James G. Patton

13.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
94 papers, 9.8k citations indexed

About

James G. Patton is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, James G. Patton has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 9.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Molecular Biology, 47 papers in Cancer Research and 7 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in James G. Patton's work include RNA Research and Splicing (40 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (39 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (26 papers). James G. Patton is often cited by papers focused on RNA Research and Splicing (40 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (39 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (26 papers). James G. Patton collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Brazil. James G. Patton's co-authors include B Nadal-Ginard, Jeffrey L. Franklin, Robert J. Coffey, Christina Smith, James N. Higginbotham, Qi Liu, Dennis K. Jeppesen, Alex S. Flynt, Phillip D. Zamore and Michael R. Green and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

James G. Patton

93 papers receiving 9.7k 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.

Reassessment of Exosome Composition

2019 2.2k citations Dennis K. Jeppesen, Jeffrey L. Franklin et al. profile →
ALTERNATIVE SPLICING IN THE CONTROL OF GENE EXPRESSION

1989 642 citations Christina Smith, James G. Patton et al. Annual Review of Genetics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
James G. Patton United States	41	8.8k	3.3k	786	779	507	94	9.8k
Gisela D’Angelo France	22	6.6k 0.8×	3.3k 1.0×	306 0.4×	1.1k 1.4×	394 0.8×	43	8.1k
António Bernad Spain	43	5.5k 0.6×	1.7k 0.5×	360 0.5×	936 1.2×	1.2k 2.4×	115	8.2k
Bence György United States	28	5.0k 0.6×	1.7k 0.5×	267 0.3×	919 1.2×	607 1.2×	57	6.5k
Irene Bozzoni Italy	57	14.1k 1.6×	9.8k 3.0×	340 0.4×	674 0.9×	787 1.6×	182	16.0k
Abdullah Yalçın United States	17	11.6k 1.3×	5.4k 1.6×	280 0.4×	1.1k 1.4×	1.6k 3.1×	30	13.5k
Mark A. Behlke United States	53	8.5k 1.0×	2.5k 0.8×	290 0.4×	2.0k 2.5×	1.3k 2.6×	139	11.1k
Marina Colombo France	11	9.3k 1.1×	4.9k 1.5×	363 0.5×	1.6k 2.1×	116 0.2×	11	10.2k
James N. Higginbotham United States	26	4.8k 0.5×	2.6k 0.8×	146 0.2×	788 1.0×	409 0.8×	48	5.8k
Jens Harborth Germany	16	8.7k 1.0×	1.6k 0.5×	246 0.3×	855 1.1×	1.5k 2.9×	24	9.9k
D. Michiel Pegtel Netherlands	38	8.8k 1.0×	5.5k 1.7×	325 0.4×	1.3k 1.7×	183 0.4×	93	10.9k

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Pinhal, Danillo, et al.. (2025). Decoding microRNA arm switching: a key to evolutionary innovation and gene regulation. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 82(1). 197–197. 2 indexed citations

Patton, James G., et al.. (2024). Damage-Induced Senescent Immune Cells Regulate Regeneration of the Zebrafish Retina. PubMed. 1(1). 20240021–20240021. 1 indexed citations

Bovolenta, Luiz A., et al.. (2024). MicroRNA Transcriptomes Reveal Prevalence of Rare and Species-Specific Arm Switching Events During Zebrafish Ontogenesis. Evolutionary Bioinformatics. 20. 3273824382–3273824382. 1 indexed citations

Didiano, Dominic, Scott A. Hinger, Sankarathi Balaiya, et al.. (2020). Induction of a proliferative response in the zebrafish retina by injection of extracellular vesicles. Experimental Eye Research. 200. 108254–108254. 8 indexed citations

Pinhal, Danillo, Luiz A. Bovolenta, Simon Moxon, et al.. (2018). Genome-wide microRNA screening in Nile tilapia reveals pervasive isomiRs’ transcription, sex-biased arm switching and increasing complexity of expression throughout development. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 8248–8248. 24 indexed citations

Didiano, Dominic, et al.. (2017). Neurotransmitter-Regulated Regeneration in the Zebrafish Retina. Stem Cell Reports. 8(4). 831–842. 31 indexed citations

Dou, Yongchao, Jean‐Sébastien Diana, Jeffrey L. Franklin, et al.. (2016). Circular RNAs are down-regulated in KRAS mutant colon cancer cells and can be transferred to exosomes. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 37982–37982. 276 indexed citations

Wei, Chunyao, Elizabeth J. Thatcher, Jean‐Sébastien Diana, et al.. (2013). miR-153 Regulates SNAP-25, Synaptic Transmission, and Neuronal Development. PLoS ONE. 8(2). e57080–e57080. 54 indexed citations

Wei, Chunyao, Leonidas Salichos, Carli M Wittgrove, Antonis Rokas, & James G. Patton. (2012). Transcriptome-wide analysis of small RNA expression in early zebrafish development. RNA. 18(5). 915–929. 79 indexed citations

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Patton, James G., et al.. (2010). Analysis of SRrp86-regulated alternative splicing. RNA Biology. 7(4). 486–494. 2 indexed citations

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Flynt, Alex S., et al.. (2009). miR-8 microRNAs regulate the response to osmotic stress in zebrafish embryos. The Journal of Cell Biology. 185(1). 115–127. 94 indexed citations

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Thatcher, Elizabeth J., et al.. (2007). MiRNA expression analysis during normal zebrafish development and following inhibition of the Hedgehog and Notch signaling pathways. Developmental Dynamics. 236(8). 2172–2180. 54 indexed citations

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Ryther, Robin, Alex S. Flynt, Jennifer Phillips, & James G. Patton. (2004). siRNA therapeutics: big potential from small RNAs. Gene Therapy. 12(1). 5–11. 252 indexed citations

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Zolotukhin, Andrei S., Daniel Michałowski, Jenifer Bear, et al.. (2003). PSF Acts through the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 mRNA Instability Elements To Regulate Virus Expression. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 23(18). 6618–6630. 113 indexed citations

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Ryther, Robin, Lindsay McGuinness, John A. Phillips, et al.. (2003). Disruption of exon definition produces a dominant-negative growth hormone isoform that causes somatotroph death and IGHD II. Human Genetics. 113(2). 140–148. 48 indexed citations

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Dye, Billy T. & James G. Patton. (2001). An RNA Recognition Motif (RRM) Is Required for the Localization of PTB-Associated Splicing Factor (PSF) to Subnuclear Speckles. Experimental Cell Research. 263(1). 131–144. 93 indexed citations

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Shav‐Tal, Yaron, Michal Cohen, Billy T. Dye, et al.. (2001). Nuclear Relocalization of the Pre-mRNA Splicing Factor PSF during Apoptosis Involves Hyperphosphorylation, Masking of Antigenic Epitopes, and Changes in Protein Interactions. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 12(8). 2328–2340. 52 indexed citations

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Dye, Billy T., et al.. (1998). Enhancer elements activate the weak 3′ splice site of α-tropomyosin exon 2. RNA. 4(12). 1523–1536. 32 indexed citations

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Smith, Christina, James G. Patton, & B Nadal-Ginard. (1989). ALTERNATIVE SPLICING IN THE CONTROL OF GENE EXPRESSION. Annual Review of Genetics. 23(1). 527–577. 642 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hurt, R. Douglas, E Briones, Kenneth P. Offord, et al.. (1986). Plasma lipids and apolipoprotein A-I and A-II levels in alcoholic patients. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 43(4). 521–529. 8 indexed citations

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