Robert L. Sinsheimer

14.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
211 papers, 11.5k citations indexed

About

Robert L. Sinsheimer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert L. Sinsheimer has authored 211 papers receiving a total of 11.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 161 papers in Molecular Biology, 129 papers in Ecology and 73 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Robert L. Sinsheimer's work include Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (129 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (93 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (64 papers). Robert L. Sinsheimer is often cited by papers focused on Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (129 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (93 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (64 papers). Robert L. Sinsheimer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Australia. Robert L. Sinsheimer's co-authors include George D. Guthrie, James F. Koerner, James H. Strauss, Elton T. Young, Michael J. Mahan, Douglas M. Heithoff, Clyde A. Hutchison, G. Nigel Godson, Regis B. Kelly and Helen G. Hansma and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Robert L. Sinsheimer

204 papers receiving 10.1k 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.

Reproducible Imaging and Dissection of Plasmid DNA Under Liquid with the Atomic Force Microscope

1992 413 citations Helen G. Hansma, Robert L. Sinsheimer et al. profile →
A single-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid from bacteriophage φX174

1959 405 citations Robert L. Sinsheimer Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
The process of infection with bacteriophage φX174

1962 346 citations Robert L. Sinsheimer et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert L. Sinsheimer United States	59	8.4k	5.0k	3.3k	935	852	211	11.5k
San-ichiro Mizushima Japan	57	5.8k 0.7×	1.6k 0.3×	3.8k 1.2×	835 0.9×	238 0.3×	184	10.6k
Jerome Vinograd United States	53	7.9k 0.9×	2.0k 0.4×	1.5k 0.5×	187 0.2×	941 1.1×	102	10.7k
E. Kellenberger Switzerland	47	5.1k 0.6×	3.4k 0.7×	2.1k 0.6×	206 0.2×	834 1.0×	138	8.2k
John W. Little United States	46	5.4k 0.6×	1.5k 0.3×	3.6k 1.1×	428 0.5×	383 0.4×	161	8.5k
R.W. Horne United Kingdom	41	3.2k 0.4×	1.5k 0.3×	976 0.3×	291 0.3×	914 1.1×	120	7.9k
David M.J. Lilley United Kingdom	74	18.1k 2.1×	2.0k 0.4×	3.1k 0.9×	508 0.5×	862 1.0×	350	19.8k
Charles C. Richardson United States	57	8.7k 1.0×	2.7k 0.5×	3.8k 1.1×	161 0.2×	432 0.5×	187	10.5k
Olke C. Uhlenbeck United States	75	20.6k 2.4×	3.0k 0.6×	3.4k 1.0×	110 0.1×	1.3k 1.5×	212	22.4k
Michael J. Chamberlin United States	66	11.7k 1.4×	4.0k 0.8×	6.7k 2.1×	91 0.1×	624 0.7×	135	13.3k
E. Peter Geiduschek United States	62	10.4k 1.2×	3.0k 0.6×	3.7k 1.1×	141 0.2×	684 0.8×	216	11.4k

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Sinsheimer, Robert L.. (2004). Early Steps on the DNA Ladder—A Recollection. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(39). 40247–40251. 1 indexed citations

Hansma, Helen G., Robert L. Sinsheimer, Jay C. Groppe, et al.. (1993). Recent advances in atomic force microscopy of DNA. Scanning. 15(5). 296–299. 109 indexed citations

Hansma, Helen G., Magdalena Bezanilla, Frédéric Zenhausern, Marc Adrian, & Robert L. Sinsheimer. (1993). Atomic force microscopy of DNA in aqueous solutions. Nucleic Acids Research. 21(3). 505–512. 171 indexed citations

Hansma, Helen G., Robert L. Sinsheimer, Minqian Li, & Paul K. Hansma. (1992). Atomic force microscopy of single-and double-stranded DNA. Nucleic Acids Research. 20(14). 3585–3590. 113 indexed citations

Egger, M., F. Ohnesorge, S. A. C. Gould, et al.. (1991). Molecular-resolution images of Langmuir-Blodgett films and DNA by atomic force microscopy. Langmuir. 7(1). 8–12. 148 indexed citations

Hansma, Helen G., A. L. Weisenhorn, S. A. C. Gould, et al.. (1991). Progress in sequencing deoxyribonucleic acid with an atomic force microscope. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures Processing Measurement and Phenomena. 9(2). 1282–1284. 46 indexed citations

Compton, J. Lee & Robert L. Sinsheimer. (1977). Aligning the φX174 genetic map and the φX174/S13 heteroduplex denaturation map. Journal of Molecular Biology. 109(2). 217–234. 7 indexed citations

Benbow, Robert M., Anthony J. Zuccarelli, & Robert L. Sinsheimer. (1975). Recombinant DNA molecules of bacteriophage phi chi174.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 72(1). 235–239. 42 indexed citations

Funk, Fred, et al.. (1971). Genetic expression in whole cells of heterozygous replicative-form molecules of Φ174. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 12(2). 206–210. 12 indexed citations

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Dumas, Lawrence B., et al.. (1970). A method for analysis of DNA by annealing on a DNA cellulose column. Analytical Biochemistry. 36(2). 389–395. 5 indexed citations

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Sinsheimer, Robert L., et al.. (1968). The process of infection with bacteriophage φX174. Journal of Molecular Biology. 32(2). 303–320. 16 indexed citations

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Sinsheimer, Robert L., et al.. (1968). The process of infection with bacteriophage φX174. Journal of Molecular Biology. 32(2). 321–326. 6 indexed citations

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Godson, G. Nigel & Robert L. Sinsheimer. (1967). Lysis of Escherichia coli with a neutral detergent. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis. 149(2). 476–488. 186 indexed citations

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Young, Elton T. & Robert L. Sinsheimer. (1967). Vegetative bacteriophage λ DNA. Journal of Molecular Biology. 30(1). 147–164. 57 indexed citations

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Burton, Alice & Robert L. Sinsheimer. (1965). The process of infection with bacteriophage ΦX174. Journal of Molecular Biology. 14(2). 327–347. 136 indexed citations

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Davis, James E., et al.. (1964). The replication of bacteriophage MS2. Journal of Molecular Biology. 10(1). 1–9. 27 indexed citations

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Strauss, James H. & Robert L. Sinsheimer. (1963). Purification and properties of bacteriophage MS2 and of its ribonucleic acid. Journal of Molecular Biology. 7(1). 43–54. 359 indexed citations

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Guthrie, George D. & Robert L. Sinsheimer. (1963). Observations on the infection of bacterial protoplasts with the deoxyribonucleic acid of bacteriophage ΦX174. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Specialized Section on Nucleic Acids and Related Subjects. 72. 290–297. 178 indexed citations

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Sinsheimer, Robert L., et al.. (1954). THE ACTION OF PANCREATIC DESOXYRIBONUCLEASE. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 208(1). 445–459. 132 indexed citations

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Scott, Jesse F., Robert L. Sinsheimer, & John R. Loofbourow. (1952). Factors Involved in the Sharpening of the Ultraviolet Absorption Spectrum of Guanine at Reduced Temperatures¹. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 74(1). 275–277. 7 indexed citations

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