Charles J. Weitz

13.8k total citations · 6 hit papers
45 papers, 10.1k citations indexed

About

Charles J. Weitz is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Plant Science and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles J. Weitz has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 10.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 17 papers in Plant Science and 16 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Charles J. Weitz's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (29 papers), Light effects on plants (16 papers) and Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (11 papers). Charles J. Weitz is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (29 papers), Light effects on plants (16 papers) and Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (11 papers). Charles J. Weitz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Charles J. Weitz's co-authors include Kai-Florian Storch, David Staknis, Fred C. Davis, Nicholas Gekakis, Katja Lamia, Joseph S. Takahashi, David P. King, Lisa D. Wilsbacher, N. Viswanathan and Ovidiu Lipan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Charles J. Weitz

45 papers receiving 9.9k citations

Hit Papers

Role of the CLOCK Protein in the Mammalian Circadian Mech... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 2002 2008 1998 2006 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. Role of the CLOCK Protein in the Mammalian Circadian Mechanism
    1998 1.6k citations Nicholas Gekakis, David Staknis et al. Science profile →
  2. Extensive and divergent circadian gene expression in liver and heart
    2002 1.2k citations Kai-Florian Storch, Ovidiu Lipan et al. Nature profile →
  3. Physiological significance of a peripheral tissue circadian clock
    2008 841 citations Katja Lamia, Kai-Florian Storch et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  4. Closing the Circadian Loop: CLOCK-Induced Transcription of Its Own Inhibitors per and tim
    1998 688 citations David Staknis, Nicholas Gekakis et al. Science profile →
  5. Brain-Specific Phosphorylation of MeCP2 Regulates Activity-Dependent Bdnf Transcription, Dendritic Growth, and Spine Maturation
    2006 677 citations Zhaolan Zhou, Elizabeth J. Hong et al. Neuron profile →
  6. Light-Independent Role of CRY1 and CRY2 in the Mammalian Circadian Clock
    1999 535 citations David Staknis, Charles J. Weitz et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Charles J. Weitz United States 35 7.4k 3.1k 2.9k 2.7k 2.3k 45 10.1k
Marina P. Antoch United States 35 7.0k 0.9× 3.5k 1.1× 2.3k 0.8× 1.7k 0.7× 2.4k 1.0× 50 9.7k
Cheng Chi Lee United States 25 6.1k 0.8× 2.7k 0.9× 2.0k 0.7× 2.7k 1.0× 2.6k 1.1× 29 9.0k
Martha Hotz Vitaterna United States 37 7.4k 1.0× 3.8k 1.2× 1.9k 0.7× 2.1k 0.8× 2.0k 0.9× 85 10.7k
Carla B. Green United States 38 6.1k 0.8× 3.2k 1.0× 1.7k 0.6× 1.6k 0.6× 1.9k 0.8× 83 8.5k
Choogon Lee United States 36 6.7k 0.9× 2.8k 0.9× 3.0k 1.1× 1.6k 0.6× 1.6k 0.7× 56 8.6k
John S. O’Neill United Kingdom 39 4.6k 0.6× 2.1k 0.7× 1.6k 0.6× 1.3k 0.5× 1.9k 0.8× 85 7.4k
David P. King United States 14 5.0k 0.7× 1.9k 0.6× 1.7k 0.6× 1.3k 0.5× 1.1k 0.5× 16 6.3k
Mark J. Zylka United States 41 3.7k 0.5× 2.9k 0.9× 1.6k 0.5× 2.8k 1.1× 3.1k 1.3× 96 9.7k
Caroline H. Ko United States 21 6.5k 0.9× 3.0k 1.0× 1.4k 0.5× 1.6k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 28 8.2k
Phillip L. Lowrey United States 11 5.7k 0.8× 2.4k 0.8× 1.8k 0.6× 1.5k 0.6× 864 0.4× 11 6.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pollina, Elizabeth A., Cindy Lin, Christopher P. Davis, et al.. (2023). A NPAS4–NuA4 complex couples synaptic activity to DNA repair. Nature. 614(7949). 732–741. 61 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xinyan, et al.. (2022). Formation of thyroid hormone revealed by a cryo-EM structure of native bovine thyroglobulin. Nature Communications. 13(1). 2380–2380. 9 indexed citations
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Sinturel, Flore, Pascal Gos, Volodymyr Petrenko, et al.. (2021). Circadian hepatocyte clocks keep synchrony in the absence of a master pacemaker in the suprachiasmatic nucleus or other extrahepatic clocks. Genes & Development. 35(5-6). 329–334. 67 indexed citations
