Author

Paul G. Higgs

Observed names: HIggs, Paul, Higgs, P, Higgs, Paul, Higgs, Paul G., P G Higgs, P. G Higgs, P. G. Higgs, P.G. Higgs, PAUL G. HIGGS, PG Higgs, Paul G Higgs, Paul G. Higgs B, Paul Higgs, PaulG. Higgs

Institution: McMaster University

Observed institutions: Scripps Research Institute, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut Charles Sadron, University of Cambridge, Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives, CEA Paris-Saclay - Etablissement de Saclay, University of Manchester, CEA Paris-Saclay, University of Sheffield, McMaster University

ORCID: 0000-0001-5220-9760

Observed ORCID: 0000-0001-5220-9760

OpenAlex ID: A5091415008

The RNA World: molecular cooperation at the origins of life

2014 · Paul G. Higgs, Niles Lehman · Nature Reviews Genetics · 602

Theory of polyampholyte solutions

1991 · Paul G. Higgs, Jean-François Joanny · The Journal of Chemical Physics · 389

RNA secondary structure: physical and computational aspects

2000 · Paul G. Higgs · Quarterly Reviews of Biophysics · 288

The Influence of Predator–Prey Population Dynamics on the Long-term Evolution of Food Web Structure

2001 · BARBARA DROSSEL, PAUL G. HIGGS, et al. · Journal of Theoretical Biology · 247

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A Thermodynamic Basis for Prebiotic Amino Acid Synthesis and the Nature of the First Genetic Code

2009 · Paul G. Higgs, Ralph E. Pudritz · Astrobiology · 219

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Modelling Coevolution in Multispecies Communities

1998 · Guido Caldarelli, Paul G. Higgs, et al. · Journal of Theoretical Biology · 219

A Comprehensive Analysis of Mammalian Mitochondrial Genome Base Composition and Improved Phylogenetic Methods

2004 · Andrew Gibson, Vivek Gowri-Shankar, et al. · Molecular Biology and Evolution · 186

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RNA Sequence Evolution With Secondary Structure Constraints: Comparison of Substitution Rate Models Using Maximum-Likelihood Methods

2001 · Nicholas J Savill, David C Hoyle, et al. · Genetics · 180

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Codon Usage in Mitochondrial Genomes: Distinguishing Context-Dependent Mutation from Translational Selection

2007 · W. Jia, P. G. Higgs · Molecular Biology and Evolution · 178

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RNA-based phylogenetic methods: application to mammalian mitochondrial RNA sequences

2003 · Cendrine Hudelot, Vivek Gowri-Shankar, et al. · Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution · 156

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Bayesian Phylogenetics Using an RNA Substitution Model Applied to Early Mammalian Evolution

2002 · H. Jow, C. Hudelot, et al. · Molecular Biology and Evolution · 154

The advantages and disadvantages of horizontal gene transfer and the emergence of the first species

2011 · Aaron A Vogan, Paul G Higgs · Biology Direct · 145

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Coevolution of Codon Usage and tRNA Genes Leads to Alternative Stable States of Biased Codon Usage

2008 · P. G. Higgs, W. Ran · Molecular Biology and Evolution · 145

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Constraining the Time Interval for the Origin of Life on Earth

2018 · Ben K.D. Pearce, Andrew S. Tupper, et al. · Astrobiology · 140

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A four-column theory for the origin of the genetic code: tracing the evolutionary pathways that gave rise to an optimized code

2009 · Paul G Higgs · Biology Direct · 137

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The Mechanisms of Codon Reassignments in Mitochondrial Genetic Codes

2007 · Supratim Sengupta, Xiaoguang Yang, et al. · Journal of Molecular Evolution · 120

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The Relationship Between the Rate of Molecular Evolution and the Rate of Genome Rearrangement in Animal Mitochondrial Genomes

2006 · Wei Xu, Daniel Jameson, et al. · Journal of Molecular Evolution · 119

Genetic distance and species formation in evolving populations

1992 · PaulG. Higgs, Bernard Derrida · Journal of Molecular Evolution · 118

Testing the Infinitely Many Genes Model for the Evolution of the Bacterial Core Genome and Pangenome

2012 · R. Eric Collins, Paul G. Higgs · Molecular Biology and Evolution · 116

Population Evolution on a Multiplicative Single-Peak Fitness Landscape

1996 · Glenn Woodcock, Paul G. Higgs · Journal of Theoretical Biology · 111

Bioinformatics and Molecular Evolution

2004 · Paul G. Higgs, Teresa K. Attwood · Wiley eBooks · 102

Stochastic models for species formation in evolving populations

1991 · P G Higgs, B Derrida · Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General · 99

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Monte-Carlo simulations of polymer crystallization in dilute solution

1998 · C.-M. Chen, Paul G. Higgs · The Journal of Chemical Physics · 81

Barrier heights between ground states in a model of RNA secondary structure

1998 · Steven R Morgan, Paul G Higgs · Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General · 79

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The Influence of Anticodon-Codon Interactions and Modified Bases on Codon Usage Bias in Bacteria

2010 · W. Ran, P. G. Higgs · Molecular Biology and Evolution · 72

Works count: 166

Citation count: 6,937

H-index: 46

I10-index: 91