Edward M. Hedgecock

9.5k citations

46 papers · 7.7k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 32

Aging top 0.01%
- Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms 41
Endocrine and Autonomic Systems top 0.2%
- Circadian rhythm and melatonin 9
Developmental Neuroscience top 0.5%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.5%
- Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling 7
Cell Biology top 0.5%
- Cellular Mechanics and Interactions 7
Physiology
- Spaceflight effects on biology 10
Molecular Biology
- Mitochondrial Function and Pathology 5
- Muscle Physiology and Disorders 4
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms 4

Co-authors: Joseph G. Culotti David H. Hall J. Nichol Thomson Lizabeth A. Perkins William G. Wadsworth Richard L. Russell Adam Antebi Robert K Herman
Cited by: Aging Endocrine and Autonomic Systems Developmental Neuroscience
Journals: Developmental Biology (8 papers)Development (8 papers)Cell (5 papers)
Partner nations: United States Canada Germany

In The Last Decade

Edward M. Hedgecock

46 papers receiving 7.6k 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.

1990 Neuron
1986 Developmental Biology
1983 Science
1975 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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1	Hemicentin Assembly in the Extracellular Matrix Is Mediated by Distinct Structural Modules Journal of Biological Chemistry ·H.-R Schuchmann,Joaquin M. Muriel,Fredrik Djurklou,Harald Hutter,Edward M. Hedgecock,Leonid Breydo,Ilia V. Baskakov,Bruce E. Vogel	2006	25
2	Novel genes controlling ventral cord asymmetry and navigation of pioneer axons in C. elegans Developmental Biology ·Harald Hutter,Irene Wacker,廉犬養,Edward M. Hedgecock	2005	15
3	The role of the laminin β subunit in laminin heterotrimer assembly and basement membrane function and development in C. elegans Developmental Biology ·Gautam Kao,Chester C. I. Wang,Edward M. Hedgecock,David H. Hall,William G. Wadsworth	2005	48
4	Isopentenyl-diphosphate isomerase is essential for viability of Caenorhabditis elegans Molecular Genetics and Genomics ·John Yochem,David H. Hall,Leslie Bell,Edward M. Hedgecock,Robert K Herman	2005	9
5	UNC-39, the C. elegans homolog of the human myotonic dystrophy-associated homeodomain protein Six5, regulates cell motility and differentiation Developmental Biology ·Judith L. Yanowitz,Ming Yue,Edward M. Hedgecock,Harald Hutter,Andrew Fire,Erik A. Lundquist	2004	22
6	Laminin α subunits and their role in C. elegans development Development ·Chengchen Huang,David H. Hall,Edward M. Hedgecock,Gautam Kao,Vassiliki Karantza,Bruce E. Vogel,Harald Hutter,Andrew Chisholm,Peter D. Yurchenco,William G. Wadsworth	2003	116
7	A Conserved Interaction between β1 Integrin/PAT-3 and Nck-Interacting Kinase/MIG-15 that Mediates Commissural Axon Navigation in C. elegans Current Biology ·Christoffer Sonestedt,Adèle De Arcangelis,D.‐M. WANG,Xiaoping Zhu,Edward M. Hedgecock,Michel Labouesse,Elisabeth Georges‐Labouesse	2002	75
8	Hemicentin, a conserved extracellular member of the immunoglobulin superfamily, organizes epithelial and other cell attachments into oriented line- shaped junctions Development ·Bruce E. Vogel,Edward M. Hedgecock	2001	161
9	Identification ofEpi-1Locus as a Laminin α Chain Gene in the NematodeCaenorhabditis Elegansand Characterization ofEpi-1Mutant Alleles DNA sequence ·Xike Zhu,Keiichiro Joh,Edward M. Hedgecock,Katsuji Hori	1999	10
10	Cystic Canal Mutants in Caenorhabditis elegans Are Defective in the Apical Membrane Domain of the Renal (Excretory) Cell Developmental Biology ·Matthew Buechner,David H. Hall,Harshida Bhatt,Edward M. Hedgecock	1999	118
11	Cell and Growth Cone Migrations Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive ·Adam Antebi,Carolyn Norris,Edward M. Hedgecock,Gian Garriga	1997	29
12	Neuroglia and Pioneer Neurons Express UNC-6 to Provide Global and Local Netrin Cues for Guiding Migrations in C. elegans Neuron ·William G. Wadsworth,Harshida Bhatt,Edward M. Hedgecock	1996	295
13	cul-1 Is Required for Cell Cycle Exit in C. elegans and Identifies a Novel Gene Family Cell ·Edward T. Kipreos,Sabine Breitwieser,John P. Wing,Wei He,Edward M. Hedgecock	1996	398
14	Hierarchical guidance cues in the developing nervous system of C. elegans BioEssays ·William G. Wadsworth,Edward M. Hedgecock	1996	35
15	UNC-40, a C. elegans Homolog of DCC (Deleted in Colorectal Cancer), Is Required in Motile Cells Responding to UNC-6 Netrin Cues Cell ·Rasool,Hong Zheng,Mingwan Su,Ronit Wilk,Marie T. Killeen,Edward M. Hedgecock,Joseph G. Culotti	1996	395
16	Guidance of neuroblast migrations and axonal projections in Caenorhabditis elegans Current Opinion in Neurobiology ·William G. Wadsworth,Edward M. Hedgecock	1992	25
17	UNC-5, a transmembrane protein with immunoglobulin and thrombospondin type 1 domains, guides cell and pioneer axon migrations in C. elegans Cell ·Chungyee Leung-Hagesteijn,Andrew M. Spence,Brittany Perry,Youwen Zhou,Mingwan Su,Edward M. Hedgecock,Joseph G. Culotti	1992	341
18	Motor vesicles Current Biology ·Edward M. Hedgecock,David H. Hall	1991	2
19	Kinesin-related gene unc-104 is required for axonal transport of synaptic vesicles in C. elegans Cell ·David H. Hall,Edward M. Hedgecock	1991	472
20	The unc-5, unc-6, and unc-40 genes guide circumferential migrations of pioneer axons and mesodermal cells on the epidermis in C. elegansbreakdown → Neuron ·Edward M. Hedgecock,Joseph G. Culotti,David H. Hall	1990	752

About Edward M. Hedgecock

Edward M. Hedgecock is a scholar working on Aging, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cell Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Immunology and Allergy, having authored 46 papers that have together received 7.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (41 papers), Spaceflight effects on biology (10 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (9 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (7 papers), Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (7 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (5 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (4 papers) and Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Aging (4.0k citations), Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (1.6k citations), Developmental Neuroscience (781 citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (2.6k citations) and Cell Biology (1.7k citations). Edward M. Hedgecock has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Joseph G. Culotti, David H. Hall, J. Nichol Thomson, Lizabeth A. Perkins, William G. Wadsworth, Richard L. Russell, Adam Antebi, Robert K Herman, Harshida Bhatt and Bruce E. Vogel. Their work appears in journals such as Developmental Biology, Development, Cell, Neuron and The Journal of Cell Biology.

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