R. B. Setlow

20.4k total citations · 8 hit papers
227 papers, 15.9k citations indexed

About

R. B. Setlow is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, R. B. Setlow has authored 227 papers receiving a total of 15.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 144 papers in Molecular Biology, 45 papers in Cancer Research and 22 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in R. B. Setlow's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (75 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (53 papers) and Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (42 papers). R. B. Setlow is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (75 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (53 papers) and Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (42 papers). R. B. Setlow collaborates with scholars based in United States, Norway and Japan. R. B. Setlow's co-authors include W. L. Carrier, James D. Regan, Ronald W. Hart, A.D. Woodhead, Jane K. Setlow, Philip C. Hanawalt, E. Grist, P. A. Swenson, Richard P. Boyce and F.J. Bollum and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

R. B. Setlow

225 papers receiving 14.0k 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.

Cancer risks attributable to low doses of ionizing radiation: Assessing what we really know

2003 1.3k citations R. B. Setlow et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
The Wavelengths in Sunlight Effective in Producing Skin Cancer: A Theoretical Analysis

1974 921 citations R. B. Setlow Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THYMINE DIMERS FROM DNA: AN ERROR-CORRECTING MECHANISM

1964 786 citations R. B. Setlow et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Wavelengths effective in induction of malignant melanoma.

1993 566 citations R. B. Setlow, A.D. Woodhead et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Correlation Between Deoxyribonucleic Acid Excision-Repair and Life-Span in a Number of Mammalian Species

1974 533 citations Ronald W. Hart, R. B. Setlow Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Molecular Mechanisms for Repair of DNA

1975 514 citations R. B. Setlow et al. profile →
Pyrimidine dimers in ultraviolet-irradiated DNA's

1966 465 citations R. B. Setlow et al. profile →
Repair deficient human disorders and cancer

1978 386 citations R. B. Setlow Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. B. Setlow United States	61	9.8k	3.2k	2.0k	1.7k	1.5k	227	15.9k
Jean Cadet France	86	16.6k 1.7×	4.1k 1.3×	2.8k 1.4×	1.6k 0.9×	2.1k 1.4×	469	26.6k
James E. Cleaver United States	63	11.8k 1.2×	4.8k 1.5×	921 0.5×	1.5k 0.9×	2.7k 1.8×	257	14.5k
Thierry Douki France	70	9.5k 1.0×	2.5k 0.8×	3.1k 1.6×	1.8k 1.0×	1.0k 0.7×	275	17.7k
A. C. Allison United Kingdom	91	6.9k 0.7×	1.2k 0.4×	333 0.2×	654 0.4×	1.9k 1.3×	391	26.8k
Jean‐Luc Ravanat France	64	7.9k 0.8×	2.1k 0.7×	930 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	908 0.6×	181	13.6k
Lawrence I. Grossman United States	71	11.4k 1.2×	1.7k 0.5×	428 0.2×	868 0.5×	1.0k 0.7×	302	15.9k
A Currie United Kingdom	34	14.9k 1.5×	2.2k 0.7×	231 0.1×	983 0.6×	3.0k 2.0×	134	23.6k
Gerd P. Pfeifer United States	88	19.3k 2.0×	4.7k 1.5×	1.1k 0.5×	1.3k 0.8×	3.5k 2.3×	285	24.9k
Donald D. Brown United States	91	14.0k 1.4×	868 0.3×	291 0.1×	2.2k 1.3×	767 0.5×	373	25.8k
Richard J. Simpson Australia	91	27.6k 2.8×	9.4k 2.9×	560 0.3×	3.1k 1.8×	5.2k 3.5×	558	42.5k

Countries citing papers authored by R. B. Setlow

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of R. B. Setlow's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by R. B. Setlow with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites R. B. Setlow more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by R. B. Setlow

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by R. B. Setlow. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by R. B. Setlow. The network helps show where R. B. Setlow may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. B. Setlow

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

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Moan, Johan, Alina Carmen Porojnicu, Arne Dahlback, & R. B. Setlow. (2008). Addressing the health benefits and risks, involving vitamin D or skin cancer, of increased sun exposure. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(2). 668–673. 177 indexed citations

