Lynda K. Doolittle

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Lynda K. Doolittle is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Lynda K. Doolittle has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Cell Biology and 3 papers in Biophysics. Recurrent topics in Lynda K. Doolittle's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (7 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (6 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (4 papers). Lynda K. Doolittle is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (7 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (6 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (4 papers). Lynda K. Doolittle collaborates with scholars based in United States, Austria and Germany. Lynda K. Doolittle's co-authors include Michael K. Rosen, David L. Garbers, Lisa Henry, Timothy A. Quill, Shae B. Padrick, Bryan A. Gibson, Daniel W. Gerlich, Robert E. Hammer, Sy Redding and Nathan Gamarra and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Lynda K. Doolittle

16 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Organization of Chromatin by Intrinsic and Regulated Phas... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Organization of Chromatin by Intrinsic and Regulated Phase Separation
    2019 723 citations Bryan A. Gibson, Lynda K. Doolittle et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Lynda K. Doolittle United States 13 1.4k 551 378 333 217 17 2.3k
James R. Bartles United States 31 1.5k 1.1× 1.0k 1.8× 351 0.9× 236 0.7× 231 1.1× 54 3.2k
Takayuki Kato Japan 22 1.1k 0.8× 1.2k 2.1× 88 0.2× 126 0.4× 146 0.7× 51 2.5k
Victoria E. Centonze United States 27 1.3k 0.9× 422 0.8× 231 0.6× 135 0.4× 281 1.3× 48 2.6k
Catherine H. Berlot United States 27 1.5k 1.1× 583 1.1× 75 0.2× 166 0.5× 104 0.5× 39 1.9k
Eugen Kerkhoff Germany 26 1.6k 1.2× 1.3k 2.3× 39 0.1× 199 0.6× 156 0.7× 43 2.6k
Ewan E. Morrison United Kingdom 30 1.9k 1.3× 1.4k 2.6× 115 0.3× 195 0.6× 600 2.8× 68 3.3k
Folma Buß United Kingdom 38 2.4k 1.7× 1.8k 3.4× 85 0.2× 164 0.5× 165 0.8× 65 4.0k
Philippe R.J. Bois United States 22 1.0k 0.8× 468 0.8× 47 0.1× 67 0.2× 381 1.8× 30 1.7k
Marion Peter France 23 1.7k 1.2× 740 1.3× 53 0.1× 178 0.5× 110 0.5× 38 2.2k
Irène Dunia France 28 2.2k 1.6× 780 1.4× 47 0.1× 122 0.4× 270 1.2× 65 2.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Huertas, Jan, Run-Wen Yao, Nirnay Samanta, et al.. (2025). Multiscale structure of chromatin condensates explains phase separation and material properties. Science. 390(6777). eadv6588–eadv6588.
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Farr, Stephen E., Jianyuan Luo, Bryan A. Gibson, et al.. (2025). Nucleosome spacing can fine-tune higher-order chromatin assembly. Nature Communications. 16(1). 6315–6315. 5 indexed citations
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Hutchings, Joshua, Momoko Shiozaki, Xiaowei Zhao, et al.. (2025). Quantitative spatial analysis of chromatin biomolecular condensates using cryoelectron tomography. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(19). e2426449122–e2426449122. 5 indexed citations
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Gibson, Bryan A., Claudia Blaukopf, Tracy Lou, et al.. (2023). In diverse conditions, intrinsic chromatin condensates have liquid-like material properties. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(18). e2218085120–e2218085120. 43 indexed citations
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Gibson, Bryan A., Shotaro Otsuka, Claudia Blaukopf, et al.. (2022). A mitotic chromatin phase transition prevents perforation by microtubules. Nature. 609(7925). 183–190. 55 indexed citations
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Gibson, Bryan A., Lynda K. Doolittle, Liv Jensen, et al.. (2019). Organization of Chromatin by Intrinsic and Regulated Phase Separation. Cell. 179(2). 470–484.e21. 723 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chen, Baoyu, Chad A. Brautigam, Wenmin Xing, et al.. (2017). Rac1 GTPase activates the WAVE regulatory complex through two distinct binding sites. eLife. 6. 119 indexed citations
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Doolittle, Lynda K., Michael K. Rosen, & Shae B. Padrick. (2013). Purification of Arp2/3 Complex from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Methods in molecular biology. 1046. 251–271. 9 indexed citations
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Doolittle, Lynda K., Michael K. Rosen, & Shae B. Padrick. (2013). Measurement and Analysis of In Vitro Actin Polymerization. Methods in molecular biology. 1046. 273–293. 79 indexed citations
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Smith, Benjamin, Shae B. Padrick, Lynda K. Doolittle, et al.. (2013). Three-color single molecule imaging shows WASP detachment from Arp2/3 complex triggers actin filament branch formation. eLife. 2. e01008–e01008. 91 indexed citations
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Doolittle, Lynda K., Michael K. Rosen, & Shae B. Padrick. (2013). Purification of Native Arp2/3 Complex from Bovine Thymus. Methods in molecular biology. 1046. 231–250. 12 indexed citations
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Padrick, Shae B., Lynda K. Doolittle, Chad A. Brautigam, David S. King, & Michael K. Rosen. (2011). Arp2/3 complex is bound and activated by two WASP proteins. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(33). E472–9. 161 indexed citations
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Padrick, Shae B., Ayman Ismail, Sanjay C. Panchal, et al.. (2008). Hierarchical Regulation of WASP/WAVE Proteins. Molecular Cell. 32(3). 426–438. 172 indexed citations
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Tamura, Naohisa, Lynda K. Doolittle, Robert E. Hammer, et al.. (2004). Critical roles of the guanylyl cyclase B receptor in endochondral ossification and development of female reproductive organs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(49). 17300–17305. 231 indexed citations
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Wang, Dan, Shelby M. King, Timothy A. Quill, Lynda K. Doolittle, & David L. Garbers. (2003). A new sperm-specific Na+/H+ Exchanger required for sperm motility and fertility. Nature Cell Biology. 5(12). 1117–1122. 217 indexed citations
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Quill, Timothy A., et al.. (2003). Hyperactivated sperm motility driven by CatSper2 is required for fertilization. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(25). 14869–14874. 293 indexed citations
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Yuen, Peter S.T., Lynda K. Doolittle, & David L. Garbers. (1994). Dominant negative mutants of nitric oxide-sensitive guanylyl cyclase.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 269(2). 791–793. 53 indexed citations

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