Mary B. Kennedy

15.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
98 papers, 12.3k citations indexed

About

Mary B. Kennedy is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Mary B. Kennedy has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 12.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Molecular Biology, 63 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 20 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Mary B. Kennedy's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (50 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (19 papers) and Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (13 papers). Mary B. Kennedy is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (50 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (19 papers) and Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (13 papers). Mary B. Kennedy collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Mary B. Kennedy's co-authors include Hans‐Christian Kornau, Leslie T. Schenker, Mark K. Bennett, P. H. Seeburg, Kyung-Ok Cho, Ngozi Erondu, Holly J. Carlisle, Stephen G. Miller, Asako Oguni and Michelle Apperson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Mary B. Kennedy

95 papers receiving 12.0k citations

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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.

Domain Interaction Between NMDA Receptor Subunits and the Postsynaptic Density Protein PSD-95

1995 1.6k citations Leslie T. Schenker, Mary B. Kennedy et al. profile →
The rat brain postsynaptic density fraction contains a homolog of the drosophila discs-large tumor suppressor protein

1992 999 citations Mary B. Kennedy et al. Neuron profile →
Signal-Processing Machines at the Postsynaptic Density

2000 619 citations Mary B. Kennedy profile →
Biochemical and immunochemical evidence that the "major postsynaptic density protein" is a subunit of a calmodulin-dependent protein kinase.

1983 494 citations Mary B. Kennedy et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mary B. Kennedy United States	51	8.3k	8.1k	2.4k	1.5k	1.1k	98	12.3k
Jeremy M. Henley United Kingdom	58	8.1k 1.0×	8.5k 1.1×	1.8k 0.7×	1.7k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	249	12.8k
Ann Marie Craig United States	64	9.2k 1.1×	8.5k 1.1×	3.3k 1.4×	1.6k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	112	14.4k
Thomas R. Soderling United States	75	8.0k 1.0×	13.2k 1.6×	2.4k 1.0×	1.6k 1.0×	1.7k 1.5×	154	18.3k
Haruhiko Bito Japan	55	5.7k 0.7×	7.6k 0.9×	1.9k 0.8×	2.0k 1.3×	1.1k 1.0×	162	13.6k
Howard Schulman United States	78	9.7k 1.2×	15.0k 1.9×	2.8k 1.1×	2.0k 1.3×	1.7k 1.5×	158	20.7k
Hollis T. Cline United States	54	8.7k 1.0×	6.2k 0.8×	1.7k 0.7×	2.5k 1.6×	912 0.8×	143	12.1k
Masayuki Masu Japan	34	8.5k 1.0×	7.0k 0.9×	1.2k 0.5×	961 0.6×	832 0.7×	67	11.2k
Johannes Hell United States	66	9.1k 1.1×	10.2k 1.3×	1.5k 0.6×	1.6k 1.1×	1.6k 1.4×	160	15.3k
Pertti Panula Finland	69	5.9k 0.7×	6.7k 0.8×	2.9k 1.2×	2.5k 1.7×	1.9k 1.7×	344	16.9k
Robert J. Wenthold United States	68	12.1k 1.5×	8.9k 1.1×	1.9k 0.8×	3.2k 2.1×	1.3k 1.1×	173	16.4k

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Walkup, Ward G., Michael J. Sweredoski, R. L. Graham, Sonja Hess, & Mary B. Kennedy. (2018). Phosphorylation of synaptic GTPase-activating protein (synGAP) by polo-like kinase (Plk2) alters the ratio of its GAP activity toward HRas, Rap1 and Rap2 GTPases. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 503(3). 1599–1604. 13 indexed citations

Stefan, Melanie I., Thomas M. Bartol, Terrence J. Sejnowski, & Mary B. Kennedy. (2014). Multi-state Modeling of Biomolecules. PLoS Computational Biology. 10(9). e1003844–e1003844. 23 indexed citations

