Michael Granato

15.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
117 papers, 11.8k citations indexed

About

Michael Granato is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Granato has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 11.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Cell Biology, 70 papers in Molecular Biology and 53 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Michael Granato's work include Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (76 papers), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (32 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (31 papers). Michael Granato is often cited by papers focused on Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (76 papers), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (32 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (31 papers). Michael Granato collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Michael Granato's co-authors include Christiane Nüsslein‐Volhard, Pascal Haffter, Mary C. Mullins, Harold A. Burgess, Jörg Odenthal, Michael Brand, Yun‐Jin Jiang, Carl‐Philipp Heisenberg, Matthias Hammerschmidt and Donald A. Kane and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nucleic Acids Research and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Michael Granato

115 papers receiving 11.6k 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.

The identification of genes with unique and essential functions in the development of the zebrafish, Danio rerio

1996 1.3k citations Michael Granato, Mary C. Mullins et al. Development profile →
Genes controlling and mediating locomotion behavior of the zebrafish embryo and larva

1996 513 citations Michael Granato, Mary C. Mullins et al. Development profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Granato United States	56	7.6k	6.2k	2.5k	1.4k	1.0k	117	11.8k
Judith S Eisen United States	56	6.0k 0.8×	3.8k 0.6×	2.2k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	1.3k 1.3×	122	9.6k
Koichi Kawakami Japan	67	9.8k 1.3×	5.5k 0.9×	2.4k 1.0×	3.6k 2.5×	816 0.8×	262	15.8k
Stephan C. F. Neuhauss Switzerland	47	7.2k 0.9×	4.8k 0.8×	1.7k 0.7×	1.6k 1.1×	368 0.4×	169	10.4k
Stephen W. Wilson United Kingdom	72	10.7k 1.4×	4.6k 0.7×	3.1k 1.2×	2.1k 1.5×	1.8k 1.7×	217	15.6k
Shin‐ichi Higashijima Japan	51	4.4k 0.6×	4.0k 0.6×	2.7k 1.1×	872 0.6×	1.1k 1.1×	94	7.8k
Pascal Haffter Germany	51	9.6k 1.3×	5.3k 0.8×	1.3k 0.5×	2.1k 1.5×	680 0.7×	73	12.2k
Marc Ekker Canada	50	6.7k 0.9×	2.2k 0.4×	1.6k 0.6×	2.8k 2.0×	1.1k 1.1×	143	10.2k
Robert N. Kelsh United Kingdom	53	8.0k 1.0×	5.6k 0.9×	1.3k 0.5×	1.9k 1.3×	842 0.8×	115	11.8k
Herwig Baier United States	64	6.2k 0.8×	5.9k 0.9×	5.1k 2.0×	635 0.5×	960 0.9×	129	11.8k
Mary C. Mullins United States	63	11.1k 1.5×	5.9k 0.9×	1.3k 0.5×	2.5k 1.8×	605 0.6×	130	14.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Granato

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Granato

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Baxter, M., et al.. (2023). Assaying Optic Nerve Regeneration in Larval Zebrafish. Methods in molecular biology. 2636. 191–203. 2 indexed citations

Walker, Lauren J., et al.. (2023). Target-selective vertebrate motor axon regeneration depends on interaction with glial cells at a peripheral nerve plexus. PLoS Biology. 21(8). e3002223–e3002223. 2 indexed citations

Walker, Lauren J., et al.. (2021). Agrin/Lrp4 signal constrains MuSK-dependent neuromuscular synapse development in appendicular muscle. Development. 148(21). 10 indexed citations

Nelson, Jessica C., Kurt C. Marsden, Jerry Y. Hsu, et al.. (2021). A forward genetic screen identifies Dolk as a regulator of startle magnitude through the potassium channel subunit Kv1.1. PLoS Genetics. 17(6). e1008943–e1008943. 12 indexed citations

Šuminaite, Daumante, Jason J. Early, Matthew R. Livesey, et al.. (2021). CNS Hypomyelination Disrupts Axonal Conduction and Behavior in Larval Zebrafish. Journal of Neuroscience. 41(44). 9099–9111. 13 indexed citations

Randlett, Owen, et al.. (2019). Distributed Plasticity Drives Visual Habituation Learning in Larval Zebrafish. Current Biology. 29(8). 1337–1345.e4. 66 indexed citations

Marsden, Kurt C., Roshan A. Jain, Marc A. Wolman, et al.. (2018). A Cyfip2-Dependent Excitatory Interneuron Pathway Establishes the Innate Startle Threshold. Cell Reports. 23(3). 878–887. 36 indexed citations

Hoffman, Ellen J., Katherine J. Turner, Joseph M. Fernandez, et al.. (2016). Estrogens Suppress a Behavioral Phenotype in Zebrafish Mutants of the Autism Risk Gene, CNTNAP2. Neuron. 89(4). 725–733. 147 indexed citations

Granato, Michael, et al.. (2013). Plexin A3 and Turnout Regulate Motor Axonal Branch Morphogenesis in Zebrafish. PLoS ONE. 8(1). e54071–e54071. 14 indexed citations

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Lakhina, Vanisha, Christina L. Marcaccio, Mark E. Lush, et al.. (2012). Netrin/DCC Signaling Guides Olfactory Sensory Axons to Their Correct Location in the Olfactory Bulb. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(13). 4440–4456. 33 indexed citations

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Burgess, Harold A., Hannah Schoch, & Michael Granato. (2010). Distinct Retinal Pathways Drive Spatial Orientation Behaviors in Zebrafish Navigation. Current Biology. 20(4). 381–386. 82 indexed citations

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Lefebvre, Julie L., et al.. (2007). Differential requirement for MuSK and dystroglycan in generating patterns of neuromuscular innervation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(7). 2483–2488. 29 indexed citations

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Granato, Michael, et al.. (2007). Analysis of zebrafish sidetracked mutants reveals a novel role for Plexin A3 in intraspinal motor axon guidance. Development. 134(18). 3251–3257. 36 indexed citations

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Hirata, Hiromi, Louis Saint‐Amant, Gerald B. Downes, et al.. (2005). Zebrafish bandoneon mutants display behavioral defects due to a mutation in the glycine receptor β-subunit. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(23). 8345–8350. 77 indexed citations

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Panzer, Jessica A., Sarah Gibbs, Roland Dosch, et al.. (2005). Neuromuscular synaptogenesis in wild-type and mutant zebrafish. Developmental Biology. 285(2). 340–357. 82 indexed citations

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Lefebvre, Julie L., Fumihito Ono, C. Puglielli, et al.. (2004). Increased neuromuscular activity causes axonal defects and muscular degeneration. Development. 131(11). 2605–2618. 55 indexed citations

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Downes, Gerald B. & Michael Granato. (2004). Acetylcholinesterase function is dispensable for sensory neurite growth but is critical for neuromuscular synapse stability. Developmental Biology. 270(1). 232–245. 87 indexed citations

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Schneider, Valérie & Michael Granato. (2003). Motor axon migration: a long way to go. Developmental Biology. 263(1). 1–11. 21 indexed citations

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Schneider, Valérie, Shin‐ichi Higashijima, Hitoshi Okamoto, et al.. (2002). Migration of Zebrafish Spinal Motor Nerves into the Periphery Requires Multiple Myotome-Derived Cues. Developmental Biology. 252(2). 241–256. 64 indexed citations

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Downes, Gerald B., et al.. (2002). Rapid in vivo labeling of identified zebrafish neurons. genesis. 34(3). 196–202. 27 indexed citations

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