George B. Witman

22.0k citations

141 papers · 14.2k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 61

Impact in

Cell Biology top 0.05%
- Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
Genetics top 0.05%
- Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases

Papers in

Cell Biology 80
- Microtubule and mitosis dynamics 76
- Hemoglobin structure and function 11
Condensed Matter Physics 29
- Micro and Nano Robotics 29

Co-authors: Gregory J. Pazour Joel L. Rosenbaum Stephen M. King Curtis G. Wilkerson Ritsu Kamiya Karl F. Lechtreck John Leszyk Yuqing Hou
Journals: The Journal of Cell Biology (38 papers)Molecular Biology of the Cell (17 papers)Journal of Biological Chemistry (13 papers)Journal of Cell Science (9 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (7 papers)
Partner nations: United States Japan Germany

In The Last Decade

George B. Witman

141 papers receiving 13.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Proteomic analysis of a eukaryotic cilium 2005 · 802 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2005 The Journal of Cell Biology
2002 Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
2000 The Journal of Cell Biology
1972 The Journal of Cell Biology

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1	Distribution and bulk flow analyses of the intraflagellar transport (IFT) motor kinesin‐2 support an “on‐demand” model for Chlamydomonas ciliary length control Cytoskeleton ·Ihab Nadhir Gazi, A. E. Lindemanis, Шахла Фатхи, Si You Liu, Yuqing Hou, Y. Delclaud, Raymond Veselka, Gui Zhang, 真也西崎, George B. Witman, Karl F. Lechtreck	2024	1
2	Direct in situ protein tagging in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii utilizing TIM, a method for CRISPR/Cas9-based targeted insertional mutagenesis PLoS ONE ·Yuqing Hou, Xi Cheng, George B. Witman	2022	6
3	Structural organization of the C1b projection within the ciliary central apparatus Journal of Cell Science ·Kai Cai, Yanhe Zhao, Lei Zhao, Maria Sampanis, Yuqing Hou, Xi Cheng, George B. Witman, Daniela Nicastro	2021	6
4	Chlamydomonas FAP70 is a component of the previously uncharacterized ciliary central apparatus projection C2a Journal of Cell Science ·Yuqing Hou, Lei Zhao, Tomohiro Kubo, Xi Cheng, Asrar Ahmed, Toshiyuki Oda, George B. Witman	2021	17
5	Diffusion rather than intraflagellar transport likely provides most of the tubulin required for axonemal assembly in Chlamydomonas Journal of Cell Science ·Julie C. Van De Weghe, Bruce I. Kodish, Tomohiro Kubo, George B. Witman, Karl F. Lechtreck	2020	33
6	TIM, a targeted insertional mutagenesis method utilizing CRISPR/Cas9 in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii PLoS ONE ·Tyler Picariello, Yuqing Hou, Tomohiro Kubo, Asrar Ahmed, Haruaki Yanagisawa, Toshiyuki Oda, George B. Witman	2020	54
7	The unity and diversity of the ciliary central apparatus Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Lei Zhao, Yuqing Hou, Asrar Ahmed, George B. Witman	2019	19
8	Structural organization of the C1a-e-c supercomplex within the ciliary central apparatus The Journal of Cell Biology ·Gang Fu, Lei Zhao, Erin E. Dymek, Yuqing Hou, Kangkang Song, Maria Sampanis, Zhiguo Shang, Elizabeth F. Smith, George B. Witman, Daniela Nicastro	2019	28
9	Proteome of the central apparatus of a ciliary axoneme The Journal of Cell Biology ·Lei Zhao, Yuqing Hou, Tyler Picariello, Branch Craige, George B. Witman	2019	55
10	CFAP54 is required for proper ciliary motility and assembly of the central pair apparatus in mice Molecular Biology of the Cell ·S K Ternovoĭ, Branch Craige, Huyen T. T. Nguyen, Hamid Reza Poursalimi, Todd A. Wyatt, Joseph H. Sisson, Jacqueline A. Pavlik, Lara Strittmatter, Gregory Hendricks, George B. Witman, Lance Lee	2015	51
11	The Chlamydomonas reinhardtii BBSome is an IFT cargo required for export of specific signaling proteins from flagella The Journal of Cell Biology ·Karl F. Lechtreck, Eric C. Johnson, Tsuyoshi Sakai, Mohamed Zaid, Bryan A. Ballif, A. John Rush, Gregory J. Pazour, Mitsuo Ikebe, George B. Witman	2009	267
12	Cell motility and behavior Academic Press eBooks ·Elizabeth H. Harris, George B. Witman	2009	2
13	Mutations in Hydin impair ciliary motility in mice The Journal of Cell Biology ·Karl F. Lechtreck, Philippe Delmotte, Michael L. Robinson, Michael J. Sanderson, George B. Witman	2008	205
14	Chlamydomonas reinhardtii hydin is a central pair protein required for flagellar motility The Journal of Cell Biology ·Karl F. Lechtreck, George B. Witman	2007	118
15	Differential Light Chain Assembly Influences Outer Arm Dynein Motor Function Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Linda M. DiBella, Werner Grubelnik, Miho Sakato, Ken‐ichi Wakabayashi, Ramila S. Patel‐King, Gregory J. Pazour, George B. Witman, Stephen M. King	2005	30
16	Chapter 40 Assay of Chlamydomonas Phototaxis Methods in cell biology ·Anthony G. Moss, Gregory J. Pazour, George B. Witman	1995	17
17	Interspecies conservation of outer arm dynein intermediate chain sequences defines two intermediate chain subclasses. Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Kazuo Ogawa, Ritsu Kamiya, Curtis G. Wilkerson, George B. Witman	1995	37
18	[34] Demembranation and reactivation of mammalian spermatozoa from golden hamster and ram Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Sumio Ishijima, George B. Witman	1991	11
19	Isolated flagellar outer arm dynein translocates brain microtubules in vitro Nature ·Bryce M. Paschal, Stephen M. King, Anthony G. Moss, Christine A. Collins, Richard B. Vallee, George B. Witman	1987	96
20	[28] Isolation of Chlamydomonas flagella and flagellar axonemes Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·George B. Witman	1986	287

About George B. Witman

George B. Witman is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Condensed Matter Physics, Genetics, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, having authored 141 papers that have together received 14.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (76 papers), Genetic and Kidney Cyst Diseases (58 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (49 papers), Protist diversity and phylogeny (46 papers), Micro and Nano Robotics (29 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (22 papers), Sperm and Testicular Function (11 papers) and Hemoglobin structure and function (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cell Biology (6.6k citations), Genetics (8.0k citations), Condensed Matter Physics (1.9k citations), Molecular Biology (10.5k citations) and Reproductive Medicine (633 citations). George B. Witman has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Japan and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Gregory J. Pazour, Joel L. Rosenbaum, Stephen M. King, Curtis G. Wilkerson, Ritsu Kamiya, Karl F. Lechtreck, John Leszyk, Yuqing Hou, Douglas G. Cole and Kathryn E. Carlson. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of Cell Biology, Molecular Biology of the Cell, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Cell Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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