Scott W. Nelson

978 total citations
43 papers, 787 citations indexed

About

Scott W. Nelson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Scott W. Nelson has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 787 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Genetics and 12 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Scott W. Nelson's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (18 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (16 papers) and Enzyme Structure and Function (12 papers). Scott W. Nelson is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (18 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (16 papers) and Enzyme Structure and Function (12 papers). Scott W. Nelson collaborates with scholars based in United States and Netherlands. Scott W. Nelson's co-authors include Stephen J. Benkovic, Richard B. Honzatko, Herbert J. Fromm, Jingsong Yang, Timothy J. Herdendorf, Jun‐yong Choe, M. J. Mitchell, Jonah Ciccone, T. G. TRAYLOR and Ravindra Kumar and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Cell.

In The Last Decade

Scott W. Nelson

42 papers receiving 770 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Scott W. Nelson United States 17 536 163 147 119 88 43 787
Michael A. Trakselis United States 22 1.4k 2.6× 625 3.8× 135 0.9× 59 0.5× 174 2.0× 58 1.7k
M.M. Thayer United States 12 1.2k 2.2× 203 1.2× 179 1.2× 88 0.7× 49 0.6× 12 1.5k
Matjaž Zorko Slovenia 16 1.2k 2.2× 164 1.0× 56 0.4× 30 0.3× 57 0.6× 33 1.4k
Yuh‐Hwa Wang United States 25 1.2k 2.3× 445 2.7× 38 0.3× 71 0.6× 38 0.4× 45 1.5k
Fu‐Sen Liang United States 15 727 1.4× 94 0.6× 75 0.5× 76 0.6× 42 0.5× 37 933
Eiko Ohtsuka Japan 16 755 1.4× 137 0.8× 94 0.6× 43 0.4× 53 0.6× 29 880
Lanfen Li China 17 437 0.8× 60 0.4× 238 1.6× 45 0.4× 13 0.1× 64 770
Metaxia Vlassi Greece 16 596 1.1× 121 0.7× 162 1.1× 24 0.2× 35 0.4× 46 786
Kwon Joo Yeo South Korea 12 427 0.8× 93 0.6× 54 0.4× 134 1.1× 38 0.4× 29 706
Baixing Wu China 20 1.2k 2.2× 48 0.3× 128 0.9× 368 3.1× 20 0.2× 38 1.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nelson, Scott W., et al.. (2024). Cryo-EM Structures of the Plasmodium falciparum Apicoplast DNA Polymerase. Journal of Molecular Biology. 436(23). 168842–168842.
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Beck, Josh R., et al.. (2022). Promising antimalarials targeting apicoplast DNA polymerase from Plasmodium falciparum. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 243. 114751–114751. 8 indexed citations
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Streff, Haley, Yang Gao, & Scott W. Nelson. (2020). Functional evaluation of the C-terminal region of bacteriophage T4 Rad50. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 526(2). 485–490. 1 indexed citations
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Nelson, Scott W., et al.. (2018). Kinetic Analysis of the Exonuclease Activity of the Bacteriophage T4 Mre11–Rad50 Complex. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 600. 135–156. 3 indexed citations
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Nelson, Scott W., et al.. (2016). Replication and maintenance of the Plasmodium falciparum apicoplast genome. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology. 208(2). 56–64. 21 indexed citations
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Choe, Jun‐yong, et al.. (2016). Crystal Structure of the Apicoplast DNA Polymerase from Plasmodium falciparum: The First Look at a Plastidic A-Family DNA Polymerase. Journal of Molecular Biology. 428(20). 3920–3934. 10 indexed citations
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Herdendorf, Timothy J., et al.. (2015). Functional Analysis of the Bacteriophage T4 Rad50 Homolog (gp46) Coiled-coil Domain. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(39). 23905–23915. 14 indexed citations
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Dongen, Stijn F. M. van, Joost Clerx, Kasper Nørgaard, et al.. (2013). A clamp-like biohybrid catalyst for DNA oxidation. Nature Chemistry. 5(11). 945–951. 65 indexed citations
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Perumal, Senthil K., Scott W. Nelson, & Stephen J. Benkovic. (2013). Interaction of T4 UvsW Helicase and Single-Stranded DNA Binding Protein gp32 through Its Carboxy-Terminal Acidic Tail. Journal of Molecular Biology. 425(16). 2823–2839. 10 indexed citations
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Herdendorf, Timothy J., et al.. (2012). Disruption of the Bacteriophage T4 Mre11 Dimer Interface Reveals a Two-state Mechanism for Exonuclease Activity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(37). 31371–31381. 12 indexed citations
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Nelson, Scott W., et al.. (2011). An Interaction between the Walker A and D-loop Motifs Is Critical to ATP Hydrolysis and Cooperativity in Bacteriophage T4 Rad50. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(29). 26258–26266. 25 indexed citations
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Herdendorf, Timothy J. & Scott W. Nelson. (2011). Functional Evaluation of Bacteriophage T4 Rad50 Signature Motif Residues. Biochemistry. 50(27). 6030–6040. 9 indexed citations
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Nelson, Scott W. & Stephen J. Benkovic. (2010). Response of the Bacteriophage T4 Replisome to Noncoding Lesions and Regression of a Stalled Replication Fork. Journal of Molecular Biology. 401(5). 743–756. 25 indexed citations
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Spiering, Michelle M., Scott W. Nelson, & Stephen J. Benkovic. (2008). Repetitive lagging strand DNA synthesis by the bacteriophage T4 replisome. Molecular BioSystems. 4(11). 1070–1074. 8 indexed citations
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Nelson, Scott W., Ravindra Kumar, & Stephen J. Benkovic. (2008). RNA Primer Handoff in Bacteriophage T4 DNA Replication. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(33). 22838–22846. 29 indexed citations
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Nelson, Scott W., Jingsong Yang, & Stephen J. Benkovic. (2006). Site-directed Mutations of T4 Helicase Loading Protein (gp59) Reveal Multiple Modes of DNA Polymerase Inhibition and the Mechanism of Unlocking by gp41 Helicase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(13). 8697–8706. 14 indexed citations
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Nelson, Scott W. & Stephen J. Benkovic. (2006). The T4 Phage UvsW Protein Contains Both DNA Unwinding and Strand Annealing Activities. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(1). 407–416. 28 indexed citations
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Nelson, Scott W., Kristen L. Arienti, Frank U. Axe, et al.. (2003). Inhibition of Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase by a New Class of Allosteric Effectors. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(51). 51176–51183. 35 indexed citations
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Nelson, Scott W., et al.. (2001). The N-terminal Segment of Recombinant Porcine Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase Participates in the Allosteric Regulation of Catalysis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(9). 6119–6124. 18 indexed citations
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Nelson, Scott W., Jun‐yong Choe, Richard B. Honzatko, & Herbert J. Fromm. (2000). Mutations in the Hinge of a Dynamic Loop Broadly Influence Functional Properties of Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(39). 29986–29992. 23 indexed citations

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