Philip M. Smallwood

9.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
52 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Philip M. Smallwood is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Philip M. Smallwood has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Cell Biology and 14 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Philip M. Smallwood's work include Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (23 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (11 papers) and Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (10 papers). Philip M. Smallwood is often cited by papers focused on Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (23 papers), Retinal Development and Disorders (11 papers) and Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (10 papers). Philip M. Smallwood collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and China. Philip M. Smallwood's co-authors include Jeremy Nathans, Amir Rattner, Yanshu Wang, John Williams, John C. Williams, Debra J. Gilbert, Yulian Zhou, Chris Cho, Jennifer P. Macke and Hui Sun and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Philip M. Smallwood

51 papers receiving 6.4k citations

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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.

Vascular Development in the Retina and Inner Ear

2004 678 citations Yanshu Wang, Philip M. Smallwood et al. Cell profile →
A new secreted protein that binds to Wnt proteins and inhibits their activites

1999 600 citations Amir Rattner, Philip M. Smallwood et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Philip M. Smallwood United States	37	5.4k	1.2k	1.1k	879	611	52	6.5k
Amir Rattner United States	33	4.1k 0.8×	951 0.8×	645 0.6×	607 0.7×	540 0.9×	62	5.3k
Dennis S. Rice United States	30	2.9k 0.5×	1.8k 1.4×	551 0.5×	858 1.0×	400 0.7×	55	5.0k
Paola Bovolenta Spain	51	5.2k 1.0×	2.5k 2.0×	1.2k 1.2×	1.2k 1.3×	333 0.5×	125	7.3k
Frederick J. Livesey United Kingdom	42	6.2k 1.2×	2.0k 1.6×	907 0.9×	795 0.9×	493 0.8×	73	8.3k
Ruth Ashery‐Padan Israel	44	4.7k 0.9×	905 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	781 0.9×	219 0.4×	80	6.0k
Takahisa Furukawa Japan	46	7.1k 1.3×	2.5k 2.0×	1.3k 1.3×	1.2k 1.4×	188 0.3×	130	8.4k
Hannie Kremer Netherlands	44	5.1k 1.0×	697 0.6×	1.2k 1.1×	728 0.8×	1.1k 1.7×	188	8.0k
Valeria Marigo Italy	35	4.3k 0.8×	791 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	638 0.7×	133 0.2×	88	5.0k
Chyuan‐Sheng Lin United States	31	4.3k 0.8×	778 0.6×	1.3k 1.2×	540 0.6×	255 0.4×	70	6.5k
Josseline Kaplan France	41	6.9k 1.3×	911 0.7×	1.4k 1.3×	1.0k 1.2×	393 0.6×	172	9.0k

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Zhu, Ningyu, Philip M. Smallwood, Amir Rattner, et al.. (2024). Utility of protein–protein binding surfaces composed of anti-parallel alpha-helices and beta-sheets selected by phage display. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 300(5). 107283–107283.

Wang, Yanshu, Arjun K. Venkatesh, Jiajia Xu, et al.. (2022). The WNT7A/WNT7B/GPR124/RECK signaling module plays an essential role in mammalian limb development. Development. 149(9). 6 indexed citations

Williams, John, et al.. (2019). Defining the binding interface of Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP) and Contactin3 (CNTN3) by site-directed mutagenesis. PLoS ONE. 14(7). e0219384–e0219384. 3 indexed citations

Wang, Yanshu, Chris Cho, John Williams, et al.. (2018). Interplay of the Norrin and Wnt7a/Wnt7b signaling systems in blood–brain barrier and blood–retina barrier development and maintenance. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(50). E11827–E11836. 107 indexed citations

Emiliani, Francesco E., et al.. (2018). Affinity capture of polyribosomes followed by RNAseq (ACAPseq), a discovery platform for protein-protein interactions. eLife. 7. 11 indexed citations

Chang, Hao, Philip M. Smallwood, John S. Williams, & Jeremy Nathans. (2017). Intramembrane Proteolysis of Astrotactins. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 292(8). 3506–3516. 5 indexed citations

