Michael F. Summers

18.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
166 papers, 15.4k citations indexed

About

Michael F. Summers is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Virology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael F. Summers has authored 166 papers receiving a total of 15.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 110 papers in Molecular Biology, 67 papers in Virology and 32 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Michael F. Summers's work include HIV Research and Treatment (67 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (57 papers) and HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (32 papers). Michael F. Summers is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (67 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (57 papers) and HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (32 papers). Michael F. Summers collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Italy. Michael F. Summers's co-authors include Ad Bax, Luigi G. Marzilli, Victoria D′Souza, Roberto N. De Guzman, Terri L. South, Brian G. Turner, Lucio Randaccio, Chun Tang, Wesley I. Sundquist and Zheng Rong Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michael F. Summers

165 papers receiving 14.9k citations

Hit Papers

Proton and carbon-13 assignments from sensitivity-enhance... 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 1986 1998 2016 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Proton and carbon-13 assignments from sensitivity-enhanced detection of heteronuclear multiple-bond connectivity by 2D multiple quantum NMR
    1986 2.3k citations Michael F. Summers et al. profile →
  2. Complete proton and carbon-13 assignments of coenzyme B12 through the use of new two-dimensional NMR experiments
    1986 633 citations Michael F. Summers et al. profile →
  3. Structure of the HIV-1 Nucleocapsid Protein Bound to the SL3 Ψ-RNA Recognition Element
    1998 573 citations Roberto N. De Guzman, Michael F. Summers et al. Science profile →
  4. Improving Underrepresented Minority Student Persistence in STEM
    2016 474 citations Michael F. Summers et al. profile →

Peers

Michael F. Summers
Alexander Wlodawer United States
Ernesto Freire United States
John D. Roberts United States
John M. Louis United States
Charles S. Craik United States
Eddy Arnold United States
Myron F. Goodman United States
Stephen B. H. Kent United States
Yves Mély France
Stephen J. Benkovic United States
Alexander Wlodawer United States
Michael F. Summers
Citations per year, relative to Michael F. Summers Michael F. Summers (= 1×) peers Alexander Wlodawer

Countries citing papers authored by Michael F. Summers

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael F. Summers

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael F. Summers

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michael F. Summers. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michael F. Summers based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Michael F. Summers. Michael F. Summers is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Marchant, Jan, et al.. (2025). Application of NMR to Large RNAs. Journal of Molecular Biology. 437(23). 169406–169406.
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Ding, Pengfei, et al.. (2021). 5′-Cap sequestration is an essential determinant of HIV-1 genome packaging. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(37). 29 indexed citations
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Ding, Pengfei, Siarhei Kharytonchyk, Verna Van, et al.. (2020). Identification of the initial nucleocapsid recognition element in the HIV-1 RNA packaging signal. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(30). 17737–17746. 48 indexed citations
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Ding, Pengfei, et al.. (2020). NMR Studies of Retroviral Genome Packaging. Viruses. 12(10). 1115–1115. 6 indexed citations
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Summers, Michael F., et al.. (2018). HIV-1 Matrix Protein Interactions with tRNA: Implications for Membrane Targeting. Journal of Molecular Biology. 430(14). 2113–2127. 30 indexed citations
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Zhang, Kaiming, Sarah C. Keane, Zhaoming Su, et al.. (2018). Structure of the 30 kDa HIV-1 RNA Dimerization Signal by a Hybrid Cryo-EM, NMR, and Molecular Dynamics Approach. Structure. 26(3). 490–498.e3. 57 indexed citations
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Keane, Sarah C., Xiao Heng, Kun Lu, et al.. (2015). Structure of the HIV-1 RNA packaging signal. Science. 348(6237). 917–921. 208 indexed citations
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Summers, Michael F., et al.. (2015). Prediction of hydrogen and carbon chemical shifts from RNA using database mining and support vector regression. Journal of Biomolecular NMR. 63(1). 39–52. 29 indexed citations
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Summers, Michael F., et al.. (2012). Identification of a high affinity nucleocapsid protein binding element from the bovine leukemia virus genome. Virus Research. 171(2). 278–286. 3 indexed citations
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Summers, Michael F.. (2011). Training the next generation of protein scientists. Protein Science. 20(11). 1796–1801. 6 indexed citations
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Valentine, Kathleen G., R.W. Peterson, Jamil S. Saad, et al.. (2010). Reverse Micelle Encapsulation of Membrane-Anchored Proteins for Solution NMR Studies. Structure. 18(1). 9–16. 45 indexed citations
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Miyazaki, Yasuyuki, Rossitza N. Irobalieva, Blanton S. Tolbert, et al.. (2010). Structure of a Conserved Retroviral RNA Packaging Element by NMR Spectroscopy and Cryo-Electron Tomography. Journal of Molecular Biology. 404(5). 751–772. 57 indexed citations
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Saad, Jamil S., et al.. (2006). Structural basis for targeting HIV-1 Gag proteins to the plasma membrane for virus assembly. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(30). 11364–11369. 448 indexed citations
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D′Souza, Victoria & Michael F. Summers. (2004). Structural basis for packaging the dimeric genome of Moloney murine leukaemia virus. Nature. 431(7008). 586–590. 170 indexed citations
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Tang, Chun, Erin Loeliger, Paz J. Luncsford, et al.. (2003). Entropic switch regulates myristate exposure in the HIV-1 matrix protein. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(2). 517–522. 258 indexed citations
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Campos‐Olivas, Ramón, et al.. (2000). Solution structure and dynamics of the Rous sarcoma virus capsid protein and comparison with capsid proteins of other retroviruses 1 1Edited by P. E. Wright. Journal of Molecular Biology. 296(2). 633–649. 106 indexed citations
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Summers, Michael F., et al.. (1998). HIGHLY OVERLAPPING 1H NMR SIGNAL ASSIGNMENTS OF 12,13-DIEPIMERIC COENZYME F430 BY THE COMPENSATED ROESY EXPERIMENT. Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society. 19(3). 379–383. 2 indexed citations
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Guzman, Roberto N. De, et al.. (1998). Dynamical behavior of the HIV-1 nucleocapsid protein. Journal of Molecular Biology. 279(3). 633–649. 121 indexed citations
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South, Terri L., Paul R. Blake, Raymond C. Sowder, et al.. (1990). The nucleocapsid protein isolated from HIV-1 particles binds zinc and forms retroviral-type zinc fingers. Biochemistry. 29(34). 7786–7789. 96 indexed citations

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