Peter J. McKinnon

17.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
136 papers, 12.0k citations indexed

About

Peter J. McKinnon is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter J. McKinnon has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 12.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 124 papers in Molecular Biology, 52 papers in Oncology and 27 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Peter J. McKinnon's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (89 papers), Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (34 papers) and Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (23 papers). Peter J. McKinnon is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (89 papers), Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (34 papers) and Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (23 papers). Peter J. McKinnon collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Peter J. McKinnon's co-authors include Youngsoo Lee, H. R. Russell, Robert F. Margolskee, Sachin Katyal, Keith W. Caldecott, Susan K. McLaughlin, Sherif F. El‐Khamisy, Risa Kitagawa, Michael B. Kastan and Christopher J. Bakkenist and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Peter J. McKinnon

135 papers receiving 11.9k 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.

Puma is an essential mediator of p53-dependent and -independent apoptotic pathways

2003 727 citations Youngsoo Lee, Peter J. McKinnon et al. profile →
Gustducin is a taste-cell-specific G protein closely related to the transducins

1992 519 citations Peter J. McKinnon et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter J. McKinnon United States	58	9.5k	3.4k	1.7k	1.2k	1.1k	136	12.0k
Hiroshi Nishina Japan	48	7.4k 0.8×	3.3k 1.0×	1.7k 1.0×	681 0.6×	2.0k 1.8×	164	11.6k
José Luís de la Pompa Spain	52	12.3k 1.3×	2.1k 0.6×	2.3k 1.3×	1.6k 1.4×	2.2k 2.0×	102	15.4k
Lionel Larue France	56	7.8k 0.8×	2.7k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	803 0.7×	1.3k 1.2×	174	11.4k
Andrew Elia Canada	45	10.6k 1.1×	2.5k 0.7×	2.6k 1.5×	1.2k 1.0×	3.4k 3.1×	76	15.1k
N.A. Jenkins United States	44	4.9k 0.5×	1.4k 0.4×	804 0.5×	1.3k 1.1×	2.5k 2.2×	115	9.5k
Dianqing Wu United States	48	7.0k 0.7×	1.6k 0.5×	403 0.2×	1.1k 1.0×	1.5k 1.4×	64	10.0k
Urban Deutsch Germany	50	10.1k 1.1×	1.5k 0.4×	1.5k 0.9×	1.3k 1.1×	1.3k 1.2×	103	14.0k
Friedrich Beermann Switzerland	54	6.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.3×	566 0.3×	1.4k 1.2×	1.7k 1.5×	145	10.4k
Gregory D. Plowman United States	59	8.6k 0.9×	5.0k 1.5×	1.3k 0.7×	1.0k 0.9×	1.6k 1.5×	98	13.8k
David R. Beier United States	58	7.1k 0.7×	1.4k 0.4×	664 0.4×	3.4k 2.8×	2.1k 1.9×	175	13.7k

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Reuß, David, Susanna M. Downing, Cristel V. Camacho, et al.. (2023). Simultaneous Nbs1 and p53 inactivation in neural progenitors triggers high‐grade gliomas. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology. 49(4). e12915–e12915. 2 indexed citations

Komulainen, Emilia, Stéphanie Rey, Stuart L. Rulten, et al.. (2021). Parp1 hyperactivity couples DNA breaks to aberrant neuronal calcium signalling and lethal seizures. EMBO Reports. 22(5). e51851–e51851. 13 indexed citations

Shinoda, Kenta, Dali Zong, Elsa Callén, et al.. (2021). The dystonia gene THAP1 controls DNA double-strand break repair choice. Molecular Cell. 81(12). 2611–2624.e10. 17 indexed citations

Milanovic, Maja, Demis Menolfi, Ji‐Hoon Lee, et al.. (2020). The Cancer-Associated ATM R3008H Mutation Reveals the Link between ATM Activation and Its Exchange. Cancer Research. 81(2). 426–437. 7 indexed citations

