Michael Katz

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Michael Katz is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Katz has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Cell Biology and 16 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Michael Katz's work include Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (11 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (10 papers) and Skin and Cellular Biology Research (9 papers). Michael Katz is often cited by papers focused on Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (11 papers), Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (10 papers) and Skin and Cellular Biology Research (9 papers). Michael Katz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Denmark. Michael Katz's co-authors include Raymond J. Lasek, Edwin B. George, Paola Paggi, Robert L. Price, L. Autilio‐Gambetti, Marie F. Gorwa‐Grauslund, Bärbel Hahn‐Hägerdal, Haring J. W. Nauta, Jerry Silver and Linda R. Phillips and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michael Katz

67 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

Fractals and the analysis of waveforms

1988 652 citations Michael Katz Computers in Biology and Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Katz United States	29	935	596	563	415	235	72	2.7k
Jun Yao United States	33	1.5k 1.7×	886 1.5×	529 0.9×	697 1.7×	227 1.0×	103	3.6k
Yasuhiro Morita Japan	40	1.2k 1.3×	1.3k 2.2×	371 0.7×	167 0.4×	145 0.6×	190	4.4k
Geoffrey A. Manley Germany	47	1.3k 1.3×	727 1.2×	128 0.2×	1.4k 3.3×	101 0.4×	203	7.5k
Annemie Van der Linden Belgium	54	1.6k 1.7×	1.6k 2.6×	218 0.4×	1.7k 4.2×	827 3.5×	266	8.6k
Marleen Verhoye Belgium	43	621 0.7×	847 1.4×	105 0.2×	1.4k 3.5×	262 1.1×	183	5.5k
Uwe Windhorst Germany	33	681 0.7×	929 1.6×	236 0.4×	2.1k 5.0×	98 0.4×	125	5.5k
Shigeru Watanabe Japan	35	385 0.4×	644 1.1×	167 0.3×	1.3k 3.1×	85 0.4×	233	3.9k
Daniel K. Hartline United States	31	524 0.6×	1.5k 2.6×	144 0.3×	692 1.7×	213 0.9×	76	3.1k
Fons J. Verbeek Netherlands	32	2.2k 2.3×	309 0.5×	609 1.1×	129 0.3×	113 0.5×	153	4.6k
Susan Jones United States	33	1.8k 1.9×	1.4k 2.3×	305 0.5×	241 0.6×	97 0.4×	114	4.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Katz

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Katz

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michael Katz. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michael Katz based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Michael Katz. Michael Katz is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cohen‐Dvashi, Hadas, Michael Katz, & Ron Diskin. (2025). Metal-induced conformational changes in the Sabiá virus spike complex. Nature Microbiology. 10(9). 2221–2230.

Katz, Michael & Ron Diskin. (2024). The underlying mechanisms of arenaviral entry through matriglycan. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 11. 1371551–1371551.

Šťovíček, Vratislav, Klaus B. Lengeler, Toni Wendt, et al.. (2024). Modifying flavor profiles of Saccharomyces spp. for industrial brewing using FIND-IT, a non-GMO approach for metabolic engineering of yeast. New Biotechnology. 82. 92–106. 2 indexed citations

Katz, Michael, Jonathan J. Weinstein, Katrin Gehring, et al.. (2022). Structure and receptor recognition by the Lassa virus spike complex. Nature. 603(7899). 174–179. 44 indexed citations

Lengeler, Klaus B., et al.. (2020). Never Change a Brewing Yeast? Why Not, There Are Plenty to Choose From. Frontiers in Genetics. 11. 582789–582789. 13 indexed citations

Katz, Michael, et al.. (2019). Variations in Core Packing of GP2 from Old World Mammarenaviruses in their Post-Fusion Conformations Affect Membrane-Fusion Efficiencies. Journal of Molecular Biology. 431(11). 2095–2111. 11 indexed citations

Zhou, Nerve, Michael Katz, Joseph Schacherer, et al.. (2017). Yeast–bacteria competition induced new metabolic traits through large-scale genomic rearrangements in Lachancea kluyveri. FEMS Yeast Research. 17(6). 65 indexed citations

Katz, Michael. (2006). A genetics pioneer focused on child health challenges. Nature Neuroscience. 9(10). 1211–1211. 2 indexed citations

Katz, Michael, Ted Johanson, & Marie F. Gorwa‐Grauslund. (2004). Mild detergent treatment of Candida tropicalis reveals a NADPH‐dependent reductase in the crude membrane fraction, which enables the production of pure bicyclic exo‐alcohol. Yeast. 21(15). 1253–1267. 8 indexed citations

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Katz, Michael, et al.. (2002). An improved stereoselective reduction of a bicyclic diketone by Saccharomyces cerevisiae combining process optimization and strain engineering. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 59(6). 641–648. 28 indexed citations

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Lasek, Raymond J., Paola Paggi, & Michael Katz. (1993). The maximum rate of neurofilament transport in axons: a view of molecular transport mechanisms continuously engaged. Brain Research. 616(1-2). 58–64. 41 indexed citations

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Katz, Michael, et al.. (1992). Lethal pena-shokeir 1 syndrome in three male siblings. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics. 251(3). 149–154. 7 indexed citations

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Price, Robert L., Raymond J. Lasek, & Michael Katz. (1991). Microtubules have special physical associations with smooth endoplasmic reticula and mitochondria in axons. Brain Research. 540(1-2). 209–216. 25 indexed citations

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Paggi, Paola, Raymond J. Lasek, & Michael Katz. (1990). Cytomatrix protein residence times differ significantly between the tract and the terminal segments of optic axons. Brain Research. 517(1-2). 143–150. 3 indexed citations

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Paggi, Paola, Raymond J. Lasek, & Michael Katz. (1989). Slow component B protein kinetics in optic nerve and tract windows. Brain Research. 504(2). 223–230. 8 indexed citations

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Katz, Michael. (1988). Fractals and the analysis of waveforms. Computers in Biology and Medicine. 18(3). 145–156. 652 indexed citations breakdown →

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George, Edwin B., Bernard F. Schneider, Raymond J. Lasek, & Michael Katz. (1988). Axonal shortening and the mechanisms of axonal motility. Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton. 9(1). 48–59. 34 indexed citations

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Price, Robert L., Paola Paggi, Raymond J. Lasek, & Michael Katz. (1988). Neurofilaments are spaced randomly in the radial dimension of axons. Journal of Neurocytology. 17(1). 55–62. 70 indexed citations

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Keusch, Gerald T. & Michael Katz. (1978). Effective interventions to reduce infection in malnourished populations. Part I. Proceedings of a symposium held on June 12-16, 1977, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 31(11). 2031–2088. 2 indexed citations

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Gould, Stephen Jay & Michael Katz. (1975). Disruption of ideal geometry in the growth of receptaculitids: a natural experiment in theoretical morphology. Paleobiology. 1(1). 1–20. 21 indexed citations

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