E.A. Merritt

14.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
96 papers, 12.1k citations indexed

About

E.A. Merritt is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry and Endocrinology. According to data from OpenAlex, E.A. Merritt has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 12.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Materials Chemistry and 17 papers in Endocrinology. Recurrent topics in E.A. Merritt's work include Enzyme Structure and Function (23 papers), Protein Structure and Dynamics (19 papers) and Escherichia coli research studies (16 papers). E.A. Merritt is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme Structure and Function (23 papers), Protein Structure and Dynamics (19 papers) and Escherichia coli research studies (16 papers). E.A. Merritt collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. E.A. Merritt's co-authors include David Bacon, M.E.P. Murphy, Jay Painter, Wim G. J. Hol, Steve Sarfaty, Erkang Fan, Christophe L. M. J. Verlinde, Focco van den Akker, Dustin J. Maly and Joseph Martial and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

E.A. Merritt

96 papers receiving 11.9k 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.

[26] Raster3D: Photorealistic molecular graphics

1997 3.5k citations E.A. Merritt et al. profile →
Raster3D Version 2.0. A program for photorealistic molecular graphics

1994 2.4k citations E.A. Merritt et al. Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography profile →
Optimal description of a protein structure in terms of multiple groups undergoing TLS motion

2006 1.1k citations Jay Painter, E.A. Merritt Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography profile →
TLSMDweb server for the generation of multi-group TLS models

2006 683 citations Jay Painter, E.A. Merritt profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
E.A. Merritt	8.3k	2.6k	1.2k	1.1k	1.1k	96	12.1k
Elizabeth Potterton	8.9k 1.1×	3.3k 1.3×	1.3k 1.0×	723 0.7×	989 0.9×	8	12.5k
D.A. Keedy	11.3k 1.4×	3.2k 1.2×	1.6k 1.3×	707 0.6×	1.2k 1.1×	46	16.0k
Harold R. Powell	9.2k 1.1×	3.9k 1.5×	1.4k 1.1×	1.5k 1.4×	991 0.9×	73	14.2k
Laura W. Murray	8.4k 1.0×	2.2k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	567 0.5×	934 0.9×	10	11.7k
Stuart McNicholas	9.6k 1.1×	3.6k 1.4×	1.4k 1.1×	783 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	19	13.4k
Robert M. Immormino	9.2k 1.1×	2.3k 0.9×	1.3k 1.1×	603 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	34	12.7k
Eugene Krissinel	10.7k 1.3×	4.1k 1.5×	1.6k 1.3×	790 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	28	15.0k
E. J. Dodson	9.6k 1.2×	3.3k 1.2×	1.5k 1.2×	855 0.8×	1.2k 1.2×	5	13.3k
Andrey A. Lebedev	7.4k 0.9×	2.9k 1.1×	1.1k 0.9×	636 0.6×	732 0.7×	93	10.3k
Kim Henrick	7.4k 0.9×	2.7k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	785 0.7×	717 0.7×	69	10.6k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Hennessey, Kelly M., et al.. (2020). Nek8445, a protein kinase required for microtubule regulation and cytokinesis in Giardia lamblia. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 31(15). 1611–1622. 13 indexed citations

Zhang, Zhongsheng, Ranae M. Ranade, J. Robert Gillespie, et al.. (2019). Methionyl-tRNA synthetase inhibitor has potent in vivo activity in a novel Giardia lamblia luciferase murine infection model. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 75(5). 1218–1227. 8 indexed citations

Ahler, Ethan, Ames C. Register, Sujata Chakraborty, et al.. (2019). A Combined Approach Reveals a Regulatory Mechanism Coupling Src’s Kinase Activity, Localization, and Phosphotransferase-Independent Functions. Molecular Cell. 74(2). 393–408.e20. 38 indexed citations

Hennessey, Kelly M., Matthew A. Hulverson, Ryan Choi, et al.. (2018). Screening of the Pathogen Box for inhibitors with dual efficacy against Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium parvum. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 12(8). e0006673–e0006673. 31 indexed citations

