Werner Arber

9.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
156 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Werner Arber is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Werner Arber has authored 156 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 124 papers in Molecular Biology, 101 papers in Genetics and 87 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Werner Arber's work include Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (86 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (85 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (49 papers). Werner Arber is often cited by papers focused on Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (86 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (85 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (49 papers). Werner Arber collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Japan. Werner Arber's co-authors include Stuart Linn, Shigeru Iida, Jürg Meyer, U. Kühnlein, Michel Blot, Brigitte Bächi, Edouard Kellenberger, S. Iida, Patrick Caspers and Brian P. Dalrymple and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Werner Arber

153 papers receiving 6.2k citations

Hit Papers

DNA Modification and Rest... 1960 2026 1982 2004 1969 1962 1965 1962 1960 100 200 300 400
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. DNA Modification and Restriction
    1969 498 citations Werner Arber, Stuart Linn profile →
  2. Host specificity of DNA produced by Escherichia coli
    1962 365 citations Werner Arber et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
  3. Host-Controlled Modification of Bacteriophage
    1965 180 citations Werner Arber profile →
  4. Host specificity of DNA produced by Escherichia coli
    1962 176 citations Werner Arber et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
  5. Transduction of chromosomal genes and episomes in Escherichia coli
    1960 162 citations Werner Arber Virology profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Werner Arber 4.8k 3.4k 3.1k 901 554 156 6.8k
Henry Krisch 5.2k 1.1× 2.8k 0.8× 4.0k 1.3× 1.4k 1.5× 435 0.8× 82 7.5k
Eiichi Ohtsubo 4.5k 0.9× 3.3k 1.0× 2.0k 0.6× 2.0k 2.2× 886 1.6× 149 7.0k
Susan T. Lovett 7.1k 1.5× 4.4k 1.3× 1.6k 0.5× 710 0.8× 468 0.8× 197 8.5k
Nigel D. F. Grindley 5.7k 1.2× 2.6k 0.8× 1.4k 0.4× 761 0.8× 280 0.5× 108 6.8k
Robert Schleif 6.4k 1.3× 3.9k 1.2× 1.2k 0.4× 513 0.6× 642 1.2× 138 8.1k
Juan C. Alonso 5.0k 1.0× 4.1k 1.2× 2.5k 0.8× 810 0.9× 411 0.7× 222 6.8k
Udo Bläsi 4.8k 1.0× 3.0k 0.9× 2.7k 0.9× 381 0.4× 497 0.9× 131 6.2k
A. P. Pugsley 3.2k 0.7× 3.1k 0.9× 1.2k 0.4× 679 0.8× 1.3k 2.3× 78 5.7k
Jay D. Gralla 8.5k 1.8× 4.8k 1.4× 2.1k 0.7× 695 0.8× 342 0.6× 132 9.8k
William Margolin 6.1k 1.3× 5.0k 1.5× 3.1k 1.0× 857 1.0× 817 1.5× 139 8.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Werner Arber

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Werner Arber

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Arber, Werner. (2015). Contemplations on Genes and Biological Functions. Advances in oto-rhino-laryngology. 46. 1–7.
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D’haen, Theo, Iván T. Berend, A. S. V. Burgen, et al.. (2014). ERW volume 22 issue 4 Cover and Front matter. European Review. 22(4). f1–f3. 1 indexed citations
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Arber, Werner. (2009). Systemic aspects of biological evolution. Journal of Biotechnology. 144(3). 242–244. 1 indexed citations
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Arber, Werner. (2007). Molecular mechanisms driving Darwinian evolution. Mathematical and Computer Modelling. 47(7-8). 666–674. 6 indexed citations
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Arber, Werner. (2000). Genetic variation: molecular mechanisms and impact on microbial evolution. FEMS Microbiology Reviews. 24(1). 1–7. 200 indexed citations
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Casadesús, Josep, et al.. (1999). Lack of hotspot targets: a constraint for IS30 transposition in Salmonella. Gene. 238(1). 231–239. 4 indexed citations
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Arber, Werner. (1999). Involvement of Gene Products in Bacterial Evolution. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 870(1). 36–44. 10 indexed citations
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Arber, Werner, Thierry Naas, & Michel Blot. (1994). Generation of genetic diversity by DNA rearrangements in resting bacteria. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 15(1-2). 5–13. 15 indexed citations
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Arber, Werner, et al.. (1993). Formation of the tandem repeat (IS30)2 and its role in IS30-mediated transpositional DNA rearrangements. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 239(1-2). 177–187. 61 indexed citations
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Iida, S., et al.. (1990). The Min DNA inversion enzyme of plasmid p15B of Escherichia coli 15T−: a new member of the Din family of site‐specific recombinases. Molecular Microbiology. 4(6). 991–997. 16 indexed citations
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Hübner, Philipp, Pascal Haffter, Shigeru Iida, & Werner Arber. (1989). Bent DNA is needed for recombinational enhancer activity in the site-specific recombination system cin of bacteriophage P1 the role of FIS protein. Journal of Molecular Biology. 205(3). 493–500. 44 indexed citations
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Guidolin, Angelo, Jean‐Marc Zingg, & Werner Arber. (1989). Organization of the bacteriophage P1 tail-fibre operon. Gene. 76(2). 239–243. 13 indexed citations
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Iida, Shigeru, et al.. (1987). Mechanisms involved in the formation of plaque-forming derivatives from over-sized hybrid phages between bacteriophage P1 and the R plasmid NR1. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 43(1). 117–120. 1 indexed citations
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Sengstag, Christian & Werner Arber. (1987). A cloned DNA fragment from bacteriophage P1 enhances IS2 insertion. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 206(2). 344–351. 23 indexed citations
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Arber, Werner. (1983). A Beginner’s Guide to Lambda Biology. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 13. 381–394. 14 indexed citations
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Arber, Werner, Lynn W. Enquist, Barbara Höhn, Noreen E. Murray, & Kenneth Murray. (1983). Experimental Methods for Use with Lambda. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 13. 433–466. 145 indexed citations
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Smith, John David, Werner Arber, & U. Kühnlein. (1972). Host specificity of DNA produced by Escherichia coli. Journal of Molecular Biology. 63(1). 1–8. 55 indexed citations
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Arber, Werner. (1971). Chapter 4 Host-controlled Variation. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 2. 83–96. 10 indexed citations
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Kühnlein, U., Stuart Linn, & Werner Arber. (1969). HOST SPECIFICITY OF DNA PRODUCED BY Escherichia coli , XI. In vitro MODIFICATION OF PHAGE FD REPLICATIVE FORM. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 63(2). 556–562. 125 indexed citations

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