William C. Phelps

6.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
34 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

William C. Phelps is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Genetics and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, William C. Phelps has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Epidemiology, 21 papers in Genetics and 9 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in William C. Phelps's work include Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (22 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (21 papers) and Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications (6 papers). William C. Phelps is often cited by papers focused on Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (22 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (21 papers) and Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications (6 papers). William C. Phelps collaborates with scholars based in United States. William C. Phelps's co-authors include Peter M. Howley, Karl Münger, Richard Schlegel, Vivien J. Bubb, Carole Yee, Bruce A. Werness, E Harlow, Nicholas J. Dyson, Carl C. Baker and Valerie Lindgren and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

William C. Phelps

34 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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. The E6 and E7 genes of the human papillomavirus type 16 together are necessary and sufficient for transformation of primary human keratinocytes
    1989 1.1k citations Karl Münger, William C. Phelps et al. Journal of Virology profile →
  2. Complex formation of human papillomavirus E7 proteins with the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor gene product.
    1989 967 citations Karl Münger, Bruce A. Werness et al. The EMBO Journal profile →
  3. Structural and transcriptional analysis of human papillomavirus type 16 sequences in cervical carcinoma cell lines
    1987 660 citations Carl C. Baker, William C. Phelps et al. Journal of Virology profile →
  4. The human papillomavirus type 16 E7 gene encodes transactivation and transformation functions similar to those of adenovirus E1A
    1988 581 citations William C. Phelps, Carole Yee et al. Cell profile →

Peers

William C. Phelps
Alison A. McBride United States
M. Saveria Campo United Kingdom
L. Crawford United Kingdom
Thomas R. Broker United States
Dennis J. McCance United Kingdom
Hans‐Ulrich Bernard Singapore
Gérard Orth France
Jan ter Schegget Netherlands
Martin Sapp United States
Bruce A. Werness United States
Alison A. McBride United States
William C. Phelps
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All Works

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Dixon, Eric P., G Pahel, Warren J. Rocque, et al.. (2000). The E1 Helicase of Human Papillomavirus Type 11 Binds to the Origin of Replication with Low Sequence Specificity. Virology. 270(2). 345–357. 21 indexed citations
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Rocque, Warren J., David Porter, Eric P. Dixon, et al.. (2000). Replication-Associated Activities of Purified Human Papillomavirus Type 11 E1 Helicase. Protein Expression and Purification. 18(2). 148–159. 20 indexed citations
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Alexander, Kenneth & William C. Phelps. (2000). Recent advances in diagnosis and therapy of human papillomaviruses. Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs. 9(8). 1753–1765. 4 indexed citations
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Rocque, Warren J., et al.. (1999). Subunit Affinities and Stoichiometries of the Human Papillomavirus Type 11 E1:E2:DNA Complex. Biochemistry. 38(14). 4586–4594. 16 indexed citations
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Lobe, David C., John W. Kreider, & William C. Phelps. (1998). Therapeutic evaluation of compounds in the SCID-RA papillomavirus model. Antiviral Research. 40(1-2). 57–71. 5 indexed citations
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Frazer, Ian H., Donna Leippe, Linda A. Dunn, et al.. (1995). Immunological responses in human papillomavirus 16 E6/E7-transgenic mice to E7 protein correlate with the presence of skin disease.. PubMed. 55(12). 2635–9. 37 indexed citations
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Phelps, William C., et al.. (1995). Antiviral Therapy for Human Papillomaviruses: Rationale and Prospects. Annals of Internal Medicine. 123(5). 368–382. 39 indexed citations
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Münger, Karl & William C. Phelps. (1993). The human papillomavirus E7 protein as a transforming and transactivating factor. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer. 1155(1). 111–123. 60 indexed citations
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Ohmstede, C A, et al.. (1993). Characterization of human papillomavirus type 11 E1 and E2 proteins expressed in insect cells. Journal of Virology. 67(5). 2655–2663. 51 indexed citations
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Pahel, G, Ann Aulabaugh, Steven A. Short, et al.. (1993). Structural and functional characterization of the HPV16 E7 protein expressed in bacteria.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 268(34). 26018–26025. 37 indexed citations
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Phelps, William C., Karl Münger, Carole Yee, J. Barnes, & Peter M. Howley. (1992). Structure-function analysis of the human papillomavirus type 16 E7 oncoprotein. Journal of Virology. 66(4). 2418–2427. 192 indexed citations
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Münger, Karl, Carole Yee, William C. Phelps, et al.. (1991). Biochemical and biological differences between E7 oncoproteins of the high- and low-risk human papillomavirus types are determined by amino-terminal sequences. Journal of Virology. 65(7). 3943–3948. 87 indexed citations
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Howley, Peter M., Karl Münger, Bruce A. Werness, William C. Phelps, & Richard Schlegel. (1989). Molecular mechanisms of transformation by the human papillomaviruses.. PubMed. 20. 199–206. 27 indexed citations
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Phelps, William C., Carole Yee, Karl Münger, & Peter M. Howley. (1989). Functional and Sequence Similarities Between HPV16 E7 and Adenovirus E1A. Current topics in microbiology and immunology. 144. 153–166. 14 indexed citations
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Phelps, William C., Carole Yee, Karl Münger, & Peter M. Howley. (1988). The human papillomavirus type 16 E7 gene encodes transactivation and transformation functions similar to those of adenovirus E1A. Cell. 53(4). 539–547. 581 indexed citations breakdown →
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Baker, Carl C., et al.. (1987). Structural and transcriptional analysis of human papillomavirus type 16 sequences in cervical carcinoma cell lines. Journal of Virology. 61(4). 962–971. 660 indexed citations breakdown →
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Phelps, William C. & Peter M. Howley. (1987). Transcriptional trans-activation by the human papillomavirus type 16 E2 gene product. Journal of Virology. 61(5). 1630–1638. 154 indexed citations
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Phelps, William C., et al.. (1985). Shope papillomavirus transcription in benign and malignant rabbit tumors. Virology. 146(1). 120–129. 21 indexed citations
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