Leslie E. Orgel

30.5k total citations · 6 hit papers
323 papers, 22.8k citations indexed

About

Leslie E. Orgel is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Leslie E. Orgel has authored 323 papers receiving a total of 22.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 182 papers in Molecular Biology, 87 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 63 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Leslie E. Orgel's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (88 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (83 papers) and Origins and Evolution of Life (83 papers). Leslie E. Orgel is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (88 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (83 papers) and Origins and Evolution of Life (83 papers). Leslie E. Orgel collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Belgium. Leslie E. Orgel's co-authors include Francis Crick, R. Lohrmann, Jack D. Dunitz, James P. Ferris, Gerald F. Joyce, Robert A. Sanchez, J. S. Griffith, Barbara C.F. Chu, Rihe Liu and Aubrey R. Hill and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Leslie E. Orgel

320 papers receiving 21.3k citations

Hit Papers

Selfish DNA: the ultimate... 1956 2026 1979 2002 1980 1968 1963 1996 1956 500 1000 1.5k
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. Selfish DNA: the ultimate parasite
    1980 1.5k citations Leslie E. Orgel et al. Nature profile →
  2. Evolution of the genetic apparatus
    1968 685 citations Leslie E. Orgel Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
  3. THE MAINTENANCE OF THE ACCURACY OF PROTEIN SYNTHESIS AND ITS RELEVANCE TO AGEING
    1963 678 citations Leslie E. Orgel profile →
  4. Synthesis of long prebiotic oligomers on mineral surfaces
    1996 625 citations Rihe Liu, Leslie E. Orgel et al. Nature profile →
  5. The crystal structure of ferrocene
    1956 419 citations J. D. Dunitz, Leslie E. Orgel et al. Acta Crystallographica profile →
  6. Ligand-field theory
    1957 378 citations Leslie E. Orgel et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Leslie E. Orgel 12.3k 8.5k 3.3k 2.9k 2.4k 323 22.8k
Manfred Eigen 8.6k 0.7× 3.5k 0.4× 1.2k 0.3× 1.3k 0.4× 4.0k 1.7× 172 17.8k
Jack W. Szostak 39.9k 3.2× 7.3k 0.9× 1.8k 0.6× 1.6k 0.5× 4.8k 2.0× 364 45.2k
R. M. Stroud 6.1k 0.5× 2.2k 0.3× 4.5k 1.4× 795 0.3× 860 0.4× 376 16.4k
David W. Deamer 11.0k 0.9× 5.7k 0.7× 1.6k 0.5× 906 0.3× 738 0.3× 237 20.2k
Jiřı́ Šponer 20.3k 1.6× 1.0k 0.1× 2.8k 0.8× 2.8k 1.0× 728 0.3× 443 26.7k
Thomas Carell 15.2k 1.2× 640 0.1× 2.0k 0.6× 3.2k 1.1× 1.2k 0.5× 379 18.6k
Alexander Rich 36.0k 2.9× 431 0.1× 2.9k 0.9× 3.7k 1.3× 2.9k 1.2× 450 43.6k
Nicholas V. Hud 6.6k 0.5× 2.2k 0.3× 1.7k 0.5× 605 0.2× 664 0.3× 148 9.1k
Gerald F. Joyce 14.0k 1.1× 3.9k 0.5× 824 0.2× 562 0.2× 2.2k 0.9× 146 15.8k
Steven A. Benner 11.9k 1.0× 2.9k 0.3× 1.3k 0.4× 1.3k 0.5× 1.5k 0.6× 354 16.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Joyce, Gerald F. & Leslie E. Orgel. (2006). 2 Progress toward Understanding the Origin of the RNA World. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 43. 23–56. 39 indexed citations
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Delaye, Luis, Arturo Becerra, Leslie E. Orgel, & Antonio Lazcano. (2006). Molecular Evolution of Peptide Methionine Sulfoxide Reductases (MsrA and MsrB): On the Early Development of a Mechanism That Protects Against Oxidative Damage. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 64(1). 15–32. 69 indexed citations
3.
Wen, Ke & Leslie E. Orgel. (2001). The Specificity of Peptide Chain Extension by N-Carboxyanhydrides. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres. 31(3). 241–248. 10 indexed citations
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Orgel, Leslie E.. (1999). Are you serious, Dr Mitchell?. Nature. 402(6757). 17–17. 11 indexed citations
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Joyce, Gerald F. & Leslie E. Orgel. (1999). 2 Prospects for Understanding the Origin of the RNA World. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 37. 49–77. 21 indexed citations
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Liu, Rihe & Leslie E. Orgel. (1997). Oxidative acylation using thioacids. Nature. 389(6646). 52–54. 85 indexed citations
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Bor, Yeou-Cherng, Michael D. Miller, Frederic D. Bushman, & Leslie E. Orgel. (1996). Target-Sequence Preferences of HIV-1 Integration Complexesin Vitro. Virology. 222(1). 283–288. 38 indexed citations
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Joyce, Gerald F. & Leslie E. Orgel. (1993). 1 Prospects for Understanding the Origin of the RNA World. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 24. 1–25. 162 indexed citations
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Harada, Kazuo & Leslie E. Orgel. (1990). Synthesis of 5′-Deoxy-5′-nucleosideacetic Acid Derivatives. Nucleosides and Nucleotides. 9(6). 771–785. 5 indexed citations
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Zieliński, Wojciech, et al.. (1987). Oligomerization of 3′-amino-3′-deoxyguanosine-5′-phosphorimidazolidate on a d(CpCpCpCpC) template. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 25(2). 97–99. 16 indexed citations
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Arrhenius, Gustaf, et al.. (1986). Remarks on the Review Article “Replication and Evolution in Inorganic Systems” by Armin Weiss. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 25(7). 658–658. 2 indexed citations
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Chu, Barbara C.F. & Leslie E. Orgel. (1985). Detection of Specific DNA Sequences With Short Biotin-Labeled Probes. DNA. 4(4). 327–331. 63 indexed citations
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Joyce, Gerald F., Gerben M. Visser, C. A. A. VAN BOECKEL, et al.. (1984). Chiral selection in poly(C)-directed synthesis of oligo(G). Nature. 310(5978). 602–604. 300 indexed citations
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Lohrmann, R. & Leslie E. Orgel. (1980). Efficient catalysis of polycytidylic acid-directed oligoguanylate formation by Pb2+. Journal of Molecular Biology. 142(4). 555–567. 79 indexed citations
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Lohrmann, R., et al.. (1980). Template-directed synthesis and selective adsorption of oligoadenylates on hydroxyapatite. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 15(4). 347–354. 52 indexed citations
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Weber, Arthur L. & Leslie E. Orgel. (1978). The formation of peptides from the 2′(3′)-glycyl ester of a nucleotide. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 11(3). 189–198. 41 indexed citations
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Orgel, Leslie E.. (1964). Adaptation to wide-spread disturbance of enzyme function. Journal of Molecular Biology. 9(1). 208–212. 22 indexed citations
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Orgel, Leslie E.. (1958). Nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of compounds of the B-subgroup metals. Molecular Physics. 1(4). 322–325. 24 indexed citations
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Dunitz, J. D., Leslie E. Orgel, & Anne M. Rich. (1956). The crystal structure of ferrocene. Acta Crystallographica. 9(4). 373–375. 419 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dunitz, Jack D. & Leslie E. Orgel. (1953). Bis-cyclopentadienyl Iron: a Molecular Sandwich. Nature. 171(4342). 121–122. 174 indexed citations

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