Saul B. Needleman

13.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
20 papers, 9.0k citations indexed

About

Saul B. Needleman is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Toxicology and Safety Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Saul B. Needleman has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 9.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 2 papers in Toxicology and 2 papers in Safety Research. Recurrent topics in Saul B. Needleman's work include Machine Learning in Bioinformatics (4 papers), Protein Structure and Dynamics (3 papers) and Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications (2 papers). Saul B. Needleman is often cited by papers focused on Machine Learning in Bioinformatics (4 papers), Protein Structure and Dynamics (3 papers) and Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications (2 papers). Saul B. Needleman collaborates with scholars based in United States. Saul B. Needleman's co-authors include Christian D. Wunsch, Harold Koenig, Robert W. Romberg, E. Margoliash, Alfred Goldstone, Boguslaw K. Krotoszynski, Leon L. Gershbein, Martin Porvaznik, Richard H. Decker and Robert N. Blackwell and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Saul B. Needleman

20 papers receiving 8.4k citations

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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.

A general method applicable to the search for similarities in the amino acid sequence of two proteins

1970 7.7k citations Saul B. Needleman, Christian D. Wunsch Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
Protein Sequence Determination

1975 672 citations Saul B. Needleman profile →

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Christian D. Wunsch United States

Temple F. Smith United States

John A. Robinson Switzerland

Píetro Lió United Kingdom

Michael S. Waterman United States

Jean‐Philippe Vert France

Paul A. Tucker Germany

Hiroaki Kitano Japan

Roded Sharan Israel

Eytan Ruppin Israel

Christian D. Wunsch United States

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Needleman, Saul B. & Martin Porvaznik. (1995). Identification of parent benzodiazepines by gas chromotography/mass spectroscopy (GC/MS) from urinary extracts treated with B-glucuronidase. Forensic Science International. 73(1). 49–60. 12 indexed citations

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Romberg, Robert W., et al.. (1993). Effect of Pre-Enlistment Testing on the Confirmed Drug-Positive Rate for Navy Recruits. Military Medicine. 158(1). 14–19. 1 indexed citations

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Romberg, Robert W., et al.. (1992). Factors Influencing Confirmed Drug Positives for Navy and Marine Corps Recruits. Military Medicine. 157(1). 33–37. 1 indexed citations

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Romberg, Robert W., et al.. (1992). Factors influencing confirmed drug positives for Navy and Marine Corps recruits.. PubMed. 157(1). 33–7. 1 indexed citations

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Needleman, Saul B. & Robert W. Romberg. (1990). Limits of Linearity and Detection for Some Drugs of Abuse*. Journal of Analytical Toxicology. 14(1). 34–38. 30 indexed citations

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Needleman, Saul B., et al.. (1980). Radioimmunoassay for Detection of Antibody to Hepatitis A Virus: Results of Clinical Evaluation. American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 74(1). 25–31. 12 indexed citations

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Higgins, William & Saul B. Needleman. (1979). Advanced Methods in Protein Sequence Determination. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society. 98(2). 303–303. 1 indexed citations

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Needleman, Saul B.. (1977). Advanced Methods in Protein Sequence Determination. 17 indexed citations

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Needleman, Saul B., et al.. (1976). Protein Sequence Determination, a Sourcebook of Methods and Techniques. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society. 95(2). 259–259. 25 indexed citations

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Needleman, Saul B. & Harold Koenig. (1975). Isoelectric-focusing behavior of acid hydrolases in rat kidney lysosomes. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure. 379(1). 43–56. 24 indexed citations

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Needleman, Saul B., Harold Koenig, & Alfred Goldstone. (1975). Changes in electronegativity of lysosomal hydrolases during intracellular transport. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure. 379(1). 57–73. 22 indexed citations

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Needleman, Saul B.. (1975). Protein Sequence Determination. 672 indexed citations breakdown →

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Needleman, Saul B. & Christian D. Wunsch. (1970). A general method applicable to the search for similarities in the amino acid sequence of two proteins. Journal of Molecular Biology. 48(3). 443–453. 7738 indexed citations breakdown →

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Goldstone, Alfred & Saul B. Needleman. (1970). Reconstruction of the Primary Sequence of a Protein from Peptides of Known Sequence. PubMed. 8. 256–275. 1 indexed citations

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Needleman, Saul B.. (1970). Protein Sequence Determination. 311 indexed citations

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Needleman, Saul B., et al.. (1969). HOMOLOGY OF Pseudomonas CYTOCHROME c -551 WITH EUKARYOTIC c -CYTOCHROMES. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 63(4). 1227–1233. 9 indexed citations

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Needleman, Saul B. & E. Margoliash. (1966). Rabbit Heart Cytochrome c. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 241(4). 853–863. 24 indexed citations

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Needleman, Saul B., et al.. (1962). Diels-Alder Syntheses with Heteroatomic Compounds.. Chemical Reviews. 62(5). 405–431. 64 indexed citations

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Needleman, Saul B., Robert N. Blackwell, & L.S. Fosdick. (1960). AMINO ACID DISTRIBUTION IN BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE PEPTIDES. Canadian Journal of Chemistry. 38(4). 477–481. 2 indexed citations

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Krotoszynski, Boguslaw K., Leon L. Gershbein, & Saul B. Needleman. (1956). Properties of Hair Fat From Adult Males According to Race and Hair Condition1. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 26(4). 311–316. 17 indexed citations

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