Marc I. Diamond

17.4k total citations · 10 hit papers
113 papers, 12.6k citations indexed

About

Marc I. Diamond is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Marc I. Diamond has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 12.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Molecular Biology, 68 papers in Physiology and 36 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Marc I. Diamond's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (68 papers), Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (37 papers) and Neurological diseases and metabolism (20 papers). Marc I. Diamond is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (68 papers), Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (37 papers) and Neurological diseases and metabolism (20 papers). Marc I. Diamond collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Marc I. Diamond's co-authors include Bess Frost, Brandon B. Holmes, Keith R. Yamamoto, Jeffrey N. Miner, Steven K. Yoshinaga, David M. Holtzman, Jaime Vaquer‐Alicea, Najla Kfoury, David W. Sanders and Hilda Mirbaha and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Marc I. Diamond

112 papers receiving 12.4k citations

Hit Papers

Transcription Factor Interactions: Selectors of Positive ... 1990 2026 2002 2014 1990 2009 2014 2013 2009 250 500 750 1000
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. Transcription Factor Interactions: Selectors of Positive or Negative Regulation from a Single DNA Element
    1990 1.2k citations Marc I. Diamond, Jeffrey N. Miner et al. profile →
  2. Propagation of Tau Misfolding from the Outside to the Inside of a Cell
    2009 943 citations Marc I. Diamond et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  3. Distinct Tau Prion Strains Propagate in Cells and Mice and Define Different Tauopathies
    2014 720 citations David W. Sanders, Sarah K. Kaufman et al. Neuron profile →
  4. Heparan sulfate proteoglycans mediate internalization and propagation of specific proteopathic seeds
    2013 649 citations Brandon B. Holmes, Sarah L. DeVos et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  5. Prion-like mechanisms in neurodegenerative diseases
    2009 579 citations Marc I. Diamond et al. profile →
  6. Neuronal activity enhances tau propagation and tau pathology in vivo
    2016 574 citations Jessica Wu, S. Abid Hussaini et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
  7. Proteopathic tau seeding predicts tauopathy in vivo
    2014 456 citations Brandon B. Holmes, Jennifer L. Furman et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  8. Trans-cellular Propagation of Tau Aggregation by Fibrillar Species
    2012 440 citations Najla Kfoury, Brandon B. Holmes et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  9. Tau reduction prevents neuronal loss and reverses pathological tau deposition and seeding in mice with tauopathy
    2017 362 citations Sarah L. DeVos, Brandon B. Holmes et al. profile →
  10. High-density brush-shaped polymer lipids reduce anti-PEG antibody binding for repeated administration of mRNA therapeutics
    2025 21 citations Yufen Xiao, Xizhen Lian et al. Nature Materials profile →

Peers

Marc I. Diamond
Lars M. Ittner Australia
Martin Ingelsson Sweden
Eileen McGowan United States
Jochen Herms Germany
Jada Lewis United States
Shigeo Murayama Japan
G. William Rebeck United States
George A. Carlson United States
Jari Koıstınaho Finland
Mikio Shoji Japan
Lars M. Ittner Australia
Marc I. Diamond
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marc I. Diamond

