Kevin M. Weeks

18.5k citations

175 papers · 13.3k indexed · 8 hit papers · h-index 57

Molecular Biology top 0.2%
Cancer Research top 1%
Virology top 0.5%
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine top 2%
Genetics top 2%

Co-authors: Kevin A. Wilkinson Edward J. Merino Donald M. Crothers Steven Busan Stefanie Mortimer Christine E. Hajdin David H. Mathews Greggory M. Rice
Topics: RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (150 papers)RNA modifications and cancer (104 papers)RNA Research and Splicing (94 papers)
Cited by: Virology Molecular Biology Cancer Research
Journals: Nature Science Cell
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom South Africa

In The Last Decade

Kevin M. Weeks

171 papers receiving 13.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

RNA Structure Analysis at Single Nucleotide Resolution by Selective 2‘-Hydroxyl Acylation and Primer Extension (SHAPE)

2005 644 citations Edward J. Merino, Kevin A. Wilkinson et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Selective 2′-hydroxyl acylation analyzed by primer extension (SHAPE): quantitative RNA structure analysis at single nucleotide resolution

2006 631 citations Kevin A. Wilkinson, Edward J. Merino et al. profile →
Architecture and secondary structure of an entire HIV-1 RNA genome

2009 625 citations Kevin M. Weeks et al. profile →
Accurate SHAPE-directed RNA structure determination

2008 542 citations David H. Mathews, Kevin M. Weeks et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Principles for targeting RNA with drug-like small molecules

2018 511 citations Kevin M. Weeks et al. profile →
RNA motif discovery by SHAPE and mutational profiling (SHAPE-MaP)

2014 456 citations Steven Busan, Greggory M. Rice et al. profile →
Fragments of the HIV-1 Tat Protein Specifically Biand TAR RNA

1990 409 citations Kevin M. Weeks et al. Science profile →
mRNA structure determines specificity of a polyQ-driven phase separation

