K.C. Atwood

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

K.C. Atwood is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, K.C. Atwood has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Genetics and 13 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in K.C. Atwood's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (9 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (8 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (7 papers). K.C. Atwood is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (9 papers), Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (8 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (7 papers). K.C. Atwood collaborates with scholars based in United States, Cameroon and France. K.C. Atwood's co-authors include A.S. Henderson, D. Warburton, Ferruccio Ritossa, S. Spiegelman, Lillian K. Schneider, Francis J. Ryan, Dorothy Warburton, Frank Mukai, Eva M. Eicher and Sheldon Wolff and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

K.C. Atwood

55 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Location of Ribosomal DNA in the Human Chromosome Complement 1972 2026 1990 2008 1972 100 200 300 400
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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. Location of Ribosomal DNA in the Human Chromosome Complement
    1972 453 citations A.S. Henderson, D. Warburton et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers

K.C. Atwood
N. O. Bianchi Argentina
Rhona H. Borts United Kingdom
J. Herbert Taylor United States
Ronald H. Reeder United States
Terumi Mukai Japan
Xun Gu United States
Enrico Ginelli Italy
Alexander E. Vinogradov Russia
John Sommerville United Kingdom
A. J. BATEMAN United Kingdom
N. O. Bianchi Argentina
K.C. Atwood
Citations per year, relative to K.C. Atwood K.C. Atwood (= 1×) peers N. O. Bianchi

Countries citing papers authored by K.C. Atwood

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Fields of papers citing papers by K.C. Atwood

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K.C. Atwood

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of K.C. Atwood. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of K.C. Atwood 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 K.C. Atwood. K.C. Atwood 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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Komma, Donald J. & K.C. Atwood. (1994). Magnification in Drosophila: evidence for an inducible rDNA-specific recombination system. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 242(3). 321–326. 10 indexed citations
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Endow, Sharyn A. & K.C. Atwood. (1988). Magnification: gene amplification by an inducible system of sister chromatid exchange. Trends in Genetics. 4(12). 348–351. 18 indexed citations
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Henderson, A.S., et al.. (1979). The chromosomal location of rDNA in the Sumatran orangutan, <i>Pongo pygmaeus albei</i>. Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 23(3). 213–216. 7 indexed citations
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Henderson, A.S., et al.. (1978). The localization of mouse globin genes: a test of the effectiveness of hybridization in situ. Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 21(4). 231–240. 12 indexed citations
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Henderson, A.S., et al.. (1977). The chromosomal location of rDNA in selected lower primates. Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 19(5). 281–302. 18 indexed citations
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Atwood, K.C., et al.. (1976). Does the T-locus in the mouse include ribosomal DNA?. Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 17(1). 9–17. 11 indexed citations
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Jagiello, Georgiana, et al.. (1976). Quantitative application of RNA-DNA hybridization in situ. Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 17(3). 137–143. 10 indexed citations
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Warburton, Dorothy, K.C. Atwood, & A.S. Henderson. (1976). Variation in the number of genes for rRNA among human acrocentric chromosomes: correlation with frequency of satellite association. Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 17(4). 221–230. 87 indexed citations
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Atwood, K.C., et al.. (1976). Feasibility tests for mapping low-multiplicity genes by hybridization in situ. Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 16(1-5). 372–375. 6 indexed citations
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Henderson, A.S., K.C. Atwood, & Dorothy Warburton. (1976). Chromosomal distribution of rDNA in Pan paniscus, Gorilla gorilla beringei, and Symphalangus syndactylus: Comparison to related primates. Chromosoma. 59(2). 147–155. 34 indexed citations
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Henderson, A.S., et al.. (1976). Variation in ribosomal RNA gene number in mouse chromosomes. Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 17(6). 307–316. 50 indexed citations
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Henderson, A.S. & K.C. Atwood. (1976). Satellite-association frequency and rDNA content of a double-satellited chromosome. Human Genetics. 31(1). 113–115. 19 indexed citations
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Atwood, K.C., et al.. (1975). The site of 5S RNA genes in human chromosome 1. Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 15(1). 50–54. 10 indexed citations
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Henderson, A., D. Warburton, & K.C. Atwood. (1974). Localization of rDNA in the chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) chromosome complement. Chromosoma. 46(4). 435–441. 36 indexed citations
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Yu, Mingkun, et al.. (1970). Location of the Genes for 16S and 23S Ribosomal RNA in the Genetic Map of Escherichia coli. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 67(1). 26–31. 19 indexed citations
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Atwood, K.C.. (1966). Sterilization and contamination - The nature of the problem. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1 indexed citations
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Wolff, Sheldon & K.C. Atwood. (1954). INDEPENDENT X-RAY EFFECTS ON CHROMOSOME BREAKAGE AND REUNION. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 40(3). 187–192. 38 indexed citations
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Atwood, K.C.. (1954). Aberration Frequencies in Irradiated Populations. The American Naturalist. 88(842). 379–380. 1 indexed citations
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Atwood, K.C., et al.. (1951). SELECTIVE MECHANISMS IN BACTERIA. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 16(0). 345–355. 112 indexed citations
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Atwood, K.C., Lillian K. Schneider, & Francis J. Ryan. (1951). Periodic Selection in Escherichia Coli. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 37(3). 146–155. 236 indexed citations

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