Stephen Buratowski

23.1k total citations · 7 hit papers
136 papers, 18.2k citations indexed

About

Stephen Buratowski is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen Buratowski has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 18.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 133 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Plant Science and 9 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Stephen Buratowski's work include RNA Research and Splicing (90 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (88 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (44 papers). Stephen Buratowski is often cited by papers focused on RNA Research and Splicing (90 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (88 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (44 papers). Stephen Buratowski collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and South Korea. Stephen Buratowski's co-authors include Eun‐Jung Cho, Phillip A. Sharp, Minkyu Kim, Steven Hahn, Jack Greenblatt, Leonard Guarente, Philip Komarnitsky, Nevan J. Krogan, Michael‐Christopher Keogh and Lidia Vasiljeva and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Stephen Buratowski

136 papers receiving 18.0k citations

Hit Papers

Five intermediate complexes in transcription initiation b... 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 2000 2005 1998 2009 250 500 750
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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. Five intermediate complexes in transcription initiation by RNA polymerase II
    1989 921 citations Stephen Buratowski, Phillip A. Sharp et al. Cell profile →
  2. Different phosphorylated forms of RNA polymerase II and associated mRNA processing factors during transcription
    2000 864 citations Eun‐Jung Cho, Stephen Buratowski et al. profile →
  3. Cotranscriptional Set2 Methylation of Histone H3 Lysine 36 Recruits a Repressive Rpd3 Complex
    2005 633 citations Michael‐Christopher Keogh, Vladimir Podolny et al. Cell profile →
  4. DSIF, a novel transcription elongation factor that regulates RNA polymerase II processivity, is composed of human Spt4 and Spt5 homologs
    1998 603 citations Stephen Buratowski et al. profile →
  5. Progression through the RNA Polymerase II CTD Cycle
    2009 592 citations Stephen Buratowski Molecular Cell profile →
  6. Methylation of Histone H3 by Set2 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Is Linked to Transcriptional Elongation by RNA Polymerase II
    2003 538 citations Nevan J. Krogan, Amy H.Y. Tong et al. Molecular and Cellular Biology profile →
  7. Excessive Cell Growth Causes Cytoplasm Dilution And Contributes to Senescence
    2019 326 citations Stephen Buratowski et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stephen Buratowski United States 66 17.1k 1.8k 1.3k 892 863 136 18.2k
Craig L. Peterson United States 68 17.0k 1.0× 2.2k 1.2× 1.7k 1.3× 1.2k 1.3× 1.0k 1.2× 180 18.4k
Ophir Shalem United States 21 11.6k 0.7× 935 0.5× 2.3k 1.7× 1.1k 1.2× 745 0.9× 42 13.1k
Luke A. Gilbert United States 38 16.2k 0.9× 1.3k 0.7× 2.8k 2.1× 1.2k 1.3× 1.4k 1.6× 68 18.0k
Wendy V. Gilbert United States 31 9.2k 0.5× 963 0.5× 1.9k 1.4× 670 0.8× 1.1k 1.3× 60 11.1k
Hitoshi Kurumizaka Japan 59 9.5k 0.6× 1.6k 0.9× 1.4k 1.0× 996 1.1× 780 0.9× 302 10.5k
B. Franklin Pugh United States 58 11.9k 0.7× 1.8k 1.0× 1.4k 1.1× 413 0.5× 582 0.7× 113 12.8k
Bertrand Séraphin France 62 13.6k 0.8× 839 0.5× 779 0.6× 532 0.6× 586 0.7× 143 14.6k
Maria Carmo‐Fonseca Portugal 60 10.7k 0.6× 516 0.3× 1.3k 1.0× 728 0.8× 877 1.0× 183 12.5k
David Tollervey United Kingdom 99 26.9k 1.6× 1.9k 1.0× 2.0k 1.5× 1.3k 1.5× 2.5k 2.9× 257 28.5k
Stephen P. Bell United States 56 14.3k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 2.8k 2.1× 1.4k 1.6× 771 0.9× 110 16.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Friedman, Larry J., et al.. (2020). Dynamics of RNA polymerase II and elongation factor Spt4/5 recruitment during activator-dependent transcription. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(51). 32348–32357. 25 indexed citations
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Chun, Yujin, Yoo Jin Joo, Hyunsuk Suh, et al.. (2019). Selective Kinase Inhibition Shows That Bur1 (Cdk9) Phosphorylates the Rpb1 Linker In Vivo. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 39(15). 19 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yinglu, Yujin Chun, Stephen Buratowski, & Liang Tong. (2019). Identification of Three Sequence Motifs in the Transcription Termination Factor Sen1 that Mediate Direct Interactions with Nrd1. Structure. 27(7). 1156–1161.e4. 9 indexed citations
