Peter Rigby

25.2k total citations · 6 hit papers
130 papers, 21.2k citations indexed

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Peter Rigby is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Rigby has authored 130 papers receiving a total of 21.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Molecular Biology, 40 papers in Genetics and 17 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Peter Rigby's work include Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (21 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (18 papers) and Muscle Physiology and Disorders (18 papers). Peter Rigby is often cited by papers focused on Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (21 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (18 papers) and Muscle Physiology and Disorders (18 papers). Peter Rigby collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. Peter Rigby's co-authors include Paul Berg, David P. Lane, Cornelia M. Gorman, Margaret Buckingham, N C Jones, Edward B. Ziff, Paula M. Timmons, Siu‐Pok Yee, Jaime J. Carvajal and Dennis Summerbell and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Peter Rigby

129 papers receiving 19.0k 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.

Labeling deoxyribonucleic acid to high specific activity in vitro by nick translation with DNA polymerase I

1977 11.0k citations Peter Rigby et al. profile →
A POU-domain transcription factor in early stem cells and germ cells of the mammalian embryo

1990 781 citations Peter Rigby et al. profile →
Trans-acting protein factors and the regulation of eukaryotic transcription: lessons from studies on DNA tumor viruses.

1988 693 citations N C Jones, Peter Rigby et al. Genes & Development profile →
Transcription factor AP-2 is expressed in neural crest cell lineages during mouse embryogenesis.

1991 532 citations Peter Rigby et al. Genes & Development profile →
Gene Regulatory Networks and Transcriptional Mechanisms that Control Myogenesis

2014 478 citations Peter Rigby et al. profile →
Biochemical method for mapping mutational alterations in DNA with S1 nuclease: the location of deletions and temperature-sensitive mutations in simian virus 40.

1975 229 citations Peter Rigby et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter Rigby United Kingdom	50	15.0k	5.7k	2.5k	2.2k	1.8k	130	21.2k
Norman Arnheim United States	66	14.6k 1.0×	5.3k 0.9×	2.1k 0.8×	2.8k 1.3×	1.7k 1.0×	164	24.4k
David H. Gelfand United States	27	11.7k 0.8×	4.4k 0.8×	2.2k 0.9×	1.3k 0.6×	1.9k 1.1×	42	21.2k
Stephen J. Scharf United States	10	11.5k 0.8×	4.8k 0.8×	1.9k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	2.6k 1.4×	12	22.7k
EJ Wood United Kingdom	20	20.2k 1.3×	6.6k 1.2×	4.9k 1.9×	1.8k 0.8×	2.3k 1.3×	112	31.2k
Glenn T. Horn United States	23	14.0k 0.9×	6.2k 1.1×	2.3k 0.9×	1.8k 0.8×	3.5k 2.0×	33	28.0k
B. G. Barrell United Kingdom	36	15.2k 1.0×	4.3k 0.8×	1.8k 0.7×	2.7k 1.2×	1.1k 0.6×	41	22.1k
Randall K. Saiki United States	29	16.5k 1.1×	6.8k 1.2×	2.8k 1.1×	2.3k 1.1×	3.6k 2.0×	39	32.0k
Arthur D. Riggs United States	79	19.9k 1.3×	6.8k 1.2×	2.4k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	242	24.4k
Stephen P. Goff United States	87	15.2k 1.0×	4.7k 0.8×	1.9k 0.7×	2.3k 1.0×	4.8k 2.7×	300	25.7k
E.M. Southern United Kingdom	23	21.3k 1.4×	7.7k 1.4×	5.5k 2.2×	3.0k 1.4×	3.0k 1.7×	37	32.9k

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Moncaut, Natalia, Joe W. Cross, Christine Siligan, et al.. (2012). Musculin and TCF21 coordinate the maintenance of myogenic regulatory factor expression levels during mouse craniofacial development. Development. 139(5). 958–967. 36 indexed citations

Haines, Bryan P., Rajeev Gupta, C. Michael Jones, Dennis Summerbell, & Peter Rigby. (2005). The NLRR gene family and mouse development: Modified differential display PCR identifies NLRR-1 as a gene expressed in early somitic myoblasts. Developmental Biology. 281(2). 145–159. 32 indexed citations

