Bret J. Pearson

4.8k total citations
53 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Bret J. Pearson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Global and Planetary Change and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Bret J. Pearson has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Molecular Biology, 36 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 15 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Bret J. Pearson's work include Planarian Biology and Electrostimulation (39 papers), Marine Ecology and Invasive Species (36 papers) and Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies (11 papers). Bret J. Pearson is often cited by papers focused on Planarian Biology and Electrostimulation (39 papers), Marine Ecology and Invasive Species (36 papers) and Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies (11 papers). Bret J. Pearson collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Germany. Bret J. Pearson's co-authors include Chris Q. Doe, Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado, Takako Isshiki, Scott Holbrook, Ko W. Currie, Shu Zhu, Alyssa M. Molinaro, David D. R. Brown, Alexander Y. Lin and Jochen C. Rink and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Bret J. Pearson

53 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bret J. Pearson Canada 29 2.7k 1.3k 790 757 456 53 3.4k
Michel Vervoort France 29 3.1k 1.2× 591 0.5× 401 0.5× 644 0.9× 482 1.1× 58 4.1k
Sebastian M. Shimeld United Kingdom 37 2.9k 1.1× 872 0.7× 406 0.5× 248 0.3× 467 1.0× 99 4.0k
Florian Raible Austria 22 1.8k 0.7× 519 0.4× 508 0.6× 245 0.3× 258 0.6× 44 3.0k
Yoshihiko Umesono Japan 27 2.6k 0.9× 1.7k 1.3× 324 0.4× 925 1.2× 589 1.3× 43 2.9k
Daniel E. Wagner United States 15 2.8k 1.0× 850 0.7× 186 0.2× 382 0.5× 297 0.7× 18 3.3k
Jean‐Stéphane Joly France 27 2.5k 0.9× 333 0.3× 521 0.7× 244 0.3× 142 0.3× 47 3.6k
Yasunori Sasakura Japan 34 2.4k 0.9× 1.8k 1.4× 457 0.6× 151 0.2× 303 0.7× 124 3.5k
José Luis Gómez-Skármeta Spain 47 5.2k 1.9× 408 0.3× 571 0.7× 720 1.0× 295 0.6× 134 6.2k
David A. Weisblat United States 33 1.7k 0.6× 616 0.5× 962 1.2× 154 0.2× 713 1.6× 110 3.2k
Brigitte Galliot Switzerland 38 2.5k 0.9× 786 0.6× 269 0.3× 167 0.2× 1.6k 3.6× 81 3.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bret J. Pearson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bret J. Pearson

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All Works

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Pearson, Bret J., et al.. (2024). Planarians require ced-12/elmo-1 to clear dead cells by excretion through the gut. Cell Reports. 43(1). 113621–113621. 3 indexed citations
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Zhu, Shu, et al.. (2023). The BAF chromatin remodeling complex licenses planarian stem cells access to ectodermal and mesodermal cell fates. BMC Biology. 21(1). 227–227. 2 indexed citations
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Molinaro, Alyssa M., et al.. (2021). Identification of TOR‐responsive slow‐cycling neoblasts in planarians. EMBO Reports. 22(3). e50292–e50292. 16 indexed citations
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Chan, Andy, et al.. (2021). Collagen IV differentially regulates planarian stem cell potency and lineage progression. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(16). 16 indexed citations
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Chan, Andy, et al.. (2020). Planarian EGF repeat-containing genes megf6 and hemicentin are required to restrict the stem cell compartment. PLoS Genetics. 16(2). e1008613–e1008613. 23 indexed citations
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Burgess, Jason, Sharon Chiang, A. H. Weiss, et al.. (2020). An optimized QF-binary expression system for use in zebrafish. Developmental Biology. 465(2). 144–156. 11 indexed citations
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Pearson, Bret J., et al.. (2020). One stem cell program to rule them all?. FEBS Journal. 288(11). 3394–3406. 7 indexed citations
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Nibert, Max L., et al.. (2020). A Novel Taxon of Monosegmented Double-Stranded RNA Viruses Endemic to Triclad Flatworms. Journal of Virology. 94(22). 7 indexed citations
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Molinaro, Alyssa M. & Bret J. Pearson. (2018). Myths vs. FACS: what do we know about planarian stem cell lineages?. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 62(6-7-8). 527–535. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Yan, et al.. (2017). FOX and ETS family transcription factors regulate the pigment cell lineage in planarians. Development. 144(24). 4540–4551. 28 indexed citations
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Lin, Alexander Y. & Bret J. Pearson. (2017). Yorkie is required to restrict the injury responses in planarians. PLoS Genetics. 13(7). e1006874–e1006874. 32 indexed citations
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Brown, David D. R., Alyssa M. Molinaro, & Bret J. Pearson. (2017). The planarian TCF/LEF factor Smed-tcf1 is required for the regeneration of dorsal-lateral neuronal subtypes. Developmental Biology. 433(2). 374–383. 19 indexed citations
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Zhu, Shu & Bret J. Pearson. (2016). (Neo)blast from the past: new insights into planarian stem cell lineages. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development. 40. 74–80. 53 indexed citations
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Currie, Ko W., Alyssa M. Molinaro, & Bret J. Pearson. (2016). Neuronal sources of hedgehog modulate neurogenesis in the adult planarian brain. eLife. 5. 40 indexed citations
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Pearson, Bret J., et al.. (2015). An In Vivo Requirement for the Mediator Subunit Med14 in the Maintenance of Stem Cell Populations. Stem Cell Reports. 4(4). 670–684. 9 indexed citations
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Labbé, Roselyne, Manuel Irimia, Ko W. Currie, et al.. (2012). A Comparative Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals Conserved Features of Stem Cell Pluripotency in Planarians and Mammals. Stem Cells. 30(8). 1734–1745. 152 indexed citations
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Taylor, Paul, Eric Ross, Alexandr Ignatchenko, et al.. (2012). Proteomic Profiling of the Planarian Schmidtea mediterranea and Its Mucous Reveals Similarities with Human Secretions and Those Predicted for Parasitic Flatworms. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 11(9). 681–691. 27 indexed citations
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Pearson, Bret J., et al.. (2005). Regulation of Temporal Identity Transitions in Drosophila Neuroblasts. Developmental Cell. 8(2). 193–202. 148 indexed citations

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