Carol W. Greider

43.7k total citations · 23 hit papers
116 papers, 34.5k citations indexed

About

Carol W. Greider is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Carol W. Greider has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 34.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Physiology, 72 papers in Molecular Biology and 22 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Carol W. Greider's work include Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence (102 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (26 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (25 papers). Carol W. Greider is often cited by papers focused on Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence (102 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (26 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (25 papers). Carol W. Greider collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Spain. Carol W. Greider's co-authors include Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Calvin B. Harley, A. B. Futcher, Marı́a A. Blasco, Ronald A. DePinho, Han‐Woong Lee, Richard Allsopp, Ariel A. Avilion, Geoffrey J. Gottlieb and Margaret A. Strong and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Carol W. Greider

114 papers receiving 33.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Telomeres shorten during ageing of human fibroblasts

1990 4.5k citations Calvin B. Harley, A. B. Futcher et al. profile →
Identification of a specific telomere terminal transferase activity in tetrahymena extracts

1985 2.6k citations Carol W. Greider, Elizabeth H. Blackburn Cell profile →
The RNA Component of Human Telomerase

1995 1.9k citations Richard Allsopp, Calvin B. Harley et al. Science profile →
Telomere length predicts replicative capacity of human fibroblasts.

1992 1.8k citations Richard Allsopp, A. B. Futcher et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Telomere shortening associated with chromosome instability is arrested in immortal cells which express telomerase activity.

1992 1.8k citations Carol W. Greider, Calvin B. Harley et al. profile →
Telomere Shortening and Tumor Formation by Mouse Cells Lacking Telomerase RNA

1997 1.7k citations Marı́a A. Blasco, Ronald A. DePinho et al. Cell profile →
A telomeric sequence in the RNA of Tetrahymena telomerase required for telomere repeat synthesis

1989 1.3k citations Carol W. Greider, Elizabeth H. Blackburn profile →
Longevity, Stress Response, and Cancer in Aging Telomerase-Deficient Mice

1999 1.1k citations Marı́a A. Blasco, Geoffrey J. Gottlieb et al. Cell profile →
Essential role of mouse telomerase in highly proliferative organs

1998 1.0k citations Marı́a A. Blasco, Geoffrey J. Gottlieb et al. profile →
The Shortest Telomere, Not Average Telomere Length, Is Critical for Cell Viability and Chromosome Stability

2001 951 citations Margaret A. Strong, Carol W. Greider et al. Cell profile →
Telomerase Mutations in Families with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

2007 920 citations Mary Armanios, Julian J.‐L. Chen et al. profile →
The telomere terminal transferase of tetrahymena is a ribonucleoprotein enzyme with two kinds of primer specificity

1987 901 citations Carol W. Greider, Elizabeth H. Blackburn Cell profile →
TELOMERE LENGTH REGULATION

1996 873 citations Carol W. Greider profile →
Telomere end-replication problem and cell aging

1992 834 citations Michael Z. Levy, Richard Allsopp et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
p53 Deficiency Rescues the Adverse Effects of Telomere Loss and Cooperates with Telomere Dysfunction to Accelerate Carcinogenesis

1999 779 citations Lynda Chin, Steven E. Artandi et al. Cell profile →
Telomeres and telomerase: the path from maize, Tetrahymena and yeast to human cancer and aging

2006 710 citations Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider et al. profile →
Developmental and tissue-specific regulation of mouse telomerase and telomere length.

1995 585 citations Karen R. Prowse, Carol W. Greider Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Secondary Structure of Vertebrate Telomerase RNA

2000 474 citations Julian J.‐L. Chen, Marı́a A. Blasco et al. Cell profile →
Telomerase activity, cell proliferation, and cancer

1998 351 citations Carol W. Greider Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Telomerase, Cell Immortality, and Cancer

1994 342 citations Calvin B. Harley, Karen R. Prowse et al. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology profile →
Human telomerase RNA and telomerase activity in immortal cell lines and tumor tissues.

