John McAnally

21.5k total citations · 11 hit papers
82 papers, 16.9k citations indexed

About

John McAnally is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, John McAnally has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 16.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 11 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in John McAnally's work include Muscle Physiology and Disorders (25 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (20 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (17 papers). John McAnally is often cited by papers focused on Muscle Physiology and Disorders (25 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (20 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (17 papers). John McAnally collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Ukraine. John McAnally's co-authors include Eric N. Olson, Rhonda Bassel‐Duby, James A. Richardson, John M. Shelton, Xiaoxia Qi, Lillian B. Sutherland, Joseph A. Hill, Robert D. Gerard, Andrew H Williams and Yuri Kim and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

John McAnally

78 papers receiving 16.7k citations

Hit Papers

The Endothelial-Specific ... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2008 2006 2015 2015 2013 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. The Endothelial-Specific MicroRNA miR-126 Governs Vascular Integrity and Angiogenesis
    2008 1.5k citations Xiaoxia Qi, John McAnally et al. profile →
  2. A signature pattern of stress-responsive microRNAs that can evoke cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure
    2006 1.2k citations Eva van Rooij, Lillian B. Sutherland et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  3. A Micropeptide Encoded by a Putative Long Noncoding RNA Regulates Muscle Performance
    2015 906 citations Douglas M. Anderson, Catherine A. Makarewich et al. profile →
  4. Postnatal genome editing partially restores dystrophin expression in a mouse model of muscular dystrophy
    2015 701 citations Chengzu Long, Leonela Amoasii et al. Science profile →
  5. Hippo pathway effector Yap promotes cardiac regeneration
    2013 689 citations Lillian B. Sutherland, Xiaoxia Qi et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  6. Histone Deacetylase 4 Controls Chondrocyte Hypertrophy during Skeletogenesis
    2004 640 citations John McAnally, John M. Shelton et al. profile →
  7. MicroRNA-206 Delays ALS Progression and Promotes Regeneration of Neuromuscular Synapses in Mice
    2009 588 citations Gregorio Valdez, Viviana Moresi et al. Science profile →
  8. A peptide encoded by a transcript annotated as long noncoding RNA enhances SERCA activity in muscle
    2016 584 citations Benjamin R. Nelson, Catherine A. Makarewich et al. Science profile →
  9. Prevention of muscular dystrophy in mice by CRISPR/Cas9–mediated editing of germline DNA
    2014 554 citations Chengzu Long, John McAnally et al. Science profile →
  10. MicroRNAs miR-143 and miR-145 modulate cytoskeletal dynamics and responsiveness of smooth muscle cells to injury
    2009 523 citations Lillian B. Sutherland, Xiaoxia Qi et al. profile →
  11. Base editing correction of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in human cardiomyocytes and humanized mice
    2023 102 citations Miao Cui, Francesco Chemello et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
John McAnally 14.0k 5.1k 2.3k 1.8k 1.4k 82 16.9k
Xiaoxia Qi 10.6k 0.8× 5.1k 1.0× 1.5k 0.7× 922 0.5× 1.1k 0.8× 48 13.4k
Lieve Moons 9.9k 0.7× 5.5k 1.1× 1.2k 0.5× 1.1k 0.6× 1.6k 1.2× 270 19.5k
José Luís de la Pompa 12.3k 0.9× 2.3k 0.4× 1.3k 0.6× 1.6k 0.9× 1.6k 1.1× 102 15.4k
Jack Lawler 11.8k 0.8× 4.7k 0.9× 966 0.4× 1.4k 0.8× 2.6k 1.9× 206 20.2k
Stephen J. Tapscott 20.4k 1.5× 1.9k 0.4× 2.0k 0.9× 3.8k 2.0× 1.9k 1.3× 234 23.1k
Francisco E. Baralle 12.0k 0.9× 1.7k 0.3× 796 0.4× 1.3k 0.7× 1.5k 1.0× 249 20.7k
Peter Rotwein 8.0k 0.6× 1.7k 0.3× 1.1k 0.5× 3.2k 1.7× 994 0.7× 196 13.5k
Kazuki Nakao 9.6k 0.7× 1.5k 0.3× 1.2k 0.5× 1.7k 0.9× 2.0k 1.4× 221 15.7k
Marina Gertsenstein 13.1k 0.9× 2.3k 0.5× 631 0.3× 2.1k 1.1× 2.0k 1.4× 130 16.3k
Thomas Doetschman 13.8k 1.0× 1.1k 0.2× 2.9k 1.3× 3.3k 1.8× 1.3k 0.9× 134 19.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tadokoro, Tomonori, et al.. (2026). Ablation of PKCα Phosphorylation by CRISPR-Cas9 Base Editing Rescues Heart Failure. Circulation Research. 138(7). e326738–e326738.
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Lebek, Simon, Xurde M. Caravia, Leon G. Straub, et al.. (2023). CRISPR-Cas9 base editing of pathogenic CaMKIIδ improves cardiac function in a humanized mouse model. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 134(1). 20 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yichi, Andres Ramirez-Martinez, Kenian Chen, et al.. (2023). Net39 protects muscle nuclei from mechanical stress during the pathogenesis of Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 133(13). 4 indexed citations
