Pierre‐Alain Monnard

2.8k total citations
50 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Pierre‐Alain Monnard is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Pierre‐Alain Monnard has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Molecular Biology, 35 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 16 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Pierre‐Alain Monnard's work include Origins and Evolution of Life (34 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (16 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (13 papers). Pierre‐Alain Monnard is often cited by papers focused on Origins and Evolution of Life (34 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (16 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (13 papers). Pierre‐Alain Monnard collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and United Kingdom. Pierre‐Alain Monnard's co-authors include David W. Deamer, Anastassia Kanavarioti, Peter Walde, James M. Boncella, Thomas Oberholzer, Sarah Maurer, Charles L. Apel, Pier Luigi Luisi, P. L. Luisi and Ayako Goto and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Pierre‐Alain Monnard

49 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Pierre‐Alain Monnard Denmark 25 1.5k 1.3k 722 289 179 50 2.1k
Katarzyna P. Adamala United States 18 1.3k 0.9× 642 0.5× 423 0.6× 191 0.7× 131 0.7× 58 1.7k
Sheref S. Mansy Italy 33 2.5k 1.7× 1.0k 0.8× 809 1.1× 280 1.0× 275 1.5× 77 3.6k
Thomas Oberholzer Switzerland 15 1.1k 0.7× 470 0.4× 325 0.5× 203 0.7× 134 0.7× 18 1.4k
Fabio Mavelli Italy 24 1.3k 0.8× 465 0.4× 456 0.6× 240 0.8× 65 0.4× 68 2.0k
Günter von Kiedrowski Germany 29 2.1k 1.4× 1.1k 0.8× 336 0.5× 237 0.8× 282 1.6× 65 2.8k
T.‐Y. Dora Tang Germany 24 1.6k 1.1× 397 0.3× 315 0.4× 434 1.5× 121 0.7× 52 2.5k
Nathaniel Wagner Israel 18 730 0.5× 535 0.4× 404 0.6× 281 1.0× 78 0.4× 37 1.1k
Brian J. Cafferty United States 20 839 0.6× 569 0.4× 170 0.2× 271 0.9× 72 0.4× 29 1.5k
Hyo‐Joong Kim United States 20 1.2k 0.8× 819 0.6× 218 0.3× 25 0.1× 105 0.6× 37 1.8k
Roger Wick Switzerland 6 652 0.4× 382 0.3× 277 0.4× 136 0.5× 43 0.2× 6 856

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pierre‐Alain Monnard

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chotera‐Ouda, Agata, et al.. (2018). Functional Assemblies Emerging in Complex Mixtures of Peptides and Nucleic Acid–Peptide Chimeras. Chemistry - A European Journal. 24(40). 10128–10135. 27 indexed citations
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Hanczyc, Martin M. & Pierre‐Alain Monnard. (2017). Primordial membranes: more than simple container boundaries. Current Opinion in Chemical Biology. 40. 78–86. 32 indexed citations
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Monnard, Pierre‐Alain, et al.. (2017). Chemical systems, chemical contiguity and the emergence of life. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. 13. 1551–1563. 4 indexed citations
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Duffy, Colm D., et al.. (2014). Self-Assembly of Phosphate Amphiphiles in Mixtures of Prebiotically Plausible Surfactants. Astrobiology. 14(6). 462–472. 31 indexed citations
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Maurer, Sarah, et al.. (2014). Transmission of photo-catalytic function in a self-replicating chemical system: in situ amphiphile production over two protocell generations. Chemical Communications. 50(64). 8989–8992. 13 indexed citations
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Cape, Jonathan L., Joseph B. Edson, L.P. Spencer, et al.. (2012). Phototriggered DNA Phosphoramidate Ligation in a Tandem 5′-Amine Deprotection/3′-Imidazole Activated Phosphate Coupling Reaction. Bioconjugate Chemistry. 23(10). 2014–2019. 4 indexed citations
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Piedrafita, Gabriel, Kepa Ruiz‐Mirazo, Pierre‐Alain Monnard, Athel Cornish‐Bowden, & Francisco Montero. (2012). Viability Conditions for a Compartmentalized Protometabolic System: A Semi-Empirical Approach. PLoS ONE. 7(6). e39480–e39480. 20 indexed citations
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Wieczorek, Rafał, Mark Dörr, Agata Chotera‐Ouda, Pier Luigi Luisi, & Pierre‐Alain Monnard. (2012). Formation of RNA Phosphodiester Bond by Histidine‐Containing Dipeptides. ChemBioChem. 14(2). 217–223. 44 indexed citations
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DeClue, Michael S., Mark Dörr, Hans-Joachim Ziock, et al.. (2011). Interactions between catalysts and amphiphile structures and their implications for a protocell model.. University of Southern Denmark Research Portal (University of Southern Denmark). 1 indexed citations
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Monnard, Pierre‐Alain, Mark Dörr, & Philipp M. G. Löffler. (2010). Possible Role of Ice in the Synthesis of Polymeric Compounds. cosp. 38. 4.
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Monnard, Pierre‐Alain & H. J. Ziock. (2008). Eutectic Phase in Water‐Ice: A Self‐Assembled Environment Conducive to Metal‐Catalyzed Non‐Enzymatic RNA Polymerization. Chemistry & Biodiversity. 5(8). 1521–1539. 27 indexed citations
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Monnard, Pierre‐Alain & Jack W. Szostak. (2008). Metal-ion catalyzed polymerization in the eutectic phase in water–ice: A possible approach to template-directed RNA polymerization. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 102(5-6). 1104–1111. 42 indexed citations
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Monnard, Pierre‐Alain. (2007). Question 5: Does the RNA-World Still Retain its Appeal After 40 Years of Research?. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres. 37(4-5). 387–390. 5 indexed citations
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Monnard, Pierre‐Alain. (2005). Catalysis in abiotic structured media: an approach to selective synthesis of biopolymers. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 62(5). 520–534. 18 indexed citations
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Monnard, Pierre‐Alain, David W. Deamer, & Jack W. Szostak. (2004). The eutectic phase in water ice: a microenvironment conducive to non-enzymatic biopolymer formation. ESASP. 545. 145–148. 1 indexed citations
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Monnard, Pierre‐Alain. (2003). Liposome-entrapped Polymerases as Models for Microscale/Nanoscale Bioreactors. The Journal of Membrane Biology. 191(2). 87–97. 58 indexed citations
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Monnard, Pierre‐Alain & David W. Deamer. (2002). Membrane self‐assembly processes: Steps toward the first cellular life. The Anatomical Record. 268(3). 196–207. 231 indexed citations
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Monnard, Pierre‐Alain & David W. Deamer. (2001). Nutrient Uptake by Protocells: A Liposome Model System. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres. 31(1-2). 147–155. 70 indexed citations
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Oberholzer, Thomas, et al.. (1999). Enzymatic reactions in liposomes using the detergent-induced liposome loading method. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1416(1-2). 57–68. 33 indexed citations
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Monnard, Pierre‐Alain, Thomas Oberholzer, & P. L. Luisi. (1997). Entrapment of nucleic acids in liposomes. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1329(1). 39–50. 124 indexed citations

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