Hari, Sanjay B., E.A. Merritt, & Dustin J. Maly. (2014). Conformation-Selective ATP-Competitive Inhibitors Control Regulatory Interactions and Noncatalytic Functions of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases. Chemistry & Biology. 21(5). 628–635. 25 indexed citations

Hari, Sanjay B., E.A. Merritt, & Dustin J. Maly. (2013). Sequence Determinants of a Specific Inactive Protein Kinase Conformation. Chemistry & Biology. 20(6). 806–815. 76 indexed citations

Ojo, Kayode K., Claudia Pfander, Natascha Mueller, et al.. (2012). Transmission of malaria to mosquitoes blocked by bumped kinase inhibitors. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 122(6). 2301–2305. 78 indexed citations

Ojo, Kayode K., E.T. Larson, Katelyn R. Keyloun, et al.. (2010). Toxoplasma gondii calcium-dependent protein kinase 1 is a target for selective kinase inhibitors. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 17(5). 602–607. 148 indexed citations

Arakaki, T.L., Alberto J. Napuli, Christophe L. M. J. Verlinde, et al.. (2010). The structure of tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase from Giardia lamblia reveals divergence from eukaryotic homologs. Journal of Structural Biology. 171(2). 238–243. 12 indexed citations

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Zucker, Frank, Jessica Kim, Li Zhang, et al.. (2010). Prediction of protein crystallization outcome using a hybrid method. Journal of Structural Biology. 171(1). 64–73. 14 indexed citations

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Larson, E.T., Fabiola Parussini, My‐Hang Huynh, et al.. (2009). Toxoplasma gondii Cathepsin L Is the Primary Target of the Invasion-inhibitory Compound Morpholinurea-leucyl-homophenyl-vinyl Sulfone Phenyl. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(39). 26839–26850. 55 indexed citations

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Holmes, Margaret A., Frederick S. Buckner, Wesley C. Van Voorhis, et al.. (2006). Structure of the conserved hypothetical protein MAL13P1.257 fromPlasmodium falciparum. Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications. 62(3). 180–185. 8 indexed citations

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Arakaki, T.L., Isolde Le Trong, Eric M. Phizicky, et al.. (2006). Structure of Lmaj006129AAA, a hypothetical protein fromLeishmania major. Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications. 62(3). 175–179. 19 indexed citations

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Painter, Jay & E.A. Merritt. (2005). A molecular viewer for the analysis of TLS rigid-body motion in macromolecules. Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography. 61(4). 465–471. 76 indexed citations

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Pickens, Jason C., E.A. Merritt, Misol Ahn, et al.. (2002). Anchor-Based Design of Improved Cholera Toxin and E. coli Heat-Labile Enterotoxin Receptor Binding Antagonists that Display Multiple Binding Modes. Chemistry & Biology. 9(2). 215–224. 37 indexed citations

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Fan, Erkang, E.A. Merritt, Zhongsheng Zhang, et al.. (2001). Exploration of the GM1 receptor-binding site of heat-labile enterotoxin and cholera toxin by phenyl-ring-containing galactose derivatives. Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography. 57(2). 201–212. 37 indexed citations

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Feil, I., Focco van den Akker, Raghava Reddy, et al.. (1998). Stepwise transplantation of an active site loop between heat-labile enterotoxins LT-II and LT-I and characterization of the obtained hybrid toxins. Protein Engineering Design and Selection. 11(11). 1103–1109. 4 indexed citations

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Merritt, E.A., Steve Sarfaty, I. Feil, & Wim G. J. Hol. (1997). Structural foundation for the design of receptor antagonists targeting Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin. Structure. 5(11). 1485–1499. 47 indexed citations

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Merritt, E.A., et al.. (1994). Galactose‐binding site in Escherichia coli heat‐labile enterotoxin (LT) and cholera toxin (CT). Molecular Microbiology. 13(4). 745–753. 110 indexed citations

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Merritt, E.A., et al.. (1994). Structure of partially‐activated E. coli heat‐labile enterotoxin (LT) at 2.6 Å resolution. FEBS Letters. 337(1). 88–92. 30 indexed citations

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