Neil Willetts

6.0k total citations
86 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Neil Willetts is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Neil Willetts has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Molecular Biology, 32 papers in Ecology and 28 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Neil Willetts's work include Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (31 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (26 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (16 papers). Neil Willetts is often cited by papers focused on Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (31 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (26 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (16 papers). Neil Willetts collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Neil Willetts's co-authors include Alvin J. Clark, Mark Achtman, Brian M. Wilkins, David Finnegan, Ron Skurray, Brooks Low, John Maule, David W. Mount, Carol Crowther and Keith M. Derbyshire and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The EMBO Journal and Nature Biotechnology.

In The Last Decade

Neil Willetts

86 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Neil Willetts United Kingdom 41 3.6k 2.8k 1.6k 868 674 86 5.1k
Yukinori Hirota Japan 44 4.9k 1.4× 3.5k 1.2× 1.4k 0.9× 959 1.1× 440 0.7× 107 6.6k
Patricia J. Greene United States 19 4.3k 1.2× 2.4k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 342 0.4× 599 0.9× 26 5.5k
B. W. Holloway Australia 38 3.8k 1.0× 2.1k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 1.1k 1.2× 892 1.3× 86 5.2k
Gad Glaser Israel 32 3.0k 0.8× 2.5k 0.9× 1.3k 0.8× 676 0.8× 390 0.6× 66 4.6k
Michael B. Yarmolinsky United States 29 2.3k 0.6× 1.9k 0.7× 1.4k 0.9× 404 0.5× 357 0.5× 51 3.6k
Raymond L. Rodriguez United States 18 3.6k 1.0× 2.3k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 357 0.4× 963 1.4× 26 5.0k
J Beckwith United States 26 3.3k 0.9× 2.2k 0.8× 846 0.5× 253 0.3× 278 0.4× 35 4.7k
Bauke Oudega Netherlands 42 3.5k 1.0× 2.9k 1.0× 1.2k 0.8× 386 0.4× 285 0.4× 114 5.1k
J. W. GREGOR United Kingdom 5 4.3k 1.2× 2.7k 0.9× 1.3k 0.8× 423 0.5× 507 0.8× 5 6.1k
Walter Messer Germany 42 4.5k 1.3× 4.0k 1.4× 768 0.5× 542 0.6× 279 0.4× 111 5.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Neil Willetts

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Neil Willetts

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Neil Willetts. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Neil Willetts 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 Neil Willetts. Neil Willetts is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Richardson, Michael, et al.. (2000). Functional expression in Pichia pastoris of human and rat intrinsic factor. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression. 1490(1-2). 43–53. 12 indexed citations
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Willetts, Neil. (1994). Microorganisms in the Development of Subunit Vaccines Against Parasites. Critical Reviews in Microbiology. 20(2). 79–85. 2 indexed citations
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Rand, Keith N., et al.. (1989). Expression of the Escherichia coli Enterotoxin Subunit B Gene in Aspergillus nidulans Directed by the AMDS Promoter. Nature Biotechnology. 7(2). 169–174. 22 indexed citations
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Derbyshire, Keith M. & Neil Willetts. (1987). Mobilization of the non-conjugative plasmid RSF1010: A genetic analysis of its origin of transfer. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 209(2). 411–411. 1 indexed citations
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Minkley, Edwin G. & Neil Willetts. (1984). Overproduction, purification and characterization of the F traT protein. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 196(2). 225–235. 31 indexed citations
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Frost, Laura S., W Paranchych, & Neil Willetts. (1984). DNA sequence of the F traALE region that includes the gene for F pilin. Journal of Bacteriology. 160(1). 395–401. 74 indexed citations
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Willetts, Neil & Brian M. Wilkins. (1984). Processing of plasmid DNA during bacterial conjugation. Microbiological Reviews. 48(1). 24–41. 285 indexed citations
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Johnson, Douglas A. & Neil Willetts. (1983). λ-Transducing phages carrying transfer genes isolated from an abnormal prophage insertion into the traY gene of F. Plasmid. 9(1). 71–85. 23 indexed citations
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Willetts, Neil, Carol Crowther, & B. W. Holloway. (1981). The insertion sequence IS21 of R68.45 and the molecular basis for mobilization of the bacterial chromosome. Plasmid. 6(1). 30–52. 83 indexed citations
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Willetts, Neil & John Maule. (1980). Characterisation of a λ transducing phage carrying the F conjugation gene traG. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 178(3). 675–680. 13 indexed citations
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Willetts, Neil & Ron Skurray. (1980). THE CONJUGATION SYSTEM OF F-LIKE PLASMIDS. Annual Review of Genetics. 14(1). 41–76. 246 indexed citations
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Willetts, Neil, et al.. (1979). The exploitation of lambda tra transducing phages in the study of bacterial conjugation.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 6. 137–45. 4 indexed citations
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Gasson, Michael J. & Neil Willetts. (1977). Further characterization of the F fertility inhibition systems of "unusual" Fin+ plasmids. Journal of Bacteriology. 131(2). 413–420. 38 indexed citations
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Foster, Timothy J. & Neil Willetts. (1977). Characterisation of transfer-deficient mutants of the R100-1TcS plasmid pDU202, caused by insertion of Tn10. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 156(1). 107–114. 25 indexed citations
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Foster, Timothy J. & Neil Willetts. (1976). Genetic Analysis of Deletions of R100-1 that are Both Transfer-deficient and Tetracycline-sensitive. Journal of General Microbiology. 93(1). 133–140. 27 indexed citations
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Willetts, Neil, et al.. (1975). The genetic locations oftraO, finPandtra-4 on theE. coliK12 sex factor F. Genetics Research. 26(3). 255–263. 19 indexed citations
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Finnegan, David & Neil Willetts. (1973). The site of action of the F transfer inhibitor. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 127(4). 307–316. 76 indexed citations
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Willetts, Neil & Mark Achtman. (1972). Genetic Analysis of Transfer by the Escherichia coli Sex Factor F, Using P1 Transductional Complementation. Journal of Bacteriology. 110(3). 843–851. 87 indexed citations
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Achtman, Mark, Neil Willetts, & Alvin J. Clark. (1971). Beginning a Genetic Analysis of Conjugational Transfer Determined by the F Factor inEscherichia coliby Isolation and Characterization of Transfer-Deficient Mutants. Journal of Bacteriology. 106(2). 529–538. 310 indexed citations
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Willetts, Neil, Alvin J. Clark, & Brooks Low. (1969). Genetic Location of Certain Mutations Conferring Recombination Deficiency in Escherichia coli. Journal of Bacteriology. 97(1). 244–249. 328 indexed citations

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