Reed B. Wickner

20.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
277 papers, 16.0k citations indexed

About

Reed B. Wickner is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Reed B. Wickner has authored 277 papers receiving a total of 16.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 234 papers in Molecular Biology, 82 papers in Plant Science and 79 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Reed B. Wickner's work include Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (127 papers), Neurological diseases and metabolism (79 papers) and Plant Virus Research Studies (76 papers). Reed B. Wickner is often cited by papers focused on Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (127 papers), Neurological diseases and metabolism (79 papers) and Plant Virus Research Studies (76 papers). Reed B. Wickner collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Belgium. Reed B. Wickner's co-authors include Herman K. Edskes, Frank Shewmaker, Robert Tycko, Daniel C. Masison, Ulrich Baxa, Jonathan D. Dinman, T Icho, Dmitry Kryndushkin, Alasdair C. Steven and Michael J. Leibowitz and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Reed B. Wickner

277 papers receiving 15.5k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. The molecular biology of the yeast saccharomyces: Metabolism and gene expression
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Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Reed B. Wickner 13.1k 3.5k 3.1k 2.5k 2.1k 277 16.0k
Detlev Riesner 5.4k 0.4× 1.9k 0.5× 1.3k 0.4× 1.0k 0.4× 898 0.4× 174 7.6k
Rudi Glockshuber 9.3k 0.7× 303 0.1× 2.0k 0.6× 2.1k 0.9× 921 0.4× 171 11.9k
Markus Aebi 14.0k 1.1× 1.8k 0.5× 178 0.1× 537 0.2× 556 0.3× 218 18.1k
Mick F. Tuite 9.4k 0.7× 911 0.3× 1.3k 0.4× 971 0.4× 76 0.0× 196 10.7k
Rudi Lurz 8.3k 0.6× 965 0.3× 295 0.1× 133 0.1× 608 0.3× 164 11.9k
Axel Mogk 10.8k 0.8× 595 0.2× 232 0.1× 266 0.1× 1.1k 0.5× 127 13.2k
Sven J. Saupe 3.4k 0.3× 1.3k 0.4× 782 0.2× 555 0.2× 272 0.1× 97 4.6k
Ramanujan S. Hegde 10.8k 0.8× 302 0.1× 1.0k 0.3× 753 0.3× 83 0.0× 144 13.3k
Joseph S. Wall 4.3k 0.3× 536 0.2× 324 0.1× 334 0.1× 132 0.1× 120 7.3k
Hugh R.B. Pelham 20.7k 1.6× 2.6k 0.7× 72 0.0× 409 0.2× 300 0.1× 133 26.7k

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All Works

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Wickner, Reed B., Yujiro Hayashi, & Herman K. Edskes. (2025). Anti‐Prion Systems in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Journal of Neurochemistry. 169(3). e70045–e70045. 1 indexed citations
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Wickner, Reed B., et al.. (2020). How Do Yeast Cells Contend with Prions?. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21(13). 4742–4742. 6 indexed citations
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Bateman, David A., Robert Tycko, & Reed B. Wickner. (2011). Experimentally Derived Structural Constraints for Amyloid Fibrils of Wild-Type Transthyretin. Biophysical Journal. 101(10). 2485–2492. 27 indexed citations
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Hu, Kan‐Nian, Ryan P. McGlinchey, Reed B. Wickner, & Robert Tycko. (2011). Segmental Polymorphism in a Functional Amyloid. Biophysical Journal. 101(9). 2242–2250. 54 indexed citations
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Kryndushkin, Dmitry & Reed B. Wickner. (2007). Nucleotide Exchange Factors for Hsp70s Are Required for [URE3] Prion Propagation inSaccharomyces cerevisiae. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 18(6). 2149–2154. 82 indexed citations
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Wickner, Reed B., Susan W. Liebman, & Sven J. Saupe. (2004). 7 Prions of Yeast and Filamentous Fungi: [URE3], [ PSI + ], [ PIN + ], and [Het-s]. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 41. 305–372. 13 indexed citations
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Masison, Daniel C., Herman K. Edskes, Marie‐Lise Maddelein, Kimberly L. Taylor, & Reed B. Wickner. (2000). [URE3] and [PSI] are Prions of Yeast and Evidence for New Fungal Prions. Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 2(2). 51–9. 7 indexed citations
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Moriyama, Hiromitsu, Herman K. Edskes, & Reed B. Wickner. (2000). [URE3] Prion Propagation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae : Requirement for Chaperone Hsp104 and Curing by Overexpressed Chaperone Ydj1p. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 20(23). 8916–8922. 225 indexed citations
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Wickner, Reed B. & Yury O. Chernoff. (1999). 6 Prions of Fungi: [URE3], [PSI], and [Het-s] Discovered as Heritable Traits. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 38. 229–272. 15 indexed citations
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Masison, Daniel C., et al.. (1995). Decoying the Cap 2 mRNA Degradation System by a Double-Stranded RNA Virus and Poly(A) 2 mRNA Surveillance by a Yeast Antiviral System. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 15(5). 2763–2771. 107 indexed citations
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Widner, William R., Yutaka Matsumoto, & Reed B. Wickner. (1991). Is 20S RNA Naked?. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 11(5). 2905–2908. 11 indexed citations
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Wickner, Reed B.. (1991). 5 Yeast RNA Virology The Killer Systems. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 263–296. 6 indexed citations
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Widner, William R., Yutaka Matsumoto, & Reed B. Wickner. (1991). Is 20S RNA naked?. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 11(5). 2905–2908. 18 indexed citations
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Esteban, Rosa & Reed B. Wickner. (1986). Three Different M 1 RNA-Containing Viruslike Particle Types in Saccharomyces cerevisiae : In Vitro M 1 Double-Stranded RNA Synthesis. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 6(5). 1552–1561. 3 indexed citations
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Wickner, Reed B.. (1985). Killer Yeasts. PubMed. 1. 286–312. 8 indexed citations
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Sommer, Steve S. & Reed B. Wickner. (1984). Double-Stranded RNAs that Encode Killer Toxins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae : Unstable Size of M Double-Stranded RNA and Inhibition of M 2 Replication by M 1. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 4(9). 1747–1753. 12 indexed citations
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Wickner, Reed B.. (1981). Killer Systems in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 415–444. 35 indexed citations
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Wickner, Reed B.. (1976). Killer of Saccharomyces cerevisiae: a double-stranded ribonucleic acid plasmid. Bacteriological Reviews. 40(3). 757–773. 54 indexed citations

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