Michael Carey

24.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
238 papers, 18.9k citations indexed

About

Michael Carey is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Carey has authored 238 papers receiving a total of 18.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 132 papers in Molecular Biology, 36 papers in Genetics and 32 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Michael Carey's work include Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (56 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (39 papers) and Muscle metabolism and nutrition (31 papers). Michael Carey is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (56 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (39 papers) and Muscle metabolism and nutrition (31 papers). Michael Carey collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Ireland. Michael Carey's co-authors include Jerry L. Workman, Bing Li, Mark Ptashne, Stephen T. Smale, Mark A. Febbraio, Yuriy Shostak, Charles L. Sawyers, Michael R. Green, Young-Sun Lin and Christos G. Stathis and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Michael Carey

233 papers receiving 18.3k 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.

The Role of Chromatin during Transcription

2007 2.7k citations Michael Carey, Jerry L. Workman et al. profile →
A mechanism for hormone-independent prostate cancer through modulation of androgen receptor signaling by the HER-2/neu tyrosine kinase

1999 780 citations Yuriy Shostak, Michael Carey et al. Nature Medicine profile →
DNA recognition by GAL4: structure of a protein-DNA complex

1992 560 citations Michael Carey, Mark Ptashne et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Carey United States	74	12.3k	2.9k	1.7k	1.7k	1.5k	238	18.9k
Athanasios G. Papavassiliou Greece	68	8.0k 0.7×	1.6k 0.5×	1.4k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	488	17.5k
George Kollias Greece	89	12.1k 1.0×	3.1k 1.1×	2.1k 1.2×	868 0.5×	846 0.6×	306	30.3k
Jeffrey E. Pessin United States	86	15.1k 1.2×	1.5k 0.5×	6.2k 3.6×	5.1k 3.1×	436 0.3×	305	24.2k
Yutaka Shimada Japan	63	8.8k 0.7×	981 0.3×	785 0.5×	1.5k 0.9×	2.2k 1.4×	550	17.3k
Tomoki Chiba Japan	51	13.7k 1.1×	1.2k 0.4×	2.0k 1.2×	3.2k 1.9×	432 0.3×	141	20.7k
Akiyoshi Fukamizu Japan	75	10.8k 0.9×	1.8k 0.6×	2.3k 1.3×	1.2k 0.7×	955 0.6×	365	20.9k
Peter S. Rabinovitch United States	80	11.9k 1.0×	2.1k 0.7×	5.3k 3.1×	1.5k 0.9×	3.0k 2.0×	305	24.6k
R. Sanders Williams United States	63	9.4k 0.8×	1.0k 0.4×	2.9k 1.7×	1.6k 1.0×	253 0.2×	135	13.3k
Mauro Piacentini Italy	72	8.2k 0.7×	810 0.3×	2.1k 1.2×	3.4k 2.0×	3.7k 2.5×	287	20.1k
Derek LeRoith United States	73	9.3k 0.8×	2.5k 0.9×	3.0k 1.8×	756 0.5×	1.0k 0.7×	281	18.9k

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Alexander, James, et al.. (2025). Outcome of Laparoscopic Versus Vaginal High Uterosacral Ligament Vault Suspension at the Time of Hysterectomy. International Urogynecology Journal. 36(3). 695–702.

Guo, Hongzhi, et al.. (2024). Transcriptional and epigenetic dysregulation impairs generation of proliferative neural stem and progenitor cells during brain aging. Nature Aging. 4(1). 62–79. 7 indexed citations

Bateman, Grant A., et al.. (2021). Possible Markers of Venous Sinus Pressure Elevation in Multiple Sclerosis: Correlations with Gender and Disease Progression. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 55. 103207–103207. 5 indexed citations

Attar, Narsis, Maria Vogelauer, Chen Cheng, et al.. (2020). The histone H3-H4 tetramer is a copper reductase enzyme. Science. 369(6499). 59–64. 72 indexed citations

Liu, Qikun, Sylvain Bischof, C. Jake Harris, et al.. (2020). The characterization of Mediator 12 and 13 as conditional positive gene regulators in Arabidopsis. Nature Communications. 11(1). 2798–2798. 23 indexed citations

Xue, Yong, Suman Pradhan, Fei Sun, et al.. (2017). Mot1, Ino80C, and NC2 Function Coordinately to Regulate Pervasive Transcription in Yeast and Mammals. Molecular Cell. 67(4). 594–607.e4. 33 indexed citations

Carey, Michael, et al.. (2010). Day-Surgery Patients Anesthetized with Propofol Have Less Postoperative Pain than Those Anesthetized with Sevoflurane. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 111(1). 83–85. 51 indexed citations

Mosley, Amber L., Samantha G. Pattenden, Michael Carey, et al.. (2009). Rtr1 Is a CTD Phosphatase that Regulates RNA Polymerase II during the Transition from Serine 5 to Serine 2 Phosphorylation. Molecular Cell. 34(2). 168–178. 120 indexed citations

Chin, Hang Gyeong, Pierre‐Olivier Estève, Mihika Pradhan, et al.. (2007). Automethylation of G9a and its implication in wider substrate specificity and HP1 binding. Nucleic Acids Research. 35(21). 7313–7323. 93 indexed citations

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Carey, Michael. (2005). Chromatin Marks and Machines, the Missing Nucleosome Is a ThemeGene Regulation Up and Downstream. Molecular Cell. 17(3). 323–330. 2 indexed citations

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Selig, S, Michael Carey, D. G. Menzies, et al.. (2004). Moderate-intensity resistance exercise training in patients with chronic heart failure improves strength, endurance, heart rate variability, and forearm blood flow*1. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 10(1). 21–30. 177 indexed citations

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Mitsouras, Katherine, et al.. (2002). The DNA Architectural Protein HMGB1 Displays Two Distinct Modes of Action That Promote Enhanceosome Assembly. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 22(12). 4390–4401. 72 indexed citations

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Hare, David L., Mark A. Febbraio, Stephen Harrap, et al.. (2001). ACE gene polymorphism is not a predictor of chronic heart failure or aerobic fitness. Circulation. 104(17). 553. 4 indexed citations

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Johnson, Kristina M., Katherine Mitsouras, & Michael Carey. (2001). Eukaryotic transcription: The core of eukaryotic gene activation. Current Biology. 11(13). R510–R513. 10 indexed citations

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Ellwood, Katharine, Yi‐Meng Yen, Reid C. Johnson, & Michael Carey. (2000). Mechanism for Specificity by HMG-1 in Enhanceosome Assembly. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 20(12). 4359–4370. 77 indexed citations

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Williams, Trevor J., et al.. (1999). Skeletal Muscle Oxidative Capacity, Fiber Type, and Metabolites after Lung Transplantation. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 160(1). 57–63. 72 indexed citations

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Shostak, Yuriy, et al.. (1999). A mechanism for hormone-independent prostate cancer through modulation of androgen receptor signaling by the HER-2/neu tyrosine kinase. Nature Medicine. 5(3). 280–285. 780 indexed citations breakdown →

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Carey, Michael. (1995). Transcriptional Activation: A holistic view of the complex. Current Biology. 5(9). 1003–1005. 17 indexed citations

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Ohashi, Yasuhiro, et al.. (1994). Modulating the Potency of an Activator in a Yeast In Vitro Transcription System. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 14(4). 2731–2739. 40 indexed citations

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Chasman, Daniel I., Janet Leatherwood, Michael Carey, Mark Ptashne, & Roger D. Kornberg. (1989). Activation of Yeast Polymerase II Transcription by Herpesvirus VP16 and GAL4 Derivatives In Vitro. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 9(11). 4746–4749. 55 indexed citations

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