James L. Lessard

3.2k total citations
56 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

James L. Lessard is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, James L. Lessard has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Cell Biology and 12 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in James L. Lessard's work include Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (11 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (10 papers) and Muscle Physiology and Disorders (9 papers). James L. Lessard is often cited by papers focused on Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (11 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (10 papers) and Muscle Physiology and Disorders (9 papers). James L. Lessard collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. James L. Lessard's co-authors include Kirk M. McHugh, Nancy Sawtell, Kelly Crawford, J. Chloë Bulinski, Sidney Pestka, Sue A. Moyer, Susan C. Baker, Jeffrey A. Whitsett, Marion L. Greaser and F. Taketa and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

James L. Lessard

56 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
James L. Lessard United States 27 1.9k 614 598 362 219 56 2.7k
Steven J. Winder United Kingdom 23 1.7k 0.9× 334 0.5× 973 1.6× 188 0.5× 84 0.4× 33 2.5k
Mark Berryman United States 24 1.8k 1.0× 180 0.3× 767 1.3× 181 0.5× 158 0.7× 34 3.0k
Monique V. Davies United States 27 3.7k 2.0× 812 1.3× 648 1.1× 821 2.3× 256 1.2× 36 5.0k
François Amalric France 42 3.6k 1.9× 245 0.4× 498 0.8× 380 1.0× 379 1.7× 76 4.7k
Éva Forgács United States 21 1.7k 0.9× 461 0.8× 481 0.8× 172 0.5× 112 0.5× 39 2.4k
S Y Ng United States 22 2.9k 1.5× 230 0.4× 424 0.7× 668 1.8× 146 0.7× 34 4.0k
Patrick Vicart France 32 2.7k 1.4× 680 1.1× 1.4k 2.3× 221 0.6× 84 0.4× 74 3.5k
Joseph R. Bishop United States 20 1.6k 0.9× 224 0.4× 1.4k 2.4× 284 0.8× 271 1.2× 35 3.0k
Masao Murakami Japan 31 1.8k 1.0× 242 0.4× 903 1.5× 495 1.4× 286 1.3× 81 4.0k
F. Amalric France 36 4.0k 2.1× 165 0.3× 743 1.2× 407 1.1× 110 0.5× 53 4.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James L. Lessard

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All Works

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Bell, Sheila M., Liqian Zhang, Yan Xu, et al.. (2011). Kruppel-like factor 5 is required for formation and differentiation of the bladder urothelium. Developmental Biology. 358(1). 79–90. 48 indexed citations
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Bell, Sheila M., et al.. (2011). Kruppel-like factor 5 is required for formation and differentiation of the bladder urothelium. Developmental Biology. 356(1). 165–165. 1 indexed citations
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Chiu, Han Sheng, John C. Szucsik, Kylie Georgas, et al.. (2010). Comparative gene expression analysis of genital tubercle development reveals a putative appendicular Wnt7 network for the epidermal differentiation. Developmental Biology. 344(2). 1071–1087. 26 indexed citations
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Ustiyan, Vladimir, I‐Ching Wang, Xiaomeng Ren, et al.. (2009). Forkhead box M1 transcriptional factor is required for smooth muscle cells during embryonic development of blood vessels and esophagus. Developmental Biology. 336(2). 266–279. 63 indexed citations
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McMahon, Andrew P., Bruce J. Aronow, Duncan Davidson, et al.. (2008). GUDMAP. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 19(4). 667–671. 196 indexed citations
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Nowak, Kristen L., Connie Jackaman, Esther Lim, et al.. (2007). T.O.3 Transgenic expression of cardiac actin rescues skeletal actin-null mice. Neuromuscular Disorders. 17(9-10). 899–899. 6 indexed citations
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Abdelwahid, Eltyeb, Lauri J. Pelliniemi, John C. Szucsik, James L. Lessard, & E. J. Jokinen. (2003). Cellular Disorganization and Extensive Apoptosis in the Developing Heart of Mice that Lack Cardiac Muscle α-Actin: Apparent Cause of Perinatal Death. Pediatric Research. 55(2). 197–204. 13 indexed citations
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Vrhovski, Bernadette, Galina Schevzov, Sharon Dingle, et al.. (2003). Tropomyosin isoforms from the γ gene differing at the C‐terminus are spatially and developmentally regulated in the brain. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 72(3). 373–383. 30 indexed citations
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Qian, Jin, et al.. (1997). Establishment and characterization of a conditionally immortalized smooth muscle/myometrial-like cell line. Molecular Reproduction and Development. 47(3). 284–294. 7 indexed citations
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Davidge, Sandra T., et al.. (1997). Pregnancy-induced elevation in aortic vascular smooth muscle actin in the Sprague-Dawley rat. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 176(1). 212–213. 2 indexed citations
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Szucsik, John C. & James L. Lessard. (1995). Cloning and Sequence Analysis of the Mouse Smooth Muscle γ,-Enteric Actin Gene. Genomics. 28(2). 154–162. 19 indexed citations
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Goldberg, Michel, et al.. (1991). Co-distribution of annexin VI and actin in secretory ameloblasts and odontoblasts of rat incisor. Cell and Tissue Research. 263(1). 81–89. 26 indexed citations
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Handel, Susan E., Marion L. Greaser, Edward Schultz, et al.. (1991). Chicken cardiac myofibrillogenesis studied with antibodies specific for titin and the muscle and nonmuscle isoforms of actin and tropomyosin. Cell and Tissue Research. 263(3). 419–430. 63 indexed citations
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Rudnicki, Michael A., Nancy Sawtell, Kenneth R. Reuhl, et al.. (1990). Smooth muscle actin expression during P19 embryonal carcinoma differentiation in cell culture. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 142(1). 89–98. 49 indexed citations
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Sawtell, Nancy, et al.. (1990). Conserved tissue‐restricted expression of HUC 1‐1 actin phenotype among eumetazoan organisms. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 256(1). 54–62. 3 indexed citations
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Brown, Chester, Kirk M. McHugh, & James L. Lessard. (1990). A cDNA sequence encoding cytoskeletal gamma-actin from rat. Nucleic Acids Research. 18(17). 5312–5312. 22 indexed citations
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Sawtell, Nancy, et al.. (1989). Expression of actin isoforms in developing rat intestinal epithelium.. Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry. 37(8). 1225–1233. 13 indexed citations
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McHugh, Kirk M. & James L. Lessard. (1988). The nucleotide sequence of a rat vascular smooth muscle α-actin cDNA. Nucleic Acids Research. 16(9). 4167–4167. 59 indexed citations
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Sawtell, Nancy, et al.. (1988). Unique isoactins in the brush border of rat intestinal epithelial cells. Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton. 11(4). 318–325. 43 indexed citations

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