Hugh J. Clarke

6.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
107 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Hugh J. Clarke is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Reproductive Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Hugh J. Clarke has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Molecular Biology, 63 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 26 papers in Reproductive Medicine. Recurrent topics in Hugh J. Clarke's work include Reproductive Biology and Fertility (61 papers), Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (27 papers) and Sperm and Testicular Function (19 papers). Hugh J. Clarke is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive Biology and Fertility (61 papers), Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (27 papers) and Sperm and Testicular Function (19 papers). Hugh J. Clarke collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Hugh J. Clarke's co-authors include Yoshio Masui, Marie‐Hélène Verlhac, Bernard Maro, Othman A. Mohamed, Stephany El‐Hayek, Daniel Dufort, Jacek Z. Kubiak, Jacquetta M. Trasler, Carmen Mertineit and Timothy H. Bestor and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Hugh J. Clarke

105 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

Oocyte Maturation 1979 2026 1994 2010 1979 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Oocyte Maturation
    1979 593 citations Yoshio Masui, Hugh J. Clarke profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hugh J. Clarke Canada 39 2.8k 2.7k 1.4k 1.0k 654 107 5.4k
Louis Hermo Canada 52 3.6k 1.3× 1.6k 0.6× 3.1k 2.2× 1.2k 1.2× 657 1.0× 169 7.3k
Eimei Sato Japan 37 2.3k 0.8× 3.2k 1.2× 1.9k 1.4× 862 0.8× 315 0.5× 270 5.1k
Robert Sullivan Canada 52 5.1k 1.8× 2.3k 0.9× 3.7k 2.7× 1.2k 1.2× 599 0.9× 128 9.5k
Jennie P. Mather United States 46 3.8k 1.4× 1.8k 0.7× 2.3k 1.6× 1.1k 1.1× 687 1.1× 124 7.2k
Lane K. Christenson United States 48 3.4k 1.2× 2.0k 0.8× 1.6k 1.1× 1.3k 1.3× 580 0.9× 140 6.9k
Aleksandar Rajkovic United States 39 2.1k 0.7× 1.8k 0.7× 1.5k 1.1× 2.2k 2.1× 237 0.4× 117 5.6k
Philippe Collas Norway 60 8.5k 3.1× 1.6k 0.6× 372 0.3× 1.6k 1.6× 1.0k 1.6× 226 10.7k
Pietro M. Motta Italy 32 1.1k 0.4× 1.6k 0.6× 1.2k 0.8× 352 0.3× 503 0.8× 137 3.6k
David T. MacLaughlin United States 47 3.2k 1.1× 3.1k 1.2× 3.8k 2.7× 1.9k 1.8× 494 0.8× 120 7.8k
Gilbert A. Schultz Canada 40 2.9k 1.0× 2.4k 0.9× 832 0.6× 1.4k 1.3× 230 0.4× 95 5.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hugh J. Clarke

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Clarke, Hugh J., et al.. (2025). Non-muscle myosin II-dependent cumulus cell migration at ovulation is required for sperm to reach the egg in mice. Communications Biology. 8(1). 1357–1357.
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Yang, Qin, et al.. (2024). SMAD4 promotes somatic-germline contact during murine oocyte growth. eLife. 13. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Qin, et al.. (2024). SMAD4 promotes somatic-germline contact during murine oocyte growth. eLife. 13. 4 indexed citations
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Letort, Gaëlle, Morgane Belle, Tristan Piolot, et al.. (2023). Filopodia-like protrusions of adjacent somatic cells shape the developmental potential of oocytes. Life Science Alliance. 6(6). e202301963–e202301963. 14 indexed citations
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Volodarsky‐Perel, Alexander, Qin Yang, Togas Tulandi, et al.. (2022). MYO10 promotes transzonal projection-dependent germ line-somatic contact during mammalian folliculogenesis. Biology of Reproduction. 107(2). 474–487. 10 indexed citations
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Abbassi, Laleh, Stephany El‐Hayek, Qin Yang, et al.. (2021). Epidermal growth factor receptor signaling uncouples germ cells from the somatic follicular compartment at ovulation. Nature Communications. 12(1). 1438–1438. 60 indexed citations
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Clarke, Hugh J., et al.. (2018). CNOT6 regulates a novel pattern of mRNA deadenylation during oocyte meiotic maturation. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 6812–6812. 15 indexed citations
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Clarke, Hugh J.. (2017). Regulation of germ cell development by intercellular signaling in the mammalian ovarian follicle. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Developmental Biology. 7(1). 121 indexed citations
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Clarke, Hugh J.. (2017). Control of Mammalian Oocyte Development by Interactions with the Maternal Follicular Environment. Results and problems in cell differentiation. 63. 17–41. 35 indexed citations
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Macaulay, Angus D., Isabelle Gilbert, Julieta Caballero, et al.. (2014). The Gametic Synapse: RNA Transfer to the Bovine Oocyte1. Biology of Reproduction. 91(4). 90–90. 155 indexed citations
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Langdown, Andrew J., et al.. (2007). Incomplete seating of the liner with the Trident acetabular system. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume. 89-B(3). 291–295. 62 indexed citations
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Telfer, Evelyn E., Roger G. Gosden, Anne Grete Byskov, et al.. (2005). On Regenerating the Ovary and Generating Controversy. Cell. 122(6). 821–822. 109 indexed citations
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Mohamed, Othman A., Hugh J. Clarke, & Daniel Dufort. (2004). β‐catenin signaling marks the prospective site of primitive streak formation in the mouse embryo. Developmental Dynamics. 231(2). 416–424. 148 indexed citations
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Lucifero, Diana, Carmen Mertineit, Hugh J. Clarke, Timothy H. Bestor, & Jacquetta M. Trasler. (2002). Methylation Dynamics of Imprinted Genes in Mouse Germ Cells. Genomics. 79(4). 530–538. 335 indexed citations
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Carroll, John, et al.. (2002). The Ability to Develop an Activity That Transfers Histones onto Sperm Chromatin Is Acquired with Meiotic Competence during Oocyte Growth. Developmental Biology. 241(1). 195–206. 25 indexed citations
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Pandit, Hemant, et al.. (2000). The long gamma nail: a DGH experience. Injury. 31(9). 701–709. 26 indexed citations
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Britton, Annie, et al.. (1997). The stanmore total hip arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 12(7). 728–735. 17 indexed citations
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Harrouk, Wafa & Hugh J. Clarke. (1993). Sperm chromatin acquires an activity that induces microtubule assembly during residence in the cytoplasm of metaphase oocytes of the mouse. Chromosoma. 102(4). 279–286. 14 indexed citations
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Clarke, Hugh J., et al.. (1988). Anaerobic septic arthritis due to bacteroides: brief report. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume. 70-B(5). 847–848. 4 indexed citations
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Clarke, Hugh J. & Yoshio Masui. (1985). Inhibition by dibutyryl cyclic AMP of the transition to metaphase of mouse oocyte nuclei and its reversal by cell fusion to metaphase oocytes. Developmental Biology. 108(1). 32–37. 28 indexed citations

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