Ronald A. Laskey

33.2k citations

119 papers · 29.6k indexed · 8 hit papers · h-index 64

Impact in

Molecular Biology top 0.05%
- RNA Research and Splicing
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
- DNA Repair Mechanisms
- Nuclear Structure and Function
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- RNA modifications and cancer
Cell Biology top 0.1%
- Microtubule and mitosis dynamics

Papers in

Molecular Biology 99
- DNA Repair Mechanisms 38
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics 32
- Nuclear Structure and Function 25
- RNA Research and Splicing 20
- Epigenetics and DNA Methylation 11
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 11
- DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry 10
Cell Biology 19
- Microtubule and mitosis dynamics 13

Co-authors: William M. Bonner Anthony D. Mills Colin Dingwall J. Julian Blow J. Robbins Dirk Görlich Enno Hartmann Stephen M. Dilworth
Journals: Cell (16 papers)Current Biology (6 papers)British Journal of Cancer (5 papers)Nature (4 papers)Journal of Cell Science (4 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Germany

In The Last Decade

Ronald A. Laskey

119 papers receiving 26.9k citations

Hit Papers

8 papers align trajectories log scale

Nuclear targeting sequences — a consensus? 1991 · 1.7k citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1991 Trends in Biochemical Sciences
1991 Cell
1986 Cell
1982 Cell
1978 Nature
1977 FEBS Letters
1975 European Journal of Biochemistry
1974 European Journal of Biochemistry

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#	Work
1	Xenopus cell-free extracts and their contribution to the study of DNA replication and other complex biological processes The International Journal of Developmental Biology ·J. Julian Blow, Ronald A. Laskey	2016	13
2	Tumor Necrosis Factor α Regulates Responses to Nerve Growth Factor, Promoting Neural Cell Survival but Suppressing Differentiation of Neuroblastoma Cells Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Yoshinori Takei, Ronald A. Laskey	2007	26
3	25 Cancer Diagnosis and DNA Replication Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive ·Nicholas Coleman, Anthony D. Mills, Ronald A. Laskey	2006	3
4	Retinoic acid-induced glandular differentiation of the oesophagus Gut ·Chung‐Liang Chang, Pierre Lao-Sirieix, Vicki Save, Guillermo Méndez, Ronald A. Laskey, Rebecca C. Fitzgerald	2006	50
5	A novel immunohistochemical method to estimate cell‐cycle phase distribution in archival tissue: implications for the prediction of outcome in colorectal cancer The Journal of Pathology ·Ian Scott, Lesley S. Morris, K Bird, R J Davies, Sarah L. Vowler, Simon Rushbrook, Aileen Marshall, Ronald A. Laskey, Richard N. Miller, Mark J. Arends, Nicholas Coleman	2003	77
6	MCM Proteins Are Associated with RNA Polymerase II Holoenzyme Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Krassimir Yankulov, Иван Тодоров, Piotr Romanowski, Donny D. Licatalosi, Kate Cilli, Susan McCracken, Ronald A. Laskey, David L. Bentley	1999	78
7	Protein Kinase Inhibition in G2 Causes Mammalian Mcm Proteins to Reassociate with Chromatin and Restores Ability to Replicate Experimental Cell Research ·Dawn Coverley, Hannah Wilkinson, Mark A. Madine, Anthony D. Mills, Ronald A. Laskey	1998	25
8	Nuclear import: A tale of two sites Current Biology ·Colin Dingwall, Ronald A. Laskey	1998	58
9	4 Roles of Nuclear Structure in DNA Replication Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive ·Ronald A. Laskey, Mark A. Madine	1996	3
10	Comparative mutagenesis of nuclear localization signals reveals the importance of neutral and acidic amino acids Current Biology ·Joe Makkerh, Colin Dingwall, Ronald A. Laskey	1996	207
11	Importin Provides a Link between Nuclear Protein Import and U snRNA Export Cell ·Dirk Görlich, Regine Kraft, Susanne Kostka, Frank Vogel, Enno Hartmann, Ronald A. Laskey, Iain W. Mattaj, Elisa Izaurralde	1996	167
12	Distinct functions for the two importin subunits in nuclear protein import Nature ·Dirk Görlich, Frank Vogel, Anthony D. Mills, Enno Hartmann, Ronald A. Laskey	1995	426
13	Two different subunits of importin cooperate to recognize nuclear localization signals and bind them to the nuclear envelope Current Biology ·Dirk Görlich, Susanne Kostka, Regine Kraft, Colin Dingwall, Ronald A. Laskey, Enno Hartmann, Siegfried Prehn	1995	421
14	The nuclear membrane prevents replication of human G2 nuclei but not G1 nuclei in Xenopus egg extract Cell ·Gregory H. Leno, C. Stephen Downes, Ronald A. Laskey	1992	123
15	Nuclear targeting sequences — a consensus? Trends in Biochemical Sciences ·Colin Dingwall, Ronald A. Laskey Hit paper breakdown →	1991	1738
16	Chapter 29 DNA Replication in Cell-Free Extracts from Xenopus laevis Methods in cell biology ·Gregory H. Leno, Ronald A. Laskey	1991	37
17	DNA replication occurs at discrete sites in pseudonuclei assembled from purified DNA in vitro Cell ·Lynne S. Cox, Ronald A. Laskey	1991	65
18	Sperm decondensation in Xenopus egg cytoplasm is mediated by nucleoplasmin Cell ·Anna Philpott, Gregory H. Leno, Ronald A. Laskey	1991	234
19	Nuclear protein migration involves two steps: Rapid binding at the nuclear envelope followed by slower translocation through nuclear pores Cell ·William D. Richardson, Anthony D. Mills, Stephen M. Dilworth, Ronald A. Laskey, C. Dingwall	1988	478
20	Chromosome replication in cell-free systems from Xenopus eggs Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences ·J. Julian Blow, Stephen M. Dilworth, C. Dingwall, Anthony D. Mills, Ronald A. Laskey	1987	27

About Ronald A. Laskey

Ronald A. Laskey is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Oncology, Aging and Cancer Research, having authored 119 papers that have together received 29.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (38 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (32 papers), Nuclear Structure and Function (25 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (20 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (13 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (11 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (11 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (21.6k citations), Cell Biology (4.1k citations), Genetics (4.8k citations), Immunology and Allergy (695 citations) and Oncology (2.7k citations). Ronald A. Laskey has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include William M. Bonner, Anthony D. Mills, Colin Dingwall, J. Julian Blow, J. Robbins, Dirk Görlich, Enno Hartmann, Stephen M. Dilworth, Mark A. Madine and Gregory H. Leno. Their work appears in journals such as Cell, Current Biology, British Journal of Cancer, Nature and Journal of Cell Science.

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