Yechiel Becker

8.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
262 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Yechiel Becker is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Molecular Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Yechiel Becker has authored 262 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 123 papers in Epidemiology, 67 papers in Molecular Biology and 59 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Yechiel Becker's work include Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (96 papers), Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (43 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (32 papers). Yechiel Becker is often cited by papers focused on Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (96 papers), Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (43 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (32 papers). Yechiel Becker collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and Germany. Yechiel Becker's co-authors include Wolfgang K. Joklik, James Darnell, Sheldon Penman, Eli Sprecher, Yael Asher, I Sarov, Udy Olshevsky, Klaus Scherrer, Julia Hadar and Yosef Shiloh and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Yechiel Becker

257 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

POLYRIBOSOMES IN NORMAL AND POLIOVIRUS-INFECTED HELA CELL... 1963 2026 1984 2005 1963 100 200 300 400
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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. POLYRIBOSOMES IN NORMAL AND POLIOVIRUS-INFECTED HELA CELLS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO MESSENGER-RNA
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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Yechiel Becker Israel 43 2.6k 2.3k 1.4k 1.2k 763 262 6.7k
Paul M. Keller United States 44 3.0k 1.2× 2.0k 0.9× 1.2k 0.9× 955 0.8× 766 1.0× 81 6.4k
Amos Panet Israel 42 1.4k 0.5× 2.9k 1.3× 1.3k 1.0× 1.3k 1.1× 936 1.2× 175 5.7k
P J Barr United States 39 1.8k 0.7× 3.0k 1.3× 1.3k 0.9× 618 0.5× 849 1.1× 66 7.0k
Robert E. Lanford United States 56 5.3k 2.0× 4.1k 1.8× 1.6k 1.2× 1.1k 0.9× 713 0.9× 170 11.8k
Raymond V. Gilden United States 42 1.6k 0.6× 2.2k 1.0× 2.3k 1.7× 2.7k 2.3× 1.4k 1.9× 194 7.0k
Rob H. Meloen Netherlands 46 1.2k 0.4× 3.8k 1.7× 1.7k 1.2× 1.0k 0.9× 1.2k 1.5× 166 8.2k
James C. Alwine United States 56 2.5k 0.9× 5.6k 2.5× 1.3k 1.0× 1.8k 1.5× 596 0.8× 113 9.9k
Riccardo Cortese Italy 60 2.9k 1.1× 5.7k 2.5× 1.4k 1.1× 2.0k 1.7× 675 0.9× 144 11.1k
Marguerite Vogt United States 28 1.1k 0.4× 2.9k 1.3× 726 0.5× 1.7k 1.5× 334 0.4× 48 6.9k
Samuel Baron United States 45 2.3k 0.9× 1.2k 0.5× 2.9k 2.1× 675 0.6× 439 0.6× 216 6.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yechiel Becker

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All Works

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Becker, Yechiel. (2004). HIV-1 induced AIDS is an Allergy and the Allergen is the Shed gp120 – a Review, Hypothesis, and Implications. Virus Genes. 28(3). 319–331. 20 indexed citations
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Becker, Yechiel. (1993). Dendritic cell activity against primary tumors: an overview.. PubMed. 7(3). 187–91. 35 indexed citations
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Levy, Haim, et al.. (1991). Replication of Marek's disease virus in chicken feather tips containing vaccinal turkey herpesvirus DNA. Avian Pathology. 20(1). 35–44. 5 indexed citations
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Sprecher, Eli & Yechiel Becker. (1989). Langerhans cell density and activity in mouse skin and lymph nodes affect herpes simplex type 1 (HSV-1) pathogenicity. Archives of Virology. 107(3-4). 191–205. 42 indexed citations
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Becker, Yechiel, Eynat Tabor, & Yael Asher. (1988). Differential expression of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) genes BBRF3, BILF1, and BMRF2 in EBV-transformed lymphoblastoid lines from ataxia-telangiectasia patients.. PubMed. 2(12 Suppl). 178S–191S. 6 indexed citations
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Shiloh, Yosef, et al.. (1982). Cellular hypersensitivity to neocarzinostatin in ataxia-telangiectasia skin fibroblasts.. PubMed. 42(6). 2247–9. 37 indexed citations
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Shaham, Meira, Yechiel Becker, & Maimon M. Cohen. (1980). A diffusable clastogenic factor in ataxia telangiectasia. Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 27(2-3). 155–161. 46 indexed citations
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Friedmann, A., Joseph Shlomai, & Yechiel Becker. (1977). Electron Microscopy of Herpes Simplex Virus DNA Molecules Isolated from Infected Cells by Centrifugation in CsCl Density Gradients. Journal of General Virology. 34(3). 507–522. 50 indexed citations
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Becker, Yechiel. (1976). Antiviral drugs. Mode of action and chemotherapy of viral infections of man.. PubMed. 11. 1–130. 12 indexed citations
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Olshevsky, Udy & Yechiel Becker. (1976). Synthesis and transport of herpes simplex virus proteins in arginine-deprived BSC-1 cells.. PubMed. 12(11). 1298–307. 5 indexed citations
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Asher, Yael, et al.. (1975). Irreversible Inhibition of Herpes Simplex Virus Replication in BSC-1 Cells by Zinc Ions. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 8(3). 377–380. 25 indexed citations
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Becker, Yechiel. (1973). Rifampicin, an antitrachoma antibiotic.. PubMed. 8(8). 1110–3. 4 indexed citations
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Becker, Yechiel. (1971). A Theory on mRNA Species in Nerve Cells and Their Role in Brain Function and Drug Action. Perspectives in biology and medicine. 14(4). 659–670. 2 indexed citations
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Olshevsky, Udy & Yechiel Becker. (1970). Herpes simplex virus structural proteins. Virology. 40(4). 948–960. 44 indexed citations
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Becker, Yechiel, et al.. (1970). Anti-poxvirus Activity of Rifampicin associated with Hydrazone Side Chain. Nature. 226(5251). 1162–1163. 15 indexed citations
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Becker, Yechiel, et al.. (1967). The reaction of vaccinia virus with deoxycholate.. PubMed. 2(4). 417–23. 6 indexed citations
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Becker, Yechiel, et al.. (1963). Electron Microscope Observations oni the Growth Cycle of a Trachoma Agent in FL Cell Cultures.. 1 indexed citations

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