Gavin P. McStay

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Gavin P. McStay is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Clinical Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Gavin P. McStay has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Epidemiology and 3 papers in Clinical Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Gavin P. McStay's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (15 papers), ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (11 papers) and Cell death mechanisms and regulation (11 papers). Gavin P. McStay is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (15 papers), ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (11 papers) and Cell death mechanisms and regulation (11 papers). Gavin P. McStay collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Gavin P. McStay's co-authors include Samantha J. Clarke, Andrew P. Halestrap, Douglas R. Green, Guy S. Salvesen, Jerry E. Chipuk, Alexander Tzagoloff, Tomomi Kuwana, Lina M. Obeid, Leah J. Siskind and Helen M. Beere and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Gavin P. McStay

32 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

The permeability transition pore complex: another view 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 200 400 600
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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. The permeability transition pore complex: another view
    2002 606 citations Andrew P. Halestrap, Gavin P. McStay et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gavin P. McStay United States 18 2.4k 316 300 274 271 32 2.9k
Mauro Salvi Italy 31 2.3k 1.0× 141 0.4× 190 0.6× 292 1.1× 234 0.9× 94 3.1k
Elizabeth C. Ledgerwood New Zealand 24 2.0k 0.8× 138 0.4× 234 0.8× 236 0.9× 388 1.4× 50 2.9k
Yang-ja Lee United States 19 2.5k 1.1× 130 0.4× 390 1.3× 206 0.8× 237 0.9× 25 3.0k
Satya Saxena United States 20 2.1k 0.9× 245 0.8× 333 1.1× 288 1.1× 435 1.6× 35 2.8k
Magdalena Lebiedzińska Poland 21 2.5k 1.1× 192 0.6× 596 2.0× 591 2.2× 228 0.8× 53 3.5k
Maddalena Fratelli Italy 33 2.7k 1.1× 241 0.8× 261 0.9× 272 1.0× 422 1.6× 89 4.8k
Mineko Terao Italy 44 3.7k 1.5× 380 1.2× 159 0.5× 287 1.0× 426 1.6× 129 5.0k
Christopher C. Franklin United States 31 2.0k 0.8× 186 0.6× 209 0.7× 235 0.9× 320 1.2× 49 3.2k
Gisela Beutner United States 22 2.6k 1.1× 285 0.9× 243 0.8× 167 0.6× 124 0.5× 34 3.0k
Federica Poletti Italy 12 1.9k 0.8× 105 0.3× 411 1.4× 480 1.8× 177 0.7× 12 2.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gavin P. McStay

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gavin P. McStay

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Barros, Mário H. & Gavin P. McStay. (2019). Modular biogenesis of mitochondrial respiratory complexes. Mitochondrion. 50. 94–114. 40 indexed citations
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Elkholi, Rana, Andrew Trotta, Camila Rubio‐Patiño, et al.. (2019). MDM2 Integrates Cellular Respiration and Apoptotic Signaling through NDUFS1 and the Mitochondrial Network. Molecular Cell. 74(3). 452–465.e7. 56 indexed citations
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McStay, Gavin P., et al.. (2018). Cox2p of yeast cytochrome oxidase assembles as a stand-alone subunit with the Cox1p and Cox3p modules. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 293(43). 16899–16911. 12 indexed citations
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McStay, Gavin P.. (2016). In Vitro Use of Peptide Based Substrates and Inhibitors of Apoptotic Caspases. Methods in molecular biology. 1419. 57–67. 4 indexed citations
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McStay, Gavin P.. (2016). Complex formation and turnover of mitochondrial transporters and ion channels. Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes. 49(1). 101–111. 7 indexed citations
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McStay, Gavin P. & Douglas R. Green. (2014). Assaying Caspase Activity In Vitro. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. 2014(7). pdb.prot080283–pdb.prot080283. 4 indexed citations
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McStay, Gavin P. & Douglas R. Green. (2014). Verification of a Putative Caspase Substrate. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. 2014(8). pdb.prot080317–pdb.prot080317. 2 indexed citations
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McStay, Gavin P. & Douglas R. Green. (2014). Identification of Active Caspases Using Affinity-Based Probes. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. 2014(8). pdb.prot080309–pdb.prot080309. 3 indexed citations
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McStay, Gavin P. & Douglas R. Green. (2014). Measuring Apoptosis: Caspase Inhibitors and Activity Assays. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. 2014(8). pdb.top070359–pdb.top070359. 25 indexed citations
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McStay, Gavin P., et al.. (2014). Assembly of the Rotor Component of Yeast Mitochondrial ATP Synthase Is Enhanced When Atp9p Is Supplied by Atp9p-Cox6p Complexes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 289(45). 31605–31616. 12 indexed citations
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McStay, Gavin P. & Douglas R. Green. (2014). Detection of Caspase Activity Using Antibody-Based Techniques. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. 2014(7). pdb.prot080291–pdb.prot080291. 7 indexed citations
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McStay, Gavin P. & Douglas R. Green. (2014). Preparation of Cytosolic Extracts and Activation of Caspases by Cytochrome c. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. 2014(7). pdb.prot080275–pdb.prot080275. 8 indexed citations
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McStay, Gavin P., et al.. (2013). Characterization of Assembly Intermediates Containing Subunit 1 of Yeast Cytochrome Oxidase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(37). 26546–26556. 23 indexed citations
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McStay, Gavin P., Chen Su, & Alexander Tzagoloff. (2013). Stabilization of Cox1p intermediates by the Cox14p–Coa3p complex. FEBS Letters. 587(7). 943–949. 15 indexed citations
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Fitzgerald, Patrick, Stephen W. G. Tait, Fabien Llambi, et al.. (2012). Mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis is ancestral in metazoans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(13). 4904–4909. 86 indexed citations
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McStay, Gavin P., et al.. (2012). Modular assembly of yeast cytochrome oxidase. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 24(4). 440–452. 55 indexed citations
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Chipuk, Jerry E., Gavin P. McStay, Tomomi Kuwana, et al.. (2012). Sphingolipid Metabolism Cooperates with BAK and BAX to Promote the Mitochondrial Pathway of Apoptosis. Cell. 148(5). 988–1000. 331 indexed citations
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Rak, Malgorzata, Gavin P. McStay, Makoto Fujikawa, et al.. (2011). Turnover of ATP synthase subunits in F1-depleted HeLa and yeast cells. FEBS Letters. 585(16). 2582–2586. 13 indexed citations
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Bouchier‐Hayes, Lisa, Andrew Oberst, Gavin P. McStay, et al.. (2009). Characterization of Cytoplasmic Caspase-2 Activation by Induced Proximity. Molecular Cell. 35(6). 830–840. 115 indexed citations
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McStay, Gavin P., Samantha J. Clarke, & Andrew P. Halestrap. (2002). Role of critical thiol groups on the matrix surface of the adenine nucleotide translocase in the mechanism of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore. Bristol Research (University of Bristol). 367. 541–548. 73 indexed citations

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