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Marc I. Diamond. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Marc I. Diamond 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 Marc I. Diamond. Marc I. Diamond 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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Valdez, Clarissa, Anthony R. Vega, Omar M. Kashmer, et al.. (2025). VCP regulates early tau seed amplification via specific cofactors. Molecular Neurodegeneration. 20(1). 2–2. 5 indexed citations
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Xiao, Yufen, Xizhen Lian, Yehui Sun, et al.. (2025). High-density brush-shaped polymer lipids reduce anti-PEG antibody binding for repeated administration of mRNA therapeutics. Nature Materials. 24(11). 1840–1851. 21 indexed citations breakdown →
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Vaquer‐Alicea, Jaime, Peter Kunach, Ankit Gupta, et al.. (2025). Functional classification of tauopathy strains reveals the role of protofilament core residues. Science Advances. 11(4). eadp5978–eadp5978. 2 indexed citations
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Kunach, Peter, Jaime Vaquer‐Alicea, Robert Hopewell, et al.. (2024). Cryo-EM structure of Alzheimer’s disease tau filaments with PET ligand MK-6240. Nature Communications. 15(1). 8497–8497. 19 indexed citations
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Saha, Itika, Patricia Yuste‐Checa, Qiang Guo, et al.. (2023). The AAA+ chaperone VCP disaggregates Tau fibrils and generates aggregate seeds in a cellular system. Nature Communications. 14(1). 560–560. 39 indexed citations
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Perez, Valérie, et al.. (2023). DnaJC7 specifically regulates tau seeding. eLife. 12. 9 indexed citations
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Vaquer‐Alicea, Jaime, Anthony R. Vega, Bryan D. Ryder, et al.. (2023). Network of hotspot interactions cluster tau amyloid folds. Nature Communications. 14(1). 895–895. 16 indexed citations
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Chen, Dailu, Kenneth W. Drombosky, Zhiqiang Hou, et al.. (2019). Tau local structure shields an amyloid-forming motif and controls aggregation propensity. Nature Communications. 10(1). 2493–2493. 128 indexed citations
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Yamasaki, Tritia R., Brandon B. Holmes, Jennifer L. Furman, et al.. (2018). Parkinson’s disease and multiple system atrophy have distinct α-synuclein seed characteristics. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 294(3). 1045–1058. 145 indexed citations
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Saijo, Eri, Bernardino Ghetti, Gianluigi Zanusso, et al.. (2017). Ultrasensitive and selective detection of 3-repeat tau seeding activity in Pick disease brain and cerebrospinal fluid. Acta Neuropathologica. 133(5). 751–765. 104 indexed citations
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Stopschinski, Barbara E. & Marc I. Diamond. (2017). The prion model for progression and diversity of neurodegenerative diseases. The Lancet Neurology. 16(4). 323–332. 99 indexed citations
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Kaufman, Sarah K., David W. Sanders, Talitha L. Thomas, et al.. (2016). Tau Prion Strains Dictate Patterns of Cell Pathology, Progression Rate, and Regional Vulnerability In Vivo. Neuron. 92(4). 796–812. 318 indexed citations
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Wu, Jessica, S. Abid Hussaini, G Rodriguez, et al.. (2016). Neuronal activity enhances tau propagation and tau pathology in vivo. Nature Neuroscience. 19(8). 1085–1092. 574 indexed citations breakdown →
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Holmes, Brandon B. & Marc I. Diamond. (2016). Cellular Models for the Study of Prions. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine. 7(2). a024026–a024026. 17 indexed citations
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Holmes, Brandon B., Sarah L. DeVos, Najla Kfoury, et al.. (2013). Heparan sulfate proteoglycans mediate internalization and propagation of specific proteopathic seeds. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(33). E3138–47. 649 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bengoechea, Rocío, Shaughn Bell, Jieya Shao, et al.. (2013). Prion-like nuclear aggregation of TDP-43 during heat shock is regulated by HSP40/70 chaperones. Human Molecular Genetics. 23(1). 157–170. 98 indexed citations
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Fuentealba, Rodrigo A., Jayne Marasa, Marc I. Diamond, David Piwnica‐Worms, & Conrad C. Weihl. (2011). An aggregation sensing reporter identifies leflunomide and teriflunomide as polyglutamine aggregate inhibitors. Human Molecular Genetics. 21(3). 664–680. 26 indexed citations
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Diamond, Marc I., et al.. (2007). Polyglutamine diseases: emerging concepts in pathogenesis and therapy. Human Molecular Genetics. 16(R2). R115–R123. 214 indexed citations
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Čvoro, Aleksandra, Sreenivasan Paruthiyil, Jeremy O. Jones, et al.. (2006). Selective Activation of Estrogen Receptor-β Transcriptional Pathways by an Herbal Extract. Endocrinology. 148(2). 538–547. 60 indexed citations
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Schaufele, Fred, et al.. (2005). The structural basis of androgen receptor activation: Intramolecular and intermolecular amino–carboxy interactions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(28). 9802–9807. 161 indexed citations

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