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Steven A. Benner

Active 1983–2025

99
Papers
18,733
Citations
66
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Citations

Citations per year for Steven A. Benner1930: 1 citations1976: 2 citations1982: 1 citations1983: 1 citations1984: 1 citations1985: 1 citations1986: 2 citations1987: 1 citations1988: 2 citations1989: 2 citations1990: 11 citations1991: 6 citations1992: 26 citations1993: 47 citations1994: 32 citations1995: 55 citations1996: 41 citations1997: 46 citations1998: 45 citations1999: 69 citations2000: 65 citations2001: 68 citations2002: 69 citations2003: 74 citations2004: 130 citations2005: 96 citations2006: 115 citations2007: 101 citations2008: 106 citations2009: 161 citations2010: 175 citations2011: 168 citations2012: 214 citations2013: 184 citations2014: 155 citations2015: 154 citations2016: 159 citations2017: 159 citations2018: 128 citations2019: 386 citations2020: 455 citations2021: 365 citations2022: 274 citations2023: 290 citations2024: 358 citations2025: 190 citations2026: 10 citations1931–1975: no citations, so these years are not shown1977–1981: no citations, so these years are not shown

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Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 1,794 citing papers, 33.1% of this breakdownChina: 458 citing papers, 8.4% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 395 citing papers, 7.3% of this breakdownGermany: 308 citing papers, 5.7% of this breakdownJapan: 223 citing papers, 4.1% of this breakdownFrance: 203 citing papers, 3.7% of this breakdownCanada: 166 citing papers, 3.1% of this breakdownItaly: 143 citing papers, 2.6% of this breakdownSwitzerland: 137 citing papers, 2.5% of this breakdownSpain: 133 citing papers, 2.5% of this breakdownIndia: 114 citing papers, 2.1% of this breakdownAustralia: 98 citing papers, 1.8% of this breakdown
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Fields

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology54.4%
  • Medicine11%
  • Physics and Astronomy10.6%
  • Engineering9.4%
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.7%
  • Computer Science2.1%
  • Other9.8%

Topics

  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms6.9%
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques6.8%
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies4.8%
  • Origins and Evolution of Life3.9%
  • DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry3.6%
  • Protein Structure and Dynamics3.2%
  • Other70.8%

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  1. The potential and challenges of nanopore sequencing

    Authors: Daniel Branton, David W. Deamer, Andre Marziali, Hagan Bayley, Steven A. Benner, Thomas Bütler, Massimiliano Di Ventra, Slaven Garaj, Andrew Hibbs, Xiaohua Huang, Stevan Jovanovich, Predrag Krstić, Stuart Lindsay, Xinsheng Ling, Carlos H. Mastrangelo, A. MELLER, John S. Oliver, Yuriy V. Pershin, J. Michael Ramsey, Robert Riehn, Gautam V. Soni, Vincent Tabard‐Cossa, Meni Wanunu, Matthew Wiggin, Jeffery A. Schloss - Co-Published with Macmillan Publishers Ltd, UK eBooks 2008 cited by 2,533

  2. Hachimoji DNA and RNA: A genetic system with eight building blocks

    Authors: Shuichi Hoshika, Nicole A. Leal, Myong‐Jung Kim, Myong‐Sang Kim, Nilesh B. Karalkar, Hyo‐Joong Kim, Alison M. Bates, Norman E. Watkins, Holly A. SantaLucia, Adam J. Meyer, Saurja DasGupta, Joseph A. Piccirilli, Andrew D. Ellington, John SantaLucia, Millie M. Georgiadis, Steven A. Benner - Science 2019 cited by 500

  3. Synthetic biology

    Authors: Steven A. Benner, A. Michael Sismour - Nature Reviews Genetics 2005 cited by 814

  4. Potential role of sugar (fructose) in the epidemic of hypertension, obesity and the metabolic syndrome, diabetes, kidney disease, and cardiovascular disease

    Authors: Richard J. Johnson, Mark S. Segal, Yuri Y. Sautin, Takahiko Nakagawa, Daniel I. Feig, Duk‐Hee Kang, Michael Gersch, Steven A. Benner, Laura Gabriela Sánchez‐Lozada - American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2007 cited by 1,081

  5. In vitro selection with artificial expanded genetic information systems

    Authors: Kwame Sefah, Zunyi Yang, Kevin M. Bradley, Shuichi Hoshika, Elizabeth Jiménez, Liqin Zhang, Guizhi Zhu, Savita Shanker, Fahong Yu, Diane Turek, Weihong Tan, Steven A. Benner - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2013 cited by 329

  6. Evolution of Functional Six-Nucleotide DNA

    Authors: Liqin Zhang, Zunyi Yang, Kwame Sefah, Kevin M. Bradley, Shuichi Hoshika, Myong‐Jung Kim, Hyo‐Joong Kim, Guizhi Zhu, Elizabeth Jiménez, Sena Cansız, I‐Ting Teng, Carole Champanhac, Christopher McLendon, Chen Liu, Wen Zhang, Dietlind L. Gerloff, Zhen Huang, Weihong Tan, Steven A. Benner - Journal of the American Chemical Society 2015 cited by 238

  7. Hominids adapted to metabolize ethanol long before human-directed fermentation

    Authors: Matthew A. Carrigan, Oleg Uryasev, Carole B. Frye, Blair L. Eckman, Candace R. Myers, Thomas D. Hurley, Steven A. Benner - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2014 cited by 150

