Nigel J. O’Neil

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Nigel J. O’Neil is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Aging and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Nigel J. O’Neil has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Aging and 7 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Nigel J. O’Neil's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (20 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (20 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (13 papers). Nigel J. O’Neil is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (20 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (20 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (13 papers). Nigel J. O’Neil collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. Nigel J. O’Neil's co-authors include Philip Hieter, Melanie L. Bailey, Ann M. Rose, Jillian L. Youds, Patricia E. Kuwabara, Simon J. Boulton, Jordan D. Ward, Julie S. Martin, Stephen C. West and Michael J. McIlwraith and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Nigel J. O’Neil

36 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Synthetic lethality and cancer

2017 449 citations Nigel J. O’Neil, Melanie L. Bailey et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nigel J. O’Neil Canada	22	2.0k	509	388	387	219	37	2.4k
John Maciejowski United States	21	1.9k 1.0×	350 0.7×	224 0.6×	363 0.9×	227 1.0×	37	2.5k
Risa Kitagawa United States	18	1.8k 0.9×	455 0.9×	204 0.5×	342 0.9×	379 1.7×	34	2.1k
Michal Zimmermann United States	16	2.7k 1.4×	738 1.4×	113 0.3×	287 0.7×	242 1.1×	29	3.0k
Yie Liu United States	31	1.8k 0.9×	441 0.9×	189 0.5×	218 0.6×	201 0.9×	62	2.5k
Jurgen A. Marteijn Netherlands	29	4.1k 2.1×	999 2.0×	103 0.3×	416 1.1×	484 2.2×	62	4.5k
Girdhar G. Sharma United States	23	2.4k 1.2×	655 1.3×	80 0.2×	374 1.0×	217 1.0×	27	2.7k
David Frescas United States	16	2.1k 1.1×	519 1.0×	138 0.4×	238 0.6×	180 0.8×	16	2.7k
Ashby J. Morrison United States	24	2.9k 1.5×	487 1.0×	63 0.2×	294 0.8×	232 1.1×	31	3.1k
Byung Joon Hwang United States	17	1.3k 0.7×	406 0.8×	226 0.6×	274 0.7×	132 0.6×	36	1.6k
Michael N. Conrad United States	23	2.9k 1.5×	462 0.9×	130 0.3×	483 1.2×	307 1.4×	31	3.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nigel J. O’Neil

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Xu, Yan, Lei Tian, Weijie Huang, et al.. (2025). Distribution of haploid chromosomes into separate nuclei in two pathogenic fungi. Science. 388(6748). 784–788. 6 indexed citations

Hamza, Akil, et al.. (2020). A Multimodal Genotoxic Anticancer Drug Characterized by Pharmacogenetic Analysis in Caenorhabditis elegans. Genetics. 215(3). 609–621. 9 indexed citations

Hamza, Akil, et al.. (2020). Cross-Species Complementation of Nonessential Yeast Genes Establishes Platforms for Testing Inhibitors of Human Proteins. Genetics. 214(3). 735–747. 12 indexed citations

Bailey, Melanie L., Nigel J. O’Neil, Derek M. van Pel, et al.. (2013). Glioblastoma Cells Containing Mutations in the Cohesin Component STAG2 Are Sensitive to PARP Inhibition. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 13(3). 724–732. 58 indexed citations

O’Neil, Nigel J., Julie S. Martin, Jillian L. Youds, et al.. (2013). Joint Molecule Resolution Requires the Redundant Activities of MUS-81 and XPF-1 during Caenorhabditis elegans Meiosis. PLoS Genetics. 9(7). e1003582–e1003582. 58 indexed citations

Youds, Jillian L., David G. Mets, Michael J. McIlwraith, et al.. (2010). RTEL-1 Enforces Meiotic Crossover Interference and Homeostasis. Science. 327(5970). 1254–1258. 137 indexed citations

McLellan, Jessica, et al.. (2009). Synthetic Lethal Genetic Interactions That Decrease Somatic Cell Proliferation in Caenorhabditis elegans Identify the Alternative RFC^CTF18as a Candidate Cancer Drug Target. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 20(24). 5306–5313. 25 indexed citations

Jones, Martin, et al.. (2009). High-resolution array comparative genomic hybridization analysis reveals unanticipated complexity of genetic deficiencies on chromosome V in Caenorhabditis elegans. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 282(1). 37–46. 4 indexed citations

Barber, Louise J., Jillian L. Youds, Jordan D. Ward, et al.. (2008). RTEL1 Maintains Genomic Stability by Suppressing Homologous Recombination. Cell. 135(2). 261–271. 298 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yang, Maja Tarailo‐Graovac, Nigel J. O’Neil, & Ann M. Rose. (2008). Spectrum of mutational events in the absence of DOG-1/FANCJ in Caenorhabditis elegans. DNA repair. 7(11). 1846–1854. 24 indexed citations

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Pleasance, Erin, Nigel J. O’Neil, Allan K. Mah, et al.. (2007). Identification and analysis of internal promoters in Caenorhabditis elegans operons. Genome Research. 17(10). 1478–1485. 39 indexed citations

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Astin, Jonathan W., Nigel J. O’Neil, & Patricia E. Kuwabara. (2007). Nucleotide excision repair and the degradation of RNA pol II by the Caenorhabditis elegans XPA and Rsp5 orthologues, RAD-3 and WWP-1. DNA repair. 7(2). 267–280. 45 indexed citations

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Zhao, Yang, Nigel J. O’Neil, & Ann M. Rose. (2007). Poly-G/poly-C tracts in the genomes of Caenorhabditis. BMC Genomics. 8(1). 403–403. 12 indexed citations

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Gilchrist, Erin J., Nigel J. O’Neil, Ann M. Rose, Monique Zetka, & George W. Haughn. (2006). TILLING is an effective reverse genetics technique for Caenorhabditis elegans. BMC Genomics. 7(1). 262–262. 49 indexed citations

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O’Neil, Nigel J.. (2006). DNA Repair. WormBook. 1–12. 26 indexed citations

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O’Neil, Nigel J., et al.. (2003). The sterol modifying enzyme LET-767 is essential for growth, reproduction and development in Caenorhabditis elegans. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 270(2). 121–131. 50 indexed citations

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Bergamaschi, Daniele, Yardena Samuels, Nigel J. O’Neil, et al.. (2003). iASPP oncoprotein is a key inhibitor of p53 conserved from worm to human. Nature Genetics. 33(2). 162–167. 298 indexed citations

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Vatcher, Greg, W. Brad Barbazuk, Nigel J. O’Neil, et al.. (1999). Identification and characterization of a serine hydroxymethyltransferase isoform in Caenorhabditis briggsae. Gene. 230(2). 137–144. 3 indexed citations

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O’Neil, Nigel J., Helen Chamberlin, Erin J. Gilchrist, et al.. (1998). Lethal mutations defining 112 complementation groups in a 4.5 Mb sequenced region of Caenorhabditis elegans chromosome III. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 260(2-3). 280–288. 35 indexed citations

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Schein, Jacqueline E., et al.. (1997). Interpreting a Sequenced Genome: Toward a Cosmid Transgenic Library ofCaenorhabditis elegans. Genome Research. 7(10). 974–985. 25 indexed citations

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