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Gan, Peiheng, Zhaoning Wang, Svetlana Bezprozvannaya, et al.. (2023). RBPMS regulates cardiomyocyte contraction and cardiac function through RNA alternative splicing. Cardiovascular Research. 120(1). 56–68. 18 indexed citations
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Santos, Matthieu Dos, Akansha M. Shah, Yichi Zhang, et al.. (2023). Opposing gene regulatory programs governing myofiber development and maturation revealed at single nucleus resolution. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4333–4333. 25 indexed citations
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Lebek, Simon, Xurde M. Caravia, Francesco Chemello, et al.. (2023). Elimination of CaMKIIδ Autophosphorylation by CRISPR-Cas9 Base Editing Improves Survival and Cardiac Function in Heart Failure in Mice. Circulation. 148(19). 1490–1504. 13 indexed citations
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Nishiyama, Takahiko, Yu Zhang, Miao Cui, et al.. (2022). Precise genomic editing of pathogenic mutations in RBM20 rescues dilated cardiomyopathy. Science Translational Medicine. 14(672). eade1633–eade1633. 103 indexed citations
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Ramirez-Martinez, Andres, Yichi Zhang, Kenian Chen, et al.. (2021). The nuclear envelope protein Net39 is essential for muscle nuclear integrity and chromatin organization. Nature Communications. 12(1). 690–690. 21 indexed citations
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Chemello, Francesco, Zhaoning Wang, Hui Li, et al.. (2020). Degenerative and regenerative pathways underlying Duchenne muscular dystrophy revealed by single-nucleus RNA sequencing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(47). 29691–29701. 101 indexed citations
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Min, Yi-Li, Hui Li, Alex A. Mireault, et al.. (2019). CRISPR-Cas9 corrects Duchenne muscular dystrophy exon 44 deletion mutations in mice and human cells. Science Advances. 5(3). eaav4324–eaav4324. 199 indexed citations
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Bi, Pengpeng, Andres Ramirez-Martinez, Hui Li, et al.. (2017). Control of muscle formation by the fusogenic micropeptide myomixer. Science. 356(6335). 323–327. 287 indexed citations
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Amoasii, Leonela, Chengzu Long, Hui Li, et al.. (2017). Single-cut genome editing restores dystrophin expression in a new mouse model of muscular dystrophy. Science Translational Medicine. 9(418). 197 indexed citations
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Carroll, Kelli J., Catherine A. Makarewich, John McAnally, et al.. (2015). A mouse model for adult cardiac-specific gene deletion with CRISPR/Cas9. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(2). 338–343. 130 indexed citations
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Long, Chengzu, Leonela Amoasii, Alex A. Mireault, et al.. (2015). Postnatal genome editing partially restores dystrophin expression in a mouse model of muscular dystrophy. Science. 351(6271). 400–403. 701 indexed citations breakdown →
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Long, Chengzu, John McAnally, John M. Shelton, et al.. (2014). Prevention of muscular dystrophy in mice by CRISPR/Cas9–mediated editing of germline DNA. Science. 345(6201). 1184–1188. 554 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nelson, Benjamin R., Fenfen Wu, Yun Liu, et al.. (2013). Skeletal muscle-specific T-tubule protein STAC3 mediates voltage-induced Ca 2+ release and contractility. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(29). 11881–11886. 111 indexed citations
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Valdez, Gregorio, Viviana Moresi, Xiaoxia Qi, et al.. (2009). MicroRNA-206 Delays ALS Progression and Promotes Regeneration of Neuromuscular Synapses in Mice. Science. 326(5959). 1549–1554. 588 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rooij, Eva van, Andrew H Williams, Lillian B. Sutherland, et al.. (2008). Abstract 474: Myosin Genes Encode a Network of Micrornas that Control Myosin Expression and Myofiber Identity. Circulation. 118. 4 indexed citations
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Kuwahara, Koichiro, Yanggan Wang, John McAnally, et al.. (2006). TRPC6 fulfills a calcineurin signaling circuit during pathologic cardiac remodeling. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 116(12). 3114–3126. 444 indexed citations
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Hu, Tonghuan, Hiroyuki Yamagishi, Jun Maeda, et al.. (2004). Tbx1 regulates fibroblast growth factors in the anterior heart field through a reinforcing autoregulatory loop involving forkhead transcription factors. Development. 131(21). 5491–5502. 185 indexed citations

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