Colin Thacker

1.5k total citations
19 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Colin Thacker is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Aging and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Colin Thacker has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Aging and 7 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Colin Thacker's work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (12 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (4 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (4 papers). Colin Thacker is often cited by papers focused on Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (12 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (4 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (4 papers). Colin Thacker collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Denmark. Colin Thacker's co-authors include Ann M. Rose, Chiara Tyndall, Girolama La Mantia, Robert Kamen, Jennifer M. Favaloro, Terrance P. Snutch, Martin Srayko, Steven Joshua Romney, Elizabeth A. Leibold and Kirsten E. Peters and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Colin Thacker

19 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Colin Thacker Canada 17 530 426 245 200 175 19 1.2k
John S. Satterlee United States 17 929 1.8× 456 1.1× 118 0.5× 252 1.3× 106 0.6× 22 1.5k
Bruce A. Bamber United States 18 405 0.8× 508 1.2× 379 1.5× 310 1.6× 58 0.3× 27 1.2k
Julián Cerón Spain 19 1.2k 2.4× 962 2.3× 200 0.8× 213 1.1× 45 0.3× 41 1.9k
Thomas M. Barnes Canada 13 826 1.6× 826 1.9× 142 0.6× 257 1.3× 28 0.2× 15 1.5k
Herman Wijnen United States 15 658 1.2× 195 0.5× 463 1.9× 648 3.2× 67 0.4× 25 1.6k
Jane Mendel United States 10 516 1.0× 827 1.9× 233 1.0× 471 2.4× 50 0.3× 11 1.2k
Koichi Hasegawa Japan 23 532 1.0× 143 0.3× 131 0.5× 55 0.3× 37 0.2× 91 1.5k
Julie Secombe United States 18 1.2k 2.2× 154 0.4× 128 0.5× 137 0.7× 98 0.6× 31 1.5k
Noëlle D. L’Étoile United States 19 661 1.2× 682 1.6× 338 1.4× 474 2.4× 18 0.1× 30 1.4k
Chunghun Lim South Korea 22 480 0.9× 121 0.3× 446 1.8× 458 2.3× 685 3.9× 48 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Colin Thacker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Colin Thacker

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All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Hoerndli, Frédéric J., Rui Wang, Jerry E. Mellem, et al.. (2015). Neuronal Activity and CaMKII Regulate Kinesin-Mediated Transport of Synaptic AMPARs. Neuron. 86(2). 457–474. 63 indexed citations
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Samuel, Raheel, Colin Thacker, Andres V. Maricq, & Bruce K. Gale. (2014). Simple and cost-effective fabrication of microvalve arrays in PDMS using laser cut molds with application toC. elegansmanipulation in microfluidics. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. 24(10). 105007–105007. 9 indexed citations
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Brockie, Penelope J., Michael Jensen, Jerry E. Mellem, et al.. (2013). Cornichons Control ER Export of AMPA Receptors to Regulate Synaptic Excitability. Neuron. 80(1). 129–142. 42 indexed citations
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Romney, Steven Joshua, et al.. (2011). HIF-1 Regulates Iron Homeostasis in Caenorhabditis elegans by Activation and Inhibition of Genes Involved in Iron Uptake and Storage. PLoS Genetics. 7(12). e1002394–e1002394. 51 indexed citations
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Yao, Chen, Wen Wang, Elizabeth A. Pehek, et al.. (2010). LRRK2-mediated neurodegeneration and dysfunction of dopaminergic neurons in a Caenorhabditis elegans model of Parkinson's disease. Neurobiology of Disease. 40(1). 73–81. 114 indexed citations
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Romney, Steven Joshua, Colin Thacker, & Elizabeth A. Leibold. (2007). An Iron Enhancer Element in the FTN-1 Gene Directs Iron-dependent Expression in Caenorhabditis elegans Intestine. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(2). 716–725. 37 indexed citations
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Jospin, Maëlle, Shigeki Watanabe, Deepa Joshi, et al.. (2007). UNC-80 and the NCA Ion Channels Contribute to Endocytosis Defects in Synaptojanin Mutants. Current Biology. 17(18). 1595–1600. 75 indexed citations
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Humphrey, John A., Kevin S.C. Hamming, Colin Thacker, et al.. (2007). A Putative Cation Channel and Its Novel Regulator: Cross-Species Conservation of Effects on General Anesthesia. Current Biology. 17(7). 624–629. 89 indexed citations
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Thacker, Colin, Jonathan A. Sheps, & Ann M. Rose. (2006). Caenorhabditis elegans dpy-5 is a cuticle procollagen processed by a proprotein convertase. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 63(10). 1193–1204. 49 indexed citations
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Thacker, Colin, et al.. (2005). TheC. elegansT-type calcium channel CCA-1 boosts neuromuscular transmission. Journal of Experimental Biology. 208(11). 2191–2203. 56 indexed citations
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Krakowiak, Agnieszka, et al.. (2003). Coordinate Expression of NADPH-dependent Flavin Reductase, Fre-1, and Hint-related 7meGMP-directed Hydrolase, DCS-1. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(40). 39051–39058. 31 indexed citations
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Pandey, Akhilesh, Suraj Peri, Colin Thacker, et al.. (2003). Computational and experimental analysis reveals a novel Src family kinase in the C. elegans genome. Bioinformatics. 19(2). 169–172. 4 indexed citations
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Mathews, Eleanor, Esperanza Garcı́a, Celia M. Santi, et al.. (2003). Critical Residues of theCaenorhabditis elegans unc-2Voltage-Gated Calcium Channel That Affect Behavioral and Physiological Properties. Journal of Neuroscience. 23(16). 6537–6545. 61 indexed citations
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Thacker, Colin, Martin Srayko, & Ann M. Rose. (2000). Mutational analysis of bli-4/kpc-4 reveals critical residues required for proprotein convertase function in C. elegans. Gene. 252(1-2). 15–25. 16 indexed citations
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Thacker, Colin & Ann M. Rose. (2000). A look at the Caenorhabditis elegans Kex2/Subtilisin-like proprotein convertase family. BioEssays. 22(6). 545–553. 60 indexed citations
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Thacker, Colin, Marco A. Marra, Alana Jones, David L. Baillie, & Ann M. Rose. (1999). Functional Genomics in Caenorhabditis elegans: An Approach Involving Comparisons of Sequences from Related Nematodes. Genome Research. 9(4). 348–359. 45 indexed citations
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Vatcher, Greg, Colin Thacker, Titus Kaletta, et al.. (1998). Serine Hydroxymethyltransferase Is Maternally Essential in Caenorhabditis elegans. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(11). 6066–6073. 18 indexed citations
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Thacker, Colin, Kirsten E. Peters, Martin Srayko, & Ann M. Rose. (1995). The bli-4 locus of Caenorhabditis elegans encodes structurally distinct kex2/subtilisin-like endoproteases essential for early development and adult morphology.. Genes & Development. 9(8). 956–971. 85 indexed citations
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Tyndall, Chiara, Girolama La Mantia, Colin Thacker, Jennifer M. Favaloro, & Robert Kamen. (1981). A region of the polyoma virus genome between the replication origin and late protein coding sequences is required in cis for both early gene expression and viral DNA replication. Nucleic Acids Research. 9(23). 6231–6250. 279 indexed citations

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