David Yaffe

10.9k citations

89 papers · 9.6k · 3 hit papers · h-index 45

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Molecular Biology top 0.5%
- Muscle Physiology and Disorders
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
- RNA Research and Splicing
- Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
- Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
Cell Biology top 2%
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions

Papers in

Molecular Biology 78
- Muscle Physiology and Disorders 64
- RNA Research and Splicing 9
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 7
- Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics 6
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 4
- Nerve injury and regeneration 3

Co-authors: Uri Nudel (44 shared papers)Sara Neuman (9 shared papers)Moshe Shani (13 shared papers)Zehava Levy (4 shared papers)Rina Zakut (5 shared papers)Gad Yagil (2 shared papers)Asher Shainberg (2 shared papers)Carmelit Richler (1 shared paper)
Journals: Developmental Biology (8 papers)Nature (7 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (7 papers)Nucleic Acids Research (7 papers)Differentiation (6 papers)
Partner nations: Israel United States Germany

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David Yaffe

89 papers receiving 9k citations

David Yaffe's Hit Papers

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The nucleotide sequence of the rat cytoplasmic β–actin gene 1983 · 1k citations

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Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

1983 Nucleic Acids Research
1977 Nature
1968 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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1	Serial passaging and differentiation of myogenic cells isolated from dystrophic mouse muscle Nature ·David Yaffe, Ora Saxel Hit paper breakdown →	1977	1819
2	The nucleotide sequence of the rat cytoplasmic β–actin gene Nucleic Acids Research ·Uri Nudel, Rina Zakut, Moshe Shani, Sara Neuman, Zehava Levy, David Yaffe Hit paper breakdown →	1983	1011
3	Retention of differentiation potentialities during prolonged cultivation of myogenic cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·David Yaffe Hit paper breakdown →	1968	883
4	Alterations of enzymatic activities during muscle differentiation in vitro Developmental Biology ·Asher Shainberg, Gad Yagil, David Yaffe	1971	390
5	The in vitro cultivation and differentiation capacities of myogenic cell lines Developmental Biology ·Carmelit Richler, David Yaffe	1970	325
6	A Myogenic Cell Line with Altered Serum Requirements for Differentiation Differentiation ·David Yaffe, Ora Saxel	1977	275
7	Control of myogenesis in vitro by Ca2+ concentration in nutrittonal medium Experimental Cell Research ·Asher Shainberg, Gad Yagil, David Yaffe	1969	244
8	A 71-kilodalton protein is a major product of the Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene in brain and other nonmuscle tissues. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Doron Lederfein, Zehava Levy, Nathalie Augier, Dominique Mornet, Ora Saxel Fuchs, David Yaffe, Uri Nudel +1 other	1992	212
9	Chapter 2 Cellular Aspects of Muscle Differentiation in Vitro Current topics in developmental biology ·David Yaffe	1969	208
10	Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene product is not identical in muscle and brain Nature ·Uri Nudel, Dorit Zuk, Paz Einat, Elisha P. Zeelon, Zehava Levy, Sara Neuman, David Yaffe	1989	197
11	Nucleotide sequence of the rat skeletal muscle actin gene Nature ·Rina Zakut, Moshe Shani, David Givol, Sara Neuman, David Yaffe, Uri Nudel	1982	181
12	A novel product of the Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene which greatly differs from the known isoforms in its structure and tissue distribution Biochemical Journal ·S Bar, Efrat Barnea, Zehava Levy, Sara Neuman, David Yaffe, Uri Nudel	1990	166
13	Developmental changes preceding cell fusion during muscle differentiation in vitro Experimental Cell Research ·David Yaffe	1971	162
14	Expression of the genes coding for the skeletal muscle and cardiac actins in the heart Nucleic Acids Research ·Yitzhak Mayer, Henryk Hanokh Czosnek, P.E. Zeelon, David Yaffe, Uri Nudel	1984	140
15	Highly conserved sequencim in the 3′ untranslated region of mRNAs coding for homologous proteins in distantly related species Nucleic Acids Research ·David Yaffe, Uri Nudel, Yitzhak Mayer, Sara Neuman	1985	139
16	Expression of the putative Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene in differentiated myogenic cell cultures and in the brain Nature ·Uri Nudel, Kenneth Robzyk, David Yaffe	1988	128
17	The formation of hybrid multinucleated muscle fibers from myoblasts of different genetic origin Developmental Biology ·David Yaffe, Michael M. Feldman	1965	126
18	The correlation between the synthesis of skeletal muscle actin, myosin heavy chain, and myosin light chain and the accumulation of corresponding mRNA sequences during myogenesis Developmental Biology ·Moshe Shani, Dina Zevin‐Sonkin, Ora Saxel, Yoram Carmon, Don J. Katcoff, Uri Nudel, David Yaffe	1981	117
19	Exogenous Dp71 restores the levels of dystrophin associated proteins but does not alleviate muscle damage in mdx mice Nature Genetics ·David Greenberg, Yoshihide Sunada, Kevin P. Campbell, David Yaffe, Uri Nudel	1994	117
20	Dissecting muscle and neuronal disorders in a Drosophila model of muscular dystrophy The EMBO Journal ·Halyna R. Shcherbata, Andriy S. Yatsenko, Larissa B. Patterson, Vanita D. Sood, Uri Nudel, David Yaffe, David Baker	2007	117

About David Yaffe

David Yaffe is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Immunology, Hematology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, having authored 89 papers that have together received 9.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Muscle Physiology and Disorders (64 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (9 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (7 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (6 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (3 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (3 papers), Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (3 papers) and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (7.3k citations), Cell Biology (563 citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (414 citations), Immunology and Allergy (127 citations) and Developmental Neuroscience (80 citations). David Yaffe has collaborated with scholars based in Israel, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Uri Nudel, Sara Neuman, Moshe Shani, Zehava Levy, Rina Zakut, Gad Yagil, Asher Shainberg, Carmelit Richler, Michael M. Feldman and Yoram Carmon. Their work appears in journals such as Developmental Biology, Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Differentiation.

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