Robert L. Dorit

1.8k total citations
38 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Robert L. Dorit is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert L. Dorit has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Genetics and 6 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Robert L. Dorit's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (13 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (5 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (4 papers). Robert L. Dorit is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (13 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (5 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (4 papers). Robert L. Dorit collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Netherlands. Robert L. Dorit's co-authors include Vivian F. Irish, Elena M. Kramer, Walter Gilbert, Osamu Ohara, W Gilbert, Hiroshi Akashi, Daria S. Hekmat‐Scafe, John R. Carlson, Martin M. Hanczyc and Sandra Robinson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Robert L. Dorit

36 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert L. Dorit United States 14 963 446 323 189 152 38 1.4k
Melissa M. Pentony United Kingdom 11 895 0.9× 343 0.8× 330 1.0× 329 1.7× 222 1.5× 12 1.6k
Satoshi Kubota Japan 23 585 0.6× 365 0.8× 277 0.9× 139 0.7× 95 0.6× 136 1.5k
Lewis Stevens United Kingdom 25 966 1.0× 353 0.8× 291 0.9× 248 1.3× 200 1.3× 83 1.9k
Sven Klages Germany 18 707 0.7× 121 0.3× 418 1.3× 261 1.4× 122 0.8× 23 1.5k
Kei‐ichi Kuma Japan 24 1.2k 1.3× 327 0.7× 353 1.1× 156 0.8× 122 0.8× 44 2.2k
S. Iida Japan 22 869 0.9× 405 0.9× 323 1.0× 347 1.8× 125 0.8× 49 1.2k
Patrick Ferris United States 22 1.0k 1.1× 361 0.8× 314 1.0× 187 1.0× 232 1.5× 40 1.6k
G. Brian Golding Canada 22 1.2k 1.3× 405 0.9× 545 1.7× 324 1.7× 96 0.6× 62 1.8k
Glenn A. Galau United States 23 1.5k 1.6× 1.5k 3.5× 192 0.6× 176 0.9× 187 1.2× 36 2.5k
Alexander E. Vinogradov Russia 33 2.0k 2.1× 991 2.2× 980 3.0× 296 1.6× 328 2.2× 111 3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert L. Dorit

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert L. Dorit

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert L. Dorit

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Jing, et al.. (2018). Deconvoluting the effects of surface chemistry and nanoscale topography: Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm nucleation on Si-based substrates. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 519. 203–213. 23 indexed citations
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Dorit, Robert L.. (2016). Zika Goes Viral. American Scientist. 104(5). 274–274. 1 indexed citations
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Loveland, Jasmine L., et al.. (2014). Essential is Not Irreplaceable: Fitness Dynamics of Experimental E. coli RNase P RNA Heterologous Replacement. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 79(3-4). 143–152. 4 indexed citations
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Dorit, Robert L.. (2013). Making Life from Scratch. American Scientist. 101(5). 342–342. 1 indexed citations
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Loveland, Jasmine L., et al.. (2012). By Any Other Name: Heterologous Replacement of the Escherichia coli RNase P Protein Subunit Has In Vivo Fitness Consequences. PLoS ONE. 7(3). e32456–e32456. 5 indexed citations
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Dorit, Robert L.. (2011). The Biology of What Is Not There. American Scientist. 99(1). 20–20. 2 indexed citations
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Dorit, Robert L.. (2008). All Things Small and Great. American Scientist. 96(4). 284–284. 1 indexed citations
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Dorit, Robert L. & Margaret A. Riley. (2002). When Comparative Information Leads Us Astray: The Receptor-Binding Region of Colicin E9. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 55(3). 347–355. 1 indexed citations
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Dorit, Robert L., et al.. (2001). Protein cofactor-dependent acquisition of novel catalytic activity by the RNase P ribonucleoprotein of E. coli11Edited by D. Draper. Journal of Molecular Biology. 307(5). 1181–1193. 1 indexed citations
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Hanczyc, Martin M. & Robert L. Dorit. (2000). Replicability and Recurrence in the Experimental Evolution of a Group I Ribozyme. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 17(7). 1050–1060. 14 indexed citations
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Deinard, Amos, et al.. (1999). Evolution of the HOXB6 intergenic region: Motif conservation at the lateral plate mesoderm (LPM) enhancer element. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 285(2). 170–176. 3 indexed citations
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Dorit, Robert L., et al.. (1999). Acquisition of novel catalytic activity by the M1 RNA ribozyme: the cost of molecular adaptation. Journal of Molecular Biology. 292(4). 931–944. 2 indexed citations
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Ridley, Anne J., Rein Aasland, Peter Verrijzer, et al.. (1999). Genetics and development. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development. 9(1). 1–7.
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Grandy, David K., James R. Bunzow, & Robert L. Dorit. (1999). PCR Cloning of Neural Gene Products. Current Protocols in Neuroscience. 8(1). Unit 4.2–Unit 4.2. 1 indexed citations
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Dorit, Robert L., et al.. (1995). ADH evolution and the phylogenetic footprint. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 40(6). 658–662. 9 indexed citations
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Dorit, Robert L., Hiroshi Akashi, & Walter Gilbert. (1995). Absence of Polymorphism at the ZFY Locus on the Human Y Chromosome. Science. 268(5214). 1183–1185. 151 indexed citations
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Dorit, Robert L., Osamu Ohara, & Walter Gilbert. (1993). [4] One-sided anchored polymerase chain reaction for amplification and sequencing of complementary DNA. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 218. 36–47. 7 indexed citations
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Dorit, Robert L. & Walter Gilbert. (1991). The limited universe of exons. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development. 1(4). 464–469. 33 indexed citations
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Dorit, Robert L.. (1991). Introns: Why, Where, and When? Intervening sequences in evolution and development. Cell. 65(3). 369–370. 2 indexed citations
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Ohara, Osamu, Robert L. Dorit, & W Gilbert. (1989). Direct genomic sequencing of bacterial DNA: the pyruvate kinase I gene of Escherichia coli.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 86(18). 6883–6887. 29 indexed citations

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