Michael D. Jacobson

10.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
28 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Michael D. Jacobson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael D. Jacobson has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 3 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Michael D. Jacobson's work include Cell death mechanisms and regulation (15 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (7 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (3 papers). Michael D. Jacobson is often cited by papers focused on Cell death mechanisms and regulation (15 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (7 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (3 papers). Michael D. Jacobson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Michael D. Jacobson's co-authors include Martin Raff, Miguel Weil, Julia F. Burne, Yasuki Ishizaki, Harriet Coles, Barbara A. Barres, John C. Reed, Ben A. Barres, Alan Melcher and M J Ford and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Michael D. Jacobson

28 papers receiving 8.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Programmed Cell Death in Animal Development

1997 2.2k citations Michael D. Jacobson, Miguel Weil et al. Cell profile →
Programmed Cell Death and the Control of Cell Survival: Lessons from the Nervous System

1993 1.3k citations Martin Raff, Barbara A. Barres et al. Science profile →
Reactive oxygen species and programmed cell death

1996 662 citations Michael D. Jacobson Trends in Biochemical Sciences profile →
Bcl-2 blocks apoptosis in cells lacking mitochondrial DNA

1993 659 citations Michael D. Jacobson, Julia F. Burne et al. Nature profile →
Programmed cell death and Bcl-2 protection in very low oxygen

1995 558 citations Michael D. Jacobson, Martin Raff Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael D. Jacobson United Kingdom	23	5.7k	1.8k	1.2k	1.0k	811	28	8.7k
C. Michael Knudson United States	47	7.0k 1.2×	1.4k 0.8×	2.1k 1.8×	1.5k 1.5×	709 0.9×	82	10.7k
Steven Pelech Canada	64	8.0k 1.4×	1.4k 0.8×	1.6k 1.3×	1.5k 1.4×	843 1.0×	216	12.4k
Masahide Asano Japan	56	4.8k 0.8×	3.8k 2.2×	939 0.8×	1.4k 1.3×	759 0.9×	169	11.0k
Masafumi Tsujimoto Japan	59	6.8k 1.2×	2.2k 1.3×	769 0.7×	2.1k 2.0×	1.1k 1.3×	191	11.0k
Rodrigo Bravo United States	37	3.2k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	1.0k 0.9×	1.2k 1.1×	853 1.1×	60	6.5k
David S. Latchman United Kingdom	66	7.4k 1.3×	1.5k 0.9×	1.5k 1.3×	1.5k 1.5×	915 1.1×	295	13.0k
Yoram Groner Israel	58	6.6k 1.2×	2.4k 1.4×	742 0.6×	1.4k 1.3×	1.1k 1.4×	172	11.2k
Motoya Katsuki Japan	55	6.4k 1.1×	2.7k 1.5×	2.1k 1.8×	1.8k 1.8×	1.5k 1.8×	160	12.0k
John R. Walker United States	52	6.9k 1.2×	1.2k 0.7×	1.4k 1.2×	1.7k 1.6×	807 1.0×	121	11.9k
Michael J. Comb United States	47	8.6k 1.5×	940 0.5×	2.1k 1.8×	1.6k 1.5×	801 1.0×	76	11.3k

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Jacobson, Michael D., et al.. (2010). Clinical Aspects of Pandemic 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection. New England Journal of Medicine. 362(21). 2039–2039. 20 indexed citations

Bertin, John, Lin Wang, Yin Guo, et al.. (2001). CARD11 and CARD14 Are Novel Caspase Recruitment Domain (CARD)/Membrane-associated Guanylate Kinase (MAGUK) Family Members that Interact with BCL10 and Activate NF-κB. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(15). 11877–11882. 276 indexed citations

Bertin, John, Yin Guo, Lin Wang, et al.. (2000). CARD9 Is a Novel Caspase Recruitment Domain-containing Protein That Interacts With BCL10/CLAP and Activates NF-κB. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(52). 41082–41086. 187 indexed citations

Jacobson, Michael D.. (1998). Anti-apoptosis therapy: A way of treating neural degeneration?. Current Biology. 8(12). R418–R421. 22 indexed citations

Melcher, Alan, Stephen Todryk, Nicola Hardwick, et al.. (1998). Tumor immunogenicity is determined by the mechanism of cell death via induction of heat shock protein expression. Nature Medicine. 4(5). 581–587. 383 indexed citations

Ishizaki, Yasuki, Michael D. Jacobson, & Martin Raff. (1998). A Role for Caspases in Lens Fiber Differentiation. The Journal of Cell Biology. 140(1). 153–158. 246 indexed citations

Jacobson, Michael D.. (1997). Apoptosis: Bcl-2-related proteins get connected. Current Biology. 7(5). R277–R281. 86 indexed citations

Jacobson, Michael D., Miguel Weil, & Martin Raff. (1997). Programmed Cell Death in Animal Development. Cell. 88(3). 347–354. 2247 indexed citations breakdown →

Weil, Miguel, Michael D. Jacobson, & Martin Raff. (1997). Is programmed cell death required for neural tube closure?. Current Biology. 7(4). 281–284. 134 indexed citations

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Jacobson, Michael D.. (1996). Reactive oxygen species and programmed cell death. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 21(3). 83–86. 662 indexed citations breakdown →

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Jacobson, Michael D. & Martin Raff. (1995). Programmed cell death and Bcl-2 protection in very low oxygen. Nature. 374(6525). 814–816. 558 indexed citations breakdown →

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Raff, Martin, Ben A. Barres, Julia F. Burne, et al.. (1994). Programmed cell death and the control of cell survival. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 345(1313). 265–268. 149 indexed citations

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Jacobson, Michael D., Julia F. Burne, & Martin Raff. (1994). Mechanisms of programmed cell death and Bcl-2 protection. Biochemical Society Transactions. 22(3). 600–602. 35 indexed citations

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Jacobson, Michael D. & Gérard I. Evan. (1994). Apoptosis: Breaking the ICE. Current Biology. 4(4). 337–340. 39 indexed citations

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Jacobson, Michael D., et al.. (1993). Bcl-2 blocks apoptosis in cells lacking mitochondrial DNA. Nature. 361(6410). 365–369. 659 indexed citations breakdown →

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Barres, Ben A., Michael D. Jacobson, Ralph A. Schmid, Michael Sendtner, & Martin Raff. (1993). Does oligodendrocyte survival depend on axons?. Current Biology. 3(8). 489–497. 240 indexed citations

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Raff, Martin, Barbara A. Barres, Julia F. Burne, et al.. (1993). Programmed Cell Death and the Control of Cell Survival: Lessons from the Nervous System. Science. 262(5134). 695–700. 1250 indexed citations breakdown →

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Jacobson, Michael D., Robert Shapiro, Graham R. Underwood, et al.. (1988). Synthesis and conformation of a dinucleoside monophosphate modified by aniline. Chemical Research in Toxicology. 1(3). 152–159. 17 indexed citations

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Jacobson, Michael D., Monica Wusteman, & C. Peter Downes. (1985). Muscarinic Receptors and Hydrolysis of Inositol Phospholipids in Rat Cerebral Cortex and Parotid Gland. Journal of Neurochemistry. 44(2). 465–472. 90 indexed citations

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Jacobson, Michael D., et al.. (1967). Social class and academic performance by medical students. Academic Medicine. 42(3). 225–30. 5 indexed citations

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