Debra M. Eckert

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Debra M. Eckert is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Virology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Debra M. Eckert has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Virology and 13 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Debra M. Eckert's work include HIV Research and Treatment (14 papers), HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (9 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (7 papers). Debra M. Eckert is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (14 papers), HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment (9 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (7 papers). Debra M. Eckert collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Italy. Debra M. Eckert's co-authors include Peter S. Kim, V.N. Malashkevich, Peter A. Carr, Lily Hong, Wesley I. Sundquist, Christopher P. Hill, Michael S. Kay, Brenda Bass, Virginie Sandrin and Heidi Schubert and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Debra M. Eckert

40 papers receiving 3.4k 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.

Mechanisms of Viral Membrane Fusion and Its Inhibition

2001 1.1k citations Debra M. Eckert, Peter S. Kim Annual Review of Biochemistry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Debra M. Eckert United States	23	1.8k	1.4k	1.0k	663	586	40	3.4k
José L. Nieva Spain	36	2.5k 1.4×	1.4k 1.0×	896 0.9×	683 1.0×	657 1.1×	118	4.1k
Grigory B. Melikyan United States	29	1.7k 0.9×	1.0k 0.7×	610 0.6×	872 1.3×	424 0.7×	40	2.9k
Uta K. von Schwedler United States	10	1.6k 0.9×	2.2k 1.6×	1.2k 1.1×	687 1.0×	589 1.0×	11	3.6k
David K. Worthylake United States	22	2.4k 1.3×	1.4k 1.0×	748 0.7×	330 0.5×	391 0.7×	34	3.6k
Serge Bénichou France	42	2.3k 1.3×	3.0k 2.2×	1.6k 1.5×	902 1.4×	1.6k 2.8×	98	5.2k
Bärbel Glass Germany	27	1.6k 0.9×	2.1k 1.5×	1.2k 1.1×	555 0.8×	633 1.1×	34	3.4k
Ursula Dietrich Germany	31	1.8k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	495 0.7×	524 0.9×	105	3.5k
David E. Ott United States	41	2.3k 1.3×	2.8k 2.0×	1.4k 1.3×	894 1.3×	1.3k 2.3×	83	4.8k
Akira Ono United States	34	2.6k 1.5×	3.4k 2.5×	1.5k 1.4×	1.1k 1.6×	1.4k 2.3×	124	5.5k
Gregory B. Melikyan United States	34	1.3k 0.7×	2.1k 1.5×	1.4k 1.4×	950 1.4×	998 1.7×	77	3.7k

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Eckert, Debra M., et al.. (2025). A genetically encoded fluorescent biosensor for visualization of acetyl-CoA in live cells. Cell chemical biology. 32(2). 325–337.e10. 4 indexed citations

Goodell, Dayton J., Frank G. Whitby, Jerry E. Mellem, et al.. (2024). Mechanistic and structural studies reveal NRAP-1-dependent coincident activation of NMDARs. Cell Reports. 43(2). 113694–113694. 1 indexed citations

Consalvo, Claudia, et al.. (2024). Caenorhabditis elegans Dicer acts with the RIG-I-like helicase DRH-1 and RDE-4 to cleave dsRNA. eLife. 13. 6 indexed citations

Consalvo, Claudia, et al.. (2024). Caenorhabditis elegans Dicer acts with the RIG-I-like helicase DRH-1 and RDE-4 to cleave dsRNA. eLife. 13. 3 indexed citations

Kim, Sun Jin, Zhong Yao, Debra M. Eckert, et al.. (2022). Homogeneous surrogate virus neutralization assay to rapidly assess neutralization activity of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. Nature Communications. 13(1). 3716–3716. 17 indexed citations

Eckert, Debra M., et al.. (2021). Cyclic Tetra-Adenylate (cA4) Recognition by Csa3; Implications for an Integrated Class 1 CRISPR-Cas Immune Response in Saccharolobus solfataricus. Biomolecules. 11(12). 1852–1852. 11 indexed citations

Gülten, Gülçin, Anup Aggarwal, Inna V. Krieger, et al.. (2020). A Sec14-like phosphatidylinositol transfer protein paralog defines a novel class of heme-binding proteins. eLife. 9. 9 indexed citations

Eckert, Debra M., et al.. (2019). PKR activation by noncanonical ligands: a 5′-triphosphate requirement versus antisense contamination. RNA. 25(9). 1192–1201. 10 indexed citations

Smith, Amanda R., Matthew T. Weinstock, Frank G. Whitby, et al.. (2019). Characterization of resistance to a potent d-peptide HIV entry inhibitor. Retrovirology. 16(1). 28–28. 7 indexed citations

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Ren, Jihui, Manish C. Pathak, Brenda Temple, et al.. (2014). A phosphatidylinositol transfer protein integrates phosphoinositide signaling with lipid droplet metabolism to regulate a developmental program of nutrient stress–induced membrane biogenesis. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 25(5). 712–727. 67 indexed citations

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Pang, Hong‐Bo, et al.. (2013). Virion stiffness regulates immature HIV-1 entry. Retrovirology. 10(1). 4–4. 58 indexed citations

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Monroe, Nicole, Han Han, Malgorzata D. Gonciarz, et al.. (2013). The Oligomeric State of the Active Vps4 AAA ATPase. Journal of Molecular Biology. 426(3). 510–525. 53 indexed citations

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Stadtmueller, Beth M., Erik Kish‐Trier, Katherine Ferrell, et al.. (2012). Structure of a Proteasome Pba1-Pba2 Complex. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(44). 37371–37382. 50 indexed citations

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Eckert, Debra M., Yu Shi, Sung‐Hwan Kim, et al.. (2008). Characterization of the steric defense of the HIV‐1 gp41 N‐trimer region. Protein Science. 17(12). 2091–2100. 26 indexed citations

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Langelier, Charles, Virginie Sandrin, Debra M. Eckert, et al.. (2008). Biochemical Characterization of a Recombinant TRIM5α Protein That Restricts Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Replication. Journal of Virology. 82(23). 11682–11694. 107 indexed citations

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Morita, Eiji, Virginie Sandrin, Steven L. Alam, et al.. (2007). Identification of Human MVB12 Proteins as ESCRT-I Subunits that Function in HIV Budding. Cell Host & Microbe. 2(1). 41–53. 91 indexed citations

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Pessi, Antonello, Elisabetta Bianchi, Gennaro Ciliberto, et al.. (2004). Analysis of the HIV-1 gp41 specific immune response using a multiplexed antibody detection assay. Journal of Immunological Methods. 287(1-2). 49–65. 29 indexed citations

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Eckert, Debra M. & Peter S. Kim. (2001). Mechanisms of Viral Membrane Fusion and Its Inhibition. Annual Review of Biochemistry. 70(1). 777–810. 1086 indexed citations breakdown →

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Eckert, Debra M., V.N. Malashkevich, Lily Hong, Peter A. Carr, & Peter S. Kim. (1999). Inhibiting HIV-1 Entry. Cell. 99(1). 103–115. 397 indexed citations

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Eckert, Debra M., V.N. Malashkevich, & Peter S. Kim. (1998). Crystal structure of GCN4-pIQI, a trimeric coiled coil with buried polar residues. Journal of Molecular Biology. 284(4). 859–865. 90 indexed citations

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