Lino Sáez

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Lino Sáez is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lino Sáez has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 16 papers in Plant Science and 12 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Lino Sáez's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (20 papers), Light effects on plants (11 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (10 papers). Lino Sáez is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (20 papers), Light effects on plants (11 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (10 papers). Lino Sáez collaborates with scholars based in United States, Chile and Japan. Lino Sáez's co-authors include Michael W. Young, Adrian Rothenfluh, Jeffrey L. Price, Brian Kloss, Cedric S. Wesley, Amita Sehgal, Justin Blau, Leslie A. Leinwand, Nicholas Gekakis and Charles J. Weitz and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Lino Sáez

36 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

The Drosophila Clock Gene double-time Encodes a Protein C... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 100 200 300 400 500
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. The Drosophila Clock Gene double-time Encodes a Protein Closely Related to Human Casein Kinase Iε
    1998 589 citations Brian Kloss, Jeffrey L. Price et al. 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
Lino Sáez United States 26 2.5k 1.7k 1.2k 940 518 36 3.5k
Karen Wager‐Smith United States 16 1.9k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 1.3k 1.1× 839 0.9× 335 0.6× 19 3.3k
David Staknis United States 14 3.2k 1.3× 1.7k 1.0× 1.2k 1.0× 1.1k 1.2× 742 1.4× 14 4.3k
Nicholas Gekakis United States 17 2.7k 1.1× 1.3k 0.7× 852 0.7× 880 0.9× 631 1.2× 21 3.7k
Michael N. Nitabach United States 37 1.9k 0.8× 670 0.4× 2.7k 2.3× 823 0.9× 487 0.9× 57 4.0k
Aurélio Balsalobre Canada 18 3.4k 1.4× 944 0.6× 844 0.7× 1000 1.1× 655 1.3× 26 4.7k
Emi Nagoshi Switzerland 22 1.6k 0.6× 628 0.4× 661 0.6× 908 1.0× 368 0.7× 46 2.7k
Tsuyoshi Hirota Japan 31 2.9k 1.2× 1.2k 0.7× 856 0.7× 864 0.9× 633 1.2× 63 4.0k
Vivek Kumar United States 22 2.2k 0.9× 955 0.6× 579 0.5× 1.4k 1.5× 647 1.2× 58 4.0k
Sriram Sathyanarayanan United States 17 2.6k 1.1× 1.3k 0.7× 836 0.7× 803 0.9× 562 1.1× 32 3.6k
W. Venus So United States 12 1.9k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 1.4k 1.2× 955 1.0× 385 0.7× 21 3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Lino Sáez

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lino Sáez

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lino Sáez

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lino Sáez. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lino Sáez 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 Lino Sáez. Lino Sáez is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Top, Deniz, et al.. (2016). GSK-3 and CK2 Kinases Converge on Timeless to Regulate the Master Clock. Cell Reports. 16(2). 357–367. 45 indexed citations
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Moravcevic, Katarina, et al.. (2015). Drosophila TIM Binds Importin α1, and Acts as an Adapter to Transport PER to the Nucleus. PLoS Genetics. 11(2). e1004974–e1004974. 49 indexed citations
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Axelrod, Sofia, Lino Sáez, & Michael W. Young. (2014). Studying Circadian Rhythm and Sleep Using Genetic Screens in Drosophila. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 551. 3–27. 20 indexed citations
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Syed, Sheyum, Lino Sáez, & Michael W. Young. (2011). Kinetics of Doubletime Kinase-dependent Degradation of the Drosophila Period Protein. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(31). 27654–27662. 31 indexed citations
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Siomi, Haruhiko, et al.. (2008). Circadian Phenotypes of Drosophila Fragile X Mutants in Alternative Genetic Backgrounds. ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE. 25(6). 561–571. 17 indexed citations
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Kivimäe, Saul, Lino Sáez, & Michael W. Young. (2008). Activating PER Repressor through a DBT-Directed Phosphorylation Switch. PLoS Biology. 6(7). e183–e183. 69 indexed citations
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Sáez, Lino, Pablo Meyer, & Michael W. Young. (2007). A PER/TIM/DBT Interval Timer forDrosophila's Circadian Clock. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 72(1). 69–74. 19 indexed citations
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Boothroyd, Catharine, Herman Wijnen, Félix Naef, Lino Sáez, & Michael W. Young. (2007). Integration of Light and Temperature in the Regulation of Circadian Gene Expression in Drosophila. PLoS Genetics. 3(4). e54–e54. 125 indexed citations
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Meyer, Pablo, Lino Sáez, & Michael W. Young. (2006). PER-TIM Interactions in Living Drosophila Cells: An Interval Timer for the Circadian Clock. Science. 311(5758). 226–229. 138 indexed citations
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Sáez, Lino, et al.. (2006). Post-translational enzyme activation in an animal via optimized conditional protein splicing. Nature Chemical Biology. 3(1). 50–54. 73 indexed citations
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Sáez, Lino, et al.. (2005). The Double-Time Protein Kinase Regulates the Subcellular Localization of theDrosophilaClock Protein Period. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(22). 5430–5437. 120 indexed citations
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Kloss, Brian, Adrian Rothenfluh, Michael W. Young, & Lino Sáez. (2001). Phosphorylation of PERIOD Is Influenced by Cycling Physical Associations of DOUBLE-TIME, PERIOD, and TIMELESS in the Drosophila Clock. Neuron. 30(3). 699–706. 145 indexed citations
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Wesley, Cedric S. & Lino Sáez. (2000). Analysis of Notch Lacking the Carboxyl Terminus Identified in Drosophila Embryos. The Journal of Cell Biology. 149(3). 683–696. 26 indexed citations
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Wesley, Cedric S. & Lino Sáez. (2000). Notch Responds Differently to Delta and Wingless in CulturedDrosophila Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(13). 9099–9101. 28 indexed citations
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Rothenfluh, Adrian, Michael W. Young, & Lino Sáez. (2000). A TIMELESS-Independent Function for PERIOD Proteins in the Drosophila Clock. Neuron. 26(2). 505–514. 128 indexed citations
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Sáez, Lino, Marina P. Antoch, Nicholas Gekakis, et al.. (1998). Mammalian Circadian Autoregulatory Loop. Neuron. 21(5). 1101–1113. 312 indexed citations
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Kloss, Brian, Jeffrey L. Price, Lino Sáez, et al.. (1998). The Drosophila Clock Gene double-time Encodes a Protein Closely Related to Human Casein Kinase Iε. Cell. 94(1). 97–107. 589 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sáez, Lino & Michael W. Young. (1996). Regulation of Nuclear Entry of the Drosophila Clock Proteins Period and Timeless. Neuron. 17(5). 911–920. 278 indexed citations
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Burzio, Luis O., et al.. (1981). Poly (ADP-ribose) synthetase activity in rat testis mitochondria. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 103(1). 369–375. 25 indexed citations
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Amthauer, Rodolfo, et al.. (1979). Protein synthesis and environmental changes: a new approach to search for regulatory mechanisms.. PubMed. 12(3). 373–8. 5 indexed citations

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