David A. Zacharias

10.2k total citations · 6 hit papers
33 papers, 8.3k citations indexed

About

David A. Zacharias is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biophysics and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, David A. Zacharias has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 8.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Biophysics and 5 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in David A. Zacharias's work include Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (12 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (6 papers) and Cell Image Analysis Techniques (5 papers). David A. Zacharias is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (12 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (6 papers) and Cell Image Analysis Techniques (5 papers). David A. Zacharias collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Japan. David A. Zacharias's co-authors include Roger Y. Tsien, Geoffrey S. Baird, Alexandra C. Newton, Jonathan D. Violin, Robert E. Campbell, Oded Tour, Emanuel E. Strehler, Paul Steinbach, Amy E. Palmer and Oliver Griesbeck and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

David A. Zacharias

33 papers receiving 8.1k citations

Hit Papers

A monomeric red fluorescent protein 1999 2026 2008 2017 2002 2002 2001 1999 2000 500 1000 1.5k
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 monomeric red fluorescent protein
    2002 2.0k citations Robert E. Campbell, Oded Tour et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. Partitioning of Lipid-Modified Monomeric GFPs into Membrane Microdomains of Live Cells
    2002 1.9k citations David A. Zacharias, Jonathan D. Violin et al. Science profile →
  3. Reducing the Environmental Sensitivity of Yellow Fluorescent Protein
    2001 840 citations Oliver Griesbeck, Geoffrey S. Baird et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  4. Circular permutation and receptor insertion within green fluorescent proteins
    1999 729 citations Geoffrey S. Baird, David A. Zacharias et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  5. Biochemistry, mutagenesis, and oligomerization of DsRed, a red fluorescent protein from coral
    2000 717 citations Geoffrey S. Baird, David A. Zacharias et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  6. Fas Preassociation Required for Apoptosis Signaling and Dominant Inhibition by Pathogenic Mutations
    2000 504 citations David A. Zacharias, Roger Y. Tsien 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
David A. Zacharias United States 25 6.2k 2.2k 1.6k 1.5k 657 33 8.3k
Juan Llopis Spain 29 5.3k 0.9× 1.5k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 1.5k 1.0× 336 0.5× 69 7.9k
Paul Steinbach United States 15 4.4k 0.7× 2.4k 1.0× 936 0.6× 1.5k 1.0× 677 1.0× 25 7.3k
Roger Heim United States 27 6.8k 1.1× 3.2k 1.4× 1.2k 0.8× 1.8k 1.3× 816 1.2× 64 9.4k
Asako Sakaue‐Sawano Japan 32 4.6k 0.7× 1.5k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 840 0.6× 489 0.7× 54 7.1k
Arkady F. Fradkov Russia 22 4.4k 0.7× 2.6k 1.2× 573 0.4× 1.0k 0.7× 578 0.9× 33 6.3k
Joachim Goedhart Netherlands 42 4.2k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 1.1k 0.7× 803 0.6× 372 0.6× 100 6.1k
Keith V. Wood United States 40 9.9k 1.6× 1.3k 0.6× 955 0.6× 1.9k 1.3× 1.7k 2.6× 71 12.8k
Theodorus W. J. Gadella Netherlands 57 7.1k 1.1× 2.8k 1.2× 1.9k 1.2× 956 0.7× 525 0.8× 181 10.9k
Ghia Euskirchen United States 27 7.4k 1.2× 1.6k 0.7× 685 0.4× 701 0.5× 1.8k 2.7× 33 10.0k
Nathan C. Shaner United States 24 4.4k 0.7× 2.6k 1.2× 896 0.6× 1.0k 0.7× 719 1.1× 41 6.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Planey, Sonia Lobo & David A. Zacharias. (2010). Identification of targets and inhibitors of protein palmitoylation. Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery. 5(2). 155–164. 5 indexed citations
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Planey, Sonia Lobo, Susan Keay, Chen‐Ou Zhang, & David A. Zacharias. (2009). Palmitoylation of Cytoskeleton Associated Protein 4 by DHHC2 Regulates Antiproliferative Factor-mediated Signaling. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 20(5). 1454–1463. 56 indexed citations
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Planey, Sonia Lobo & David A. Zacharias. (2009). Palmitoyl acyltransferases, their substrates, and novel assays to connect them (Review). Molecular Membrane Biology. 26(1-2). 14–31. 39 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jun, Sonia Lobo Planey, Carolina Wiesner, et al.. (2008). Identification of CKAP4/p63 as a Major Substrate of the Palmitoyl Acyltransferase DHHC2, a Putative Tumor Suppressor, Using a Novel Proteomics Method. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 7(7). 1378–1388. 95 indexed citations
