Carl

Carl Woese

Carl
#712
Most Influential Person Now

American microbiologist

Carl Woese's Academic­Influence.com Rankings

Carl Woese
Biology
#18
World Rank
#37
Historical Rank
#11
USA Rank
Microbiology
#2
World Rank
#4
Historical Rank
#2
USA Rank
Evolutionary Biology
#21
World Rank
#32
Historical Rank
#15
USA Rank
Molecular Biology
#34
World Rank
#34
Historical Rank
#23
USA Rank
biology Degrees
Download Badge
  • Biology

Why Is Carl Woese Influential?

(Suggest an Edit or Addition)

According to Wikipedia, Carl Richard Woese was an American microbiologist and biophysicist. Woese is famous for defining the Archaea in 1977 through a pioneering phylogenetic taxonomy of 16S ribosomal RNA, a technique that has revolutionized microbiology. He also originated the RNA world hypothesis in 1967, although not by that name. Woese held the Stanley O. Ikenberry Chair and was professor of microbiology at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign.

(See a Problem?)

Carl Woese'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
19101920193019401950196019701980199020002010050010001500200025003000350040004500500055006000650070007500

Published Works

This paper list is powered by the following services:

Metadata from Crossref logo

Other Resources About Carl Woese

What Schools Are Affiliated With Carl Woese?

Carl Woese is affiliated with the following schools: