Amy Holt

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Amy Holt is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Amy Holt has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 3 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Amy Holt's work include Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (7 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (5 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (5 papers). Amy Holt is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (7 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (5 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (5 papers). Amy Holt collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Amy Holt's co-authors include Veena Afzal, Edward M. Rubin, L Pennacchio, Axel Visel, Ingrid Plajzer-Frick, Jennifer A. Akiyama, Malak Shoukry, Nadav Ahituv, Shyam Prabhakar and Brian L. Black and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Amy Holt

18 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

In vivo enhancer analysis of human conserved non-coding s... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. In vivo enhancer analysis of human conserved non-coding sequences
    2006 860 citations L Pennacchio, Nadav Ahituv et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Amy Holt United States 16 2.3k 706 482 322 210 19 2.7k
Christian Lanctôt Canada 20 2.8k 1.2× 800 1.1× 601 1.2× 359 1.1× 192 0.9× 40 3.6k
Eirene Markenscoff-Papadimitriou United States 10 2.2k 1.0× 403 0.6× 364 0.8× 158 0.5× 708 3.4× 11 2.8k
Giuseppina Barsacchi Italy 27 2.3k 1.0× 632 0.9× 494 1.0× 216 0.7× 195 0.9× 52 2.7k
Esteban O. Mazzoni United States 29 2.6k 1.1× 460 0.7× 884 1.8× 369 1.1× 234 1.1× 58 3.4k
Francesca Tuorto Germany 29 3.5k 1.5× 521 0.7× 467 1.0× 105 0.3× 816 3.9× 49 4.1k
Kevin Miyashiro United States 16 2.1k 0.9× 886 1.3× 483 1.0× 52 0.2× 211 1.0× 21 2.5k
Eseng Lai United States 23 3.2k 1.4× 868 1.2× 536 1.1× 151 0.5× 354 1.7× 25 3.8k
Alice J. Paquette United States 11 2.0k 0.9× 374 0.5× 355 0.7× 750 2.3× 116 0.6× 16 2.4k
Katsuo Furukubo-Tokunaga Japan 20 1.6k 0.7× 580 0.8× 808 1.7× 283 0.9× 36 0.2× 35 2.2k
Cheryl A. Keller United States 28 1.9k 0.8× 222 0.3× 323 0.7× 229 0.7× 83 0.4× 65 2.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Amy Holt

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Amy Holt

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Amy Holt. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Amy Holt based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Amy Holt. Amy Holt is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Berry, Michael H., Amy Holt, Johannes Broichhagen, et al.. (2022). Photopharmacology for vision restoration. Current Opinion in Pharmacology. 65. 102259–102259. 12 indexed citations
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Berry, Michael H., Amy Holt, Julia Veit, et al.. (2019). Restoration of high-sensitivity and adapting vision with a cone opsin. Nature Communications. 10(1). 1221–1221. 107 indexed citations
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Polyzos, Aris, Do Yup Lee, Rupsa Datta, et al.. (2019). Metabolic Reprogramming in Astrocytes Distinguishes Region-Specific Neuronal Susceptibility in Huntington Mice. Cell Metabolism. 29(6). 1258–1273.e11. 112 indexed citations
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Berry, Michael H., Amy Holt, Joshua Levitz, et al.. (2017). Restoration of patterned vision with an engineered photoactivatable G protein-coupled receptor. Nature Communications. 8(1). 1862–1862. 68 indexed citations
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Polyzos, Aris, Amy Holt, Christopher Brown, et al.. (2016). Mitochondrial targeting of XJB-5-131 attenuates or improves pathophysiology in HdhQ150 animals with well-developed disease phenotypes. Human Molecular Genetics. 25(9). 1792–1802. 46 indexed citations
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Gaub, Benjamin M., Michael H. Berry, Amy Holt, Ehud Y. Isacoff, & John G. Flannery. (2015). Optogenetic Vision Restoration Using Rhodopsin for Enhanced Sensitivity. Molecular Therapy. 23(10). 1562–1571. 106 indexed citations
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Budworth, Helen, Faye R. Harris, Paul D. Williams, et al.. (2015). Suppression of Somatic Expansion Delays the Onset of Pathophysiology in a Mouse Model of Huntington’s Disease. PLoS Genetics. 11(8). e1005267–e1005267. 66 indexed citations
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Gaub, Benjamin M., Michael H. Berry, Amy Holt, et al.. (2014). Restoration of visual function by expression of a light-gated mammalian ion channel in retinal ganglion cells or ON-bipolar cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(51). E5574–83. 95 indexed citations
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Attanasio, Catia, Alex S. Nord, Yiwen Zhu, et al.. (2014). Tissue-specific SMARCA4 binding at active and repressed regulatory elements during embryogenesis. Genome Research. 24(6). 920–929. 50 indexed citations
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Attanasio, Catia, Alex S. Nord, Yiwen Zhu, et al.. (2013). Fine Tuning of Craniofacial Morphology by Distant-Acting Enhancers. Science. 342(6157). 1241006–1241006. 170 indexed citations
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Nord, Alex S., Matthew J. Blow, Catia Attanasio, et al.. (2013). Rapid and Pervasive Changes in Genome-wide Enhancer Usage during Mammalian Development. Cell. 155(7). 1521–1531. 253 indexed citations
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May, Dalit, Matthew J. Blow, Tommy Kaplan, et al.. (2011). Large-scale discovery of enhancers from human heart tissue. Nature Genetics. 44(1). 89–93. 202 indexed citations
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Prabhakar, Shyam, Axel Visel, Jennifer A. Akiyama, et al.. (2009). Response to Comment on "Human-Specific Gain of Function in a Developmental Enhancer". Science. 323(5915). 714–714. 15 indexed citations
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Prabhakar, Shyam, Axel Visel, Jennifer A. Akiyama, et al.. (2008). Human-Specific Gain of Function in a Developmental Enhancer. Science. 321(5894). 1346–1350. 246 indexed citations
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Ahituv, Nadav, Yiwen Zhu, Axel Visel, et al.. (2007). Deletion of Ultraconserved Elements Yields Viable Mice. PLoS Biology. 5(9). e234–e234. 229 indexed citations
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Pennacchio, L, Nadav Ahituv, Alan M Moses, et al.. (2006). In vivo enhancer analysis of human conserved non-coding sequences. Nature. 444(7118). 499–502. 860 indexed citations breakdown →
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Poulin, Francis, Marcelo A. Nóbrega, Ingrid Plajzer-Frick, et al.. (2005). In vivo characterization of a vertebrate ultraconserved enhancer. Genomics. 85(6). 774–781. 59 indexed citations
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Holt, Amy, et al.. (2004). Equitable Learning for Spanish Speaking Students in Elementary Physical Education. Strategies. 17(6). 21–23. 2 indexed citations

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