Nathaniel Heintz

38.7k total citations · 12 hit papers
193 papers, 28.4k citations indexed

About

Nathaniel Heintz is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Nathaniel Heintz has authored 193 papers receiving a total of 28.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 156 papers in Molecular Biology, 55 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 39 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Nathaniel Heintz's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (37 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (35 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (30 papers). Nathaniel Heintz is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (37 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (35 papers) and RNA Research and Splicing (30 papers). Nathaniel Heintz collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. Nathaniel Heintz's co-authors include Skirmantas Kriaučionis, Mary E. Hatten, Shiaoching Gong, Robert G. Roeder, Zhenyu Yue, Hazel Sive, Xin Jin, Arnold J. Levine, Chingwen Yang and Martin L. Doughty and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Nathaniel Heintz

181 papers receiving 27.9k 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.

The Nuclear DNA Base 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine Is Present in Purkinje Neurons and the Brain

2009 2.0k citations Skirmantas Kriaučionis, Nathaniel Heintz Science profile →
Beclin 1, an autophagy gene essential for early embryonic development, is a haploinsufficient tumor suppressor

2003 1.7k citations Zhenyu Yue, Xin Jin et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
A gene expression atlas of the central nervous system based on bacterial artificial chromosomes

2003 1.6k citations Shiaoching Gong, Mary E. Hatten et al. profile →
Dysfunction in GABA signalling mediates autism-like stereotypies and Rett syndrome phenotypes

2010 901 citations Shiaoching Gong, Nathaniel Heintz et al. profile →
A Translational Profiling Approach for the Molecular Characterization of CNS Cell Types

2008 870 citations Shiaoching Gong, Nathaniel Heintz et al. Cell profile →
MeCP2 Binds to 5hmC Enriched within Active Genes and Accessible Chromatin in the Nervous System

2012 715 citations Marian Mellén, Pinar Ayata et al. Cell profile →
IRE1α Induces Thioredoxin-Interacting Protein to Activate the NLRP3 Inflammasome and Promote Programmed Cell Death under Irremediable ER Stress

2012 696 citations Nathaniel Heintz et al. profile →
Targeting Cre Recombinase to Specific Neuron Populations with Bacterial Artificial Chromosome Constructs

2007 686 citations Shiaoching Gong, Mary E. Hatten et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
Application of a Translational Profiling Approach for the Comparative Analysis of CNS Cell Types

2008 679 citations Joseph D. Dougherty, Eric F. Schmidt et al. Cell profile →
Radial Glia Serve as Neuronal Progenitors in All Regions of the Central Nervous System

2004 622 citations Nathaniel Heintz et al. Neuron profile →
The Functional Organization of Cutaneous Low-Threshold Mechanosensory Neurons

2011 535 citations Lishi Li, Michael Rutlin et al. Cell profile →
GENSAT BAC Cre-Recombinase Driver Lines to Study the Functional Organization of Cerebral Cortical and Basal Ganglia Circuits

