Robert Kamen

16.7k citations

69 papers · 14.3k indexed · 7 hit papers · h-index 40

Impact in

Immunology top 0.5%
- Immune Response and Inflammation
Oncology top 0.5%
- Polyomavirus and related diseases

Papers in

Oncology 44
- Polyomavirus and related diseases 42
Ecology 33
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactions 33

Co-authors: Gray D. Shaw Steven C. Clark Jennifer M. Favaloro Richard Treisman Alison Cowie Winnie W. Wong Tariq Ghayur Chiara Tyndall
Journals: Journal of Virology (9 papers)Nature (8 papers)Molecular and Cellular Biology (8 papers)Cell (6 papers)Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology (5 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Switzerland

In The Last Decade

Robert Kamen

69 papers receiving 13.1k citations

Hit Papers

7 papers align trajectories log scale

Caspase-1 processes IFN-γ-inducing factor and regulates LPS-induced IFN- γ production 1997 · 1.0k 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.

1997 Nature
1995 Cell
1995 The EMBO Journal
1987 Science
1986 Cell
1981 Nature
1980 Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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1	Pillars article: a conserved AU sequence from the 3' untranslated region of GM-CSF mRNA mediates selective mRNA degradation. Cell. 1986. 46: 659-667. PubMed ·Gray D. Shaw, Robert Kamen	2012	5
2	Caspase-1 processes IFN-γ-inducing factor and regulates LPS-induced IFN- γ production Nature ·Tariq Ghayur, Subhashis Banerjee, Margaret Hugunin, De Ridder H, M. Wiesenauer B. Ostermayr, A. Brent Carter, kova, Les Sekut, Robert V. Talanian, Michael Paskind, Winnie W. Wong, Robert Kamen, Daniel E. Tracey, Tairu Wu Hit paper breakdown →	1997	1037
3	Mice deficient in IL-1β-converting enzyme are defective in production of mature IL-1β and resistant to endotoxic shock Cell ·Ping Li, Hamish Allen, Subhashis Banerjee, Simon Franklin, M. Wiesenauer B. Ostermayr, HG Sun, J. J. McDowell, Michael Paskind, VICTOR JEMIMA, Jochen Salfeld, E. Gene Towne, Daniel E. Tracey, Scott Wardwell, Wei Fang, Winnie W. Wong, Robert Kamen, Tara Seshadri Hit paper breakdown →	1995	1225
4	Hematopoietic Growth Factors as Therapeutic Agents Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·Robert E. Donahue, Steven C. Clark, Robert Kamen	1987	1
5	Immortalization of Rat Embryo Fibroblasts by Mutant Polyomavirus Large T Antigens Deficient in DNA Binding Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Alison Cowie, Jean de Villiers, Robert Kamen	1986	4
6	Stimulation of haematopoiesis in primates by continuous infusion of recombinant human GM-CSF Nature ·Robert E. Donahue, Elizabeth A. Wang, David K. Stone, Robert Kamen, Gordon Wong, Prabhat K. Sehgal, David G. Nathan, Steven C. Clark	1986	339
7	Immortalization of rat embryo fibroblasts by mutant polyomavirus large T antigens deficient in DNA binding. Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Alison Cowie, Савчук Мария Романовна, Robert Kamen	1986	39
8	Polyomavirus enhancer contains multiple redundant sequence elements that activate both DNA replication and gene expression. Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Geertruida M. Veldman, Zhang Renh, Robert Kamen	1985	188
9	Polyoma virus DNA replication requires an enhancer Nature ·Jean de Villiers, Walter Schaffner, Chiara Tyndall, Zhang Renh, Robert Kamen	1984	229
10	5′ termini of polyoma virus early region transcripts synthesized in vivo by wild-type virus and viable deletion mutants Journal of Molecular Biology ·Robert Kamen, Parmjit Jat, Richard Treisman, Jennifer M. Favaloro, William R. Folk	1982	69
11	Structure of polyoma virus late nuclear RNA Journal of Molecular Biology ·Richard Treisman, Robert Kamen	1981	38
12	Sequences at the capped 5′-ends of polyoma virus late region mRNAs: an example of extreme terminal heterogeneity Nucleic Acids Research ·Alison Cowie, Chiara Tyndall, Robert Kamen	1981	69
13	Comparison of Polyoma Virus Transcription in Productively Infected Mouse Cells and Transformed Rodent Cell Lines Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology ·Robert Kamen, Jennifer M. Favaloro, A. Albert, Richard Treisman, Luigi Lania, Michael G. Fried, Andrew L. Mellor	1980	74
14	[68] Transcription maps of polyoma virus-specific RNA: Analysis by two-dimensional nuclease S1 gel mapping Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Jennifer M. Favaloro, Richard Treisman, Robert Kamen Hit paper breakdown →	1980	1320
15	Amplification in the leader sequence of late polyoma virus mRNAs Cell ·Steve Legon, Andrew J. Flavell, Alison Cowie, Robert Kamen	1979	72
16	Polyoma virus transcription in vitro Journal of Molecular Biology ·R C Condit, Alison Cowie, Robert Kamen, F Birg	1977	18
17	Location of the sequences coding for capsid proteins VP1 and VP2 on polyoma virus DNA Cell ·Alan E. Smith, Robert Kamen, Walter F. Mangel, H. Shure, Yannick Morias	1976	38
18	The host factor requirement of Qβ RNA replicase Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis ·Robert Kamen, Hans‐Jürg Monstein, C. Weissmann	1974	10
19	Infectivity of Bacteriophage R17 RNA after Sequential Removal of 3′ Terminal Nucleotides Nature ·Robert Kamen	1969	32
20	GENETIC RECOMBINATION IN DNA-INDUCED TRANSFORMATION OF PNEUMOCOCCUS. I. THE PROBLEM OF RELATIVE EFFICIENCY OF TRANSFORMING FACTORS Genetics ·Harriett Ephrussi-Taylor, A M Sicard, Robert Kamen	1965	81

About Robert Kamen

Robert Kamen is a scholar working on Oncology, Ecology, Animal Science and Zoology, Genetics and Plant Science, having authored 69 papers that have together received 14.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Polyomavirus and related diseases (42 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (33 papers), Plant Virus Research Studies (23 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (14 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (8 papers), Animal Virus Infections Studies (8 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (7 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Immunology (3.5k citations), Oncology (3.8k citations), Molecular Biology (8.4k citations), Genetics (2.9k citations) and Hematology (1.1k citations). Robert Kamen has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include Gray D. Shaw, Steven C. Clark, Jennifer M. Favaloro, Richard Treisman, Alison Cowie, Winnie W. Wong, Tariq Ghayur, Chiara Tyndall, Daniel E. Tracey and Michael Paskind. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Virology, Nature, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Cell and Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology.

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