Nicholas H. Acheson

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

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Nicholas H. Acheson is a scholar working on Oncology, Ecology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicholas H. Acheson has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Oncology, 17 papers in Ecology and 12 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Nicholas H. Acheson's work include Polyomavirus and related diseases (22 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (16 papers) and Plant Virus Research Studies (11 papers). Nicholas H. Acheson is often cited by papers focused on Polyomavirus and related diseases (22 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (16 papers) and Plant Virus Research Studies (11 papers). Nicholas H. Acheson collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Switzerland. Nicholas H. Acheson's co-authors include Igor Tamm, Joël Lanoix, Klaus Scherrer, Elena Buetti, Roger Weil, William C. Skarnes, Ian H. Maxwell, Peter Beard, Daniel C. Tessier and Alfredo Staffa and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

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Nicholas H. Acheson

30 papers receiving 945 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.

Replication of semliki forest virus: An electron microscopic study

1967 229 citations Nicholas H. Acheson, Igor Tamm Virology profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Nicholas H. Acheson	472	363	274	241	231	32	1.1k
Takamasa Inoue	435 0.9×	276 0.8×	188 0.7×	179 0.7×	195 0.8×	28	1.0k
A. J. D. Bellett	1.0k 2.2×	342 0.9×	159 0.6×	306 1.3×	458 2.0×	63	1.8k
Joanna M. Gilbert	312 0.7×	182 0.5×	121 0.4×	83 0.3×	427 1.8×	23	1.1k
Zhilong Yang	538 1.1×	162 0.4×	238 0.9×	231 1.0×	124 0.5×	57	1.4k
Amal Rahmeh	460 1.0×	101 0.3×	176 0.6×	123 0.5×	486 2.1×	28	1.3k
Ranjit Dasgupta	842 1.8×	101 0.3×	1.3k 4.8×	615 2.6×	307 1.3×	43	2.3k
Charles C. Randall	422 0.9×	220 0.6×	157 0.6×	241 1.0×	132 0.6×	96	1.6k
Svetlana Atasheva	550 1.2×	258 0.7×	150 0.5×	74 0.3×	930 4.0×	31	1.8k
E Meier	232 0.5×	95 0.3×	107 0.4×	62 0.3×	178 0.8×	14	876
Nicholas J. DePolo	365 0.8×	60 0.2×	147 0.5×	63 0.3×	192 0.8×	11	830

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Acheson, Nicholas H.. (2006). Fundamentals of Molecular Virology. 64 indexed citations

Acheson, Nicholas H., et al.. (1997). A conserved cysteine residue in yeast uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase is not essential for enzymatic activity. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 43(8). 792–795. 2 indexed citations

Staffa, Alfredo, Nicholas H. Acheson, & Alan Cochrane. (1997). Novel Exonic Elements That Modulate Splicing of the Human Fibronectin EDA Exon. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(52). 33394–33401. 39 indexed citations

Peng, Yucai & Nicholas H. Acheson. (1997). Production of active polyomavirus large T antigen in yeast Pichia pastoris. Virus Research. 49(1). 41–47. 5 indexed citations

Acheson, Nicholas H., et al.. (1995). RNA footprint mapping of RNA polymerase II molecules stalled in the intergenic region of polyomavirus DNA. Journal of Virology. 69(7). 4423–4430. 8 indexed citations

Bertin, John, et al.. (1993). Mutation of large T-antigen-binding site A, but not site B or C, eliminates stalling by RNA polymerase II in the intergenic region of polyomavirus DNA. Journal of Virology. 67(10). 5766–5775. 5 indexed citations

Bertin, John, et al.. (1992). Stalling by RNA polymerase II in the polyomavirus intergenic region is dependent on functional large T antigen. Virology. 189(2). 715–724. 9 indexed citations

Skarnes, William C. & Nicholas H. Acheson. (1991). RNA polymerase II Pauses in Vitro, but does not terminate, at discrete sites in promoter-proximal regions on polyomavirus transcription complexes. Virology. 182(1). 54–60. 5 indexed citations

Skarnes, William C., Daniel C. Tessier, & Nicholas H. Acheson. (1988). RNA polymerases stall and/or prematurely terminate nearby both early and late promoters on polyomavirus DNA. Journal of Molecular Biology. 203(1). 153–171. 45 indexed citations

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Acheson, Nicholas H., et al.. (1986). Use of a novel S1 nuclease RNA-mapping technique to measure efficiency of transcription termination on polyomavirus DNA.. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 6(5). 1624–1632. 20 indexed citations

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Acheson, Nicholas H., et al.. (1986). Use of a Novel S1 Nuclease RNA-Mapping Technique to Measure Efficiency of Transcription Termination on Polyomavirus DNA. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 6(5). 1624–1632. 14 indexed citations

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Acheson, Nicholas H.. (1984). Kinetics and efficiency of polyadenylation of late polyomavirus nuclear RNA: generation of oligomeric polyadenylated RNAs and their processing into mRNA.. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 4(4). 722–729. 38 indexed citations

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Acheson, Nicholas H.. (1984). Kinetics and Efficiency of Polyadenylation of Late Polyomavirus Nuclear RNA: Generation of Oligomeric Polyadenylated RNAs and Their Processing into mRNA. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 4(4). 722–729. 26 indexed citations

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Montandon, Paul-Etienne & Nicholas H. Acheson. (1982). Synthesis of Prematurely Terminated Late Transcripts of Polyoma Virus DNA is Resistant to Inhibition by 5,6-Dichloro-1-beta-D-ribofuranosylbenzimidazole. Journal of General Virology. 59(2). 367–376. 6 indexed citations

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Acheson, Nicholas H.. (1980). 3 Lytic Cycle of SV40 and Polyoma Virus. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 125–204. 42 indexed citations

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Acheson, Nicholas H., et al.. (1978). Extent of Transcription of the E Strand of Polyoma Virus DNA During the Early Phase of Productive Infection. Journal of Virology. 28(3). 885–894. 19 indexed citations

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Acheson, Nicholas H.. (1976). Transcription during productive infection with polyoma virus and simian virus 40. Cell. 8(1). 1–12. 122 indexed citations

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Acheson, Nicholas H., Elena Buetti, Klaus Scherrer, & Roger Weil. (1971). Transcription of the Polyoma Virus Genome: Synthesis and Cleavage of Giant Late Polyoma-Specific RNA. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 68(9). 2231–2235. 80 indexed citations

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Acheson, Nicholas H. & Igor Tamm. (1970). Ribonuclease Sensitivity of Semliki Forest Virus Nucleocapsids. Journal of Virology. 5(6). 714–717. 20 indexed citations

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Acheson, Nicholas H. & Igor Tamm. (1967). Replication of semliki forest virus: An electron microscopic study. Virology. 32(1). 128–143. 229 indexed citations breakdown →

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