Randall K. Saiki

42.2k citations

39 papers · 32.0k indexed · 9 hit papers · h-index 29

Molecular Biology top 0.1%
Genetics top 0.05%
Epidemiology top 0.5%
Immunology top 0.5%
Ecology top 0.5%

Co-authors: Kary B. Mullis Glenn T. Horn Stephen J. Scharf Russell Higuchi David H. Gelfand Norman Arnheim S. Scharf Teodorica L. Bugawan
Topics: T-cell and B-cell Immunology (9 papers)Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders (8 papers)Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (6 papers)
Cited by: Genetics Molecular Biology Virology
Journals: Nature Science New England Journal of Medicine
Partner nations: United States Poland France

In The Last Decade

Randall K. Saiki

39 papers receiving 30.3k 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.

Primer-Directed Enzymatic Amplification of DNA with a Thermostable DNA Polymerase

1988 14.5k citations Randall K. Saiki, David H. Gelfand et al. profile →
Enzymatic Amplification of β-Globin Genomic Sequences and Restriction Site Analysis for Diagnosis of Sickle Cell Anemia

1985 7.0k citations Randall K. Saiki, Kary B. Mullis et al. profile →
A general method ofin vitropreparation and specific mutagenesis of DNA fragments: study of protein and DNA interactions

1988 2.2k citations Russell Higuchi, Randall K. Saiki et al. profile →
Specific Enzymatic Amplification of DNA In Vitro: The Polymerase Chain Reaction

1986 2.1k citations Kary B. Mullis, S. Scharf et al. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology profile →
Analysis of enzymatically amplified β-globin and HLA-DQα DNA with allele-specific oligonucleotide probes

1986 1.5k citations Randall K. Saiki, Teodorica L. Bugawan et al. Nature profile →
Genetic analysis of amplified DNA with immobilized sequence-specific oligonucleotide probes.

1989 767 citations Randall K. Saiki, P. Sean Walsh et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Amplification and analysis of DNA sequences in single human sperm and diploid cells

1988 499 citations Honghua Li, Ulf Gyllensten et al. Nature profile →
Characterization of β-thalassaemia mutations using direct genomic sequencing of amplified single copy DNA

1987 433 citations Randall K. Saiki, Russell Higuchi et al. Nature profile →
Enzymatic amplification of beta-globin genomic sequences and restriction site analysis for diagnosis of sickle cell anemia. 1985.

