Todd M. Lowe

63.2k total citations · 6 hit papers
62 papers, 20.3k citations indexed

About

Todd M. Lowe is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Todd M. Lowe has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 20.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Cancer Research and 8 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Todd M. Lowe's work include RNA modifications and cancer (43 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (32 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (28 papers). Todd M. Lowe is often cited by papers focused on RNA modifications and cancer (43 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (32 papers) and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (28 papers). Todd M. Lowe collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Todd M. Lowe's co-authors include Sean R. Eddy, Patricia P. Chan, Allysia J. Mak, Carl W. Dieffenbach, Aaron E. Cozen, Patrick P. Dennis, Gabriela Dveksler, Arina D. Omer, Andrew Holmes and Eric M. Phizicky and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Todd M. Lowe

61 papers receiving 20.0k citations

Hit Papers

tRNAscan-SE: A Program for Improved Detection of Transfer... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 1997 2016 2019 2021 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k
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.

  1. tRNAscan-SE: A Program for Improved Detection of Transfer RNA Genes in Genomic Sequence
    1997 8.6k citations Todd M. Lowe, Sean R. Eddy Nucleic Acids Research profile →
  2. tRNAscan-SE: A Program for Improved Detection of Transfer RNA Genes in Genomic Sequence
    1997 3.1k citations Todd M. Lowe, Sean R. Eddy Nucleic Acids Research profile →
  3. tRNAscan-SE On-line: integrating search and context for analysis of transfer RNA genes
    2016 2.0k citations Todd M. Lowe, Patricia P. Chan Nucleic Acids Research profile →
  4. tRNAscan-SE: Searching for tRNA Genes in Genomic Sequences
    2019 1.2k citations Patricia P. Chan, Todd M. Lowe profile →
  5. tRNAscan-SE 2.0: improved detection and functional classification of transfer RNA genes
    2021 930 citations Patricia P. Chan, Todd M. Lowe et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →
  6. GtRNAdb 2.0: an expanded database of transfer RNA genes identified in complete and draft genomes
    2015 694 citations Patricia P. Chan, Todd M. Lowe Nucleic Acids Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Todd M. Lowe United States 34 15.2k 5.6k 4.0k 2.5k 1.6k 62 20.3k
Gordon Blackshields Ireland 15 13.1k 0.9× 3.9k 0.7× 6.3k 1.6× 3.4k 1.4× 1.8k 1.1× 26 24.6k
Toni Gabaldón Spain 66 12.3k 0.8× 3.6k 0.6× 6.4k 1.6× 2.7k 1.1× 2.0k 1.3× 275 21.9k
Paul McGettigan Ireland 29 13.5k 0.9× 3.9k 0.7× 6.3k 1.6× 4.1k 1.6× 1.8k 1.1× 48 26.1k
Iain M. Wallace Canada 16 13.6k 0.9× 3.9k 0.7× 6.5k 1.6× 3.5k 1.4× 1.8k 1.1× 23 25.4k
F. Valentin United Kingdom 6 13.8k 0.9× 3.9k 0.7× 6.5k 1.6× 3.6k 1.4× 1.8k 1.2× 6 25.7k
Evgeny M. Zdobnov Switzerland 45 11.0k 0.7× 3.1k 0.6× 6.0k 1.5× 4.0k 1.6× 2.2k 1.4× 94 19.8k
Chenna Ramu Germany 8 15.1k 1.0× 4.2k 0.8× 7.1k 1.8× 3.9k 1.5× 2.0k 1.2× 11 28.1k
Eric P. Nawrocki United States 22 11.1k 0.7× 4.3k 0.8× 3.6k 0.9× 1.4k 0.5× 583 0.4× 31 16.9k
Vincent Lefort France 13 9.1k 0.6× 4.8k 0.9× 5.4k 1.4× 3.5k 1.4× 2.8k 1.8× 23 21.0k
Michael Li United States 16 11.2k 0.7× 5.6k 1.0× 8.3k 2.1× 3.8k 1.5× 3.3k 2.1× 30 28.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Upton, Heather E., et al.. (2025). Gammaherpesvirus infection triggers the formation of tRNA fragments from premature tRNAs. mBio. 16(7). e0087525–e0087525.
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McCausland, Joshua W., S. Solís, Michael Escobar, et al.. (2025). The polyadenylase PAPI is required for virulence plasmid maintenance in pathogenic bacteria. PLoS Pathogens. 21(5). e1012655–e1012655. 1 indexed citations
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Hoffman, Kyle, et al.. (2025). High-fidelity and differential nonsense suppression in live cells and a frontotemporal dementia allele with human transfer RNAs. Nucleic Acids Research. 53(14). 1 indexed citations
