Heather R. Brignull

2.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
7 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Heather R. Brignull is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Aging. According to data from OpenAlex, Heather R. Brignull has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 4 papers in Aging. Recurrent topics in Heather R. Brignull's work include Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (6 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (5 papers) and Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (4 papers). Heather R. Brignull is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (6 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (5 papers) and Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (4 papers). Heather R. Brignull collaborates with scholars based in United States and Portugal. Heather R. Brignull's co-authors include Richard I. Morimoto, James F. Morley, Jill J. Weyers, Tali Gidalevitz, Anat Ben‐Zvi, Finola E. Moore, Jennifer S. Stone, David W. Raible, Susana M. D. A. Garcia and N. S. Dias and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Heather R. Brignull

7 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The threshold for polyglutamine-expansion protein aggregation and cellular toxicity is dynamic and influenced by aging in Caenorhabditis elegans

2002 629 citations James F. Morley, Heather R. Brignull et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Progressive Disruption of Cellular Protein Folding in Models of Polyglutamine Diseases

2006 513 citations Tali Gidalevitz, Anat Ben‐Zvi et al. Science profile →

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Countries citing papers authored by Heather R. Brignull

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heather R. Brignull

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

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7 of 7 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Neuron-specific proteotoxicity of mutant ataxin-3 in C. elegans : rescue by the DAF-16 and HSF-1 pathways 2011 ·Human Molecular Genetics ·Andreia Teixeira‐Castro, Michael Ailion, (unknown), Heather R. Brignull, João L. Vilaça, N. S. Dias, Pedro Rodrigues, João Filipe Oliveira, Andreia Neves‐Carvalho, Richard I. Morimoto, Patrı́cia Maciel	84
2	Feathers and fins: Non-mammalian models for hair cell regeneration 2009 ·Brain Research ·Heather R. Brignull, David W. Raible, Jennifer S. Stone	103
3	The Stress of Misfolded Proteins 2007 ·Advances in experimental medicine and biology ·Heather R. Brignull, James F. Morley, Richard I. Morimoto	47
4	Progressive Disruption of Cellular Protein Folding in Models of Polyglutamine Diseases breakdown → 2006 ·Science ·Tali Gidalevitz, Anat Ben‐Zvi, (unknown), Heather R. Brignull, Richard I. Morimoto	513
5	Modeling Polyglutamine Pathogenesis in C. elegans 2006 ·Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology ·Heather R. Brignull, James F. Morley, Susana M. D. A. Garcia, Richard I. Morimoto	69
6	Polyglutamine Proteins at the Pathogenic Threshold Display Neuron-Specific Aggregation in a Pan-NeuronalCaenorhabditis elegansModel 2006 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Heather R. Brignull, Finola E. Moore, (unknown), Richard I. Morimoto	177
7	The threshold for polyglutamine-expansion protein aggregation and cellular toxicity is dynamic and influenced by aging in Caenorhabditis elegans breakdown → 2002 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·James F. Morley, Heather R. Brignull, Jill J. Weyers, Richard I. Morimoto	629

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