Louis Siminovitch

12.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
163 papers, 10.5k citations indexed

About

Louis Siminovitch is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Louis Siminovitch has authored 163 papers receiving a total of 10.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Molecular Biology, 40 papers in Genetics and 27 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Louis Siminovitch's work include Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (27 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (20 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (19 papers). Louis Siminovitch is often cited by papers focused on Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (27 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (20 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (19 papers). Louis Siminovitch collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and India. Louis Siminovitch's co-authors include J. E. Till, E. A. McCulloch, Radhey S. Gupta, Klaus Rothfels, Pamela Stanley, Helios Murialdo, A. M. Wu, Samuel Dales, Manuel Buchwald and G. F. Whitmore and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Louis Siminovitch

159 papers receiving 9.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A STOCHASTIC MODEL OF STEM CELL PROLIFERATION, BASED ON THE GROWTH OF SPLEEN COLONY-FORMING CELLS

1964 634 citations J. E. Till, E. A. McCulloch et al. profile →
The distribution of colony‐forming cells among spleen colonies

1963 617 citations Louis Siminovitch, E. A. McCulloch et al. profile →
The Effect of Differing Demands for Blood Cell Production on DNA Synthesis by Hemopoietic Colony-Forming Cells of Mice

1965 439 citations E. A. McCulloch, Louis Siminovitch et al. Blood profile →
On the nature of hereditable variation in cultured somatic cells

1976 425 citations Louis Siminovitch profile →
An Air-Drying Technique for Flattening Chromosomes in Mammalian Cells GrownIn Vitro

1958 415 citations Louis Siminovitch et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Louis Siminovitch Canada	54	6.3k	2.1k	1.7k	1.5k	1.4k	163	10.5k
G.G. Brownlee United Kingdom	48	8.3k 1.3×	2.0k 1.0×	1.7k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	644 0.4×	104	12.2k
William H. Konigsberg United States	60	7.9k 1.3×	2.2k 1.0×	711 0.4×	1.8k 1.2×	571 0.4×	235	12.3k
Corrado Baglioni United States	64	6.5k 1.0×	1.2k 0.6×	3.3k 2.0×	1.2k 0.8×	1.4k 1.0×	256	12.3k
Robert Kamen United Kingdom	40	8.4k 1.3×	2.9k 1.4×	3.5k 2.1×	1.1k 0.7×	3.8k 2.6×	69	14.3k
E. Reich United States	63	7.9k 1.2×	1.7k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	2.6k 1.7×	2.0k 1.4×	131	15.0k
Bartholomew M. Sefton United States	61	10.1k 1.6×	2.4k 1.2×	3.8k 2.3×	450 0.3×	2.3k 1.6×	136	15.5k
Lars Sottrup‐Jensen Denmark	57	4.0k 0.6×	885 0.4×	1.8k 1.1×	1.7k 1.1×	1.0k 0.7×	156	9.7k
Hidesaburô Hanafusa United States	86	15.1k 2.4×	5.8k 2.8×	4.0k 2.4×	1.1k 0.7×	4.0k 2.8×	296	23.3k
David Kabat United States	57	4.9k 0.8×	2.6k 1.3×	3.9k 2.3×	580 0.4×	1.0k 0.7×	151	11.5k
Stephen P. Goff United States	87	15.2k 2.4×	4.7k 2.2×	4.8k 2.9×	1.3k 0.8×	2.3k 1.6×	300	25.7k

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Tsui, Florence W. L., Irene L. Andrulis, Helios Murialdo, & Louis Siminovitch. (1985). Amplification of the Gene for Histidyl-tRNA Synthetase in Histidinol-Resistant Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 5(9). 2381–2388. 5 indexed citations

Srinivasan, P., Radhey S. Gupta, & Louis Siminovitch. (1980). Studies on temperature-sensitive mutants of Chinese hamster ovary cells affected in DNA synthesis. Somatic Cell and Molecular Genetics. 6(5). 567–582. 7 indexed citations

