Carolyn L. Smith

17.0k total citations · 7 hit papers
75 papers, 13.9k citations indexed

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Carolyn L. Smith is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Carolyn L. Smith has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 13.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Genetics and 12 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Carolyn L. Smith's work include Estrogen and related hormone effects (18 papers), Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology (11 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (8 papers). Carolyn L. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Estrogen and related hormone effects (18 papers), Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology (11 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (8 papers). Carolyn L. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Italy. Carolyn L. Smith's co-authors include Richard J. Youle, Bert W. O’Malley, Amotz Nechushtan, Yi‐Te Hsu, Mariusz Karbowski, David M. Lonard, Zafar Nawaz, Keith G. Wolter, Xu‐Guang Xi and Brigitte Gaume and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Carolyn L. Smith

75 papers receiving 13.7k citations

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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.

Movement of Bax from the Cytosol to Mitochondria during Apoptosis

1997 1.5k citations Yi‐Te Hsu, Carolyn L. Smith et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
The Role of Dynamin-Related Protein 1, a Mediator of Mitochondrial Fission, in Apoptosis

2001 1.5k citations Carolyn L. Smith, Richard J. Youle et al. profile →
Roles of the Mammalian Mitochondrial Fission and Fusion Mediators Fis1, Drp1, and Opa1 in Apoptosis

2004 883 citations Yang-ja Lee, Seon‐Yong Jeong et al. Molecular Biology of the Cell profile →
Coregulator Function: A Key to Understanding Tissue Specificity of Selective Receptor Modulators

2004 720 citations Carolyn L. Smith, Bert W. O’Malley Endocrine Reviews profile →
Spatial and temporal association of Bax with mitochondrial fission sites, Drp1, and Mfn2 during apoptosis

2002 682 citations Mariusz Karbowski, Yang-ja Lee et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
Nuclear Membrane Dynamics and Reassembly in Living Cells: Targeting of an Inner Nuclear Membrane Protein in Interphase and Mitosis

1997 630 citations Carolyn L. Smith, John F. Presley et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
Conformation of the Bax C-terminus regulates subcellular location and cell death

1999 623 citations Amotz Nechushtan, Carolyn L. Smith et al. The EMBO Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Carolyn L. Smith United States	40	10.4k	2.9k	2.0k	1.5k	1.3k	75	13.9k
Hiroshi Kimurâ Japan	71	15.9k 1.5×	2.1k 0.7×	1.7k 0.9×	864 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	461	19.8k
Michael A. Frohman United States	70	13.5k 1.3×	2.0k 0.7×	4.6k 2.3×	1.8k 1.2×	1.1k 0.9×	161	19.1k
Grant R. MacGregor United States	33	7.5k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	1.0k 0.5×	670 0.4×	992 0.8×	65	10.5k
Wolfgang J. Schneider Austria	64	6.8k 0.7×	2.5k 0.9×	1.9k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	872 0.7×	230	14.6k
Henry H. Heng United States	60	7.0k 0.7×	2.9k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	989 0.8×	202	11.8k
Keith D. Wilkinson United States	63	12.7k 1.2×	2.7k 0.9×	2.2k 1.1×	949 0.6×	3.5k 2.8×	118	15.1k
G. Stanley McKnight United States	76	10.9k 1.0×	2.7k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	3.8k 2.5×	1.1k 0.9×	164	16.8k
Christoph W. Turck Germany	64	9.4k 0.9×	1.2k 0.4×	1.9k 1.0×	1.7k 1.1×	2.0k 1.6×	247	16.0k
James Davie Canada	59	13.8k 1.3×	2.7k 0.9×	759 0.4×	640 0.4×	1.8k 1.4×	252	16.6k
Jerry B. Lingrel United States	73	13.5k 1.3×	1.7k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	1.5k 1.0×	1.0k 0.8×	254	17.4k

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Kachar, Bechara, et al.. (2025). Placozoan secretory cell types implicated in feeding, innate immunity and regulation of behavior. PLoS ONE. 20(4). e0311271–e0311271. 1 indexed citations

Hammar, Katherine, Jae Hoon Jung, Maria A. Aronova, et al.. (2021). Placozoan fiber cells: mediators of innate immunity and participants in wound healing. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 23343–23343. 17 indexed citations

Piekut, Thomas, Sarah E. Walker, Carolyn L. Smith, et al.. (2020). Early Metazoan Origin and Multiple Losses of a Novel Clade of RIM Presynaptic Calcium Channel Scaffolding Protein Homologs. Genome Biology and Evolution. 12(8). 1217–1239. 9 indexed citations