2018 382 citations Erin M. Langdon, Yupeng Qiu et al. Science profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Ligand-binding pockets in RNA and where to find them 2025 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Kevin M. Weeks	4
2	Structure-informed design of an ultrabright RNA-activated fluorophore 2025 ·Nature Chemistry ·Mo Yang,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Kevin M. Weeks,A.R. Ferré-D′Amaré,John S. Schneekloth	1
3	Scaffold-enabled high-resolution cryo-EM structure determination of RNA 2025 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Alexandra Khitun,Kevin M. Weeks,Navtej Toor	7
4	Voices: Challenges and opportunities in RNA biology 2024 ·Cell chemical biology ·Ling‐Ling Chen,Nicholas T. Ingolia,Megan L. Insco,Jin Billy Li,Shalini Oberdoerffer,Kevin M. Weeks	2
5	Steering research on mRNA splicing in cancer towards clinical translation 2024 ·Nature reviews. Cancer ·Olga Anczuków,Frédéric H.‐T. Allain,Brittany Angarola,Douglas L. Black,Angela N. Brooks,Chonghui Cheng,Ana Conesa,(unknown),Eduardo Eyras,Ernesto Guccione,Sydney X. Lu,Karla M. Neugebauer,Priyanka Sehgal,Xiao Song,Zuzana Tóthová,Juan Valcárcel,Kevin M. Weeks,G Yeo,Andrei Thomas‐Tikhonenko	8
6	Visualizing RNA structure ensembles by single-molecule correlated chemical probing 2024 ·Current Opinion in Structural Biology ·(unknown),Alain Laederach,Kevin M. Weeks	2
7	Double-stranded RNA drives SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein to undergo phase separation at specific temperatures 2022 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Christine Roden,Yifan Dai,(unknown),Ian Seim,Myungwoon Lee,Rachel Sealfon,Grace A. McLaughlin,Mark A. Boerneke,Christiane Iserman,(unknown),Joanne Ekena,Olga G. Troyanskaya,Kevin M. Weeks,Lingchong You,Ashutosh Chilkoti,Amy S. Gladfelter	51
8	SHAPE-enabled fragment-based ligand discovery for RNA 2022 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown),Oleg V. Favorov,Kelin Li,Ashok Nuthanakanti,(unknown),(unknown),Daniel A. Lafontaine,Steven Busan,Alexander Serganov,Jeffrey Aubé,Kevin M. Weeks	39
9	Discovery of a large-scale, cell-state-responsive allosteric switch in the 7SK RNA using DANCE-MaP 2022 ·Molecular Cell ·(unknown),Anne‐Marie W. Turner,(unknown),(unknown),Chase A. Weidmann,David M. Margolis,Kevin M. Weeks,Anthony M. Mustoe	52
10	Quantitative prediction of variant effects on alternative splicing in MAPT using endogenous pre-messenger RNA structure probing 2022 ·eLife ·(unknown),Lela Lackey,(unknown),(unknown),Anthony M. Mustoe,Kevin M. Weeks,David H. Mathews,Alain Laederach	12
11	mRNA structure determines specificity of a polyQ-driven phase separationbreakdown → 2018 ·Science ·Erin M. Langdon,Yupeng Qiu,Amirhossein Ghanbari Niaki,Grace A. McLaughlin,Chase A. Weidmann,Therese M. Gerbich,Jean A. Smith,John Crutchley,Christina M. Termini,Kevin M. Weeks,Sua Myong,Amy S. Gladfelter	382
12	Multiple conformations are a conserved and regulatory feature of the RB1 5′ UTR 2015 ·RNA ·Katrina M. Kutchko,Wes Sanders,(unknown),Gabriela Phillips,Amanda Solem,Matthew Halvorsen,Kevin M. Weeks,Nathaniel J. Moorman,Alain Laederach	51
13	Single-molecule correlated chemical probing of RNA 2014 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Philip Homan,Oleg V. Favorov,Christopher A. Lavender,Olcay Kurşun,Xi‐Yuan Ge,Steven Busan,Nikolay V. Dokholyan,Kevin M. Weeks	135
14	SHAPE Analysis of Small RNAs and Riboswitches 2014 ·Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Greggory M. Rice,Steven Busan,Fethullah Karabiber,Oleg V. Favorov,Kevin M. Weeks	12
15	C2′-endo nucleotides as molecular timers suggested by the folding of an RNA domain 2009 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Stefanie Mortimer,Kevin M. Weeks	32
16	Strong Correlation between SHAPE Chemistry and the Generalized NMR Order Parameter ( S ² ) in RNA 2008 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Costin M. Gherghe,Zahra Shajani,Kevin A. Wilkinson,Gabriele Varani,Kevin M. Weeks	81
17	Accurate SHAPE-directed RNA structure determinationbreakdown → 2008 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown),(unknown),David H. Mathews,Kevin M. Weeks	542
18	Complex Ligand-Induced Conformational Changes in tRNA ^Asp Revealed by Single-Nucleotide Resolution SHAPE Chemistry 2008 ·Biochemistry ·Bin Wang,Kevin A. Wilkinson,Kevin M. Weeks	43
19	Lack of secondary structure characterizes the 5′ ends of mammalian mitochondrial mRNAs 2008 ·RNA ·(unknown),Kevin A. Wilkinson,(unknown),Kevin M. Weeks,Linda Spremulli	47
20	Catalysis of amide synthesis by RNA phosphodiester and hydroxyl groups 2002 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown),Edward J. Merino,Kevin M. Weeks	34

About Kevin M. Weeks

Kevin M. Weeks is a scholar working on Virology, Molecular Biology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, having authored 175 papers that have together received 13.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (150 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (104 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (94 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Virology (1.1k citations), Molecular Biology (12.1k citations) and Cancer Research (1.2k citations). Kevin M. Weeks has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and South Africa. Frequent co-authors include Kevin A. Wilkinson, Edward J. Merino, Donald M. Crothers, Steven Busan, Stefanie Mortimer, Christine E. Hajdin, David H. Mathews, Greggory M. Rice, Matthew J. Smola and K.D. Warner. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

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