Mary Sym

2.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
9 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Mary Sym is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Aging. According to data from OpenAlex, Mary Sym has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Physiology and 3 papers in Aging. Recurrent topics in Mary Sym's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (4 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (3 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (3 papers). Mary Sym is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (4 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (3 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (3 papers). Mary Sym collaborates with scholars based in United States. Mary Sym's co-authors include G. Shirleen Roeder, JoAnne Engebrecht, Cynthia Kenyon, Harry Scherthan, Beth Rockmill, Annette L. Parks, Daniel Curtis, David A. Ruddy, Carol S. Himes and Wei Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Genes & Development and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Mary Sym

9 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

aph-1 and pen-2 Are Required for Notch Pathway Signaling, γ-Secretase Cleavage of βAPP, and Presenilin Protein Accumulation

2002 655 citations Ross S. Francis, Jianhua Zhang et al. Developmental Cell profile →
ZIP1 is a synaptonemal complex protein required for meiotic chromosome synapsis

1993 514 citations Mary Sym, JoAnne Engebrecht et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mary Sym United States	9	1.5k	538	479	284	250	9	2.0k
Dominik Paquet Germany	15	1.4k 0.9×	482 0.9×	310 0.6×	62 0.2×	135 0.5×	26	2.0k
Aaron Voigt Germany	24	1.0k 0.7×	362 0.7×	329 0.7×	51 0.2×	126 0.5×	44	1.9k
Helmut Romig Germany	17	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 2.0×	381 0.8×	72 0.3×	32 0.1×	23	1.8k
Amit Singh United States	22	800 0.5×	243 0.5×	488 1.0×	65 0.2×	73 0.3×	68	1.3k
Cheryl Herrera United States	9	1.1k 0.7×	604 1.1×	198 0.4×	37 0.1×	83 0.3×	10	1.6k
Laura Torroja Spain	15	510 0.3×	334 0.6×	233 0.5×	49 0.2×	111 0.4×	27	981
Caroline Vance United Kingdom	22	2.2k 1.4×	743 1.4×	265 0.6×	203 0.7×	52 0.2×	41	4.8k
Edgar F. da Cruz e Silva Portugal	23	1.1k 0.7×	481 0.9×	443 0.9×	42 0.1×	22 0.1×	46	1.6k
Alexander J. Valvezan United States	11	1.3k 0.9×	261 0.5×	294 0.6×	63 0.2×	55 0.2×	18	1.8k
Jiou Wang United States	24	1.9k 1.2×	445 0.8×	239 0.5×	33 0.1×	171 0.7×	32	3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Mary Sym

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mary Sym

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mary Sym

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mary Sym. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mary Sym 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 Mary Sym. Mary Sym is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Sym, Mary, et al.. (2005). The roles of twoC. elegansHOX co-factor orthologs in cell migration and vulva development. Development. 132(6). 1413–1428. 41 indexed citations

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Ch'ng, Quee-Lim, et al.. (2003). Identification of Genes That Regulate a Left-Right Asymmetric Neuronal Migration in Caenorhabditis elegans. Genetics. 164(4). 1355–1367. 57 indexed citations

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Francis, Ross S., Jianhua Zhang, David A. Ruddy, et al.. (2002). aph-1 and pen-2 Are Required for Notch Pathway Signaling, γ-Secretase Cleavage of βAPP, and Presenilin Protein Accumulation. Developmental Cell. 3(1). 85–97. 655 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sym, Mary, Michael Basson, & Carl D. Johnson. (2000). A model for Niemann–Pick type C disease in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Current Biology. 10(9). 527–530. 77 indexed citations

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Sym, Mary, et al.. (1999). MIG-13 Positions Migrating Cells along the Anteroposterior Body Axis of C. elegans. Cell. 98(1). 25–36. 72 indexed citations

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Rockmill, Beth, Mary Sym, Harry Scherthan, & G. Shirleen Roeder. (1995). Roles for two RecA homologs in promoting meiotic chromosome synapsis.. Genes & Development. 9(21). 2684–2695. 177 indexed citations

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Sym, Mary & G. Shirleen Roeder. (1995). Zip1-induced changes in synaptonemal complex structure and polycomplex assembly.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 128(4). 455–466. 143 indexed citations

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Sym, Mary. (1994). Crossover interference is abolished in the absence of a synaptonemal complex protein. Cell. 79(2). 283–292. 239 indexed citations

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Sym, Mary, JoAnne Engebrecht, & G. Shirleen Roeder. (1993). ZIP1 is a synaptonemal complex protein required for meiotic chromosome synapsis. Cell. 72(3). 365–378. 514 indexed citations breakdown →

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