David M. Ornitz

47.1k total citations · 16 hit papers
259 papers, 36.5k citations indexed

About

David M. Ornitz is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, David M. Ornitz has authored 259 papers receiving a total of 36.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 215 papers in Molecular Biology, 94 papers in Genetics and 47 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in David M. Ornitz's work include Fibroblast Growth Factor Research (152 papers), Connective tissue disorders research (41 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (37 papers). David M. Ornitz is often cited by papers focused on Fibroblast Growth Factor Research (152 papers), Connective tissue disorders research (41 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (37 papers). David M. Ornitz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and China. David M. Ornitz's co-authors include Nobuyuki Itoh, Philip Leder, Jennifer S. Colvin, Jian Xu, Avner Yayon, Kai Yu, Pierre J. Marie, Donald G. McEwen, Jeffrey D. Esko and Michael Klagsbrun and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

David M. Ornitz

257 papers receiving 35.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Cell surface, heparin-like molecules are required for binding of basic fibroblast growth factor to its high affinity receptor

1991 2.1k citations David M. Ornitz et al. profile →
Receptor Specificity of the Fibroblast Growth Factor Family

1996 1.6k citations David M. Ornitz, Jian Xu et al. profile →
Fibroblast growth factors.

2001 1.6k citations David M. Ornitz et al. profile →
The Fibroblast Growth Factor signaling pathway

2015 1.5k citations David M. Ornitz et al. profile →
Receptor Specificity of the Fibroblast Growth Factor Family

2006 946 citations David M. Ornitz et al. profile →
Evolution of the Fgf and Fgfr gene families

2004 874 citations David M. Ornitz et al. profile →
Skeletal overgrowth and deafness in mice lacking fibroblast growth factor receptor 3

1996 714 citations Jennifer S. Colvin, David M. Ornitz et al. profile →
FGF signaling pathways in endochondral and intramembranous bone development and human genetic disease

2002 701 citations David M. Ornitz, Pierre J. Marie Genes & Development profile →
FGFs, heparan sulfate and FGFRs: complex interactions essential for development

2000 621 citations David M. Ornitz profile →
Murine FGFR-1 is required for early postimplantation growth and axial organization.

1994 619 citations David M. Ornitz et al. Genes & Development profile →
Distinct macrophage lineages contribute to disparate patterns of cardiac recovery and remodeling in the neonatal and adult heart

2014 586 citations Kory J. Lavine, Slava Epelman et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Fibroblast growth factors: from molecular evolution to roles in development, metabolism and disease

2010 541 citations David M. Ornitz et al. profile →
Heparin is required for cell-free binding of basic fibroblast growth factor to a soluble receptor and for mitogenesis in whole cells.

1992 541 citations David M. Ornitz, C M Svahn et al. Molecular and Cellular Biology profile →
Sequential roles of Hedgehog and Wnt signaling in osteoblast development

2004 536 citations Kai Yu, David M. Ornitz et al. Development profile →
A Twist Code Determines the Onset of Osteoblast Differentiation

2004 532 citations Kai Yu, David M. Ornitz et al. Developmental Cell profile →
Conditional inactivation of FGF receptor 2 reveals an essential role for FGF signaling in the regulation of osteoblast function and bone growth

