Cynthia Kenyon

39.4k total citations · 15 hit papers
150 papers, 29.9k citations indexed

About

Cynthia Kenyon is a scholar working on Aging, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Cynthia Kenyon has authored 150 papers receiving a total of 29.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 119 papers in Aging, 62 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 59 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Cynthia Kenyon's work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (119 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (62 papers) and Spaceflight effects on biology (26 papers). Cynthia Kenyon is often cited by papers focused on Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (119 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (62 papers) and Spaceflight effects on biology (26 papers). Cynthia Kenyon collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and South Korea. Cynthia Kenyon's co-authors include Coleen T. Murphy, Ao‐Lin Hsu, Honor Hsin, Leonard Guarente, Seung‐Jae Lee, Adam D. Rudner, Jean Chang, Javier Apfeld, Andrew Dillin and Julie Ahringer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Cynthia Kenyon

149 papers receiving 29.2k citations

Hit Papers

A C. elegans mutant that lives twice as long as wild type 1980 2026 1995 2010 1993 2010 2003 1997 2003 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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.

  1. A C. elegans mutant that lives twice as long as wild type
    1993 2.6k citations Cynthia Kenyon et al. profile →
  2. The genetics of ageing
    2010 2.1k citations Cynthia Kenyon profile →
  3. Genes that act downstream of DAF-16 to influence the lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegans
    2003 1.8k citations Coleen T. Murphy, Steven A. McCarroll et al. profile →
  4. daf-16 : An HNF-3/forkhead Family Member That Can Function to Double the Life-Span of Caenorhabditis elegans
    1997 1.2k citations Cynthia Kenyon et al. Science profile →
  5. Regulation of Aging and Age-Related Disease by DAF-16 and Heat-Shock Factor
    2003 1.2k citations Ao‐Lin Hsu, Coleen T. Murphy et al. Science profile →
  6. Genetic pathways that regulate ageing in model organisms
    2000 1.1k citations Cynthia Kenyon et al. profile →
  7. The Plasticity of Aging: Insights from Long-Lived Mutants
    2005 1.0k citations Cynthia Kenyon profile →
  8. Rates of Behavior and Aging Specified by Mitochondrial Function During Development
    2002 846 citations Andrew Dillin, Ao‐Lin Hsu et al. Science profile →
  9. Regulation of the Caenorhabditis elegans longevity protein DAF-16 by insulin/IGF-1 and germline signaling
    2001 829 citations Honor Hsin, Cynthia Kenyon et al. Nature Genetics profile →
  10. Signals from the reproductive system regulate the lifespan of C. elegans
    1999 762 citations Honor Hsin, Cynthia Kenyon profile →
  11. Lifespan extension by conditions that inhibit translation in Caenorhabditis elegans
    2006 678 citations Malene Hansen, Seung‐Jae Lee et al. profile →
  12. Genetic Analysis of Tissue Aging in Caenorhabditis elegans: A Role for Heat-Shock Factor and Bacterial Proliferation
    2002 629 citations Ao‐Lin Hsu, Andrew Fraser et al. Genetics profile →
  13. Tissue-Specific Activities of C. elegans DAF-16 in the Regulation of Lifespan
    2003 625 citations Cynthia Kenyon et al. profile →
  14. A Role for Autophagy in the Extension of Lifespan by Dietary Restriction in C. elegans
    2008 587 citations Cynthia Kenyon et al. profile →
  15. DNA-damaging agents stimulate gene expression at specific loci in Escherichia coli.
    1980 446 citations Cynthia Kenyon et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Cynthia Kenyon United States 75 21.0k 14.4k 7.5k 7.5k 2.2k 150 29.9k
Gary Ruvkun United States 93 17.5k 0.8× 26.8k 1.9× 6.1k 0.8× 4.8k 0.6× 2.8k 1.2× 218 42.8k
Richard Weindruch United States 74 8.1k 0.4× 10.6k 0.7× 2.5k 0.3× 12.1k 1.6× 1.3k 0.6× 216 25.2k
Valter D. Longo United States 70 6.6k 0.3× 9.6k 0.7× 2.9k 0.4× 11.0k 1.5× 1.4k 0.6× 184 23.8k
Leonard Guarente United States 106 9.2k 0.4× 28.9k 2.0× 3.5k 0.5× 17.1k 2.3× 2.1k 1.0× 205 55.1k
Rajindar S. Sohal United States 79 6.3k 0.3× 10.7k 0.7× 1.7k 0.2× 7.1k 0.9× 1.1k 0.5× 235 22.2k
Andrzej Bartke United States 79 4.6k 0.2× 6.5k 0.5× 2.6k 0.3× 7.7k 1.0× 3.4k 1.5× 635 24.0k
Matt Kaeberlein United States 65 9.0k 0.4× 12.7k 0.9× 2.0k 0.3× 6.0k 0.8× 1.1k 0.5× 226 21.8k
Julie Ahringer United Kingdom 50 10.0k 0.5× 12.0k 0.8× 2.3k 0.3× 2.1k 0.3× 1.4k 0.6× 88 17.6k
Paolo Sassone‐Corsi France 118 4.1k 0.2× 23.4k 1.6× 14.5k 1.9× 9.7k 1.3× 9.1k 4.1× 433 48.2k
Anne Brunet United States 79 5.7k 0.3× 26.6k 1.8× 1.3k 0.2× 6.0k 0.8× 2.3k 1.0× 144 38.7k

