M. O. Dayhoff

14.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
71 papers, 11.6k citations indexed

About

M. O. Dayhoff is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, M. O. Dayhoff has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 11.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 9 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in M. O. Dayhoff's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (13 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (11 papers) and Machine Learning in Bioinformatics (10 papers). M. O. Dayhoff is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (13 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (11 papers) and Machine Learning in Bioinformatics (10 papers). M. O. Dayhoff collaborates with scholars based in United States and Australia. M. O. Dayhoff's co-authors include Richard V. Eck, Walter M. Fitch, Min-Yen Chang, Lois T. Hunt, Winona C. Barker, R.T. Hersh, R. M. Schwartz, Ellis R. Lippincott, D. A. MacInnes and B.C. ORCUTT and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

M. O. Dayhoff

69 papers receiving 10.9k citations

Hit Papers

Atlas of protein sequence and structure 1965 2026 1985 2005 1965 1973 1967 1983 1978 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. Atlas of protein sequence and structure
    1965 3.7k citations M. O. Dayhoff, Richard V. Eck et al. profile →
  2. Atlas of Protein Sequence and Structure, 1972.
    1973 2.1k citations M. O. Dayhoff et al. Systematic Zoology profile →
  3. Atlas of Protein Sequence and Structure, 1966.
    1967 1.4k citations R.T. Hersh, Richard V. Eck et al. Systematic Zoology profile →
  4. [47] Establishing homologies in protein sequences
    1983 1.1k citations M. O. Dayhoff, Winona C. Barker et al. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology profile →
  5. Origins of Prokaryotes, Eukaryotes, Mitochondria, and Chloroplasts
    1978 423 citations R. M. Schwartz, M. O. Dayhoff Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
M. O. Dayhoff United States 32 7.9k 1.7k 1.1k 1000 971 71 11.6k
K. E. Van Holde United States 51 6.9k 0.9× 753 0.4× 1.1k 0.9× 552 0.6× 897 0.9× 124 9.7k
M. Laskowski United States 53 7.7k 1.0× 1.1k 0.6× 699 0.6× 915 0.9× 319 0.3× 251 10.8k
Cyril M. Kay Canada 53 7.5k 0.9× 724 0.4× 1.4k 1.2× 441 0.4× 907 0.9× 222 10.9k
Akira Tsugita Japan 44 5.1k 0.6× 1.0k 0.6× 574 0.5× 984 1.0× 1.3k 1.3× 231 7.4k
Karl Schmid United States 58 5.9k 0.7× 1.9k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 2.5k 2.5× 335 0.3× 357 13.2k
Keith L. Williams Australia 42 8.0k 1.0× 915 0.5× 1.5k 1.3× 1.7k 1.7× 770 0.8× 144 12.6k
Keiichi Itakura United States 47 8.6k 1.1× 2.0k 1.2× 406 0.4× 373 0.4× 958 1.0× 111 10.9k
István Simon Hungary 46 10.2k 1.3× 1.2k 0.7× 1.2k 1.0× 1.0k 1.0× 614 0.6× 144 13.1k
Jack Kyte United States 19 15.6k 2.0× 2.7k 1.6× 1.8k 1.6× 2.2k 2.2× 1.3k 1.3× 34 21.8k
Martin Billeter Switzerland 71 13.3k 1.7× 3.0k 1.8× 784 0.7× 1.1k 1.1× 923 1.0× 190 20.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dayhoff, M. O., W. C. Barker, Lois T. Hunt, et al.. (1983). Nucleic Acid Sequence Database V: Completely Sequenced Genomes. DNA. 2(4). 275–280. 1 indexed citations
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Dayhoff, M. O., Winona C. Barker, & Lois T. Hunt. (1983). [47] Establishing homologies in protein sequences. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 91. 524–545. 1050 indexed citations breakdown →
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ORCUTT, B.C., et al.. (1983). Protein and Nucleic Acid Sequence Database Systems. Annual Review of Biophysics and Bioengineering. 12(1). 419–441. 42 indexed citations
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Dayhoff, M. O., W. C. Barker, Lois T. Hunt, et al.. (1982). Nucleic Acid Sequence Database II. DNA. 1(2). 103–108. 6 indexed citations
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Dayhoff, M. O., W. C. Barker, Lois T. Hunt, et al.. (1982). Nucleic Acid Sequence Database III. DNA. 1(3). 273–307. 2 indexed citations
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Dayhoff, M. O., W. C. Barker, Lois T. Hunt, et al.. (1982). Nucleic Acid Sequence Database IV. DNA. 1(4). 365–374. 18 indexed citations
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Dayhoff, M. O., et al.. (1981). Nucleic Acid Sequence Database. DNA. 1(1). 51–58. 51 indexed citations
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Dayhoff, M. O. & R. M. Schwartz. (1981). EVIDENCE ON THE ORIGIN OF EUKARYOTIC MITOCHONDRIA FROM PROTEIN AND NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 361(1 Origins and E). 92–104. 22 indexed citations
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Dayhoff, M. O. & R. M. Schwartz. (1981). EVIDENCE ON THE ORIGIN OF EUKARYOTIC MITOCHONDRIA FROM PROTEIN AND NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 361(1 Origins and E). 92–104. 33 indexed citations
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Dayhoff, M. O., et al.. (1980). Nucleic acid sequence bank. Science. 209(4462). 1182–1182. 7 indexed citations
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Barker, Winona C. & M. O. Dayhoff. (1979). Evolution of homologous physiological mechanisms based on protein sequence data. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Comparative Biochemistry. 62(1). 1–5. 10 indexed citations
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Dayhoff, M. O.. (1978). A model of evolutionary change in protein. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 5(3). 345–352. 123 indexed citations
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Barker, Winona C. & M. O. Dayhoff. (1977). Evolution of lipoproteins deduced from protein sequence data. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Comparative Biochemistry. 57(4). 309–315. 73 indexed citations
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Dayhoff, M. O., et al.. (1974). TABLE OF ABNORMAL HUMAN GLOBINS *: With References. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 241(1). 722–735. 8 indexed citations
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McLaughlin, Patricia J. & M. O. Dayhoff. (1973). Eukaryote evolution: A view based on cytochromec sequence data. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 2(2-3). 99–116. 50 indexed citations
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Hunt, Lois T. & M. O. Dayhoff. (1972). The origin of the genetic material in the abnormally long human hemoglobin α and β chains. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 47(4). 699–704. 5 indexed citations
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Hersh, R.T. & M. O. Dayhoff. (1970). Atlas of Protein Sequence and Structure, 1969 Volume 4.. Systematic Zoology. 19(2). 192–192. 16 indexed citations
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Dayhoff, M. O. & Richard V. Eck. (1970). MASSPEC: A computer program for complete sequence analysis of large proteins from mass spectrometry data of a single sample. Computers in Biology and Medicine. 1(1). 5–28. 6 indexed citations
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Dayhoff, M. O.. (1969). Computer Analysis of Protein Evolution. Scientific American. 221(1). 86–95. 70 indexed citations
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Dayhoff, M. O. & Robert S. Ledley. (1962). COMPROTEIN, a Computer Program to Aid Primary Protein Structure Determination. 1. 262–262. 2 indexed citations

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