Ralph Scully

31.0k citations

80 papers · 11.9k indexed · 6 hit papers · h-index 46

Impact in

Molecular Biology top 0.2%
- DNA Repair Mechanisms
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
- Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
Aging top 1%

Papers in ⓘ

Molecular Biology 78
- DNA Repair Mechanisms 67
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering 44
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics 21
- RNA Research and Splicing 4
Genetics 26
- BRCA gene mutations in cancer 22

Co-authors: David M. Livingston (17 shared papers)Anyong Xie (18 shared papers)Nicholas A. Willis (19 shared papers)Junjie Chen (4 shared papers)Jean Feunteun (4 shared papers)Arvind Panday (7 shared papers)Rajula Elango (6 shared papers)Andrea J. Hartlerode (7 shared papers)
Journals: Molecular Cell (12 papers)Cell (5 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (5 papers)DNA repair (4 papers)Molecular and Cellular Biology (4 papers)
Partner nations: United States France United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Ralph Scully

80 papers receiving 11.7k citations

Hit Papers

6 papers align trajectories log scale

DNA double-strand break repair-pathway choice in somatic mammalian cells 2019 · 930 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2019 Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
2008 Cell
2000 Nature
2000 Cell
1997 Cell
1997 Cell

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by Ralph Scully

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Ralph Scully'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 Ralph Scully with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Ralph Scully more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Ralph Scully

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Ralph Scully. 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 Ralph Scully. The network helps show where Ralph Scully may publish in the future.

Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Ralph Scully, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

Border = papers with Ralph Scully Line = papers co-authored together Ralph Scully links everyone, so they are left out of the graph.

All Works

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

20 of 20 papers shown

Showing the 20 most-cited of 80 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.

