Ponzy Lu

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
41 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Ponzy Lu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ponzy Lu has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Genetics and 6 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Ponzy Lu's work include DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (27 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (18 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (13 papers). Ponzy Lu is often cited by papers focused on DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (27 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (18 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (13 papers). Ponzy Lu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Canada. Ponzy Lu's co-authors include Albert Schmitz, Jeffrey H Miller, Don Ganem, Xiaolin Zhang, Paul O. P. Ts’o, Mitchell Lewis, Michele A. Kercher, Geoffrey Chang, Nancy C. Horton and Helen C. Pace and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Ponzy Lu

41 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Crystal Structure of the Lactose Operon Repressor and... 1977 2026 1993 2009 1996 1977 200 400 600
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.

  1. Crystal Structure of the Lactose Operon Repressor and Its Complexes with DNA and Inducer
    1996 636 citations Mitchell Lewis, Geoffrey Chang et al. Science profile →
  2. Genetic studies of the lac repressor
    1977 449 citations Jeffrey H Miller, Ponzy Lu et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ponzy Lu United States 21 2.4k 717 328 309 157 41 2.8k
G.G. Kneale United Kingdom 32 2.6k 1.1× 630 0.9× 333 1.0× 327 1.1× 97 0.6× 103 3.0k
Stephen J. Benkovic United States 32 2.7k 1.1× 441 0.6× 353 1.1× 256 0.8× 57 0.4× 57 3.4k
Alastair I.H. Murchie United Kingdom 36 4.8k 2.0× 468 0.7× 204 0.6× 467 1.5× 164 1.0× 67 5.2k
Jane E. Ladner United States 31 3.1k 1.3× 316 0.4× 674 2.1× 226 0.7× 159 1.0× 54 3.8k
Gota Kawai Japan 31 2.7k 1.1× 308 0.4× 304 0.9× 309 1.0× 130 0.8× 157 3.0k
F. L. Suddath United States 23 2.9k 1.2× 334 0.5× 507 1.5× 163 0.5× 143 0.9× 43 3.3k
Henry Paulus United States 36 4.0k 1.7× 676 0.9× 729 2.2× 315 1.0× 236 1.5× 95 4.9k
Tomasz Heyduk United States 36 3.1k 1.3× 1.3k 1.8× 355 1.1× 680 2.2× 91 0.6× 87 3.7k
David E. Anderson United States 23 2.5k 1.0× 530 0.7× 729 2.2× 229 0.7× 103 0.7× 43 3.4k
Albert J. Wahba United States 26 1.9k 0.8× 396 0.6× 206 0.6× 250 0.8× 93 0.6× 44 2.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ponzy Lu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ponzy Lu

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

All Works

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Baldwin, Donald, et al.. (2005). Cooperativity of paired oligonucleotide probes for microarray hybridization assays. Analytical Biochemistry. 342(1). 59–68. 9 indexed citations
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Gifford, Lida K., et al.. (2005). Stemless self-quenching reporter molecules identify target sequences in mRNA. Analytical Biochemistry. 347(1). 77–88. 7 indexed citations
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MacDonald, Douglas & Ponzy Lu. (2002). Residual dipolar couplings in nucleic acid structure determination. Current Opinion in Structural Biology. 12(3). 337–343. 42 indexed citations
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Fried, Michael G., Douglas F. Stickle, Karen Smirnakis, et al.. (2002). Role of Hydration in the Binding of lac Repressor to DNA. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(52). 50676–50682. 42 indexed citations
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MacDonald, Douglas & Ponzy Lu. (2002). Determination of DNA Structure in Solution:  Enzymatic Deuteration of the Ribose 2‘ Carbon. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 124(33). 9722–9723. 12 indexed citations
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MacDonald, Douglas, et al.. (2001). Solution structure of an A-tract DNA bend. Journal of Molecular Biology. 306(5). 1081–1098. 136 indexed citations
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Horton, Nancy C., et al.. (1997). Escherichia coli lac repressor-lac operator interaction and the influence of allosteric effectors. Journal of Molecular Biology. 265(1). 1–7. 18 indexed citations
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Pace, Helen C., Michele A. Kercher, Ponzy Lu, et al.. (1997). Lac repressor genetic map in real space. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 22(9). 334–339. 44 indexed citations
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Lewis, Mitchell, Geoffrey Chang, Nancy C. Horton, et al.. (1996). Crystal Structure of the Lactose Operon Repressor and Its Complexes with DNA and Inducer. Science. 271(5253). 1247–1254. 636 indexed citations breakdown →
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Valentine, Kathleen G., et al.. (1996). Lac repressor–operator interaction: N-terminal peptide backbone1H and15N chemical shifts upon complex formation with DNA. Journal of Molecular Recognition. 9(1). 13–22. 1 indexed citations
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Rastinejad, Fraydoon, Caryn Evilia, & Ponzy Lu. (1995). [23] Studies of nucleic acids and their protein interactions by 19F NMR. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 261. 560–575. 35 indexed citations
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Nick, Harry S., et al.. (1991). In vivo interaction of Escherichia coli lac repressor N-terminal fragments with the lac operator. Journal of Molecular Biology. 219(4). 623–634. 26 indexed citations
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Cook, James M., Gary Holtom, & Ponzy Lu. (1990). Detection of protein-DNA complex formation by time-resolved fluorescence depolarization of bound ethidium bromide. Analytical Biochemistry. 190(2). 331–339. 4 indexed citations
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Lee, Hyun Joo, et al.. (1990). Lac repressor-operator interaction: DNA length dependence. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression. 1087(1). 55–60. 23 indexed citations
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Metzler, William J. & Ponzy Lu. (1989). λ cro Represser complex with OR3 operator DNA. Journal of Molecular Biology. 205(1). 149–164. 29 indexed citations
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Nick, Harry S., et al.. (1982). lac operon operator DNA: Isolation and trimming for NMR spectroscopy. Analytical Biochemistry. 120(1). 52–58. 11 indexed citations
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Lu, Ponzy, et al.. (1980). LAC REPRESSOR. Biophysical Journal. 32(1). 450–452. 1 indexed citations
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Cohn, Mildred, et al.. (1979). NMR and biochemistry : a symposium honoring Mildred Cohn. M. Dekker eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Ts’o, Paul O. P. & Ponzy Lu. (1964). INTERACTION OF NUCLEIC ACIDS, I. PHYSICAL BINDING OF THYMINE, ADENINE, STEROIDS, AND AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS TO NUCLEIC ACIDS. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 51(1). 17–24. 152 indexed citations

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