K.S. Kirby

4.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
45 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

K.S. Kirby is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, K.S. Kirby has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Genetics and 3 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in K.S. Kirby's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (18 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (14 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (7 papers). K.S. Kirby is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (18 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (14 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (7 papers). K.S. Kirby collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and United States. K.S. Kirby's co-authors include J.H. Parish, Chev Kidson, M. Mason Guest, C Kidson, R.K. Ralph, M. A. O'Sullivan, J.G. Bearn, E. Klucis, Richard Brimacombe and E. J. AMBROSE and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Molecular Biology and British Journal of Cancer.

In The Last Decade

K.S. Kirby

43 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

A new method for the isolation of ribonucleic acids from ... 1956 2026 1979 2002 1956 1965 1957 200 400 600
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.

  1. A new method for the isolation of ribonucleic acids from mammalian tissues
    1956 711 citations K.S. Kirby Biochemical Journal profile →
  2. ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF RIBOSOMAL RIBONUCLEIC ACID
    1965 510 citations K.S. Kirby Biochemical Journal profile →
  3. A new method for the isolation of deoxyribonucleic acids: evidence on the nature of bonds between deoxyribonucleic acid and protein
    1957 439 citations K.S. Kirby Biochemical Journal profile →

Peers

K.S. Kirby
Arnold L. Shapiro United States
Elizabeth S. Maxwell United States
Waldo E. Cohn United States
Arthur M. Crestfield United States
Elizabeth B. Keller United States
Joanne M. Ravel United States
Kivie Moldave United States
Ronald C. Greene United States
Pehr Edman Australia
Jochen Heukeshoven Germany
Arnold L. Shapiro United States
K.S. Kirby
Citations per year, relative to K.S. Kirby K.S. Kirby (= 1×) peers Arnold L. Shapiro

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Fields of papers citing papers by K.S. Kirby

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K.S. Kirby

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of K.S. Kirby. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of K.S. Kirby 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.S. Kirby. K.S. Kirby 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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Kirby, K.S.. (2015). Nucleic Acids and Cancer. Progress in tumor research. 2. 291–331.
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Kirby, K.S., et al.. (1967). Isolation of deoxyribonucleic acid from mammalian tissues. Biochemical Journal. 104(1). 254–257. 184 indexed citations
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Kirby, K.S., et al.. (1966). Studies on the Isolation and Biosynthesis of Macromolecular Ribonucleic Acid in the Brain. Biochemical Journal. 101(1). 7C–8C. 15 indexed citations
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AMBROSE, E. J., et al.. (1965). Alteration of Hamster Cells by Nucleic Acid in vitro. Nature. 208(5015). 1072–1074. 5 indexed citations
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Kidson, Chev & K.S. Kirby. (1965). SELECTIVE ALTERATION OF RAPIDLY-LABELED RIBONUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS IN RAT LIVER DURING AZO-DYE CARCINOGENESIS.. PubMed. 25. 472–6. 21 indexed citations
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Kirby, K.S.. (1964). Isolation and Fractionation of Nucleic Acids. Progress in nucleic acid research and molecular biology. 3. 1–31. 99 indexed citations
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Kidson, Chev & K.S. Kirby. (1964). Patterns of messenger RNA synthesis in mammalian tissues: Analysis by counter-current distribution. Journal of Molecular Biology. 10(2). 187–198. 29 indexed citations
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O'Sullivan, M. A. & K.S. Kirby. (1964). Studies on Nucleic Acids During Carcinogenesis. British Journal of Cancer. 18(4). 792–800. 6 indexed citations
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Kidson, Chev & K.S. Kirby. (1964). Fractionation of DNA II. Partial strand separation as a basis of fractionation by countercurrent distribution. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Specialized Section on Nucleic Acids and Related Subjects. 91(4). 627–635. 6 indexed citations
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Kidson, C, K.S. Kirby, & R.K. Ralph. (1963). Isolation characteristics of rapidly labelled RNA from normal rat liver. Journal of Molecular Biology. 7(3). 312–315. 82 indexed citations
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Kidson, Chev & K.S. Kirby. (1963). Separation of deoxyribonucleotides from ribonucleotides by anion-exchange thin-layer chromatography. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Specialized Section on Nucleic Acids and Related Subjects. 76. 622–624. 12 indexed citations
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Kirby, K.S.. (1962). Ribonucleic acids II. Improved preparation of rat-liver ribonucleic acid. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 55(4). 545–546. 96 indexed citations
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Kirby, K.S., et al.. (1962). Countercurrent distribution of ribonucleic acids. IV. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Specialized Section on Nucleic Acids and Related Subjects. 61(6). 978–979. 14 indexed citations
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Kirby, K.S.. (1960). Induction of Tumours by Tannin Extracts. British Journal of Cancer. 14(1). 147–150. 57 indexed citations
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Kirby, K.S.. (1960). Fractionation and countercurrent distribution of ribonucleic acid. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 40. 193–205. 25 indexed citations
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Kirby, K.S.. (1960). Fractionation of ribonucleic acids by countercurrent distribution. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 41(2). 338–340. 18 indexed citations
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Kirby, K.S.. (1958). Preparation of some deoxyribonucleic acid–protein complexes from rat-liver homogenates. Biochemical Journal. 70(2). 260–265. 34 indexed citations
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Kirby, K.S.. (1957). A new method for the isolation of deoxyribonucleic acids: evidence on the nature of bonds between deoxyribonucleic acid and protein. Biochemical Journal. 66(3). 495–504. 439 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kirby, K.S.. (1956). A new method for the isolation of ribonucleic acids from mammalian tissues. Biochemical Journal. 64(3). 405–408. 711 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kirby, K.S.. (1955). Some new solvent systems for the paper chromatography of nucleic acid degradation products. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 18(4). 575–576. 92 indexed citations

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