Martin L. Breitman

17.1k total citations · 8 hit papers
95 papers, 13.8k citations indexed

About

Martin L. Breitman is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Martin L. Breitman has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 13.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Molecular Biology, 26 papers in Genetics and 13 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Martin L. Breitman's work include Connexins and lens biology (33 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (14 papers) and Heat shock proteins research (11 papers). Martin L. Breitman is often cited by papers focused on Connexins and lens biology (33 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (14 papers) and Heat shock proteins research (11 papers). Martin L. Breitman collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Finland. Martin L. Breitman's co-authors include Janet Rossant, Marina Gertsenstein, Terry P. Yamaguchi, Daniel Dumont, Guo‐Hua Fong, Andre C. Schuh, Fouad Shalaby, Xiang‐Fu Wu, Kari Alitalo and Carol Waghorne and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Martin L. Breitman

94 papers receiving 13.3k citations

Hit Papers

Failure of blood-island formation and vasculogenesis in ... 1978 2026 1994 2010 1995 1995 1995 1987 1994 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. Failure of blood-island formation and vasculogenesis in Flk-1-deficient mice
    1995 3.1k citations Fouad Shalaby, Janet Rossant et al. profile →
  2. Role of the Flt-1 receptor tyrosine kinase in regulating the assembly of vascular endothelium
    1995 2.0k citations Guo‐Hua Fong, Janet Rossant et al. profile →
  3. Expression of the fms-like tyrosine kinase 4 gene becomes restricted to lymphatic endothelium during development.
    1995 1.1k citations Daniel Dumont, Martin L. Breitman et al. profile →
  4. β1-6 Branching of Asn-Linked Oligosaccharides Is Directly Associated with Metastasis
    1987 819 citations James W. Dennis, Suzanne Laferté et al. Science profile →
  5. Dominant-negative and targeted null mutations in the endothelial receptor tyrosine kinase, tek, reveal a critical role in vasculogenesis of the embryo.
    1994 793 citations Daniel Dumont, Gérard Gradwohl et al. Genes & Development profile →
  6. Cardiovascular Failure in Mouse Embryos Deficient in VEGF Receptor-3
    1998 648 citations Daniel Dumont, Martin L. Breitman et al. Science profile →
  7. flk-1, an flt-related receptor tyrosine kinase is an early marker for endothelial cell precursors
    1993 591 citations Daniel Dumont, Martin L. Breitman et al. profile →
  8. Proviruses of avian sarcoma virus are terminally redundant, co-extensive with unintegrated linear DNA and integrated at many sites
    1978 308 citations Peter K. Vogt, Martin L. Breitman et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Martin L. Breitman Canada 44 11.0k 3.0k 2.1k 1.9k 1.5k 95 13.8k
Charles D. Stiles United States 65 11.0k 1.0× 3.0k 1.0× 1.7k 0.8× 3.1k 1.6× 2.1k 1.4× 139 18.0k
Eileen D. Adamson United States 65 8.6k 0.8× 1.9k 0.7× 2.1k 1.0× 1.3k 0.7× 1.8k 1.3× 139 12.6k
Claudio Basilico United States 69 10.9k 1.0× 2.9k 1.0× 2.5k 1.2× 1.3k 0.7× 3.3k 2.3× 207 15.0k
Gregory D. Plowman United States 59 8.6k 0.8× 5.0k 1.7× 2.2k 1.0× 1.3k 0.7× 1.0k 0.7× 98 13.8k
Paul Polakis United States 64 17.8k 1.6× 4.9k 1.7× 3.1k 1.4× 1.6k 0.8× 1.8k 1.2× 118 21.9k
Mitchell Goldfarb United States 56 10.8k 1.0× 2.1k 0.7× 2.5k 1.2× 1.1k 0.6× 2.5k 1.8× 98 13.9k
Caroline S. Hill United Kingdom 56 12.2k 1.1× 3.4k 1.2× 1.9k 0.9× 1.7k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 106 15.6k
Lewis T. Williams United States 65 15.2k 1.4× 4.1k 1.4× 3.5k 1.7× 1.8k 0.9× 1.7k 1.2× 114 22.0k
Wilson H. Burgess United States 53 7.5k 0.7× 1.3k 0.4× 2.6k 1.2× 1.6k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 106 11.3k
Ihor R. Lemischka United States 55 10.0k 0.9× 2.0k 0.7× 1.7k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 1.8k 1.2× 121 15.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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X, Ji, et al.. (1996). Expression of the bZIP transcription factor gene Nrl in the developing nervous system.. PubMed. 12(1). 207–11. 52 indexed citations
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Fong, Guo‐Hua, John Klingensmith, Clive R. Wood, Janet Rossant, & Martin L. Breitman. (1996). Regulation offlt-1 expression during mouse embryogenesis suggests a role in the establishment of vascular endothelium. Developmental Dynamics. 207(1). 1–10. 97 indexed citations
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Ellis, Jonathan D., Martin L. Breitman, Nancy A. Jenkins, et al.. (1995). Embryo brain kinase: a novel gene of the eph/elk receptor tyrosine kinase family. Mechanisms of Development. 52(2-3). 319–341. 53 indexed citations
