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2024

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Genetics

D-Index
100
Citations
37165
World Ranking
752
National Ranking
108

Molecular Biology

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100
Citations
37165
World Ranking
530
National Ranking
41

Nick J. Proudfoot 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 Nick J. Proudfoot sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 564+

This scientist: 212 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nick J. Proudfoot 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 Nick J. Proudfoot sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 100 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% 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

  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Nick J. Proudfoot is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple disciplines, primarily focusing on the intersection of mathematics and molecular biology.

The scientist's main fields of study include Mathematics and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with extensive work also bridging Molecular Biology, Geometry and Topology, Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, Algebra and Number Theory, and Mathematical Physics.

Their research addresses various topics, including:

  • Advanced Combinatorial Mathematics
  • Algebraic structures and combinatorial models
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory
  • Advanced Topics in Algebra
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics

Nick J. Proudfoot has contributed to a number of research papers, among them recent publications:

  • "Mechanisms of lncRNA biogenesis as revealed by nascent transcriptomics" (2022) in Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
  • "POINT technology illuminates the processing of polymerase-associated intact nascent transcripts" (2021) in Molecular Cell
  • "Counteracting chromatin effects of a splicing-correcting antisense oligonucleotide improves its therapeutic efficacy in spinal muscular atrophy" (2022) in Cell
  • "Enhancers predominantly regulate gene expression during differentiation via transcription initiation" (2021) in Molecular Cell
  • "A semi-small decomposition of the Chow ring of a matroid" (2022) in Advances in Mathematics

The scientist frequently collaborates with the following co-authors:

  • Takayuki Nojima
  • Rui Sousa-Luís
  • Gwendal Dujardin
  • Jacob P. Matherne
  • Eric Ramos

Their publications have appeared in several academic venues, including:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Advances in Mathematics
  • Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
  • Molecular Cell

Best Publications

  • 3′ Non-coding region sequences in eukaryotic messenger RNA

    N. J. Proudfoot;G. G. Brownlee

  • The structure and evolution of the human β-globin gene family

    Argiris Efstratiadis;James W. Posakony;Tom Maniatis;Richard M. Lawn

  • Integrating mRNA Processing with Transcription

    Nick J. Proudfoot;Andre Furger;Michael J. Dye

  • Pre-mRNA processing reaches back to transcription and ahead to translation.

    Melissa J. Moore;Nick J. Proudfoot

  • Human Senataxin Resolves RNA/DNA Hybrids Formed at Transcriptional Pause Sites to Promote Xrn2-Dependent Termination

    Konstantina Skourti-Stathaki;Nicholas J. Proudfoot;Natalia Gromak

  • Ending the message: poly(A) signals then and now

    Nick J. Proudfoot

  • Human 5′ → 3′ exonuclease Xrn2 promotes transcription termination at co-transcriptional cleavage sites

    Steven West;Natalia Gromak;Nick J. Proudfoot

  • Mitochondrial double-stranded RNA triggers antiviral signalling in humans

    Ashish Dhir;Somdutta Dhir;Lukasz S. Borowski;Lukasz S. Borowski;Laura Jimenez

  • Mammalian NET-Seq Reveals Genome-wide Nascent Transcription Coupled to RNA Processing

    Takayuki Nojima;Tomás Gomes;Ana Rita Fialho Grosso;Hiroshi Kimura

  • Poly(A) signals.

    Nick Proudfoot

  • A double-edged sword: R loops as threats to genome integrity and powerful regulators of gene expression

    Konstantina Skourti-Stathaki;Nicholas J. Proudfoot

  • Primary microRNA transcripts are processed co-transcriptionally.

    Mariangela Morlando;Monica Ballarino;Natalia Gromak;Francesca Pagano

  • Transcriptional termination in mammals: Stopping the RNA polymerase II juggernaut

    Nick J. Proudfoot

  • Jmjd6 catalyses lysyl-hydroxylation of U2AF65, a protein associated with RNA splicing

    Celia J. Webby;Alexander Wolf;Natalia Gromak;Mathias Dreger

  • BRCA1 Recruitment to Transcriptional Pause Sites Is Required for R-Loop-Driven DNA Damage Repair

    Elodie Hatchi;Konstantina Skourti-Stathaki;Steffen Ventz;Luca Pinello

  • Alpha-thalassaemia caused by a polyadenylation signal mutation.

    D. R. Higgs;S. E. Y. Goodbourn;J. Lamb;J. B. Clegg

  • Gene loops juxtapose promoters and terminators in yeast.

    Justin M O'Sullivan;Sue Mei Tan-Wong;Antonin Morillon;Barbara Lee

  • Transcriptional interference and termination between duplicated α -globin gene constructs suggests a novel mechanism for gene regulation

    N. J. Proudfoot

  • A single-base change at a splice site in a β0-thalassemic gene causes abnormal RNA splicing

    Richard Treisman;Nicholas J. Proudfoot;Monica Shander;Tom Maniatis

  • Intergenic transcription and transinduction of the human beta-globin locus.

    Hilary L. Ashe;Joan Monks;Mark Wijgerde;Peter Fraser

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria Carmo-Fonseca
Maria Carmo-Fonseca University of Lisbon
Tom Maniatis
Tom Maniatis Columbia University
Mauro Giacca
Mauro Giacca King's College London
George G. Brownlee
George G. Brownlee University of Oxford
Hiroshi Kimura
Hiroshi Kimura Tokyo Institute of Technology
Melissa A. Brown
Melissa A. Brown University of Queensland
Douglas R. Higgs
Douglas R. Higgs University of Oxford
Yanick J. Crow
Yanick J. Crow Université Paris Cité
David J. Weatherall
David J. Weatherall University of Oxford

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