W. Dean Rupp

7.0k total citations · 6 hit papers
67 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

W. Dean Rupp is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Dean Rupp has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Genetics and 9 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in W. Dean Rupp's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (30 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (27 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (25 papers). W. Dean Rupp is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (30 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (27 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (25 papers). W. Dean Rupp collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Russia. W. Dean Rupp's co-authors include Aziz Sancar, Paul Howard-Flanders, Adelle M. Hack, Charles E. Wilde, M.M. Munn, Gwendolyn B. Sancar, Daniel Vapnek, Barry M. Kacinski, William H. Konigsberg and Bernhard K. Keppler and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

W. Dean Rupp

66 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

Simple method for identification of plasmid-coded proteins 1968 2026 1987 2006 1979 1968 1983 1971 1980 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. Simple method for identification of plasmid-coded proteins
    1979 991 citations Aziz Sancar, Adelle M. Hack et al. Journal of Bacteriology profile →
  2. Discontinuities in the DNA synthesized in an Excision-defective strain of Escherichia coli following ultraviolet irradiation
    1968 929 citations W. Dean Rupp, Paul Howard-Flanders Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
  3. A novel repair enzyme: UVRABC excision nuclease of Escherichia coli cuts a DNA strand on both sides of the damaged region
    1983 521 citations Aziz Sancar, W. Dean Rupp Cell profile →
  4. Exchanges between DNA strands in ultraviolet-irradiated Escherichia coli
    1971 478 citations W. Dean Rupp, Paul Howard-Flanders et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
  5. Sequences of the recA gene and protein.
    1980 272 citations Aziz Sancar, William H. Konigsberg et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  6. Identification of the uvrA gene product
    1981 255 citations Aziz Sancar, Robin P. Wharton et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. Dean Rupp United States 32 5.0k 2.5k 815 740 585 67 6.0k
Evelyn M. Witkin United States 34 5.0k 1.0× 2.3k 0.9× 1.2k 1.5× 497 0.7× 274 0.5× 59 5.9k
Richard P. Cunningham United States 46 6.8k 1.4× 1.7k 0.7× 738 0.9× 566 0.8× 636 1.1× 104 7.7k
Kenneth N. Kreuzer United States 36 4.5k 0.9× 1.8k 0.7× 242 0.3× 1.0k 1.4× 498 0.9× 89 5.0k
Martin Marinus United States 40 3.7k 0.7× 1.8k 0.7× 385 0.5× 711 1.0× 253 0.4× 79 4.5k
Hideo Shinagawa Japan 48 6.1k 1.2× 3.3k 1.3× 624 0.8× 997 1.3× 231 0.4× 102 8.0k
Roel M. Schaaper United States 42 4.8k 1.0× 2.3k 0.9× 968 1.2× 338 0.5× 258 0.4× 120 5.5k
A Kornberg United States 71 10.2k 2.0× 6.3k 2.5× 279 0.3× 1.7k 2.2× 498 0.9× 127 11.7k
Jun-ichi Tomizawa Japan 49 7.6k 1.5× 4.1k 1.6× 261 0.3× 2.5k 3.3× 397 0.7× 108 9.0k
Robert P. Fuchs France 53 7.6k 1.5× 2.3k 0.9× 2.4k 2.9× 233 0.3× 621 1.1× 182 8.3k
Thomas Grundström Sweden 39 3.2k 0.6× 1.2k 0.5× 358 0.4× 335 0.5× 493 0.8× 95 5.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yang, Wei, Michael M. Seidman, W. Dean Rupp, & Yang Gao. (2019). Replisome structure suggests mechanism for continuous fork progression and post-replication repair. DNA repair. 81. 102658–102658. 16 indexed citations
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Gandsman, Elan J., et al.. (1997). Sabia Virus Incident at Yale University. American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. 58(1). 51–53. 9 indexed citations
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Rupp, W. Dean, et al.. (1994). UvrABC Cutting at 3′ Recessed Termini of Undamaged DNA May Be a Model for 5′ Incision at Damaged Sitesa. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 726(1). 321–323. 1 indexed citations
