Eric C. Griffith

7.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
41 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Eric C. Griffith is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric C. Griffith has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Genetics and 7 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Eric C. Griffith's work include Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (7 papers), Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (6 papers) and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (5 papers). Eric C. Griffith is often cited by papers focused on Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (7 papers), Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis (6 papers) and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (5 papers). Eric C. Griffith collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. Eric C. Griffith's co-authors include Michael E. Greenberg, Anne E. West, Yingxi Lin, Wen Chen, Alexander Meissner, Rudolf Jaenisch, Qiang Chang, Linda Hu, Anne Brunet and Hien Tran and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Eric C. Griffith

37 papers receiving 5.6k 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.

Derepression of BDNF Transcription Involves Calcium-Dependent Phosphorylation of MeCP2

2003 984 citations Wen Chen, Qiang Chang et al. Science profile →
Brain-Specific Phosphorylation of MeCP2 Regulates Activity-Dependent Bdnf Transcription, Dendritic Growth, and Spine Maturation

2006 677 citations Zhaolan Zhou, Elizabeth J. Hong et al. Neuron profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Eric C. Griffith United States	28	3.6k	1.7k	1.7k	887	725	41	5.7k
Anne E. West United States	32	4.5k 1.3×	1.9k 1.1×	2.6k 1.6×	1.1k 1.2×	293 0.4×	62	7.2k
Bert Gold United States	29	1.9k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	1.9k 1.2×	1.2k 1.4×	407 0.6×	58	6.8k
Mark L. Day United States	45	3.0k 0.8×	776 0.4×	1.3k 0.8×	914 1.0×	1.2k 1.7×	117	6.6k
Shikshya Shrestha United States	7	3.4k 1.0×	1.9k 1.1×	1.9k 1.1×	1.4k 1.6×	340 0.5×	20	6.4k
Wayne N. Frankel United States	43	5.2k 1.5×	1.9k 1.1×	2.0k 1.2×	576 0.6×	787 1.1×	84	8.3k
Jian Feng United States	47	4.8k 1.3×	1.0k 0.6×	2.9k 1.8×	668 0.8×	717 1.0×	124	8.5k
Kazuhiro Yamakawa Japan	49	3.9k 1.1×	2.5k 1.5×	2.3k 1.4×	583 0.7×	625 0.9×	184	7.7k
Iryna M. Ethell United States	41	3.2k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	2.4k 1.5×	1.4k 1.5×	290 0.4×	72	6.3k
Steven A. Kushner Netherlands	44	2.0k 0.6×	874 0.5×	2.0k 1.2×	1.6k 1.8×	506 0.7×	137	6.7k
James Eberwine United States	50	5.9k 1.7×	1.3k 0.7×	2.5k 1.5×	603 0.7×	324 0.4×	138	8.9k

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Tyshkovskiy, Alexander, Vijay G. Sankaran, Vadim N. Gladyshev, et al.. (2025). A torpor-like state in mice slows blood epigenetic aging and prolongs healthspan. Nature Aging. 5(3). 437–449. 4 indexed citations

Pollina, Elizabeth A., Cindy Lin, Christopher P. Davis, et al.. (2023). A NPAS4–NuA4 complex couples synaptic activity to DNA repair. Nature. 614(7949). 732–741. 61 indexed citations

Tzeng, Christopher P., Tess Whitwam, Lisa D. Boxer, et al.. (2023). Activity-induced MeCP2 phosphorylation regulates retinogeniculate synapse refinement. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(44). e2310344120–e2310344120. 3 indexed citations

Boulting, Gabriella L., Bulent Ataman, Maxwell A. Sherman, et al.. (2021). Activity-dependent regulome of human GABAergic neurons reveals new patterns of gene regulation and neurological disease heritability. Nature Neuroscience. 24(3). 437–448. 33 indexed citations

Yap, Ee-Lynn, Christopher P. Davis, M. Aurel Nagy, et al.. (2020). Bidirectional perisomatic inhibitory plasticity of a Fos neuronal network. Nature. 590(7844). 115–121. 84 indexed citations

Kalish, Brian T., Eunha Kim, Erin E. Duffy, et al.. (2020). Maternal immune activation in mice disrupts proteostasis in the fetal brain. Nature Neuroscience. 24(2). 204–213. 95 indexed citations

Renthal, William, Lisa D. Boxer, Siniša Hrvatin, et al.. (2018). Characterization of human mosaic Rett syndrome brain tissue by single-nucleus RNA sequencing. Nature Neuroscience. 21(12). 1670–1679. 87 indexed citations

Griffith, Eric C., et al.. (2018). Layouts, solids, grammar interpreters and fire stations. Research Showcase @ Carnegie Mellon University (Carnegie Mellon University). 75–90.

Forber, Patrick & Eric C. Griffith. (2011). Historical Reconstruction: Gaining Epistemic Access to the Deep Past. The Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association. 3(20170609). 41 indexed citations

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Paradis, Suzanne, Dana Harrar, Yingxi Lin, et al.. (2007). An RNAi-Based Approach Identifies Molecules Required for Glutamatergic and GABAergic Synapse Development. Neuron. 53(2). 217–232. 176 indexed citations

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Zhou, Zhaolan, Elizabeth J. Hong, Sonia Cohen, et al.. (2006). Brain-Specific Phosphorylation of MeCP2 Regulates Activity-Dependent Bdnf Transcription, Dendritic Growth, and Spine Maturation. Neuron. 52(2). 255–269. 677 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cowan, Christopher W., Yu Raymond Shao, Mustafa Şahin, et al.. (2005). Vav Family GEFs Link Activated Ephs to Endocytosis and Axon Guidance. Neuron. 46(2). 205–217. 197 indexed citations

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Chen, Wen, Qiang Chang, Yingxi Lin, et al.. (2003). Derepression of BDNF Transcription Involves Calcium-Dependent Phosphorylation of MeCP2. Science. 302(5646). 885–889. 984 indexed citations breakdown →

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West, Anne E., Eric C. Griffith, & Michael E. Greenberg. (2002). Regulation of transcription factors by neuronal activity. Nature reviews. Neuroscience. 3(12). 921–931. 489 indexed citations

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Griffith, Eric C., Christopher W. Cowan, & Michael E. Greenberg. (2001). REST Acts through Multiple Deacetylase Complexes. Neuron. 31(3). 339–340. 17 indexed citations

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Griffith, Eric C., Edward Licitra, & Jun O. Liu. (2000). [7] Yeast three-hybrid system for detecting ligand-receptor interactions. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 328. 89–103. 5 indexed citations

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Griffith, Eric C., et al.. (1998). Molecular recognition of angiogenesis inhibitors fumagillin and ovalicin by methionine aminopeptidase 2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 95(26). 15183–15188. 213 indexed citations

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Griffith, Eric C., Zhuang Su, Benjamin E. Turk, et al.. (1997). Methionine aminopeptidase (type 2) is the common target for angiogenesis inhibitors AGM-1470 and ovalicin. Chemistry & Biology. 4(6). 461–471. 357 indexed citations

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Arcieri, G., Nancy Becker, Colleen Doyle, et al.. (1986). Clinical experience with ciprofloxacin in the USA. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 5(2). 220–225. 55 indexed citations

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Griffith, Eric C., et al.. (1965). EFFECT OF ALBUMIN AND FATTY ACIDS ON CELLULAR GROWTH IN VITRO.. PubMed. 80. 273–7. 2 indexed citations

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