Rolf Backofen

24.2k citations
274 papers · 10.7k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 52
    • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 144
    • RNA modifications and cancer 93
    • RNA Research and Splicing 75
    • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies 61
    • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering 34
    • Machine Learning in Bioinformatics 16
    • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research 18
  • Genetics top 1%
    • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology 21
  • Ecology top 1%

Rolf Backofen

265 papers receiving 10.6k citations

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Rolf Backofen
Comparison fields: 5 of 183
  • Molecular Biology 9.0k
  • Cancer Research 1.4k
  • Endocrinology 322
  • Genetics 1.6k
  • Ecology 1.2k
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All Works

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About Rolf Backofen

Rolf Backofen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Genetics, having authored 274 papers that have together received 10.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (144 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (93 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (75 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (61 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (34 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (21 papers), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (18 papers) and Machine Learning in Bioinformatics (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (9.0k citations), Cancer Research (1.4k citations) and Endocrinology (322 citations). Rolf Backofen has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United States and Denmark. Frequent co-authors include Sebastian Will, Andreas S. Richter, Martin Mann, Patrick R. Wright, Peter F. Stadler, Anke Busch, Ivo L. Hofacker, Björn Grüning, Daniel Maticzka and Wolfgang R. Hess. Their work appears in journals such as Bioinformatics, Nucleic Acids Research, RNA Biology, GigaScience and Nature Communications.

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