Robert D. Wells

23.3k citations
298 papers · 19.1k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 77

Impact in

    • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
    • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
    • DNA Repair Mechanisms
    • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
    • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
    • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases

Papers in

    • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry 138
    • DNA Repair Mechanisms 76
    • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques 63
    • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 54
    • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology 28
    • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases 49

Robert D. Wells

296 papers receiving 18.0k citations

Hit Papers

The chemistry and biology of unusual DNA structures adopted by oligopurine · oligopyrimidine sequences 1988 · 489 citations
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Peers

Robert D. Wells
Comparison fields: 5 of 182
  • Molecular Biology 16.6k
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 3.2k
  • Genetics 3.4k
  • Ecology 2.0k
  • Molecular Medicine 197
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All Works

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Genetic instabilities and hereditary neurological diseases
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About Robert D. Wells

Robert D. Wells is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Genetics, Ecology and Molecular Medicine, having authored 298 papers that have together received 19.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (138 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (76 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (63 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (54 papers), Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (49 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (32 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (29 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (28 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (16.6k citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (3.2k citations), Genetics (3.4k citations), Ecology (2.0k citations) and Molecular Medicine (197 citations). Robert D. Wells has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Albino Bacolla, Jacquelynn E. Larson, Keiichi Ohshima, J E Larson, Nikos Panayotatos, Charles K. Singleton, Steven M. Stirdivant, Jeffery C. Hanvey, Mitsuhiro Shimizu and Seongman Kang. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Molecular Biology, Nucleic Acids Research, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Biochemistry.

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