Deborah A. O’Brien

6.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
75 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Deborah A. O’Brien is a scholar working on Reproductive Medicine, Molecular Biology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Deborah A. O’Brien has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Reproductive Medicine, 39 papers in Molecular Biology and 36 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Deborah A. O’Brien's work include Sperm and Testicular Function (43 papers), Reproductive Biology and Fertility (35 papers) and Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (16 papers). Deborah A. O’Brien is often cited by papers focused on Sperm and Testicular Function (43 papers), Reproductive Biology and Fertility (35 papers) and Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (16 papers). Deborah A. O’Brien collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and China. Deborah A. O’Brien's co-authors include Edward M. Eddy, Clarke F. Millette, Anthony R. Bellvé, Jeffrey E. Welch, Kiyoshi Miki, Kiyotaka Toshimori, John R. Hagaman, Eric Bachman, John H. Krege and Oliver Smithies and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Deborah A. O’Brien

74 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Male–female differences in fertility and blood pressure in ACE-deficient mice

1995 546 citations Deborah A. O’Brien et al. profile →
Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase-S, a sperm-specific glycolytic enzyme, is required for sperm motility and male fertility

2004 500 citations Kiyoshi Miki, Weidong Qu et al. profile →
Angiotensin-converting enzyme and male fertility

1998 280 citations Jeffrey E. Welch, Deborah A. O’Brien et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Deborah A. O’Brien	2.7k	2.5k	1.8k	1.4k	542	75	5.4k
Kaoru Miyamoto	3.0k 1.1×	1.5k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	1.4k 1.0×	1.0k 1.9×	172	6.0k
M.R. Sairam	2.5k 0.9×	3.0k 1.2×	1.8k 1.0×	1.6k 1.1×	1.6k 2.9×	208	6.6k
Kiyotaka Toshimori	2.2k 0.8×	2.6k 1.0×	2.1k 1.1×	1.4k 0.9×	193 0.4×	169	5.3k
Jiahao Sha	5.3k 2.0×	2.4k 1.0×	2.0k 1.1×	1.5k 1.0×	293 0.5×	234	8.6k
Mario Ascoli	3.7k 1.4×	2.9k 1.2×	1.2k 0.7×	1.7k 1.2×	1.2k 2.2×	145	7.1k
Eugenia H. Goulding	2.3k 0.9×	2.8k 1.1×	2.0k 1.1×	2.2k 1.6×	386 0.7×	52	6.3k
John S. Davis	3.2k 1.2×	1.2k 0.5×	1.6k 0.8×	1.3k 0.9×	916 1.7×	194	7.3k
Alfredo Ulloa‐Aguirre	2.7k 1.0×	2.7k 1.1×	1.2k 0.6×	1.4k 1.0×	1.4k 2.6×	198	5.8k
Carlos R. Morales	3.1k 1.2×	1.9k 0.8×	1.0k 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	347 0.6×	167	6.6k
Rebecca L. Robker	2.5k 0.9×	3.1k 1.3×	4.5k 2.4×	1.3k 0.9×	381 0.7×	115	8.6k

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Huang, Zaohua, et al.. (2017). Sperm function, protein phosphorylation, and metabolism differ in mice lacking successive sperm-specific glycolytic enzymes†. Biology of Reproduction. 97(4). 586–597. 21 indexed citations

Goodson, Summer G., Yunping Qiu, Keith A. Sutton, et al.. (2012). Metabolic Substrates Exhibit Differential Effects on Functional Parameters of Mouse Sperm Capacitation1. Biology of Reproduction. 87(3). 75–75. 90 indexed citations

Sexton, Jonathan Z., et al.. (2010). Recombinant human sperm-specific glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDHS) is expressed at high yield as an active homotetramer in baculovirus-infected insect cells. Protein Expression and Purification. 75(1). 104–113. 7 indexed citations

Goto, Masuo, Deborah A. O’Brien, & Edward M. Eddy. (2010). Speriolin is a novel human and mouse sperm centrosome protein. Human Reproduction. 25(8). 1884–1894. 34 indexed citations

