John T. Lis

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

John T. Lis is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Aging. According to data from OpenAlex, John T. Lis has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Plant Science and 3 papers in Aging. Recurrent topics in John T. Lis's work include RNA Research and Splicing (18 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (17 papers) and Heat shock proteins research (11 papers). John T. Lis is often cited by papers focused on RNA Research and Splicing (18 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (17 papers) and Heat shock proteins research (11 papers). John T. Lis collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and China. John T. Lis's co-authors include Ann E. Rougvie, Fabiana M. Duarte, Charles G. Danko, Dig Bijay Mahat, Nathaniel D. Tippens, Anniina Vihervaara, Steven J. Petesch, Dong-ki Lee, Erin M. Wissink and Leighton J. Core and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

John T. Lis

36 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

The RNA polymerase II molecule at the 5′ end of the unind... 1988 2026 2000 2013 1988 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. The RNA polymerase II molecule at the 5′ end of the uninduced hsp70 gene of D. melanogaster is transcriptionally engaged
    1988 562 citations Ann E. Rougvie, John T. Lis Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John T. Lis United States 21 2.0k 211 202 144 134 38 2.2k
Janis Werner United States 11 2.1k 1.0× 169 0.8× 160 0.8× 95 0.7× 78 0.6× 11 2.2k
Michael J. Guertin United States 19 1.1k 0.5× 141 0.7× 111 0.5× 141 1.0× 83 0.6× 33 1.3k
Davide Corona Italy 23 2.3k 1.1× 268 1.3× 362 1.8× 124 0.9× 37 0.3× 41 2.5k
Fabiana M. Duarte United States 12 1.1k 0.5× 82 0.4× 94 0.5× 127 0.9× 83 0.6× 18 1.3k
Zoia Larin United Kingdom 19 1.5k 0.7× 639 3.0× 416 2.1× 117 0.8× 49 0.4× 31 1.9k
Jean-Denis Beaudoin Canada 13 1.6k 0.8× 195 0.9× 122 0.6× 109 0.8× 80 0.6× 19 1.7k
Ryuichiro Nakato Japan 27 2.2k 1.1× 291 1.4× 283 1.4× 287 2.0× 56 0.4× 67 2.5k
Fabio Cobianchi Italy 25 2.1k 1.0× 189 0.9× 189 0.9× 76 0.5× 38 0.3× 42 2.3k
Nicholas J. Fuda United States 11 1.7k 0.8× 133 0.6× 130 0.6× 150 1.0× 53 0.4× 13 1.9k
Dierk Niessing Germany 30 2.3k 1.1× 216 1.0× 167 0.8× 247 1.7× 25 0.2× 70 2.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John T. Lis

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All Works

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Huang, Shaohua, Alex B. Wang, Judhajeet Ray, et al.. (2025). Cell-type-specific RNA polymerase II activity maps in intact tissues provide a gateway to mammalian gene regulatory mechanisms in vivo. Developmental Cell. 61(2). 434–451.e8.
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Graham, Thomas G.W., et al.. (2024). Live-cell imaging of RNA Pol II and elongation factors distinguishes competing mechanisms of transcription regulation. Molecular Cell. 84(15). 2856–2869.e9. 7 indexed citations
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Richey, A., et al.. (2024). Cis-regulatory control of transcriptional timing and noise in response to estrogen. Cell Genomics. 4(5). 100542–100542. 4 indexed citations
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Booth, Gregory T., et al.. (2023). The NELF pausing checkpoint mediates the functional divergence of Cdk9. Nature Communications. 14(1). 2762–2762. 16 indexed citations
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Duarte, Fabiana M., et al.. (2022). The Drosophila BEAF insulator protein interacts with the polybromo subunit of the PBAP chromatin remodeling complex. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 12(11). 3 indexed citations
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Strobel, Eric J., John T. Lis, & Julius B. Lucks. (2020). Chemical roadblocking of DNA transcription for nascent RNA display. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 295(19). 6401–6412. 14 indexed citations
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Ray, Judhajeet, Anniina Vihervaara, James J. Lewis, et al.. (2019). Chromatin conformation remains stable upon extensive transcriptional changes driven by heat shock. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(39). 19431–19439. 69 indexed citations
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Mahat, Dig Bijay, et al.. (2016). Mammalian Heat Shock Response and Mechanisms Underlying Its Genome-wide Transcriptional Regulation. Molecular Cell. 62(1). 63–78. 292 indexed citations
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Duarte, Fabiana M., Nicholas J. Fuda, Dig Bijay Mahat, et al.. (2016). Transcription factors GAF and HSF act at distinct regulatory steps to modulate stress-induced gene activation. Genes & Development. 30(15). 1731–1746. 89 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yue, Qi Liu, Pankaj Acharya, et al.. (2016). High-Resolution Mapping of RNA Polymerases Identifies Mechanisms of Sensitivity and Resistance to BET Inhibitors in t(8;21) AML. Cell Reports. 16(7). 2003–2016. 59 indexed citations
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Welsh, Ian, Hojoong Kwak, Lindsay S. Shopland, et al.. (2015). Chromatin Architecture of the Pitx2 Locus Requires CTCF- and Pitx2-Dependent Asymmetry that Mirrors Embryonic Gut Laterality. Cell Reports. 13(2). 337–349. 24 indexed citations
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Petesch, Steven J. & John T. Lis. (2011). Activator-Induced Spread of Poly(ADP-Ribose) Polymerase Promotes Nucleosome Loss at Hsp70. Molecular Cell. 45(1). 64–74. 90 indexed citations
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Chopra, Vivek S., et al.. (2011). The Polycomb Group Mutant esc Leads to Augmented Levels of Paused Pol II in the Drosophila Embryo. Molecular Cell. 42(6). 837–844. 37 indexed citations
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Shi, Hua, Bryan E. Hoffman, & John T. Lis. (1997). A Specific RNA Hairpin Loop Structure Binds the RNA Recognition Motifs of the Drosophila SR Protein B52. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 17(5). 2649–2657. 78 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Thomas & John T. Lis. (1991). RNA Polymerase II Pauses at the 5′ End of the Transcriptionally Induced Drosophila hsp70 Gene. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 11(10). 5285–5290. 46 indexed citations
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Xiao, Hua & John T. Lis. (1989). Heat Shock and Developmental Regulation of the Drosophila melanogaster hsp83 Gene. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 9(4). 1746–1753. 20 indexed citations
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Sun, Xiaohong, J. Yun Tso, John T. Lis, & Ray Wu. (1988). Differential Regulation of the Two Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Genes During Drosophila Development. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 8(12). 5200–5205. 8 indexed citations
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Rougvie, Ann E. & John T. Lis. (1988). The RNA polymerase II molecule at the 5′ end of the uninduced hsp70 gene of D. melanogaster is transcriptionally engaged. Cell. 54(6). 795–804. 562 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gilmour, David S. & John T. Lis. (1987). Protein-DNA Cross-Linking Reveals Dramatic Variation in RNA Polymerase II Density on Different Histone Repeats of Drosophila melanogaster. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 7(9). 3341–3344. 15 indexed citations
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Xiao, Hua & John T. Lis. (1986). A Consensus Sequence Polymer Inhibits in Vivo Expression of Heat Shock Genes. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 6(9). 3200–3206. 18 indexed citations

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