Martha Cyert

8.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Martha Cyert is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Martha Cyert has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Cell Biology and 9 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Martha Cyert's work include Signaling Pathways in Disease (36 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (31 papers) and Insect Resistance and Genetics (10 papers). Martha Cyert is often cited by papers focused on Signaling Pathways in Disease (36 papers), Fungal and yeast genetics research (31 papers) and Insect Resistance and Genetics (10 papers). Martha Cyert collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Denmark. Martha Cyert's co-authors include Jeremy Thorner, Angelike Stathopoulos, Jagoree Roy, Marc W. Kirschner, Caroline C. Philpott, Philip W. Garrett-Engele, Jianjun Guo, Riyo Kunisawa, M Snyder and Charles S. Gasser and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Martha Cyert

62 papers receiving 6.2k citations

Hit Papers

Mapping Pathways and Phenotypes by Systematic Gene Overex... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Mapping Pathways and Phenotypes by Systematic Gene Overexpression
    2006 508 citations Richelle Sopko, Dongqing Huang et al. Molecular 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
Martha Cyert United States 43 5.2k 1.3k 1.3k 660 504 63 6.3k
Kevan M. Shokat United States 46 6.2k 1.2× 1.5k 1.1× 2.3k 1.8× 790 1.2× 249 0.5× 67 8.4k
Kyle W. Cunningham United States 36 4.1k 0.8× 1.6k 1.2× 941 0.7× 299 0.5× 339 0.7× 58 5.3k
Yoshikazu Ohya Japan 49 5.9k 1.1× 1.5k 1.1× 1.9k 1.5× 199 0.3× 449 0.9× 181 7.2k
Mick F. Tuite United Kingdom 54 9.4k 1.8× 911 0.7× 1.2k 0.9× 293 0.4× 663 1.3× 196 10.7k
Gustav Ammerer Austria 53 8.4k 1.6× 1.7k 1.2× 2.2k 1.7× 384 0.6× 419 0.8× 105 10.0k
Robert J. Deschenes United States 38 4.9k 0.9× 517 0.4× 1.8k 1.4× 672 1.0× 248 0.5× 68 6.3k
Daniel J. Lew United States 51 7.6k 1.5× 1.4k 1.1× 4.2k 3.3× 944 1.4× 223 0.4× 115 8.6k
Stephen A. Osmani United States 40 5.7k 1.1× 1.4k 1.0× 3.2k 2.5× 317 0.5× 269 0.5× 100 6.4k
Claude Jacq France 42 7.4k 1.4× 1.1k 0.8× 603 0.5× 242 0.4× 350 0.7× 85 8.3k
R Sikorski United States 11 8.1k 1.6× 1.0k 0.8× 2.3k 1.8× 402 0.6× 162 0.3× 18 8.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Martha Cyert

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Martha Cyert

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Martha Cyert. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Martha Cyert 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 Martha Cyert. Martha Cyert 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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Reis, Joana, et al.. (2025). A composite motif in calcimembrin/C16orf74 dictates multimeric dephosphorylation by calcineurin. Nature Communications. 16(1). 9941–9941.
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Wong, Cassandra J., Angela I. M. Barth, Tim Stearns, et al.. (2023). Calcineurin associates with centrosomes and regulates cilia length maintenance. Journal of Cell Science. 136(8). 6 indexed citations
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Cyert, Martha, et al.. (2022). A cellular atlas of calcineurin signaling. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1870(1). 119366–119366. 35 indexed citations
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Jenkins, Meredith L., Jagoree Roy, Nicole St‐Denis, et al.. (2021). Palmitoylation targets the calcineurin phosphatase to the phosphatidylinositol 4-kinase complex at the plasma membrane. Nature Communications. 12(1). 6064–6064. 27 indexed citations
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Hein, Jamin B., Huy Nguyen, Martha Cyert, & Polly M. Fordyce. (2020). Protocol for Peptide Synthesis on Spectrally Encoded Beads for MRBLE-pep Assays. BIO-PROTOCOL. 10(13). e3669–e3669. 3 indexed citations
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Goldman, Aaron R., et al.. (2014). Calcineurin regulates the yeast synaptojanin Inp53/Sjl3 during membrane stress. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 26(4). 769–785. 17 indexed citations
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Goldman, Aaron R., Jagoree Roy, Bernd Bodenmiller, et al.. (2014). The Calcineurin Signaling Network Evolves via Conserved Kinase-Phosphatase Modules that Transcend Substrate Identity. Molecular Cell. 55(3). 422–435. 82 indexed citations
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Klass, Daniel M., et al.. (2013). Whi3, an S. cerevisiae RNA-Binding Protein, Is a Component of Stress Granules That Regulates Levels of Its Target mRNAs. PLoS ONE. 8(12). e84060–e84060. 17 indexed citations
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O’Donnell, Allyson F., Laiqiang Huang, Jeremy Thorner, & Martha Cyert. (2013). A Calcineurin-dependent Switch Controls the Trafficking Function of α-Arrestin Aly1/Art6. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(33). 24063–24080. 55 indexed citations
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Rodrı́guez, Antonio, Jagoree Roy, Sara Martínez‐Martínez, et al.. (2009). A Conserved Docking Surface on Calcineurin Mediates Interaction with Substrates and Immunosuppressants. Molecular Cell. 33(5). 616–626. 90 indexed citations
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Roy, Jagoree, Huiming Li, Patrick G. Hogan, & Martha Cyert. (2007). A Conserved Docking Site Modulates Substrate Affinity for Calcineurin, Signaling Output, and In Vivo Function. Molecular Cell. 25(6). 889–901. 88 indexed citations
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Sopko, Richelle, Dongqing Huang, Gordon Chua, et al.. (2006). Mapping Pathways and Phenotypes by Systematic Gene Overexpression. Molecular Cell. 21(3). 319–330. 508 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cyert, Martha. (2003). Calcineurin signaling in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: how yeast go crazy in response to stress. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 311(4). 1143–1150. 276 indexed citations
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Zhu, Heng, et al.. (2003). Negative regulation of calcineurin signaling by Hrr25p, a yeast homolog of casein kinase I. Genes & Development. 17(21). 2698–2708. 69 indexed citations
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Boustany, Leila M. & Martha Cyert. (2002). Calcineurin-dependent regulation of Crz1p nuclear export requires Msn5p and a conserved calcineurin docking site. Genes & Development. 16(5). 608–619. 104 indexed citations
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Yoshimoto, Hiroyuki, Kirstie Saltsman, Audrey P. Gasch, et al.. (2002). Genome-wide Analysis of Gene Expression Regulated by the Calcineurin/Crz1p Signaling Pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(34). 31079–31088. 350 indexed citations
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Jiang, Bo & Martha Cyert. (1999). Identification of a Novel Region Critical for Calcineurin Function in Vivo and in Vitro. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(26). 18543–18551. 22 indexed citations
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Okano, Hiroyuki, Martha Cyert, & Yoshikazu Ohya. (1998). Importance of Phenylalanine Residues of Yeast Calmodulin for Target Binding and Activation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(41). 26375–26382. 22 indexed citations
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Mulholland, Jon, et al.. (1997). An essential role of the yeast pheromone-induced Ca2+ signal is to activate calcineurin.. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 8(2). 263–277. 74 indexed citations
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Stathopoulos, Angelike & Martha Cyert. (1997). Calcineurin acts through theCRZ1/TCN1-encoded transcription factor to regulate gene expression in yeast. Genes & Development. 11(24). 3432–3444. 385 indexed citations

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