Mary F. Lyon

18.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
232 papers, 14.3k citations indexed

About

Mary F. Lyon is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Mary F. Lyon has authored 232 papers receiving a total of 14.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 127 papers in Molecular Biology, 120 papers in Genetics and 37 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Mary F. Lyon's work include Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (58 papers), Animal Genetics and Reproduction (37 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (26 papers). Mary F. Lyon is often cited by papers focused on Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (58 papers), Animal Genetics and Reproduction (37 papers) and Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals (26 papers). Mary F. Lyon collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Mary F. Lyon's co-authors include P. H. Glenister, S Hawkes, Rita J. S. Phillips, E.P. Evans, A.G. Searle, Maggie Kirk, R Meredith, T. Morris, R. L. Gardner and Graham Fisher and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Mary F. Lyon

227 papers receiving 13.3k 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.

Gene Action in the X-chromosome of the Mouse (Mus musculus L.)

1961 3.0k citations Mary F. Lyon profile →
Sex chromatin and gene action in the mammalian X-chromosome.

1962 792 citations Mary F. Lyon PubMed profile →
X‐CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION AND DEVELOPMENTAL PATTERNS IN MAMMALS

1972 544 citations Mary F. Lyon profile →
X-linked Gene for Testicular Feminization in the Mouse

1970 430 citations Mary F. Lyon et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mary F. Lyon United Kingdom	59	8.6k	7.6k	2.0k	1.2k	1.1k	232	14.3k
B.M. Cattanach United Kingdom	47	5.9k 0.7×	5.5k 0.7×	931 0.5×	960 0.8×	672 0.6×	136	9.4k
P. Pearson Netherlands	55	6.3k 0.7×	4.7k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	599 0.5×	590 0.5×	209	10.7k
Christine M. Distèche United States	67	10.6k 1.2×	6.9k 0.9×	2.3k 1.2×	718 0.6×	999 0.9×	226	17.3k
Peter N. Goodfellow United Kingdom	65	14.1k 1.6×	13.6k 1.8×	2.4k 1.2×	3.6k 2.9×	1.1k 0.9×	222	21.8k
Huntington F. Willard United States	68	12.8k 1.5×	9.4k 1.2×	5.3k 2.6×	772 0.6×	675 0.6×	182	19.0k
Yoichi Matsuda Japan	62	8.5k 1.0×	5.4k 0.7×	4.2k 2.1×	862 0.7×	764 0.7×	343	15.1k
Liane B. Russell United States	52	5.0k 0.6×	3.1k 0.4×	1.3k 0.6×	496 0.4×	550 0.5×	162	8.8k
Paul S. Burgoyne United Kingdom	54	7.2k 0.8×	6.5k 0.9×	2.0k 1.0×	2.3k 1.9×	1.6k 1.4×	137	11.1k
Orsetta Zuffardi Italy	56	6.8k 0.8×	7.3k 1.0×	2.2k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	513 0.5×	324	12.2k
Davor Solter United States	63	12.5k 1.5×	5.0k 0.7×	794 0.4×	664 0.5×	3.2k 2.8×	211	16.0k

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Uhrı́n, Dušan, et al.. (2006). Disease-associated sequence variations congregate in a polyanion-recognition patch on human factor H revealed in 3D structure.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 15 indexed citations

Lyon, Mary F.. (1995). The history of X-chromosome inactivation and relation of recent findings to understanding of human X-linked conditions.. PubMed. 37(2). 125–40. 2 indexed citations

Lyon, Mary F. & Clare Gallaway. (1990). Measuring the spontaneous language of hearing-impaired children. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics. 4(3). 183–195. 1 indexed citations

Lyon, Mary F.. (1988). Experimental work on induced mutations. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 319(1194). 341–351. 6 indexed citations

Caine, A. & Mary F. Lyon. (1979). Reproductive capacity and dominant lethal mutations in female guinea-pigs and Djungarian hamsters following X-rays or chemical mutagens. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 59(2). 231–244. 4 indexed citations

Caine, A. & Mary F. Lyon. (1977). The induction of chromosome aberrations in mouse dictyate oocytes by x-rays and chemical mutagens. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 45(3). 325–331. 24 indexed citations

Lyon, Mary F., et al.. (1975). The induction by X-rays of chromosome aberrations in male guinea-pigs, rabbits and golden hamsters. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 29(3). 407–421. 44 indexed citations

Lyon, Mary F., et al.. (1975). X-ray induced dominant lethal mutations in mature and immature oocytes of guinea-pigs and golden hamsters. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 28(3). 421–436. 27 indexed citations

Lyon, Mary F., et al.. (1975). The induction by X-rays of chromosome aberrations in germ cells of male guinea-pigs, golden hamsters and rabbits. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 29(1). 93–109. 10 indexed citations

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Keniston, Richard C., Martin L. Pernoll, Neil R.M. Buist, Mary F. Lyon, & Jonathan R. Swanson. (1975). A prospective evaluation of the lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio and the rapid surfactant test in relation to fetal pulmonary maturity. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 121(3). 324–332. 16 indexed citations

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Lyon, Mary F., Rita J. S. Phillips, & P. H. Glenister. (1973). The mutagenic effect of repeated small radiation doses to mouse spermatogonia. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 17(1). 81–85. 5 indexed citations

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Lyon, Mary F., Rita J. S. Phillips, & P. H. Glenister. (1972). Mutagenic effects of repeated small radiation doses to mouse spermatogonia. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 15(2). 191–195. 14 indexed citations

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Lyon, Mary F. & Barbara D. Smith. (1971). Species comparisons concerning radiation-induced dominant lethals and chromosome aberrations. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 11(1). 45–58. 21 indexed citations

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Lyon, Mary F., Rita J. S. Phillips, & P. H. Glenister. (1970). Dose-response curve for the yield of translocations in mouse-spermatogonia after repeated small radiation doses. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 10(5). 497–501. 17 indexed citations

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Lyon, Mary F.. (1970). X-ray-induced dominant lethal mutations in male guinea-pigs, hamsters and rabbits. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 10(2). 133–140. 22 indexed citations

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Lyon, Mary F., et al.. (1970). Dose-response curve for X-ray-induced translocations in mouse spermatogonia I. Single doses. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 9(4). 407–409. 31 indexed citations

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Lyon, Mary F., et al.. (1970). Induction of translocations in mouse spermatogonia by X-ray doses divided into many small fractions. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 9(2). 219–223. 31 indexed citations

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Lyon, Mary F. & T. Morris. (1969). Gene and chromosome mutation after large fractionated or unfractionated radiation doses to mouse spermatogonia. Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 8(1). 191–198. 91 indexed citations

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Lyon, Mary F., et al.. (1962). Abstracts of Papers read at the hundred and thirty-eighth meeting of the Society held on 22nd and 23rd March 1962, at the Department of Zoology and the Department of Animal Genetics, University of Edinburgh and the M.R.C. Clinical Effects of Radiation Research Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh. Heredity. 17(2). 297–303. 15 indexed citations

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Snell, George D., Joan Staats, Mary F. Lyon, et al.. (1960). Standardized Nomenclature for Inbred Strains of Mice Second Listing Prepared by The Committee on Standardized Genetic Nomenclature for Mice. Cancer Research. 20(2). 145–169. 33 indexed citations

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