David C. Klein

28.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
362 papers, 23.5k citations indexed

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David C. Klein is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, David C. Klein has authored 362 papers receiving a total of 23.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 173 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 169 papers in Molecular Biology and 123 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in David C. Klein's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (171 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (59 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (56 papers). David C. Klein is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (171 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (59 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (56 papers). David C. Klein collaborates with scholars based in United States, Cameroon and Hungary. David C. Klein's co-authors include Joan L. Weller, Robert Y. Moore, Steven M. Reppert, David Sugden, Steven L. Coon, Lawrence G. Raisz, Patrick H. Roseboom, M.A.A. Namboodiri, Rubén Baler and Fred Dyda and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

David C. Klein

360 papers receiving 22.7k 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.

Suprachiasmatic nucleus : the mind's clock

1991 1.4k citations David C. Klein, Robert Y. Moore et al. Oxford University Press eBooks profile →
Prostaglandins: Stimulation of Bone Resorption in Tissue Culture

1970 817 citations David C. Klein et al. Endocrinology profile →
Indole Metabolism in the Pineal Gland: A Circadian Rhythm in N -Acetyltransferase

1970 631 citations David C. Klein, Joan L. Weller profile →
Visual pathways and the central neural control of a circadian rhythm in pineal serotonin N-acetyltransferase activity

1974 550 citations Robert Y. Moore, David C. Klein profile →
Pineal N-acetyltransferase and hydroxyindole-O-methyl-transferase: control by the retinohypothalamic tract and the suprachiasmatic nucleus

1979 501 citations David C. Klein, Robert Y. Moore profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
David C. Klein	13.4k	8.6k	8.5k	3.2k	3.1k	362	23.5k
Hitoshi Okamura	11.5k 0.9×	5.3k 0.6×	5.3k 0.6×	4.9k 1.5×	2.3k 0.7×	525	23.5k
David R. Weaver	20.4k 1.5×	4.8k 0.6×	7.2k 0.8×	6.7k 2.1×	4.3k 1.4×	167	26.1k
Richard J. Wurtman	6.4k 0.5×	6.3k 0.7×	8.6k 1.0×	7.8k 2.4×	2.8k 0.9×	456	28.4k
Michael Brownstein	3.9k 0.3×	8.8k 1.0×	9.2k 1.1×	2.7k 0.8×	1.6k 0.5×	191	23.2k
Abba J. Kastin	7.1k 0.5×	9.1k 1.1×	12.0k 1.4×	6.9k 2.1×	2.4k 0.8×	663	31.4k
John B. Hogenesch	15.1k 1.1×	13.2k 1.5×	4.7k 0.6×	8.1k 2.5×	1.9k 0.6×	171	33.4k
Urs Albrecht	12.5k 0.9×	5.1k 0.6×	3.8k 0.4×	5.6k 1.7×	2.9k 0.9×	168	19.3k
Ueli Schibler	16.9k 1.3×	8.9k 1.0×	3.7k 0.4×	9.1k 2.8×	2.2k 0.7×	131	28.6k
Fred W. Turek	15.9k 1.2×	2.3k 0.3×	4.2k 0.5×	8.2k 2.5×	5.3k 1.7×	335	23.1k
Michael H. Hastings	17.7k 1.3×	2.9k 0.3×	6.8k 0.8×	6.6k 2.0×	4.1k 1.3×	231	22.2k

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Mays, Joseph C., Michael C. Kelly, Steven L. Coon, et al.. (2018). Single-cell RNA sequencing of the mammalian pineal gland identifies two pinealocyte subtypes and cell type-specific daily patterns of gene expression. PLoS ONE. 13(10). e0205883–e0205883. 38 indexed citations

Hartley, Stephen W., et al.. (2016). Alternative Isoform Analysis of Ttc8 Expression in the Rat Pineal Gland Using a Multi-Platform Sequencing Approach Reveals Neural Regulation. PLoS ONE. 11(9). e0163590–e0163590. 8 indexed citations

Ochocinska, Margaret J., Estela M. Muñoz, Shobi Veleri, et al.. (2012). NeuroD1 is required for survival of photoreceptors but not pinealocytes: Results from targeted gene deletion studies. Journal of Neurochemistry. 123(1). 44–59. 30 indexed citations

