R. Rogers Yocum

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

R. Rogers Yocum is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Rogers Yocum has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Genetics and 5 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in R. Rogers Yocum's work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (7 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (6 papers) and Fungal and yeast genetics research (5 papers). R. Rogers Yocum is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (7 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (6 papers) and Fungal and yeast genetics research (5 papers). R. Rogers Yocum collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Netherlands. R. Rogers Yocum's co-authors include Mark Ptashne, L Guarente, W. W. Webb, Lawrence S Barak, Robert W. West, Jack L. Strominger, Eugene A. Nothnagel, Robert West, Robert T. Sauer and Mitchell Lewis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

R. Rogers Yocum

31 papers receiving 2.9k 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. A GAL10-CYC1 hybrid yeast promoter identifies the GAL4 regulatory region as an upstream site.
    1982 535 citations L Guarente, R. Rogers Yocum et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. Rogers Yocum United States 23 2.4k 533 463 256 239 31 3.2k
José G. Gavilanes Spain 36 2.5k 1.1× 461 0.9× 307 0.7× 428 1.7× 135 0.6× 194 4.5k
Wayne Wray United States 15 2.7k 1.1× 521 1.0× 530 1.1× 484 1.9× 135 0.6× 35 4.2k
Masao Kawakita Japan 38 3.3k 1.4× 508 1.0× 452 1.0× 228 0.9× 121 0.5× 138 4.1k
Jonathan M. Gershoni Israel 30 2.6k 1.1× 304 0.6× 321 0.7× 228 0.9× 278 1.2× 87 4.1k
Virginia P. Wray United States 6 2.2k 0.9× 416 0.8× 445 1.0× 329 1.3× 104 0.4× 9 3.4k
Ronald Lee Hancock United States 2 2.1k 0.9× 405 0.8× 435 0.9× 322 1.3× 103 0.4× 3 3.4k
Arnold L. Shapiro United States 7 2.4k 1.0× 391 0.7× 419 0.9× 306 1.2× 226 0.9× 8 3.8k
C. Bordier Switzerland 18 2.2k 0.9× 307 0.6× 704 1.5× 319 1.2× 76 0.3× 30 4.7k
Louann W. Murray United States 12 3.1k 1.3× 722 1.4× 458 1.0× 237 0.9× 102 0.4× 21 4.7k
Aldis Darzins United States 21 2.6k 1.1× 794 1.5× 326 0.7× 267 1.0× 249 1.0× 31 3.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yocum, R. Rogers, et al.. (2023). High spontaneous integration rates of end-modified linear DNAs upon mammalian cell transfection. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 6835–6835. 10 indexed citations
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Smith, Benjamin R., et al.. (2017). Array-based detection of isomeric and analogous analytes employing synthetically modified fluorophore attached β-cyclodextrin derivatives. New Journal of Chemistry. 41(23). 14431–14437. 9 indexed citations
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Yocum, R. Rogers, et al.. (1996). Cloning and characterization of the metE gene encoding S-adenosylmethionine synthetase from Bacillus subtilis. Journal of Bacteriology. 178(15). 4604–4610. 38 indexed citations
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Bower, S G, John B. Perkins, R. Rogers Yocum, et al.. (1995). Cloning and characterization of the Bacillus subtilis birA gene encoding a repressor of the biotin operon. Journal of Bacteriology. 177(9). 2572–2575. 51 indexed citations
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Balakrishnan, R., Mirjam Fröhlich, P Rahaim, Keith Backman, & R. Rogers Yocum. (1993). Appendix. Cloning and sequence of the gene encoding enzyme E-1 from the methionine salvage pathway of Klebsiella oxytoca.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 268(33). 24792–24795. 19 indexed citations
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Yocum, R. Rogers, et al.. (1984). Use of lacZ Fusions to Delimit Regulatory Elements of the Inducible Divergent GAL1-GAL10 Promoter in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 4(10). 1985–1998. 89 indexed citations
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Yocum, R. Rogers, et al.. (1984). Use of lacZ fusions to delimit regulatory elements of the inducible divergent GAL1-GAL10 promoter in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 4(10). 1985–1998. 295 indexed citations
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West, Robert W., R. Rogers Yocum, & Mark Ptashne. (1984). Saccharomyces cerevisiae GAL1-GAL10 Divergent Promoter Region: Location and Function of the Upstream Activating Sequence UAS G. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 4(11). 2467–2478. 366 indexed citations
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Guarente, L, et al.. (1982). A GAL10-CYC1 hybrid yeast promoter identifies the GAL4 regulatory region as an upstream site.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 79(23). 7410–7414. 535 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sauer, Robert T., R. Rogers Yocum, Russell F. Doolittle, Mitchell Lewis, & Carl O. Pabo. (1982). Homology among DNA-binding proteins suggests use of a conserved super-secondary structure. Nature. 298(5873). 447–451. 386 indexed citations
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Barak, Larry S. & R. Rogers Yocum. (1981). 7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazole (NBD)-phallacidin: Synthesis of a fluorescent actin probe. Analytical Biochemistry. 110(1). 31–38. 50 indexed citations
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Yocum, R. Rogers, David J. Waxman, & Jack L. Strominger. (1980). Interaction of penicillin with its receptors in bacterial membranes. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 5(4). 97–101. 18 indexed citations
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Barak, Lawrence S, R. Rogers Yocum, Eugene A. Nothnagel, & W. W. Webb. (1980). Fluorescence staining of the actin cytoskeleton in living cells with 7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazole-phallacidin.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 77(2). 980–984. 406 indexed citations
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Waxman, David J., R. Rogers Yocum, & Jack L. Strominger. (1980). Penicillins and cephalosporins are active site-directed acylating agents: evidence in support of the substrate analogue hypothesis. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 289(1036). 257–271. 41 indexed citations
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Yocum, R. Rogers, David J. Waxman, James R. Rasmussen, & Jack L. Strominger. (1979). Mechanism of penicillin action: penicillin and substrate bind covalently to the same active site serine in two bacterial D-alanine carboxypeptidases.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 76(6). 2730–2734. 95 indexed citations
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Lipscomb, William N., et al.. (1978). Conformation of the mushroom toxin β-amanitin in the crystalline state. Biochemistry. 17(18). 3790–3795. 45 indexed citations
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McCune, Joseph M., et al.. (1975). Enhanced representation of HL-A antigens on human lymphocytes after mitogenesis induced by phytohemagglutinin or Epstein-Barr virus.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 72(8). 3206–3209. 49 indexed citations
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Blumberg, Peter M., et al.. (1974). Binding of [14C]Penicillin G to the Membrane-bound and the Purified d-Alanine Carboxypeptidases from Bacillus stearothermophilus and Bacillus subtilis and Its Release. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 249(21). 6828–6835. 33 indexed citations

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