Jacob A. Blum

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 640 citations indexed

About

Jacob A. Blum is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Developmental Neuroscience and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Jacob A. Blum has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 640 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Developmental Neuroscience and 2 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Jacob A. Blum's work include Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (3 papers), Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics (2 papers) and Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (2 papers). Jacob A. Blum is often cited by papers focused on Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (3 papers), Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics (2 papers) and Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (2 papers). Jacob A. Blum collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belgium and Italy. Jacob A. Blum's co-authors include Aaron D. Gitler, Kevin A. Guttenplan, Philip Hasel, Prageeth R. Wijewardhane, Kimberley D. Bruce, Priya Prakash, Alexandra E. Münch, Gaurav Chopra, Jonathan Fine and Shane A. Liddelow and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Jacob A. Blum

10 papers receiving 636 citations

Hit Papers

Neurotoxic reactive astrocytes induce cell death via satu... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 100 200 300
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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. Neurotoxic reactive astrocytes induce cell death via saturated lipids
    2021 361 citations Kevin A. Guttenplan, Maya K. Weigel et al. Nature profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jacob A. Blum United States 9 321 234 130 121 102 10 640
Akira Sobue Japan 14 271 0.8× 220 0.9× 106 0.8× 153 1.3× 134 1.3× 24 628
Methodios Ximerakis Greece 7 315 1.0× 249 1.1× 75 0.6× 131 1.1× 80 0.8× 7 621
François‐Xavier Lejeune France 15 281 0.9× 120 0.5× 175 1.3× 82 0.7× 96 0.9× 48 678
Maya K. Weigel United States 5 271 0.8× 421 1.8× 152 1.2× 169 1.4× 137 1.3× 6 742
Angelique di Domenico United States 6 238 0.7× 195 0.8× 183 1.4× 133 1.1× 187 1.8× 7 581
Kun Leng United States 9 485 1.5× 343 1.5× 113 0.9× 229 1.9× 67 0.7× 16 905
Annelies Quaegebeur United Kingdom 11 375 1.2× 156 0.7× 118 0.9× 134 1.1× 153 1.5× 20 718
Hey‐Kyeong Jeong South Korea 14 198 0.6× 283 1.2× 178 1.4× 81 0.7× 134 1.3× 16 578
Emily F. Willis Australia 9 313 1.0× 345 1.5× 93 0.7× 64 0.5× 181 1.8× 13 776
Jordan Koeppen United States 7 263 0.8× 381 1.6× 288 2.2× 90 0.7× 72 0.7× 7 716

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jacob A. Blum

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

All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Taylor, Seth R., Jacob A. Blum, Weidong Feng, et al.. (2024). A molecular atlas of adult C. elegans motor neurons reveals ancient diversity delineated by conserved transcription factor codes. Cell Reports. 43(3). 113857–113857. 16 indexed citations
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Blum, Jacob A., et al.. (2023). Transvection between nonallelic genomic positions in Drosophila. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 14(2). 2 indexed citations
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Blum, Jacob A. & Aaron D. Gitler. (2022). Singling out motor neurons in the age of single-cell transcriptomics. Trends in Genetics. 38(9). 904–919. 10 indexed citations
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Patel, Tulsi, Sumin Jang, Michael Closser, et al.. (2022). Transcriptional dynamics of murine motor neuron maturation in vivo and in vitro. Nature Communications. 13(1). 5427–5427. 20 indexed citations
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Kım, Garam, Lisa Nakayama, Jacob A. Blum, et al.. (2022). Genome-wide CRISPR screen reveals v-ATPase as a drug target to lower levels of ALS protein ataxin-2. Cell Reports. 41(4). 111508–111508. 17 indexed citations
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Lu, Shan, Jiaojiao Hu, Alexander Goginashvili, et al.. (2022). Heat-shock chaperone HSPB1 regulates cytoplasmic TDP-43 phase separation and liquid-to-gel transition. Nature Cell Biology. 24(9). 1378–1393. 80 indexed citations
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Guttenplan, Kevin A., Maya K. Weigel, Priya Prakash, et al.. (2021). Neurotoxic reactive astrocytes induce cell death via saturated lipids. Nature. 599(7883). 102–107. 361 indexed citations breakdown →
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Blum, Jacob A., Sandy Klemm, Jennifer L. Shadrach, et al.. (2021). Single-cell transcriptomic analysis of the adult mouse spinal cord reveals molecular diversity of autonomic and skeletal motor neurons. Nature Neuroscience. 24(4). 572–583. 107 indexed citations
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Blum, Jacob A., Silvia Bonaccorsi, Marta Marzullo, et al.. (2017). The Hybrid Incompatibility Genes Lhr and Hmr Are Required for Sister Chromatid Detachment During Anaphase but Not for Centromere Function. Genetics. 207(4). 1457–1472. 15 indexed citations
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Punthambaker, Sukanya, Jacob A. Blum, & Richard I. Hume. (2012). High Potency Zinc Modulation of Human P2X2 Receptors and Low Potency Zinc Modulation of Rat P2X2 Receptors Share a Common Molecular Mechanism. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(26). 22099–22111. 12 indexed citations

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