Walkup, Ward G., Lorraine Washburn, Michael J. Sweredoski, et al.. (2014). Phosphorylation of Synaptic GTPase-activating Protein (synGAP) by Ca2+/Calmodulin-dependent Protein Kinase II (CaMKII) and Cyclin-dependent Kinase 5 (CDK5) Alters the Ratio of Its GAP Activity toward Ras and Rap GTPases. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(8). 4908–4927. 59 indexed citations

Ding, Jindong, Mary B. Kennedy, & Richard J. Weinberg. (2013). Subcellular organization of camkii in rat hippocampal pyramidal neurons. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 521(15). 3570–3583. 26 indexed citations

Carlisle, Holly J., Tinh N. Luong, Leslie T. Schenker, et al.. (2011). Deletion of Densin-180 Results in Abnormal Behaviors Associated with Mental Illness and Reduces mGluR5 and DISC1 in the Postsynaptic Density Fraction. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(45). 16194–16207. 56 indexed citations

Kennedy, Mary B., et al.. (2008). Reflections. Neuron. 60(3). 401–402. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Yu, Eiki Takahashi, Weidong Li, et al.. (2007). Interactions between the NR2B Receptor and CaMKII Modulate Synaptic Plasticity and Spatial Learning. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(50). 13843–13853. 144 indexed citations

Carlisle, Holly J. & Mary B. Kennedy. (2005). Spine architecture and synaptic plasticity. Trends in Neurosciences. 28(4). 182–187. 281 indexed citations

Vazquez, Luis E, et al.. (2004). SynGAP Regulates Spine Formation. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(40). 8862–8872. 155 indexed citations

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Oh, Jeong Su, Pasquale Manzerra, & Mary B. Kennedy. (2004). Regulation of the Neuron-specific Ras GTPase-activating Protein, synGAP, by Ca2+/Calmodulin-dependent Protein Kinase II. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(17). 17980–17988. 98 indexed citations

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Kennedy, Mary B.. (1999). On Beyond LTP. Learning & Memory. 6(5). 417–421. 5 indexed citations

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Kennedy, Mary B., et al.. (1998). Characterization of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II activity in the nervous system of the lobster,Panulirus interruptus. Invertebrate Neuroscience. 3(4). 335–345. 5 indexed citations

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Kennedy, Mary B.. (1997). The postsynaptic density at glutamatergic synapses. Trends in Neurosciences. 20(6). 264–268. 401 indexed citations

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Kennedy, Mary B.. (1994). THE BIOCHEMISTRY OF SYNAPTIC REGULATION IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. Annual Review of Biochemistry. 63(1). 571–600. 30 indexed citations

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Grasmick, Harold G., Carolyn Stout Morgan, & Mary B. Kennedy. (1992). Support for Corporal Punishment in the Schools: A Comparison of the Effects of Socioeconomic Status and Religion.. Social Science Quarterly. 73(1). 44 indexed citations

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Kennedy, Mary B.. (1989). Do Activity‐Dependent Changes in Expression of Regulatory Proteins Play a Role in the Progression of Central Nervous System Neural Degeneration?. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 568(1). 193–197. 2 indexed citations

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Kennedy, Mary B., Deborah Oakley, & Mary J. Denyes. (1988). Socialization of Nurse Scientists: The Graduate Student as Research Assistant. Journal of Nursing Education. 27(8). 371–372. 2 indexed citations

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Miller, Stephen G., Bruce L. Patton, & Mary B. Kennedy. (1988). Sequences of autophosphorylation sites in neuronal type II CaM kinase that control Ca2+-independent activity. Neuron. 1(7). 593–604. 243 indexed citations

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Kosik, K S, et al.. (1987). Type II CaS /calmodulin-dependent kinase phosphorylates tau protein in the region of the mouse repeat. Fed. Proc., Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol.; (United States). 1 indexed citations

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Kennedy, Mary B., et al.. (1974). Biology of the rudd Scardinius erythrophthalmus (L) in Irish waters.. PubMed. 74(18). 245–303. 32 indexed citations

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