Smith, Carolyn L., Phuong Le, Liana Artinian, et al.. (2017). Evolutionary insights into T-type Ca2+ channel structure, function, and ion selectivity from the Trichoplax adhaerens homologue. The Journal of General Physiology. 149(4). 483–510. 23 indexed citations

Smith, Carolyn L., Frédérique Varoqueaux, Maike Kittelmann, et al.. (2014). Novel Cell Types, Neurosecretory Cells, and Body Plan of the Early-Diverging Metazoan Trichoplax adhaerens. Current Biology. 24(14). 1565–1572. 167 indexed citations

Zheng, Fuzhong F., Ray‐Chang Wu, Carolyn L. Smith, & Bert W. O’Malley. (2005). Rapid Estrogen-Induced Phosphorylation of the SRC-3 Coactivator Occurs in an Extranuclear Complex Containing Estrogen Receptor. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 25(18). 8273–8284. 66 indexed citations

Wu, Ray‐Chang, Carolyn L. Smith, & Bert W. O’Malley. (2005). Transcriptional Regulation by Steroid Receptor Coactivator Phosphorylation. Endocrine Reviews. 26(3). 393–399. 118 indexed citations

Karbowski, Mariusz, Damien Arnoult, Hsiuchen Chen, et al.. (2004). Quantitation of mitochondrial dynamics by photolabeling of individual organelles shows that mitochondrial fusion is blocked during the Bax activation phase of apoptosis. The Journal of Cell Biology. 164(4). 493–499. 357 indexed citations

Lee, Yang-ja, Seon‐Yong Jeong, Mariusz Karbowski, Carolyn L. Smith, & Richard J. Youle. (2004). Roles of the Mammalian Mitochondrial Fission and Fusion Mediators Fis1, Drp1, and Opa1 in Apoptosis. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 15(11). 5001–5011. 883 indexed citations breakdown →

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Levine, Corinna G., Devarati Mitra, Ajay Sharma, Carolyn L. Smith, & Ramanujan S. Hegde. (2004). The Efficiency of Protein Compartmentalization into the Secretory Pathway. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 16(1). 279–291. 101 indexed citations

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Tao-Cheng, Jung-Hwa, Lúcia Vinadé, Carolyn L. Smith, et al.. (2001). Sustained elevation of calcium induces Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II clusters in hippocampal neurons. Neuroscience. 106(1). 69–78. 34 indexed citations

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Stenoien, David L., Maureen G. Mancini, Kavita Patel, et al.. (2000). Subnuclear Trafficking of Estrogen Receptor-α and Steroid Receptor Coactivator-1. Molecular Endocrinology. 14(4). 518–534. 213 indexed citations

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Nawaz, Zafar, et al.. (1999). Proteasome-dependent degradation of the human estrogen receptor. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 96(5). 1858–1862. 497 indexed citations

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Nechushtan, Amotz, et al.. (1999). Conformation of the Bax C-terminus regulates subcellular location and cell death. The EMBO Journal. 18(9). 2330–2341. 623 indexed citations breakdown →

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Liu, Dong, Carolyn L. Smith, Frank C. Barone, et al.. (1999). Astrocytic demise precedes delayed neuronal death in focal ischemic rat brain. Molecular Brain Research. 68(1-2). 29–41. 157 indexed citations

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Presley, John F., et al.. (1998). Golgi Membrane Dynamics. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 9(7). 1617–1626. 73 indexed citations

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Stenoien, David L., Z. Dave Sharp, Carolyn L. Smith, & Michael A. Mancini. (1998). Functional subnuclear partitioning of transcription factors. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 70(2). 213–221. 46 indexed citations

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Lippincott‐Schwartz, Jennifer & Carolyn L. Smith. (1997). Insights into secretory and endocytic membrane traffic using green fluorescent protein chimeras. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 7(5). 631–639. 48 indexed citations

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Smith, Carolyn L., Charles M. Ewing, Mark T. Mellon, Robert Shorr, & Tikam C. Jain. (1989). HydroLinkTM gel electrophoresis (HLGE). III. High DNA loading capacity and recovery of dsDNA. Journal of Biochemical and Biophysical Methods. 19(1). 65–73. 11 indexed citations

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Smith, Carolyn L., H. Shizuya, & R E Moses. (1976). Deoxyribonucleic acid polymerase II activity in an Escherichia coli mutator strain. Journal of Bacteriology. 125(1). 191–196. 8 indexed citations

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