Stephen Cooper

4.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
94 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Stephen Cooper is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen Cooper has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Molecular Biology, 34 papers in Genetics and 20 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Stephen Cooper's work include Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (33 papers), Gene Regulatory Network Analysis (20 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (17 papers). Stephen Cooper is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (33 papers), Gene Regulatory Network Analysis (20 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (17 papers). Stephen Cooper collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Denmark. Stephen Cooper's co-authors include Charles E. Helmstetter, Norton D. Zinder, Kerby Shedden, O Pierucci, Jay D. Keasling, James A. Shayman, Bernhard Ø. Palsson, Harvey F. Lodish, Peter A. Fantes and Mark W. Denny and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Molecular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Stephen Cooper

94 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Chromosome replication and the division cycle of Escherichia coli

1968 980 citations Stephen Cooper et al. profile →
DNA synthesis during the division cycle of rapidly growing Escherichia coli

1968 385 citations Stephen Cooper et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stephen Cooper United States	28	2.8k	1.7k	771	236	185	94	3.5k
Charles E. Helmstetter United States	27	2.9k 1.0×	2.4k 1.4×	694 0.9×	109 0.5×	147 0.8×	66	3.6k
Erik Boye Norway	39	3.7k 1.3×	2.6k 1.6×	710 0.9×	255 1.1×	228 1.2×	104	4.7k
Stephen E. Halford United Kingdom	39	4.5k 1.6×	1.7k 1.0×	677 0.9×	189 0.8×	201 1.1×	126	5.0k
H. Buc France	28	2.9k 1.0×	1.7k 1.0×	610 0.8×	293 1.2×	91 0.5×	54	3.7k
Ronald V. Swanson United States	31	3.1k 1.1×	996 0.6×	823 1.1×	327 1.4×	184 1.0×	44	4.5k
Jonathan Gallant United States	38	3.9k 1.4×	2.0k 1.2×	649 0.8×	134 0.6×	69 0.4×	98	4.6k
Daniel Wall United States	39	3.2k 1.1×	1.2k 0.7×	644 0.8×	322 1.4×	320 1.7×	85	4.6k
Katsumi Isono Japan	29	3.3k 1.2×	1.8k 1.1×	734 1.0×	80 0.3×	107 0.6×	66	4.0k
Andrea Jeffrey United States	10	3.4k 1.2×	1.3k 0.8×	837 1.1×	133 0.6×	77 0.4×	10	4.4k
Abraham Worcel United States	38	4.3k 1.5×	1.2k 0.7×	600 0.8×	200 0.8×	82 0.4×	60	4.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Stephen Cooper

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen Cooper

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen Cooper

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Stephen Cooper. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Stephen Cooper 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 Stephen Cooper. Stephen Cooper is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Cooper, Stephen. (2013). Schizosaccharomyces pombegrows exponentially during the division cycle with no rate change points. FEMS Yeast Research. 13(7). 650–658. 9 indexed citations

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Cooper, Stephen, et al.. (2008). Invariant mRNA and mitotic protein breakdown solves the Russian Doll problem of the cell cycle. Cell Biology International. 33(1). 10–18. 6 indexed citations

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Cooper, Stephen & Mariam B. Gonzalez-Hernandez. (2008). Experimental reconsideration of the utility of serum starvation as a method for synchronizing mammalian cells. Cell Biology International. 33(1). 71–77. 14 indexed citations

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Cooper, Stephen, et al.. (2007). Developing Algorithmic Thinking With Alice. 11 indexed citations

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Cooper, Stephen. (2006). Checkpoints and restriction points in bacteria and eukaryotic cells. BioEssays. 28(10). 1035–1039. 7 indexed citations

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Cooper, Stephen. (2006). Distinguishing between linear and exponential cell growth during the division cycle: Single-cell studies, cell-culture studies, and the object of cell-cycle research. Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling. 3(1). 10–10. 73 indexed citations

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Cooper, Stephen. (2006). Regulation of DNA synthesis in bacteria: analysis of the Bates/Kleckner licensing/initiation‐mass model for cell cycle control. Molecular Microbiology. 62(2). 303–307. 12 indexed citations

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Cooper, Stephen, et al.. (2006). Nocodazole does not synchronize cells: implications for cell-cycle control and whole-culture synchronization. Cell and Tissue Research. 324(2). 237–242. 33 indexed citations

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Cooper, Stephen. (2004). Control and maintenance of mammalian cell size. BMC Cell Biology. 5(1). 35–35. 35 indexed citations

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Cooper, Stephen. (2002). REAPPRAISAL OF G1‐PHASE ARREST AND SYNCHRONIZATION BY LOVASTATIN. Cell Biology International. 26(8). 715–727. 31 indexed citations

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Cooper, Stephen. (2002). The Schaechter–Bentzon–Maaløe experiment and the analysis of cell cycle events in eukaryotic cells. Trends in Microbiology. 10(4). 169–173. 6 indexed citations

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Cooper, Stephen. (2001). Helical growth and the curved shape ofVibrio cholerae. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 198(2). 123–124. 4 indexed citations

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Cooper, Stephen, et al.. (1999). John Fante : a critical gathering. 6 indexed citations

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Cooper, Stephen & Jay D. Keasling. (1998). Cycle-specific replication of chromosomal and F-plasmid origins. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 163(2). 217–222. 7 indexed citations

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Cooper, Stephen. (1997). DNA replication: the 30th anniversary of the bacterial model and the ‘baby machine’. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 22(12). 490–494. 11 indexed citations

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Cooper, Stephen. (1994). Perspectives on John Huston. 3 indexed citations

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Hupp, Ted R., Jay D. Keasling, Stephen Cooper, & Jon M. Kaguni. (1994). Synthesis of DnaK protein during the division cycle of Escherichia coli. Research in Microbiology. 145(2). 99–109. 3 indexed citations

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Gally, David L. & Stephen Cooper. (1993). Peptidoglycan synthesis in Salmonella typhimurium 2616. Journal of General Microbiology. 139(7). 1469–1476. 6 indexed citations

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Cooper, Stephen. (1990). Comparison of forward and backwards methods of cell cycle analysis. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 66(1-3). 1–4. 1 indexed citations

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Cooper, Stephen. (1988). The continuum model and c-myc synthesis during the division cycle. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 135(3). 393–400. 18 indexed citations

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