Robert B. Helling

4.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
37 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Robert B. Helling is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert B. Helling has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Genetics and 11 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Robert B. Helling's work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (12 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (10 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (6 papers). Robert B. Helling is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (12 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (10 papers) and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (6 papers). Robert B. Helling collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Italy. Robert B. Helling's co-authors include Herbert W. Boyer, Annie Chang, Stanley N. Cohen, Howard M. Goodman, Julian Adams, T R Kinney, John F. Morrow, M. Raafat El-Gewely, John S. Kukora and Susan D. Thompson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Analytical Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Robert B. Helling

37 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Construction of Biologically Functional Bacterial Plasmids In Vitro

1973 1.1k citations Stanley N. Cohen, Annie Chang et al. profile →
Analysis of Endonuclease R· Eco RI Fragments of DNA from Lambdoid Bacteriophages and Other Viruses by Agarose-Gel Electrophoresis

1974 579 citations Robert B. Helling, Howard M. Goodman et al. Journal of Virology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert B. Helling United States	21	2.2k	1.2k	639	364	199	37	3.1k
B G Hall United States	26	2.3k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	394 0.6×	653 1.8×	212 1.1×	57	3.6k
Antonio Tormo Spain	15	1.4k 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	443 0.7×	164 0.5×	145 0.7×	26	2.3k
Deborah A. Siegele United States	23	2.6k 1.2×	1.7k 1.4×	972 1.5×	267 0.7×	176 0.9×	41	3.7k
Eric Kofoid United States	18	1.8k 0.8×	1.2k 1.0×	380 0.6×	451 1.2×	133 0.7×	24	2.4k
Tae Kwang Oh South Korea	21	1.6k 0.7×	879 0.7×	425 0.7×	450 1.2×	71 0.4×	49	2.5k
Erik Boye Norway	39	3.7k 1.7×	2.6k 2.2×	710 1.1×	220 0.6×	282 1.4×	104	4.7k
Dong Yu China	30	2.2k 1.0×	848 0.7×	379 0.6×	262 0.7×	100 0.5×	106	3.4k
Jonathan Beckwith United States	30	2.7k 1.2×	1.7k 1.4×	615 1.0×	163 0.4×	160 0.8×	55	3.6k
Charles Colson Belgium	24	1.9k 0.9×	778 0.6×	346 0.5×	104 0.3×	100 0.5×	47	2.4k
Roel M. Schaaper United States	42	4.8k 2.2×	2.3k 1.9×	338 0.5×	363 1.0×	207 1.0×	120	5.5k

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Cohen, Stanley N., Annie Chang, Herbert W. Boyer, & Robert B. Helling. (2021). Construction of Biologically Functional Bacterial Plasmids In Vitro. PubMed. 24. 225–230. 13 indexed citations

Helling, Robert B., et al.. (2002). Toxic Waste Disposal in Escherichia coli. Journal of Bacteriology. 184(13). 3699–3703. 66 indexed citations

Bergmann, Ralf, et al.. (2001). Radio fluorination and positron emission tomography (PET) as a new approach to study the in vivo distribution and elimination of the advanced glycation endproducts Nε-carboxymethyllysine (CML) and Nε-carboxyethyllysine (CEL). Food / Nahrung. 45(3). 182–188. 51 indexed citations

Helling, Robert B.. (1998). Pathway Choice in Glutamate Synthesis in Escherichia coli. Journal of Bacteriology. 180(17). 4571–4575. 78 indexed citations

Helling, Robert B.. (1994). Why does Escherichia coli have two primary pathways for synthesis of glutamate?. Journal of Bacteriology. 176(15). 4664–4668. 98 indexed citations

Modi, Rajiv, et al.. (1992). Genetic changes accompanying increased fitness in evolving populations of Escherichia coli.. Genetics. 130(2). 241–249. 28 indexed citations

Helling, Robert B.. (1990). The glutamate dehydrogenase structural gene of Escherichin coli. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 223(3). 508–512. 8 indexed citations

McGarvey, Peter B. & Robert B. Helling. (1989). Processing of chloroplast ribosomal RNA transcripts in Euglena gracilis bacillaris. Current Genetics. 15(5). 363–370. 1 indexed citations

McGarvey, Peter B., et al.. (1988). Initiation of rrn transcription in chloroplasts of Euglena gracilis bacillaris. Current Genetics. 14(5). 493–500. 6 indexed citations

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Helling, Robert B., et al.. (1987). Evolution of Escherichia coli During Growth in a Constant Environment. Genetics. 116(3). 349–358. 217 indexed citations

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Koller, Barbara, Hajo Delius, & Robert B. Helling. (1984). Structure and rearrangements of rRNA genes in chloroplast DNA in two strains of Euglena gracilis. Plant Molecular Biology. 3(3). 127–136. 9 indexed citations

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El-Gewely, M. Raafat, et al.. (1984). Sequence and evolution of the regions between the rrn operons in the chloroplast genome of Euglena gracilis bacillaris. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 194(3). 432–443. 13 indexed citations

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El-Gewely, M. Raafat, Margaret I. Lomax, Elizabeth T. Lau, et al.. (1981). A map of specific cleavage sites and tRNA genes in the chloroplast genome of Euglena gracilis bacillaris. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 181(3). 296–305. 16 indexed citations

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El-Gewely, M. Raafat, et al.. (1981). Cloning of mouse β-casein gene sequences. Gene. 15(2-3). 285–288. 5 indexed citations

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Helling, Robert B., et al.. (1978). Acetate metabolism in Escherichia coli. Canadian Journal of Microbiology. 24(2). 149–153. 14 indexed citations

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Helling, Robert B., Howard M. Goodman, & Herbert W. Boyer. (1974). Analysis of Endonuclease R· Eco RI Fragments of DNA from Lambdoid Bacteriophages and Other Viruses by Agarose-Gel Electrophoresis. Journal of Virology. 14(5). 1235–1244. 579 indexed citations breakdown →

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Helling, Robert B.. (1973). Ultraviolet light-induced recombination. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 55(3). 752–757. 7 indexed citations

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Helling, Robert B. & Barbara S. Adams. (1970). Nalidixic Acid-Resistant Auxotrophs of Escherichia coli. Journal of Bacteriology. 104(2). 1027–1029. 16 indexed citations

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Helling, Robert B.. (1968). Selection of a Mutant ofEscherichia coliWhich Has High Mutation Rates. Journal of Bacteriology. 96(4). 975–980. 23 indexed citations

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Helling, Robert B. & Roger Weinberg. (1963). COMPLEMENTATION STUDIES OF ARABINOSE GENES IN ESCHERICHIA COLI. Genetics. 48(10). 1397–1410. 24 indexed citations

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