Heather Dionne

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Heather Dionne is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Heather Dionne has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 5 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Heather Dionne's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (6 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (5 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (4 papers). Heather Dionne is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (6 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (5 papers) and Circadian rhythm and melatonin (4 papers). Heather Dionne collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Heather Dionne's co-authors include Gerald M. Rubin, Anne C. Hart, Yang Yu, Yoshinori Aso, Hiromu Tanimoto, Rebecca M. Johnston, Daisuke Hattori, Richard Axel, Nirmala Iyer and Hidetoshi Komatsu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Heather Dionne

16 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

The neuronal architecture of the mushroom body provides a... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 200 400 600
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. The neuronal architecture of the mushroom body provides a logic for associative learning
    2014 634 citations Yoshinori Aso, Daisuke Hattori et al. eLife profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Heather Dionne United States 14 862 658 358 357 323 16 1.7k
Evan H. Feinberg United States 11 552 0.6× 989 1.5× 537 1.5× 250 0.7× 308 1.0× 13 1.9k
Laurent Seugnet France 22 905 1.0× 674 1.0× 135 0.4× 319 0.9× 498 1.5× 34 1.7k
David B. Morton United States 28 911 1.1× 533 0.8× 218 0.6× 339 0.9× 228 0.7× 97 2.2k
W. Daniel Tracey United States 21 1.7k 2.0× 705 1.1× 145 0.4× 481 1.3× 229 0.7× 36 2.6k
Marion Silies Germany 21 1.4k 1.7× 674 1.0× 91 0.3× 444 1.2× 137 0.4× 38 1.9k
Randall S. Hewes United States 18 1.1k 1.3× 524 0.8× 82 0.2× 338 0.9× 183 0.6× 24 1.4k
Mathias F. Wernet United States 20 1.0k 1.2× 941 1.4× 69 0.2× 358 1.0× 235 0.7× 35 1.7k
Alfredo Ghezzi United States 15 1.0k 1.2× 321 0.5× 121 0.3× 341 1.0× 251 0.8× 25 1.3k
Keita Endo Japan 11 905 1.0× 380 0.6× 142 0.4× 306 0.9× 156 0.5× 18 1.2k
David Owald Germany 19 2.0k 2.3× 725 1.1× 130 0.4× 707 2.0× 222 0.7× 25 2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Heather Dionne

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Fields of papers citing papers by Heather Dionne

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heather Dionne

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Heather Dionne. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Heather Dionne 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 Heather Dionne. Heather Dionne is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Longden, Kit D., Edward M. Rogers, Aljoscha Nern, Heather Dionne, & Michael B. Reiser. (2023). Different spectral sensitivities of ON- and OFF-motion pathways enhance the detection of approaching color objects in Drosophila. Nature Communications. 14(1). 7693–7693. 9 indexed citations
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González, Beatriz, et al.. (2021). Spatiotemporal control of pathway sensors and cross-pathway feedback regulate a differentiation MAPK pathway in yeast. Journal of Cell Science. 134(15). 5 indexed citations
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Longden, Kit D., Aljoscha Nern, Arthur Zhao, et al.. (2021). Synaptic targets of photoreceptors specialized to detect color and skylight polarization in Drosophila. eLife. 10. 32 indexed citations
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Dionne, Heather, et al.. (2019). Aggregate Filamentous Growth Responses in Yeast. mSphere. 4(2). 21 indexed citations
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Dionne, Heather, Karen L Hibbard, Amanda Cavallaro, Jui‐Chun Kao, & Gerald M. Rubin. (2018). Genetic Reagents for Making Split-GAL4 Lines in Drosophila. Genetics. 209(1). 31–35. 117 indexed citations
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Aso, Yoshinori, Daisuke Hattori, Yang Yu, et al.. (2014). The neuronal architecture of the mushroom body provides a logic for associative learning. eLife. 3. e04577–e04577. 634 indexed citations breakdown →
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Singh, Komudi, Michael Y. Chao, Hidetoshi Komatsu, et al.. (2011). C. elegans Notch Signaling Regulates Adult Chemosensory Response and Larval Molting Quiescence. Current Biology. 21(10). 825–834. 105 indexed citations
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Dionne, Heather, et al.. (2010). Multiple Signals Converge on a Differentiation MAPK Pathway. PLoS Genetics. 6(3). e1000883–e1000883. 46 indexed citations
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Birkaya, Barbara, et al.. (2009). The Signaling Mucins Msb2 and Hkr1 Differentially Regulate the Filamentation Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Pathway and Contribute to a Multimodal Response. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 20(13). 3101–3114. 72 indexed citations
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Komatsu, Hidetoshi, Michael Y. Chao, Jonah Larkins‐Ford, et al.. (2008). OSM-11 Facilitates LIN-12 Notch Signaling during Caenorhabditis elegans Vulval Development. PLoS Biology. 6(8). e196–e196. 95 indexed citations
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Morrison, Holly A., Heather Dionne, Tor Erik Rusten, et al.. (2008). Regulation of Early Endosomal Entry by theDrosophilaTumor Suppressors Rabenosyn and Vps45. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 19(10). 4167–4176. 72 indexed citations
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Vadaie, Nadia, et al.. (2008). Cleavage of the signaling mucin Msb2 by the aspartyl protease Yps1 is required for MAPK activation in yeast. The Journal of Cell Biology. 181(7). 1073–1081. 95 indexed citations
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Ferkey, Denise M., Gal Haspel, Heather Dionne, et al.. (2007). C. elegans G Protein Regulator RGS-3 Controls Sensitivity to Sensory Stimuli. Neuron. 53(1). 39–52. 50 indexed citations
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Vaccari, Thomas, et al.. (2007). A Mosaic Genetic Screen for Drosophila Neoplastic Tumor Suppressor Genes Based on Defective Pupation. Genetics. 177(3). 1667–1677. 66 indexed citations
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Dionne, Heather, et al.. (2004). Domains controlling cell polarity and proliferation in the Drosophila tumor suppressor Scribble. The Journal of Cell Biology. 167(6). 1137–1146. 110 indexed citations
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Chao, Michael Y., Hidetoshi Komatsu, Hana S. Fukuto, Heather Dionne, & Anne C. Hart. (2004). Feeding status and serotonin rapidly and reversibly modulate a Caenorhabditis elegans chemosensory circuit. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(43). 15512–15517. 192 indexed citations

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