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Aryal, Rajindra P., Pieter Bas Kwak, Alfred Tamayo, et al.. (2017). Macromolecular Assemblies of the Mammalian Circadian Clock. Molecular Cell. 67(5). 770–782.e6. 179 indexed citations
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Tamayo, Alfred, Hao A. Duong, María S. Robles, Matthias Mann, & Charles J. Weitz. (2015). Histone monoubiquitination by Clock–Bmal1 complex marks Per1 and Per2 genes for circadian feedback. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 22(10). 759–766. 46 indexed citations
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Duong, Hao A. & Charles J. Weitz. (2014). Temporal orchestration of repressive chromatin modifiers by circadian clock Period complexes. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 21(2). 126–132. 82 indexed citations
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Sadacca, L. Amanda, Katja Lamia, Andrew S. deLemos, Barak Blum, & Charles J. Weitz. (2010). An intrinsic circadian clock of the pancreas is required for normal insulin release and glucose homeostasis in mice. Diabetologia. 54(1). 120–124. 246 indexed citations
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Storch, Kai-Florian & Charles J. Weitz. (2009). Daily rhythms of food-anticipatory behavioral activity do not require the known circadian clock. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(16). 6808–6813. 179 indexed citations
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Lamia, Katja, Kai-Florian Storch, & Charles J. Weitz. (2008). Physiological significance of a peripheral tissue circadian clock. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(39). 15172–15177. 841 indexed citations breakdown →
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Storch, Kai-Florian, Carlos Paz, James Signorovitch, et al.. (2007). Physiological Importance of a Circadian Clock Outside the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 72(1). 307–318. 12 indexed citations
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Zhou, Zhaolan, Elizabeth J. Hong, Sonia Cohen, et al.. (2006). Brain-Specific Phosphorylation of MeCP2 Regulates Activity-Dependent Bdnf Transcription, Dendritic Growth, and Spine Maturation. Neuron. 52(2). 255–269. 677 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kramer, Achim, et al.. (2005). A Screen for Secreted Factors of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 393. 645–663. 28 indexed citations
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Zhong, Sheng, Kai-Florian Storch, Ovidiu Lipan, et al.. (2004). GoSurfer. PubMed. 3(4). 261–264. 90 indexed citations
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Kramer, Achim, Fu‐Chia Yang, Pamela Snodgrass, et al.. (2003). Regulation of Daily Locomotor Activity and Sleep by Hypothalamic EGF Receptor Signalling. Novartis Foundation symposium. 253. 250–266. 17 indexed citations
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Storch, Kai-Florian, Ovidiu Lipan, Igor Leykin, et al.. (2002). Extensive and divergent circadian gene expression in liver and heart. Nature. 417(6884). 78–83. 1230 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gekakis, Nicholas, David Staknis, Fred C. Davis, et al.. (1998). Role of the CLOCK Protein in the Mammalian Circadian Mechanism. Science. 280(5369). 1564–1569. 1643 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nathans, Jeremy, et al.. (1992). MOLECULAR GENETICS OF HUMAN VISUAL PIGMENTS. Annual Review of Genetics. 26(1). 403–424. 122 indexed citations
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Weitz, Charles J. & Jeremy Nathans. (1992). Histidine residues regulate the transition of photoexcited rhodopsin to its active conformation, metarhodopsin II. Neuron. 8(3). 465–472. 73 indexed citations
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Nathans, Jeremy, Charles J. Weitz, Neeraj Agarwal, Izhak Nir, & David S. Papermaster. (1989). Production of bovine rhodopsin by mammalian cell lines expressing cloned cDNA: Spectrophotometry and subcellular localization. Vision Research. 29(8). 907–914. 55 indexed citations

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