William Firshein

862 total citations
63 papers, 726 citations indexed

About

William Firshein is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, William Firshein has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 726 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Molecular Biology, 22 papers in Genetics and 11 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in William Firshein's work include DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (23 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (21 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (12 papers). William Firshein is often cited by papers focused on DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (23 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (21 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (12 papers). William Firshein collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and France. William Firshein's co-authors include Werner Braun, John J. Laffan, Peter S. Kim, Spencer J. Berry, Ann H. West, Anthony A. Infante, Peter Hobart, David H. Bechhofer, David H. Figurski and Peter D. Kim and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

William Firshein

60 papers receiving 615 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William Firshein United States 16 498 333 128 100 76 63 726
W S Reznikoff United States 14 759 1.5× 521 1.6× 208 1.6× 107 1.1× 95 1.3× 17 942
Jacques J. Pène United States 19 775 1.6× 365 1.1× 314 2.5× 99 1.0× 69 0.9× 26 1.0k
Gregory L. Gray United States 13 692 1.4× 345 1.0× 134 1.0× 71 0.7× 135 1.8× 16 1.0k
A. Edelman United Kingdom 11 572 1.1× 429 1.3× 207 1.6× 221 2.2× 98 1.3× 13 856
Renkichi Takata Japan 19 790 1.6× 348 1.0× 205 1.6× 61 0.6× 233 3.1× 47 1.0k
Elizabeth H. Szybalski United States 8 479 1.0× 278 0.8× 264 2.1× 46 0.5× 102 1.3× 10 695
B Dobrinski Germany 12 576 1.2× 346 1.0× 155 1.2× 54 0.5× 61 0.8× 16 712
U. Taubeneck Germany 17 376 0.8× 229 0.7× 214 1.7× 62 0.6× 68 0.9× 91 791
J V Höltje Germany 9 404 0.8× 425 1.3× 233 1.8× 79 0.8× 45 0.6× 10 643
Akiko Nishimura Japan 16 521 1.0× 378 1.1× 148 1.2× 69 0.7× 63 0.8× 28 749

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Fields of papers citing papers by William Firshein

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William Firshein

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All Works

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Oliver, Donald, et al.. (2005). Overexpression of the Hda DnaA-Related Protein in Escherichia coli Inhibits Multiplication, Affects Membrane Permeability, and Induces the SOS Response. Journal of Bacteriology. 187(24). 8507–8510. 10 indexed citations
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Kim, Peter D., Thomas M. Rosche, & William Firshein. (2000). Identification of a Potential Membrane-Targeting Region of the Replication Initiator Protein (TrfA) of Broad-Host-Range Plasmid RK2. Plasmid. 43(3). 214–222. 6 indexed citations
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Firshein, William & Peter S. Kim. (1997). Plasmid replication and partition in Escherichiacoli: is the cell membrane the key?. Molecular Microbiology. 23(1). 1–10. 35 indexed citations
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Mei, Jiong, Sharon E. Benashski, & William Firshein. (1995). Interactions of the origin of replication (oriV) and initiation proteins (TrfA) of plasmid RK2 with submembrane domains of Escherichia coli. Journal of Bacteriology. 177(23). 6766–6772. 16 indexed citations
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Firshein, William, et al.. (1994). TrfA-Dependent, Inner-Membrane-Associated Plasmid RK2 DNA Synthesis in Escherichia coli Maxicells. Plasmid. 32(1). 19–31. 10 indexed citations
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Mele, Luigi, et al.. (1992). Temporal expression of a membrane-associated protein putatively involved in repression of initiation of DNA replication in Bacillus subtilis. Journal of Bacteriology. 174(2). 477–485. 3 indexed citations
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Firshein, William, et al.. (1986). Replication of plasmid RK2 in vitro by a DNA-membrane complex: evidence for initiation of replication and its coupling to transcription and translation. Journal of Bacteriology. 167(1). 319–326. 14 indexed citations
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Firshein, William. (1972). The DNA/membrane fraction of Pneumococcus contains a DNA replication complex. Journal of Molecular Biology. 70(3). 383–397. 33 indexed citations
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Berry, Spencer J., et al.. (1970). The biosynthesis of DNA by insects. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis. 199(1). 1–7. 8 indexed citations
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Firshein, William, et al.. (1969). Characterization of Excess Deoxyribonucleic Acid Synthesized by Pneumococci in the Presence of Polyadenylic Acid and Deoxyribonucleic Acid Precursors. Journal of Bacteriology. 97(3). 1106–1113. 5 indexed citations
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Braun, Werner & William Firshein. (1967). Biodynamic effects of oligonucleotides. Bacteriological Reviews. 31(2). 83–94. 26 indexed citations
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Firshein, William, et al.. (1967). Changes in RNA in the occipital cortex of rats as a function of light and dark during rearing. Psychonomic Science. 7(11). 379–380. 1 indexed citations
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Firshein, William, et al.. (1964). Differential Toxicity of Manganese for Virulent and Avirulent Group A Streptococci. Journal of General Microbiology. 36(2). 249–255. 3 indexed citations
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Firshein, William. (1963). The induction of deoxycytidylic acid kinase activity by a dinucleotide fraction derived from an enzymatic DNA digest in pneumococci. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 11(3). 187–194. 2 indexed citations
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Firshein, William. (1962). EFFECT OF MANGANESE AND ENZYMATIC DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID DIGESTS ON POPULATION CHANGES AND RESPIRATION OF PNEUMOCOCCI. Journal of Bacteriology. 84(3). 478–484. 4 indexed citations
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Firshein, William. (1961). EFFECTS OF DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID PRODUCTS ON DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS OF VIRULENT AND AVIRULENT PNEUMOCOCCI. Journal of Bacteriology. 82(2). 169–180. 19 indexed citations
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Firshein, William & Werner Braun. (1960). EFFECTS OF ENZYMATIC DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID DIGESTS ON POPULATION CHANGES AND DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS OF PNEUMOCOCCI. Journal of Bacteriology. 79(2). 246–260. 19 indexed citations

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