Kathryn N. North

31.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
335 papers, 16.1k citations indexed

About

Kathryn N. North is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kathryn N. North has authored 335 papers receiving a total of 16.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 128 papers in Molecular Biology, 99 papers in Neurology and 93 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Kathryn N. North's work include Muscle Physiology and Disorders (93 papers), Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases (87 papers) and Genetics and Physical Performance (54 papers). Kathryn N. North is often cited by papers focused on Muscle Physiology and Disorders (93 papers), Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases (87 papers) and Genetics and Physical Performance (54 papers). Kathryn N. North collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Kathryn N. North's co-authors include Daniel G. MacArthur, Shelley Hyman, Alan H. Beggs, E. Arthur Shores, Nan Yang, Sandra T. Cooper, Nigel G. Laing, Jonathan M. Payne, Belinda Barton and Nigel F. Clarke and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Kathryn N. North

324 papers receiving 15.7k 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.

Mutations in ACTN4, encoding α-actinin-4, cause familial focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

2000 951 citations Kathryn N. North, Alan H. Beggs et al. profile →
ACTN3 Genotype Is Associated with Human Elite Athletic Performance

2003 640 citations Nan Yang, Daniel G. MacArthur et al. The American Journal of Human Genetics profile →
A brief history of human disease genetics

2020 349 citations Daniel G. MacArthur, Kathryn N. North et al. profile →
Integrating Genomics into Healthcare: A Global Responsibility

2019 242 citations Jeffrey Braithwaite, Kathryn N. North et al. The American Journal of Human Genetics profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kathryn N. North Australia	68	6.8k	4.7k	3.8k	3.5k	2.4k	335	16.1k
Nadia Rosenthal United States	74	13.5k 2.0×	2.1k 0.5×	3.7k 1.0×	635 0.2×	2.0k 0.8×	239	20.7k
Sherri J. Bale United States	52	14.7k 2.2×	12.9k 2.7×	2.4k 0.6×	1.2k 0.3×	3.2k 1.3×	142	29.9k
Madhuri Hegde United States	35	11.5k 1.7×	10.7k 2.3×	2.4k 0.6×	968 0.3×	1.2k 0.5×	138	23.8k
Hanns Lochmüller Germany	68	11.7k 1.7×	2.8k 0.6×	2.2k 0.6×	2.6k 0.7×	2.6k 1.1×	534	17.6k
Kāri Stefánsson Iceland	80	6.5k 1.0×	6.1k 1.3×	920 0.2×	1.4k 0.4×	762 0.3×	246	17.8k
Wayne W. Grody United States	45	11.9k 1.8×	12.1k 2.6×	2.5k 0.7×	1.0k 0.3×	1.2k 0.5×	168	28.7k
Gérard Karsenty United States	118	29.5k 4.3×	7.1k 1.5×	1.1k 0.3×	683 0.2×	3.0k 1.2×	353	53.9k
Heidi L. Rehm United States	53	13.8k 2.0×	14.5k 3.1×	3.6k 0.9×	1.0k 0.3×	1.3k 0.5×	186	31.4k
Elaine Lyon United States	30	10.9k 1.6×	10.3k 2.2×	2.2k 0.6×	939 0.3×	1.1k 0.5×	102	23.2k
Nazneen Aziz United States	9	9.4k 1.4×	8.8k 1.9×	2.1k 0.5×	883 0.2×	1.0k 0.4×	9	19.7k

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Lami, Francesca, Jacquie Wrennall, Stephen Hearps, et al.. (2025). Agreement, reliability, feasibility, and acceptability of home-based telehealth versus face-to-face pediatric neuropsychological testing: A within-person crossover study.. Neuropsychology. 39(2). 172–186. 1 indexed citations

Dermody, Gordana, Rania Shibl, Mingzhong Wang, et al.. (2025). Multi Perspective Considerations for Health Smart Home: Early Phase Exploratory Study. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 82(1). 849–866.

