Ira Herskowitz

31.3k total citations · 9 hit papers
182 papers, 26.2k citations indexed

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Ira Herskowitz is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ira Herskowitz has authored 182 papers receiving a total of 26.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 163 papers in Molecular Biology, 27 papers in Cell Biology and 24 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Ira Herskowitz's work include Fungal and yeast genetics research (118 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (35 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (26 papers). Ira Herskowitz is often cited by papers focused on Fungal and yeast genetics research (118 papers), Plant Reproductive Biology (35 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (26 papers). Ira Herskowitz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Ira Herskowitz's co-authors include Flora Banuett, Robert E. Jensen, Jasper Rine, Craig L. Peterson, Sean M. O’Rourke, James Hicks, Jeffrey N. Strathern, Brenda Andrews, Matthias Peter and John Chant and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Ira Herskowitz

181 papers receiving 25.2k 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 Transcriptional Program of Sporulation in Budding Yeast

1998 1.5k citations Joseph L. DeRisi, Ira Herskowitz et al. profile →
Functional inactivation of genes by dominant negative mutations

1987 991 citations Ira Herskowitz profile →
MAP kinase pathways in yeast: For mating and more

1995 860 citations Ira Herskowitz Cell profile →
Uptake of the anticancer drug cisplatin mediated by the copper transporter Ctr1 in yeast and mammals

2002 735 citations Jaekwon Lee, Dennis J. Thiele et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Four Genes Responsible for a Position Effect on Expression From HML and HMR in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

1987 578 citations Jasper Rine, Ira Herskowitz profile →
Structure of a yeast pheromone gene (MFα): A putative α-factor precursor contains four tandem copies of mature α-factor

1982 515 citations Ira Herskowitz et al. Cell profile →
Characterization of the yeast SWI1, SWI2, and SWI3 genes, which encode a global activator of transcription

1992 502 citations Craig L. Peterson, Ira Herskowitz Cell profile →
A regulatory hierarchy for cell specialization in yeast

1989 500 citations Ira Herskowitz profile →
Mechanisms of asymmetric cell division: Two Bs or not two Bs, that is the question

1992 449 citations Ira Herskowitz et al. Cell profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Ira Herskowitz	22.5k	4.7k	4.1k	3.2k	2.2k	182	26.2k
Leland H. Hartwell	24.2k 1.1×	6.1k 1.3×	3.0k 0.7×	2.3k 0.7×	4.6k 2.1×	114	28.3k
Stanley Fields	27.8k 1.2×	3.9k 0.8×	2.9k 0.7×	3.2k 1.0×	2.1k 0.9×	186	33.5k
Jeremy Thorner	19.4k 0.9×	6.6k 1.4×	2.7k 0.6×	1.3k 0.4×	1.5k 0.7×	231	22.5k
James Hicks	24.1k 1.1×	3.1k 0.7×	9.1k 2.2×	4.9k 1.5×	2.9k 1.3×	182	33.2k
Mike Tyers	23.3k 1.0×	5.2k 1.1×	2.6k 0.6×	2.0k 0.6×	2.8k 1.3×	187	27.4k
Charles Boone	20.3k 0.9×	5.4k 1.2×	2.6k 0.6×	2.5k 0.8×	935 0.4×	247	24.7k
Kevin Struhl	38.0k 1.7×	1.9k 0.4×	4.9k 1.2×	4.6k 1.4×	3.9k 1.8×	318	42.9k
James R. Broach	16.0k 0.7×	2.6k 0.6×	2.7k 0.7×	1.7k 0.5×	920 0.4×	224	18.2k
Andrew W. Murray	25.9k 1.2×	12.9k 2.7×	5.1k 1.2×	3.7k 1.1×	3.6k 1.6×	267	31.5k
Michael N. Hall	34.3k 1.5×	6.7k 1.4×	3.4k 0.8×	3.7k 1.1×	3.1k 1.4×	246	44.9k

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Shih, Judy L., et al.. (2005). Cell Polarity Protein Spa2P Associates With Proteins Involved In Actin Function InSaccharomyces Cerevisiae. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 16(10). 4595–4608. 30 indexed citations