Ganguly, Surajit, David Sugden, Morten Møller, et al.. (2007). Neural Adrenergic/Cyclic AMP Regulation of the Immunoglobulin E Receptor α-Subunit Expression in the Mammalian Pinealocyte. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(45). 32758–32764. 17 indexed citations

Muñoz, Estela M., Michael Bailey, Martin F. Rath, et al.. (2007). NeuroD1: developmental expression and regulated genes in the rodent pineal gland. Journal of Neurochemistry. 102(3). 887–899. 37 indexed citations

Pozdeyev, Nikita, Carla G. Taylor, Rashidul Haque, et al.. (2006). Photic regulation of arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase binding to 14-3-3 proteins in retinal photoreceptor cells. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing. 26(36). 9153–9161. 2 indexed citations

Klein, David C.. (2006). Arylalkylamine N-Acetyltransferase: “the Timezyme”. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(7). 4233–4237. 350 indexed citations

Chong, Nelson W., Shyam S. Chaurasia, Rashidul Haque, David C. Klein, & P. Michael Iuvone. (2003). Temporal–spatial characterization of chicken clock genes: circadian expression in retina, pineal gland, and peripheral tissues. Journal of Neurochemistry. 85(4). 851–860. 56 indexed citations

Chong, Nelson W., Marianne Bernard, & David C. Klein. (2000). Characterization of the Chicken SerotoninN-Acetyltransferase Gene. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(42). 32991–32998. 131 indexed citations

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Gothilf, Yoav, Steven L. Coon, Reiko Toyama, et al.. (1999). Zebrafish Serotonin N-Acetyltransferase-2: Marker for Development of Pineal Photoreceptors and Circadian Clock Function1. Endocrinology. 140(10). 4895–4903. 127 indexed citations

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Bégay, Valérie, Jack Falcón, Gregory M. Cahill, David C. Klein, & Steven L. Coon. (1998). Transcripts Encoding Two Melatonin Synthesis Enzymes in the Teleost Pineal Organ: Circadian Regulation in Pike and Zebrafish, But Not in Trout*. Endocrinology. 139(3). 905–912. 95 indexed citations

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Klein, David C., Robert Y. Moore, & Steven M. Reppert. (1991). Suprachiasmatic nucleus : the mind's clock. Oxford University Press eBooks. 1445 indexed citations breakdown →

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Klein, David C., et al.. (1988). Submicrogram quantities of unstained proteins are visualized on polyvinylidene difluoride membranes by transillumination.. PubMed. 1(1). 59–60. 9 indexed citations

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Ho, Anthony K., Constance L. Chik, & David C. Klein. (1987). Transmembrane receptor cross-talk: Concurrent VIP and α1-adrenergic activation rapidly elevates pinealocyte cGMP > 100-fold. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 146(3). 1478–1484. 32 indexed citations

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González‐García, Cristina, Valentı́n Ceña, & David C. Klein. (1987). Characterization of the alpha +-like Na+,K+-ATPase which mediates ouabain inhibition of adrenergic induction of N-acetyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.87) activity: studies with isolated pinealocytes.. Molecular Pharmacology. 32(6). 792–797. 10 indexed citations

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Ungerleider, LG, et al.. (1981). Effects of damage to the suprachiasmatic area of the anterior hypothalamus on the daily melatonin and cortisol rhythms in the rhesus monkey. Journal of Neuroscience. 1(12). 1414–1425. 129 indexed citations

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Klein, David C., et al.. (1976). Monoamine oxidase in rat placenta, human placenta, and cultured choriocarcinoma. Reproduction. 46(2). 477–479. 11 indexed citations

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Reiter, R. J., et al.. (1969). PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS ON THE REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS OF THE PINEAL GLAND IN BLINDED, ANOSMIC MALE RATS. Reproduction. 19(3). 563–565. 57 indexed citations

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Dekaban, Anatole S. & David C. Klein. (1968). Familial Mental Retardation. Human Heredity. 18(3). 206–228. 2 indexed citations

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Klein, David C.. (1968). [Diverse clinical and genetic varieties of the Bardet-Biedl syndrome].. PubMed. 40(3). 125–44. 1 indexed citations

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