J. Thomas Parsons

21.9k total citations · 9 hit papers
100 papers, 18.7k citations indexed

About

J. Thomas Parsons is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Thomas Parsons has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 18.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Molecular Biology, 47 papers in Cell Biology and 42 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in J. Thomas Parsons's work include Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (42 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (41 papers) and Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (23 papers). J. Thomas Parsons is often cited by papers focused on Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (42 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (41 papers) and Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (23 papers). J. Thomas Parsons collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Czechia. J. Thomas Parsons's co-authors include Michael D. Schaller, Sarah J. Parsons, Martin A. Schwartz, Alan Rick Horwitz, Bradley S. Cobb, Albert B. Reynolds, Jeffrey D. Hildebrand, Alan F. Horwitz, Donna J. Webb and Cheryl A. Borgman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

J. Thomas Parsons

100 papers receiving 18.4k citations

Hit Papers

Cell adhesion: integrating cytoskeletal ... 1992 2026 2003 2014 2010 1992 2003 2004 1994 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Cell adhesion: integrating cytoskeletal dynamics and cellular tension
    2010 1.5k citations J. Thomas Parsons et al. profile →
  2. pp125FAK a structurally distinctive protein-tyrosine kinase associated with focal adhesions.
    1992 1.3k citations Michael D. Schaller, J. Thomas Parsons et al. profile →
  3. Focal adhesion kinase: the first ten years
    2003 1.1k citations J. Thomas Parsons profile →
  4. FAK–Src signalling through paxillin, ERK and MLCK regulates adhesion disassembly
    2004 1.1k citations J. Thomas Parsons et al. profile →
  5. Autophosphorylation of the Focal Adhesion Kinase, ppl25FAK, Directs SH2-Dependent Binding of pp60src
    1994 1.0k citations Michael D. Schaller, Jeffrey D. Hildebrand et al. profile →
  6. Src family kinases, key regulators of signal transduction
    2004 748 citations Sarah J. Parsons, J. Thomas Parsons Oncogene profile →
  7. Adhesion assembly, disassembly and turnover in migrating cells – over and over and over again
    2002 619 citations J. Thomas Parsons et al. profile →
  8. Integrin-dependent phosphorylation and activation of the protein tyrosine kinase pp125FAK in platelets.
    1992 592 citations Michael D. Schaller, J. Thomas Parsons et al. profile →
  9. HDAC6 Modulates Cell Motility by Altering the Acetylation Level of Cortactin
    2007 588 citations J. Thomas Parsons et al. profile →

Peers

J. Thomas Parsons
Christopher E. Turner United States
Steven K. Hanks United States
Filippo G. Giancotti United States
Michael D. Schaller United States
J. Thomas Parsons United States
David D. Schlaepfer United States
Alan F. Horwitz United States
David R. Critchley United Kingdom
John Couchman United States
Margaret C. Frame United Kingdom
Christopher E. Turner United States
J. Thomas Parsons
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Parsons, J. Thomas, et al.. (2012). Cas and NEDD9 Contribute to Tumor Progression through Dynamic Regulation of the Cytoskeleton. Genes & Cancer. 3(5-6). 371–381. 34 indexed citations
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Slack‐Davis, Jill K., Karen H. Martin, Robert W. Tilghman, et al.. (2007). Cellular Characterization of a Novel Focal Adhesion Kinase Inhibitor. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(20). 14845–14852. 408 indexed citations
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Tilghman, Robert W. & J. Thomas Parsons. (2007). Focal adhesion kinase as a regulator of cell tension in the progression of cancer. Seminars in Cancer Biology. 18(1). 45–52. 125 indexed citations
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Weed, Scott A., Alissa M. Weaver, Andrei V. Karginov, et al.. (2003). Cortactin Interacts with WIP in Regulating Arp2/3 Activation and Membrane Protrusion. Current Biology. 13(5). 384–393. 149 indexed citations
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Schafer, Dorothy A., Scott A. Weed, Derk D. Binns, et al.. (2002). Dynamin2 and Cortactin Regulate Actin Assembly and Filament Organization. Current Biology. 12(21). 1852–1857. 163 indexed citations
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Liu, Yunhao, Joost C. Loijens, Karen H. Martin, Andrei V. Karginov, & J. Thomas Parsons. (2002). The Association of ASAP1, an ADP Ribosylation Factor-GTPase Activating Protein, with Focal Adhesion Kinase Contributes to the Process of Focal Adhesion Assembly. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 13(6). 2147–2156. 137 indexed citations
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Weaver, Alissa M., et al.. (2002). Interaction of Cortactin and N-WASp with Arp2/3 Complex. Current Biology. 12(15). 1270–1278. 227 indexed citations
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Richardson, Alan, et al.. (2001). Serine Phosphorylation of Focal Adhesion Kinase in Interphase and Mitosis: A Possible Role in Modulating Binding to p130Cas. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 12(1). 1–12. 72 indexed citations
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Weaver, Alissa M., Andrei V. Karginov, Scott A. Weed, et al.. (2001). Cortactin promotes and stabilizes Arp2/3-induced actin filament network formation. Current Biology. 11(5). 370–374. 486 indexed citations
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Taylor, Joan M., Joshua D. Rovin, & J. Thomas Parsons. (2000). A Role for Focal Adhesion Kinase in Phenylephrine-induced Hypertrophy of Rat Ventricular Cardiomyocytes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(25). 19250–19257. 120 indexed citations
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Taylor, Joan M., Jeffrey D. Hildebrand, Christopher P. Mack, Michael Cox, & J. Thomas Parsons. (1998). Characterization of Graf, the GTPase-activating Protein for Rho Associated with Focal Adhesion Kinase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(14). 8063–8070. 64 indexed citations
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Taylor, Joan M., Alan Richardson, & J. Thomas Parsons. (1998). Modular Domains of Focal Adhesion-Associated Proteins. Current topics in microbiology and immunology. 228. 135–163. 11 indexed citations
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Lacoste, Judith, et al.. (1998). [9] Assay and purification of focal adhesion kinase. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 298. 89–102. 4 indexed citations
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Parsons, J. Thomas & Sarah J. Parsons. (1997). Src family protein tyrosine kinases: cooperating with growth factor and adhesion signaling pathways. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 9(2). 187–192. 341 indexed citations
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Parsons, J. Thomas, et al.. (1995). Interaction of Focal Adhesion Kinase with Cytoskeletal Protein Talin. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(28). 16995–16999. 328 indexed citations
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Marengère, Luc E. M., Zhou Songyang, Gerald Gish, et al.. (1994). SH2 domain specificity and activity modified by a single residue. Nature. 369(6480). 502–505. 152 indexed citations
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Schaller, Michael D., Amy H. Bouton, Daniel C. Flynn, & J. Thomas Parsons. (1993). Identification and Characterization of Novel Substrates for Protein Tyrosine Kinases. Progress in nucleic acid research and molecular biology. 44. 205–227. 31 indexed citations
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Bouton, Amy H., Steven B. Kanner, Richard Vines, & J. Thomas Parsons. (1991). Tyrosine phosphorylation of three cellular proteins correlates with transformation of rat 1 cells by pp60src. Molecular Carcinogenesis. 4(2). 145–152. 4 indexed citations
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Parsons, Sarah J., et al.. (1984). Monoclonal Antibodies Specific for the Virion Polypeptide, p27, of Avian Retroviruses. Hybridoma. 3(1). 25–31. 5 indexed citations

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