1996 340 citations Carol W. Greider et al. profile →
Haploinsufficiency of t e lomerase reverse transcriptase leads to anticipation in autosomal dominant dyskeratosis congenita

2005 324 citations Mary Armanios, Julian J.‐L. Chen et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Short Dysfunctional Telomeres Impair Tumorigenesis in the INK4aΔ2/3 Cancer-Prone Mouse

1999 307 citations Lynda Chin, Geoffrey J. Gottlieb et al. Cell profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Human telomere length is chromosome end–specific and conserved across individuals 2024 ·Science ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), John F. McDyer, Jonathan K. Alder, Heng Li, Andreas Rechtsteiner, Carol W. Greider	29
2	TPP1 promoter mutations cooperate with TERT promoter mutations to lengthen telomeres in melanoma 2022 ·Science ·(unknown), (unknown), Holly C. Beale, (unknown), (unknown), Cindy Sander, Carla J. Connelly, (unknown), John M. Kirkwood, Olena M. Vaske, Carol W. Greider, Jonathan K. Alder	24
3	Rif1 regulates telomere length through conserved HEAT repeats 2021 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Carol W. Greider	8
4	Autoantibodies targeting telomere-associated proteins in systemic sclerosis 2021 ·Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ·Brittany L. Adler, Francesco Boin, Paul J. Wolters, Clifton O. Bingham, Ami A. Shah, Carol W. Greider, Livia Casciola‐Rosen, Antony Rosen	29
5	Tel1 Activation by the MRX Complex Is Sufficient for Telomere Length Regulation but Not for the DNA Damage Response in Saccharomyces cerevisiae 2019 ·Genetics ·(unknown), Carla J. Connelly, Carol W. Greider	12
6	TIN2 Functions with TPP1/POT1 To Stimulate Telomerase Processivity 2019 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·(unknown), Margaret A. Strong, John Paul T. Ouyang, Carol W. Greider	37
7	Diagnostic utility of telomere length testing in a hospital-based setting 2018 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Jonathan K. Alder, Vidya Sagar Hanumanthu, Margaret A. Strong, Amy E. DeZern, Susan E. Stanley, Clifford M. Takemoto, Ludmila Danilova, Carolyn Applegate, Stephen G. Bolton, David W. Mohr, Robert A. Brodsky, James F. Casella, Carol W. Greider, J. Brooks Jackson, Mary Armanios	144
8	Mouse Models for the Study of Telomerase 2007 ·Novartis Foundation symposium ·Marı́a A. Blasco, (unknown), (unknown), Douglas Hanahan, Ronald A. DePinho, Carol W. Greider	18
9	Telomerase RNA Levels Limit the Telomere Length Equilibrium 2006 ·Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology ·Carol W. Greider	46
10	3 Telomerase Biochemistry and Biogenesis 2006 ·Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive ·(unknown), Carol W. Greider	6
11	Regulation of Telomere Elongation by the Cyclin-Dependent Kinase CDK1 2006 ·Molecular Cell ·Christopher Frank, (unknown), Carol W. Greider	80
12	Haploinsufficiency of t e lomerase reverse transcriptase leads to anticipation in autosomal dominant dyskeratosis congenita breakdown → 2005 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Mary Armanios, Julian J.‐L. Chen, Yen-Pei C. Chang, Robert A. Brodsky, Anita L. Hawkins, Constance A. Griffin, James R. Eshleman, (unknown), Aravinda Chakravarti, Ada Hamosh, Carol W. Greider	324
13	Telomere fusion to chromosome breaks reduces oncogenic translocations and tumour formation 2005 ·Nature Cell Biology ·Ling Qi, Margaret A. Strong, Baktiar Karim, David L. Huso, Carol W. Greider	25
14	p53 Deficiency Rescues the Adverse Effects of Telomere Loss and Cooperates with Telomere Dysfunction to Accelerate Carcinogenesis breakdown → 1999 ·Cell ·Lynda Chin, Steven E. Artandi, Qiong Shen, (unknown), (unknown), Geoffrey J. Gottlieb, Carol W. Greider, Ronald A. DePinho	779
15	Telomeres and senescence: The history, the experiment, the future 1998 ·Current Biology ·Carol W. Greider	136
16	Tetrahymena 추출물에서 Specific Telomere Terminal Transferase 활성의 동정 1997 ·(unknown), Carol W. Greider, (unknown)	0
17	21 DNA Telomerases 1996 ·Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive ·Carol W. Greider, Kathleen Collins, Chantal Autexier	2
18	3 Telomerase Biochemistry and Regulation 1994 ·Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive ·Carol W. Greider, Chantal Autexier, (unknown), (unknown), Karen R. Prowse	84
19	Telomere end-replication problem and cell aging breakdown → 1992 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·Michael Z. Levy, Richard Allsopp, A. B. Futcher, Carol W. Greider, Calvin B. Harley	834
20	The telomere terminal transferase of tetrahymena is a ribonucleoprotein enzyme with two kinds of primer specificity breakdown → 1987 ·Cell ·Carol W. Greider, Elizabeth H. Blackburn	901

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