5.
Prigozhina, Natalie L., Ling Zhong, Edward Hunter, et al.. (2007). Plasma Membrane Assays And Three-Compartment Image Cytometry for High Content Screening. Assay and Drug Development Technologies. 5(1). 29–48. 21 indexed citations
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Mikić, Ivana Medvedec, Sonia Lobo Planey, Jun Zhang, et al.. (2006). A Live Cell, Image‐Based Approach to Understanding the Enzymology and Pharmacology of 2‐Bromopalmitate and Palmitoylation. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 414. 150–187. 24 indexed citations
7.
Morelock, Maurice M., Edward Hunter, T. J. Moran, et al.. (2005). Statistics of Assay Validation in High Throughput Cell Imaging of Nuclear Factor κB Nuclear Translocation. Assay and Drug Development Technologies. 3(5). 483–499. 27 indexed citations
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Zacharias, David A. & Roger Y. Tsien. (2005). Molecular Biology and Mutation of Green Fluorescent Protein. Methods of biochemical analysis. 47. 83–120. 62 indexed citations
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Tour, Oded, et al.. (2003). Genetically targeted chromophore-assisted light inactivation. Nature Biotechnology. 21(12). 1505–1508. 170 indexed citations
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Zacharias, David A., Jonathan D. Violin, Alexandra C. Newton, & Roger Y. Tsien. (2002). Partitioning of Lipid-Modified Monomeric GFPs into Membrane Microdomains of Live Cells. Science. 296(5569). 913–916. 1851 indexed citations breakdown →
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Campbell, Robert E., Oded Tour, Amy E. Palmer, et al.. (2002). A monomeric red fluorescent protein. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(12). 7877–7882. 1960 indexed citations breakdown →
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Griesbeck, Oliver, Geoffrey S. Baird, Robert E. Campbell, David A. Zacharias, & Roger Y. Tsien. (2001). Reducing the Environmental Sensitivity of Yellow Fluorescent Protein. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(31). 29188–29194. 840 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zacharias, David A., Geoffrey S. Baird, & Roger Y. Tsien. (2000). Recent advances in technology for measuring and manipulating cell signals. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 10(3). 416–421. 80 indexed citations
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Baird, Geoffrey S., David A. Zacharias, & Roger Y. Tsien. (2000). Biochemistry, mutagenesis, and oligomerization of DsRed, a red fluorescent protein from coral. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 97(22). 11984–11989. 717 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zacharias, David A. & Claudia Kappen. (1999). Developmental expression of the four plasma membrane calcium ATPase (Pmca) genes in the mouse. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 1428(2-3). 397–405. 65 indexed citations
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Baird, Geoffrey S., David A. Zacharias, & Roger Y. Tsien. (1999). Circular permutation and receptor insertion within green fluorescent proteins. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 96(20). 11241–11246. 729 indexed citations breakdown →
17.
Garcı́a, Fabiana, et al.. (1998). Minimum CAG repeat in the human calmodulin-1 gene 5′ untranslated region is required for full expression. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression. 1398(3). 315–320. 26 indexed citations
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Zacharias, David A., Steven J. DeMarco, & Emanuel E. Strehler. (1997). mRNA expression of the four isoforms of the human plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase in the human hippocampus. Molecular Brain Research. 45(1). 173–176. 21 indexed citations
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Zacharias, David A. & Emanuel E. Strehler. (1996). Change in plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase splice-variant expression in response to a rise in intracellular Ca2+. Current Biology. 6(12). 1642–1652. 56 indexed citations
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Schenone, Angelo, Jagjit S. Gill, David A. Zacharias, & Anthony J. Windebank. (1996). Expression of high- and low-affinity neurotrophin receptors on human transformed B lymphocytes. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 64(2). 141–149. 32 indexed citations

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