Michael Klass

3.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
31 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Michael Klass is a scholar working on Aging, Molecular Biology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Klass has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Aging, 12 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Michael Klass's work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (20 papers), Reproductive Biology and Fertility (6 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (6 papers). Michael Klass is often cited by papers focused on Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (20 papers), Reproductive Biology and Fertility (6 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (6 papers). Michael Klass collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Germany. Michael Klass's co-authors include David Hirsh, Scott W. Emmons, Nurit Wolf, Samuel Ward, Joan Smith‐Sonneborn, Linda C. Lopez, David Ammons, L. Julian Haywood, Sai‐Ching J. Yeung and Arnold Eskin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Michael Klass

31 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Aging in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans: Major biological and environmental factors influencing life span

1977 611 citations Michael Klass Mechanisms of Ageing and Development profile →
Development of the reproductive system of Caenorhabditis elegans

1976 461 citations David Hirsh, Michael Klass et al. Developmental Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Klass United States	21	2.2k	1.0k	694	675	339	31	2.8k
Garth I. Patterson United States	13	1.6k 0.7×	1.4k 1.4×	628 0.9×	483 0.7×	202 0.6×	14	2.6k
Patrice S. Albert United States	23	3.1k 1.4×	1.7k 1.6×	1.4k 2.0×	786 1.2×	470 1.4×	36	4.6k
David J. Clancy United Kingdom	19	1.3k 0.6×	765 0.7×	369 0.5×	513 0.8×	424 1.3×	26	2.7k
Robert Arking United States	30	1.6k 0.7×	876 0.8×	210 0.3×	398 0.6×	593 1.7×	77	2.9k
James P. McCarter United States	34	987 0.5×	1.1k 1.1×	244 0.4×	804 1.2×	433 1.3×	62	3.8k
Thomas M. Barnes Canada	13	826 0.4×	826 0.8×	257 0.4×	178 0.3×	218 0.6×	15	1.5k
Hugo Aguilaniu France	18	1.1k 0.5×	1.3k 1.2×	353 0.5×	399 0.6×	184 0.5×	29	2.2k
Steven W. L’Hernault United States	28	990 0.5×	1.5k 1.4×	245 0.4×	218 0.3×	418 1.2×	42	2.6k
Jo Anne Powell‐Coffman United States	21	773 0.4×	726 0.7×	287 0.4×	478 0.7×	189 0.6×	34	1.8k
Johji Miwa Japan	21	905 0.4×	851 0.8×	264 0.4×	193 0.3×	178 0.5×	38	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Klass

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Klass, Michael, et al.. (1991). [Humoral immune response to retinal S-antigen in patients with uveitis].. PubMed. 88(5). 450–4. 1 indexed citations

Klass, Michael, et al.. (1989). Antigens produced by recombinant DNA technology.. Clinical Chemistry. 35(9). 1838–1842. 4 indexed citations

Ward, Samuel, Daniel J. Burke, John Sulston, et al.. (1988). Genomic organization of major sperm protein genes and pseudogenes in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Journal of Molecular Biology. 199(1). 1–13. 59 indexed citations

Klass, Michael, David Ammons, & Samuel Ward. (1988). Conservation in the 5′ flanking sequences of transcribed members of the Caenorhabditis elegans major sperm protein gene family. Journal of Molecular Biology. 199(1). 15–22. 32 indexed citations

Klass, Michael, et al.. (1986). Use of bacterial DHFR-II fusion proteins to elicit specific antibodies. Gene. 41(2-3). 289–297. 15 indexed citations

Klass, Michael. (1986). Cell-Specific Gene Expression in the Nematode. International review of cytology. 102. 1–28. 1 indexed citations

Klass, Michael, et al.. (1984). Isolation and Characterization of a Sperm-Specific Gene Family in the Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 4(3). 529–537. 8 indexed citations

Eskin, Arnold, Sai‐Ching J. Yeung, & Michael Klass. (1984). Requirement for protein synthesis in the regulation of a circadian rhythm by serotonin.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 81(23). 7637–7641. 45 indexed citations

Klass, Michael. (1983). A method for the isolation of longevity mutants in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans and initial results. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 22(3-4). 279–286. 302 indexed citations

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Klass, Michael, et al.. (1983). Age-correlated changes in the DNA template in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 22(3-4). 253–263. 28 indexed citations

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Ward, Samuel & Michael Klass. (1982). The location of the major protein in Caenorhabditis elegans sperm and spermatocytes. Developmental Biology. 92(1). 203–208. 75 indexed citations

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Klass, Michael & David Hirsh. (1981). Sperm isolation and biochemical analysis of the major sperm protein from Caenorhabditis elegans. Developmental Biology. 84(2). 299–312. 101 indexed citations

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Klass, Michael, Nurit Wolf, & David Hirsh. (1979). Further characterization of a temperature-sensitive transformation mutant in Caenorhabditis elegans. Developmental Biology. 69(1). 329–335. 32 indexed citations

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Klass, Michael. (1977). Aging in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans: Major biological and environmental factors influencing life span. Mechanisms of Ageing and Development. 6(6). 413–429. 611 indexed citations breakdown →

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Klass, Michael & David Hirsh. (1976). Non-ageing developmental variant of Caenorhabditis elegans. Nature. 260(5551). 523–525. 297 indexed citations

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Klass, Michael, Nurit Wolf, & David Hirsh. (1976). Development of the male reproductive system and sexual transformation in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Developmental Biology. 52(1). 1–18. 119 indexed citations

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Hirsh, David, et al.. (1976). Development of the reproductive system of Caenorhabditis elegans. Developmental Biology. 49(1). 200–219. 461 indexed citations breakdown →

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Smith‐Sonneborn, Joan & Michael Klass. (1974). CHANGES IN THE DNA SYNTHESIS PATTERN OF PARAMECIUM WITH INCREASED CLONAL AGE AND INTERFISSION TIME. The Journal of Cell Biology. 61(3). 591–598. 23 indexed citations

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Smith‐Sonneborn, Joan, et al.. (1974). Parental age and life span versus progeny life span in Paramecium. Journal of Cell Science. 14(3). 691–699. 21 indexed citations

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Klass, Michael & L. Julian Haywood. (1970). Atrial fibrillation associated with acute myocardial infarction: A study of 34 cases. American Heart Journal. 79(6). 752–760. 34 indexed citations

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