Karen Yamamoto

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
11 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Karen Yamamoto is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen Yamamoto has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Genetics and 2 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Karen Yamamoto's work include Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (2 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (2 papers) and Animal Genetics and Reproduction (2 papers). Karen Yamamoto is often cited by papers focused on Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (2 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (2 papers) and Animal Genetics and Reproduction (2 papers). Karen Yamamoto collaborates with scholars based in United States. Karen Yamamoto's co-authors include Marc Montminy, William Biggs, G. González, Patricia Menzel, Gustavo González, Gustavo González, David Karr, Wolfgang Fischer, Wylie Vale and Maria Pellegrini and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Karen Yamamoto

11 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Phosphorylation-induced binding and transcriptional efficacy of nuclear factor CREB

1988 1.2k citations Karen Yamamoto, G. González et al. Nature profile →
A cluster of phosphorylation sites on the cyclic AMP-regulated nuclear factor CREB predicted by its sequence

1989 803 citations Gustavo González, Karen Yamamoto et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Karen Yamamoto United States	9	1.8k	737	641	366	214	11	2.9k
Michael Becker-André Switzerland	25	1.9k 1.0×	665 0.9×	637 1.0×	303 0.8×	171 0.8×	27	3.2k
Gustavo González United States	13	1.8k 1.0×	748 1.0×	436 0.7×	292 0.8×	247 1.2×	29	3.0k
Daniel W. Carr United States	36	2.4k 1.3×	516 0.7×	547 0.9×	315 0.9×	146 0.7×	59	4.1k
Bruce A. Hamilton United States	29	2.0k 1.1×	622 0.8×	794 1.2×	294 0.8×	282 1.3×	69	3.5k
James R. Lundblad United States	22	2.0k 1.1×	451 0.6×	699 1.1×	710 1.9×	453 2.1×	25	3.5k
Paul R. Dobner United States	33	2.0k 1.1×	1.3k 1.8×	352 0.5×	268 0.7×	408 1.9×	52	3.3k
Daniel Luk United States	23	1.8k 1.0×	698 0.9×	370 0.6×	406 1.1×	304 1.4×	34	2.8k
Christopher R. Mueller Canada	29	1.8k 1.0×	378 0.5×	604 0.9×	228 0.6×	488 2.3×	59	2.9k
Pascale Crépieux France	31	1.5k 0.8×	394 0.5×	638 1.0×	269 0.7×	156 0.7×	76	2.7k
G. González United States	11	1.3k 0.7×	330 0.4×	426 0.7×	294 0.8×	168 0.8×	26	2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Karen Yamamoto

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karen Yamamoto

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Karen Yamamoto. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Karen Yamamoto based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Karen Yamamoto. Karen Yamamoto is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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11 of 11 papers shown

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Juncker‐Jensen, Anna, et al.. (2019). Quantitative image profiling of the tumor microenvironment on double stained immunohistochemistry images using deep learning.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 37(15_suppl). e14619–e14619. 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Hongbo, Mamatha Mahadevappa, Karen Yamamoto, et al.. (2003). Distinctive proliferative phase differences in gene expression in human myometrium and leiomyomata. Fertility and Sterility. 80(2). 266–276. 61 indexed citations

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Neilson, Lorna, P A Schneider, Marianthi Kiriakidou, et al.. (1999). cDNA Cloning and Characterization of a Human Sperm Antigen (SPAG6) with Homology to the Product of the Chlamydomonas PF16 Locus. Genomics. 60(3). 272–280. 57 indexed citations

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Yamamoto, Karen, G. González, Patricia Menzel, J. Rivier, & Marc Montminy. (1990). Characterization of a bipartite activator domain in transcription factor CREB. Cell. 60(4). 611–617. 197 indexed citations

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Yamamoto, Karen & Maria Pellegrini. (1990). Ribosome subunit to polysome ratios affect the synthesis of rRNA in Drosophila cells. Biochemistry. 29(50). 11029–11032. 4 indexed citations

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Montminy, Marc, Gustavo González, & Karen Yamamoto. (1990). Characteristics of the cAMP response unit. Metabolism. 39(9). 6–12. 47 indexed citations

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Montminy, Marc, Gustavo González, & Karen Yamamoto. (1990). Regulation of camp-inducible genes by creb. Trends in Neurosciences. 13(5). 184–188. 376 indexed citations

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Montminy, Marc, Gustavo González, & Karen Yamamoto. (1990). Characteristics of the cAMP Response Unit. Elsevier eBooks. 46. 219–230. 13 indexed citations

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González, Gustavo, Karen Yamamoto, Wolfgang Fischer, et al.. (1989). A cluster of phosphorylation sites on the cyclic AMP-regulated nuclear factor CREB predicted by its sequence. Nature. 337(6209). 749–752. 803 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yamamoto, Karen, et al.. (1988). Juvenile Hormone Action Mediated in Male Accessory Glands of Drosophila by Calcium and Kinase C. Science. 239(4842). 916–919. 143 indexed citations

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Yamamoto, Karen, G. González, William Biggs, & Marc Montminy. (1988). Phosphorylation-induced binding and transcriptional efficacy of nuclear factor CREB. Nature. 334(6182). 494–498. 1191 indexed citations breakdown →

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