#	Work
1	Association of BRCA1 with Rad51 in Mitotic and Meiotic Cells Cell ·Ralph Scully, Junjie Chen, Annemieke W. Plug, Yonghong Xiao, David R. Weaver, Jean Feunteun, Terry Ashley, David M. Livingston Hit paper breakdown →	1997	1186
2	DNA double-strand break repair-pathway choice in somatic mammalian cells Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology ·Ralph Scully, Arvind Panday, Rajula Elango, Nicholas A. Willis Hit paper breakdown →	2019	930
3	Involvement of the TIP60 Histone Acetylase Complex in DNA Repair and Apoptosis Cell ·Tsuyoshi Ikura, Vasily Ogryzko, Mikhaïl Grigoriev, Regina Groisman, Jin Wang, Masami Horikoshi, Ralph Scully, Jun Qin, Yoshihiro Nakatani Hit paper breakdown →	2000	849
4	Dynamic Changes of BRCA1 Subnuclear Location and Phosphorylation State Are Initiated by DNA Damage Cell ·Ralph Scully, Junjie Chen, Robert Ochs, Kathleen S. Keegan, Merl F. Hoekstra, Jean Feunteun, David M. Livingston Hit paper breakdown →	1997	748
5	SIRT1 Redistribution on Chromatin Promotes Genomic Stability but Alters Gene Expression during Aging Cell ·Philipp Oberdoerffer, Shaday Michán, Michael McVay, Raúl Mostoslavsky, James M. Vann, Sang-Kyu Park, Andrea J. Hartlerode, Judith Stegmüller, Angela Hafner, Patrick Loerch, Sarah Wright, Kevin D. Mills, Azad Bonni, Bruce A. Yankner, Ralph Scully, Tomas A. Prolla, Frederick W. Alt, David Sinclair Hit paper breakdown →	2008	649
6	In search of the tumour-suppressor functions of BRCA1 and BRCA2 Nature ·Ralph Scully, David M. Livingston Hit paper breakdown →	2000	515
7	Stable Interaction between the Products of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 Tumor Suppressor Genes in Mitotic and Meiotic Cells Molecular Cell ·Junjie Chen, Daniel P. Silver, Deepika Walpita, Sharon B. Cantor, Adi F. Gazdar, Gail E. Tomlinson, Fergus J. Couch, Barbara L. Weber, Terry Ashley, David M. Livingston, Ralph Scully	1998	485
8	Increased ionizing radiation sensitivity and genomic instability in the absence of histone H2AX Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Craig H. Bassing, Katrin F. Chua, JoAnn Sekiguchi, Heikyung Suh, Scott Whitlow, James C. Fleming, Brianna Monroe, David Ciccone, Catherine T. Yan, Kateřina Vlasáková, David M. Livingston, David O. Ferguson, Ralph Scully, Frederick W. Alt	2002	450
9	Functional interactions between BRCA1 and the checkpoint kinase ATR during genotoxic stress Genes & Development ·Randal S. Tibbetts, David Cortez, Kathryn M. Brumbaugh, Ralph Scully, David M. Livingston, Stephen J. Elledge, Robert T. Abraham	2000	408
10	The nuclear hormone receptor coactivator SRC-1 is a specific target of p300. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Tso‐Pang Yao, Grace Ku, Najing Zhou, Ralph Scully, David M. Livingston	1996	378
11	BRCA1 is a component of the RNA polymerase II holoenzyme Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Ralph Scully, Stephen F. Anderson, David M. Chao, Wanjiang Wei, Liyan Ye, Richard A. Young, David M. Livingston, Jeffrey D. Parvin	1997	370
12	Localization of human BRCA1 and its loss in high-grade, non-inherited breast carcinomas Nature Genetics ·Cindy Wilson, Lillian Ramos, Maria R. Villaseñor, Karl H. Anders, Michael F. Press, Kathy Clarke, Beth Y. Karlan, Jun-Jie Chen, Ralph Scully, David M. Livingston, Robert H. Zuch, Michael H. Kanter, Sylvan Cohen, Frank J. Calzone, Dennis J. Slamon	1999	347
13	Combining a PI3K Inhibitor with a PARP Inhibitor Provides an Effective Therapy for BRCA1-Related Breast Cancer Cancer Discovery ·Ashish Juvekar, Laura N. Burga, Hai Hu, Elaine P. Lunsford, Yasir H. Ibrahim, Judith Balmañà, Anbazhagan Rajendran, Antonella Papa, Katherine Spencer, Costas A. Lyssiotis, Caterina Nardella, Pier Paolo Pandolfi, José Baselga, Ralph Scully, John M. Asara, Lewis C. Cantley, Gerburg M. Wulf	2012	336
14	Genetic Analysis of BRCA1 Function in a Defined Tumor Cell Line Molecular Cell ·Ralph Scully, Shridar Ganesan, Kateřina Vlasáková, Junjie Chen, Merav Socolovsky, David M. Livingston	1999	295
15	Mechanisms of double-strand break repair in somatic mammalian cells Biochemical Journal ·Andrea J. Hartlerode, Ralph Scully	2009	278
16	Role of mammalian Mre11 in classical and alternative nonhomologous end joining Nature Structural & Molecular Biology ·Anyong Xie, Amy Kwok, Ralph Scully	2009	265
17	RAP80-directed tuning of BRCA1 homologous recombination function at ionizing radiation-induced nuclear foci Genes & Development ·Yiduo Hu, Ralph Scully, Bijan Sobhian, Anyong Xie, Elena Shestakova, David M. Livingston	2011	189
18	Double strand break repair functions of histone H2AX Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis ·Ralph Scully, Anyong Xie	2013	186
19	Distinct Roles of Chromatin-Associated Proteins MDC1 and 53BP1 in Mammalian Double-Strand Break Repair Molecular Cell ·Anyong Xie, Andrea J. Hartlerode, Manuel Stucki, Shobu Odate, Nadine Puget, Amy Kwok, Ganesh Nagaraju, Catherine T. Yan, Frederick W. Alt, Junjie Chen, Stephen P. Jackson, Ralph Scully	2007	182
20	Control of Sister Chromatid Recombination by Histone H2AX Molecular Cell ·Anyong Xie, Nadine Puget, In‐Bo Shim, Shobu Odate, Ingeborga Jarzyna, Craig H. Bassing, Frederick W. Alt, Ralph Scully	2004	176

About Ralph Scully

Ralph Scully is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics, Oncology, Aging and Cancer Research, having authored 80 papers that have together received 11.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (67 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (44 papers), BRCA gene mutations in cancer (22 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (21 papers), PARP inhibition in cancer therapy (15 papers), Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (6 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (4 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (10.1k citations), Aging (248 citations), Oncology (3.4k citations), Genetics (3.3k citations) and Cancer Research (1.8k citations). Ralph Scully has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include David M. Livingston, Anyong Xie, Nicholas A. Willis, Junjie Chen, Jean Feunteun, Arvind Panday, Rajula Elango, Andrea J. Hartlerode, Terry Ashley and Yonghong Xiao. Their work appears in journals such as Molecular Cell, Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, DNA repair and Molecular and Cellular Biology.

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