Robert W. Simons

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Robert W. Simons is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert W. Simons has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Genetics and 11 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Robert W. Simons's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (31 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (24 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (9 papers). Robert W. Simons is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (31 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (24 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (9 papers). Robert W. Simons collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Mexico. Robert W. Simons's co-authors include Nancy Kleckner, E. Gerhart H. Wagner, Elizabeth L. Simons, W D Nunn, Rudolf K. Beran, James Matsunaga, Cuiqing Ma, Philip Egan, Stanley Maloy and Sergei Doulatov and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Robert W. Simons

48 papers receiving 4.3k citations

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Improved single and multicopy lac-based cloning vectors for protein and operon fusions

1987 1.5k citations Robert W. Simons, Nancy Kleckner et al. Gene profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert W. Simons United States	30	3.5k	2.3k	1.3k	410	343	49	4.4k
Shoshy Altuvia Israel	32	3.5k 1.0×	2.4k 1.0×	1.5k 1.2×	497 1.2×	271 0.8×	50	4.6k
Michael B. Yarmolinsky United States	29	2.3k 0.7×	1.9k 0.8×	1.4k 1.1×	446 1.1×	357 1.0×	51	3.6k
Bert Ely United States	35	2.7k 0.8×	2.2k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	335 0.8×	422 1.2×	121	3.8k
Tamás Gaál United States	32	3.5k 1.0×	2.8k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	246 0.6×	158 0.5×	43	4.2k
James Erickson United States	26	3.2k 0.9×	2.1k 0.9×	470 0.4×	366 0.9×	337 1.0×	52	4.3k
Lee Kroos United States	35	3.2k 0.9×	3.0k 1.3×	1.5k 1.2×	208 0.5×	449 1.3×	98	4.4k
George B. Spiegelman Canada	35	2.6k 0.7×	1.7k 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	127 0.3×	444 1.3×	110	4.2k
Bauke Oudega Netherlands	42	3.5k 1.0×	2.9k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	1.1k 2.8×	285 0.8×	114	5.1k
M Amemura Japan	25	3.0k 0.9×	1.6k 0.7×	545 0.4×	281 0.7×	528 1.5×	32	3.8k
Sigal Ben‐Yehuda Israel	32	3.1k 0.9×	1.9k 0.8×	1.6k 1.3×	271 0.7×	435 1.3×	54	4.3k

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Simons, Robert W.. (2021). The Ecology of the Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of Northern Florida. University Press of Florida eBooks.

Liveris, Dionysios, Steven Ringquist, Isabella Moll, et al.. (2008). A Single Mutation in the IF3 N-Terminal Domain Perturbs the Fidelity of Translation Initiation at Three Levels. Journal of Molecular Biology. 383(5). 937–944. 21 indexed citations

Durán‐Figueroa, Noé, et al.. (2006). Polynucleotide phosphorylase interacts with ribonuclease E through a ββαββα domain. Biochimie. 88(6). 725–735. 8 indexed citations

Liu, Minghsun, Rajendar Deora, Sergei Doulatov, et al.. (2002). Reverse Transcriptase-Mediated Tropism Switching in Bordetella Bacteriophage. Science. 295(5562). 2091–2094. 198 indexed citations

Greenberg, Cathryn H. & Robert W. Simons. (1999). Age, composition, and stand structure of old-growth oak sites in the Florida high pine landscape: implications for ecosystem management and restoration. Natural Areas Journal. 34 indexed citations

Johnstone, Brian H., Vi Nguyen, Michael Smith, et al.. (1999). The widely conserved Era G‐protein contains an RNA‐binding domain required for Era function in vivo. Molecular Microbiology. 33(6). 1118–1131. 44 indexed citations

Simons, Robert W., et al.. (1998). Antisense RNA Structure and Function. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 35. 437–464. 25 indexed citations

Hunter, C. Neil, et al.. (1997). Molecular Characterisation of the pifC Gene Encoding Translation Initiation Factor 3, which is Required for Normal Photosynthetic Complex Formation in Rhodobacter Sphaeroides NCIB 8253. European Journal of Biochemistry. 249(2). 564–575. 6 indexed citations

Matsunaga, James, Elizabeth L. Simons, & Robert W. Simons. (1997). Escherichia coli RNase III (rnc) autoregulation occurs independently of rnc gene translation. Molecular Microbiology. 26(5). 1125–1135. 29 indexed citations

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Matsunaga, James, Elizabeth L. Simons, & Robert W. Simons. (1996). RNase III autoregulation: structure and function of rncO, the posttranscriptional "operator".. PubMed. 2(12). 1228–40. 54 indexed citations

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Matsunaga, James, Michael A. Dyer, Elizabeth L. Simons, & Robert W. Simons. (1996). Expression and regulation of the rnc and pdxJ operons of Escherichia coli. Molecular Microbiology. 22(5). 977–989. 41 indexed citations

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Anderson, Paul E., James Matsunaga, Elizabeth L. Simons, & Robert W. Simons. (1996). Structure and regulation of the Salmonella typhimurium rnc-era-recO operon. Biochimie. 78(11-12). 1025–1034. 21 indexed citations

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Simons, Elizabeth L., et al.. (1996). Escherichia coli translation initiation factor 3 discriminates the initiation codon in vivo. Molecular Microbiology. 21(2). 347–360. 109 indexed citations

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Miller, William G. & Robert W. Simons. (1990). DNA from diverse sources manifests cryptic low‐level transcription in Escherichia coli. Molecular Microbiology. 4(6). 881–893. 5 indexed citations

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Simons, Elizabeth L., et al.. (1990). Vectors for constructing kan gene fusions: direct selection of mutations affecting IS10 gene expression. Gene. 90(1). 135–140. 8 indexed citations

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Simons, Robert W., Susan W. Vince, & Stephen R. Humphrey. (1989). Hydric hammocks: A guide to management. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 5(2). 4–6. 4 indexed citations

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Vince, Susan W., Stephen R. Humphrey, & Robert W. Simons. (1989). The ecology of hydric hammocks: a community profile. 21 indexed citations

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Simons, Robert W., et al.. (1989). Insertion sequence IS10 anti-sense pairing initiates by an interaction between the 5′ end of the target RNA and a loop in the anti-sense RNA. Journal of Molecular Biology. 210(3). 561–572. 90 indexed citations

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Simons, Robert W. & Nancy Kleckner. (1988). BIOLOGICAL REGULATION BY ANTISENSE RNA IN PROKARYOTES. Annual Review of Genetics. 22(1). 567–600. 148 indexed citations

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Simons, Robert W., et al.. (1973). Aseptic Rearing of Anopheles stephensi (Diptera: Culicidae)1. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 66(5). 949–954. 8 indexed citations

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