Topics Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (22 papers) Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (18 papers) Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (13 papers) Overview Impact Standout Papers Peers Geography Research Space Co-Authors Works Hit Papers REPLICA PLATING AND INDIRECT SELECTION OF BACTERIAL MUTANTS 1952 2026 1976 2001 1952 1952 1992 1959 250 500 750 1000 Peers Joshua Lederberg
Comparison fields: 5 of 216 Molecular Biology 4.5k Genetics 2.4k Ecology 2.0k Infectious Diseases 977 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 772 Astronomy and Astrophysics 719 Plant Science 705 Immunology 667 Food Science 605 Endocrinology 564 Epidemiology 561 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 472 Spectroscopy 471 Molecular Medicine 457 Biotechnology 402 Biomedical Engineering 402 Artificial Intelligence 338 Computational Theory and Mathematics 314 Pharmacology 294 Physiology 272 Materials Chemistry 271 Agronomy and Crop Science 246 Oncology 230 Microbiology 228 Organic Chemistry 223 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 218 Sociology and Political Science 212 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 204 Clinical Biochemistry 203 Atmospheric Science 187 Cell Biology 187 Pollution 179 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 178 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 176 Biochemistry 164 Nutrition and Dietetics 147 General Health Professions 145 History and Philosophy of Science 138 Cancer Research 138 Earth-Surface Processes 126 Modeling and Simulation 119 Insect Science 117 Surgery 113 Analytical Chemistry 113 Parasitology 111 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 107 Aerospace Engineering 106 Information Systems 104 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 100 Economics and Econometrics 92 Pharmaceutical Science 83 Hematology 81 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 81 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 81 Information Systems and Management 81 Genetics 77 Animal Science and Zoology 76 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 75 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 75 Global and Planetary Change 71 Periodontics 69 Management Science and Operations Research 68 Computer Networks and Communications 67 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 66 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 64 Environmental Chemistry 62 Small Animals 56 Emergency Medical Services 56 Virology 54 Water Science and Technology 48 Pharmacology 47 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 44 Geometry and Topology 43 Social Psychology 42 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 42 Biophysics 38 Health 38 Political Science and International Relations 37 Paleontology 37 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 36 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 35 Cognitive Neuroscience 35 Management of Technology and Innovation 34 Inorganic Chemistry 34 Oceanography 32 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 32 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 32 Mechanical Engineering 32 Environmental Engineering 31 Strategy and Management 30 Biomaterials 29 Ocean Engineering 28 Education 28 Condensed Matter Physics 28 Developmental and Educational Psychology 27 Rheumatology 26 History 26 Complementary and alternative medicine 26 Control and Systems Engineering 26 Dermatology 24 Speech and Hearing 24 Neurology 22 Reproductive Medicine 21 Management Information Systems 20 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 20 Signal Processing 20 Neurology 20 Microbiology 19 Clinical Psychology 19 Biological Psychiatry 19 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 19 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 18 Soil Science 17 Physiology 17 Gastroenterology 17 Psychiatry and Mental health 16 Statistics and Probability 16 Accounting 16 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 15 Computational Mechanics 15 Communication 15 Software 15 Pharmacy 15 Transplantation 14 Health Information Management 14 Aquatic Science 14 Rehabilitation 13 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 13 Biochemistry 13 Immunology and Allergy 13 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 13 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 12 Philosophy 12 Building and Construction 12 Nature and Landscape Conservation 12 Safety Research 12 Family Practice 11 Aging 11 Archeology 11 Toxicology 11 Bioengineering 11 Computer Science Applications 11 Geophysics 11 Media Technology 10 Demography 10 