Michael A. Watson

6.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
66 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Michael A. Watson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Endocrinology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael A. Watson has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Endocrinology and 15 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Michael A. Watson's work include Vibrio bacteria research studies (15 papers), Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (15 papers) and Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (11 papers). Michael A. Watson is often cited by papers focused on Vibrio bacteria research studies (15 papers), Aquaculture disease management and microbiota (15 papers) and Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism (11 papers). Michael A. Watson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Michael A. Watson's co-authors include Steven A. Kliewer, Timothy M. Willson, Jon L. Collins, Bryan Goodwin, Cristin M. Galardi, Joan G. Wilson, Linda B. Moore, Michael C. Lewis, Gary P. Richards and David D. McKee and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Cell.

In The Last Decade

Michael A. Watson

66 papers receiving 5.5k 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.

A Regulatory Cascade of the Nuclear Receptors FXR, SHP-1, and LRH-1 Represses Bile Acid Biosynthesis

2000 1.6k citations Bryan Goodwin, Stacey A. Jones et al. Molecular Cell profile →
Synthetic LXR ligand inhibits the development of atherosclerosis in mice

2002 778 citations Sean B. Joseph, Michael A. Watson et al. profile →
Direct and Indirect Mechanisms for Regulation of Fatty Acid Synthase Gene Expression by Liver X Receptors

2002 631 citations Sean B. Joseph, Bryan Laffitte et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael A. Watson United States	29	2.8k	2.5k	2.3k	731	571	66	5.7k
Carolyn L. Cummins Canada	40	1.5k 0.6×	2.2k 0.9×	2.2k 0.9×	925 1.3×	742 1.3×	93	6.6k
Charalampos Aslanidis Germany	42	1.9k 0.7×	3.6k 1.4×	1.2k 0.5×	1.6k 2.1×	757 1.3×	119	7.2k
Thierry Pineau France	38	995 0.4×	4.3k 1.7×	1.3k 0.6×	931 1.3×	680 1.2×	96	8.0k
Lee R. Hagey United States	43	1.7k 0.6×	1.6k 0.6×	2.5k 1.1×	1.1k 1.4×	437 0.8×	103	5.4k
Roger White United Kingdom	40	1.1k 0.4×	3.0k 1.2×	821 0.4×	902 1.2×	1.3k 2.2×	60	7.2k
Dipak P. Ramji United Kingdom	36	1.0k 0.4×	2.4k 1.0×	756 0.3×	797 1.1×	383 0.7×	101	5.8k
Maria Eugenia Guicciardi United States	34	1.1k 0.4×	3.2k 1.3×	1.0k 0.4×	2.9k 4.0×	264 0.5×	61	7.1k
Majambu Mbikay Canada	38	1.7k 0.6×	2.1k 0.8×	429 0.2×	268 0.4×	614 1.1×	120	5.5k
Timothy F. Osborne United States	61	4.8k 1.7×	7.3k 2.9×	2.0k 0.8×	1.7k 2.4×	1.1k 1.9×	137	12.6k
Daniel W. Rosenberg United States	41	660 0.2×	3.1k 1.3×	1.7k 0.7×	318 0.4×	755 1.3×	171	6.4k

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Richards, Gary P., Joseph Uknalis, & Michael A. Watson. (2025). Highly Pleomorphic Strains of the Vibrio Predator Pseudoalteromonas piscicida and Their Outer Membrane Vesicles: A Scanning Electron Micrographic Study. Microorganisms. 13(2). 365–365. 1 indexed citations

Watson, Joe C., Sander van der Linden, Michael A. Watson, & David Stillwell. (2024). Negative online news articles are shared more to social media. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 21592–21592. 13 indexed citations

Richards, Gary P., Michael A. Watson, Henry N. Williams, & Jessica Jones. (2023). Predator-Prey Interactions between Halobacteriovorax and Pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus Strains: Geographical Considerations and Influence of Vibrio Hemolysins. Microbiology Spectrum. 11(4). e0235323–e0235323. 3 indexed citations

Evans, David G., Kenneth R. Kenyon, George W Ousler, et al.. (2023). Efficacy and Safety of the Melanocortin Pan-Agonist PL9643 in a Phase 2 Study of Patients with Dry Eye Disease. Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 39(9). 600–610. 9 indexed citations