2013 428 citations Nathaniel Heintz et al. Neuron profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Integrating reproductive states and social cues in the control of sociosexual behaviors 2025 ·Cell ·Yuping Wang, (unknown), (unknown), Ying Zhou, (unknown), Fang Zhang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Da Mi, Priyamvada Rajasethupathy, Inés Ibáñez-Tallon, (unknown), Nathaniel Heintz, (unknown)	2
2	Isolation and Molecular Profiling of Nuclei of Specific Neuronal Types from Human Cerebral Cortex and Striatum 2024 ·Current Protocols ·Christina Pressl, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Thomas S. Carroll, Nathaniel Heintz, Kärt Mätlik	2
3	Unique molecular features and cellular responses differentiate two populations of motor cortical layer 5b neurons in a preclinical model of ALS 2022 ·Cell Reports ·(unknown), Rachel D. Kim, (unknown), (unknown), Sarah B. Pickett, (unknown), Nathaniel Heintz, Eric F. Schmidt	6
4	Functional analysis of distinct populations of subthalamic nucleus neurons on Parkinson’s disease and OCD-like behaviors in mice 2021 ·Molecular Psychiatry ·(unknown), Marc Schneeberger, Nathaniel Heintz, Jeffrey M. Friedman	24
5	The habenular G-protein–coupled receptor 151 regulates synaptic plasticity and nicotine intake 2020 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Beatriz Antolin‐Fontes, Kun Li, Jessica L. Ables, Michael H. Riad, Andreas Görlich, Maya Williams, (unknown), (unknown), Maria Dao, Jianxi Liu, Henrik Molina, Nathaniel Heintz, Paul J. Kenny, Inés Ibáñez-Tallon	26
6	Cell-type-specific drug-inducible protein synthesis inhibition demonstrates that memory consolidation requires rapid neuronal translation 2020 ·Nature Neuroscience ·Prerana Shrestha, Pinar Ayata, (unknown), Francesco Longo, (unknown), Joseph E. LeDoux, Nathaniel Heintz, Eric Klann	42
7	Cell-Type-Specific Contributions of Medial Prefrontal Neurons to Flexible Behaviors 2018 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·(unknown), Inés Ibáñez-Tallon, Nathaniel Heintz	55
8	Species and cell-type properties of classically defined human and rodent neurons and glia 2018 ·eLife ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jie Xing, Deborah C. Mash, Nathaniel Heintz	62
9	5-hydroxymethylcytosine accumulation in postmitotic neurons results in functional demethylation of expressed genes 2017 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Marian Mellén, Pinar Ayata, Nathaniel Heintz	107
10	The Disruption ofCelf6, a Gene Identified by Translational Profiling of Serotonergic Neurons, Results in Autism-Related Behaviors 2013 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Joseph D. Dougherty, Susan E. Maloney, David F. Wozniak, Michael A. Rieger, Lisa I. Sonnenblick, Giovanni Coppola, Nathaniel G. Mahieu, (unknown), (unknown), Gary J. Patti, Brett S. Abrahams, Daniel H. Geschwind, Nathaniel Heintz	70
11	The adhesion-GPCR BAI3, a gene linked to psychiatric disorders, regulates dendrite morphogenesis in neurons 2013 ·Molecular Psychiatry ·Vanessa Lanoue, Alessia Usardi, Séverine M. Sigoillot, (unknown), (unknown), Jean Mariani, Philippe Isope, Guilan Vodjdani, Nathaniel Heintz, Fekrije Selimi	69
12	The Functional Organization of Cutaneous Low-Threshold Mechanosensory Neurons breakdown → 2011 ·Cell ·Lishi Li, Michael Rutlin, Victoria E. Abraira, (unknown), Laura Kus, Shiaoching Gong, Michael P. Jankowski, Wenqin Luo, Nathaniel Heintz, (unknown), C. Jeffery Woodbury, David D. Ginty	535
13	The Nuclear DNA Base 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine Is Present in Purkinje Neurons and the Brain breakdown → 2009 ·Science ·Skirmantas Kriaučionis, Nathaniel Heintz	2040
14	In Vivo Activation of Midbrain Dopamine Neurons via Sensitized, High-Affinity α6∗ Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors 2008 ·Neuron ·Ryan M. Drenan, Sharon R. Grady, Paul Whiteaker, Tristan McClure‐Begley, Sheri McKinney, Julie M. Miwa, Sujata Bupp, Nathaniel Heintz, J. Michael McIntosh, Merouane Bencherif, Michael J. Marks, Henry A. Lester	168
15	Beclin 1, an autophagy gene essential for early embryonic development, is a haploinsufficient tumor suppressor breakdown → 2003 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Zhenyu Yue, Xin Jin, Chingwen Yang, Arnold J. Levine, Nathaniel Heintz	1747
16	Novel Modulation of Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors by Association with the Endogenous Prototoxin lynx1 2002 ·Neuron ·Inés Ibáñez-Tallon, Julie M. Miwa, Hailong Wang, Niels C. Adams, Gregg W. Crabtree, Steven M. Sine, Nathaniel Heintz	163
17	GluRδ2 and the Development and Death of Cerebellar Purkinje Neurons in Lurcher Mice 1999 ·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·Nathaniel Heintz, Philip L. De Jager	13
18	A new allele of the lurcher gene, lurcher 1997 ·Mammalian Genome ·Philip L. De Jager, Jianping Zuo, Susan A. Cook, Nathaniel Heintz	7
19	Genes involved in cerebellar cell specification and differentiation 1997 ·Current Opinion in Neurobiology ·Mary E. Hatten, Janet Alder, Kathryn A. Zimmerman, Nathaniel Heintz	175
20	The regulation of histone gene expression during the cell cycle 1991 ·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression ·Nathaniel Heintz	138

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