Paul S. Masters

8.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
83 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Paul S. Masters is a scholar working on Animal Science and Zoology, Infectious Diseases and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul S. Masters has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Animal Science and Zoology, 57 papers in Infectious Diseases and 20 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Paul S. Masters's work include Animal Virus Infections Studies (61 papers), Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (49 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (43 papers). Paul S. Masters is often cited by papers focused on Animal Virus Infections Studies (61 papers), Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (49 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (43 papers). Paul S. Masters collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and China. Paul S. Masters's co-authors include Lili Kuo, Cheri A. Koetzner, Peter J. M. Rottier, Kelley R. Hurst, Bilan Hsue, Cornelis A. M. de Haan, Scott J. Goebel, Monica M. Parker, A K Banerjee and Susan R. Weiss and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Paul S. Masters

83 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

The Molecular Biology of Coronaviruses 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. The Molecular Biology of Coronaviruses
    2006 1.2k citations Paul S. Masters Advances in virus research profile →

Peers

Paul S. Masters
Julian A. Hiscox United Kingdom
Jessika C. Zevenhoven-Dobbe Netherlands
Stuart G. Siddell Germany
Ding Xiang Liu Singapore
Shinji Makino United States
Fernando Almazán Spain
Boyd L. Yount United States
Peter J. Bredenbeek Netherlands
Stanley G. Sawicki United States
Marjolein Kikkert Netherlands
Julian A. Hiscox United Kingdom
Paul S. Masters
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul S. Masters

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Masters, Paul S.. (2019). Coronavirus genomic RNA packaging. Virology. 537. 198–207. 162 indexed citations
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Masters, Paul S., et al.. (2013). Negatively charged residues in the endodomain are critical for specific assembly of spike protein into murine coronavirus. Virology. 442(1). 74–81. 17 indexed citations
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Koetzner, Cheri A., Lili Kuo, Scott J. Goebel, et al.. (2010). Accessory Protein 5a Is a Major Antagonist of the Antiviral Action of Interferon against Murine Coronavirus. Journal of Virology. 84(16). 8262–8274. 35 indexed citations
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Haan, Cornelis A. M. de, Bert Jan Haijema, Paul S. Masters, & Peter J. M. Rottier. (2008). Manipulation of the Coronavirus Genome Using Targeted RNA Recombination with Interspecies Chimeric Coronaviruses. Methods in molecular biology. 454. 229–236. 12 indexed citations
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Masters, Paul S., Lili Kuo, Rong Ye, et al.. (2006). Genetic and Molecular Biological Analysis of Protein-Protein Interactions in Coronavirus Assembly. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 581. 163–173. 28 indexed citations
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Haan, Cornelis A. M. de, et al.. (2002). The Group-Specific Murine Coronavirus Genes Are Not Essential, but Their Deletion, by Reverse Genetics, Is Attenuating in the Natural Host. Virology. 296(1). 177–189. 189 indexed citations
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Haan, Cornelis A. M. de, et al.. (2001). O-Glycosylation of the mouse hepatitis coronavirus membrane protein. Virus Research. 82(1-2). 77–81. 13 indexed citations
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Masters, Paul S.. (1999). Reverse Genetics of The Largest RNA Viruses. Advances in virus research. 53. 245–264. 62 indexed citations
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Lavi, Ehud, et al.. (1998). Targeted Recombination Between MHV-2 and MHV-A59 to Study Neurotropic Determinants of MHV. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 440. 543–547. 5 indexed citations
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Stegen, Carola, et al.. (1998). Construction of a Mouse Hepatitis Virus Recombinant Expressing a Foreign Gene. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 440. 291–295. 8 indexed citations
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Hsue, Bilan & Paul S. Masters. (1998). An Essential Secondary Structure in the 3’ Untranslated Region of the Mouse Hepatitis Virus Genome. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 440. 297–302. 12 indexed citations
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Kinnally, Kathleen W., et al.. (1998). Bacterial Expression and Characterization of the Mitochondrial Outer Membrane Channel. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(22). 13794–13800. 62 indexed citations
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Ricard, Cynthia S., Cheri A. Koetzner, Lawrence S. Sturman, & Paul S. Masters. (1995). A conditional-lethal murine coronavirus mutant that fails to incorporate the spike glycoprotein into assembled virions. Virus Research. 39(2-3). 261–276. 14 indexed citations
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Masters, Paul S., et al.. (1995). Mutagenesis of the Genome of Mouse Hepatitis Virus by Targeted RNA Recombination. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 380. 543–549. 2 indexed citations
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Masters, Paul S., Cheri A. Koetzner, Peng Ding, et al.. (1994). Site-Directed Mutagenesis of the Genome of Mouse Hepatitis Virus by Targeted RNA Recombination. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 342. 143–148. 3 indexed citations
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Masters, Paul S., Monica M. Parker, Cynthia S. Ricard, et al.. (1990). Structure and Function Studies of the Nucleocapsid Protein of Mouse Hepatitis Virus. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 276. 239–246. 17 indexed citations
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