Michael A. Gitt

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Michael A. Gitt is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael A. Gitt has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Immunology and 5 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Michael A. Gitt's work include Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (16 papers), Galectins and Cancer Biology (7 papers) and Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (5 papers). Michael A. Gitt is often cited by papers focused on Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (16 papers), Galectins and Cancer Biology (7 papers) and Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (5 papers). Michael A. Gitt collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Michael A. Gitt's co-authors include S H Barondes, Hakon Leffler, D.N. Cooper, Samuel H. Barondes, James M. Rini, Yuri D. Lobsanov, Roy H. Doi, Joerg Herrmann, L F Wang and Stephen M. Massa and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Michael A. Gitt

21 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

Galectins. Structure and function of a large family of animal lectins.

1994 1.3k citations S H Barondes, D.N. Cooper et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael A. Gitt United States	17	2.4k	2.1k	341	171	140	22	2.9k
Yunping Luo China	34	1.8k 0.7×	1.9k 0.9×	1.4k 4.2×	199 1.2×	98 0.7×	69	4.0k
Patrick R. Romano United States	21	755 0.3×	1.8k 0.9×	262 0.8×	208 1.2×	81 0.6×	26	3.2k
Richard Kettmann Belgium	30	1.8k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	237 0.7×	140 0.8×	58 0.4×	85	3.0k
Susanna M. Rybak United States	27	559 0.2×	1.1k 0.5×	200 0.6×	142 0.8×	53 0.4×	54	1.8k
Marco R. Soria Italy	24	707 0.3×	1.0k 0.5×	158 0.5×	289 1.7×	81 0.6×	54	1.8k
Joseph Haimovich Israel	29	1.2k 0.5×	1.5k 0.7×	284 0.8×	131 0.8×	55 0.4×	89	2.8k
Sharlotte Kovacic United States	7	610 0.3×	846 0.4×	260 0.8×	260 1.5×	44 0.3×	7	1.8k
Yadi Tan United States	26	730 0.3×	1.2k 0.6×	308 0.9×	457 2.7×	42 0.3×	63	2.0k
Anton P. McCaffrey United States	24	498 0.2×	3.2k 1.5×	152 0.4×	625 3.7×	160 1.1×	34	3.9k
Petr Malý Czechia	19	948 0.4×	864 0.4×	318 0.9×	238 1.4×	266 1.9×	57	2.1k

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Hynes, Mary, Linda B. Buck, Michael A. Gitt, et al.. (2007). Carbohydrate Recognition in Neuronal Development: Structure and Expression of Surface Oligosaccharides and β‐Galactoside‐Binding Lectins. Novartis Foundation symposium. 145. 189–223. 3 indexed citations

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Gitt, Michael A., Yu-Rong Xia, Robert E. Atchison, et al.. (1998). Sequence, Structure, and Chromosomal Mapping of the MouseLgals6 Gene, Encoding Galectin-6. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(5). 2961–2970. 29 indexed citations

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Gitt, Michael A., et al.. (1998). Galectin-4 and Galectin-6 Are Two Closely Related Lectins Expressed in Mouse Gastrointestinal Tract. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(5). 2954–2960. 81 indexed citations

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Gitt, Michael A., Elizabeth Jordan, & Hakon Leffler. (1997). Galectin-2, Galectins-5 and -9, and Galectins-4 and -6.. Trends in Glycoscience and Glycotechnology. 9(45). 87–93. 10 indexed citations

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Huflejt, Margaret E., Elizabeth Jordan, Michael A. Gitt, Samuel H. Barondes, & Hakon Leffler. (1997). Strikingly Different Localization of Galectin-3 and Galectin-4 in Human Colon Adenocarcinoma T84 Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(22). 14294–14303. 77 indexed citations

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Gitt, Michael A., Mark F. Wiser, Hakon Leffler, et al.. (1995). Sequence and Mapping of Galectin-5, a β-Galactoside-binding Lectin, Found in Rat Erythrocytes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(10). 5032–5038. 92 indexed citations

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Barondes, S H, D.N. Cooper, Michael A. Gitt, & Hakon Leffler. (1994). Galectins. Structure and function of a large family of animal lectins.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 269(33). 20807–20810. 1291 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lobsanov, Yuri D., Michael A. Gitt, Hakon Leffler, Samuel H. Barondes, & James M. Rini. (1993). Crystallization and Preliminary X-ray Diffraction Analysis of the Human Dimeric S-Lac Lectin (L-14-II). Journal of Molecular Biology. 233(3). 553–555. 9 indexed citations

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Mehrabian, Margarete, Michael A. Gitt, Robert S. Sparkes, et al.. (1993). Two Members of the S-Lac Lectin Gene Family, LGALS1 and LGALS2, Reside in Close Proximity on Human Chromosome 22q12-q13. Genomics. 15(2). 418–420. 15 indexed citations

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Oda, Yuko, Joerg Herrmann, Michael A. Gitt, et al.. (1993). Soluble lactose-binding lectin from rat intestine with two different carbohydrate-binding domains in the same peptide chain.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 268(8). 5929–5939. 161 indexed citations

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Lobsanov, Yuri D., Michael A. Gitt, Hakon Leffler, S H Barondes, & James M. Rini. (1993). X-ray crystal structure of the human dimeric S-Lac lectin, L-14-II, in complex with lactose at 2.9-A resolution.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 268(36). 27034–27038. 227 indexed citations

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Lobsanov, Yuri D., Michael A. Gitt, Hakon Leffler, S H Barondes, & James M. Rini. (1993). X-ray crystal structure of the human dimeric S-Lac lectin, L-14-II, in complex with lactose at 2.9-A resolution.. PubMed. 268(36). 27034–8. 235 indexed citations

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Gitt, Michael A., Stephen M. Massa, Hakon Leffler, & S H Barondes. (1992). Isolation and expression of a gene encoding L-14-II, a new human soluble lactose-binding lectin.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 267(15). 10601–10606. 101 indexed citations

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Gitt, Michael A. & Samuel H. Barondes. (1991). Genomic sequence and organization of two members of a human lectin gene family. Biochemistry. 30(1). 82–89. 84 indexed citations

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Hynes, Mary, et al.. (1990). Selective expression of an endogenous lactose-binding lectin gene in subsets of central and peripheral neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 10(3). 1004–1013. 77 indexed citations

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Barondes, Samuel H., Michael A. Gitt, Hakon Leffler, & Douglas N.W. Cooper. (1988). Multiple soluble vertebrate galactoside-binding lectins. Biochimie. 70(11). 1627–1632. 30 indexed citations

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Gitt, Michael A. & S H Barondes. (1986). Evidence that a human soluble beta-galactoside-binding lectin is encoded by a family of genes.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 83(20). 7603–7607. 68 indexed citations

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Gitt, Michael A., L F Wang, & Roy H. Doi. (1985). A strong sequence homology exists between the major RNA polymerase sigma factors of Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 260(12). 7178–7185. 117 indexed citations

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Cerra, R. F., Michael A. Gitt, & S H Barondes. (1985). Three soluble rat beta-galactoside-binding lectins.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 260(19). 10474–10477. 106 indexed citations

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Price, C W, Michael A. Gitt, & Roy H. Doi. (1983). Isolation and physical mapping of the gene encoding the major sigma factor of Bacillus subtilis RNA polymerase.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 80(13). 4074–4078. 38 indexed citations

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