Nicholas T. Hertz

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

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Nicholas T. Hertz is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicholas T. Hertz has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 8 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Nicholas T. Hertz's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (4 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (4 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (3 papers). Nicholas T. Hertz is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (4 papers), Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (4 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (3 papers). Nicholas T. Hertz collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Nicholas T. Hertz's co-authors include Kevan M. Shokat, Alma L. Burlingame, Arvin C. Dar, Ken Nakamura, Kurt S. Thorn, A. L. Burlingame, Amandine Berthet, Martin L. Sos, William Chong Hang Chao and David Barford and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Nicholas T. Hertz

24 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

1 papers align trajectories

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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.

Targeting mitophagy in neurodegenerative diseases

2025 41 citations Odetta Antico, Paul Thompson et al. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nicholas T. Hertz United States	20	1.3k	465	309	303	230	24	1.8k
Michael Y. Sherman United States	18	1.8k 1.4×	645 1.4×	256 0.8×	441 1.5×	181 0.8×	32	2.3k
Attila Lehotzky Hungary	21	944 0.8×	294 0.6×	235 0.8×	172 0.6×	235 1.0×	36	1.6k
Lynn Bedford United Kingdom	18	1.1k 0.9×	361 0.8×	197 0.6×	165 0.5×	343 1.5×	21	1.6k
Hyoung Tae Kim United States	16	1.3k 1.0×	449 1.0×	303 1.0×	180 0.6×	416 1.8×	24	1.7k
Steven Callaghan Canada	12	1.0k 0.8×	370 0.8×	177 0.6×	299 1.0×	210 0.9×	15	1.6k
Chan Hyun Na United States	22	995 0.8×	251 0.5×	207 0.7×	159 0.5×	119 0.5×	72	1.6k
Youngah Shin United States	15	883 0.7×	386 0.8×	471 1.5×	289 1.0×	131 0.6×	25	1.5k
Brigit E. Riley United States	12	1.3k 1.0×	399 0.9×	311 1.0×	393 1.3×	707 3.1×	16	1.7k
Zheng Ying China	25	1.1k 0.9×	264 0.6×	698 2.3×	279 0.9×	560 2.4×	72	2.0k
Yao Liang Wong United States	16	1.4k 1.2×	879 1.9×	349 1.1×	210 0.7×	528 2.3×	24	2.1k

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Antico, Odetta, Paul Thompson, Nicholas T. Hertz, Miratul M. K. Muqit, & Laura E. Parton. (2025). Targeting mitophagy in neurodegenerative diseases. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. 24(4). 276–299. 41 indexed citations breakdown →

Hertz, Nicholas T., et al.. (2023). Chemical Genetic Identification of PKC Epsilon Substrates in Mouse Brain. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 22(4). 100522–100522. 3 indexed citations

Saeed, Mohsan, Nicholas T. Hertz, Xianfang Wu, et al.. (2020). Defining the proteolytic landscape during enterovirus infection. PLoS Pathogens. 16(9). e1008927–e1008927. 36 indexed citations

Wang, Guiping, David Simon, Zhuhao Wu, et al.. (2019). Structural plasticity of actin-spectrin membrane skeleton and functional role of actin and spectrin in axon degeneration. eLife. 8. 46 indexed citations

Hertz, Nicholas T., Eliza L. Adams, Ross Weber, et al.. (2019). Neuronally Enriched RUFY3 Is Required for Caspase-Mediated Axon Degeneration. Neuron. 103(3). 412–422.e4. 13 indexed citations

Kramer, Nicholas J., Michael S. Haney, David W. Morgens, et al.. (2018). CRISPR–Cas9 screens in human cells and primary neurons identify modifiers of C9ORF72 dipeptide-repeat-protein toxicity. Nature Genetics. 50(4). 603–612. 160 indexed citations