Geyer, Christopher B., Qunsheng Dai, Eugenia H. Goulding, et al.. (2009). Phosphoglycerate Kinase 2 (PGK2) Is Essential for Sperm Function and Male Fertility in Mice1. Biology of Reproduction. 82(1). 136–145. 196 indexed citations

Bell, Timothy A., et al.. (2007). Three male germline-specific aldolase A isozymes are generated by alternative splicing and retrotransposition. Developmental Biology. 309(1). 18–31. 45 indexed citations

Buchold, Gregory M., et al.. (2007). Mice lacking cyclin‐dependent kinase inhibitor p19^Ink4d show strain‐specific effects on male reproduction. Molecular Reproduction and Development. 74(8). 1008–1020. 4 indexed citations

Krisfalusi, Michelle, et al.. (2007). Bicarbonate‐Induced phosphorylation of p270 protein in mouse sperm by cAMP‐Dependent protein kinase. Molecular Reproduction and Development. 75(6). 1045–1053. 24 indexed citations

Welch, Jeffrey E., et al.. (2006). Expression of the spermatogenic cell‐specific glyceraldehyde 3‐phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDS) in rat testis. Molecular Reproduction and Development. 73(8). 1052–1060. 39 indexed citations

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Holsberger, Denise R., Gregory M. Buchold, Marcelo C. Leal, et al.. (2005). Cell-Cycle Inhibitors p27Kip1 and p21Cip1 Regulate Murine Sertoli Cell Proliferation1. Biology of Reproduction. 72(6). 1429–1436. 74 indexed citations

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Akama, Tomoya O., Hiroaki Nakagawa, Kazuhiro Sugihara, et al.. (2002). Germ Cell Survival Through Carbohydrate-Mediated Interaction with Sertoli Cells. Science. 295(5552). 124–127. 119 indexed citations

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Gregory, Christopher W., et al.. (2001). Differential Expression of CCAAT/Enhancer‐Binding Protein‐δ (C/EBPδ) in Rat Androgen‐Dependent Tissues and Human Prostate Cancer. Journal of Andrology. 22(3). 471–480. 10 indexed citations

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Tsuruta, James K., Edward M. Eddy, & Deborah A. O’Brien. (2000). Insulin-Like Growth Factor-II/Cation-Independent Mannose 6-Phosphate Receptor Mediates Paracrine Interactions During Spermatogonial Development1. Biology of Reproduction. 63(4). 1006–1013. 19 indexed citations

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Joseph, D., Deborah A. O’Brien, Patrick M. Sullivan, et al.. (1997). Overexpression of Androgen-Binding Protein/Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin in Male Transgenic Mice: Tissue Distribution and Phenotypic Disorders1. Biology of Reproduction. 56(1). 21–32. 39 indexed citations

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Fulcher, Kerry D., Chisato Mori, Jeffrey E. Welch, et al.. (1995). Characterization of Fscl cDNA for a Mouse Sperm Fibrous Sheath Component1. Biology of Reproduction. 52(1). 41–49. 77 indexed citations

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Welch, Jeffrey E., Paula R. Brown, Deborah A. O’Brien, & Edward M. Eddy. (1995). Genomic organization of a mouse glyceraldehyde 3‐phosphate dehydrogenase gene (Gapd‐s) expressed in post‐meiotic spermatogehic cells. Developmental Genetics. 16(2). 179–189. 29 indexed citations

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Fulcher, Kerry D., et al.. (1993). Characterization of Laminin Receptor Messenger Ribonucleic Acid and Protein Expression in Mouse Spermatogenic Cells1. Biology of Reproduction. 48(3). 674–682. 17 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Deborah A., et al.. (1992). Identification of the gene for the developmentally expressed 70 kDa heat-shock protein (P70) of mouse spermatogenic cells. Developmental Biology. 150(1). 1–11. 91 indexed citations

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Allen, Randy L., et al.. (1988). Expression of Heat Shock Proteins by Isolated Mouse Spermatogenic Cells. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 8(8). 3260–3266. 14 indexed citations

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Allen, Randy L., Deborah A. O’Brien, & Edward M. Eddy. (1988). A Novel hsp70-Like Protein (P70) is Present in Mouse Spermatogenic Cells. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 8(2). 828–832. 7 indexed citations

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