David J. Katz

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

David J. Katz is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Aging and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, David J. Katz has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Aging and 6 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in David J. Katz's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (15 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (7 papers) and Reproductive Biology and Fertility (6 papers). David J. Katz is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (15 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (7 papers) and Reproductive Biology and Fertility (6 papers). David J. Katz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and India. David J. Katz's co-authors include John M. Levorse, Shirley M. Tilghman, Christopher J. Schoenherr, Amy T. Hark, Robert S. Ingram, William G. Kelly, Thomas M. Edwards, V Reinke, Michael A. Christopher and Stephanie M. Kyle and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

David J. Katz

19 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

CTCF mediates methylation-sensitive enhancer-blocking act... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 400 800 1.2k
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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. CTCF mediates methylation-sensitive enhancer-blocking activity at the H19/Igf2 locus
    2000 1.2k citations Amy T. Hark, Christopher J. Schoenherr et al. Nature profile →

Peers

David J. Katz
Serap Erkek Türkiye
Mitsuteru Ito United Kingdom
Irene Hernando-Herraez United Kingdom
Emily Brookes United Kingdom
Kazuki Yamazawa Japan
Mizue Hisano Switzerland
Jost I. Preis Australia
Isabelle Gillot France
Harry G. Leitch United Kingdom
Serap Erkek Türkiye
David J. Katz
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Countries citing papers authored by David J. Katz

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Fields of papers citing papers by David J. Katz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David J. Katz

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David J. Katz. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David J. Katz based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with David J. Katz. David J. Katz is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Beusch, Christian M., Robert B. Jones, Pritha Bagchi, et al.. (2025). Dynamic In Vivo Mapping of the Methylproteome Using a Chemoenzymatic Approach. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(9). 7214–7230.
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Goldin, Robert, et al.. (2023). SPR-1/CoREST facilitates the maternal epigenetic reprogramming of the histone demethylase SPR-5/LSD1. Genetics. 223(3). 5 indexed citations
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Katz, David J., et al.. (2023). Lineage Tracing and Single-Cell RNA-seq in C. elegans to Analyze Transgenerational Epigenetic Phenotypes Inherited from Germ Cells. Methods in molecular biology. 2677. 61–79. 2 indexed citations
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Katz, David J., et al.. (2021). Caenorhabditis elegans establishes germline versus soma by balancing inherited histone methylation. Development. 148(3). 8 indexed citations
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Engstrom, Amanda, Alicia C. Walker, Stephanie M. Kyle, et al.. (2020). The inhibition of LSD1 via sequestration contributes to tau-mediated neurodegeneration. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(46). 29133–29143. 26 indexed citations
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Katz, David J., et al.. (2020). Hansel, Gretel, and the Consequences of Failing to Remove Histone Methylation Breadcrumbs. Trends in Genetics. 36(3). 160–176. 4 indexed citations
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Katz, David J., et al.. (2017). A Resource for the Allele-Specific Analysis of DNA Methylation at Multiple Genomically Imprinted Loci in Mice. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 8(1). 91–103. 5 indexed citations
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Christopher, Michael A., Benjamin G. Barwick, Amanda Engstrom, et al.. (2017). LSD1 protects against hippocampal and cortical neurodegeneration. Nature Communications. 8(1). 805–805. 62 indexed citations
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Christopher, Michael A., et al.. (2017). KDM1A/LSD1 regulates the differentiation and maintenance of spermatogonia in mice. PLoS ONE. 12(5). e0177473–e0177473. 27 indexed citations
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Christopher, Michael A., Stephanie M. Kyle, & David J. Katz. (2017). Neuroepigenetic mechanisms in disease. Epigenetics & Chromatin. 10(1). 47–47. 51 indexed citations
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Falciatori, Ilaria, et al.. (2017). A Model for Epigenetic Inhibition via Transvection in the Mouse. Genetics. 207(1). 129–138. 4 indexed citations
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Francis, Joshua W., et al.. (2014). SPR-5 and MET-2 function cooperatively to reestablish an epigenetic ground state during passage through the germ line. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(26). 9509–9514. 38 indexed citations
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Katz, David J., et al.. (2012). Restoring totipotency through epigenetic reprogramming. Briefings in Functional Genomics. 12(2). 118–128. 11 indexed citations
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Katz, David J., et al.. (2011). Epigenetic Patterns Maintained in Early Caenorhabditis elegans Embryos Can Be Established by Gene Activity in the Parental Germ Cells. PLoS Genetics. 7(6). e1001391–e1001391. 63 indexed citations
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Katz, David J., Thomas M. Edwards, V Reinke, & William G. Kelly. (2009). A C. elegans LSD1 Demethylase Contributes to Germline Immortality by Reprogramming Epigenetic Memory. Cell. 137(2). 308–320. 250 indexed citations
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Katz, David J., M Beer, John M. Levorse, & Shirley M. Tilghman. (2005). Functional Characterization of a Novel Ku70/80 Pause Site at the H19/Igf2 Imprinting Control Region. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 25(10). 3855–3863. 15 indexed citations
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Hark, Amy T., Christopher J. Schoenherr, David J. Katz, et al.. (2000). CTCF mediates methylation-sensitive enhancer-blocking activity at the H19/Igf2 locus. Nature. 405(6785). 486–489. 1205 indexed citations breakdown →

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