Zhou, Yulian, John Williams, Philip M. Smallwood, & Jeremy Nathans. (2015). Sox7, Sox17, and Sox18 Cooperatively Regulate Vascular Development in the Mouse Retina. PLoS ONE. 10(12). e0143650–e0143650. 70 indexed citations

Chang, Hao, Hugh Cahill, Philip M. Smallwood, Yanshu Wang, & Jeremy Nathans. (2015). Identification of Astrotactin2 as a Genetic Modifier That Regulates the Global Orientation of Mammalian Hair Follicles. PLoS Genetics. 11(9). e1005532–e1005532. 18 indexed citations

Hua, Zhong L., Hao Chang, Yanshu Wang, Philip M. Smallwood, & Jeremy Nathans. (2014). Partial interchangeability of Fz3 and Fz6 in tissue polarity signaling for epithelial orientation and axon growth and guidance. Development. 141(20). 3944–3954. 25 indexed citations

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Badea, Tudor C., et al.. (2012). Combinatorial Expression of Brn3 Transcription Factors in Somatosensory Neurons: Genetic and Morphologic Analysis. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(3). 995–1007. 68 indexed citations

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Wang, Yanshu, Amir Rattner, Yulian Zhou, et al.. (2012). Norrin/Frizzled4 Signaling in Retinal Vascular Development and Blood Brain Barrier Plasticity. Cell. 151(6). 1332–1344. 286 indexed citations

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Ye, Xin, Yanshu Wang, Hugh Cahill, et al.. (2009). Norrin, Frizzled-4, and Lrp5 Signaling in Endothelial Cells Controls a Genetic Program for Retinal Vascularization. Cell. 139(2). 285–298. 346 indexed citations

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Liu, Chunqiao, Yanshu Wang, Philip M. Smallwood, & Jeremy Nathans. (2008). An Essential Role for Frizzled5 in Neuronal Survival in the Parafascicular Nucleus of the Thalamus. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(22). 5641–5653. 53 indexed citations

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Rotolo, Thomas, Philip M. Smallwood, John Williams, & Jeremy Nathans. (2008). Genetically-Directed, Cell Type-Specific Sparse Labeling for the Analysis of Neuronal Morphology. PLoS ONE. 3(12). e4099–e4099. 61 indexed citations

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Liu, Chunqiao, Yanshu Wang, Philip M. Smallwood, & Jeremy Nathans. (2008). An essential role for Frizzled5 in neuronal survival in the parafascicular nucleus of the thalamus. Developmental Biology. 319(2). 536–536. 6 indexed citations

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Rattner, Amir, Philip M. Smallwood, John C. Williams, et al.. (2001). A Photoreceptor-Specific Cadherin Is Essential for the Structural Integrity of the Outer Segment and for Photoreceptor Survival. Neuron. 32(5). 775–786. 106 indexed citations

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Sun, Hui, Philip M. Smallwood, & Jeremy Nathans. (2000). Biochemical defects in ABCR protein variants associated with human retinopathies. Nature Genetics. 26(2). 242–246. 164 indexed citations

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Sun, Hui, et al.. (1997). Identification and characterization of a conserved family of protein serine/threonine phosphatases homologous to Drosophila retinal degeneration C (rdgC). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 94(21). 11639–11644. 45 indexed citations

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Johns, Donald R., David Valle, Charles Eil, et al.. (1990). Mutation in the Gene Encoding the Stimulatory G Protein of Adenylate Cyclase in Albright's Hereditary Osteodystrophy. New England Journal of Medicine. 322(20). 1412–1419. 288 indexed citations

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Levine, Michael A., Keith D. Kaufman, Philip M. Smallwood, et al.. (1988). Genetic deficiency of the alpha subunit of the guanine nucleotide-binding protein Gs as the molecular basis for Albright hereditary osteodystrophy.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 85(2). 617–621. 99 indexed citations

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