W Gilbert

17.3k citations
55 papers · 15.3k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 36
    • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 12
    • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry 7
    • Protein Structure and Dynamics 4
    • DNA Repair Mechanisms 4
    • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering 4
    • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics 4
  • Genetics top 0.2%
    • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology 5
  • Plant Science top 0.5%
  • Immunology top 2%
    • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions 6

W Gilbert

54 papers receiving 14.4k citations

Hit Papers

The RNA world1.6k19782026199420102.5k5.0k7.5k

Peers

W Gilbert
Comparison fields: 5 of 172
  • Molecular Biology 11.3k
  • Genetics 3.3k
  • Plant Science 2.6k
  • Cell Biology 954
  • Immunology 1.1k
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside W Gilbert, 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

20 of 20 papers shown
#Work
1 20247
2 199645
3 1994422
4 19939
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A bacterial clone synthesizing proinsulin. 1978.
19920
6 19907
7 198929
8 1987325
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The RNA worldbreakdown →
19861591
10 19862
11 198476
12 198427
13 198330
14 198399
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Contacts between Escherichia coli RNA polymerase and an early promoter of phage T7.breakdown →
1980488
16 197460
17 1968335
18 1968306
19 1967223
20 19567

About W Gilbert

W Gilbert is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology, having authored 55 papers that have together received 15.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (12 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (7 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (6 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (5 papers), Protein Structure and Dynamics (4 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (4 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (4 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (11.3k citations), Genetics (3.3k citations) and Plant Science (2.6k citations). W Gilbert has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and Slovakia. Frequent co-authors include George M. Church, Ulrich Siebenlist, Benno Müller‐Hill, David Dressler, Allan M. Maxam, Karen Talmadge, Keith Backman, Mark Ptashne, Richard Tizard and Manyuan Long. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology, Nucleic Acids Research, Journal of Virology and Computer applications in the biosciences.

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