Callén, Elsa, Dali Zong, Wei Wu, et al.. (2019). 53BP1 Enforces Distinct Pre- and Post-resection Blocks on Homologous Recombination. Molecular Cell. 77(1). 26–38.e7. 83 indexed citations

Lavado, Alfonso, Jun Yong Park, Joshua Paré, et al.. (2018). The Hippo Pathway Prevents YAP/TAZ-Driven Hypertranscription and Controls Neural Progenitor Number. Developmental Cell. 47(5). 576–591.e8. 82 indexed citations

Higo, Tomoaki, Atsuhiko T. Naito, Tomokazu S. Sumida, et al.. (2017). DNA single-strand break-induced DNA damage response causes heart failure. Nature Communications. 8(1). 15104–15104. 85 indexed citations

Zhan, Hong, Kenichi Aizawa, Junqing Sun, et al.. (2016). Ataxia telangiectasia mutated in cardiac fibroblasts regulates doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity. Figshare. 1 indexed citations

Heo, Jinho, Jing Li, Sachin Katyal, et al.. (2015). TDP1 promotes assembly of non-homologous end joining protein complexes on DNA. DNA repair. 30. 28–37. 36 indexed citations

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Marjanović, Marko, Carlos Sánchez-Huertas, Berta Terré, et al.. (2015). CEP63 deficiency promotes p53-dependent microcephaly and reveals a role for the centrosome in meiotic recombination. Nature Communications. 6(1). 7676–7676. 84 indexed citations

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Shimada, Mikio, Lavinia C. Dumitrache, H. R. Russell, & Peter J. McKinnon. (2015). Polynucleotide kinase–phosphatase enables neurogenesis via multiple DNA repair pathways to maintain genome stability. The EMBO Journal. 34(19). 2465–2480. 46 indexed citations

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Katyal, Sachin & Peter J. McKinnon. (2011). Disconnecting XRCC1 and DNA ligase III. Cell Cycle. 10(14). 2269–2275. 19 indexed citations

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Kondo, Natsuko, Akihisa Takahashi, Eiichiro Mori, et al.. (2010). DNA ligase IV is a potential molecular target in ACNU sensitivity. Cancer Science. 101(8). 1881–1885. 17 indexed citations

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Lee, Youngsoo, Sachin Katyal, Yang Li, et al.. (2009). The genesis of cerebellar interneurons and the prevention of neural DNA damage require XRCC1. Nature Neuroscience. 12(8). 973–980. 84 indexed citations

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Difilippantonio, Simone, Arkady Celeste, Michael J. Kruhlak, et al.. (2007). Distinct domains in Nbs1 regulate irradiation-induced checkpoints and apoptosis. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 204(5). 1003–1011. 65 indexed citations

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Sasai, Ken, Justyna T. Romer, Youngsoo Lee, et al.. (2006). Shh Pathway Activity Is Down-Regulated in Cultured Medulloblastoma Cells: Implications for Preclinical Studies. Cancer Research. 66(8). 4215–4222. 113 indexed citations

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Kitagawa, Risa, Christopher J. Bakkenist, Peter J. McKinnon, & Michael B. Kastan. (2004). Phosphorylation of SMC1 is a critical downstream event in the ATM–NBS1–BRCA1 pathway. Genes & Development. 18(12). 1423–1438. 374 indexed citations

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Lee, Youngsoo & Peter J. McKinnon. (2002). DNA ligase IV suppresses medulloblastoma formation.. PubMed. 62(22). 6395–9. 95 indexed citations

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Spring, Kevin J., Farida Ahangari, Shaun P. Scott, et al.. (2002). Mice heterozygous for mutation in Atm, the gene involved in ataxia-telangiectasia, have heightened susceptibility to cancer. Nature Genetics. 32(1). 185–190. 148 indexed citations

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Lee, Youngsoo, Deborah E. Barnes, Tomas Lindahl, & Peter J. McKinnon. (2000). Defective neurogenesis resulting from DNA ligase IV deficiency requires Atm. Genes & Development. 14(20). 2576–2580. 121 indexed citations

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