Samuel H. Wilson

35.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
500 papers, 29.3k citations indexed

About

Samuel H. Wilson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Samuel H. Wilson has authored 500 papers receiving a total of 29.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 408 papers in Molecular Biology, 69 papers in Oncology and 62 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Samuel H. Wilson's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (272 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (186 papers) and Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (56 papers). Samuel H. Wilson is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (272 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (186 papers) and Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (56 papers). Samuel H. Wilson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Russia. Samuel H. Wilson's co-authors include William A. Beard, Rajendra Prasad, Julie K. Horton, Joseph Kraut, M.R. Sawaya, Thomas A. Kunkel, David D. Shock, Robert W. Sobol, Amalendra Kumar and H. Pelletier and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Samuel H. Wilson

488 papers receiving 28.7k citations

Hit Papers

Requirement of mammalian ... 1972 2026 1990 2008 1996 1994 1994 1997 1972 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Requirement of mammalian DNA polymerase-β in base-excision repair
    1996 711 citations Robert W. Sobol, Julie K. Horton et al. Nature profile →
  2. STRUCTURES OF TERNARY COMPLEXES OF RAT DNA POLYMERASE BETA, A DNA TEMPLATE-PRIMER, AND DDCTP
    1994 635 citations Samuel H. Wilson et al. profile →
  3. Structures of Ternary Complexes of Rat DNA Polymerase β, a DNA Template-Primer, and ddCTP
    1994 552 citations Samuel H. Wilson et al. profile →
  4. Crystal Structures of Human DNA Polymerase β Complexed with Gapped and Nicked DNA:  Evidence for an Induced Fit Mechanism,
    1997 534 citations Rajendra Prasad, Samuel H. Wilson et al. Biochemistry profile →
  5. Markers for Gene Expression in Cultured Cells from the Nervous System
    1972 359 citations Samuel H. Wilson et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Samuel H. Wilson United States 93 25.2k 4.6k 4.0k 3.2k 2.9k 500 29.3k
Lawrence A. Loeb United States 86 20.4k 0.8× 3.8k 0.8× 7.5k 1.9× 4.8k 1.5× 1.7k 0.6× 356 28.6k
Arthur B. Pardee United States 89 23.1k 0.9× 6.2k 1.4× 3.5k 0.9× 4.8k 1.5× 816 0.3× 361 32.7k
Julian Adams United States 69 14.2k 0.6× 6.2k 1.3× 2.4k 0.6× 2.3k 0.7× 1.3k 0.4× 168 21.4k
Shigeyuki Yokoyama Japan 102 36.6k 1.5× 3.7k 0.8× 1.6k 0.4× 5.8k 1.8× 1.1k 0.4× 1.0k 44.4k
David O. Morgan United States 74 21.1k 0.8× 8.4k 1.8× 1.4k 0.3× 1.8k 0.6× 801 0.3× 190 27.3k
John Kuriyan United States 99 28.8k 1.1× 7.0k 1.5× 1.2k 0.3× 3.1k 1.0× 823 0.3× 235 38.8k
Steven A. Carr United States 108 31.7k 1.3× 5.4k 1.2× 4.0k 1.0× 1.9k 0.6× 773 0.3× 372 44.4k
Gregory L. Verdine United States 74 18.2k 0.7× 2.3k 0.5× 1.5k 0.4× 2.1k 0.7× 1.4k 0.5× 208 21.3k
Timothy D. Veenstra United States 88 17.3k 0.7× 4.2k 0.9× 2.4k 0.6× 2.3k 0.7× 713 0.2× 401 28.5k
Edward M. Scolnick United States 83 15.0k 0.6× 4.7k 1.0× 1.2k 0.3× 7.8k 2.4× 2.2k 0.7× 239 24.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hamada, Yohhei, Issa Sabi, Samuel H. Wilson, et al.. (2024). A pilot cross-sectional study of non-communicable diseases in TB household contacts. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(4). 154–159. 1 indexed citations
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Wilson, Samuel H., et al.. (2024). Analysis of Database Security. OALib. 11(4). 1–19. 1 indexed citations
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Watts, Jason A., Yesenia Rodriguez, Yaojuan Liu, et al.. (2022). A common transcriptional mechanism involving R-loop and RNA abasic site regulates an enhancer RNA of APOE. Nucleic Acids Research. 50(21). 12497–12514. 19 indexed citations
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Saha, Liton Kumar, Mitsuo Wakasugi, Salma Akter, et al.. (2020). Topoisomerase I-driven repair of UV-induced damage in NER-deficient cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(25). 14412–14420. 22 indexed citations
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Howard, Michael J., Yesenia Rodriguez, & Samuel H. Wilson. (2017). DNA polymerase β uses its lyase domain in a processive search for DNA damage. Nucleic Acids Research. 45(7). gkx047–gkx047. 25 indexed citations
