Jonathan Beckwith

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Jonathan Beckwith is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Jonathan Beckwith has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Genetics and 7 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Jonathan Beckwith's work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (18 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (11 papers) and Enzyme Structure and Function (7 papers). Jonathan Beckwith is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (18 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (11 papers) and Enzyme Structure and Function (7 papers). Jonathan Beckwith collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Jonathan Beckwith's co-authors include Arne Rietsch, Simon Halegoua, Masayori Inouye, Ethan R. Signer, Thomas J. Silhavy, Susan Gottesman, Dominique Belin, Nancy Martin, David Zipser and Sydney Brenner and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Jonathan Beckwith

55 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Nonsense mutants and polarity in the Lac operon of Escher... 1965 2026 1985 2005 1965 50 100 150 200
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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. Nonsense mutants and polarity in the Lac operon of Escherichia coli
    1965 233 citations Jonathan Beckwith et al. Journal of Molecular 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
Jonathan Beckwith United States 30 2.7k 1.7k 615 460 395 55 3.6k
Kishiko Nikaido United States 25 2.1k 0.8× 935 0.6× 353 0.6× 391 0.8× 211 0.5× 31 3.3k
Richard A. Zakour United States 10 4.0k 1.5× 1.1k 0.7× 465 0.8× 476 1.0× 500 1.3× 11 5.4k
Jonathan Gallant United States 38 3.9k 1.5× 2.0k 1.2× 649 1.1× 511 1.1× 134 0.3× 98 4.6k
Claude Lazdunski France 44 3.8k 1.4× 2.7k 1.6× 893 1.5× 407 0.9× 359 0.9× 154 5.2k
Aldis Darzins United States 21 2.6k 1.0× 794 0.5× 449 0.7× 204 0.4× 326 0.8× 31 3.5k
G F Ames United States 37 2.5k 0.9× 1.6k 1.0× 478 0.8× 592 1.3× 160 0.4× 48 4.0k
Austin L. Taylor United States 18 2.9k 1.1× 1.7k 1.0× 1.1k 1.8× 401 0.9× 110 0.3× 33 3.6k
Alvin Markovitz United States 27 1.5k 0.6× 851 0.5× 326 0.5× 317 0.7× 215 0.5× 64 2.1k
Terry Platt United States 39 5.8k 2.2× 2.7k 1.6× 1.1k 1.8× 478 1.0× 213 0.5× 88 7.1k
Jan Neuhard Denmark 36 3.1k 1.2× 964 0.6× 508 0.8× 870 1.9× 167 0.4× 92 3.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jonathan Beckwith

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jonathan Beckwith

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jonathan Beckwith. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jonathan Beckwith 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 Jonathan Beckwith. Jonathan Beckwith 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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Williamson, Jessica A., Seung‐Hyun Cho, Jiqing Ye, et al.. (2015). Structure and multistate function of the transmembrane electron transporter CcdA. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 22(10). 809–814. 23 indexed citations
2.
Beckwith, Jonathan. (2013). Fifty Years Fused to Lac. Annual Review of Microbiology. 67(1). 1–19. 13 indexed citations
3.
Chng, Shu‐Sin, et al.. (2012). Disulfide Rearrangement Triggered by Translocon Assembly Controls Lipopolysaccharide Export. Science. 337(6102). 1665–1668. 87 indexed citations
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Chng, Shu‐Sin, Rachel J. Dutton, Katleen Denoncin, et al.. (2012). Overexpression of the rhodanese PspE, a single cysteine‐containing protein, restores disulphide bond formation to an Escherichia coli strain lacking DsbA. Molecular Microbiology. 85(5). 996–1006. 19 indexed citations
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Or, Eran, Dana Boyd, Stéphanie Gon, Jonathan Beckwith, & Tom A. Rapoport. (2004). The Bacterial ATPase SecA Functions as a Monomer in Protein Translocation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(10). 9097–9105. 87 indexed citations
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Beckwith, Jonathan. (2002). Making Genes, Making Waves. Harvard University Press eBooks. 16 indexed citations
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Beckwith, Jonathan & Lisa N. Geller. (1997). Commentary on 'The Social Responsibilities of Biological Scientists'. Science and Engineering Ethics. 3. 2 indexed citations
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Economou, Anastassios, Joseph Pogliano, Jonathan Beckwith, Donald Oliver, & William Wickner. (1995). SecA membrane cycling at SecYEG is driven by distinct ATP binding and hydrolysis events and is regulated by SecD and SecF. Cell. 83(7). 1171–1181. 266 indexed citations
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Billings, Paul R., Jonathan Beckwith, & Joseph S. Alper. (1992). The genetic analysis of human behavior: A new era?. Social Science & Medicine. 35(3). 227–238. 31 indexed citations
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Davies, Julian, Jonathan Gallant, & Jonathan Beckwith. (1983). Gene function in prokaryotes. 30 indexed citations
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Beckwith, Jonathan & Thomas J. Silhavy. (1983). [1] Genetic analysis of protein export in Escherichia coli. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 97. 3–11. 66 indexed citations
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Beckwith, Jonathan. (1980). lac: The Genetic System. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 7. 11–30. 20 indexed citations
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Beckwith, Jonathan, Michael L. Berman, Edith Brickman, et al.. (1980). Genetic Fusions of the lac Operon: A New Approach to the Study of Biological Processes. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 7. 245–261. 47 indexed citations
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Beckwith, Jonathan, et al.. (1970). Research Article 16: Mutants Missing a Factor Necessary for the Expression of Catabolite-Sensitive Operons in E. coli. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 1. 417–424. 1 indexed citations
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Eron, Larry, Jonathan Beckwith, & François Jacob. (1970). Research Article 11: Deletion of Translational Start Signals in the lac Operon of E. coli. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 1. 353–358. 5 indexed citations
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Miller, Jeffrey H, et al.. (1970). Fusions of the lac and trp Regions of the Escherichia coli Chromosome. Journal of Bacteriology. 104(3). 1273–1279. 58 indexed citations
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Beckwith, Jonathan, et al.. (1969). MUTAGENS WHICH CAUSE DELETIONS IN ESCHERICHIA COLI. Genetics. 61(2). 371–376. 77 indexed citations
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Reznikoff, William S. & Jonathan Beckwith. (1969). Genetic evidence that the operator locus is distinct from the z gene in the lac operon of Escherichia coli. Journal of Molecular Biology. 43(1). 215–218. 14 indexed citations
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Beckwith, Jonathan. (1964). A deletion analysis of the lac operator region in Escherichia coli. Journal of Molecular Biology. 8(3). 427–430. 100 indexed citations
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Beckwith, Jonathan, Robert Clark, & Lowell P. Hager. (1963). Biological Chlorination. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 238(9). 3086–3090. 18 indexed citations

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