Michael C. Little

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Michael C. Little is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael C. Little has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 2 papers in Infectious Diseases and 2 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Michael C. Little's work include Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins (2 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (2 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (2 papers). Michael C. Little is often cited by papers focused on Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins (2 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (2 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (2 papers). Michael C. Little collaborates with scholars based in United States. Michael C. Little's co-authors include James G. Nadeau, G. Terrance Walker, James L. Schram, Douglas P. Malinowski, D. Shank, Richard B. Hallick, Robert S. Matson, James F. Preston, John C. Cushman and Carl A. Price and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Michael C. Little

11 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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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.

Strand displacement amplification—an isothermal,in vitroDNA amplification technique

1992 660 citations G. Terrance Walker, James L. Schram et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael C. Little United States	8	1.0k	662	212	182	158	11	1.3k
G. Terrance Walker United States	19	1.4k 1.4×	815 1.2×	276 1.3×	259 1.4×	221 1.4×	30	1.9k
G. R. Davis United States	11	834 0.8×	138 0.2×	92 0.4×	169 0.9×	96 0.6×	11	1.1k
Tanya M. Ferguson United States	7	716 0.7×	699 1.1×	223 1.1×	103 0.6×	90 0.6×	9	1.0k
Melissa K. Takahashi United States	13	1.9k 1.9×	563 0.9×	257 1.2×	174 1.0×	90 0.6×	16	2.3k
Jean Pétré Belgium	20	414 0.4×	139 0.2×	185 0.9×	80 0.4×	388 2.5×	30	1.1k
Duc Bui Minh Austria	16	591 0.6×	90 0.1×	175 0.8×	80 0.4×	264 1.7×	26	1.2k
Rotem Edgar Israel	19	1.1k 1.1×	176 0.3×	132 0.6×	561 3.1×	117 0.7×	25	1.7k
Joakim Bjerketorp Sweden	13	367 0.4×	267 0.4×	248 1.2×	81 0.4×	42 0.3×	29	842
J. F. E. Newman United Kingdom	20	536 0.5×	61 0.1×	344 1.6×	104 0.6×	139 0.9×	42	1.4k
Kristiina Takkinen Finland	23	820 0.8×	191 0.3×	249 1.2×	167 0.9×	97 0.6×	46	1.6k

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All Works

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11 of 11 papers shown

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O’Connell, Michael, Daniel R. Howard, Michael C. Little, et al.. (1996). Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in respiratory specimens by strand displacement amplification of DNA. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 34(4). 860–865. 37 indexed citations

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Little, Michael C., Patricia A. Spears, & D. Shank. (1994). Nucleotide sequence and strand displacement amplification of the 70K protein gene from mycobacteria. Molecular and Cellular Probes. 8(5). 375–384. 4 indexed citations

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Walker, G. Terrance, et al.. (1992). Strand displacement amplification—an isothermal,in vitroDNA amplification technique. Nucleic Acids Research. 20(7). 1691–1696. 660 indexed citations breakdown →

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Walker, G. Terrance, Michael C. Little, James G. Nadeau, & D. Shank. (1992). Isothermal in vitro amplification of DNA by a restriction enzyme/DNA polymerase system.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 89(1). 392–396. 414 indexed citations

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Cushman, John C., David A. Christopher, Michael C. Little, Richard B. Hallick, & Carl A. Price. (1988). Organization of the psbE, psbF, orf38, and orf42 gene loci on the Euglena gracilis chloroplast genome. Current Genetics. 13(2). 173–180. 37 indexed citations

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Matson, Robert S. & Michael C. Little. (1988). Strategy for the immobilization of monoclonal antibodies on solid-phase supports. Journal of Chromatography A. 458. 67–77. 60 indexed citations

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Little, Michael C. & Richard B. Hallick. (1988). Chloroplast rpoA, rpoB, and rpoC genes specify at least three components of a chloroplast DNA-dependent RNA polymerase active in tRNA and mRNA transcription.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 263(28). 14302–14307. 84 indexed citations

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Little, Michael C., et al.. (1986). Alloviroidin, the naturally occurring toxic isomer of the cyclopeptide viroidin. Biochemistry. 25(10). 2867–2872. 4 indexed citations

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Little, Michael C., et al.. (1986). Improved synthesis and purification of methylated amanitins using diazomethane*. International journal of peptide & protein research. 28(3). 282–288. 2 indexed citations

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Little, Michael C. & James F. Preston. (1985). Sensitivity of Carrot Cell Cultures and RNA Polymerase II to Amatoxins. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 77(2). 443–449. 7 indexed citations

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Little, Michael C. & James F. Preston. (1984). The Fluorometric Detection of Amatoxins, Phallotoxins, and Other Peptides in Amanita suballiacea. Journal of Natural Products. 47(1). 93–99. 7 indexed citations

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