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Chan, Patricia P., Andrew Holmes, & Todd M. Lowe. (2025). Analyzing, visualizing, and annotating tRNA-derived RNAs using tRAX and tDRnamer. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 711. 103–133. 1 indexed citations
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Sweeney, Blake, David Hoksza, Eric P. Nawrocki, et al.. (2021). R2DT is a framework for predicting and visualising RNA secondary structure using templates. Nature Communications. 12(1). 3494–3494. 77 indexed citations
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Fernandes, Jason D., Angie S. Hinrichs, Hiram Clawson, et al.. (2020). The UCSC SARS-CoV-2 Genome Browser. Nature Genetics. 52(10). 991–998. 60 indexed citations
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Crécy‐Lagard, Valérie de, Pietro Boccaletto, Carl Grant Mangleburg, et al.. (2019). Matching tRNA modifications in humans to their known and predicted enzymes. Nucleic Acids Research. 47(5). 2143–2159. 111 indexed citations
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Thornlow, Bryan, Joel Armstrong, Andrew Holmes, et al.. (2019). Predicting transfer RNA gene activity from sequence and genome context. Genome Research. 30(1). 85–94. 23 indexed citations
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Thornlow, Bryan, et al.. (2018). Transfer RNA genes experience exceptionally elevated mutation rates. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(36). 8996–9001. 34 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xudong, Aaron E. Cozen, Ying Liu, Qi Chen, & Todd M. Lowe. (2016). Small RNA Modifications: Integral to Function and Disease. Trends in Molecular Medicine. 22(12). 1025–1034. 97 indexed citations
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Cozen, Aaron E., et al.. (2015). ARM-seq: AlkB-facilitated RNA methylation sequencing reveals a complex landscape of modified tRNA fragments. Nature Methods. 12(9). 879–884. 346 indexed citations
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Chan, Patricia P. & Todd M. Lowe. (2015). GtRNAdb 2.0: an expanded database of transfer RNA genes identified in complete and draft genomes. Nucleic Acids Research. 44(D1). D184–D189. 694 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zargar, Kamrun, David L. Bernick, Todd M. Lowe, et al.. (2012). ArxA, a new clade of arsenite oxidase within the DMSO reductase family of molybdenum oxidoreductases. Environmental Microbiology. 14(7). 1635–1645. 111 indexed citations
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Lowe, Todd M., et al.. (2012). Activation of Archaeal Transcription Mediated by Recruitment of Transcription Factor B. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(22). 18863–18871. 30 indexed citations
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Bernick, David L., Kevin Karplus, Lauren Michelle Lui, et al.. (2012). Complete genome sequence of Pyrobaculum oguniense. Standards in Genomic Sciences. 6(3). 336–345. 7 indexed citations
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Williams, Ernest, Todd M. Lowe, Jeffrey N. Savas, & Jocelyne DiRuggiero. (2006). Microarray analysis of the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus exposed to gamma irradiation. Extremophiles. 11(1). 19–29. 63 indexed citations
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Schattner, Peter, Sergio Barberán-Soler, & Todd M. Lowe. (2005). A computational screen for mammalian pseudouridylation guide H/ACA RNAs. RNA. 12(1). 15–25. 83 indexed citations
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Li, Zhu‐Hong, et al.. (2002). Archaeal Guide RNAs Function in rRNA Modification in the Eukaryotic Nucleus. Current Biology. 12(3). 199–203. 19 indexed citations
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Dennis, Patrick P., Arina D. Omer, & Todd M. Lowe. (2001). A guided tour: small RNA function in Archaea. Molecular Microbiology. 40(3). 509–519. 105 indexed citations
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Dieffenbach, Carl W., Todd M. Lowe, & Gabriela Dveksler. (1993). General concepts for PCR primer design.. Genome Research. 3(3). S30–S37. 295 indexed citations

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