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Suh, Hyunsuk, Scott B. Ficarro, Un‐Beom Kang, et al.. (2016). Direct Analysis of Phosphorylation Sites on the Rpb1 C-Terminal Domain of RNA Polymerase II. Molecular Cell. 61(2). 297–304. 91 indexed citations
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Marquardt, Sebastian, Renan Escalante-Chong, Nam Pho, et al.. (2014). A Chromatin-Based Mechanism for Limiting Divergent Noncoding Transcription. Cell. 157(7). 1712–1723. 89 indexed citations
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Sikorski, Timothy W., Yoo Jin Joo, Scott B. Ficarro, et al.. (2012). Proteomic Analysis Demonstrates Activator- and Chromatin-specific Recruitment to Promoters. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(42). 35397–35408. 20 indexed citations
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Buratowski, Stephen. (2009). Progression through the RNA Polymerase II CTD Cycle. Molecular Cell. 36(4). 541–546. 592 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dion, Michael F., Tommy Kaplan, Min Kyu Kim, et al.. (2007). Dynamics of Replication-Independent Histone Turnover in Budding Yeast. Science. 315(5817). 1405–1408. 435 indexed citations
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He, Xiaoyuan, et al.. (2007). Polyadenylation site choice in yeast is affected by competition between Npl3 and polyadenylation factor CFI. RNA. 13(10). 1756–1764. 43 indexed citations
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Voynov, Vladimir, et al.. (2006). Genes with internal repeats require the THO complex for transcription. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(39). 14423–14428. 48 indexed citations
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Liu, Chih Long, Tommy Kaplan, Min‐Kyu Kim, et al.. (2005). Single-Nucleosome Mapping of Histone Modifications in S. cerevisiae. PLoS Biology. 3(10). e328–e328. 401 indexed citations
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Keogh, Michael‐Christopher, Vladimir Podolny, & Stephen Buratowski. (2003). Bur1 Kinase Is Required for Efficient Transcription Elongation by RNA Polymerase II. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 23(19). 7005–7018. 127 indexed citations
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Krogan, Nevan J., Michael‐Christopher Keogh, Nira Datta, et al.. (2003). A Snf2 Family ATPase Complex Required for Recruitment of the Histone H2A Variant Htz1. Molecular Cell. 12(6). 1565–1576. 471 indexed citations
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Matangkasombut, Oranart & Stephen Buratowski. (2003). Different Sensitivities of Bromodomain Factors 1 and 2 to Histone H4 Acetylation. Molecular Cell. 11(2). 353–363. 152 indexed citations
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Keogh, Michael‐Christopher, Eun‐Jung Cho, Vladimir Podolny, & Stephen Buratowski. (2002). Kin28 Is Found within TFIIH and a Kin28-Ccl1-Tfb3 Trimer Complex with Differential Sensitivities to T-Loop Phosphorylation. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 22(5). 1288–1297. 61 indexed citations
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Cho, Eun‐Jung, et al.. (2000). Kin28, the TFIIH-Associated Carboxy-Terminal Domain Kinase, Facilitates the Recruitment of mRNA Processing Machinery to RNA Polymerase II. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 20(1). 104–112. 168 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhigang, Stephen Buratowski, Jesper Q. Svejstrup, et al.. (1995). The Yeast TFB1 and SSL1 Genes, Which Encode Subunits of Transcription Factor IIH, Are Required for Nucleotide Excision Repair and RNA Polymerase II Transcription. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 15(4). 2288–2293. 75 indexed citations
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Buratowski, Stephen. (1994). The basics of basal transcription by RNA polymerase II. Cell. 77(1). 1–3. 350 indexed citations
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Buratowski, Stephen & Phillip A. Sharp. (1992). 9 Initiation of Transcription by RNA Polymerase II. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 227–246. 4 indexed citations
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Chodosh, Lewis A., Stephen Buratowski, & Phillip A. Sharp. (1989). A Yeast Protein Possesses the DNA-Binding Properties of the Adenovirus Major Late Transcription Factor. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 9(2). 820–822. 18 indexed citations

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