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George A. M. Cross publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where George A. M. Cross sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 208 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

George A. M. Cross D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where George A. M. Cross sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 93 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1984 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

George A. M. Cross is affiliated with Rockefeller University in the United States. Their research spans across multiple disciplines including biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine.

The scientist's work covers subfields such as physiology and epidemiology, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach to biological research. The main topics of their research focus on calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism as well as Trypanosoma species research and its broader implications.

George A. M. Cross has contributed to scholarly literature with publications in venues such as UNC Libraries. A recent paper titled "t-loops at trypanosome telomeres", published in 2020, represents their work and is documented with one citation to date.

  • "t-loops at trypanosome telomeres" (2020), UNC Libraries

Their collaborative efforts include frequent co-authors:

  • Jorge L. Muñoz-Jordán
  • Titia de Lange
  • Jack D. Griffith

George A. M. Cross was awarded the title of Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, in 1984.

Best Publications

  • A tightly regulated inducible expression system for conditional gene knock-outs and dominant-negative genetics in Trypanosoma brucei.

    Elizabeth Wirtz;Simone Leal;Claudia Ochatt;George A. M. Cross

  • Identification, purification and properties of clone-specific glycoprotein antigens constituting the surface coat of Trypanosoma brucei.

    G. A. M. Cross

  • GLYCOLIPID ANCHORING OF PLASMA MEMBRANE PROTEINS

    George A. M. Cross

  • Amino acid changes linked to pyrimethamine resistance in the dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase gene of Plasmodium falciparum.

    Alan F. Cowman;Mary J. Morry;Beverly A. Biggs;George A. M. Cross

  • Glycosyl-sn-1,2-dimyristylphosphatidylinositol is covalently linked to Trypanosoma brucei variant surface glycoprotein.

    Michael A. J. Ferguson;Martin G. Low;George A. M. Cross

  • Molecular basis for trypanosome antigenic variation.

    Piet Borst;George A.M. Cross

  • Four histone variants mark the boundaries of polycistronic transcription units in Trypanosoma brucei

    T. Nicolai Siegel;Doeke R. Hekstra;Louise E. Kemp;Luisa M. Figueiredo

  • A unified phylogeny-based nomenclature for histone variants

    Paul B Talbert;Kami Ahmad;Geneviève Almouzni;Juan Ausió

  • Cellular and genetic aspects of antigenic variation in trypanosomes.

    George A. M. Cross

  • Genome-wide analysis of mRNA abundance in two life-cycle stages of Trypanosoma brucei and identification of splicing and polyadenylation sites

    Tim Nicolai Siegel;Doeke R. Hekstra;Xuning Wang;Scott Dewell

  • Eukaryotic protein modification and membrane attachment via phosphatidylinositol

    George A.M. Cross

  • Rapid isolation of DNA from trypanosomatid protozoa using a simple ‘mini-prep’ procedure

    Enrique Medina-Acosta;George A.M. Cross

  • Telomeric expression sites are highly conserved in Trypanosoma brucei.

    Christiane Hertz-Fowler;Luisa M. Figueiredo;Michael A. Quail;Marion Becker

  • t-loops at trypanosome telomeres

    Jorge L. Muñoz‐Jordán;George A.M. Cross;Titia de Lange;Jack D. Griffith

  • Trypanosoma brucei Variant Surface Glycoprotein Has a sn- 1,2- Dimyristyl Glycerol Membrane Anchor at Its COOH Terminus*

    Michael A. J. Ferguson;Kasturi Haldar;George A. M. Cross

  • Activation of trypanosome surface glycoprotein genes involves a duplication-transposition leading to an altered 3′ end

    André Bernards;H.T. Lex;A. Van der Ploeg;Carlos C. Frasch

  • Protective monoclonal antibodies recognising stage-specific merozoite antigens of a rodent malaria parasite.

    Robert R. Freeman;Avril J. Trejdosiewicz;George A. M. Cross

  • Antigenic variation in trypanosomes: secrets surface slowly.

    George A. M. Cross

  • Novel expression-linked copies of the genes for variant surface antigens in trypanosomes.

    Jan Hoeijmakers;A.C.C. Frasch;André Bernards;Piet Borst

  • Biosynthesis of Trypanosoma brucei variant surface glycoproteins. N-glycosylation and addition of a phosphatidylinositol membrane anchor.

    Michael A. J. Ferguson;Michael Duszenko;Gretel S. Lamont;Peter Overath

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael A. J. Ferguson
Michael A. J. Ferguson University of Dundee
Anant K. Menon
Anant K. Menon Cornell University
Piet Borst
Piet Borst Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital
John C. Boothroyd
John C. Boothroyd Stanford University
Satyajit Mayor
Satyajit Mayor National Centre for Biological Sciences
David Horn
David Horn University of Dundee
Vern B. Carruthers
Vern B. Carruthers University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Mark C. Field
Mark C. Field University of Dundee
Paul A. Haynes
Paul A. Haynes Macquarie University
Christine Clayton
Christine Clayton Heidelberg University

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