Nick Goldman

39.3k total citations · 8 hit papers
114 papers, 16.3k citations indexed

About

Nick Goldman is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Paleontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nick Goldman has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 16.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Molecular Biology, 54 papers in Genetics and 19 papers in Paleontology. Recurrent topics in Nick Goldman's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (80 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (42 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (30 papers). Nick Goldman is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (80 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (42 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (30 papers). Nick Goldman collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Nick Goldman's co-authors include Simon Whelan, Zefeng Yang, Ari Löytynoja, Ziheng Yang, Rasmus Nielsen, Jon P. Anderson, Allen G. Rodrigo, Píetro Lió, Adrian Friday and Tim Massingham and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Nick Goldman

110 papers receiving 15.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

A General Empirical Model of Protein Evolution Derived from Multiple Protein Families Using a Maximum-Likelihood Approach

2001 2.3k citations Nick Goldman et al. Molecular Biology and Evolution profile →
Codon-Substitution Models for Heterogeneous Selection Pressure at Amino Acid Sites

2000 1.9k citations Ziheng Yang, Nick Goldman et al. profile →
A codon-based model of nucleotide substitution for protein-coding DNA sequences.

1994 1.5k citations Nick Goldman et al. Molecular Biology and Evolution profile →
Likelihood-Based Tests of Topologies in Phylogenetics

2000 954 citations Nick Goldman et al. Systematic Biology profile →
Towards practical, high-capacity, low-maintenance information storage in synthesized DNA

2013 738 citations Nick Goldman, Paul Bertone et al. Nature profile →
An algorithm for progressive multiple alignment of sequences with insertions

2005 690 citations Ari Löytynoja, Nick Goldman Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Statistical tests of models of DNA substitution

1993 614 citations Nick Goldman profile →
Phylogeny-Aware Gap Placement Prevents Errors in Sequence Alignment and Evolutionary Analysis

2008 590 citations Ari Löytynoja, Nick Goldman profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nick Goldman

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Rate variation and recurrent sequence errors in pandemic-scale phylogenetics 2026 ·Nature Methods ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Nick Goldman	0
2	Raman identification of single nucleotides flowing through permeable plasmonic films 2025 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Giulia Bruno, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Michele Dipalo, Paolo Canepa, Francesco Gentile, Nick Goldman, Federica Villa, Francesco Tantussi, Francesco De Angelis	0
3	A generalized protein identification method for novel and diverse sequencing technologies 2024 ·NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics ·(unknown), Nick Goldman	1
4	A retroviral link to vertebrate myelination through retrotransposon-RNA-mediated control of myelin gene expression 2024 ·Cell ·Tanay Ghosh, Rafael Almeida, Chao Zhao, Abdelkrim Mannioui, Elodie Martin, (unknown), (unknown), Peggy Assinck, (unknown), Ginez A. González, Stephen C. Graham, David H. Rowitch, Katherine Stott, Ian R. Adams, Bernard Zalc, Nick Goldman, David A. Lyons, Robin J.M. Franklin	7
5	Diversity and specificity of molecular functions in cyanobacterial symbionts 2024 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), Santiago Sanchez, Nick Goldman, Mark Blaxter, ROBERT FINN	4
6	Maximum likelihood pandemic-scale phylogenetics 2023 ·Nature Genetics ·Nicola De Maio, Prabhav Kalaghatgi, Yatish Turakhia, (unknown), Bùi Quang Minh, Nick Goldman	25
7	Dynamic, adaptive sampling during nanopore sequencing using Bayesian experimental design 2023 ·Nature Biotechnology ·Lukas Weilguny, Nicola De Maio, Rory Munro, (unknown), Ewan Birney, Matthew Loose, Nick Goldman	44
8	Mutation Rates and Selection on Synonymous Mutations in SARS-CoV-2 2021 ·Genome Biology and Evolution ·Nicola De Maio, Conor R. Walker, Yatish Turakhia, Robert Lanfear, Russell Corbett‐Detig, Nick Goldman	80
9	A Daily-Updated Database and Tools for Comprehensive SARS-CoV-2 Mutation-Annotated Trees 2021 ·Molecular Biology and Evolution ·Jakob McBroome, Bryan Thornlow, Angie S. Hinrichs, (unknown), Nicola De Maio, Nick Goldman, David Haussler, Russell Corbett‐Detig, Yatish Turakhia	56
10	Ambiguity Coding Allows Accurate Inference of Evolutionary Parameters from Alignments in an Aggregated State-Space 2020 ·Systematic Biology ·Claudia Weber, (unknown), (unknown), Ziheng Yang, Nick Goldman	2
11	Integrated structural and evolutionary analysis reveals common mechanisms underlying adaptive evolution in mammals 2020 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Greg Slodkowicz, Nick Goldman	28
12	Modeling Structural Constraints on Protein Evolution via Side-Chain Conformational States 2019 ·Molecular Biology and Evolution ·(unknown), Alexey M. Kozlov, Alexandros Stamatakis, Nick Goldman, Iain H. Moal	10
13	Short template switch events explain mutation clusters in the human genome 2017 ·Genome Research ·Ari Löytynoja, Nick Goldman	20
14	Phylogenetic Quantification of Intra-tumour Heterogeneity 2014 ·PLoS Computational Biology ·Roland F. Schwarz, Anne Trinh, Botond Sipos, James D. Brenton, Nick Goldman, Florian Markowetz	95
15	Towards practical, high-capacity, low-maintenance information storage in synthesized DNA breakdown → 2013 ·Nature ·Nick Goldman, Paul Bertone, Siyuan Chen, Christophe Dessimoz, Emily M LeProust, Botond Sipos, Ewan Birney	738
16	RNAcode: Robust discrimination of coding and noncoding regions in comparative sequence data 2011 ·RNA ·Stefan Washietl, Sven Findeiß, Stephan A. Müller, Stefan Kalkhof, Martin von Bergen�, Ivo L. Hofacker, Peter F. Stadler, Nick Goldman	146
17	Evolutionary footprints of nucleosome positions in yeast 2008 ·Trends in Genetics ·Stefan Washietl, Rainer Machné, Nick Goldman	63
18	Different Versions of the Dayhoff Rate Matrix 2004 ·Molecular Biology and Evolution ·Carolin Kosiol, Nick Goldman	106
19	Codon-substitution models for heterogeneous selection pressure at amino acid sites. 2000 ·Genomics ·Shira Goldman, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), David R. Nielsen, Ziheng Yang, Nick Goldman, (unknown), (unknown)	4
20	Nucleotide, dinucleotide and trinucleotide frequencies explain patterns observed in chaos game representations of DNA sequences 1993 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Nick Goldman	71

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