Gerald Litwack
Impact in
- Molecular Biology top 0.5%
- Cell death mechanisms and regulation
- RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
- Heat shock proteins research
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
- Glutathione Transferases and Polymorphisms
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- Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
Papers in
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- Cell death mechanisms and regulation 20
- Enzyme function and inhibition 16
- Heat shock proteins research 16
- Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects 15
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- Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension 56
- Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors 15
- Co-authors
- Emad S. Alnemri (33 shared papers)Teresa Fernandes‐Alnemri (16 shared papers)Thomas J. Schmidt (22 shared papers)Srinivasa M. Srinivasula (8 shared papers)Noreen M. Robertson (24 shared papers)B Ketterer (2 shared papers)Manzoor Ahmad (4 shared papers)Max H. Cake (9 shared papers)
- Journals
- Journal of Biological Chemistry (44 papers)Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications (21 papers)Biochemistry (14 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (12 papers)Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics (11 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesNetherlandsAustralia
In The Last Decade
Gerald Litwack
317 papers receiving 13.0k citations
Gerald Litwack's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 149
- Molecular Biology 9.5k
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1.7k
- Immunology 2.1k
- Behavioral Neuroscience 342
- Genetics 2.3k
Countries citing papers authored by Gerald Litwack
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
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| 1 | CPP32, a novel human apoptotic protein with homology to Caenorhabditis elegans cell death protein Ced-3 and mammalian interleukin-1 beta-converting enzyme. Hit paper breakdown → | 1994 | 1146 |
| 2 | In vitro activation of CPP32 and Mch3 by Mch4, a novel human apoptotic cysteine protease containing two FADD-like domains. Hit paper breakdown → | 1996 | 674 |
| 3 | Ligandin: a Hepatic Protein which Binds Steroids, Bilirubin, Carcinogens and a Number of Exogenous Organic Anions Hit paper breakdown → | 1971 | 512 |
| 4 | 1996 | 480 | |
| 5 | 1996 | 473 | |
| 6 | Mch2, a new member of the apoptotic Ced-3/Ice cysteine protease gene family. | 1995 | 385 |
| 7 | 1996 | 319 | |
| 8 | 1955 | 305 | |
| 9 | 1997 | 297 | |
| 10 | 1996 | 273 | |
| 11 | 1997 | 269 | |
| 12 | CRADD, a novel human apoptotic adaptor molecule for caspase-2, and FasL/tumor necrosis factor receptor-interacting protein RIP. | 1997 | 225 |
| 13 | 1997 | 216 | |
| 14 | 1982 | 210 | |
| 15 | 1978 | 168 | |
| 16 | Involvement of BCL-2 in glucocorticoid-induced apoptosis of human pre-B-leukemias. | 1992 | 167 |
| 17 | 1973 | 165 | |
| 18 | 1998 | 160 | |
| 19 | 1992 | 158 | |
| 20 | 1998 | 157 |
About Gerald Litwack
Gerald Litwack is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Genetics, Physiology and Immunology, having authored 330 papers that have together received 14.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Estrogen and related hormone effects (69 papers), Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension (56 papers), Cell death mechanisms and regulation (20 papers), Enzyme function and inhibition (16 papers), Heat shock proteins research (16 papers), Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism (15 papers), Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (15 papers) and Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects (15 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (9.5k citations), Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (1.7k citations), Immunology (2.1k citations), Behavioral Neuroscience (342 citations) and Genetics (2.3k citations). Gerald Litwack has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Emad S. Alnemri, Teresa Fernandes‐Alnemri, Thomas J. Schmidt, Srinivasa M. Srinivasula, Noreen M. Robertson, B Ketterer, Manzoor Ahmad, Max H. Cake, Irwin M. Arias and Robert C. Armstrong. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Biochemistry, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics.
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