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Rüther, U., Axel Schmidt, W. Dean Rupp, et al.. (1993). Spontaneous Splenic Rupture ina Patient with MultiloculatedSignet Ring Cell Carcinoma ofthe Urinary Bladder. European Urology. 23(3). 417–418. 10 indexed citations
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Agrawal, Krishna C., W. Dean Rupp, & Sara Rockwell. (1986). Radiosensitization, Pharmacokinetics, and Toxicity of a 2-Nitroimidazole Nucleoside (RA-263). Radiation Research. 105(2). 227–227. 11 indexed citations
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Markham, Bruce E., Joan E. Harper, David W. Mount, et al.. (1984). Analysis of mRNA synthesis following induction of the Escherichia coli SOS system. Journal of Molecular Biology. 178(2). 237–248. 33 indexed citations
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Sancar, Gwendolyn B., Aziz Sancar, John W. Little, & W. Dean Rupp. (1982). The uvrB gene of Escherichia coli has both lexA-repressed and lexA-independent promoters. Cell. 28(3). 523–530. 124 indexed citations
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Sancar, Aziz, Robin P. Wharton, Samuel Seltzer, et al.. (1981). Identification of the uvrA gene product. Journal of Molecular Biology. 148(1). 45–62. 255 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kacinski, Barry M., Aziz Sancar, & W. Dean Rupp. (1981). A general approach for purifying proteins encoded by cloned genes without using a functional assay: isolation of the uvrA gene product from radiolabeled maxicells. Nucleic Acids Research. 9(18). 4495–4508. 37 indexed citations
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Kacinski, Barry M. & W. Dean Rupp. (1981). E. coli uvrB protein binds to DNA in the presence of uvrA protein. Nature. 294(5840). 480–481. 32 indexed citations
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Sancar, Aziz, et al.. (1980). Sequences of the recA gene and protein.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 77(5). 2611–2615. 272 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sancar, Aziz, Adelle M. Hack, & W. Dean Rupp. (1979). Simple method for identification of plasmid-coded proteins. Journal of Bacteriology. 137(1). 692–693. 991 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wenzel, H. & W. Dean Rupp. (1978). Calculation of phase equilibria in systems containing water and supercritical components. Chemical Engineering Science. 33(6). 683–687. 8 indexed citations
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Brustad, Tor, et al.. (1975). DNA strand breaks measured within 100 milliseconds of irradiation of Escherichia coli by 4 MeV electrons.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 72(1). 167–171. 17 indexed citations
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Wilkins, Brian M., et al.. (1971). Deoxyribonucleic Acid Transferred from Ultraviolet-Irradiated Excision-Defective Hfr Cells of Escherichia coli K-12. Journal of Bacteriology. 107(2). 505–512. 14 indexed citations
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Vapnek, Daniel, Muriel B. Lipman, & W. Dean Rupp. (1971). Physical Properties and Mechanism of Transfer of R Factors in Escherichia coli. Journal of Bacteriology. 108(1). 508–514. 48 indexed citations
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Iyer, V. N. & W. Dean Rupp. (1971). Usefulness of benzoylated naphthoylated DEAE-cellulose to distinguish and fractionate double-stranded DNA bearing different extents of single-stranded regions. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis. 228(1). 117–126. 123 indexed citations
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Rupp, W. Dean, et al.. (1971). REPAIR AND RECONSTRUCTION OF CHROMOSOMAL DNA AFTER REPLICATION.. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 8 indexed citations
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Howard-Flanders, Paul, W. Dean Rupp, Brian M. Wilkins, & Ronald S. Cole. (1968). DNA Replication and Recombination after UV Irradiation. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 33(0). 195–207. 94 indexed citations

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