Derek Drake

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 907 citations indexed

About

Derek Drake is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Aging and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Derek Drake has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 907 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Aging and 2 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Derek Drake's work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (3 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (3 papers) and Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (2 papers). Derek Drake is often cited by papers focused on Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (3 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (3 papers) and Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (2 papers). Derek Drake collaborates with scholars based in United States, Malaysia and China. Derek Drake's co-authors include Bruce A. Yankner, David A. Bennett, Liviu Aron, Mónica P. Colaiácovo, Joseph Zullo, Tao Lu, Ying Pan, Yiwen Chen, Xia Liu and Hyun‐Min Kim and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and Science Advances.

In The Last Decade

Derek Drake

10 papers receiving 890 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

REST and stress resistance in ageing and Alzheimer’s disease

2014 553 citations Tao Lu, Liviu Aron et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Derek Drake United States	6	508	258	168	123	114	11	907
Shahaf Peleg Germany	11	839 1.7×	342 1.3×	163 1.0×	241 2.0×	172 1.5×	19	1.3k
Ángela Fontán‐Lozano Spain	15	383 0.8×	273 1.1×	261 1.6×	83 0.7×	63 0.6×	24	815
Akiko Taguchi Japan	9	460 0.9×	474 1.8×	152 0.9×	117 1.0×	317 2.8×	13	1.1k
Humberto Arboleda Colombia	20	526 1.0×	255 1.0×	163 1.0×	211 1.7×	28 0.2×	49	1.1k
Ping‐Chieh Pao United States	14	795 1.6×	220 0.9×	293 1.7×	111 0.9×	22 0.2×	18	1.3k
Xuelai Fan Canada	6	340 0.7×	186 0.7×	128 0.8×	43 0.3×	31 0.3×	7	726
Niran Hadad United States	14	355 0.7×	178 0.7×	63 0.4×	98 0.8×	64 0.6×	23	625
Perla Cota Germany	6	576 1.1×	155 0.6×	126 0.8×	267 2.2×	32 0.3×	8	859
Melinda Ramsey United States	7	176 0.3×	226 0.9×	80 0.5×	94 0.8×	90 0.8×	8	702

Countries citing papers authored by Derek Drake

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Fields of papers citing papers by Derek Drake

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Derek Drake. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Derek Drake. The network helps show where Derek Drake may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Derek Drake

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Derek Drake. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Derek Drake 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 Derek Drake. Derek Drake is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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11 of 11 papers shown

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Aron, Liviu, Chenxi Qiu, Jaejoon Choi, et al.. (2025). Lithium deficiency and the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. Nature. 645(8081). 712–721. 11 indexed citations

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Aron, Liviu, Chenxi Qiu, M H Liang, et al.. (2023). A neurodegeneration checkpoint mediated by REST protects against the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. Nature Communications. 14(1). 7030–7030. 4 indexed citations

3.

Meyer, Katharina, King‐Hwa Ling, Derek Drake, et al.. (2023). Impaired neural stress resistance and loss of REST in bipolar disorder. Molecular Psychiatry. 29(1). 153–164. 4 indexed citations

4.

Xia, Yiyuan, Hiroshi Qadota, Zhi-Hao Wang, et al.. (2022). Neuronal C/EBPβ/AEP pathway shortens life span via selective GABAnergic neuronal degeneration by FOXO repression. Science Advances. 8(13). eabj8658–eabj8658. 26 indexed citations

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Drake, Derek & Alexander Krämer. (2022). Northwestern Dane County German: A “Speech Mixture Problem?”. Yearbook of German-American Studies. 49. 167–194.

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Meyer, Katharina, Heather Feldman, Tao Lu, et al.. (2019). REST and Neural Gene Network Dysregulation in iPSC Models of Alzheimer’s Disease. Cell Reports. 26(5). 1112–1127.e9. 146 indexed citations

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Zullo, Joseph, Derek Drake, Liviu Aron, et al.. (2019). Regulation of lifespan by neural excitation and REST. Nature. 574(7778). 359–364. 146 indexed citations

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Lu, Tao, Liviu Aron, Joseph Zullo, et al.. (2014). REST and stress resistance in ageing and Alzheimer’s disease. Nature. 507(7493). 448–454. 553 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pepper, Gary M., et al.. (1993). The Biologic Activity of ACTH and Related Peptides on Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Is Altered by the Presence of Dexamethasone. Cellular Immunology. 151(1). 110–117. 7 indexed citations

10.

Erwin, J., et al.. (1979). Drinking of ethanol by adult and infant rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta).. Journal of Studies on Alcohol. 40(3). 301–306. 5 indexed citations

11.

Drake, Derek & Stephen Evans. (1978). Cortisol secretion pattern during prolonged ACTH infusion in dexamethasone treated mares. Journal of Interdisiplinary Cycle Research. 9(2). 89–96. 5 indexed citations

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