Karen Wager‐Smith

4.0k citations

19 papers · 3.3k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 16

Endocrine and Autonomic Systems top 0.2%
Plant Science top 2%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 1%
Molecular Biology top 10%
Genetics top 5%

Co-authors: Steve A. Kay Michael W. Young Michael P. Myers Maki Kaneko Jeffrey C. Hall Patrick Emery Ralf Stanewsky Michael Rosbash
Topics: Virus-based gene therapy research (6 papers)Circadian rhythm and melatonin (5 papers)Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (5 papers)
Cited by: Endocrine and Autonomic Systems Aging Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Journals: Nature Science Cell
Partner nations: United States Germany Canada

In The Last Decade

Karen Wager‐Smith

19 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

The cryb Mutation Identifies Cryptochrome as a Circadian Photoreceptor in Drosophila

1998 782 citations Ralf Stanewsky, Maki Kaneko et al. Cell profile →
Closing the Circadian Loop: CLOCK-Induced Transcription of Its Own Inhibitors per and tim

1998 688 citations Thomas K. Darlington, Karen Wager‐Smith et al. Science profile →

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19 of 19 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Depression: A repair response to stress-induced neuronal microdamage that can grade into a chronic neuroinflammatory condition? 2010 ·Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews ·Karen Wager‐Smith,Athina Markou	118
2	Circadian rhythm genetics: from flies to mice to humans 2000 ·Nature Genetics ·Karen Wager‐Smith,Steve A. Kay	166
3	The cryb Mutation Identifies Cryptochrome as a Circadian Photoreceptor in Drosophilabreakdown → 1998 ·Cell ·Ralf Stanewsky,Maki Kaneko,Patrick Emery,(unknown),Karen Wager‐Smith,Steve A. Kay,Michael Rosbash,Jeffrey C. Hall	782
4	Closing the Circadian Loop: CLOCK-Induced Transcription of Its Own Inhibitors per and timbreakdown → 1998 ·Science ·Thomas K. Darlington,Karen Wager‐Smith,M. Fernanda Ceriani,David Staknis,Nicholas Gekakis,Thomas Steeves,Charles J. Weitz,Joseph S. Takahashi,Steve A. Kay	688
5	Photoactive yellow protein: A structural prototype for the three-dimensional fold of the PAS domain superfamily 1998 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Jean‐Luc Pellequer,Karen Wager‐Smith,Steve A. Kay,Elizabeth D. Getzoff	189
6	1996 ·Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology ·Michael W. Young,Karen Wager‐Smith,Leslie B. Vosshall,Lino Sáez,Michael P. Myers	26
7	Light-Induced Degradation of TIMELESS and Entrainment of the Drosophila Circadian Clock 1996 ·Science ·Michael P. Myers,Karen Wager‐Smith,Adrian Rothenfluh,Michael W. Young	385
8	The Effect of Internal Autocleavage on Kinetic Properties of the Human Cytomegalovirus Protease Catalytic Domain 1995 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Donald R. O’Boyle,Karen Wager‐Smith,John T. Stevens,Steven P. Weinheimer	31
9	Positional Cloning and Sequence Analysis of the Drosophila Clock Gene, timeless 1995 ·Science ·Michael P. Myers,Karen Wager‐Smith,Cedric S. Wesley,Michael W. Young,Amita Sehgal	207
10	Cloning and gene defects in microsomal triglyceride transfer protein associated with abetalipoproteinaemia 1993 ·Nature ·(unknown),Laura Blinderman,Kelly A. Combs,Bernadette Kienzle,(unknown),Karen Wager‐Smith,(unknown),Christoph W. Turck,(unknown),Daniel J. Rader,Lawrence P. Aggerbeck,Richard E. Gregg,David A. Gordon,John R. Wetterau	396
11	Development of a database of amino acid sequences for proteins identified and isolated on two‐dimensional polyacrylamide gels 1989 ·Electrophoresis ·J. David Sweatt,Timothy E. Kennedy,Karen Wager‐Smith,Mary Ann Gawinowicz,Ari Barzilai,Kevin Karl,Eric R. Kandel	11
12	Sequencing proteins from acrylamide gels 1988 ·Nature ·Timothy E. Kennedy,Karen Wager‐Smith,(unknown),Eric R. Kandel,J. David Sweatt	21
13	Expression of Human Adenosine Deaminase in Murine Hematopoietic Cells 1988 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·John W. Belmont,Grant R. MacGregor,Karen Wager‐Smith,(unknown),Kateri Moore,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),C. Thomas Caskey	27
14	Expression of human adenosine deaminase in murine hematopoietic cells. 1988 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·John W. Belmont,Grant R. MacGregor,Karen Wager‐Smith,Frederick A. Fletcher,Kateri Moore,(unknown),(unknown),S M Chang,C. Thomas Caskey	96
15	Construction of a Defective Retrovirus Containing the Human Hypoxanthine Phosphoribosyltransferase cDNA and its Expression in Cultured Cells and Mouse Bone Marrow 1987 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·Stephen M. W. Chang,Karen Wager‐Smith,Twee Tsao,(unknown),(unknown),C. Thomas Caskey	21
16	Construction of a defective retrovirus containing the human hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase cDNA and its expression in cultured cells and mouse bone marrow. 1987 ·Molecular and Cellular Biology ·S M Chang,Karen Wager‐Smith,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),C. Thomas Caskey	20
17	Expression of human adenosine deaminase in murine haematopoietic progenitor cells following retroviral transfer 1986 ·Nature ·John W. Belmont,(unknown),Stephen M. W. Chang,Karen Wager‐Smith,Rodney E. Kellems,John E. Dick,Maria Cristina Magli,Robert A. Phillips,Alan Bernstein,C. Thomas Caskey	60
18	Towards gene therapy for adenosine deaminase deficiency. 1986 ·PubMed ·John W. Belmont,(unknown),Karen Wager‐Smith,(unknown),(unknown)	5
19	Gene Replacement Therapy for Inborn Errors of Purine Metabolism 1986 ·Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology ·David Lee Nelson,S M Chang,(unknown),Karen Wager‐Smith,John W. Belmont,C. Thomas Caskey	3

About Karen Wager‐Smith

Karen Wager‐Smith is a scholar working on Aging, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Biological Psychiatry, having authored 19 papers that have together received 3.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Virus-based gene therapy research (6 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (5 papers) and Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (1.9k citations), Aging (335 citations) and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (1.3k citations). Karen Wager‐Smith has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Steve A. Kay, Michael W. Young, Michael P. Myers, Maki Kaneko, Jeffrey C. Hall, Patrick Emery, Ralf Stanewsky, Michael Rosbash, Adrian Rothenfluh and Nicholas Gekakis. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

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