Houweling, Peter J., Rhonda L. Taylor, Joshua S. Clayton, et al.. (2024). Generation of a human ACTA1-tdTomato reporter iPSC line using CRISPR/Cas9 editing. Stem Cell Research. 75. 103313–103313.

Seto, Jane T., Kelly N. Roeszler, Manan Shah, et al.. (2021). ACTN3 genotype influences skeletal muscle mass regulation and response to dexamethasone. Science Advances. 7(27). 14 indexed citations

Wyckelsma, Victoria L., Tomas Venckūnas, Peter J. Houweling, et al.. (2021). Loss of α-actinin-3 during human evolution provides superior cold resilience and muscle heat generation. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 108(3). 446–457. 27 indexed citations

Ullrich, Nicole J., Jonathan M. Payne, Karin S. Walsh, et al.. (2020). Visual spatial learning outcomes for clinical trials in neurofibromatosis type 1. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. 7(2). 245–249. 10 indexed citations

Taylor, Natalie, Stephanie Best, Melissa Martyn, et al.. (2019). A transformative translational change programme to introduce genomics into healthcare: a complexity and implementation science study protocol. BMJ Open. 9(3). e024681–e024681. 24 indexed citations

Morley, John W., et al.. (2018). Branched fibers from old fast-twitch dystrophic muscles are the sites of terminal damage in muscular dystrophy. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 314(6). C662–C674. 18 indexed citations

North, Kathryn N.. (2017). Knowledge Management in Public Sector. 16–27. 6 indexed citations

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North, Kathryn N., et al.. (2016). La Pyme dinámica. Estrategias para competir en tiempos turbulentos. Economía industrial. 65–74. 1 indexed citations

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Lee, Fiona X. Z., Peter J. Houweling, Kathryn N. North, & Kate Quinlan. (2016). How does α-actinin-3 deficiency alter muscle function? Mechanistic insights into ACTN3 , the ‘gene for speed’. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1863(4). 686–693. 54 indexed citations

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Clarke, Nigel F., Kimberly Amburgey, James W. Teener, et al.. (2013). A novel mutation expands the genetic and clinical spectrum of MYH7-related myopathies. Neuromuscular Disorders. 23(5). 432–436. 29 indexed citations

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Pistilli, Emidio E., Sasha Bogdanovich, Fleur C. Garton, et al.. (2011). Loss of IL-15 receptor α alters the endurance, fatigability, and metabolic characteristics of mouse fast skeletal muscles. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 121(8). 3120–3132. 67 indexed citations

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Seto, Jane T., Monkol Lek, Kate Quinlan, et al.. (2011). Deficiency of α-actinin-3 is associated with increased susceptibility to contraction-induced damage and skeletal muscle remodeling. Human Molecular Genetics. 20(15). 2914–2927. 84 indexed citations

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Wang, Dongwei, et al.. (2010). Altered cellular localization of aquaporin-1 in experimental hydrocephalus in mice and reduced ventriculomegaly in aquaporin-1 deficiency. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 46(1). 318–324. 28 indexed citations

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Egan, Jonathan R., Tanya L. Butler, Andrew D. Cole, et al.. (2009). Myocardial membrane injury in pediatric cardiac surgery: An animal model. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 137(5). 1154–1162. 7 indexed citations

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Eisenberg, Iris, Alal Eran, Ichizo Nishino, et al.. (2007). Distinctive patterns of microRNA expression in primary muscular disorders. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(43). 17016–17021. 407 indexed citations

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MacArthur, Daniel G., Nan Yang, Jane T. Seto, et al.. (2006). A gene for speed: the ACTN3 R577X polymorphism influences muscle performance. Neuromuscular Disorders. 16. 1 indexed citations

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Clarke, Nigel F., Warren Kidson, Susana Quijano‐Roy, et al.. (2006). SEPN1: Associated with congenital fiber‐type disproportion and insulin resistance. Annals of Neurology. 59(3). 546–552. 114 indexed citations

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MacArthur, Daniel G. & Kathryn N. North. (2004). Genes and Elite Athletes. 71(7). 9.

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