John H. Postlethwait

41.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
315 papers, 25.0k citations indexed

About

John H. Postlethwait is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, John H. Postlethwait has authored 315 papers receiving a total of 25.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 187 papers in Molecular Biology, 125 papers in Genetics and 51 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in John H. Postlethwait's work include Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (58 papers), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (57 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (41 papers). John H. Postlethwait is often cited by papers focused on Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (58 papers), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (57 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (41 papers). John H. Postlethwait collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. John H. Postlethwait's co-authors include Angel Amores, Yi‐Lin Yan, Allan Force, Yi‐Lin Yan, Julian Catchen, William A. Cresko, Michael Lynch, F. Bryan Pickett, Bernard Thisse and Christine Thisse and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

John H. Postlethwait

313 papers receiving 24.6k 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.

Preservation of Duplicate Genes by Complementary, Degenerative Mutations

1999 2.8k citations Angel Amores, John H. Postlethwait et al. Genetics profile →
Stacks: Building and Genotyping Loci De Novo From Short-Read Sequences

2011 1.5k citations Julian Catchen, Angel Amores et al. profile →
Zebrafish hox Clusters and Vertebrate Genome Evolution

1998 1.4k citations Angel Amores, John H. Postlethwait et al. profile →
Structure of the zebrafish snail1 gene and its expression in wild-type, spadetail and no tail mutant embryos

1993 815 citations John H. Postlethwait et al. Development profile →
Zebrafish Comparative Genomics and the Origins of Vertebrate Chromosomes

