Joseph J. Belanto

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
14 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Joseph J. Belanto is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Joseph J. Belanto has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 4 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Joseph J. Belanto's work include Muscle Physiology and Disorders (11 papers), Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (6 papers) and Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (4 papers). Joseph J. Belanto is often cited by papers focused on Muscle Physiology and Disorders (11 papers), Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (6 papers) and Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (4 papers). Joseph J. Belanto collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Russia. Joseph J. Belanto's co-authors include Daniel F. Voytas, Julia Joung, David Cox, Aviv Regev, Omar O. Abudayyeh, Jonathan S. Gootenberg, Feng Zhang, Patrick Essletzbichler, Eric S. Lander and Shuo Han and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Joseph J. Belanto

14 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

RNA targeting with CRISPR–Cas13 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2017 400 800 1.2k
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. RNA targeting with CRISPR–Cas13
    2017 1.5k citations Omar O. Abudayyeh, Jonathan S. Gootenberg et al. Nature profile →
  2. A Multipurpose Toolkit to Enable Advanced Genome Engineering in Plants
    2017 454 citations Tomáš Čermák, Shaun J. Curtin et al. The Plant 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
Joseph J. Belanto United States 12 2.2k 515 268 183 173 14 2.3k
Marie La Russa United States 10 2.7k 1.3× 285 0.6× 440 1.6× 117 0.6× 72 0.4× 14 3.0k
Alexandra East-Seletsky United States 7 2.0k 0.9× 187 0.4× 224 0.8× 147 0.8× 101 0.6× 7 2.1k
Zairan Liu United States 5 2.6k 1.2× 242 0.5× 438 1.6× 78 0.4× 157 0.9× 5 2.8k
Junho K. Hur South Korea 23 1.7k 0.8× 552 1.1× 256 1.0× 48 0.3× 134 0.8× 60 2.1k
James K. Nuñez United States 12 3.3k 1.5× 253 0.5× 620 2.3× 101 0.6× 241 1.4× 16 3.6k
Vincent Cascio United States 6 2.8k 1.3× 307 0.6× 563 2.1× 97 0.5× 69 0.4× 7 2.9k
Isaac B. Hilton United States 17 2.6k 1.2× 261 0.5× 548 2.0× 57 0.3× 126 0.7× 25 3.0k
Andrea J. Kriz United States 12 2.9k 1.3× 291 0.6× 709 2.6× 145 0.8× 219 1.3× 13 3.1k
Nicolas Wyvekens United States 9 2.5k 1.1× 288 0.6× 519 1.9× 95 0.5× 58 0.3× 11 2.6k
David G. Ousterout United States 14 3.2k 1.5× 217 0.4× 924 3.4× 193 1.1× 72 0.4× 17 3.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Joseph J. Belanto

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joseph J. Belanto

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All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Lindsay, Angus, Reem Abo‐Zahrah, Kristen A. Baltgalvis, et al.. (2018). Loss of peroxiredoxin-2 exacerbates eccentric contraction-induced force loss in dystrophin-deficient muscle. Nature Communications. 9(1). 5104–5104. 30 indexed citations
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Randazzo, Davide, Joseph J. Belanto, Kristien J.M. Zaal, et al.. (2018). Persistent upregulation of the β-tubulin tubb6, linked to muscle regeneration, is a source of microtubule disorganization in dystrophic muscle. Human Molecular Genetics. 28(7). 1117–1135. 34 indexed citations
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Čermák, Tomáš, Shaun J. Curtin, Javier Gil‐Humanes, et al.. (2017). A Multipurpose Toolkit to Enable Advanced Genome Engineering in Plants. The Plant Cell. 29(6). 1196–1217. 454 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lindsay, Angus, Robert W. Arpke, Christopher M. Chamberlain, et al.. (2017). Mouse models of two missense mutations in actin-binding domain 1 of dystrophin associated with Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy. Human Molecular Genetics. 27(3). 451–462. 15 indexed citations
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Abudayyeh, Omar O., Jonathan S. Gootenberg, Patrick Essletzbichler, et al.. (2017). RNA targeting with CRISPR–Cas13. Nature. 550(7675). 280–284. 1490 indexed citations breakdown →
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Osborn, Mark J., Joseph J. Belanto, Jakub Tolar, & Daniel F. Voytas. (2016). Gene editing and its application for hematological diseases. International Journal of Hematology. 104(1). 18–28. 25 indexed citations
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Belanto, Joseph J., Tara L. Mader, Christopher M. Chamberlain, et al.. (2016). Independent variability of microtubule perturbations associated with dystrophinopathy. Human Molecular Genetics. 25(22). ddw318–ddw318. 38 indexed citations
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Pichavant, Christophe, James P. Canner, Luciano H. Apponi, et al.. (2015). Creatine kinase B is necessary to limit myoblast fusion during myogenesis. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 308(11). C919–C931. 11 indexed citations
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Belanto, Joseph J., et al.. (2015). In vitro stability of therapeutically relevant, internally truncated dystrophins. Skeletal Muscle. 5(1). 13–13. 14 indexed citations
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Filareto, Antonio, Fabrizio Rinaldi, Robert W. Arpke, et al.. (2015). Pax3-induced expansion enables the genetic correction of dystrophic satellite cells. Skeletal Muscle. 5(1). 36–36. 11 indexed citations
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Belanto, Joseph J., et al.. (2015). Disease-proportional proteasomal degradation of missense dystrophins. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(40). 12414–12419. 20 indexed citations
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Belanto, Joseph J., Tara L. Mader, Michael D. Eckhoff, et al.. (2014). Microtubule binding distinguishes dystrophin from utrophin. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(15). 5723–5728. 110 indexed citations
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Henderson, Davin M., Joseph J. Belanto, Bin Li, Hanke Heun‐Johnson, & James M. Ervasti. (2011). Internal deletion compromises the stability of dystrophin. Human Molecular Genetics. 20(15). 2955–2963. 32 indexed citations
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Belanto, Joseph J., Clara E. Magyar, Michele M. Maxwell, et al.. (2010). Dexamethasone induces dysferlin in myoblasts and enhances their myogenic differentiation. Neuromuscular Disorders. 20(2). 111–121. 43 indexed citations

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