Jennifer L. Watts

8.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
58 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Jennifer L. Watts is a scholar working on Aging, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Jennifer L. Watts has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Aging, 25 papers in Molecular Biology and 22 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Jennifer L. Watts's work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (32 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (13 papers) and Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (12 papers). Jennifer L. Watts is often cited by papers focused on Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (32 papers), Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (13 papers) and Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (12 papers). Jennifer L. Watts collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Jennifer L. Watts's co-authors include John Browse, Trisha Brock, Kaveh Ashrafi, Julie Ahringer, Gary Ruvkun, Andrew Fraser, Ravi S. Kamath, Bin Liang, Michael Ristow and James G. Wallis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Jennifer L. Watts

57 papers receiving 5.9k citations

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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.

Genome-wide RNAi analysis of Caenorhabditis elegans fat regulatory genes

2003 810 citations Jennifer L. Watts et al. profile →
Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Drive Lipid Peroxidation during Ferroptosis

2023 150 citations Jennifer L. Watts et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jennifer L. Watts United States	36	2.9k	2.6k	1.2k	1.2k	871	58	6.0k
Malene Hansen United States	39	4.7k 1.6×	3.5k 1.3×	1.9k 1.5×	455 0.4×	1.0k 1.2×	61	9.8k
William B. Mair United States	35	3.9k 1.3×	2.7k 1.0×	2.1k 1.7×	424 0.4×	1.1k 1.3×	51	7.8k
Yuji Ikeno United States	41	2.8k 1.0×	1.8k 0.7×	2.5k 2.1×	132 0.1×	598 0.7×	97	6.1k
Nils J. Færgeman Denmark	45	4.3k 1.5×	561 0.2×	1.2k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	324 0.4×	130	6.7k
Alexander A. Soukas United States	22	1.9k 0.7×	863 0.3×	1.2k 1.0×	425 0.4×	774 0.9×	37	4.1k
Ralf Baumeister Germany	43	3.9k 1.3×	2.3k 0.9×	1.9k 1.6×	141 0.1×	775 0.9×	103	7.0k
Naoaki Ishii Japan	31	2.2k 0.8×	1.8k 0.7×	826 0.7×	175 0.2×	460 0.5×	103	4.1k
Heidi A. Tissenbaum United States	36	4.8k 1.7×	6.6k 2.5×	2.9k 2.3×	242 0.2×	2.3k 2.6×	47	10.1k
Laurent Mouchiroud Switzerland	26	3.2k 1.1×	1.2k 0.5×	1.5k 1.2×	145 0.1×	265 0.3×	40	5.4k
Walter F. Ward United States	29	2.1k 0.7×	870 0.3×	1.8k 1.5×	220 0.2×	312 0.4×	52	4.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Watts, Jennifer L., et al.. (2025). Mouse variants in Taf1c result in reduced survival to birth. Developmental Biology. 528. 143–151.

Sala, Ambre J., Rogan A. Grant, Renée M. Brielmann, et al.. (2024). Nuclear receptor signaling via NHR-49/MDT-15 regulates stress resilience and proteostasis in response to reproductive and metabolic cues. Genes & Development. 38(9-10). 380–392. 2 indexed citations

Perez, Marcos, et al.. (2022). Ether lipid deficiency disrupts lipid homeostasis leading to ferroptosis sensitivity. PLoS Genetics. 18(9). e1010436–e1010436. 31 indexed citations

Poltorack, Carson D., Giovanni C. Forcina, Marcos Perez, et al.. (2021). A compendium of kinetic modulatory profiles identifies ferroptosis regulators. Nature Chemical Biology. 17(6). 665–674. 116 indexed citations

Chamoli, Manish, Anupama Singh, Adam Antebi, et al.. (2020). Polyunsaturated fatty acids and p38-MAPK link metabolic reprogramming to cytoprotective gene expression during dietary restriction. Nature Communications. 11(1). 4865–4865. 25 indexed citations

Dixit, Anubhuti, et al.. (2020). Neuronal control of lipid metabolism by STR‐2 G protein‐coupled receptor promotes longevity in Caenorhabditis elegans. Aging Cell. 19(6). e13160–e13160. 18 indexed citations

Omi, Shizue, et al.. (2020). New Strains for Tissue-Specific RNAi Studies in Caenorhabditis elegans. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 10(11). 4167–4176. 20 indexed citations

Watts, Jennifer L. & Michael Ristow. (2017). Lipid and Carbohydrate Metabolism in Caenorhabditis elegans. Genetics. 207(2). 413–446. 210 indexed citations

Morton, Diane G., et al.. (2017). The biotin-ligating protein BPL-1 is critical for lipid biosynthesis and polarization of the Caenorhabditis elegans embryo. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 293(2). 610–622. 17 indexed citations

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Keller, Julia, et al.. (2015). Epoxides Derived from Dietary Dihomo-Gamma-Linolenic Acid Induce Germ Cell Death in C. elegans. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 15417–15417. 23 indexed citations

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Shi, Xun, Pablo Tarazona, Trisha Brock, et al.. (2015). A Caenorhabditis elegans model for ether lipid biosynthesis and function. Journal of Lipid Research. 57(2). 265–275. 45 indexed citations

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Shi, Xun, Juan Li, Xiaoju Zou, et al.. (2013). Regulation of lipid droplet size and phospholipid composition by stearoyl-CoA desaturase. Journal of Lipid Research. 54(9). 2504–2514. 123 indexed citations

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Lim, Maria, Mary Selak, Z. Xiang, et al.. (2012). Reduced Activity of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Protects against Genetic Models of Motor Neuron Disease. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(3). 1123–1141. 84 indexed citations

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Webster, Christopher M., et al.. (2012). Stress response pathways protect germ cells from omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid-mediated toxicity in Caenorhabditis elegans. Developmental Biology. 373(1). 14–25. 30 indexed citations

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Walker, Amy K., René L. Jacobs, Jennifer L. Watts, et al.. (2011). A Conserved SREBP-1/Phosphatidylcholine Feedback Circuit Regulates Lipogenesis in Metazoans. Cell. 147(4). 840–852. 341 indexed citations

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Liang, Bin, et al.. (2009). The Influence of Bacterial Diet on Fat Storage in C. elegans. PLoS ONE. 4(10). e7545–e7545. 243 indexed citations

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Watts, Jennifer L. & John Browse. (2002). Genetic dissection of polyunsaturated fatty acid synthesis in Caenorhabditis elegans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(9). 5854–5859. 326 indexed citations

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Watts, Jennifer L. & John Browse. (2000). A Palmitoyl-CoA-Specific Δ9 Fatty Acid Desaturase from Caenorhabditis elegans. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 272(1). 263–269. 118 indexed citations

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Watts, Jennifer L., Diane G. Morton, Jennifer E. Bestman, & Kenneth J. Kemphues. (2000). The C. elegans par-4 gene encodes a putative serine-threonine kinase required for establishing embryonic asymmetry. Development. 127(7). 1467–1475. 198 indexed citations

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Watts, Jennifer L., Bijan Etemad-Moghadam, Su Guo, et al.. (1996). par-6, a gene involved in the establishment of asymmetry in early C. elegans embryos, mediates the asymmetric localization of PAR-3. Development. 122(10). 3133–3140. 226 indexed citations

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