Welcome Bender

9.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
56 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Welcome Bender is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Welcome Bender has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Plant Science and 11 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Welcome Bender's work include Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (21 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (19 papers) and Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (18 papers). Welcome Bender is often cited by papers focused on Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (21 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (19 papers) and Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (18 papers). Welcome Bender collaborates with scholars based in United States, Hungary and Switzerland. Welcome Bender's co-authors include Mel Β. Feany, Mark Peifer, David S. Hogness, Pierre Spierer, Michael B. O’Connor, François Karch, Anne Chiang, Jeffrey A. Simon, Pascal Chambon and Norman Davidson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Welcome Bender

56 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

A Drosophila model of Parkinson's disease 1983 2026 1997 2011 2000 1999 1983 1983 500 1000 1.5k
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. A Drosophila model of Parkinson's disease
    2000 1.6k citations Mel Β. Feany, Welcome Bender Nature profile →
  2. Stabilization of Chromatin Structure by PRC1, a Polycomb Complex
    1999 651 citations Zhaohui Shao, Florian Raible et al. Cell profile →
  3. Molecular Genetics of the Bithorax Complex in Drosophila melanogaster
    1983 523 citations Welcome Bender, François Karch et al. profile →
  4. Chromosomal walking and jumping to isolate DNA from the Ace and rosy loci and the bithorax complex in Drosophila melanogaster
    1983 522 citations Welcome Bender, Pierre Spierer et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Welcome Bender United States 39 5.4k 1.7k 1.3k 1.2k 975 56 7.3k
Masamitsu Yamaguchi Japan 42 4.6k 0.9× 624 0.4× 766 0.6× 658 0.6× 350 0.4× 260 6.0k
Robert A. Lazzarini United States 54 5.2k 1.0× 775 0.5× 2.1k 1.6× 1.3k 1.1× 423 0.4× 137 9.5k
Daniel Segal Israel 40 3.3k 0.6× 703 0.4× 751 0.6× 848 0.7× 264 0.3× 119 5.5k
Shohei Mitani Japan 49 4.9k 0.9× 841 0.5× 460 0.3× 714 0.6× 290 0.3× 160 7.7k
Andrew Bassett United Kingdom 35 3.6k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 733 0.5× 441 0.4× 179 0.2× 64 5.0k
Koen J. T. Venken United States 30 3.2k 0.6× 492 0.3× 904 0.7× 1.8k 1.5× 180 0.2× 50 4.8k
Michael Brunner Germany 48 7.4k 1.4× 1.8k 1.1× 555 0.4× 1.5k 1.3× 349 0.4× 138 11.0k
Thomas P. Neufeld United States 43 6.1k 1.1× 718 0.4× 558 0.4× 1.4k 1.2× 355 0.4× 66 10.9k
Stefano Gustincich Italy 44 4.9k 0.9× 584 0.4× 564 0.4× 1.4k 1.2× 622 0.6× 132 6.9k
K. Andrew White United States 57 4.8k 0.9× 3.3k 2.0× 1.2k 0.9× 3.3k 2.8× 130 0.1× 148 9.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Welcome Bender

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Welcome Bender

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Moqtaderi, Zarmik, Susan J. Brown, & Welcome Bender. (2021). Genome-wide oscillations in G + C density and sequence conservation. Genome Research. 31(11). 2050–2057. 1 indexed citations
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Bender, Welcome. (2020). Molecular Lessons from the Drosophila Bithorax Complex. Genetics. 216(3). 613–617. 5 indexed citations
3.
Bowman, Sarah, Aimée M. Deaton, Peggy I. Wang, et al.. (2014). H3K27 modifications define segmental regulatory domains in the Drosophila bithorax complex. eLife. 3. e02833–e02833. 95 indexed citations
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Bender, Welcome, et al.. (2008). Replacement of a Drosophila Polycomb response element core, and in situ analysis of its DNA motifs. Molecular Genetics and Genomics. 279(6). 595–603. 23 indexed citations
5.
Milán, Marco, et al.. (2001). mshspecifies dorsal cell fate in theDrosophilawing. Development. 128(17). 3263–3268. 16 indexed citations
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Fitzgerald, Daniel P. & Welcome Bender. (2001). Polycomb Group Repression Reduces DNA Accessibility. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 21(19). 6585–6597. 58 indexed citations
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Feany, Mel Β. & Welcome Bender. (2000). A Drosophila model of Parkinson's disease. Nature. 404(6776). 394–398. 1647 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bender, Welcome & Andrew M. Hudson. (2000). P element homing to the Drosophila bithorax complex. Development. 127(18). 3981–3992. 70 indexed citations
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Shao, Zhaohui, Florian Raible, Ramin Mollaaghababa, et al.. (1999). Stabilization of Chromatin Structure by PRC1, a Polycomb Complex. Cell. 98(1). 37–46. 651 indexed citations breakdown →
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McCall, Kimberly, Michael B. O’Connor, & Welcome Bender. (1994). Enhancer traps in the Drosophila bithorax complex mark parasegmental domains.. Genetics. 138(2). 387–399. 47 indexed citations
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Curtis, David & Welcome Bender. (1991). Gene conversion in Drosophila and the effects of the meiotic mutants mei-9 and mei-218.. Genetics. 127(4). 739–746. 24 indexed citations
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Curtis, David, Stephen H. Clark, Arthur Chovnick, & Welcome Bender. (1989). Molecular analysis of recombination events in Drosophila.. Genetics. 122(3). 653–661. 44 indexed citations
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Lee, Chong Sung, Daniel Curtis, Margaret McCarron, et al.. (1987). Mutations Affecting Expression of the rosy Locus in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics. 116(1). 55–66. 80 indexed citations
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Weiffenbach, Barbara, Mark Peifer, Welcome Bender, et al.. (1985). THE ABDOMINAL REGION O FT HE BITHORAX COMPLEX. 3 indexed citations
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Bender, Welcome, Barbara Weiffenbach, François Karch, & Mark Peifer. (1985). Domains of cis-Interaction in the Bithorax Complex. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 50(0). 173–180. 56 indexed citations
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Bender, Welcome. (1985). Homeotic gene products as growth factors. Cell. 43(3). 559–560. 20 indexed citations
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Rushlow, Christine, Welcome Bender, & Arthur Chovnick. (1984). STUDIES ON THE MECHANISM OF HETEROCHROMATIC POSITION EFFECT AT THE ROSY LOCUS OF DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER. Genetics. 108(3). 603–615. 64 indexed citations
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Bender, Welcome, Pierre Spierer, David S. Hogness, & Pascal Chambon. (1983). Chromosomal walking and jumping to isolate DNA from the Ace and rosy loci and the bithorax complex in Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Molecular Biology. 168(1). 17–33. 522 indexed citations breakdown →
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Spierer, Pierre, Anne Spierer, & Welcome Bender. (1981). A molecular view of the Drosophila chromosome. Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva). 1 indexed citations
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Bender, Welcome, Pierre Spierer, & David S. Hogness. (1979). Gene isolation by chromosomal walking. Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva). 4 indexed citations

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