H. Robert Horvitz

75.1k citations
252 papers · 51.6k indexed · 35 hit papers · h-index 107

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Papers in

H. Robert Horvitz

250 papers receiving 50.6k citations

Hit Papers

Most Caenorhabditis elegans microRNAs Are Individually Not Essential for Development or Viability 2007 · 381 citations
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H. Robert Horvitz
Comparison fields: 5 of 181
  • Aging 21.2k
  • Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 8.3k
  • Cancer Research 12.6k
  • Molecular Biology 31.7k
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 4.5k
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside H. Robert Horvitz, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#Work
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2 20243
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The transcriptional corepressor CTBP-1 acts with the SOX family transcription factor EGL-13 to maintain AIA interneuron cell identity in Caenorhabditis elegans
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4 202123
5 20193
6 2013430
7 201332
8 201349
9 200818
10 200629
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MicroRNA Expression in Zebrafish Embryonic Development
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20051284
12 200514
13 200529
14 2003165
15 200362
16 200257
17 199488
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The Caenorhabditis elegans genes ced-3 and ced-4 act cell autonomously to cause programmed cell death
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1990422
19 19881
20 19881

About H. Robert Horvitz

H. Robert Horvitz is a scholar working on Aging, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cell Biology, having authored 252 papers that have together received 51.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (205 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (71 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (30 papers), Spaceflight effects on biology (28 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (23 papers), Reproductive Biology and Fertility (21 papers), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (13 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Aging (21.2k citations), Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (8.3k citations), Cancer Research (12.6k citations), Molecular Biology (31.7k citations) and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (4.5k citations). H. Robert Horvitz has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Frequent co-authors include J.E. Sulston, Ezequiel Alvarez-Saavedra, Erika Hartwieg, Paul W. Sternberg, Eric A. Miska, Michael O. Hengartner, Cornelia I. Bargmann, Gary Ruvkun, Victor Ambros and Michael Basson. Their work appears in journals such as Genetics, Cell, Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Development.

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