Nathan L. Mata

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Nathan L. Mata is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ophthalmology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nathan L. Mata has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Ophthalmology and 6 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Nathan L. Mata's work include Retinal Development and Disorders (30 papers), Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes (21 papers) and Retinal Diseases and Treatments (20 papers). Nathan L. Mata is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Development and Disorders (30 papers), Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes (21 papers) and Retinal Diseases and Treatments (20 papers). Nathan L. Mata collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Bulgaria. Nathan L. Mata's co-authors include Gabriel H. Travis, Jian Weng, Roxana A. Radu, David G. Birch, Radouil Tzekov, Sassan M. Azarian, T. V. Bui, Xinran Liu, Steven Nusinowitz and Yun Han and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Nathan L. Mata

35 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Insights into the Function of Rim Protein in Photorecepto... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 200 400 600
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  1. Insights into the Function of Rim Protein in Photoreceptors and Etiology of Stargardt's Disease from the Phenotype in abcr Knockout Mice
    1999 711 citations Jian Weng, Nathan L. Mata et al. Cell profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nathan L. Mata United States 19 2.5k 1.7k 514 449 226 35 2.9k
Roxana A. Radu United States 29 2.3k 0.9× 1.6k 0.9× 500 1.0× 400 0.9× 217 1.0× 57 2.8k
J C Saari United States 22 1.9k 0.8× 739 0.4× 492 1.0× 178 0.4× 334 1.5× 33 2.2k
Michael O. Hall United States 26 1.9k 0.8× 863 0.5× 611 1.2× 212 0.5× 373 1.7× 62 2.6k
G. I. Liou United States 22 1.3k 0.5× 476 0.3× 240 0.5× 133 0.3× 217 1.0× 42 1.8k
Wenyu Sun China 23 1.2k 0.5× 379 0.2× 293 0.6× 91 0.2× 104 0.5× 70 1.6k
Naheed Kanuga United Kingdom 24 1.6k 0.7× 496 0.3× 425 0.8× 163 0.4× 326 1.4× 34 2.0k
Raju V. S. Rajala United States 30 1.7k 0.7× 631 0.4× 384 0.7× 180 0.4× 339 1.5× 98 2.2k
Ann H. Bunt-Milam United States 17 1.4k 0.6× 532 0.3× 577 1.1× 206 0.5× 224 1.0× 22 1.7k
Iok-Hou Pang United States 21 1.5k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 265 0.5× 486 1.1× 397 1.8× 40 2.4k
Gregory G. Garwin United States 17 1.2k 0.5× 459 0.3× 502 1.0× 112 0.2× 154 0.7× 30 1.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mata, Nathan L., Shi-Jun Weng, Peter Charbel Issa, et al.. (2025). Bisretinoids as a Source of Early Photoreceptor Pathology in Stargardt Disease. Ophthalmic Research. 68(1). 555–572. 1 indexed citations
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Mata, Nathan L., Jay B. Lichter, Roger Vogel, et al.. (2012). INVESTIGATION OF ORAL FENRETINIDE FOR TREATMENT OF GEOGRAPHIC ATROPHY IN AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION. Retina. 33(3). 498–507. 130 indexed citations
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Mata, Nathan L., Natalia O. Tsivkovskaia, & T. V. Bui. (2011). Fenretinide Reduces the Incidence of Choroidal Neovascularization in Patients with Geographic Atrophy. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 52(14). 1652–1652. 2 indexed citations
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Mata, Nathan L., Kim B. Phan, & Yun Han. (2010). Assay of Retinol-Binding Protein–Transthyretin Interaction and Techniques to Identify Competing Ligands. Methods in molecular biology. 652. 209–227. 3 indexed citations
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Mata, Nathan L. & Roger Vogel. (2010). Pharmacologic treatment of atrophic age-related macular degeneration. Current Opinion in Ophthalmology. 21(3). 190–196. 16 indexed citations
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Hammer, Martin, Sandra S. Richter, Karin Kobuch, Nathan L. Mata, & Dietrich Schweitzer. (2008). Intrinsic tissue fluorescence in an organotypic perfusion culture of the porcine ocular fundus exposed to blue light and free radicals. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 246(7). 979–988. 17 indexed citations
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Bui, T. V., Yun Han, Roxana A. Radu, Gabriel H. Travis, & Nathan L. Mata. (2006). Characterization of Native Retinal Fluorophores Involved in Biosynthesis of A2E and Lipofuscin-associated Retinopathies. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(26). 18112–18119. 42 indexed citations
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Ruíz, Alberto, et al.. (2005). Chicken Retinas Contain a Retinoid Isomerase Activity That Catalyzes the Direct Conversion of All–Trans–Retinol to 11–Cis–Retinol. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 46(13). 1062–1062. 3 indexed citations
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Radu, Roxana A., Nathan L. Mata, Steven Nusinowitz, Xinran Liu, & Gabriel H. Travis. (2003). Isotretinoin Treatment Inhibits Lipofuscin Accumulation in a Mouse Model of Recessive Stargardt's Macular Degeneration. Novartis Foundation symposium. 255. 51–67. 18 indexed citations
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Mata, Nathan L., Walid Moghrabi, T. V. Bui, et al.. (2003). Rpe65 Is a Retinyl Ester Binding Protein That Presents Insoluble Substrate to the Isomerase in Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(1). 635–643. 108 indexed citations
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Mata, Nathan L., et al.. (2002). Isomerization and Oxidation of Vitamin A in Cone-Dominant Retinas. Neuron. 36(1). 69–80. 302 indexed citations
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Gamble, Mary V., et al.. (2000). Substrate specificities and 13-cis-retinoic acid inhibition of human, mouse and bovine cis-retinol dehydrogenases. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology. 1476(1). 3–8. 32 indexed citations
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Tsin, Andrew, et al.. (2000). [25] Substrate specificities of retinyl ester hydrolases in retinal pigment epithelium. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 316. 384–400. 5 indexed citations
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Weng, Jian, Nathan L. Mata, Sassan M. Azarian, et al.. (1999). Insights into the Function of Rim Protein in Photoreceptors and Etiology of Stargardt's Disease from the Phenotype in abcr Knockout Mice. Cell. 98(1). 13–23. 711 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mata, Nathan L. & Andrew Tsin. (1998). Distribution of 11-cis LRAT, 11-cis RD and 11-cis REH in bovine retinal pigment epithelium membranes. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism. 1394(1). 16–22. 22 indexed citations
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Mata, Nathan L., et al.. (1996). Comparison of retinyl ester hydrolase activities in bovine liver and retinal pigment epithelium. Journal of Lipid Research. 37(9). 1947–1952. 8 indexed citations
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Tsin, Andrew, Brenda Walker Griffin, Nathan L. Mata, et al.. (1993). Vitamin A Homeostasis in the Diabetic Rat.. Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition. 15(1). 23–31. 2 indexed citations
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Reiter, R.J., et al.. (1991). Identification of 11-cis-retinal and demonstration of its light-induced isomerization in the chicken pineal gland. Neuroscience Letters. 133(1). 97–99. 15 indexed citations

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