1992 362 citations Randall K. Saiki, S. Scharf et al. PubMed profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The inflammatory disease–associated variants in IL12B and IL23R are not associated with rheumatoid arthritis 2008 ·Arthritis & Rheumatism ·Monica Chang,Randall K. Saiki,(unknown),(unknown),Annette H M van der Helm–van Mil,René E. M. Toes,T. Huizinga,Kristin G. Ardlie,Lindsey A. Criswell,Michael F. Seldin,Christopher I. Amos,Daniel L. Kastner,Peter K. Gregersen,Steven J. Schrodi,Ann B. Begovich	31
2	The functional −169T→C single‐nucleotide polymorphism in FCRL3 is not associated with rheumatoid arthritis in white North Americans 2006 ·Arthritis & Rheumatism ·Xiaolan Hu,Monica Chang,Randall K. Saiki,(unknown),Ann B. Begovich,Kristin Ardlie,Lindsey A. Criswell,Michael F. Seldin,Christopher I. Amos,Peter K. Gregersen,Daniel L. Kastner,Elaine F. Remmers	39
3	Genetic markers of male infertility: Y chromosome microdeletions and cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance gene mutations. 2001 ·PubMed ·Jadranka Sertić,Petar Cvitković,Angela Myers,Randall K. Saiki,Ana Stavljenić-Rukavina	16
4	Analysis of 16 cystic fibrosis mutations in Mexican patients 1997 ·American Journal of Medical Genetics ·(unknown),Augusto Rojas-Martı́nez,(unknown),J. M. Cantú,(unknown),Randall K. Saiki,Hugo A. Barrera‐Saldaña	11
5	Reverse dot‐blot detection of Thai β‐thalassaemia mutations 1995 ·British Journal of Haematology ·Pranee Sutcharitchan,Randall K. Saiki,Suthat Fucharoen,Pranee Winichagoon,(unknown),Stephen H. Embury	36
6	High-level expression, purification, and enzymatic characterization of full-length Thermus aquaticus DNA polymerase and a truncated form deficient in 5' to 3' exonuclease activity. 1993 ·Genome Research ·(unknown),(unknown),Randall K. Saiki,Sui‐Yuan Chang,Phoebe Landre,Richard D. Abramson,David H. Gelfand	178
7	[27] Genetic analysis using polymerase chain reaction-amplified DNA and immobilized oligonucleotide probes: Reverse dot-blot typing 1993 ·Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Ernest S. Kawasaki,Randall K. Saiki,(unknown)	39
8	Genetic diversity within the HLA Class II region: Ten new DPB1 alleles and their population distribution 1992 ·Tissue Antigens ·Priscilla Moonsamy,V.C. Suraj,Teodorica L. Bugawan,Randall K. Saiki,Mark Stoneking,Jean Roudier,(unknown),Adrian V. S. Hill,A. B. Begovich	41
9	Genetic diversity within the HLA Class II region: Ten new DPB1 alleles and their population distribution 1992 ·Tissue Antigens ·Priscilla Moonsamy,V.C. Suraj,Teodorica L. Bugawan,Randall K. Saiki,Mark Stoneking,Jean Roudier,(unknown),Adrian V. S. Hill,A. B. Begovich	16
10	Specific enzymatic amplification of DNA in vitro: the polymerase chain reaction. 1986. 1992 ·PubMed ·Kary B. Mullis,(unknown),S. Scharf,Randall K. Saiki,Glenn T. Horn,(unknown)	54
11	HLA‐DR, DO AND DP TYPING USING PCR AMPLIFICATION AND IMMOBILIZED PROBES 1991 ·International Journal of Immunogenetics ·(unknown),Teodorica L. Bugawan,A. B. Begovich,S. Scharf,(unknown),Randall K. Saiki,Russell Higuchi,P. Sean Walsh	161
12	Isolation, Characterization, and Expression in Escherichia coli of the DNA Polymerase Gene from Thermus aquaticus 1989 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·(unknown),(unknown),Randall K. Saiki,K B Myambo,Robert J. Drummond,David H. Gelfand	260
13	Amplification and analysis of DNA sequences in single human sperm and diploid cellsbreakdown → 1988 ·Nature ·Honghua Li,Ulf Gyllensten,Xiangfeng Cui,Randall K. Saiki,(unknown),Norman Arnheim	499
14	Diagnosis of Sickle Cell Anemia and β-Thalassemia with Enzymatically Amplified DNA and Nonradioactive Allele-Specific Oligonucleotide Probes 1988 ·New England Journal of Medicine ·Randall K. Saiki,C. C. Chang,Corey Levenson,(unknown),Corinne D. Boehm,Haig H. Kazazian,(unknown)	230
15	The Use of Non-Radioactive Oligonucleotide Probes to Analyze Enzymatically Amplified DNA for Prenatal Diagnosis and Forensic HLA Typing 1988 ·Nature Biotechnology ·Teodorica L. Bugawan,Randall K. Saiki,Corey Levenson,(unknown),(unknown)	70
16	Analysis of DNA extracted from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues by enzymatic amplification and hybridization with sequence-specific oligonucleotides 1987 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Chaka C. Impraim,Randall K. Saiki,(unknown),Raymond L. Teplitz	210
17	Specific Enzymatic Amplification of DNA In Vitro: The Polymerase Chain Reactionbreakdown → 1986 ·Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology ·Kary B. Mullis,(unknown),S. Scharf,Randall K. Saiki,Glenn T. Horn,(unknown)	2064
18	DNA sequence and characterization of human class II major histocompatibility complex beta chains from the DR1 haplotype. 1985 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·J I Bell,Pila Estess,Tom St. John,Randall K. Saiki,Diane Watling,(unknown),Hugh O. McDevitt	91
19	Analysis by molecular cloning of the human class II genes. 1984 ·PubMed ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Randall K. Saiki	19
20	Mutants of Agrobacterium tumefaciens with temperature sensitivity in respect to their tumor inducing ability 1977 ·Molecular and General Genetics MGG ·(unknown),M P Gordon,Randall K. Saiki,Georg Melchers	3

About Randall K. Saiki

Randall K. Saiki is a scholar working on Genetics, Hematology and Immunology, having authored 39 papers that have together received 32.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include T-cell and B-cell Immunology (9 papers), Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders (8 papers) and Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Genetics (6.8k citations), Molecular Biology (16.5k citations) and Virology (947 citations). Randall K. Saiki has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Poland and France. Frequent co-authors include Kary B. Mullis, Glenn T. Horn, Stephen J. Scharf, Russell Higuchi, David H. Gelfand, Norman Arnheim, S. Scharf, Teodorica L. Bugawan, P. Sean Walsh and C. Levenson. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

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