Wood, Simon, Marianne Berwick, Ronald D. Ley, et al.. (2006). UV causation of melanoma in Xiphophorus is dominated by melanin photosensitized oxidant production. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(11). 4111–4115. 96 indexed citations

Setlow, R. B.. (1999). The U.S. National Research Council's views of the radiation hazards in space. Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis. 430(2). 169–175. 31 indexed citations

Heil, Jürgen, et al.. (1991). Genotoxicity of the fungicide dichlofluanid in seven assays. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis. 17(1). 20–26. 8 indexed citations

Shima, Akihiro & R. B. Setlow. (1985). Establishment of a Cell Line (PF Line) from a Gynogenetic Teleost, Poecilia formosa (Girard) and Characterization of Its Repair Ability of UV-Induced DNA Damage(Cell Biology). ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 2(4). 477–483. 3 indexed citations

Shima, Akihiro & R. B. Setlow. (1985). Establishment and characterization of a cell line pf line from a gynogenetic teleost poecilia formosa with special reference to dna repair capabilities. Journal of Radiation Research. 26(1). 45. 1 indexed citations

Ahmed, Farid & R. B. Setlow. (1979). DNA repair in xeroderma pigmentosum cells treated with combinations of ultraviolet radiation and N-acetoxy-2-acetylaminofluorene.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 39(2 Pt 1). 471–9. 45 indexed citations

Woodhead, A.D., et al.. (1979). Migration of intraperitoneally injected thyroid cells in the Amazon molly, Poecilia formosa.. PubMed. 39(7 Pt 1). 2698–703. 5 indexed citations

Setlow, R. B., A.D. Woodhead, & Ronald W. Hart. (1978). Identical genetic material as a source for studies of cell injury. Animal model: Damage to DNA in the Amazon molly by physical and chemical agents.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 91(1). 213–6. 1 indexed citations

10.

Chang, Chia‐Cheng, Steven M. D’Ambrosio, Roger A. Schultz, James E. Trosko, & R. B. Setlow. (1978). Modification of UV-induced mutation frequencies in Chinese hamster cells by dose fractionation, cycloheximide and caffeine treatments. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 52(2). 231–245. 31 indexed citations

11.

Ahmed, Farid & R. B. Setlow. (1977). DNA repair in V-79 cells treated with combinations of ultraviolet radiation and N-acetoxy-2-acetylaminofluorene.. PubMed. 37(9). 3414–9. 42 indexed citations

12.

Setlow, R. B. & Jane K. Setlow. (1970). Macromolecular synthesis in irradiated bacteria. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 9(4). 434–436. 4 indexed citations

13.

Setlow, R. B.. (1968). The Photochemistry, Photobiology, and Repair of Polynucleotides. Progress in nucleic acid research and molecular biology. 8. 257–295. 154 indexed citations

14.

Pady, S. M., C. L. Kramer, R. D. Goos, et al.. (1967). Notes and Brief Articles. Mycologia. 59(4). 714–743. 5 indexed citations

15.

Setlow, Jane K. & R. B. Setlow. (1967). Contribution of Dimers containing Cytosine to Ultra-violet Inactivation of Transforming DNA. Nature. 213(5079). 907–909. 13 indexed citations

16.

Setlow, R. B.. (1966). Cyclobutane-Type Pyrimidine Dimers in Polynucleotides. Science. 153(3734). 379–386. 274 indexed citations

17.

McGrath, R.A., Richard W. Williams, & R. B. Setlow. (1964). Increased ³ H-thymidine Incorporation into DNA of Irradiated Slime Mould. International Journal of Radiation Biology and Related Studies in Physics Chemistry and Medicine. 8(4). 373–380. 9 indexed citations

18.

Setlow, R. B., et al.. (1964). Inactivation of Soluble Ribonucleic Acid by Electron Irradiation. Radiation Research. 22(4). 579–579. 2 indexed citations

19.

Preiss, John W. & R. B. Setlow. (1956). Spectra of Some Amino Acids, Peptides, Nucleic Acids, and Protein in the Vacuum Ultraviolet. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 25(1). 138–141. 54 indexed citations

20.

Setlow, R. B. & Barbara Doyle. (1954). The effect of temperature on the ultraviolet light inactivation of trypsin. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 48(2). 441–447. 8 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact