Norma Masson

7.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
34 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Norma Masson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Norma Masson has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Cancer Research and 8 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Norma Masson's work include Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (19 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (7 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (6 papers). Norma Masson is often cited by papers focused on Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (19 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (7 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (6 papers). Norma Masson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Norway. Norma Masson's co-authors include Peter J. Ratcliffe, Christopher W. Pugh, Patrick H. Maxwell, David R. Mole, Panu Jaakkola, Carsten Willam, Christopher J. Schofield, Ya‐Min Tian, Kirsty S. Hewitson and Michael Wilson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Norma Masson

33 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

C. elegans EGL-9 and Mammalian Homologs Define a Family o... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2001 2000 2001 2014 2019 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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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.

  1. C. elegans EGL-9 and Mammalian Homologs Define a Family of Dioxygenases that Regulate HIF by Prolyl Hydroxylation
    2001 2.7k citations Andrew Epstein, Jonathan Gleadle et al. Cell profile →
  2. Hypoxia Inducible Factor-α Binding and Ubiquitylation by the von Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor Protein
    2000 893 citations Matthew E. Cockman, Norma Masson et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  3. Independent function of two destruction domains in hypoxia-inducible factor-α chains activated by prolyl hydroxylation
    2001 856 citations Norma Masson, Carsten Willam et al. The EMBO Journal profile →
  4. Hypoxia signaling pathways in cancer metabolism: the importance of co-selecting interconnected physiological pathways
    2014 233 citations Norma Masson, Peter J. Ratcliffe Cancer & Metabolism profile →
  5. Conserved N-terminal cysteine dioxygenases transduce responses to hypoxia in animals and plants
    2019 157 citations Norma Masson, Thomas P. Keeley et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Norma Masson United Kingdom 23 4.5k 4.2k 1.2k 818 516 34 6.5k
Eric Metzen Germany 30 4.5k 1.0× 3.8k 0.9× 1.3k 1.0× 1.1k 1.4× 590 1.1× 51 6.8k
Holger Hebestreit United Kingdom 14 3.4k 0.8× 3.4k 0.8× 850 0.7× 819 1.0× 488 0.9× 17 5.7k
Haifeng Yang United States 18 4.4k 1.0× 4.1k 1.0× 1.0k 0.8× 714 0.9× 650 1.3× 38 6.2k
Sandra W. Leung United States 7 4.9k 1.1× 4.4k 1.0× 1.2k 0.9× 1.1k 1.3× 806 1.6× 7 7.5k
Matthew E. Cockman United Kingdom 24 4.8k 1.1× 4.8k 1.1× 987 0.8× 863 1.1× 785 1.5× 35 7.1k
Peppi Koivunen Finland 37 3.4k 0.8× 3.8k 0.9× 849 0.7× 776 0.9× 458 0.9× 101 6.3k
Gin-Wen Chang United Kingdom 13 3.8k 0.8× 3.8k 0.9× 744 0.6× 584 0.7× 692 1.3× 18 5.7k
Erik Laughner United States 14 5.7k 1.3× 5.0k 1.2× 1.1k 0.9× 927 1.1× 1.2k 2.4× 14 8.1k
Heather E. Ryan United States 12 3.4k 0.7× 3.1k 0.7× 661 0.5× 565 0.7× 745 1.4× 13 5.1k
Kyle D. Mansfield United States 23 2.6k 0.6× 3.7k 0.9× 541 0.4× 674 0.8× 628 1.2× 32 5.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lima, Joanna D.C.C., Ran Li, Norma Masson, et al.. (2025). HIFα isoform specific activities drive cell-type specificity of VHL-associated oncogenesis. Nature Communications. 16(1). 9185–9185.
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Lima, Joanna D.C.C., Ran Li, Norma Masson, et al.. (2024). Oncogenic Cell Tagging and Single-Cell Transcriptomics Reveal Cell Type–Specific and Time-Resolved Responses to Vhl Inactivation in the Kidney. Cancer Research. 84(11). 1799–1816. 2 indexed citations
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Keeley, Thomas P., Matti Myllykoski, Salma Akter, et al.. (2024). N-terminal cysteine acetylation and oxidation patterns may define protein stability. Nature Communications. 15(1). 5360–5360. 12 indexed citations
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Cockman, Matthew E., Yoichiro Sugimoto, Norma Masson, et al.. (2022). Widespread hydroxylation of unstructured lysine-rich protein domains by JMJD6. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(32). e2201483119–e2201483119. 23 indexed citations
