W. G. Scott

70.8k citations

119 papers · 28.9k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 44

Impact in

Molecular Biology top 0.05%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- RNA modifications and cancer
- Protein Structure and Dynamics
- DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
- RNA Research and Splicing
Structural Biology top 0.5%

Papers in

Nuclear and High Energy Physics 21
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies 20
- Neutrino Physics Research 18
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena 12
Molecular Biology 61
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 52
- RNA modifications and cancer 34
- DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry 14

Co-authors: Paul Emsley Bernhard Lohkamp Kevin Cowtan P. F. Harrison D.H. Perkins Monika Martick James B. Murray J.T. Finch
Journals: Journal of Molecular Biology (12 papers)Physics Letters B (11 papers)Science (5 papers)Public Administration Review (4 papers)Cell (3 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom France

In The Last Decade

W. G. Scott

115 papers receiving 28.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Features and development of Coot 2010 · 21.4k citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2010 Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography
2002 Physics Letters B
1995 Cell

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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside W. G. Scott, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work
1	Structural Simplicity and Mechanistic Complexity in the Hammerhead Ribozyme Progress in molecular biology and translational science ·Sara M. O’Rourke, W. G. Scott	2018	7
2	Minimal Hammerhead Ribozymes with Uncompromised Catalytic Activity Journal of Molecular Biology ·Sara M. O’Rourke, Maria V. Litvinova, W. G. Scott	2015	14
3	Structural Variations and Solvent Structure of r(UGGGGU) Quadruplexes Stabilized by Sr2+ Ions Journal of Molecular Biology ·G. Meryon White, Pete Dunten, Monika Martick, W. G. Scott	2015	11
4	Mapping L1 Ligase Ribozyme Conformational Switch Journal of Molecular Biology ·George M. Giambaşu, Tai‐Sung Lee, W. G. Scott, Darrin M. York	2012	5
5	Identification of dynamical hinge points of the L1 ligase molecular switch RNA ·George M. Giambaşu, Tai‐Sung Lee, Carlos P. Sosa, Michael P. Robertson, W. G. Scott, Darrin M. York	2010	5
6	Structure and function of regulatory RNA elements: Ribozymes that regulate gene expression Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms ·W. G. Scott, Monika Martick, Young-In Chi	2009	22
7	Solvent Structure and Hammerhead Ribozyme Catalysis Chemistry & Biology ·Monika Martick, Tai‐Sung Lee, Darrin M. York, W. G. Scott	2008	95
8	A general method for phasing novel complex RNA crystal structures without heavy-atom derivatives Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography ·Michael P. Robertson, W. G. Scott	2008	29
9	Strain imaging using conventional and ultrafast ultrasound imaging: numerical analysis IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control ·Suhyun Park, Salavat R. Aglyamov, W. G. Scott, Stanislav Emelianov	2007	26
10	Structure of Escherichia coli RNase E catalytic domain and implications for RNA turnover Nature ·Anastasia J. Callaghan, María J. Marcaida, Jonathan A. Stead, Kenneth J. McDowall, W. G. Scott, Ben F. Luisi	2005	235
11	The Structure of a Rigorously Conserved RNA Element within the SARS Virus Genome PLoS Biology ·Michael P. Robertson, Haller Igel, Robert Baertsch, David Haussler, Manuel Ares, W. G. Scott	2004	102
12	Catalysis, evolution and life FEBS Letters ·A. Szöke, W. G. Scott, János Hajdu	2003	17
13	A pH-dependent conformational change, rather than the chemical step, appears to be rate-limiting in the hammerhead ribozyme cleavage reaction 1 1Edited by J. Doudna Journal of Molecular Biology ·James B. Murray, C.M. Dunham, W. G. Scott	2002	56
14	Capture and Visualization of a Catalytic RNA Enzyme-Product Complex Using Crystal Lattice Trapping and X-Ray Holographic Reconstruction Molecular Cell ·James B. Murray, H. Szöke, A. Szöke, W. G. Scott	2000	62
15	RNA structure, metal ions, and catalysis Current Opinion in Chemical Biology ·W. G. Scott	1999	43
16	RNA catalysis Current Opinion in Structural Biology ·W. G. Scott	1998	31
17	Rapid Crystallization of Chemically Synthesized Hammerhead RNAs using a Double Screening Procedure Journal of Molecular Biology ·W. G. Scott, J.T. Finch, Richard Grenfell, F. Şehkar FAYDA KINIK, Terry Smith, Sudhirchandra N Kadam, Aaron Klug	1995	84
18	The crystal structure of an AII-RNAhammerhead ribozyme: A proposed mechanism for RNA catalytic cleavage Cell ·W. G. Scott, J.T. Finch, Hélène Bourhis Hit paper breakdown →	1995	547
19	Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction study of the ligand-binding domain of the bacterial chemotaxis-mediating aspartate receptor ofSalmonella typhimurium Journal of Molecular Biology ·Jarmila Jancarik, W. G. Scott, Daniel L. Milligan, Daniel E. Koshland, Sung‐Hou Kim	1991	71
20	Management in perspective : selected readings Houghton Mifflin eBooks ·Mingjing Gao, W. G. Scott, Alan C. Filley	1965	0

About W. G. Scott

W. G. Scott is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Molecular Biology, Internal Medicine, Genetics and Virology, having authored 119 papers that have together received 28.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (52 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (34 papers), Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (20 papers), Neutrino Physics Research (18 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (14 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (14 papers), Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (12 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (20.2k citations), Structural Biology (395 citations), Biotechnology (1.1k citations), Cell Biology (2.1k citations) and Molecular Medicine (610 citations). W. G. Scott has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Frequent co-authors include Paul Emsley, Bernhard Lohkamp, Kevin Cowtan, P. F. Harrison, D.H. Perkins, Monika Martick, James B. Murray, J.T. Finch, Aaron Klug and P. F. Harrison. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Molecular Biology, Physics Letters B, Science, Public Administration Review and Cell.

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