Louise Prakash

31.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
295 papers, 25.6k citations indexed

About

Louise Prakash is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Louise Prakash has authored 295 papers receiving a total of 25.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 286 papers in Molecular Biology, 70 papers in Cancer Research and 33 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Louise Prakash's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (256 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (83 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (71 papers). Louise Prakash is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (256 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (83 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (71 papers). Louise Prakash collaborates with scholars based in United States, Hungary and India. Louise Prakash's co-authors include Satya Prakash, Robert E. Johnson, Patrick Sung, Lajos Haracska, M. Todd Washington, Aneel K. Aggarwal, Ildikó Unk, Sami N. Guzder, Jeffery S. Jones and Paul R. Reynolds and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Louise Prakash

293 papers receiving 25.1k citations

Hit Papers

EUKARYOTIC TRANSLESION SY... 1999 2026 2008 2017 2005 1999 1999 2000 250 500 750
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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. EUKARYOTIC TRANSLESION SYNTHESIS DNA POLYMERASES: Specificity of Structure and Function
    2005 827 citations Satya Prakash, Robert E. Johnson et al. profile →
  2. Efficient Bypass of a Thymine-Thymine Dimer by Yeast DNA Polymerase, Polη
    1999 651 citations Robert E. Johnson, Satya Prakash et al. Science profile →
  3. hRAD30 Mutations in the Variant Form of Xeroderma Pigmentosum
    1999 631 citations Robert E. Johnson, Christine M. Kondratick et al. Science profile →
  4. Eukaryotic polymerases ι and ζ act sequentially to bypass DNA lesions
    2000 554 citations Robert E. Johnson, M. Todd Washington et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Louise Prakash United States 95 24.5k 6.3k 3.1k 2.8k 2.4k 295 25.6k
Satya Prakash United States 93 23.3k 0.9× 6.0k 1.0× 3.5k 1.1× 2.6k 0.9× 2.3k 1.0× 316 24.9k
Ian D. Hickson United Kingdom 85 22.1k 0.9× 4.4k 0.7× 2.3k 0.7× 3.1k 1.1× 4.7k 1.9× 289 23.8k
Patrick Sung United States 79 20.6k 0.8× 3.6k 0.6× 2.5k 0.8× 2.2k 0.8× 4.3k 1.7× 283 21.7k
Peter Burgers United States 77 14.8k 0.6× 2.2k 0.4× 2.5k 0.8× 1.4k 0.5× 1.8k 0.7× 191 16.0k
Rodney Rothstein United States 64 21.6k 0.9× 1.9k 0.3× 2.7k 0.9× 3.5k 1.3× 1.8k 0.7× 158 22.9k
Philip Hieter United States 69 18.3k 0.7× 964 0.2× 1.8k 0.6× 3.6k 1.3× 1.9k 0.8× 167 21.8k
Josef Jiricny Switzerland 68 12.2k 0.5× 3.6k 0.6× 2.3k 0.7× 799 0.3× 3.0k 1.2× 199 15.4k
Alain Sarasin France 61 9.5k 0.4× 3.0k 0.5× 1.5k 0.5× 697 0.2× 2.9k 1.2× 282 12.0k
Susan P. Lees‐Miller Canada 78 14.2k 0.6× 2.8k 0.4× 1.2k 0.4× 678 0.2× 6.5k 2.6× 181 16.6k
Antony M. Carr United Kingdom 74 14.1k 0.6× 2.0k 0.3× 1.6k 0.5× 1.6k 0.6× 3.3k 1.3× 200 15.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rechkoblit, Olga, Yogesh K. Gupta, Radhika Malik, et al.. (2016). Structure and mechanism of human PrimPol, a DNA polymerase with primase activity. Science Advances. 2(10). e1601317–e1601317. 64 indexed citations
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Acharya, Narottam, Roland Klassen, Robert E. Johnson, Louise Prakash, & Satya Prakash. (2011). PCNA binding domains in all three subunits of yeast DNA polymerase δ modulate its function in DNA replication. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(44). 17927–17932. 62 indexed citations
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Ai, Yongxing, Jialiang Wang, Robert E. Johnson, et al.. (2011). A novel ubiquitin binding mode in the S. cerevisiae translesion synthesisDNA polymerase η. Molecular BioSystems. 7(6). 1874–1882. 8 indexed citations
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Swan, M.K., Robert E. Johnson, Louise Prakash, Satya Prakash, & Aneel K. Aggarwal. (2009). Structure of the Human Rev1–DNA–dNTP Ternary Complex. Journal of Molecular Biology. 390(4). 699–709. 65 indexed citations
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Prakash, Louise, et al.. (2006). Requirement of ELC1 for RNA Polymerase II Polyubiquitylation and Degradation in Response to DNA Damage in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 26(11). 3999–4005. 47 indexed citations