2000 541 citations John H. Postlethwait et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Different populations of the Antarctic notothen fish Trematomus scotti differ in key life history traits 2025 ·Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science ·Thomas Desvignes, A. Valdivieso, (unknown), Camilla Sguotti, (unknown), Emilio Riginella, (unknown), (unknown), Nathalie R. Le François, Magnus Lucassen, Felix Christopher Mark, H. William Detrich, Chiara Papetti, John H. Postlethwait, Mario La Mesa	1
2	VPS13B is localized at the interface between Golgi cisternae and is a functional partner of FAM177A1 2024 ·The Journal of Cell Biology ·Berrak Uğur, Florian Schueder, Jimann Shin, Michael G. Hanna, Yumei Wu, Marianna Leonzino, Maohan Su, Anthony R. McAdow, Catherine Wilson, John H. Postlethwait, Lilianna Solnica‐Krezel, Joerg Bewersdorf, Pietro De Camilli	6
3	Hybridization barriers between the congeneric antarctic notothenioid fish Notothenia coriiceps and Notothenia rossii 2024 ·Polar Biology ·Thomas Desvignes, Nathalie R. Le François, (unknown), (unknown), Emily Singer, John H. Postlethwait, H. William Detrich	0
4	Differential gene expression and developmental pathologies associated with persistent organic pollutants in sentinel fish in Troutman Lake, Sivuqaq, Alaska 2023 ·Environmental Pollution ·(unknown), Frank A. von Hippel, Catherine Wilson, (unknown), Danielle Dillon, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Tom A. Titus, (unknown), Pamela Miller, David O. Carpenter, John H. Postlethwait, (unknown), C. Loren Buck	3
5	Aldh2 is a lineage-specific metabolic gatekeeper in melanocyte stem cells 2022 ·Development ·(unknown), Alessandro Brombin, Samuel M. Peterson, John H. Postlethwait, E. Elizabeth Patton	8
6	Coordinated patterning of zebrafish caudal fin symmetry by a central and two peripheral organizers 2022 ·Developmental Dynamics ·Thomas Desvignes, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), James T. Nichols, John H. Postlethwait, Kryn Stankunas	6
7	Evolution of the nitric oxide synthase family in vertebrates and novel insights in gill development 2022 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), Juan Pascual‐Anaya, David Osca, Ingo Braasch, (unknown), (unknown), Vladimír Soukup, Allyse Ferrara, Quenton Fontenot, Shigeru Kuratani, John H. Postlethwait, Salvatore D’Aniello	5
8	Evolution and developmental expression of the sodium–iodide symporter (NIS, slc5a5) gene family: Implications for perchlorate toxicology 2022 ·Evolutionary Applications ·(unknown), Clayton M. Small, Yi‐Lin Yan, Catherine Wilson, Peter Batzel, Ruth Bremiller, C. Loren Buck, Frank A. von Hippel, William A. Cresko, John H. Postlethwait	8
9	A Y-linked anti-Müllerian hormone type-II receptor is the sex-determining gene in ayu, Plecoglossus altivelis 2021 ·PLoS Genetics ·Masatoshi Nakamoto, (unknown), Eriko Koshimizu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ryusuke Sudo, Masato Endo, Yann Guiguen, Manfred Schartl, John H. Postlethwait, Takashi Sakamoto	32
10	Transgene‐mediated skeletal phenotypic variation in zebrafish 2020 ·Journal of Fish Biology ·Charles B. Kimmel, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Charline Walker, John Dowd, Bernardo Blanco‐Sánchez, Tom A. Titus, Peter Batzel, Jared C. Talbot, John H. Postlethwait, James T. Nichols	6
11	The Developmental and Genetic Architecture of the Sexually Selected Male Ornament of Swordtails 2020 ·Current Biology ·Manfred Schartl, Susanne Kneitz, (unknown), Cornelia Schmidt, Jennifer Anderson, Angel Amores, Julian Catchen, Catherine Wilson, Dietmar Geiger, Kang Du, (unknown), (unknown), Christoph Winkler, Rainer Hedrich, Wesley C. Warren, Ronald B. Walter, Axel Meyer, John H. Postlethwait	19
12	Evolutionary Origin and Nomenclature of Vertebrate Wnt11 -Family Genes 2019 ·Zebrafish ·John H. Postlethwait, Joaquín Navajas Acedo, Tatjana Piotrowski	7
13	Female Sex Development and Reproductive Duct Formation Depend on Wnt4a in Zebrafish 2018 ·Genetics ·Michelle E. Kossack, (unknown), (unknown), Yi‐Lin Yan, John H. Postlethwait, Bruce W. Draper	43
14	Endocrine disruption and differential gene expression in sentinel fish on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska: Health implications for indigenous residents 2017 ·Environmental Pollution ·Frank A. von Hippel, Pamela Miller, David O. Carpenter, Danielle Dillon, (unknown), Ioanna Katsiadaki, Tom A. Titus, Peter Batzel, John H. Postlethwait, C. Loren Buck	19
15	Deep conservation of wrist and digit enhancers in fish 2014 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Andrew R. Gehrke, Igor Schneider, Elisa de la Calle‐Mustienes, Juan J. Tena, Carlos Gómez-Marín, (unknown), Tetsuya Nakamura, Ingo Braasch, John H. Postlethwait, José Luis Gómez-Skármeta, Neil H. Shubin	102
16	Genome Evolution and Meiotic Maps by Massively Parallel DNA Sequencing: Spotted Gar, an Outgroup for the Teleost Genome Duplication 2011 ·Genetics ·Angel Amores, Julian Catchen, Allyse Ferrara, Quenton Fontenot, John H. Postlethwait	286
17	Observation of miRNA Gene Expression in Zebrafish Embryos by In Situ Hybridization to MicroRNA Primary Transcripts 2011 ·Zebrafish ·Xinjun He, Yi‐Lin Yan, April DeLaurier, John H. Postlethwait	40
18	The evolutionary history of placodes: a molecular genetic investigation of the larvacean urochordate Oikopleura dioica 2005 ·Development ·Susan Bassham, John H. Postlethwait	75
19	An Interview with John Postlethwait, Ph.D. 2004 ·Zebrafish ·John H. Postlethwait	2
20	Ventralized Zebrafish Embryo Rescue by Overexpression of Zic2a 2004 ·Zebrafish ·Evdokia Dodou, Kate F. Barald, John H. Postlethwait	3

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