Eliot L. Berson

5.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Eliot L. Berson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Ophthalmology. According to data from OpenAlex, Eliot L. Berson has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 10 papers in Ophthalmology. Recurrent topics in Eliot L. Berson's work include Retinal Development and Disorders (31 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (12 papers) and Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes (7 papers). Eliot L. Berson is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Development and Disorders (31 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (12 papers) and Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes (7 papers). Eliot L. Berson collaborates with scholars based in United States and Lebanon. Eliot L. Berson's co-authors include Michael A. Sandberg, Thaddeus P. Dryja, Thaddeus P. Dryja, Lauri B. Hahn, Terri L. McGee, Glenn S. Cowley, Peter Gouras, Elias Reichel, Margaret E. McLaughlin and David W. Yandell and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Eliot L. Berson

34 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

A point mutation of the rhodopsin gene in one form of ret... 1990 2026 2002 2014 1990 250 500 750
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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.

  1. A point mutation of the rhodopsin gene in one form of retinitis pigmentosa
    1990 806 citations Thaddeus P. Dryja, Terri L. McGee et al. Nature profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Eliot L. Berson United States 27 3.9k 1.7k 1.5k 575 437 34 4.3k
Steven J. Pittler United States 25 2.8k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 999 0.7× 369 0.6× 202 0.5× 66 3.1k
Steven Nusinowitz United States 38 4.1k 1.1× 1.3k 0.8× 2.2k 1.5× 393 0.7× 823 1.9× 99 5.2k
Thierry Léveillard France 36 3.4k 0.9× 1.3k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 319 0.6× 354 0.8× 113 3.9k
Ronald A. Bush United States 42 4.7k 1.2× 2.0k 1.2× 1.8k 1.2× 495 0.9× 893 2.0× 76 5.4k
Muayyad R. Al‐Ubaidi United States 31 2.8k 0.7× 998 0.6× 823 0.5× 401 0.7× 208 0.5× 92 3.3k
Michael A. Sandberg United States 44 6.1k 1.6× 2.4k 1.4× 2.9k 1.9× 845 1.5× 960 2.2× 113 7.0k
Daniel E. Possin United States 27 2.3k 0.6× 995 0.6× 1.1k 0.7× 286 0.5× 501 1.1× 40 2.8k
Naoyuki Tanimoto Germany 31 2.4k 0.6× 935 0.5× 1.1k 0.7× 329 0.6× 366 0.8× 92 3.1k
Christian Hamel France 28 3.9k 1.0× 751 0.4× 984 0.7× 359 0.6× 246 0.6× 46 4.4k
Ching‐Hwa Sung United States 20 2.9k 0.7× 1.5k 0.9× 488 0.3× 886 1.5× 186 0.4× 28 3.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eliot L. Berson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sharon, Dror, et al.. (2001). The mutation spectrum of RPGR-ORF15 in North American patients with X-linked retinitis pigmentosa. 42(4). 642. 6 indexed citations
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Zacks, David N., et al.. (2001). Melanoma-associated retinopathy and recurrent exudative retinal detachments in a patient with choroidal melanoma. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 132(4). 578–581. 35 indexed citations
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DeAngelis, Margaret M., Terri L. McGee, Bronya J.B. Keats, et al.. (2001). Two families from New England with usher syndrome type IC with distinct haplotypes. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 131(3). 355–358. 3 indexed citations
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Rivolta, Carlo, Eliot L. Berson, & Thaddeus P. Dryja. (2001). Dominant Leber congenital amaurosis, cone-rod degeneration, and retinitis pigmentosa caused by mutant versions of the transcription factor CRX. Human Mutation. 18(6). 488–498. 77 indexed citations
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Sandberg, Michael A., Basil S. Pawlyk, & Eliot L. Berson. (1999). Acuity recovery and cone pigment regeneration after a bleach in patients with retinitis pigmentosa and rhodopsin mutations.. PubMed. 40(10). 2457–61. 20 indexed citations
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Yamamoto, Shuji, Kimberly C. Sippel, Eliot L. Berson, & Thaddeus P. Dryja. (1997). Defects in the rhodopsin kinase gene in the Oguchi form of stationary night blindness. Nature Genetics. 15(2). 175–178. 190 indexed citations
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Berson, Eliot L., et al.. (1994). Further Screening of the Rhodopsin Gene in Patients with Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa. Genomics. 21(2). 461–463. 68 indexed citations
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Sandberg, Michael A., et al.. (1993). Hyperopia and Neovascularization in Age-related Macular Degeneration. Ophthalmology. 100(7). 1009–1013. 43 indexed citations
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McLaughlin, Margaret E., Michael A. Sandberg, Eliot L. Berson, & Thaddeus P. Dryja. (1993). Recessive mutations in the gene encoding the β–subunit of rod phosphodiesterase in patients with retinitis pigmentosa. Nature Genetics. 4(2). 130–134. 457 indexed citations
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Dryja, Thaddeus P., Eliot L. Berson, Vikram R. Rao, & Daniel D. Oprian. (1993). Heterozygous missense mutation in the rhodopsin gene as a cause of congenital stationary night blindness. Nature Genetics. 4(3). 280–283. 235 indexed citations
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Kajiwara, Kazuto, et al.. (1991). Mutations in the human retinal degeneration slow gene in autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa. Nature. 354(6353). 480–483. 351 indexed citations
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Berson, Eliot L.. (1991). Ocular Findings in Patients With Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa and a Rhodopsin Gene Defect (Pro-23-His). Archives of Ophthalmology. 109(1). 92–92. 168 indexed citations
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Weiner, Asher, et al.. (1991). Hydroxychloroquine Retinopathy. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 112(5). 528–534. 48 indexed citations
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Dryja, Thaddeus P., Terri L. McGee, Elias Reichel, et al.. (1990). A point mutation of the rhodopsin gene in one form of retinitis pigmentosa. Nature. 343(6256). 364–366. 806 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ringens, Peter J., et al.. (1990). Analysis of the DNA of patients with retinitis pigmentosa with a cellular retinaldehyde binding protein cDNA. Experimental Eye Research. 51(1). 15–19. 9 indexed citations
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Reichel, Elias, et al.. (1989). An Electroretinographic and Molecular Genetic Study of X-Linked Cone Degeneration. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 108(5). 540–547. 85 indexed citations
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Sandberg, Michael A., et al.. (1988). Narrow-Band Filtering for Monitoring Low-Amplitude Cone Electroretinograms in Retinitis Pigmentosa. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 105(5). 500–503. 77 indexed citations
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O'Gorman, S, et al.. (1988). Histopathologic Findings in Best's Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy. Archives of Ophthalmology. 106(9). 1261–1268. 128 indexed citations
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Berson, Eliot L.. (1987). Electroretinographic findings in retinitis pigmentosa.. PubMed. 31(3). 327–48. 31 indexed citations
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Berson, Eliot L., et al.. (1970). Cone and Rod Responses in a Family With Recessively Inherited Retinitis Pigmentosa. Archives of Ophthalmology. 84(3). 288–297. 39 indexed citations

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