What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
Willy J. M. Spaan mostly deals with Virology, Coronavirus, Genetics, Molecular biology and RNA.
His work deals with themes such as Five prime untranslated region, Mutant and Protein secondary structure, which intersect with Virology.
His study in Molecular biology is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Polymerase, RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, Cysteine protease, Complementary DNA and Peptide sequence.
His Peptide sequence research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Amino acid and Nucleic acid sequence.
His work in RNA addresses issues such as Transcription, which are connected to fields such as Conserved sequence.
Willy J. M. Spaan works mostly in the field of Subgenomic mRNA, limiting it down to topics relating to Messenger RNA and, in certain cases, Base pair and Sense, as a part of the same area of interest.
His most cited work include:
- Unique and conserved features of genome and proteome of SARS-coronavirus, an early split-off from the coronavirus group 2 lineage. (933 citations)
- Coronaviruses: structure and genome expression. (459 citations)
- Equine arteritis virus is not a togavirus but belongs to the coronaviruslike superfamily. (379 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His primary scientific interests are in Virology, Molecular biology, RNA, Coronavirus and Virus.
His studies in Virology integrate themes in fields like Genetics and Peptide sequence.
His research investigates the link between Molecular biology and topics such as Capsid that cross with problems in Parvovirus.
His work in RNA is not limited to one particular discipline; it also encompasses Transcription.
His research in Virus intersects with topics in Vaccinia, Recombinant DNA and Mutant.
Willy J. M. Spaan interconnects Base pair, Messenger RNA and Sense in the investigation of issues within Subgenomic mRNA.
He most often published in these fields:
- Virology (63.45%)
- Molecular biology (34.48%)
- RNA (33.10%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2005-2018)?
- Virology (63.45%)
- Coronavirus (32.41%)
- Virus (29.66%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Virology, Coronavirus, Virus, RNA and Molecular biology are his primary areas of study.
His Virology study incorporates themes from Subgenomic mRNA and Genetics.
When carried out as part of a general Virus research project, his work on Yellow fever and Yellow fever vaccine is frequently linked to work in Coronaviridae, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of study.
The concepts of his RNA study are interwoven with issues in Interferon and Primer.
His Molecular biology research incorporates themes from Cell adhesion molecule, Tissue tropism, Oligonucleotide Primer, Polymerase chain reaction and Gene isoform.
As part of the same scientific family, Willy J. M. Spaan usually focuses on Antiviral drug, concentrating on Drug resistance and intersecting with Sequence analysis.
Between 2005 and 2018, his most popular works were:
- Nidovirus transcription: how to make sense…? (268 citations)
- An RNA Pseudoknot Is Required for Production of Yellow Fever Virus Subgenomic RNA by the Host Nuclease XRN1 (127 citations)
- A recombinant Yellow Fever 17D vaccine expressing Lassa virus glycoproteins (93 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
Willy J. M. Spaan focuses on Virology, Coronavirus, RNA, Virus and Transcription.
His work on Membrane Fusion Activity as part of his general Virology study is frequently connected to Mouse hepatitis virus, thereby bridging the divide between different branches of science.
His Coronavirus study spans across into subjects like Unfolded protein response, Messenger RNA, Molecular biology, Chemokine and Interleukin 8.
His RNA study is related to the wider topic of Gene.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Sendai virus, Reverse transcriptase, Transcription factor, IRF3 and Interferon.
His Subgenomic mRNA study is concerned with the field of Genetics as a whole.
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