Robert Landick

23.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
220 papers, 17.3k citations indexed

About

Robert Landick is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Landick has authored 220 papers receiving a total of 17.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 210 papers in Molecular Biology, 127 papers in Genetics and 54 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Robert Landick's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (156 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (126 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (51 papers). Robert Landick is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (156 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (126 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (51 papers). Robert Landick collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Russia. Robert Landick's co-authors include Jeff Gelles, Irina Artsimovitch, Rachel A. Mooney, Steven M. Block, Hong Yin, Murali Palangat, Seth A. Darst, Elio A. Abbondanzieri, Stephan Block and Joshua W. Shaevitz and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Robert Landick

217 papers receiving 17.0k 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.

Stretching DNA with optical tweezers

1997 1.1k citations Robert Landick, Jeff Gelles et al. profile →
Force and Velocity Measured for Single Molecules of RNA Polymerase

1998 697 citations Robert Landick, Jeff Gelles et al. Science profile →
Direct observation of base-pair stepping by RNA polymerase

2005 657 citations Robert Landick, Steven M. Block et al. Nature profile →

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Landick

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	RapA opens the RNA polymerase clamp to disrupt post-termination complexes and prevent cytotoxic R-loop formation 2025 ·Nature Structural & Molecular Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), Rachel A. Mooney, Barbara Bosch, Paul Dominic B. Olinares, (unknown), Brian T. Chait, Robert Landick, Jeff Gelles, Elizabeth A. Campbell, Seth A. Darst	1
2	Massively parallel single-cell sequencing of diverse microbial populations 2024 ·Nature Methods ·Freeman Lan, (unknown), (unknown), Zhichao Zhou, (unknown), Karthik Anantharaman, Robert Landick, Ophelia S. Venturelli	20
3	Bacteroides expand the functional versatility of a conserved transcription factor and transcribed DNA to program capsule diversity 2024 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), (unknown), Bailey Marshall, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Laurie E. Comstock, Robert Landick	0
4	Bacterial chromatin proteins, transcription, and DNA topology: Inseparable partners in the control of gene expression 2024 ·Molecular Microbiology ·(unknown), Robert Landick	22
5	Compensatory evolution in NusG improves fitness of drug-resistant M. tuberculosis 2024 ·Nature ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Michael A. DeJesus, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Nicholas C. Poulton, (unknown), Barbara Bosch, Robert Landick, Elizabeth A. Campbell, Jeremy M. Rock	17
6	Structural and functional basis of the universal transcription factor NusG pro-pausing activity in Mycobacterium tuberculosis 2023 ·Molecular Cell ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Rachel A. Mooney, Mirjana Lilić, (unknown), Jeremy M. Rock, Seth A. Darst, Elizabeth A. Campbell, Robert Landick	17
7	Single-cell analysis of multiple invertible promoters reveals differential inversion rates as a strong determinant of bacterial population heterogeneity 2023 ·Science Advances ·Freeman Lan, (unknown), Yili Qian, (unknown), Robert Landick, Ophelia S. Venturelli	14
8	Structural basis for substrate selection by the SARS-CoV-2 replicase 2023 ·Nature ·Brandon Malone, Jason K. Perry, Paul Dominic B. Olinares, (unknown), James Chen, T.C. Appleby, Joy Y. Feng, John P. Bilello, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Eugene Chua, Joshua H. Mendez, Edward T. Eng, Robert Landick, Matthias Götte, Brian T. Chait, Elizabeth A. Campbell, Seth A. Darst	42
9	Basis of narrow-spectrum activity of fidaxomicin on Clostridioides difficile 2022 ·Nature ·Xinyun Cao, Hande Boyaci, James Chen, (unknown), Robert Landick, Elizabeth A. Campbell	39
10	Obligate movements of an active site–linked surface domain control RNA polymerase elongation and pausing via a Phe pocket anchor 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), Robert Landick	10
11	Structural basis for backtracking by the SARS-CoV-2 replication–transcription complex 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Brandon Malone, James Chen, Qi Wang, Eliza Llewellyn, Young Joo Choi, Paul Dominic B. Olinares, Xinyun Cao, Carolina Hernández, Edward T. Eng, Brian T. Chait, David E. Shaw, Robert Landick, Seth A. Darst, Elizabeth A. Campbell	84
12	CRISpy-Pop: A Web Tool for Designing CRISPR/Cas9-Driven Genetic Modifications in Diverse Populations 2020 ·G3 Genes Genomes Genetics ·(unknown), Russell L. Wrobel, Michael Place, Michael E. Graham, David Krause, Matteo De Chiara, Gianni Liti, Joseph Schacherer, Robert Landick, Audrey P. Gasch, Trey K. Sato, Chris Todd Hittinger	8
13	The antibiotic sorangicin A inhibits promoter DNA unwinding in a Mycobacterium tuberculosis rifampicin-resistant RNA polymerase 2020 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Mirjana Lilić, James Chen, Hande Boyaci, Nathaniel R. Braffman, (unknown), Jennifer Herrmann, Rolf Müller, Rachel A. Mooney, Robert Landick, Seth A. Darst, Elizabeth A. Campbell	27
14	RNA Polymerase Clamp Movement Aids Dissociation from DNA but Is Not Required for RNA Release at Intrinsic Terminators 2019 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·Michael J. Bellecourt, (unknown), Alex Harwig, Rachel A. Mooney, Robert Landick	14
15	RNA polymerase motions during promoter melting 2017 ·Science ·Andrey Feklístov, Brian Bae, (unknown), (unknown), Markus Kalesse, Florian Glaus, Karl‐Heinz Altmann, Tomasz Heyduk, Robert Landick, Seth A. Darst	67
16	Architecture of a transcribing-translating expressome 2017 ·Science ·Rebecca Köhler, Rachel A. Mooney, Deryck J. Mills, Robert Landick, Patrick Cramer	125
17	Trigger loop dynamics mediate the balance between the transcriptional fidelity and speed of RNA polymerase II 2012 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Matthew H. Larson, Jing Zhou, Craig D. Kaplan, Murali Palangat, Roger D. Kornberg, Robert Landick, Steven M. Block	109
18	Quantitative analysis of transcriptional pausing by Escherichia coli RNA polymerase: his leader pause site as paradigm 1996 ·Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Robert Landick, Daguang Wang, (unknown)	105
19	16 Transcriptional Attenuation 1992 ·Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive ·Robert Landick, Charles L. Turnbough	20
20	Optimization of Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis Conditions Used for Sequencing Mixed Oligodeoxyribonucleotides 1984 ·DNA ·Robert Landick, David Maguire, Leonard C. Lutter	6

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