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Johnson, Robert E., Louise Prakash, & Satya Prakash. (2005). Distinct mechanisms of cis-syn thymine dimer bypass by Dpo4 and DNA polymerase η. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(35). 12359–12364. 26 indexed citations
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Nair, D.T., Robert E. Johnson, Louise Prakash, Satya Prakash, & Aneel K. Aggarwal. (2005). Rev1 Employs a Novel Mechanism of DNA Synthesis Using a Protein Template. Science. 309(5744). 2219–2222. 207 indexed citations
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Washington, M. Todd, Robert E. Johnson, Louise Prakash, & Satya Prakash. (2002). Human DINB1 -encoded DNA polymerase κ is a promiscuous extender of mispaired primer termini. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(4). 1910–1914. 137 indexed citations
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Haracska, Lajos, Louise Prakash, & Satya Prakash. (2002). Role of human DNA polymerase κ as an extender in translesion synthesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(25). 16000–16005. 134 indexed citations
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Torres‐Ramos, Carlos A., Satya Prakash, & Louise Prakash. (2002). Requirement of RAD5 and MMS2 for Postreplication Repair of UV-Damaged DNA in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 22(7). 2419–2426. 142 indexed citations
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Lee, Sung-Keun, Sung‐Lim Yu, Louise Prakash, & Satya Prakash. (2002). Requirement of Yeast RAD2, a Homolog of Human XPG Gene, for Efficient RNA Polymerase II Transcription. Cell. 109(7). 823–834. 79 indexed citations
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Haracska, Lajos, Robert E. Johnson, Ildikó Unk, et al.. (2001). Targeting of human DNA polymerase ι to the replication machinery via interaction with PCNA. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 98(25). 14256–14261. 169 indexed citations
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Haracska, Lajos, Robert E. Johnson, Ildikó Unk, et al.. (2001). Physical and Functional Interactions of Human DNA Polymerase η with PCNA. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 21(21). 7199–7206. 207 indexed citations
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Haracska, Lajos, Satya Prakash, & Louise Prakash. (2000). Replication past O6-Methylguanine by Yeast and Human DNA Polymerase η. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 20(21). 8001–8007. 117 indexed citations
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Prakash, Satya, Louise Prakash, Chikahide Masutani, et al.. (2000). Efficient bypass of a thymine-thymine dimer by yeast DNA polymerase, pol ηThe XPV (xeroderma pigmentosum variant) gene encodes human DNA polymerase ηhRAD30 mutations in the variant form of xeroderma pigmentosum. 13(3). 203–210. 1 indexed citations
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Habraken, Yvette, Patrick Sung, Louise Prakash, & Satya Prakash. (1998). ATP-dependent Assembly of a Ternary Complex Consisting of a DNA Mismatch and the Yeast MSH2-MSH6 and MLH1-PMS1 Protein Complexes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(16). 9837–9841. 109 indexed citations
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Johnson, Robert E., Samuel T. Henderson, Thomas D. Petes, et al.. (1992). Saccharomyces cerevisiae RAD5 -Encoded DNA Repair Protein Contains DNA Helicase and Zinc-Binding Sequence Motifs and Affects the Stability of Simple Repetitive Sequences in the Genome. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 12(9). 3807–3818. 67 indexed citations
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Jones, Jeffery S. & Louise Prakash. (1991). Transcript levels of theSaccharomyces cerevisiaeDNA repair gene RAD18 increase in UV irradiated cells and during meiosis but not during the mitotic cell cycle. Nucleic Acids Research. 19(4). 893–898. 46 indexed citations
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Prakash, Louise, et al.. (1988). NaCl Alters Contents of Nucleic Acids, Protein, Polyamines and the Activity of Agmatine Deiminase During Germination and Seedling Growth of Rice ( Oryza sativa L.). Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 15(6). 769–776. 22 indexed citations
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Prakash, Louise, et al.. (1988). Putrescine Reduces NaCl-Induced Inhibition of Germination and Early Seedling Growth of Rice ( Oryza sativa L.). Australian Journal of Plant Physiology. 15(6). 761–767. 46 indexed citations

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