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Multiple Sequence Alignment

Multiple Sequence Alignment is a computational method in bioinformatics that belongs to the class of sequence alignment techniques, distinguished by its ability to simultaneously align three or more biological sequences to identify conserved regions, infer phylogenetic relationships, and model evolutionary divergence.

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CLUSTAL W: improving the sensitivity of progressive multiple sequence alignment through sequence weighting, position-specific gap penalties and weight matrix choice

Julie Thompson, Desmond G. Higgins, Toby J. Gibson · Nucleic Acids Research · 1994 · 64.9K citations · Full text

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MAFFT Multiple Sequence Alignment Software Version 7: Improvements in Performance and Usability

Kazutaka Katoh, Daron M. Standley · Molecular Biology and Evolution · 2013 · 48.3K citations · Full text

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UCSF Chimera—A visualization system for exploratory research and analysis

Eric F. Pettersen, Thomas D. Goddard, Conrad C. Huang et al. · Journal of Computational Chemistry · 2004 · 47.8K citations

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MUSCLE: multiple sequence alignment with high accuracy and high throughput

R. C. Edgar · Nucleic Acids Research · 2004 · 46.5K citations · Full text

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The CLUSTAL_X windows interface: flexible strategies for multiple sequence alignment aided by quality analysis tools

Julie Thompson · Nucleic Acids Research · 1997 · 39.2K citations · Full text

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  1. DG
    Desmond G. Higgins

    University College Dublin, Ireland

    35 publications · 138.3K citations

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    Geoffrey J. Barton

    University of Dundee, United Kingdom

    34 publications · 23.2K citations

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    Cédric Notredame

    Centre for Genomic Regulation, Spain

    30 publications · 11.6K citations

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  4. JT
    Julie Thompson

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    26 publications · 159.7K citations

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    Burkhard Rost

    Columbia University, United States

    25 publications · 7.4K citations

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    51 h-index

    329 publications

    138K citations

  2. Howard Hughes Medical Institute

    Chevy Chase, United States

    47 h-index

    179 publications

    111.3K citations

  3. European Bioinformatics Institute

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    45 h-index

    181 publications

    515.5K citations

  4. National Institutes of Health

    Bethesda, United States

    43 h-index

    293 publications

    121.8K citations

  5. National Center for Biotechnology Information

    Bethesda, United States

    37 h-index

    177 publications

    73.8K citations

  6. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    36 h-index

    139 publications

    79K citations

  7. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    33 h-index

    120 publications

    21.9K citations

  8. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    30 h-index

    134 publications

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  1. Nucleic Acids Research

    292 publications · 328.6K citations

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  2. Bioinformatics

    325 publications · 123.7K citations

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  3. Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics

    128 publications · 16.8K citations

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  4. BMC Bioinformatics

    172 publications · 22.3K citations

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  5. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 48 publications · 6.7K citations

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