Leroy

Leroy Hood

Leroy
#4,398
Most Influential Person Now

American biologist

Leroy Hood's Academic­Influence.com Rankings

Leroy Hood
Biology
#183
World Rank
#333
Historical Rank
#107
USA Rank
Systems Biology
#1
World Rank
#1
Historical Rank
#1
USA Rank
Computational Biology
#8
World Rank
#8
Historical Rank
#4
USA Rank
Molecular Biology
#79
World Rank
#82
Historical Rank
#50
USA Rank
biology Degrees
Download Badge
  • Biology

Leroy Hood's Degrees

Why Is Leroy Hood Influential?

(Suggest an Edit or Addition)

According to Wikipedia, Leroy "Lee" Edward Hood is an American biologist who has served on the faculties at the California Institute of Technology and the University of Washington. Hood has developed ground-breaking scientific instruments which made possible major advances in the biological sciences and the medical sciences. These include the first gas phase protein sequencer , for determining the sequence of amino acids in a given protein; a DNA synthesizer , to synthesize short sections of DNA; a peptide synthesizer , to combine amino acids into longer peptides and short proteins; the first automated DNA sequencer , to identify the order of nucleotides in DNA; ink-jet oligonucleotide technology for synthesizing DNA and nanostring technology for analyzing single molecules of DNA and RNA.

(See a Problem?)

Leroy Hood's Published Works

Number of citations in a given year to any of this author's works
Total number of citations to an author for the works they published in a given year. This highlights publication of the most important work(s) by the author
18801890190019101920193019401950196019701980199020002010202001250250037505000625075008750100001125012500137501500016250175001875020000

Published Works

This paper list is powered by the following services:

Metadata from Crossref logo

Other Resources About Leroy Hood

What Schools Are Affiliated With Leroy Hood?

Leroy Hood is affiliated with the following schools: