Michael D. Gordon

7.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
73 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Michael D. Gordon is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Organic Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael D. Gordon has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 19 papers in Organic Chemistry and 17 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Michael D. Gordon's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (25 papers), Insect Utilization and Effects (9 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (9 papers). Michael D. Gordon is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (25 papers), Insect Utilization and Effects (9 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (9 papers). Michael D. Gordon collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Michael D. Gordon's co-authors include Roel Nusse, Kristin Scott, Joanna Roberts, Bruce E. Clurman, Mark Groudine, Robert J. Sheaff, Don Secrest, Dennis C. Ko, Kevin Mann and Matthew P. Scott and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michael D. Gordon

73 papers receiving 4.6k 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.

Wnt Signaling: Multiple Pathways, Multiple Receptors, and Multiple Transcription Factors

2006 1.1k citations Michael D. Gordon, Roel Nusse Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
Cyclin E-CDK2 is a regulator of p27Kip1.

1997 780 citations Michael D. Gordon 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 D. Gordon United States	29	2.2k	1.4k	734	720	514	73	4.8k
Eric Blanc France	31	2.8k 1.3×	505 0.4×	213 0.3×	711 1.0×	373 0.7×	101	5.3k
John F. McDonald United States	53	4.9k 2.3×	293 0.2×	839 1.1×	843 1.2×	804 1.6×	190	9.2k
Daniel Kalderon United States	37	6.2k 2.9×	1.3k 0.9×	995 1.4×	2.1k 2.9×	944 1.8×	71	8.5k
Robert H. Kretsinger United States	46	7.0k 3.3×	1.1k 0.8×	393 0.5×	516 0.7×	1.4k 2.6×	135	9.9k
Nadya G. Gurskaya Russia	22	3.3k 1.5×	785 0.6×	198 0.3×	563 0.8×	473 0.9×	47	5.4k
Wolfgang J. Schneider Austria	64	6.8k 3.2×	1.1k 0.8×	872 1.2×	2.5k 3.5×	1.9k 3.8×	230	14.6k
Helmut Wieczorek Germany	43	4.0k 1.8×	957 0.7×	93 0.1×	318 0.4×	273 0.5×	107	5.6k
Antônio Carlos Martins de Camargo Brazil	39	2.4k 1.1×	1.1k 0.8×	1.0k 1.4×	1.9k 2.6×	175 0.3×	137	4.4k
Konstantin A. Lukyanov Russia	54	10.1k 4.7×	2.8k 2.0×	381 0.5×	1.3k 1.8×	1.2k 2.4×	179	15.9k
Markus Noll Switzerland	51	9.3k 4.3×	1.4k 1.0×	493 0.7×	2.4k 3.3×	1.6k 3.1×	89	11.0k

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Stanley, Molly, et al.. (2025). Functional imaging and connectome analyses reveal organizing principles of taste circuits in Drosophila. Current Biology. 35(10). 2391–2405.e4. 3 indexed citations

Li, Jinfang, et al.. (2024). Taste cells expressing Ionotropic Receptor 94e reciprocally impact feeding and egg laying in Drosophila. Cell Reports. 43(8). 114625–114625. 5 indexed citations

Musso, Pierre‐Yves, et al.. (2023). Optogenetic induction of appetitive and aversive taste memories in Drosophila. eLife. 12. 4 indexed citations

Stanley, Molly, et al.. (2022). A molecular mechanism for high salt taste in Drosophila. Current Biology. 32(14). 3070–3081.e5. 29 indexed citations

Gordon, Michael D., et al.. (2021). A closed-loop optogenetic screen for neurons controlling feeding in Drosophila. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 11(5). 2 indexed citations

Musso, Pierre‐Yves, et al.. (2021). A neural circuit linking two sugar sensors regulates satiety-dependent fructose drive in Drosophila. Science Advances. 7(49). eabj0186–eabj0186. 18 indexed citations

Duan, Jianli, Yunpo Zhao, Haichao Li, et al.. (2020). Bab2 Functions as an Ecdysone-Responsive Transcriptional Repressor during Drosophila Development. Cell Reports. 32(4). 107972–107972. 13 indexed citations

Musso, Pierre‐Yves, et al.. (2019). Closed-loop optogenetic activation of peripheral or central neurons modulates feeding in freely moving Drosophila. eLife. 8. 28 indexed citations

Stanley, Molly, et al.. (2018). A complex peripheral code for salt taste in Drosophila. eLife. 7. 93 indexed citations

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Zhang, Peng, H. Peter Lu, Rui T. Peixoto, et al.. (2018). Heparan Sulfate Organizes Neuronal Synapses through Neurexin Partnerships. Cell. 174(6). 1450–1464.e23. 115 indexed citations

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Mann, Kevin, et al.. (2016). Starvation-Induced Depotentiation of Bitter Taste in Drosophila. Current Biology. 26(21). 2854–2861. 71 indexed citations

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Chen, Yu‐Chieh, et al.. (2015). Pharyngeal sense organs drive robust sugar consumption in Drosophila. Nature Communications. 6(1). 6667–6667. 58 indexed citations

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Mann, Kevin, Michael D. Gordon, & Kristin Scott. (2013). A Pair of Interneurons Influences the Choice between Feeding and Locomotion in Drosophila. Neuron. 79(4). 754–765. 49 indexed citations

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Gordon, Michael D., et al.. (2012). Integration of Taste and Calorie Sensing inDrosophila. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(42). 14767–14774. 76 indexed citations

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McElwain, Mark A., Dennis C. Ko, Michael D. Gordon, et al.. (2011). A Suppressor/Enhancer Screen in Drosophila Reveals a Role for Wnt-Mediated Lipid Metabolism in Primordial Germ Cell Migration. PLoS ONE. 6(11). e26993–e26993. 19 indexed citations

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Gordon, Michael D. & Roel Nusse. (2006). Wnt Signaling: Multiple Pathways, Multiple Receptors, and Multiple Transcription Factors. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(32). 22429–22433. 1090 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ko, Dennis C., et al.. (2001). Dynamic Movements of Organelles Containing Niemann-Pick C1 Protein: NPC1 Involvement in Late Endocytic Events. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 12(3). 601–614. 209 indexed citations

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Maduro, Morris, Michael D. Gordon, J. Roger Jacobs, & David B. Pilgrim. (2000). The Unc-119 Family of Neural Proteins is Functionally Conserved Between Humans,DrosophilaandC. Elegans. Journal of Neurogenetics. 13(4). 191–212. 37 indexed citations

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Gordon, Michael D., Nonghoon Choe, Jonathan Duffy, et al.. (1998). Phytoremediation of trichloroethylene with hybrid poplars.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 106(suppl 4). 1001–1004. 88 indexed citations

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Gordon, Michael D., et al.. (1988). Advances in the biology and carcinogenesis of basal cell carcinoma.. PubMed. 88(7). 367–70. 10 indexed citations

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