Maiuri, Tamara, Melanie Alpaugh, Michelle Gabriel, et al.. (2018). N6-Furfuryladenine is protective in Huntington’s disease models by signaling huntingtin phosphorylation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(30). E7081–E7090. 34 indexed citations

Orr, Adam L., Florentine U. Rutaganira, Eric J. Huang, et al.. (2017). Long-term oral kinetin does not protect against α-synuclein-induced neurodegeneration in rodent models of Parkinson's disease. Neurochemistry International. 109. 106–116. 33 indexed citations

Levin, Rebecca S., Nicholas T. Hertz, Alma L. Burlingame, Kevan M. Shokat, & Shaeri Mukherjee. (2016). Innate immunity kinase TAK1 phosphorylates Rab1 on a hotspot for posttranslational modifications by host and pathogen. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(33). E4776–83. 34 indexed citations

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Simon, David, Nicholas T. Hertz, Jing Yang, et al.. (2016). Axon Degeneration Gated by Retrograde Activation of Somatic Pro-apoptotic Signaling. Cell. 164(5). 1031–1045. 104 indexed citations

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Friedel, Perrine, Kristopher T. Kahle, Jinwei Zhang, et al.. (2015). WNK1-regulated inhibitory phosphorylation of the KCC2 cotransporter maintains the depolarizing action of GABA in immature neurons. Science Signaling. 8(383). ra65–ra65. 91 indexed citations

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Schaffer, Bethany E., Rebecca S. Levin, Nicholas T. Hertz, et al.. (2015). Identification of AMPK Phosphorylation Sites Reveals a Network of Proteins Involved in Cell Invasion and Facilitates Large-Scale Substrate Prediction. Cell Metabolism. 22(5). 907–921. 145 indexed citations

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Ultanir, Sila K., Smita Yadav, Nicholas T. Hertz, et al.. (2014). MST3 Kinase Phosphorylates TAO1/2 to Enable Myosin Va Function in Promoting Spine Synapse Development. Neuron. 84(5). 968–982. 59 indexed citations

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Gustafson, W. Clay, Justin Meyerowitz, Erin A. Nekritz, et al.. (2014). Drugging MYCN through an Allosteric Transition in Aurora Kinase A. Cancer Cell. 26(3). 414–427. 197 indexed citations

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Schroeder, Courtney M., J.M. Ostrem, Nicholas T. Hertz, & Ronald D. Vale. (2014). A Ras-like domain in the light intermediate chain bridges the dynein motor to a cargo-binding region. eLife. 3. e03351–e03351. 64 indexed citations

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Hertz, Nicholas T., Amandine Berthet, Martin L. Sos, et al.. (2013). A Neo-Substrate that Amplifies Catalytic Activity of Parkinson’s-Disease-Related Kinase PINK1. Cell. 154(4). 737–747. 217 indexed citations

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Ultanir, Sila K., Nicholas T. Hertz, Guangnan Li, et al.. (2012). Chemical Genetic Identification of NDR1/2 Kinase Substrates AAK1 and Rabin8 Uncovers Their Roles in Dendrite Arborization and Spine Development. Neuron. 73(6). 1127–1142. 106 indexed citations

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Hengeveld, Rutger C.C., Nicholas T. Hertz, Martijn J.M. Vromans, et al.. (2012). Development of a Chemical Genetic Approach for Human Aurora B Kinase Identifies Novel Substrates of the Chromosomal Passenger Complex. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 11(5). 47–59. 40 indexed citations

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Dar, Arvin C., Nicholas T. Hertz, William Chong Hang Chao, et al.. (2011). A Raf-induced allosteric transition of KSR stimulates phosphorylation of MEK. Nature. 472(7343). 366–369. 201 indexed citations

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Hodges, Sally E., Nicholas T. Hertz, Kimberly G. Lockwood, & R. G. Lister. (1999). CoQ₁₀: Could it have a role in cancer management?. BioFactors. 9(2-4). 365–370. 35 indexed citations

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