Llinás, Manuel, et al.. (2004). Genomic dissection of the cell-type-specification circuit in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(52). 18069–18074. 72 indexed citations

O’Rourke, Sean M. & Ira Herskowitz. (2003). Unique and Redundant Roles for HOG MAPK Pathway Components as Revealed by Whole-Genome Expression Analysis. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 15(2). 532–542. 192 indexed citations

Lee, Jaekwon, et al.. (2002). Uptake of the anticancer drug cisplatin mediated by the copper transporter Ctr1 in yeast and mammals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(22). 14298–14302. 735 indexed citations breakdown →

McBride, Helen J., Anita Sil, Vivien Measday, et al.. (2001). The protein kinase Pho85 is required for asymmetric accumulation of the Ash1 protein in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Molecular Microbiology. 42(2). 345–353. 15 indexed citations

Herskowitz, Ira, et al.. (1999). Genetic and Biochemical Characterization of the Yeast Spo12 Protein. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 10(11). 3689–3703. 21 indexed citations

Herskowitz, Ira, et al.. (1998). Gametogenesis in Yeast Is Regulated by a Transcriptional Cascade Dependent on Ndt80. Molecular Cell. 1(5). 685–696. 286 indexed citations

Neiman, Aaron M., Brian J. Stevenson, G. F. Sprague, et al.. (1993). Functional homology of protein kinases required for sexual differentiation in Schizosaccharomyces pombe and Saccharomyces cerevisiae suggests a conserved signal transduction module in eukaryotic organisms.. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 4(1). 107–120. 142 indexed citations

Herskowitz, Ira, Brenda Andrews, Warren D. Kruger, et al.. (1992). 36 Integration of Multiple Regulatory Inputs in the Control of HO Expression in Yeast. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 949–974. 23 indexed citations

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Herskowitz, Ira, Jasper Rine, & Jeffrey N. Strathern. (1992). 11 Mating-type Determination and Mating-type Interconversion in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 583–656. 135 indexed citations

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Chang, Fred & Ira Herskowitz. (1992). Phosphorylation of FAR1 in response to alpha-factor: a possible requirement for cell-cycle arrest.. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 3(4). 445–450. 55 indexed citations

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Peterson, Craig L. & Ira Herskowitz. (1992). Characterization of the yeast SWI1, SWI2, and SWI3 genes, which encode a global activator of transcription. Cell. 68(3). 573–583. 502 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kruger, Warren D. & Ira Herskowitz. (1991). A Negative Regulator of HO Transcription, SIN1 (SPT2), Is a Nonspecific DNA-Binding Protein Related to HMG1. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 11(8). 4135–4146. 140 indexed citations

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Marsh, Lorraine, Aaron M. Neiman, & Ira Herskowitz. (1991). Signal Transduction During Pheromone Response in Yeast. PubMed. 7(1). 699–728. 192 indexed citations

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Neiman, Aaron M., et al.. (1990). CDC36 and CDC39 are negative elements in the signal transduction pathway of yeast.. PubMed. 1(5). 391–401. 36 indexed citations

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Michaelis, Susan & Ira Herskowitz. (1988). The a -Factor Pheromone of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is Essential for Mating. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 8(3). 1309–1318. 92 indexed citations

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Fields, Stanley & Ira Herskowitz. (1987). Regulation by the Yeast Mating-Type Locus of STE12 , a Gene Required for Cell-Type-Specific Expression. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 7(10). 3818–3821. 65 indexed citations

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Herskowitz, Ira & Yasuji Oshima. (1981). Control of Cell Type in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Mating Type and Mating-type Interconversion. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 11. 181–209. 116 indexed citations

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Herskowitz, Ira, et al.. (1980). Rex-dependent exclusion of lambdoid phages II. Determinants of sensitivity to exclusion. Virology. 102(1). 147–160. 39 indexed citations

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Georgopoulos, Costa & Ira Herskowitz. (1971). Escherichia coli Mutants Blocked in Lambda DNA Synthesis. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 2. 553–564. 136 indexed citations

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