Maxine Singer

9.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
146 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Maxine Singer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Maxine Singer has authored 146 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 104 papers in Molecular Biology, 36 papers in Plant Science and 25 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Maxine Singer's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (39 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (29 papers) and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (28 papers). Maxine Singer is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (39 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (29 papers) and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (28 papers). Maxine Singer collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Israel. Maxine Singer's co-authors include Jacek Skowroński, Thomas G. Fanning, Hirohiko Hohjoh, Ronald E. Thayer, Giovanna Grimaldi, Thomas F. McCutchan, Paul R. Berg, Nancy G. Nossal, Martin Rosenberg and Thomas Vogel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Maxine Singer

140 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

Highly Repeated Sequences in Mammalian Genomes 1975 2026 1992 2009 1982 1975 100 200 300 400 500
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. Highly Repeated Sequences in Mammalian Genomes
    1982 572 citations Maxine Singer profile →
  2. Summary statement of the Asilomar conference on recombinant DNA molecules.
    1975 196 citations Maxine Singer et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Maxine Singer United States 46 5.9k 2.6k 1.4k 481 429 146 7.1k
Joel A. Huberman United States 49 7.2k 1.2× 1.1k 0.4× 1.4k 1.0× 600 1.2× 741 1.7× 109 8.2k
Alan M. Weiner United States 50 8.0k 1.4× 1.4k 0.5× 1.3k 0.9× 439 0.9× 264 0.6× 113 9.1k
Marshall H. Edgell United States 38 3.9k 0.7× 1.3k 0.5× 1.2k 0.9× 605 1.3× 155 0.4× 84 5.1k
Barry W. Glickman Canada 47 5.5k 0.9× 883 0.3× 1.7k 1.2× 409 0.9× 643 1.5× 224 7.1k
R. Daniel Camerini‐Otero United States 59 8.9k 1.5× 1.6k 0.6× 2.8k 2.0× 555 1.2× 689 1.6× 143 10.6k
Douglas Koshland United States 61 12.0k 2.1× 3.4k 1.3× 1.3k 0.9× 236 0.5× 560 1.3× 107 13.2k
Philip J. Farabaugh United States 40 5.9k 1.0× 1.2k 0.4× 1.3k 0.9× 568 1.2× 289 0.7× 75 6.6k
Roger Chalkley United States 54 7.7k 1.3× 861 0.3× 1.4k 1.0× 274 0.6× 820 1.9× 156 9.9k
G. P. Georgiev Russia 38 4.7k 0.8× 781 0.3× 802 0.6× 308 0.6× 643 1.5× 164 5.8k
Sarah C. R. Elgin United States 63 13.6k 2.3× 4.8k 1.8× 2.5k 1.7× 368 0.8× 515 1.2× 170 15.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Maxine Singer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Maxine Singer

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Angelova, Lora V., Aaron Shugar, Maxine Singer, et al.. (2025). The Use and Deterioration of Intumescent Fire-Retardant Paint on Louise Nevelson’s Erol Beker Chapel of the Good Shepherd. Heritage. 8(4). 128–128.
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Singer, Maxine & Ernest Winocour. (2011). SV40 host-substituted variants: a new look at the monkey DNA inserts and recombinant junctions. Virology. 412(2). 325–332. 2 indexed citations
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Singer, Maxine. (2004). James David Ebert.. PubMed. 148(1). 123–7. 1 indexed citations
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Singer, Maxine & Paul Berg. (2004). George Beadle: from genes to proteins. Nature Reviews Genetics. 5(12). 949–954. 7 indexed citations
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Singer, Maxine. (2003). Leon Heppel and the Early Days of RNA Biochemistry. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(48). 47351–47356. 1 indexed citations
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Singer, Maxine. (2000). Enhancing the U.S. Postdoctoral Experience. Science. 289(5487). 2047–2047. 1 indexed citations
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Hohjoh, Hirohiko & Maxine Singer. (1997). Sequence-specific single-strand RNA binding protein encoded by the human LINE-1 retrotransposon. The EMBO Journal. 16(19). 6034–6043. 162 indexed citations
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Singer, Maxine. (1997). Thoughts of a Nonmillenarian. Bulletin of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 51(2). 36–36. 3 indexed citations
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Courty, Yves, Maxine Singer, Isabelle Rosinski‐Chupin, & François Rougeon. (1996). Episodic evolution and rapid divergence of members of the rat multigene family encoding the salivary prohormone-like protein SMR1. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 13(6). 758–766. 7 indexed citations
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Singer, Maxine. (1995). Unusual Reverse Transcriptases. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(42). 24623–24626. 16 indexed citations
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Singer, Maxine, et al.. (1993). LINE-1: a human transposable element. Gene. 135(1-2). 183–188. 55 indexed citations
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Thayer, Ronald E., Maxine Singer, & Thomas G. Fanning. (1993). Undermethylation of specific LINE-1 sequences in human cells producing a LINE-1 -encoded protein. Gene. 133(2). 273–277. 76 indexed citations
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Fanning, Thomas G. & Maxine Singer. (1987). LINE-1: A mammalian transposable element. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression. 910(3). 203–212. 196 indexed citations
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Grimaldi, Giovanna & Maxine Singer. (1982). A monkey Alu sequence is flanked by 13-base pair direct repeats by an interrupted alpha-satellite DNA sequence.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 79(5). 1497–1500. 51 indexed citations
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Singer, Maxine. (1982). Confronting Creationism. Science. 215(4533). 612–612. 1 indexed citations
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Queen, Cary, Susan T. Lord, Thomas F. McCutchan, & Maxine Singer. (1981). Three Segments from the Monkey Genome That Hybridize to Simian Virus 40 Have Common Structural Elements. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 1(12). 1061–1068. 5 indexed citations
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Rozenblatt, Shmuel, Sara Lavi, Maxine Singer, & Ernest Winocour. (1973). Acquisition of Sequences Homologous to Host DNA by Closed Circular Simian Virus 40 DNA III. Host Sequences. Journal of Virology. 12(3). 501–510. 50 indexed citations
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Chou, Janice Y. & Maxine Singer. (1971). Deoxyadenosine Diphosphate as a Substrate and Inhibitor of Polynucleotide Phosphorylase of Micrococcus luteus. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 246(24). 7505–7513. 13 indexed citations
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Singer, Maxine, et al.. (1968). The Processive Degradation of Individual Polyribonucleotide Chains. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 243(23). 6161–6166. 6 indexed citations
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Singer, Maxine & Philip Leder. (1966). Messenger RNA: An Evaluation. Annual Review of Biochemistry. 35(1). 195–230. 82 indexed citations

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