Brian L. Black

14.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
103 papers, 10.0k citations indexed

About

Brian L. Black is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian L. Black has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 10.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Genetics and 15 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Brian L. Black's work include Congenital heart defects research (40 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (13 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (13 papers). Brian L. Black is often cited by papers focused on Congenital heart defects research (40 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (13 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (13 papers). Brian L. Black collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Japan. Brian L. Black's co-authors include Eric N. Olson, Sarah De Val, James F. Martin, Jeffery D. Molkentin, David J. McCulley, Evdokia Dodou, Michael P. Verzi, Shan-Mei Xu, Dong Liu and Rik Derynck and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Brian L. Black

97 papers receiving 9.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

In vivo enhancer analysis of human conserved non-coding sequences

2006 860 citations L Pennacchio, Nadav Ahituv et al. profile →
TRANSCRIPTIONAL CONTROL OF MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT BY MYOCYTE ENHANCER FACTOR-2 (MEF2) PROTEINS

1998 851 citations Brian L. Black, Eric N. Olson profile →
Cooperative activation of muscle gene expression by MEF2 and myogenic bHLH proteins

1995 707 citations Jeffery D. Molkentin, Brian L. Black et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brian L. Black United States	49	8.5k	1.7k	1.3k	1.1k	972	103	10.0k
Henry M. Sucov United States	50	7.4k 0.9×	2.4k 1.4×	949 0.8×	939 0.9×	552 0.6×	88	9.4k
Michael Kyba United States	55	9.8k 1.1×	1.2k 0.7×	826 0.7×	744 0.7×	1.4k 1.4×	173	12.0k
Ángel Raya Spain	44	8.6k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	696 0.6×	1.1k 1.2×	124	11.3k
Shoumo Bhattacharya United Kingdom	43	5.7k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	615 0.5×	479 0.4×	874 0.9×	135	8.1k
Yumiko Saga Japan	60	9.6k 1.1×	3.1k 1.8×	461 0.4×	704 0.7×	1.2k 1.2×	181	13.1k
Deborah Yelon United States	46	6.0k 0.7×	898 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	913 0.9×	2.1k 2.1×	92	7.1k
Miguel Torres Spain	48	6.1k 0.7×	1.7k 1.0×	526 0.4×	412 0.4×	1.2k 1.3×	125	8.6k
José Luís de la Pompa Spain	52	12.3k 1.5×	1.6k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	1.3k 1.2×	1.6k 1.6×	102	15.4k
Andreas Kispert Germany	62	13.4k 1.6×	4.0k 2.4×	874 0.7×	1.2k 1.1×	1.1k 1.1×	178	16.4k
Benoit G. Bruneau United States	62	14.1k 1.7×	2.1k 1.3×	2.0k 1.6×	2.5k 2.4×	768 0.8×	133	17.0k

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Celona, Barbara, Haifan Wu, Bobo Dang, et al.. (2024). Zfp106 binds to G-quadruplex RNAs and inhibits RAN translation and formation of RNA foci caused by G4C2 repeats. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(31). e2220020121–e2220020121. 3 indexed citations

Steimle, Jeffrey D., Rangarajan D. Nadadur, Andrew D. Hoffmann, et al.. (2023). ETV2 primes hematoendothelial gene enhancers prior to hematoendothelial fate commitment. Cell Reports. 42(6). 112665–112665. 3 indexed citations

Smith, Geoffrey A., Arun Padmanabhan, Akhil Pampana, et al.. (2022). Cold shock domain–containing protein E1 is a posttranscriptional regulator of the LDL receptor. Science Translational Medicine. 14(662). eabj8670–eabj8670. 15 indexed citations

Jiang, Xuan, Amit Prabhakar, Barbara Celona, et al.. (2021). Control of ribosomal protein synthesis by the Microprocessor complex. Science Signaling. 14(671). 7 indexed citations