Brend, Tim, Jonathan D. Gilthorpe, Dennis Summerbell, & Peter Rigby. (2003). Multiple levels of transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation are required to define the domain of Hoxb4 expression. Development. 130(12). 2717–2728. 46 indexed citations

Summerbell, Dennis, et al.. (2002). Expression of the myogenic regulatory factor Mrf4 precedes or is contemporaneous with that of Myf5 in the somitic bud. Mechanisms of Development. 117(1-2). 331–335. 54 indexed citations

Shigemoto, Kazuhiro, Jane Brennan, Christine J. Watson, et al.. (2001). Identification and characterisation of a developmentally regulated mammalian gene that utilises –1 programmed ribosomal frameshifting. Nucleic Acids Research. 29(19). 4079–4088. 83 indexed citations

Carvajal, Jaime J., et al.. (2001). Control of the expression of the Mrf4 and Myf5 genes: a BAC transgenic approach. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 45(S1). S139–S140. 6 indexed citations

Coutelle, Oliver, et al.. (2001). Hedgehog Signalling Is Required for Maintenance of myf5 and myoD Expression and Timely Terminal Differentiation in Zebrafish Adaxial Myogenesis. Developmental Biology. 236(1). 136–150. 129 indexed citations

Olson, Eric N., Hans-Henning Arnold, Peter Rigby, & B Wold. (1996). Know Your Neighbors: Three Phenotypes in Null Mutants of the Myogenic bHLH Gene MRF4. Cell. 85(1). 1–4. 496 indexed citations

Rigby, Peter, et al.. (1994). Cattle, Capitalism, and Class. Ilparakuyo Maasai Transformations. Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines. 28(3). 548–548. 6 indexed citations

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White, Robert J., Peter Rigby, & Stephen P. Jackson. (1992). The TATA-binding protein is a general transcription factor for RNA polymerase III. Journal of Cell Science. 1992(Supplement_16). 1–7. 14 indexed citations

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Murray, Edward J., David I. Stott, & Peter Rigby. (1991). Sequences and Factors Required for the F9 Embryonal Carcinoma Stem Cell E1a-Like Activity. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 11(11). 5534–5540. 3 indexed citations

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Gooding, L R, Scott M. Laster, K Wehrly, et al.. (1989). Evidence against expression of an endogenous murine leukemia virus causing cellular resistance to lysis by activated macrophages.. The Journal of Immunology. 142(1). 257–262. 1 indexed citations

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Thangue, Nicholas B. La & Peter Rigby. (1988). The regulation of SV40 early gene expression in embryonal carcinoma stem cells-faithful transcriptional regulationin vitro. Nucleic Acids Research. 16(24). 11417–11430. 15 indexed citations

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Jones, N C, Peter Rigby, & Edward B. Ziff. (1988). Trans-acting protein factors and the regulation of eukaryotic transcription: lessons from studies on DNA tumor viruses.. Genes & Development. 2(3). 267–281. 693 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rigby, Peter, N B La Thangue, David Murphy, & Barbara Skene. (1985). The regulation of cellular transcription by Simian virus 40 large T-antigen. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 226(1242). 15–23. 8 indexed citations

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Gorman, C, David P. Lane, Christine J. Watson, & Peter Rigby. (1985). The Regulation of Gene Expression in Murine Teratocarcinoma Cells. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 50(0). 701–706. 6 indexed citations

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Rigby, Peter. (1981). Pastors and Pastoralists: The Differential Penetration of Christianity among East African Cattle Herders. Comparative Studies in Society and History. 23(1). 96–129. 21 indexed citations

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Rigby, Peter, W. Chia, Christine Clayton, & Michael Lovett. (1980). The structure and expression of the integrated viral DNA in mouse cells transformed by simian virus 40. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 210(1180). 437–450. 13 indexed citations

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Rigby, Peter. (1972). The Relevance of the Traditional in Social Change. The African Review. 2(2). 309–321. 1 indexed citations

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Rigby, Peter. (1968). Joking Relationships, Kin Categories, and Clanship among the Gogo. Africa. 38(2). 133–155. 14 indexed citations

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