Walter Gilbert

41.6k citations
120 papers · 34.7k indexed · 21 hit papers · h-index 57
    • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 50
    • RNA Research and Splicing 21
    • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies 15
    • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry 11
    • RNA modifications and cancer 10
    • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques 9
  • Genetics top 0.05%
    • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology 9
  • Ecology top 0.5%
    • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions 11
  • Endocrinology top 0.5%
  • Immunology top 1%

Walter Gilbert

119 papers receiving 31.6k citations

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Walter Gilbert
Comparison fields: 5 of 188
  • Molecular Biology 27.0k
  • Genetics 7.6k
  • Ecology 3.4k
  • Endocrinology 580
  • Immunology 2.3k
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Fields of papers citing papers by Walter Gilbert

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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Walter 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

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DNA sequencing at 40: past, present and futurebreakdown →
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2 200866
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The evolution of spliceosomal introns: patterns, puzzles and progressbreakdown →
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4 2003166
5 200323
6 200361
7 20005
8 199913
9 199653
10 199557
11 199522
12 199556
13 199352
14 19937
15 1992110
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17 199064
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[57] Sequencing end-labeled DNA with base-specific chemical cleavagesbreakdown →
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19 197699
20 196944

About Walter Gilbert

Walter Gilbert is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Developmental Neuroscience and Genetics, having authored 120 papers that have together received 34.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (50 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (21 papers), Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (15 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (11 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (11 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (10 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (9 papers) and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (27.0k citations), Genetics (7.6k citations) and Ecology (3.4k citations). Walter Gilbert has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Allan M. Maxam, Dipankar Sen, Scott William Roy, Helen Donis-Keller, George M. Church, Richard Tizard, Dennis Schwartz, Susumu Tonegawa, Anne Ephrussi and Philip J. Farabaugh. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Science, Cell and Journal of Molecular Biology.

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