Gupta, Radhey S. & Louis Siminovitch. (1980). Genetic markers for quantitative mutagenesis studies in Chinese hamster ovary cells Characteristics of some recently developed selective systems. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 69(1). 113–126. 73 indexed citations

Lewis, William H., et al.. (1980). Parameters governing the transfer of the genes for thymidine kinase and dihydrofolate reductase into mouse cells using metaphase chromosomes or DNA. Somatic Cell and Molecular Genetics. 6(3). 333–348. 124 indexed citations

Simpson, Nancy E., Louis Dallaire, James R. Miller, et al.. (1979). Antenatal diagnosis of neural tube defects in Canada: extension of a collaborative study.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 120(6). 653–7. 4 indexed citations

Spandidos, Demetrios�� & Louis Siminovitch. (1977). Genetic analysis by chromosome-mediated gene transfer in hamster cells.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 127–34. 3 indexed citations

Gupta, Radhey S., Wayne F. Flintoff, & Louis Siminovitch. (1977). Purification and properties of dihydrofolate reductase from methotrexate-sensitive and methotrexate-resistant Chinese hamster ovary cells. Canadian Journal of Biochemistry. 55(4). 445–452. 30 indexed citations

Ingles, C. James, Barbara Beatty, Apostolia Guialis, et al.. (1976). α -Amanitin-resistant Mutants of Mammalian Cells and the Regulation of RNA Polymerase II Activity. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 6. 835–853. 11 indexed citations

Siminovitch, Louis. (1973). Genetic manipulation: now is the time to consider controls.. PubMed. 6(11). 30–11. 1 indexed citations

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Murialdo, Helios & Louis Siminovitch. (1972). The morphogenesis of phage lambda. Virology. 48(3). 824–835. 56 indexed citations

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Murialdo, Helios & Louis Siminovitch. (1971). The Morphogenesis of Bacteriophage Lambda III. Identification of Genes Specifying Morphogenetic Proteins. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 2. 711–723. 38 indexed citations

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Wu, A. M., J. E. Till, Louis Siminovitch, & E. A. McCulloch. (1968). CYTOLOGICAL EVIDENCE FOR A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NORMAL HEMATOPOIETIC COLONY-FORMING CELLS AND CELLS OF THE LYMPHOID SYSTEM. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 127(3). 455–464. 310 indexed citations

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Ea, McCulloch, J. E. Till, & Louis Siminovitch. (1965). The role of independent and dependent stem cells in the control of hemopoietic and immunologic responses.. PubMed. 4. 61–8. 15 indexed citations

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McCulloch, E. A., Louis Siminovitch, J. E. Till, Elizabeth S. Russell, & S E Bernstein. (1965). The Cellular Basis of the Genetically Determined Hemopoietic Defect in Anemic Mice of Genotype Sl/Sld. Blood. 26(4). 399–410. 274 indexed citations

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Kajioka, Robert, Louis Siminovitch, & Samuel Dales. (1964). The cycle of multiplication of vaccinia virus in Earle's strain L cells II. Initiation of DNA synthesis and morphogenesis. Virology. 24(3). 295–309. 40 indexed citations

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Siminovitch, Louis & Arthur A. Axelrad. (1960). SOME BIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS IN CANCER BIOCHEMISTRY. Canadian Journal of Biochemistry and Physiology. 38(4). 425–433. 1 indexed citations

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Gwatkin, Ralph B. L. & Louis Siminovitch. (1960). Multiplication of Single Mammalian Cells in a Nonbicarbonate Medium. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 103(4). 718–721. 13 indexed citations

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Graham, Angus & Louis Siminovitch. (1955). Proliferation of Monkey Kidney Cells in Rotating Cultures. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 89(2). 326–327. 25 indexed citations

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Jacob, F, et al.. (1952). Biosynthesis and Mode of Action of a Colicine.. Ann. Inst. Pasteur. 83(3). 295–315. 71 indexed citations

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Siminovitch, Louis, et al.. (1952). Biochemical modifications in lysogenic B. megatherium 899 (1) after induction with ultraviolet light. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 9(5). 478–487. 9 indexed citations

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