George Stearns

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

George Stearns is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, George Stearns has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Cell Biology and 5 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in George Stearns's work include Retinal Development and Disorders (8 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (4 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (2 papers). George Stearns is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Development and Disorders (8 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (4 papers) and Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (2 papers). George Stearns collaborates with scholars based in United States, Ireland and Netherlands. George Stearns's co-authors include Babru Samal, Sidney V. Suggs, Y. Sun, Susan E. Brockerhoff, Ian McNiece, James B. Hurley, James M. Fadool, William F. McCoy, Robert Kelly and Breandán N. Kennedy and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, Molecular and Cellular Biology and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

George Stearns

20 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Cloning and characterization of the cDNA encoding a novel... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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. Cloning and characterization of the cDNA encoding a novel human pre-B-cell colony-enhancing factor.
    1994 857 citations Babru Samal, Y. Sun et al. Molecular and Cellular Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
George Stearns United States 13 763 675 377 303 238 20 1.8k
Sara Gelino United States 10 1.7k 2.2× 1.7k 2.5× 531 1.4× 453 1.5× 86 0.4× 10 3.2k
Anne‐Catherine Maurin France 24 1.3k 1.7× 750 1.1× 418 1.1× 987 3.3× 119 0.5× 48 2.5k
Krisztina Takács‐Vellai Hungary 20 1.1k 1.4× 722 1.1× 483 1.3× 249 0.8× 41 0.2× 38 2.2k
Paulien E. Polderman Netherlands 11 2.0k 2.6× 178 0.3× 413 1.1× 132 0.4× 229 1.0× 13 2.6k
Corinne Abbadie France 26 1.1k 1.5× 257 0.4× 562 1.5× 350 1.2× 237 1.0× 53 2.0k
Uma M. Sachdeva United States 11 2.1k 2.8× 293 0.4× 721 1.9× 102 0.3× 297 1.2× 26 3.5k
Yuki Muranishi Japan 16 1.1k 1.4× 580 0.9× 172 0.5× 642 2.1× 57 0.2× 35 1.9k
Christopher D. Wiley United States 21 1.7k 2.2× 415 0.6× 1.7k 4.5× 214 0.7× 217 0.9× 34 3.6k
Yasunobu Uchijima Japan 22 1.3k 1.7× 181 0.3× 176 0.5× 514 1.7× 114 0.5× 41 1.9k
Ethan Ford United States 19 1.4k 1.8× 562 0.8× 501 1.3× 65 0.2× 332 1.4× 23 2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by George Stearns

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Fields of papers citing papers by George Stearns

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of George Stearns

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of George Stearns. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of George Stearns based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with George Stearns. George Stearns is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Y, E, Péter Barabás, George Stearns, et al.. (2013). Loss of Pde6 reduces cell body Ca2+ transients within photoreceptors. Cell Death and Disease. 4(9). e797–e797. 16 indexed citations
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Lewis, Alaron, et al.. (2011). Celsr3 Is Required for Normal Development of GABA Circuits in the Inner Retina. PLoS Genetics. 7(8). e1002239–e1002239. 22 indexed citations
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Bachmann‐Gagescu, Ruxandra, Ian G. Phelps, George Stearns, et al.. (2011). The ciliopathy gene cc2d2a controls zebrafish photoreceptor outer segment development through a role in Rab8-dependent vesicle trafficking. Human Molecular Genetics. 20(20). 4041–4055. 91 indexed citations
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Brockerhoff, Susan E., et al.. (2010). A Zebrafish Mutation Identifies Nonclassic Cadherins as Critical Modulators of Outer Retina Physiology. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 51(13). 4799–4799. 1 indexed citations
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Ile, Kristina E., Sean C. Kassen, Canhong Cao, et al.. (2010). Zebrafish Class 1 Phosphatidylinositol Transfer Proteins: PITPβ and Double Cone Cell Outer Segment Integrity in Retina. Traffic. 11(9). 1151–1167. 48 indexed citations
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Stearns, George, et al.. (2007). A Mutation in the Cone-Specific pde6 Gene Causes Rapid Cone Photoreceptor Degeneration in Zebrafish. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(50). 13866–13874. 90 indexed citations
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Kennedy, Breandán N., Yolanda Álvarez, Susan E. Brockerhoff, et al.. (2007). Identification of a Zebrafish Cone Photoreceptor–Specific Promoter and Genetic Rescue of Achromatopsia in thenofMutant. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 48(2). 522–522. 72 indexed citations
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Kennedy, Breandán N., George Stearns, Visvanathan Ramamurthy, et al.. (2004). Zebrafish rx3 and mab21l2 are required during eye morphogenesis. Developmental Biology. 270(2). 336–349. 66 indexed citations
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Epps, Heather A. Van, Mitsuko Hayashi, Louise Lucast, et al.. (2004). The ZebrafishnrcMutant Reveals a Role for the Polyphosphoinositide Phosphatase Synaptojanin 1 in Cone Photoreceptor Ribbon Anchoring. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(40). 8641–8650. 84 indexed citations
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Stearns, George, et al.. (2001). Reaction of Acylated Homoserine Lactone Bacterial Signaling Molecules with Oxidized Halogen Antimicrobials. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 67(7). 3174–3179. 128 indexed citations
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Li, Tiansheng, et al.. (1997). Conformational Changes in G-CSF/Receptor Complex As Investigated by Isotope-Edited FTIR Spectroscopy. Biochemistry. 36(29). 8849–8857. 17 indexed citations
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Sitney, Karen, Michael B. Mann, George Stearns, et al.. (1996). Use of a Modified Tryptophanase Promoter to Direct High‐Level Expression of Foreign Proteins in E. coli. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 782(1). 297–310. 2 indexed citations
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Samal, Babru, et al.. (1994). Cloning and Characterization of the cDNA Encoding a Novel Human pre-B-Cell Colony-enhancing Factor. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 14(2). 1431–1437. 224 indexed citations
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Samal, Babru, et al.. (1994). Cloning and characterization of the cDNA encoding a novel human pre-B-cell colony-enhancing factor.. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 14(2). 1431–1437. 857 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rinas, Ursula, Larry B. Tsai, David Lyons, et al.. (1992). Cysteine to Serine Substitutions in Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor: Effect on Inclusion Body Formation and Proteolytic Susceptibility During in Vitro Refolding. Bio/Technology. 10(4). 435–440. 40 indexed citations
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Samal, Babru, et al.. (1990). Identification of interleukin 6 as a synergistic factor for the differentiation-inducing effect of TNF on leukemic ML-1 cells. Leukemia Research. 14(6). 575–580. 7 indexed citations
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Conrad, Charles A., et al.. (1984). Characterization of a glpK transducing phage. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 193(2). 376–378. 11 indexed citations

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