Derek Lessing

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Derek Lessing is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Derek Lessing has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 4 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Derek Lessing's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (4 papers), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (3 papers) and Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (3 papers). Derek Lessing is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (4 papers), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (3 papers) and Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies (3 papers). Derek Lessing collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belgium and Brazil. Derek Lessing's co-authors include John R. Carlson, Coral G. Warr, Marc Freeman, Peter J. Clyne, Junhyong Kim, Nancy M. Bonini, Jeannie T. Lee, Roel Nusse, Wynand van der Goes van Naters and Aaron L. Goldman and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Derek Lessing

13 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

A Novel Family of Divergent Seven-Transmembrane Proteins

1999 880 citations Peter J. Clyne, Coral G. Warr et al. Neuron profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Derek Lessing United States	13	1.2k	880	728	587	399	13	2.0k
Claudio W. Pikielny United States	24	974 0.8×	1.3k 1.5×	589 0.8×	554 0.9×	158 0.4×	33	2.3k
Elane Fishilevich United States	15	660 0.6×	1.1k 1.2×	396 0.5×	621 1.1×	188 0.5×	24	1.8k
Africa Couto United Kingdom	8	1.9k 1.6×	1.4k 1.6×	765 1.1×	453 0.8×	253 0.6×	9	3.1k
Tatsuhiko Kadowaki Japan	32	602 0.5×	1.3k 1.5×	716 1.0×	933 1.6×	189 0.5×	66	2.8k
Sofía Lavista-Llanos Germany	14	863 0.7×	250 0.3×	585 0.8×	551 0.9×	151 0.4×	20	1.4k
Verônica Rodrigues India	35	2.3k 1.9×	1.1k 1.3×	844 1.2×	745 1.3×	575 1.4×	78	3.4k
Frances Hannan United States	17	970 0.8×	751 0.9×	307 0.4×	256 0.4×	119 0.3×	21	1.8k
Liliane Abuin Switzerland	21	2.0k 1.6×	979 1.1×	899 1.2×	735 1.3×	246 0.6×	30	2.6k
Hiroshi Ishimoto Japan	20	991 0.8×	367 0.4×	361 0.5×	351 0.6×	57 0.1×	28	1.3k
Florence Friggi‐Grelin France	9	1.5k 1.3×	327 0.4×	735 1.0×	523 0.9×	90 0.2×	9	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Derek Lessing

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Fields of papers citing papers by Derek Lessing

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Derek Lessing

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

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13 of 13 papers shown

Lessing, Derek, Chunyao Wei, Bernhard Payer, et al.. (2016). A high-throughput small molecule screen identifies synergism between DNA methylation and Aurora kinase pathways for X reactivation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(50). 14366–14371. 25 indexed citations

Froberg, John E., Chunyao Wei, Hongjae Sunwoo, et al.. (2015). A comprehensive Xist interactome reveals cohesin repulsion and an RNA-directed chromosome conformation. Science. 349(6245). 357 indexed citations

Lessing, Derek & Jeannie T. Lee. (2013). X Chromosome Inactivation and Epigenetic Responses to Cellular Reprogramming. Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics. 14(1). 85–110. 71 indexed citations

Rosario, Brian C. Del, et al.. (2011). A Boundary Element BetweenTsixandXistBinds the Chromatin Insulator Ctcf and Contributes to Initiation of X-Chromosome Inactivation. Genetics. 189(2). 441–454. 38 indexed citations

Lessing, Derek & Nancy M. Bonini. (2009). Maintaining the brain: insight into human neurodegeneration from Drosophila melanogaster mutants. Nature Reviews Genetics. 10(6). 359–370. 125 indexed citations

Jung, Joonil, Kexiang Xu, Derek Lessing, & Nancy M. Bonini. (2009). Preventing Ataxin-3 protein cleavage mitigates degeneration in a Drosophila model of SCA3. Human Molecular Genetics. 18(24). 4843–4852. 43 indexed citations

Lessing, Derek & Nancy M. Bonini. (2008). Polyglutamine Genes Interact to Modulate the Severity and Progression of Neurodegeneration in Drosophila. PLoS Biology. 6(2). e29–e29. 71 indexed citations

Goldman, Aaron L., Wynand van der Goes van Naters, Derek Lessing, Coral G. Warr, & John R. Carlson. (2005). Coexpression of Two Functional Odor Receptors in One Neuron. Neuron. 45(5). 661–666. 202 indexed citations

Clyne, Peter J., Coral G. Warr, Marc Freeman, et al.. (1999). A Novel Family of Divergent Seven-Transmembrane Proteins. Neuron. 22(2). 327–338. 880 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lessing, Derek & John R. Carlson. (1999). Chemosensory behavior: the path from stimulus to response. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 9(6). 766–771. 15 indexed citations

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Lessing, Derek & Roel Nusse. (1998). Expression of wingless in the Drosophila embryo: a conserved cis-acting element lacking conserved Ci-binding sites is required for patched-mediated repression. Development. 125(8). 1469–1476. 44 indexed citations

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Ohlen, Tonia Von, Derek Lessing, Roel Nusse, & Joan E. Hooper. (1997). Hedgehog signaling regulates transcription through cubitus interruptus, a sequence-specific DNA binding protein. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 94(6). 2404–2409. 99 indexed citations

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Lessing, Derek, et al.. (1995). Regulation of the Caulobacter crescentus dnaKJ operon. Journal of Bacteriology. 177(12). 3479–3484. 33 indexed citations

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