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All Works

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Kerr, Rex, Antoine E. Roux, Jérôme Goudeau, & Cynthia Kenyon. (2022). The C. elegans Observatory: High-throughput exploration of behavioral aging. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 932656–932656. 12 indexed citations
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Goudeau, Jérôme, Jonathan S. Paw, Laura Savy, et al.. (2021). Split-wrmScarlet and split-sfGFP: tools for faster, easier fluorescent labeling of endogenous proteins in Caenorhabditis elegans. Genetics. 217(4). 22 indexed citations
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Goudeau, Jérôme, Melissa Sanchez, David H. Hall, et al.. (2021). A genetic screen identifies new steps in oocyte maturation that enhance proteostasis in the immortal germ lineage. eLife. 10. 13 indexed citations
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Narayan, Vikram, Tony Ly, Ehsan Pourkarimi, et al.. (2016). Deep Proteome Analysis Identifies Age-Related Processes in C. elegans. Cell Systems. 3(2). 144–159. 85 indexed citations
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Safra, Modi, et al.. (2013). Theire-1ER Stress-Response Pathway is Required for Normal Secretory- Protein Metabolism inC. elegans. Journal of Cell Science. 126(Pt 18). 4136–46. 60 indexed citations
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Henis‐Korenblit, Sivan, Peichuan Zhang, Malene Hansen, et al.. (2010). Insulin/IGF-1 signaling mutants reprogram ER stress response regulators to promote longevity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(21). 9730–9735. 180 indexed citations
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Lee, Seung‐Jae & Cynthia Kenyon. (2009). Regulation of the Longevity Response to Temperature by Thermosensory Neurons in Caenorhabditis elegans. Current Biology. 19(9). 715–722. 135 indexed citations
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Lee, Seung‐Jae & Cynthia Kenyon. (2009). Regulation of the Longevity Response to Temperature by Thermosensory Neurons in Caenorhabditis elegans. Current Biology. 19(9). 798–798. 8 indexed citations
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Hansen, Malene, et al.. (2006). Mutations That Increase the Life Span of C. elegans Inhibit Tumor Growth. Science. 313(5789). 971–975. 174 indexed citations
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Ackley, Brian D., Robert J. Harrington, Martin L. Hudson, et al.. (2005). The Two Isoforms of theCaenorhabditis elegansLeukocyte-Common Antigen Related Receptor Tyrosine Phosphatase PTP-3 Function Independently in Axon Guidance and Synapse Formation. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(33). 7517–7528. 90 indexed citations
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McCarroll, Steven A., Coleen T. Murphy, Sige Zou, et al.. (2004). Comparing genomic expression patterns across species identifies shared transcriptional profile in aging. Nature Genetics. 36(2). 197–204. 335 indexed citations
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Kenyon, Cynthia, Kathryn Nichol, Scott M. MacKenzie, et al.. (2004). Regulation of 11beta-hydroxylase (CYP11B1) and aldosterone synthase (CYP11B2) gene expression in the rat adrenal gland and central nervous system by ACTH and dexamethasone. 3 indexed citations
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Hsu, Ao‐Lin, Coleen T. Murphy, & Cynthia Kenyon. (2003). Regulation of Aging and Age-Related Disease by DAF-16 and Heat-Shock Factor. Science. 300(5622). 1142–1145. 1182 indexed citations breakdown →
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Arantes-Oliveira, Nuno, Javier Apfeld, Andrew Dillin, & Cynthia Kenyon. (2002). Regulation of Life-Span by Germ-Line Stem Cells in Caenorhabditis elegans. Science. 295(5554). 502–505. 403 indexed citations
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Dillin, Andrew, Ao‐Lin Hsu, Nuno Arantes-Oliveira, et al.. (2002). Rates of Behavior and Aging Specified by Mitochondrial Function During Development. Science. 298(5602). 2398–2401. 846 indexed citations breakdown →
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Alper, Scott & Cynthia Kenyon. (2001). REF-1, a protein with two bHLH domains, alters the pattern of cell fusion inC. elegansby regulating Hox protein activity. Development. 128(10). 1793–1804. 35 indexed citations
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Kenyon, Cynthia. (1997). 28 Environmental Factors and Gene Activities That Influence Life Span. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 33. 791–813. 36 indexed citations
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Kenyon, Cynthia & Bruce Wang. (1991). A Cluster of Antennapedia -Class Homeobox Genes in a Nonsegmented Animal. Science. 253(5019). 516–517. 82 indexed citations

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