Paul Sloof

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Paul Sloof is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Sloof has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Epidemiology and 4 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Paul Sloof's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (18 papers), Trypanosoma species research and implications (15 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (11 papers). Paul Sloof is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (18 papers), Trypanosoma species research and implications (15 papers) and RNA modifications and cancer (11 papers). Paul Sloof collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, France and Germany. Paul Sloof's co-authors include Rob Benne, J. van den Burg, Jacques H. van Boom, Just P. J. Brakenhoff, Piet Borst, L. Reijnders, Hans van der Spek, Gert‐Jan Arts, L. A. M. Hensgens and Christiane Branlant and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nucleic Acids Research and The EMBO Journal.

In The Last Decade

Paul Sloof

35 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

  1. Major transcript of the frameshifted coxll gene from trypanosome mitochondria contains four nucleotides that are not encoded in the DNA
    1986 642 citations Rob Benne, J. van den Burg et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Paul Sloof Netherlands 20 1.5k 805 281 184 142 35 1.8k
J. van den Burg Netherlands 18 1.3k 0.9× 800 1.0× 237 0.8× 147 0.8× 99 0.7× 33 1.7k
Vivian Bellofatto United States 24 892 0.6× 1.0k 1.3× 485 1.7× 169 0.9× 99 0.7× 51 1.4k
Suzanne Van Assel Belgium 17 524 0.4× 729 0.9× 424 1.5× 95 0.5× 81 0.6× 23 955
Jane C. Hines United States 19 665 0.5× 460 0.6× 228 0.8× 78 0.4× 51 0.4× 29 848
Laurie K. Read United States 30 2.2k 1.5× 1.6k 2.0× 297 1.1× 109 0.6× 93 0.7× 90 2.6k
Narcisa L. Cunha‐e‐Silva Brazil 25 607 0.4× 1.2k 1.4× 653 2.3× 93 0.5× 216 1.5× 63 1.6k
Nikolay G. Kolev United States 17 749 0.5× 657 0.8× 309 1.1× 95 0.5× 101 0.7× 29 1.1k
Kenneth P. Watkins United States 20 1.6k 1.1× 518 0.6× 160 0.6× 520 2.8× 50 0.4× 20 1.9k
Victoria W. Pollard United States 11 1.5k 1.0× 349 0.4× 67 0.2× 96 0.5× 37 0.3× 12 1.7k
Ruth A. Wrightsman United States 19 321 0.2× 622 0.8× 426 1.5× 56 0.3× 171 1.2× 22 898

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Fields of papers citing papers by Paul Sloof

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Sloof

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Paul Sloof. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Paul Sloof 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 Sloof. Paul Sloof 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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Blom, Daniël, J. van den Burg, Marlene van den Berg, et al.. (2000). Mitochondrial minicircles in the free-living bodonid Bodo saltans contain two gRNA gene cassettes and are not found in large networks. RNA. 6(1). 121–135. 16 indexed citations
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Boot, Rolf G., Carla E. M. Hollak, Marri Verhoek, et al.. (1997). Glucocerebrosidase genotype of Gaucher patients in The Netherlands: Limitations in prognostic value. Human Mutation. 10(5). 348–358. 34 indexed citations
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Sloof, Paul & Rob Benne. (1997). RNA editing in kinetoplastid parasites: What to do with U. Trends in Microbiology. 5(5). 189–195. 16 indexed citations
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Boot, Rolf G., Carla E. M. Hollak, Marri Verhoek, et al.. (1997). Glucocerebrosidase genotype of Gaucher patients in The Netherlands: Limitations in prognostic value. Human Mutation. 10(5). 348–358. 2 indexed citations
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Sloof, Paul, et al.. (1994). RNA editing in mitochondria of cultured trypanosomatids: Translatable mRNAs for NADH-dehydrogenase subunits are missing. Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes. 26(2). 193–203. 16 indexed citations
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Lukeš, Julius, Gert‐Jan Arts, J. van den Burg, et al.. (1994). Novel pattern of editing regions in mitochondrial transcripts of the cryptobiid Trypanoplasma borreli.. The EMBO Journal. 13(21). 5086–5098. 53 indexed citations
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Sloof, Paul & Rob Benne. (1993). RNA editing in trypanosome mitochondria: guidelines for models. FEBS Letters. 325(1-2). 146–151. 13 indexed citations
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Sloof, Paul, et al.. (1992). The nucleotide sequence of the variable region in Trypanosoma brucei completes the sequence analysis of the maxicircle component of mitochondrial kinetoplast DNA. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 56(2). 289–299. 32 indexed citations
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Spek, Hans van der, Gert‐Jan Arts, J. van den Burg, Paul Sloof, & Rob Benne. (1989). The nucleotide sequence of mitochondrial maxicircle genes ofCrithidia fasciculata. Nucleic Acids Research. 17(12). 4876–4876. 11 indexed citations
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Sloof, Paul, et al.. (1989). Developmental stage specific RNA-editing of a mitochondrial transcript of trypanosoma brucei.. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 94. 177–186. 1 indexed citations
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Mulder, E, et al.. (1988). The variable region of the Trypanosoma brucei kinetoplast maxicircle: sequence and transcript analysis of a repetitive and a non-repetitive fragment. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 27(1). 71–82. 17 indexed citations
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Benne, Rob & Paul Sloof. (1987). Evolution of the mitochondrial protein synthetic machinery. Biosystems. 21(1). 51–68. 27 indexed citations
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Benne, Rob, et al.. (1986). Major transcript of the frameshifted coxll gene from trypanosome mitochondria contains four nucleotides that are not encoded in the DNA. Cell. 46(6). 819–826. 642 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sloof, Paul, et al.. (1983). Characterization of satellite DNA in Trypanosoma brucei and Trypanosoma cruzi. Journal of Molecular Biology. 167(1). 1–21. 95 indexed citations
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Sloof, Paul, R.A. Garrett, & N. Nanninga. (1976). An investigation of the binding sites of proteins S8, L23 and L24 on the ribosomal RNAs of Escherichia coli by electron microscopy. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 147(2). 129–138. 9 indexed citations
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Sloof, Paul, Roger A. Garrett, Alain Krol, & Christiane Branlant. (1976). The Binding Site of Protein L1 on 23‐S Ribosomal RNA of Escherichia coli. European Journal of Biochemistry. 70(2). 447–456. 14 indexed citations
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Branlant, Christiane, et al.. (1975). A partial localisation of the binding sites of the 50 S subunit proteins L1, L20 and L23 on 23 S ribosomal RNA of Escherichia coli. FEBS Letters. 52(2). 195–201. 24 indexed citations

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