic Deletions Created upon LINE-1 Retrotransposition. Cell. 110(3). 315–325. 381 indexed citations

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Wei, Wei, Nicolas Gilbert, Siew Loon Ooi, et al.. (2001). Human L1 Retrotransposition: cis Preference versus trans Complementation. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 21(4). 1429–1439. 493 indexed citations

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Zimmerly, Steven, John V. Moran, Philip S. Perlman, & Alan M. Lambowitz. (1999). Group II intron reverse transcriptase in yeast mitochondria. Stabilization and regulation of reverse transcriptase activity by the intron RNA. Journal of Molecular Biology. 289(3). 473–490. 26 indexed citations

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Moran, John V., Steven Zimmerly, Robert Eskes, et al.. (1995). Mobile Group II Introns of Yeast Mitochondrial DNA Are Novel Site-Specific Retroelements. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 15(5). 2828–2838. 97 indexed citations

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