Ira Herskowitz

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

About

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 Germany. 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

5 papers align trajectories

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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 Nature profile →
MAP kinase pathways in yeast: For mating and more

1995 860 citations Ira Herskowitz 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 Genetics 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. 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 profile →
A regulatory hierarchy for cell specialization in yeast

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

1992 449 citations Ira Herskowitz et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Cell Polarity Protein Spa2P Associates With Proteins Involved In Actin Function InSaccharomyces Cerevisiae 2005 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Judy L. Shih, Samara L. Reck‐Peterson, (unknown), Mark S. Mooseker, Ruedi Aebersold, Ira Herskowitz	30
2	Genomic dissection of the cell-type-specification circuit in Saccharomyces cerevisiae 2004 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), Manuel Llinás, Sean M. O’Rourke, Ira Herskowitz, Joseph L. DeRisi, Alexander D. Johnson	72
3	Unique and Redundant Roles for HOG MAPK Pathway Components as Revealed by Whole-Genome Expression Analysis 2003 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Sean M. O’Rourke, Ira Herskowitz	192
4	Uptake of the anticancer drug cisplatin mediated by the copper transporter Ctr1 in yeast and mammals breakdown → 2002 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), Jaekwon Lee, Dennis J. Thiele, Ira Herskowitz	735
5	The prion domain of yeast Ure2P induces autocatalytic formation of amyloid fibers by a recombinant fusion protein 2000 ·Protein Science ·Martin Schlumpberger, Holger Wille, Michael A. Baldwin, (unknown), Ira Herskowitz, Stanley B. Prusiner	48
6	Localization of Bud2p, a GTPase-activating protein necessary for programming cell polarity in yeast to the presumptive bud site 1999 ·Genes & Development ·Hay-Oak Park, (unknown), Ira Herskowitz	60
7	Gametogenesis in Yeast Is Regulated by a Transcriptional Cascade Dependent on Ndt80 1998 ·Molecular Cell ·(unknown), Ira Herskowitz	286
8	Programming of Cell Polarity in Budding Yeast by Endogenous and Exogenous Signals 1995 ·Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology ·Ira Herskowitz, Hay-Oak Park, Sylvia L. Sanders, N Valtz, Matthias Peter	33
9	Functional homology of protein kinases required for sexual differentiation in Schizosaccharomyces pombe and Saccharomyces cerevisiae suggests a conserved signal transduction module in eukaryotic organisms. 1993 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Aaron M. Neiman, Brian J. Stevenson, (unknown), G. F. Sprague, Ira Herskowitz, Michael Wigler, S Marcus	142
10	36 Integration of Multiple Regulatory Inputs in the Control of HO Expression in Yeast 1992 ·Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive ·Ira Herskowitz, Brenda Andrews, Warren D. Kruger, Joe Ogas, Anita Sil, Cara M. Coburn, Craig L. Peterson	23
11	11 Mating-type Determination and Mating-type Interconversion in Saccharomyces cerevisiae 1992 ·Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive ·Ira Herskowitz, Jasper Rine, Jeffrey N. Strathern	135
12	A Negative Regulator of HO Transcription, SIN1 (SPT2), Is a Nonspecific DNA-Binding Protein Related to HMG1 1991 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Warren D. Kruger, Ira Herskowitz	140
13	Signal Transduction During Pheromone Response in Yeast 1991 ·PubMed ·Lorraine Marsh, Aaron M. Neiman, Ira Herskowitz	192
14	CDC36 and CDC39 are negative elements in the signal transduction pathway of yeast. 1990 ·PubMed ·Aaron M. Neiman, (unknown), Kelly Komachi, Ira Herskowitz	36
15	A regulatory hierarchy for cell specialization in yeast breakdown → 1989 ·Nature ·Ira Herskowitz	500
16	The a -Factor Pheromone of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is Essential for Mating 1988 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Susan Michaelis, Ira Herskowitz	92
17	The Hawthorne deletion twenty-five years later. 1988 ·Genetics ·Ira Herskowitz	9
18	Regulation by the Yeast Mating-Type Locus of STE12 , a Gene Required for Cell-Type-Specific Expression 1987 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Stanley Fields, Ira Herskowitz	65
19	Control of Cell Type in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Mating Type and Mating-type Interconversion 1981 ·Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive ·Ira Herskowitz, Yasuji Oshima	116
20	Escherichia coli Mutants Blocked in Lambda DNA Synthesis 1971 ·Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive ·Costa Georgopoulos, Ira Herskowitz	136

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