Niles Lehman

5.8k citations
91 papers · 4.1k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 32
Topics
RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (51 papers)Origins and Evolution of Life (32 papers)Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (22 papers)

In The Last Decade

Niles Lehman

91 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

The RNA World: molecular cooperation at the origins of life20142026201820222014100200300

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Niles Lehman
Comparison fields: 5 of 142
  • Genetics 2.0k
  • Molecular Biology 1.9k
  • Ecology 1.3k
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics 995
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 415
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Fields of papers citing papers by Niles Lehman

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Niles Lehman

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

All Works

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The Biomolecule Sequencer Project: Nanopore Sequencing as a Dual-Use Tool for Crew Health and Astrobiology Investigations
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About Niles Lehman

Niles Lehman is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Genetics and Molecular Biology, having authored 91 papers that have together received 4.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (51 papers), Origins and Evolution of Life (32 papers) and Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (22 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Genetics (2.0k citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (995 citations) and Ecology (1.3k citations). Niles Lehman has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Frequent co-authors include Robert K. Wayne, Paul G. Higgs, Eric J. Hayden, Dennis A. Gilbert, Gerald F. Joyce, Stephen J. O’Brien, L. David Mech, Nilesh Vaidya, Rolf O. Peterson and Peter J. P. Gogan. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

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