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Masson, Norma, Thomas P. Keeley, Beatrice Giuntoli, et al.. (2019). Conserved N-terminal cysteine dioxygenases transduce responses to hypoxia in animals and plants. Science. 365(6448). 65–69. 157 indexed citations breakdown →
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Smythies, James, Min Sun, Norma Masson, et al.. (2018). Inherent DNA ‐binding specificities of the HIF ‐1α and HIF ‐2α transcription factors in chromatin. EMBO Reports. 20(1). 140 indexed citations
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Hancock, Rebecca L., et al.. (2017). The Activity of JmjC Histone Lysine Demethylase KDM4A is Highly Sensitive to Oxygen Concentrations. ACS Chemical Biology. 12(4). 1011–1019. 67 indexed citations
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Salama, Rafik, Norma Masson, Peter Simpson, et al.. (2015). Heterogeneous Effects of Direct Hypoxia Pathway Activation in Kidney Cancer. PLoS ONE. 10(8). e0134645–e0134645. 39 indexed citations
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Simpson, Peter, Betty Eipper, Maximiliano J. Katz, et al.. (2015). Striking Oxygen Sensitivity of the Peptidylglycine α-Amidating Monooxygenase (PAM) in Neuroendocrine Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(41). 24891–24901. 22 indexed citations
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Masson, Norma & Peter J. Ratcliffe. (2014). Hypoxia signaling pathways in cancer metabolism: the importance of co-selecting interconnected physiological pathways. Cancer & Metabolism. 2(1). 3–3. 233 indexed citations breakdown →
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Grosfeld, Alexandra, Ineke Stolze, Matthew E. Cockman, et al.. (2007). Interaction of Hydroxylated Collagen IV with the von Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(18). 13264–13269. 56 indexed citations
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Masson, Norma, Jason R. Tuckerman, Ya‐Min Tian, et al.. (2004). The HIF prolyl hydroxylase PHD3 is a potential substrate of the TRiC chaperonin. FEBS Letters. 570(1-3). 166–170. 44 indexed citations
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Epstein, Andrew, Jonathan Gleadle, Luke A. McNeill, et al.. (2001). C. elegans EGL-9 and Mammalian Homologs Define a Family of Dioxygenases that Regulate HIF by Prolyl Hydroxylation. Cell. 107(1). 43–54. 2746 indexed citations breakdown →
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Masson, Norma, Carsten Willam, Patrick H. Maxwell, Christopher W. Pugh, & Peter J. Ratcliffe. (2001). Independent function of two destruction domains in hypoxia-inducible factor-α chains activated by prolyl hydroxylation. The EMBO Journal. 20(18). 5197–5206. 856 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cockman, Matthew E., Norma Masson, David R. Mole, et al.. (2000). Hypoxia Inducible Factor-α Binding and Ubiquitylation by the von Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor Protein. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(33). 25733–25741. 893 indexed citations breakdown →
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Masson, Norma, Wayne K. Greene, & Terence H. Rabbitts. (1998). Optimal activation of an endogenous gene by HOX11 requires the NH 2- terminal 50 amine acids. Murdoch Research Repository (Murdoch University). 3 indexed citations
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Masson, Norma, et al.. (1993). In vitro phosphorylation studies of a conserved region of the transcription factor ATF1. Nucleic Acids Research. 21(18). 4166–4173. 28 indexed citations
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Masson, Norma, Helen C. Hurst, & Kevin A. W. Lee. (1993). Identification of proteins that interact with CREB during differentiation of F9 embryonal carcinoma cells. Nucleic Acids Research. 21(5). 1163–1169. 38 indexed citations
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Lee, Kevin A. W. & Norma Masson. (1993). Transcriptional regulation by CREB and its relatives. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression. 1174(3). 221–233. 184 indexed citations
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Masson, Norma, Matthew J. Ellis, Stephen Goodbourn, & Kevin A. W. Lee. (1992). Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein and the Catalytic Subunit of Protein Kinase A Are Present in F9 Embryonal Carcinoma Cells but Are Unable To Activate the Somatostatin Promoter. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 12(3). 1096–1106. 20 indexed citations

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