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Usukura, Jiro, et al.. (1994). Cone cells fail to develop normally in transgenic mice showing ablation of rod photoreceptor cells. Cell and Tissue Research. 275(1). 79–90. 13 indexed citations
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Dumont, Daniel, Gérard Gradwohl, Mira C. Puri, et al.. (1994). Dominant-negative and targeted null mutations in the endothelial receptor tyrosine kinase, tek, reveal a critical role in vasculogenesis of the embryo.. Genes & Development. 8(16). 1897–1909. 793 indexed citations breakdown →
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Goring, Daphne R., Dawn M. Bryce, Lap‐Chee Tsui, Martin L. Breitman, & Qiurong Liu. (1993). Developmental regulation and cell type‐specific expression of the murine γF‐crystallin gene is mediated through a lens‐specific element containing the γF‐1 binding site. Developmental Dynamics. 196(2). 143–152. 27 indexed citations
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Schuh, Andre C., Dan Theodorescu, Fouad Shalaby, & Martin L. Breitman. (1993). Altered growth and spontaneous transformation of cells cultured from v-jun transgenic mice recapitulate wound-induced multistage tumorigenesis.. PubMed. 4(3). 177–84. 1 indexed citations
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Kanumuri, Raju S., Shou‐jiang Tang, Ian D. Dubé, et al.. (1993). Characterization and developmental expression of Tlx-1, the murine homolog of HOX11. Mechanisms of Development. 44(1). 51–64. 70 indexed citations
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Breitman, Martin L., A Bernstein, F. Grosveld, & George Kollias. (1992). Engineering cellular deficits in transgenic mice by genetic ablation.. 127–146. 3 indexed citations
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Goring, Daphne R., Martin L. Breitman, & Lap‐Chee Tsui. (1992). Temporal regulation of six crystallin transcripts during mouse lens development. Experimental Eye Research. 54(5). 785–795. 41 indexed citations
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Schuh, Andre C., et al.. (1992). Skeletal muscle arises as a late event during development of wound sarcomas in v-jun transgenic mice.. PubMed. 7(4). 667–76. 7 indexed citations
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Harrington, Lea, et al.. (1991). Developmental analysis of ocular morphogenesis in αA-crystallin/diphtheria toxin transgenic mice undergoing ablation of the lens. Developmental Biology. 148(2). 508–516. 39 indexed citations
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Waghorne, Carol, Michaël Thomas, A. Lagarde, Robert S. Kerbel, & Martin L. Breitman. (1988). Genetic evidence for progressive selection and overgrowth of primary tumors by metastatic cell subpopulations.. PubMed. 48(21). 6109–14. 81 indexed citations
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Hogg, David, Michael B. Gorin, Camilla Heinzmann, et al.. (1987). Nucleotide Sequence for the cDNA of the Bovine βB2 Crystallin and Assignment of the Orthologous Human Locus to Chromosome 22. Current Eye Research. 6(11). 1335–1342. 30 indexed citations
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Russell, Paul, Susan O. Meakin, Thomas C. Hohman, Lap‐Chee Tsui, & Martin L. Breitman. (1987). Relationship Between Proteins Encoded by Three Human γ-Crystallin Genes and Distinct Polypeptides in the Eye Lens. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 7(9). 3320–3323. 3 indexed citations
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Meakin, Susan O., et al.. (1987). γ-Crystallins of the Human Eye Lens: Expression Analysis of Five Members of the Gene Family. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 7(8). 2671–2679. 16 indexed citations
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Dennis, James W., Suzanne Laferté, Carol Waghorne, Martin L. Breitman, & Robert S. Kerbel. (1987). β1-6 Branching of Asn-Linked Oligosaccharides Is Directly Associated with Metastasis. Science. 236(4801). 582–585. 819 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cai, Guang-Yun, et al.. (1986). Localization of a β-crystallin gene, HuβA3/A1 (gene symbol: <i>CRYB1</i>), to the long arm of human chromosome 17. Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 42(4). 202–207. 18 indexed citations
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Tsui, Lap‐Chee & Martin L. Breitman. (1985). Replication of pSV2-gpt in COS-1 cells: Stability of plasmid DNA in the presence and absence of biochemical selection. Somatic Cell and Molecular Genetics. 11(2). 167–176. 10 indexed citations
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Breitman, Martin L., Robert Vigne, & Peter K. Vogt. (1980). Growth-related Alterations Induced in Chick Embryo Fibroblasts by src-gene Deletion Mutants of the Schmidt-Ruppin Strain of Rous Sarcoma Virus. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 44(0). 1047–1055. 3 indexed citations

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