Electrochemistry 10 Hepatology 10 Oral Surgery 10 Hardware and Architecture 10 Otorhinolaryngology 9 Radiation 9 Mechanics of Materials 9 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 9 Anthropology 9 Cultural Studies 8 Mathematical Physics 8 Business and International Management 8 General Dentistry 8 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 7 Health Informatics 7 Gender Studies 7 General Social Sciences 7 Geography, Planning and Development 7 Geochemistry and Petrology 6 Law 6 Process Chemistry and Technology 6 Nephrology 6 Finance 6 Catalysis 6 Urology 6 Sensory Systems 6 Emergency Medicine 6 Obstetrics and Gynecology 6 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 6 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 6 Ecological Modeling 6 Orthodontics 5 Geriatrics and Gerontology 5 Polymers and Plastics 5 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 5 Applied Mathematics 5 Marketing 5 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 5 Ophthalmology 4 Civil and Structural Engineering 4 Language and Linguistics 4 Anatomy 4 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 4 Applied Psychology 3 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 3 Instrumentation 3 Literature and Literary Theory 3 Complementary and Manual Therapy 3 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 3 Developmental Neuroscience 2 Development 2 Filtration and Separation 2 Behavioral Neuroscience 2 Internal Medicine 2 General Decision Sciences 2 General Psychology 1 Theoretical Computer Science 1 Human Factors and Ergonomics 1 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 1 Horticulture 1 Occupational Therapy 1 Religious studies 1 Conservation 1 Human-Computer Interaction 1 Museology 1 Forestry 1 Transportation 1 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 1 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 1
Molecular Biology 4.5k Genetics 2.4k Ecology 2.0k Infectious Diseases 977 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 772 P. H. A. Sneath United Kingdom
Charles R. Cantor United States
Walter Gilbert United States
W. G. Scott United States
Carl R. Woese United States
Hamilton O. Smith United States
Mikhail S. Gelfand Russia
Michael Y. Galperin United States
Douglas B. Kell United Kingdom
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All Works Load more (20 of 240) # Work Indexed citations 1 1 2 1 3 2003 · Journal of Veterinary Medical Education · Harley W. Moon , (unknown) , Michael S. Ascher , R. James Cook , David R. Franz , Marjorie A. Hoy , (unknown) , Helen H. Jensen , Kenneth H. Keller , Joshua Lederberg , L. V. Madden , Linda S. Powers , Alfred D. Steinberg , (unknown) , Robert E. Smith , Jennifer Kuzma , (unknown) , (unknown) , (unknown) , (unknown) 8 4 Keynote Address: Beyond the Genome
1 5 `Ome Sweet `Omics--A Genealogical Treasury of Words
465 6 Public health systems and emerging infections: assessing the capabilities of the public and private sectors. Workshop summary.
5 7 9 8 20 9 21 10 The anti-expert system: hypotheses an AI program should have seen through
1 11 Encyclopedia of microbiology
31 12 Emerging Infections: Microbial Threats to Health in the United States
breakdown → 568 13 Applications of Artificial Intelligence for Chemical Inference: The Dendral Project
49 14 Three Reviews of J. Weizenbaum's Computer Power and Human Reason.
1 15 Searching for GODot
1 16 1 17 A heuristic programming study of theory formation in science
23 18 Computation of molecular formulas for mass spectrometry
10 19 Exobiology, Experimental Approaches to life beyond the Earth
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Load more (20 of 240) About Joshua Lederberg Joshua Lederberg is a scholar working on Physical and Theoretical Chemistry , Genetics and Spectroscopy , having authored 240 papers that have together received 11.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (22 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (18 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (13 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Endocrinology (564 citations), Molecular Medicine (457 citations) and Genetics (2.4k citations). Joshua Lederberg has collaborated with scholars based in United States , Italy and Australia . Frequent co-authors include Esther M. Lederberg , Norton D. Zinder , Alexa T. McCray , Robert E. Shope , Stanley C. Oaks , Edward A. Feigenbaum , Mark S. Smolinski , Margaret Hamburg , Bruce G. Buchanan and A. T. Ganesan . Their work appears in journals such as Nature , Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences .
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