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, Eric Bachman, Oliver Smithies, John R. Hagaman and John H. Krege 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

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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, Edward M. Eddy et al. profile →
Angiotensin-converting enzyme and male fertility

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

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Metabolic Substrates Exhibit Differential Effects on Functional Parameters of Mouse Sperm Capacitation1 2012 ·Biology of Reproduction ·Summer G. Goodson, Yunping Qiu, Keith A. Sutton, Guoxiang Xie, Wei Jia, Deborah A. O’Brien	90
2	Development and Implementation of a High Throughput Screen for the Human Sperm-Specific Isoform of Glyceraldehyde 3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (GAPDHS) 2011 ·PubMed ·Jonathan Z. Sexton, (unknown), (unknown), Mark Hughes, (unknown), Li-An Yeh, Deborah A. O’Brien, Kevin P. Williams	11
3	Speriolin is a novel human and mouse sperm centrosome protein 2010 ·Human Reproduction ·Masuo Goto, Deborah A. O’Brien, Edward M. Eddy	34
4	Recombinant human sperm-specific glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDHS) is expressed at high yield as an active homotetramer in baculovirus-infected insect cells 2010 ·Protein Expression and Purification ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jonathan Z. Sexton, (unknown), Deborah A. O’Brien, Li-An Yeh, Kevin P. Williams	7
5	Frequent and recent retrotransposition of orthologous genes plays a role in the evolution of sperm glycolytic enzymes 2010 ·BMC Genomics ·(unknown), Fernando Pardo‐Manuel de Villena, Deborah A. O’Brien	15
6	A-kinase anchoring protein 4 has a conserved role in mammalian spermatogenesis 2009 ·Reproduction ·Yanqiu Hu, Hongshi Yu, Andrew J. Pask, Deborah A. O’Brien, Geoff Shaw, Marilyn B. Renfree	24
7	Three male germline-specific aldolase A isozymes are generated by alternative splicing and retrotransposition 2007 ·Developmental Biology ·(unknown), Timothy A. Bell, Cameron O. Scarlett, Carol E. Parker, Fernando Pardo‐Manuel de Villena, Deborah A. O’Brien	45
8	Spermatogenic cell‐specific type 1 hexokinase is the predominant hexokinase in sperm 2007 ·Molecular Reproduction and Development ·Noriko Nakamura, (unknown), Deborah A. O’Brien, Chisato Mori, Edward M. Eddy	42
9	Multiple Glycolytic Enzymes Are Tightly Bound to the Fibrous Sheath of Mouse Spermatozoa1 2006 ·Biology of Reproduction ·Michelle Krisfalusi, Kiyoshi Miki, (unknown), Deborah A. O’Brien	163
10	Analysis of Germ Cell Nuclear Factor Transcripts and Protein Expression During Spermatogenesis1 2003 ·Biology of Reproduction ·(unknown), (unknown), Gregory M. Buchold, Anton M. Jetten, Deborah A. O’Brien	26
11	Fibrous sheath of mammalian spermatozoa 2003 ·Microscopy Research and Technique ·Edward M. Eddy, Kiyotaka Toshimori, Deborah A. O’Brien	296
12	Germ Cell Survival Through Carbohydrate-Mediated Interaction with Sertoli Cells 2002 ·Science ·Tomoya O. Akama, Hiroaki Nakagawa, Kazuhiro Sugihara, Sonoko Narisawa, Chikara Οhyama, Shin‐Ichiro Nishimura, Deborah A. O’Brien, Kelley W. Moremen, José Luís Millán, Michiko N. Fukuda	119
13	Differential Expression of CCAAT/Enhancer‐Binding Protein‐δ (C/EBPδ) in Rat Androgen‐Dependent Tissues and Human Prostate Cancer 2001 ·Journal of Andrology ·(unknown), Christopher W. Gregory, (unknown), Deborah A. O’Brien, Yonglian Zhang	10
14	Characterization of Fscl cDNA for a Mouse Sperm Fibrous Sheath Component1 1995 ·Biology of Reproduction ·Kerry D. Fulcher, Chisato Mori, Jeffrey E. Welch, Deborah A. O’Brien, David G. Klapper, Edward M. Eddy	77
15	Sertoli Cell and Germ Cell Cystatin C: Stage-Dependent Expression of Two Distinct Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Transcripts in Rat Testes1 1993 ·Biology of Reproduction ·James K. Tsuruta, Deborah A. O’Brien, Michael D. Griswold	26
16	Unique Adenosine 3′,5′ Cyclic Monophosphate Phosphodiesterase Messenger Ribonucleic Acids in Rat Spermatogenic Cells: Evidence for Differential Gene Expression during Spermatogenesis1 1992 ·Biology of Reproduction ·Jeffrey E. Welch, Johannes V. Swinnen, Deborah A. O’Brien, Edward M. Eddy, Marco Conti	24
17	Identification of the gene for the developmentally expressed 70 kDa heat-shock protein (P70) of mouse spermatogenic cells 1992 ·Developmental Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), Deborah A. O’Brien, Randy L. Allen, Edward M. Eddy	91
18	Expression of Heat Shock Proteins by Isolated Mouse Spermatogenic Cells 1988 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Randy L. Allen, Deborah A. O’Brien, (unknown), (unknown), Edward M. Eddy	14
19	A Novel hsp70-Like Protein (P70) is Present in Mouse Spermatogenic Cells 1988 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Randy L. Allen, Deborah A. O’Brien, Edward M. Eddy	7
20	Antigens Recognized by Monoclonal Antibody to Mouse Acrosomal Components Differ in Guinea Pig Spermatogenic Cells and Sperm1 1988 ·Biology of Reproduction ·George L. Gerton, Deborah A. O’Brien, E. M. Eddy	20

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