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Viral Genetics

Viral Genetics is the academic discipline within virology that studies the structure, function, inheritance, and variation of genetic material in viruses, distinguishing it from broader virological fields by its focused examination of viral genomes and their role in viral evolution, replication, and pathogenicity.

47.7K

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3M

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134.4K

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12K

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Publications

47.7K

Genomic characterisation and epidemiology of 2019 novel coronavirus: implications for virus origins and receptor binding

Roujian Lu, Xiang Zhao, Juan Li et al. · The Lancet · 2020 · 12.6K citations · Full text

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A new technique for the assay of infectivity of human adenovirus 5 DNA

Frank L. Graham, A.J. van der Eb · Virology · 1973 · 9.7K citations

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Detection of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) by real-time RT-PCR

Victor M. Corman, Olfert Landt, Marco Kaiser et al. · Eurosurveillance · 2020 · 8.2K citations · Full text

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Isolation of a cDNA cLone Derived from a Blood-Borne Non-A, Non-B Viral Hepatitis Genome

Qui‐Lim Choo, George Kuo, Amy J. Weiner et al. · Science · 1989 · 6.9K citations

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Isolation of a T-Lymphotropic Retrovirus from a Patient at Risk for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

Françoise Barré‐Sinoussi, Jean‐Claude Chermann, FA Rey et al. · Science · 1983 · 6.9K citations

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Authors

134.4K

  1. EC
    Edward C. Holmes

    The University of Sydney, Australia

    189 publications · 38.3K citations

    82

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    Yoshihiro Kawaoka

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    166 publications · 27.5K citations

    80

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  3. RG
    Robert G. Webster

    St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, United States

    161 publications · 24.4K citations

    78

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  4. BR
    Bernard Roizman

    University of Chicago, United States

    132 publications · 15.5K citations

    75

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  5. PS
    Peter Simmonds

    University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    156 publications · 21.5K citations

    74

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Institutions

12K

  1. National Institutes of Health

    Bethesda, United States

    180 h-index

    4.1K publications

    433.8K citations

  2. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

    Bethesda, United States

    152 h-index

    3.4K publications

    310K citations

  3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Atlanta, United States

    150 h-index

    4.1K publications

    547K citations

  4. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    136 h-index

    2.2K publications

    282.7K citations

  5. National Cancer Institute

    Bethesda, United States

    126 h-index

    2K publications

    255.4K citations

  6. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    122 h-index

    1.6K publications

    179K citations

  7. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    113 h-index

    2.6K publications

    197.4K citations

  8. Institut Pasteur

    Paris, France

    113 h-index

    2.1K publications

    260.3K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Virology

    JVI · 7.5K publications · 587.6K citations

    268

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  2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 1.2K publications · 170.3K citations

    217

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  3. Virology

    4.6K publications · 288.4K citations

    187

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  4. Journal of General Virology

    2.9K publications · 176.4K citations

    164

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  5. Nature

    375 publications · 93.2K citations

    161

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