James E. Ferrell

22.3k total citations · 9 hit papers
129 papers, 16.7k citations indexed

About

James E. Ferrell is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, James E. Ferrell has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 16.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Molecular Biology, 46 papers in Cell Biology and 12 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in James E. Ferrell's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (42 papers), Gene Regulatory Network Analysis (24 papers) and Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (13 papers). James E. Ferrell is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (42 papers), Gene Regulatory Network Analysis (24 papers) and Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (13 papers). James E. Ferrell collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Belgium. James E. Ferrell's co-authors include Jeffrey A. Ubersax, Tobias Meyer, Jason W. Myers, Chi‐Ying F. Huang, Wen‐Cheng Xiong, Eduardo D. Sontag, Joseph R. Pomerening, Joshua T. Jones, Won Do Heo and Jen Liou and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

James E. Ferrell

128 papers receiving 16.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

STIM Is a Ca2+ Sensor Essential for Ca2+-Store-Depletion-Triggered Ca2+ Influx

2005 1.7k citations Jen Liou, Won Do Heo et al. Current Biology profile →
Mechanisms of specificity in protein phosphorylation

2007 1.1k citations Jeffrey A. Ubersax, James E. Ferrell profile →
Ultrasensitivity in the mitogen-activated protein kinase cascade.

1996 858 citations James E. Ferrell et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Self-perpetuating states in signal transduction: positive feedback, double-negative feedback and bistability

2002 852 citations James E. Ferrell profile →
The Biochemical Basis of an All-or-None Cell Fate Switch in Xenopus Oocytes

1998 834 citations James E. Ferrell et al. Science profile →
Detection of multistability, bifurcations, and hysteresis in a large class of biological positive-feedback systems

2004 720 citations James E. Ferrell, Eduardo D. Sontag et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Building a cell cycle oscillator: hysteresis and bistability in the activation of Cdc2

2003 583 citations Joseph R. Pomerening, Eduardo D. Sontag et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →
A positive-feedback-based bistable ‘memory module’ that governs a cell fate decision

2003 567 citations Wen‐Cheng Xiong, James E. Ferrell Nature profile →
Robust, Tunable Biological Oscillations from Interlinked Positive and Negative Feedback Loops

2008 538 citations Tony Tsai, Yoon Sup Choi et al. Science profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Membrane localization accelerates association under conditions relevant to cellular signaling 2024 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·William Y. C. Huang, Steven G. Boxer, James E. Ferrell	7
2	Long-range regulation of transcription scales with genomic distance in a gene-specific manner 2024 ·Molecular Cell ·(unknown), Liangfu Chen, Tomek Swigut, (unknown), David Yao, (unknown), James E. Ferrell, Alistair N. Boettiger, Joanna Wysocka	9
3	Robust trigger wave speed in Xenopus cytoplasmic extracts 2024 ·Nature Communications ·(unknown), Yuping Chen, William Y. C. Huang, (unknown), James E. Ferrell	2
4	Signaling reactions in 2D vs. 3D 2024 ·Biophysical Journal ·William Y. C. Huang, Steven G. Boxer, James E. Ferrell	1
5	Spontaneous emergence of cell-like organization in Xenopus egg extracts 2019 ·Science ·Xianrui Cheng, James E. Ferrell	58
6	A compact synthetic pathway rewires cancer signaling to therapeutic effector release 2019 ·Science ·H. Kay Chung, Xinzhi Zou, Bryce T. Bajar, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), James E. Ferrell, Michael Z. Lin	41
7	Efficient Front-Rear Coupling in Neutrophil Chemotaxis by Dynamic Myosin II Localization 2019 ·Developmental Cell ·Tony Tsai, Sean R. Collins, Caleb K. Chan, (unknown), Pui‐Ying Lam, Sunny S. Lou, Hee Won Yang, Julianne Jorgensen, Felix Ellett, Daniel Irimia, Michael W. Davidson, Robert Fischer, Anna Huttenlocher, Tobias Meyer, James E. Ferrell, Julie A. Theriot	50
8	Thresholds and ultrasensitivity from negative cooperativity 2016 ·Science ·(unknown), James E. Ferrell	54
9	Changes in Oscillatory Dynamics in the Cell Cycle of Early Xenopus laevis Embryos 2014 ·PLoS Biology ·Tony Tsai, Julie A. Theriot, James E. Ferrell	63
10	Spatial trigger waves: positive feedback gets you a long way 2014 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Lendert Gelens, Graham A. Anderson, James E. Ferrell	96
11	Ultrasensitivity part II: multisite phosphorylation, stoichiometric inhibitors, and positive feedback 2014 ·Trends in Biochemical Sciences ·James E. Ferrell, S L McElroy, Sang Hoon Ha	141
12	Ultrasensitivity in the Regulation of Cdc25C by Cdk1 2011 ·Molecular Cell ·(unknown), (unknown), Sun Young Kim, James E. Ferrell	110
13	Robust, Tunable Biological Oscillations from Interlinked Positive and Negative Feedback Loops breakdown → 2008 ·Science ·Tony Tsai, Yoon Sup Choi, Wenzhe Ma, Joseph R. Pomerening, Chao Tang, James E. Ferrell	538
14	Rapid Cycling and Precocious Termination of G1 Phase in Cells Expressing CDK1AF 2008 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Joseph R. Pomerening, Jeffrey A. Ubersax, James E. Ferrell	51
15	Interlinked Fast and Slow Positive Feedback Loops Drive Reliable Cell Decisions 2005 ·Science ·Onn Brandman, James E. Ferrell, Rong Li, Tobias Meyer	356
16	STIM Is a Ca2+ Sensor Essential for Ca2+-Store-Depletion-Triggered Ca2+ Influx breakdown → 2005 ·Current Biology ·Jen Liou, (unknown), Won Do Heo, Joshua T. Jones, Jason W. Myers, James E. Ferrell, Tobias Meyer	1748
17	Probing the precision of the mitotic clock with a live-cell fluorescent biosensor 2004 ·Nature Biotechnology ·Joshua T. Jones, Jason W. Myers, James E. Ferrell, Tobias Meyer	31
18	Building a cell cycle oscillator: hysteresis and bistability in the activation of Cdc2 breakdown → 2003 ·Nature Cell Biology ·Joseph R. Pomerening, Eduardo D. Sontag, James E. Ferrell	583
19	A positive-feedback-based bistable ‘memory module’ that governs a cell fate decision breakdown → 2003 ·Nature ·Wen‐Cheng Xiong, James E. Ferrell	567
20	Activation of Wee1 by p42 MAPK In Vitro and in CyclingXenopusEgg Extracts 2000 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·(unknown), S N Guadagno, James E. Ferrell	50

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