Melissa M. Harrison

6.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
53 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Melissa M. Harrison is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Plant Science and Aging. According to data from OpenAlex, Melissa M. Harrison has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Plant Science and 10 papers in Aging. Recurrent topics in Melissa M. Harrison's work include Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (28 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (15 papers) and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (11 papers). Melissa M. Harrison is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (28 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (15 papers) and Chromosomal and Genetic Variations (11 papers). Melissa M. Harrison collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Sweden. Melissa M. Harrison's co-authors include Katharine N. Schulz, Jill Wildonger, Kate M. O’Connor-Giles, Scott J. Gratz, Danielle C. Hamm, Michael B. Eisen, Tommy Kaplan, Jennifer Nguyen, Laura K. Donohue and Xiaoyong Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Melissa M. Harrison

49 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Genome Engineering of Drosophila with the CRISPR RNA-Guided Cas9 Nuclease
    2013 759 citations Scott J. Gratz, Jennifer Nguyen et al. Genetics profile →
  2. Mechanisms regulating zygotic genome activation
    2018 337 citations Katharine N. Schulz, Melissa M. Harrison Nature Reviews Genetics profile →

Peers

Melissa M. Harrison
Benjamin E. Housden United States
Tessa G. Montague United States
James B. Stewart Germany
Michelle Christian United States
Eleanor M. Maine United States
Clarice Schmidt United States
Michael Buszczak United States
Woong Y. Hwang United States
Elizabeth R. Gavis United States
Dennis McKearin United States
Benjamin E. Housden United States
Melissa M. Harrison
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Countries citing papers authored by Melissa M. Harrison

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Fields of papers citing papers by Melissa M. Harrison

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melissa M. Harrison

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Melissa M. Harrison. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Melissa M. Harrison 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 Melissa M. Harrison. Melissa M. Harrison 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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Roussos, Charalambos, et al.. (2026). Pioneer-factor activity requires stable chromatin occupancy mediated by both sequence-specific binding and disordered protein domains. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory). 1 indexed citations
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Harrison, Melissa M., et al.. (2026). Three-dimensional genome reorganization foreshadows zygotic genome activation in Drosophila. Nature Genetics. 58(3). 607–617.
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Parkin, Michael, et al.. (2024). Enabling preprint discovery, evaluation, and analysis with Europe PMC. PLoS ONE. 19(9). e0303005–e0303005. 1 indexed citations
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Harrison, Melissa M., et al.. (2024). Exploring the reciprocity between pioneer factors and development. Development. 151(13). 2 indexed citations
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Gibson, Tyler J., et al.. (2024). Protein-intrinsic properties and context-dependent effects regulate pioneer factor binding and function. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 31(3). 548–558. 13 indexed citations
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Harrison, Melissa M., et al.. (2023). Setting the stage for development: the maternal-to-zygotic transition in Drosophila. Genetics. 225(2). 9 indexed citations
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Bellec, Maëlle, Jérémy Dufourt, Antonio Trullo, et al.. (2022). The control of transcriptional memory by stable mitotic bookmarking. Nature Communications. 13(1). 1176–1176. 37 indexed citations
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Jain, Siddhant U., Andrew Q. Rashoff, Dominik Hoelper, et al.. (2020). H3 K27M and EZHIP Impede H3K27-Methylation Spreading by Inhibiting Allosterically Stimulated PRC2. Molecular Cell. 80(4). 726–735.e7. 94 indexed citations
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García, Meilín Fernández, Cedric Moore, Katharine N. Schulz, et al.. (2019). Structural Features of Transcription Factors Associating with Nucleosome Binding. Molecular Cell. 75(5). 921–932.e6. 144 indexed citations
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McDaniel, Stephen L., Tyler J. Gibson, Katharine N. Schulz, et al.. (2019). Continued Activity of the Pioneer Factor Zelda Is Required to Drive Zygotic Genome Activation. Molecular Cell. 74(1). 185–195.e4. 78 indexed citations
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Schulz, Katharine N. & Melissa M. Harrison. (2018). Mechanisms regulating zygotic genome activation. Nature Reviews Genetics. 20(4). 221–234. 337 indexed citations breakdown →
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Harrison, Melissa M., et al.. (2016). Phenolic content of invasive and non-invasive emergent wetland plants. Aquatic Botany. 136. 146–154. 12 indexed citations
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Harrison, Melissa M. & Michael B. Eisen. (2015). Transcriptional Activation of the Zygotic Genome in Drosophila. Current topics in developmental biology. 113. 85–112. 45 indexed citations
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Schulz, Katharine N., Eliana R. Bondra, Jacqueline E. Villalta, et al.. (2015). Zelda is differentially required for chromatin accessibility, transcription factor binding, and gene expression in the early Drosophila embryo. Genome Research. 25(11). 1715–1726. 122 indexed citations
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Gratz, Scott J., Jennifer Nguyen, Danielle C. Hamm, et al.. (2013). Genome Engineering of Drosophila with the CRISPR RNA-Guided Cas9 Nuclease. Genetics. 194(4). 1029–1035. 759 indexed citations breakdown →
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Harrison, Melissa M., Xiaoyong Li, Tommy Kaplan, Michael R. Botchan, & Michael B. Eisen. (2011). Zelda Binding in the Early Drosophila melanogaster Embryo Marks Regions Subsequently Activated at the Maternal-to-Zygotic Transition. PLoS Genetics. 7(10). e1002266–e1002266. 244 indexed citations

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