2003 513 citations Kai Yu, Jian Xu et al. Development profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Identification of a myofibroblast differentiation program during neonatal lung development 2024 ·Development ·Yongjun Yin, Jeffrey R. Koenitzer, Debabrata Patra, (unknown), Peter O. Bayguinov, (unknown), David M. Ornitz	2
2	SOX9 Governs Gastric Mucous Neck Cell Identity and Is Required for Injury-Induced Metaplasia 2023 ·Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology ·Spencer G. Willet, (unknown), Helen McNeill, Sung‐Ho Huh, David M. Ornitz, Won Jae Huh, Stella G. Hoft, Richard J. DiPaolo, Jason C. Mills	8
3	Loss of Fgfr1 and Fgfr2 in Scleraxis‐lineage cells leads to enlarged bone eminences and attachment cell death 2023 ·Developmental Dynamics ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), David M. Ornitz, Megan L. Killian	2
4	Multi‐organ phenotypes in mice lacking latent TGFβ binding protein 2 (LTBP2) 2023 ·Developmental Dynamics ·(unknown), Russell H. Knutsen, Robyn Roth, Ryan M. Castile, Michael D. Brodt, (unknown), Thomas J. Broekelmann, Mark Gibson, Jeffrey A. Haspel, Spencer P. Lake, Jeffrey R. Koenitzer, Steven L. Brody, Matthew J. Silva, Robert P. Mecham, David M. Ornitz	4
5	FGF9 and FGF10 activate distinct signaling pathways to direct lung epithelial specification and branching 2020 ·Science Signaling ·Yongjun Yin, David M. Ornitz	34
6	FGFR2 Is Required for AEC2 Homeostasis and Survival after Bleomycin-induced Lung Injury 2019 ·American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), David M. Ornitz, Gökhan M. Mutlu, Robert D. Guzy	33
7	Dermal Condensate Niche Fate Specification Occurs Prior to Formation and Is Placode Progenitor Dependent 2018 ·Developmental Cell ·Ka‐Wai Mok, Nivedita Saxena, Nicholas Heitman, Laura Grisanti, Devika Srivastava, Mauro J. Muraro, Tina Jacob, Rachel Sennett, Zichen Wang, (unknown), Lu Yang, Avi Ma’ayan, David M. Ornitz, Maria Kasper, Michael Rendl	76
8	Tumor associated macrophages support the growth of FGF9-induced lung adenocarcinoma by multiple mechanisms 2018 ·Lung Cancer ·Ahmed E. Hegab, Mari Ozaki, Shizuko Kagawa, Junko Hamamoto, Hiroyuki Yasuda, Katsuhiko Naoki, Kenzo Soejima, Yongjun Yin, Tomonari Kinoshita, Tomonori Yaguchi, Yutaka Kawakami, David M. Ornitz, Tomoko Betsuyaku	27
9	Fibroblast growth factor signaling in skeletal development and disease 2015 ·Genes & Development ·David M. Ornitz, Pierre J. Marie	298
10	Endothelial cell FGF signaling is required for injury response but not for vascular homeostasis 2014 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Sunday S. Oladipupo, Craig Smith, Andrea Santeford, Changwon Park, Abdoulaye Sène, Luke A. Wiley, Patrick Osei‐Owusu, Joann Hsu, (unknown), Fang Liu, Rei Nakamura, Kory J. Lavine, Kendall Blumer, Kyunghee Choi, Rajendra S. Apte, David M. Ornitz	103
11	Distinct macrophage lineages contribute to disparate patterns of cardiac recovery and remodeling in the neonatal and adult heart breakdown → 2014 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Kory J. Lavine, Slava Epelman, Keita Uchida, Kassandra Weber, Colin G. Nichols, Joel D. Schilling, David M. Ornitz, Gwendalyn J. Randolph, Douglas L. Mann	586
12	Rapid Induction of Lung Adenocarcinoma by Fibroblast Growth Factor 9 Signaling through FGF Receptor 3 2013 ·Cancer Research ·Yongjun Yin, Tomoko Betsuyaku, Joel R. Garbow, (unknown), Ramaswamy Govindan, David M. Ornitz	46
13	Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptors Cooperate to Regulate Neural Progenitor Properties in the Developing Midbrain and Hindbrain 2007 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Jonna Saarimäki‐Vire, Paula Peltopuro, Laura Lahti, Thorsten Naserke, Alexandra Blak, Daniela M. Vogt Weisenhorn, Kai Yu, David M. Ornitz, Wolfgang Wurst, Juha Partanen	70
14	FGF9 and SHH signaling coordinate lung growth and development through regulation of distinct mesenchymal domains 2006 ·Development ·Andrew C. White, Jian Xu, Yongjun Yin, Craig R. Smith, G. J. Schmid, David M. Ornitz	176
15	Fgfr3 expression by astrocytes and their precursors: evidence that astrocytes and oligodendrocytes originate in distinct neuroepithelial domains 2002 ·Development ·Nigel P. Pringle, Weiping Yu, (unknown), Jennifer S. Colvin, David M. Ornitz, William D. Richardson	135
16	Targeted Deletion of FGF Receptor-2 Identifies a Role for FGF Signaling in Lens Growth 2002 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·(unknown), Jun Guo, (unknown), Kai Yu, Ruth Ashery‐Padan, Peter Gruß, David M. Ornitz, (unknown)	1
17	FGF Signaling in Skeletal Development 1998 ·Pediatric Pathology & Molecular Medicine ·Michael C. Naski, David M. Ornitz	8
18	Identification of the Cytoplasmic Regions of Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF) Receptor 1 Which Play Important Roles in Induction of Neurite Outgrowth in PC12 Cells by FGF-1 1998 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·(unknown), Jian Xu, Irene Ischenko, David M. Ornitz, Simon Halegoua, Michael J. Hayman	59
19	BK1: An FGF-Responsive Central Nervous System-Derived Cell Line 1995 ·Growth Factors ·Nissim Benvenisty, David M. Ornitz	3
20	Synthesis and Fibroblast Growth Factor Binding of Oligosaccharides Related to Heparin and Heparan Sulphate 1995 ·Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry ·Jacob Westman, Marianne Nilsson, David M. Ornitz, C M Svahn	13

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