  8. Nicotinamide Riboside, a Promising Vitamin B3 Derivative for Healthy Aging and Longevity: Current Research and Perspectives

    Authors: Andrei Biţă, Ion Romulus Scorei, Maria Viorica Ciocîlteu, Oana Elena Nicolaescu, Andreea Silvia Pîrvu, Ludovic Everard Bejenaru, Gabriela Rău, Cornelia Bejenaru, Antonia Radu, Johny Neamţu, George Dan Mogoşanu, Steven A. Benner - Molecules 2023 cited by 34

  9. An Aptamer‐Nanotrain Assembled from Six‐Letter DNA Delivers Doxorubicin Selectively to Liver Cancer Cells

    Authors: Liqin Zhang, Sai Wang, Zunyi Yang, Shuichi Hoshika, Sitao Xie, Jin Li, Xigao Chen, Shuo Wan, Long Li, Steven A. Benner, Weihong Tan - Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2019 cited by 93

  10. New Insights into Boron Essentiality in Humans and Animals

    Authors: Andrei Biţă, Ion Romulus Scorei, Tudor Adrian Bălşeanu, Maria Viorica Ciocîlteu, Cornelia Bejenaru, Antonia Radu, Ludovic Everard Bejenaru, Gabriela Rău, George Dan Mogoşanu, Johny Neamţu, Steven A. Benner - International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2022 cited by 65

  11. Enzymatic incorporation of a new base pair into DNA and RNA extends the genetic alphabet

    Authors: Joseph A. Piccirilli, Steven A. Benner, Tilman Krauch, Simon E. Moroney, Steven A. Benner - Nature 1990 cited by 642

  12. Defining Life

    Authors: Steven A. Benner - Astrobiology 2010 cited by 259

  13. The “Strong” RNA World Hypothesis: Fifty Years Old

    Authors: Marc Neveu, Hyo‐Joong Kim, Steven A. Benner - Astrobiology 2013 cited by 220

  14. Amplification, Mutation, and Sequencing of a Six-Letter Synthetic Genetic System

    Authors: Zunyi Yang, Fei Chen, J. Brian Alvarado, Steven A. Benner - Journal of the American Chemical Society 2011 cited by 297

  15. The challenges of sequencing by synthesis

    Authors: Carl W. Fuller, Lyle R. Middendorf, Steven A. Benner, George M. Church, T.D. Harris, Xiaohua Huang, Stevan Jovanovich, John Nelson, Jeffery A. Schloss, David C. Schwartz, Dmitri Vezenov - Nature Biotechnology 2009 cited by 283

  16. Artificially expanded genetic information system: a new base pair with an alternative hydrogen bonding pattern

    Authors: Zunyi Yang, Daniel Hutter, P Sheng, A. Michael Sismour, Steven A. Benner - Nucleic Acids Research 2006 cited by 190

  17. Inferring the palaeoenvironment of ancient bacteria on the basis of resurrected proteins

    Authors: Eric A. Gaucher, J. Michael Thomson, Michelle F. Burgan, Steven A. Benner - Nature 2003 cited by 271

  18. Confluence of theory and experiment reveals the catalytic mechanism of the Varkud satellite ribozyme

    Authors: Abir Ganguly, Benjamin P. Weissman, Timothy J. Giese, Nan‐Sheng Li, Shuichi Hoshika, Saieesh A. Rao, Steven A. Benner, Joseph A. Piccirilli, Darrin M. York - Nature Chemistry 2020 cited by 56

  19. Rethinking nucleic acids from their origins to their applications

    Authors: Steven A. Benner - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences 2023 cited by 34

  20. Enzymatic synthesis and nanopore sequencing of 12-letter supernumerary DNA

    Authors: Hinako Kawabe, Christopher A. Thomas, Shuichi Hoshika, Myong‐Jung Kim, Myong‐Sang Kim, Logan Miessner, Nicholas Kaplan, Jonathan M. Craig, Jens H. Gundlach, Andrew H. Laszlo, Steven A. Benner, Jorge A. Marchand - Nature Communications 2023 cited by 32

  21. Enzymatic incorporation of a new base pair into DNA and RNA

    Authors: Christopher Switzer, Simon E. Moroney, Steven A. Benner - Journal of the American Chemical Society 1989 cited by 358

  22. Synthesis of Carbohydrates in Mineral-Guided Prebiotic Cycles

    Authors: Hyo‐Joong Kim, Alonso Ricardo, Heshan I. Illangkoon, Myong Jung Kim, Matthew A. Carrigan, Fabianne Frye, Steven A. Benner - Journal of the American Chemical Society 2011 cited by 266

  23. Reconstructed evolutionary adaptive paths give polymerases accepting reversible terminators for sequencing and SNP detection

    Authors: Fei Chen, Eric A. Gaucher, Nicole A. Leal, Daniel Hutter, Stephanie A. Havemann, Sridhar Govindarajan, Eric A. Ortlund, Steven A. Benner - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2010 cited by 88

  24. Laboratory evolution of artificially expanded DNA gives redesignable aptamers that target the toxic form of anthrax protective antigen

    Authors: Elisa Biondi, Joshua D. Lane, Debasis Das, Saurja DasGupta, Joseph A. Piccirilli, Shuichi Hoshika, Kevin M. Bradley, Bryan A. Krantz, Steven A. Benner - Nucleic Acids Research 2016 cited by 85