Ry Young

16.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
204 papers, 10.8k citations indexed

About

Ry Young is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ry Young has authored 204 papers receiving a total of 10.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 152 papers in Molecular Biology, 149 papers in Ecology and 77 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Ry Young's work include Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (149 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (73 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (62 papers). Ry Young is often cited by papers focused on Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (149 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (73 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (62 papers). Ry Young collaborates with scholars based in United States, Austria and Russia. Ry Young's co-authors include Ing‐Nang Wang, Douglas K. Struck, Udo Bläsi, David L. Smith, William D. Roof, Jason J. Gill, Thomas G. Bernhardt, Joel Berry, Jesse Cahill and Elizabeth J. Summer and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Ry Young

201 papers receiving 10.5k citations

Hit Papers

Holins: The Protein Clocks of Bacteriophage Infections 1992 2026 2003 2014 2000 1992 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Holins: The Protein Clocks of Bacteriophage Infections
    2000 625 citations Ing‐Nang Wang, Ry Young et al. profile →
  2. Bacteriophage lysis: mechanism and regulation
    1992 573 citations Ry Young profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ry Young United States 60 7.5k 6.8k 3.3k 1.7k 1.6k 204 10.8k
Roger W. Hendrix United States 63 10.0k 1.3× 9.4k 1.4× 2.8k 0.8× 1.6k 0.9× 2.4k 1.5× 140 14.2k
Sherwood Casjens United States 60 7.5k 1.0× 6.5k 0.9× 2.7k 0.8× 918 0.5× 1.8k 1.1× 179 12.3k
Sankar Adhya United States 67 5.3k 0.7× 10.9k 1.6× 6.8k 2.0× 1.0k 0.6× 1.2k 0.7× 204 15.4k
Konstantin Severinov United States 61 5.2k 0.7× 17.0k 2.5× 6.6k 2.0× 1.1k 0.6× 1.5k 1.0× 366 19.4k
Rob Lavigne Belgium 70 12.0k 1.6× 7.3k 1.1× 1.9k 0.6× 4.1k 2.4× 2.9k 1.8× 349 15.3k
Jan Tommassen Netherlands 70 2.5k 0.3× 9.5k 1.4× 7.2k 2.1× 2.5k 1.5× 1.1k 0.7× 303 16.0k
Waldemar Vollmer United Kingdom 68 3.9k 0.5× 8.3k 1.2× 6.5k 2.0× 1.5k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 227 16.1k
Stan J. J. Brouns Netherlands 45 3.3k 0.4× 10.4k 1.5× 2.6k 0.8× 405 0.2× 1.2k 0.7× 105 12.1k
Miguel A. de Pedro Spain 45 2.3k 0.3× 4.7k 0.7× 3.3k 1.0× 456 0.3× 647 0.4× 114 7.8k
Jeff Errington United Kingdom 81 8.9k 1.2× 13.7k 2.0× 13.5k 4.0× 671 0.4× 2.3k 1.4× 245 19.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Ry Young

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ry Young

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ry Young

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ry Young. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ry Young based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ry Young. Ry Young is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bernhardt, Thomas G., et al.. (2024). Physiological characterization of single-gene lysis proteins. Journal of Bacteriology. 206(3). e0038423–e0038423.
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Meng, Ran, Jeng-Yih Chang, Wen Xiao, et al.. (2024). Structural basis of Acinetobacter type IV pili targeting by an RNA virus. Nature Communications. 15(1). 2746–2746. 4 indexed citations
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Caruso, Steven M., Tagide deCarvalho, Joan Serra-Sagristà, et al.. (2022). The transcriptional regulator CtrA controls gene expression in Alphaproteobacteria phages: Evidence for a lytic deferment pathway. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13. 918015–918015. 6 indexed citations
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Duan, Yi, Ry Young, & Bernd Schnabl. (2021). Bacteriophages and their potential for treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 19(2). 135–144. 86 indexed citations
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Ramsey, Jolene, Helena Rasche, Mei Liu, et al.. (2020). Galaxy and Apollo as a biologist-friendly interface for high-quality cooperative phage genome annotation. PLoS Computational Biology. 16(11). e1008214–e1008214. 80 indexed citations
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Rajaure, Manoj, et al.. (2018). Phage spanins: diversity, topological dynamics and gene convergence. BMC Bioinformatics. 19(1). 326–326. 82 indexed citations
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Fan, Xiangyu, et al.. (2015). Genomic and proteomic features of mycobacteriophage SWU1 isolated from China soil. Gene. 561(1). 45–53. 21 indexed citations
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Moussa, Samir H., Vladimir A. Kuznetsov, Tram Anh T. Tran, James C. Sacchettini, & Ry Young. (2012). Protein determinants of phage T4 lysis inhibition. Protein Science. 21(4). 571–582. 33 indexed citations
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Pang, Ting, Tae Hyun Park, & Ry Young. (2010). Mutational analysis of the S21 pinholin. Molecular Microbiology. 76(1). 68–77. 41 indexed citations
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Xu, Min, et al.. (2005). Disulfide Isomerization After Membrane Release of Its SAR Domain Activates P1 Lysozyme. Science. 307(5706). 113–117. 116 indexed citations
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Adhya, Sankar, Lindsay W. Black, David I. Friedman, et al.. (2005). 2004 ASM Conference on the New Phage Biology: the ‘Phage Summit’. Molecular Microbiology. 55(5). 1300–1314. 8 indexed citations
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Sun, Jingchuan, Christos G. Savva, John Deaton, et al.. (2004). Asymmetric binding of membrane proteins to GroEL. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 434(2). 352–357. 10 indexed citations
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Summer, Elizabeth J., Carlos F. Gonzalez, Thomas Carlisle, et al.. (2004). Burkholderia cenocepacia Phage BcepMu and a Family of Mu-like Phages Encoding Potential Pathogenesis Factors. Journal of Molecular Biology. 340(1). 49–65. 73 indexed citations
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Ramanculov, Erlan & Ry Young. (2001). Functional analysis of the phage T4 holin in a λ context. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 265(2). 345–353. 38 indexed citations
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Marsh, Antoinette E., et al.. (2001). Prevalence of Neospora hughesi and Sarcocystis neurona antibodies in horses from various geographical locations. Veterinary Parasitology. 95(2-4). 273–282. 63 indexed citations
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Young, Ry, Ing‐Nang Wang, & William D. Roof. (2000). Phages will out: strategies of host cell lysis. Trends in Microbiology. 8(3). 120–128. 332 indexed citations
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Young, Ry, et al.. (1993). Changes in sorghum starch during parboiling. 70(2). 179–183. 21 indexed citations
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Chang, Yung-Fu, Ry Young, & Douglas K. Struck. (1989). Cloning and Characterization of a Hemolysin Gene from Actinobacillus (Haemophilus) pleuropneumoniae. DNA. 8(9). 635–647. 118 indexed citations
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Chang, Yung‐Fu, et al.. (1989). Secretion of thePasteurellaleukotoxin byEscherichia coli. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 60(2). 169–173. 36 indexed citations
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Struck, Douglas K., D. Maratea, & Ry Young. (1985). Purification of hybrid beta-galactosidase proteins encoded by phi X174 E phi lacZ and Escherichia coli prlA phi lacZ: a general method for the isolation of lacZ fusion polypeptides produced in low amounts.. PubMed. 3(1). 18–25. 7 indexed citations

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