Roddick, Alistair, Alexa Wonnacott, David R. Webb, et al.. (2023). UK Kidney Association Clinical Practice Guideline: Sodium-Glucose Co-transporter-2 (SGLT-2) Inhibition in Adults with Kidney Disease 2023 UPDATE. BMC Nephrology. 24(1). 310–310. 37 indexed citations

Friedhoff, Lawrence, et al.. (2019). Safety and Efficacy of First-in-Class mtROS scavenger SkQ1 for the Treatment of Dry Eye Disease: A Phase 3 Clinical Trial. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 60(9). 6750–6750. 1 indexed citations

Ushijima, Blake, et al.. (2018). Factors affecting infection of corals and larval oysters by Vibrio coralliilyticus. PLoS ONE. 13(6). e0199475–e0199475. 27 indexed citations

Corcoran, Peter, Michael A. Watson, George W Ousler, et al.. (2017). Dynamic Sensitivity of Corneal TRPM8 Receptors to Menthol Instillation in Dry Eye vs Normal Subjects. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 58(8). 469–469. 5 indexed citations

Williams, G. J., Sooheyong Lee, Donald A. Walko, et al.. (2016). Direct measurements of multi-photon induced nonlinear lattice dynamics in semiconductors via time-resolved x-ray scattering. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 39506–39506. 12 indexed citations

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Hummasti, Sarah, Bryan Laffitte, Michael A. Watson, et al.. (2004). Liver X receptors are regulators of adipocyte gene expression but not differentiation. Journal of Lipid Research. 45(4). 616–625. 99 indexed citations

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Clay, William C., et al.. (2003). Recombinant Baculoviruses Used to Study Estrogen Receptor Function in Human Osteosarcoma Cells. Assay and Drug Development Technologies. 1(6). 801–810. 30 indexed citations

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Goodwin, Bryan, Michael A. Watson, Hwajin Kim, et al.. (2003). Differential Regulation of Rat and HumanCYP7A1by the Nuclear Oxysterol Receptor Liver X Receptor-α. Molecular Endocrinology. 17(3). 386–394. 161 indexed citations

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Zaghini, Isabelle, Jean‐François Landrier, Jacques Grober, et al.. (2002). Sterol Regulatory Element-binding Protein-1c Is Responsible for Cholesterol Regulation of Ileal Bile Acid-binding Protein Gene in Vivo. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(2). 1324–1331. 29 indexed citations

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Joseph, Sean B., Bryan Laffitte, Parthive H. Patel, et al.. (2002). Direct and Indirect Mechanisms for Regulation of Fatty Acid Synthase Gene Expression by Liver X Receptors. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(13). 11019–11025. 631 indexed citations breakdown →

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Richards, Gary P. & Michael A. Watson. (2001). Immunochemiluminescent focus assays for the quantitation of hepatitis A virus and rotavirus in cell cultures. Journal of Virological Methods. 94(1-2). 69–80. 26 indexed citations

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Goodwin, Bryan, Stacey A. Jones, Michael A. Watson, et al.. (2000). A Regulatory Cascade of the Nuclear Receptors FXR, SHP-1, and LRH-1 Represses Bile Acid Biosynthesis. Molecular Cell. 6(3). 517–526. 1598 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yamada, Mitsuhiko, et al.. (1995). Regulation of neurotensin receptor mRNA expression by the receptor antagonist SR 48692 in the rat midbrain dopaminergic neurons. Molecular Brain Research. 33(2). 343–346. 11 indexed citations

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Watson, Carolyn, Michael A. Watson, Karl D. Murray, Paul J. Isackson, & Elliott Richelson. (1993). Haloperidol but Not Clozapine Increases Neurotensin Receptor mRNA Levels in Rat Substantia Nigra. Journal of Neurochemistry. 61(3). 1141–1143. 36 indexed citations

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Yamada, Misa, Mitsuhiko Yamada, Michael A. Watson, & Elliott Richelson. (1993). Neurotensin stimulates cyclic AMP formation in CHO-rNTR-10 cells expressing the cloned rat neurotensin receptor. European Journal of Pharmacology Molecular Pharmacology. 244(1). 99–101. 44 indexed citations

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Silverman, Jeffrey A., Joanne Zurlo, Michael A. Watson, & James D. Yager. (1989). Expression of c‐raf‐1 and A‐raf‐1 during regeneration of rat liver following surgical partial hepatectomy. Molecular Carcinogenesis. 2(2). 63–67. 8 indexed citations

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