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Sassa, Akira, Melike Çağlayan, Yesenia Rodriguez, et al.. (2016). Impact of Ribonucleotide Backbone on Translesion Synthesis and Repair of 7,8-Dihydro-8-oxoguanine. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 291(46). 24314–24323. 19 indexed citations
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Horton, Julie K., Donna F. Stefanick, Rajendra Prasad, et al.. (2014). Base Excision Repair Defects Invoke Hypersensitivity to PARP Inhibition. Molecular Cancer Research. 12(8). 1128–1139. 65 indexed citations
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Chamberlain, Brian T., V.K. Batra, William A. Beard, et al.. (2012). Stereospecific Formation of a Ternary Complex of (S)‐α,β‐Fluoromethylene‐dATP with DNA Pol β. ChemBioChem. 13(4). 528–530. 29 indexed citations
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Herbert, Damon C., C. Alex McMahan, Vladimír Rotrekl, et al.. (2008). Mutagenesis Is Elevated in Male Germ Cells Obtained from DNA Polymerase-beta Heterozygous Mice1. Biology of Reproduction. 79(5). 824–831. 19 indexed citations
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Kronenberg, Golo, Christoph Harms, Robert W. Sobol, et al.. (2008). Folate Deficiency Induces Neurodegeneration and Brain Dysfunction in Mice Lacking Uracil DNA Glycosylase. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(28). 7219–7230. 85 indexed citations
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Lin, Ping, Lars C. Pedersen, V.K. Batra, et al.. (2006). Energy analysis of chemistry for correct insertion by DNA polymerase β. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(36). 13294–13299. 77 indexed citations
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Schwartz, David A., Brenda K. Weis, & Samuel H. Wilson. (2005). The Need for Exposure Health Sciences. Environmental Health Perspectives. 113(10). A650–A650. 9 indexed citations
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Braithwaite, Elena K., Padmini S. Kedar, Li Lan, et al.. (2005). DNA Polymerase λ Protects Mouse Fibroblasts against Oxidative DNA Damage and Is Recruited to Sites of DNA Damage/Repair. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(36). 31641–31647. 97 indexed citations
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Lavrik, Olga I., Rajendra Prasad, Robert W. Sobol, et al.. (2001). Photoaffinity Labeling of Mouse Fibroblast Enzymes by a Base Excision Repair Intermediate. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(27). 25541–25548. 163 indexed citations
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Beard, William A. & Samuel H. Wilson. (2000). Structural design of a eukaryotic DNA repair polymerase: DNA polymerase β. Mutation Research/DNA Repair. 460(3-4). 231–244. 128 indexed citations
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Lavrik, Olga I., Rajendra Prasad, William A. Beard, et al.. (1996). dNTP Binding to HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase and Mammalian DNA Polymerase β as Revealed by Affinity Labeling with a Photoreactive dNTP Analog. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(36). 21891–21897. 31 indexed citations
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Sobol, Robert W., Julie K. Horton, Ralf Kühn, et al.. (1996). Requirement of mammalian DNA polymerase-β in base-excision repair. Nature. 379(6561). 183–186. 711 indexed citations breakdown →
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Englander, Ella W. & Samuel H. Wilson. (1990). Protein binding elements in the human β-polymerase promoter. Nucleic Acids Research. 18(4). 919–928. 25 indexed citations
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Majumdar, C., Cy A. Stein, Jack S. Cohen, Samuel Broder, & Samuel H. Wilson. (1989). Stepwise mechanism of HIV reverse transcriptase: primer function of phosphorothioate oligodeoxynucleotide. Biochemistry. 28(3). 1340–1346. 160 indexed citations
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Fornace, Albert J., Barbara Z. Zmudzka, M. Christine Hollander, & Samuel H. Wilson. (1989). Induction of β-Polymerase mRNA by DNA-Damaging Agents in Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 9(2). 851–853. 4 indexed citations

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