Galang, Giselle, Ravi Mandla, Hongmei Ruan, et al.. (2020). ATAC-Seq Reveals an Isl1 Enhancer That Regulates Sinoatrial Node Development and Function. Circulation Research. 127(12). 1502–1518. 35 indexed citations

Schachterle, William, Anabel Rojas, Shan-Mei Xu, & Brian L. Black. (2011). ETS-dependent regulation of a distal Gata4 cardiac enhancer. Developmental Biology. 361(2). 439–449. 47 indexed citations

Rojas, Anabel, William Schachterle, Shan-Mei Xu, Franz Martı́n, & Brian L. Black. (2010). Direct transcriptional regulation of Gata4 during early endoderm specification is controlled by FoxA2 binding to an intronic enhancer. Developmental Biology. 346(2). 346–355. 37 indexed citations

Lee, Yoonsung, Sarah De Val, Airon A. Wills, et al.. (2009). Maintenance of blastemal proliferation by functionally diverse epidermis in regenerating zebrafish fins. Developmental Biology. 331(2). 270–280. 74 indexed citations

Val, Sarah De & Brian L. Black. (2009). Transcriptional Control of Endothelial Cell Development. Developmental Cell. 16(2). 180–195. 267 indexed citations

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Kang, Ji‐One, Elisha Nathan, Shan-Mei Xu, Eldad Tzahor, & Brian L. Black. (2009). Isl1 is a direct transcriptional target of Forkhead transcription factors in second heart field-derived mesoderm. Developmental Biology. 334(2). 513–522. 46 indexed citations

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Yee, Sook Wah, James E. Shima, Stephanie Hesselson, et al.. (2008). Identification and Characterization of Proximal Promoter Polymorphisms in the Human Concentrative Nucleoside Transporter 2 (SLC28A2). Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 328(3). 699–707. 23 indexed citations

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Verzi, Michael P., et al.. (2007). The Transcription Factor MEF2C Is Required for Craniofacial Development. Developmental Cell. 12(4). 645–652. 106 indexed citations

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Evans, Sylvia Μ., et al.. (2006). Required, tissue-specific roles for Fgf8 in outflow tract formation and remodeling. Development. 133(12). 2419–2433. 199 indexed citations

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Ai, Di, Wei Liu, Lijiang Ma, et al.. (2006). Pitx2 regulates cardiac left–right asymmetry by patterning second cardiac lineage-derived myocardium. Developmental Biology. 296(2). 437–449. 96 indexed citations

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Verzi, Michael P., David J. McCulley, Sarah De Val, Evdokia Dodou, & Brian L. Black. (2005). The right ventricle, outflow tract, and ventricular septum comprise a restricted expression domain within the secondary/anterior heart field. Developmental Biology. 287(1). 134–145. 391 indexed citations

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Dodou, Evdokia, Shan-Mei Xu, & Brian L. Black. (2003). mef2c is activated directly by myogenic basic helix-loop-helix proteins during skeletal muscle development in vivo. Mechanisms of Development. 120(9). 1021–1032. 117 indexed citations

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Black, Brian L., Jeffery D. Molkentin, & Eric N. Olson. (1998). Multiple Roles for the MyoD Basic Region in Transmission of Transcriptional Activation Signals and Interaction with MEF2. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 18(1). 69–77. 126 indexed citations

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Black, Brian L., Jianrong Lu, & Eric N. Olson. (1997). The MEF2A 3′ Untranslated Region Functions as a cis -Acting Translational Repressor. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 17(5). 2756–2763. 48 indexed citations

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Molkentin, Jeffery D., Anthony B. Firulli, Brian L. Black, et al.. (1996). MEF2B Is a Potent Transactivator Expressed in Early Myogenic Lineages. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 16(7). 3814–3824. 107 indexed citations

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Kliewer, Mark A., et al.. (1995). Fetal bifid sacrum artifact: normal developmental anatomy simulating malformation.. Radiology. 195(3). 673–676. 2 indexed citations

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