Kate M. O’Connor-Giles

4.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
34 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Kate M. O’Connor-Giles is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kate M. O’Connor-Giles has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 14 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Kate M. O’Connor-Giles's work include Cellular transport and secretion (12 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (9 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (8 papers). Kate M. O’Connor-Giles is often cited by papers focused on Cellular transport and secretion (12 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (9 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (8 papers). Kate M. O’Connor-Giles collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Poland. Kate M. O’Connor-Giles's co-authors include Scott J. Gratz, Jill Wildonger, Melissa M. Harrison, Laura K. Donohue, C. Dustin Rubinstein, Jennifer Nguyen, Danielle C. Hamm, James B. Skeath, Barry Ganetzky and Brian Jenkins and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Kate M. O’Connor-Giles

32 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Genome Engineering of Drosophila with the CRISPR RNA-Guided Cas9 Nuclease

2013 759 citations Scott J. Gratz, Jennifer Nguyen et al. Genetics profile →
Highly Specific and Efficient CRISPR/Cas9-Catalyzed Homology-Directed Repair in Drosophila

2014 663 citations Scott J. Gratz, C. Dustin Rubinstein et al. Genetics profile →

Peers

Kate M. O’Connor-Giles

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Jill Wildonger United States

Fillip Port Germany

Scott J. Gratz United States

Michaela Fellner Austria

Kuan-Chung Su United States

Jian‐Quan Ni China

Michael Buszczak United States

J. Timothy Westwood Canada

Yuchun He United States

Mary A. Lilly United States

Jill Wildonger United States

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623 ×1.3

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251 ×0.7

Citations per year, relative to Kate M. O’Connor-Giles Kate M. O’Connor-Giles (= 1×) peers Jill Wildonger

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kate M. O’Connor-Giles

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kate M. O’Connor-Giles

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O’Connor-Giles, Kate M., et al.. (2025). PDZD8 promotes autophagy at ER-lysosome membrane contact sites to regulate activity-dependent synaptic growth. Cell Reports. 44(4). 115483–115483. 2 indexed citations

Lentini, Jenna M., et al.. (2024). tRNA modification enzyme-dependent redox homeostasis regulates synapse formation and memory. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(46). e2317864121–e2317864121. 6 indexed citations

Gratz, Scott J., et al.. (2024). Ca2+ channel and active zone protein abundance intersects with input-specific synapse organization to shape functional synaptic diversity. eLife. 12. 4 indexed citations

Gratz, Scott J., et al.. (2023). Expanded tRNA methyltransferase family member TRMT9B regulates synaptic growth and function. EMBO Reports. 24(10). e56808–e56808. 5 indexed citations

Gratz, Scott J., et al.. (2023). Ca2+ channel and active zone protein abundance intersects with input-specific synapse organization to shape functional synaptic diversity. eLife. 12. 1 indexed citations

Thomas, Ulrich, Janine Lützkendorf, Harald Depner, et al.. (2023). Interactive nanocluster compaction of the ELKS scaffold and Cacophony Ca ²⁺ channels drives sustained active zone potentiation. Science Advances. 9(7). eade7804–eade7804. 24 indexed citations

Calderon, Diego, Ronnie Blecher‐Gonen, Xingfan Huang, et al.. (2022). The continuum of Drosophila embryonic development at single-cell resolution. Science. 377(6606). eabn5800–eabn5800. 45 indexed citations

Isabella, Adam J., Eduardo Leyva‐Díaz, Takuya Kaneko, et al.. (2021). The field of neurogenetics: where it stands and where it is going. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 11(8).

Gratz, Scott J., et al.. (2019). The calcium channel subunit α2δ-3 organizes synapses via an activity-dependent and autocrine BMP signaling pathway. Nature Communications. 10(1). 11 indexed citations

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Gratz, Scott J., Pragya Goel, Joseph Bruckner, et al.. (2019). Endogenous tagging reveals differential regulation of Ca ²⁺ channels at single AZs during presynaptic homeostatic potentiation and depression. Journal of Neuroscience. 39(13). 3068–18. 62 indexed citations

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Bruckner, Joseph, et al.. (2016). Fife organizes synaptic vesicles and calcium channels for high-probability neurotransmitter release. The Journal of Cell Biology. 216(1). 231–246. 44 indexed citations

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Bruckner, Joseph, Hong Zhan, & Kate M. O’Connor-Giles. (2015). Advances in imaging ultrastructure yield new insights into presynaptic biology. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 9. 196–196. 10 indexed citations

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Gratz, Scott J., C. Dustin Rubinstein, Melissa M. Harrison, Jill Wildonger, & Kate M. O’Connor-Giles. (2015). CRISPR‐Cas9 Genome Editing in Drosophila. Current Protocols in Molecular Biology. 111(1). 31.2.1–31.2.20. 150 indexed citations

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Gratz, Scott J., Melissa M. Harrison, Jill Wildonger, & Kate M. O’Connor-Giles. (2015). Precise Genome Editing of Drosophila with CRISPR RNA-Guided Cas9. Methods in molecular biology. 1311. 335–348. 44 indexed citations

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Harrison, Melissa M., Brian Jenkins, Kate M. O’Connor-Giles, & Jill Wildonger. (2014). A CRISPR view of development. Genes & Development. 28(17). 1859–1872. 171 indexed citations

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Gratz, Scott J., Jennifer Nguyen, Danielle C. Hamm, et al.. (2013). Genome Engineering of Drosophila with the CRISPR RNA-Guided Cas9 Nuclease. Genetics. 194(4). 1029–1035. 759 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bruckner, Joseph, et al.. (2012). Fife, aDrosophilaPiccolo-RIM Homolog, Promotes Active Zone Organization and Neurotransmitter Release. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(48). 17048–17058. 34 indexed citations

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O’Connor-Giles, Kate M., et al.. (2009). Sanpodo: a context-dependent activator and inhibitor of Notch signaling during asymmetric divisions. Development. 136(24). 4089–4098. 35 indexed citations

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O’Connor-Giles, Kate M., et al.. (2008). Nervous Wreck Interacts with Thickveins and the Endocytic Machinery to Attenuate Retrograde BMP Signaling during Synaptic Growth. Neuron. 58(4). 507–518. 127 indexed citations

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O’Connor-Giles, Kate M. & Barry Ganetzky. (2008). Satellite signaling at synapses. Fly. 2(5). 259–261. 15 indexed citations

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