R. Bryan Sutton

7.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
70 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

R. Bryan Sutton is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Bryan Sutton has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Cell Biology and 10 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in R. Bryan Sutton's work include Cellular transport and secretion (22 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (17 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers). R. Bryan Sutton is often cited by papers focused on Cellular transport and secretion (22 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (17 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (7 papers). R. Bryan Sutton collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. R. Bryan Sutton's co-authors include Axel T. Brünger, Reinhard Jahn, Dirk Fasshauer, Stephen R. Sprang, Bazbek Davletov, Thomas C. Südhof, Albert M. Berghuis, James A. Ernst, Josep Rizo and Xuguang Shao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

R. Bryan Sutton

69 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit 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.

Crystal structure of a SNARE complex involved in synaptic exocytosis at 2.4 Å resolution

1998 1.9k citations R. Bryan Sutton, Axel T. Brünger et al. profile →
Conserved structural features of the synaptic fusion complex: SNARE proteins reclassified as Q- and R-SNAREs

1998 777 citations R. Bryan Sutton, Axel T. Brünger et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Structure of the first C2 domain of synaptotagmin I: A novel Ca2+/phospholipid-binding fold

1995 578 citations R. Bryan Sutton et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. Bryan Sutton United States	27	4.3k	3.4k	949	658	442	70	5.5k
Rytis Prekeris United States	47	4.1k 0.9×	4.2k 1.2×	664 0.7×	825 1.3×	570 1.3×	102	6.2k
Nicolas Vitale France	48	5.1k 1.2×	3.4k 1.0×	861 0.9×	903 1.4×	390 0.9×	158	6.8k
Yvonne Vallis United Kingdom	27	5.0k 1.2×	4.4k 1.3×	799 0.8×	955 1.5×	297 0.7×	42	6.5k
Barth D. Grant United States	45	3.9k 0.9×	3.5k 1.0×	484 0.5×	902 1.4×	335 0.8×	87	6.9k
Shawn M. Ferguson United States	43	4.3k 1.0×	3.0k 0.9×	1.4k 1.5×	1.3k 2.0×	419 0.9×	78	7.5k
Luke Chamberlain United Kingdom	44	3.9k 0.9×	2.5k 0.7×	832 0.9×	735 1.1×	236 0.5×	77	5.5k
Paul A. Randazzo United States	49	5.0k 1.2×	4.2k 1.2×	446 0.5×	475 0.7×	487 1.1×	130	6.6k
Mitsuo Tagaya Japan	40	3.3k 0.8×	2.2k 0.6×	844 0.9×	544 0.8×	422 1.0×	123	4.8k
Britta Qualmann Germany	40	3.7k 0.9×	3.9k 1.1×	1.3k 1.4×	672 1.0×	328 0.7×	89	6.3k
Andrew A. Peden United Kingdom	33	3.1k 0.7×	3.2k 0.9×	598 0.6×	880 1.3×	292 0.7×	64	5.3k

Countries citing papers authored by R. Bryan Sutton

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of R. Bryan Sutton's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by R. Bryan Sutton with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites R. Bryan Sutton more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by R. Bryan Sutton

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by R. Bryan Sutton. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by R. Bryan Sutton. The network helps show where R. Bryan Sutton may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. Bryan Sutton

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of R. Bryan Sutton. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of R. Bryan Sutton based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with R. Bryan Sutton. R. Bryan Sutton is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Benoît, Geneviève, Philippe M. Campeau, R. Bryan Sutton, et al.. (2025). Early-onset systemic lupus erythematosus-ANCA-associated vasculitis overlap syndrome caused by DNASE1L3 deficiency. Lara D. Veeken. 64(12). 6432–6434.

Gilger, Brian C., Tomoko Hasegawa, R. Bryan Sutton, et al.. (2024). A chimeric anti-vascularization immunomodulator prevents high-risk corneal transplantation rejection via ex vivo gene therapy. Molecular Therapy. 32(11). 4006–4020. 3 indexed citations

LeRoith, Tanya, et al.. (2023). Deficiency of macrophage-derived Dnase1L3 causes lupus-like phenotypes in mice. Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 114(6). 547–556. 2 indexed citations

Bellone, Rebecca R., Jun Tanaka, R. Bryan Sutton, et al.. (2023). A de novo 2.3 kb structural variant in MITF explains a novel splashed white phenotype in a Thoroughbred family. Animal Genetics. 54(6). 752–762. 3 indexed citations

Birk, Matthew A., Noa Liscovitch‐Brauer, Yang Yue, et al.. (2023). Temperature-dependent RNA editing in octopus extensively recodes the neural proteome. Cell. 186(12). 2544–2555.e13. 46 indexed citations

Sutton, R. Bryan, et al.. (2022). Redefining the architecture of ferlin proteins. Biophysical Journal. 121(3). 47a–47a. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Haowen, Francesco Michelassi, Lei Li, et al.. (2021). A unique C2 domain at the C terminus of Munc13 promotes synaptic vesicle priming. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(11). 17 indexed citations

Michalski, Nicolas, Juan D. Goutman, Sarah M. Auclair, et al.. (2017). Otoferlin acts as a Ca2+ sensor for vesicle fusion and vesicle pool replenishment at auditory hair cell ribbon synapses. eLife. 6. 87 indexed citations

Urbatsch, Ina L., et al.. (2016). Nucleotide dependence of the dimerization of ATP binding cassette nucleotide binding domains. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 480(2). 268–272. 3 indexed citations

10.

Hirasawa, Masakazu, R. Bryan Sutton, Masoud Zabet‐Moghaddam, et al.. (2014). A loop unique to ferredoxin-dependent glutamate synthases is not absolutely essential for ferredoxin-dependent catalytic activity. Photosynthesis Research. 123(2). 129–139. 3 indexed citations

11.

Xu, Meixiang, et al.. (2013). Analysis of the REJ Module of Polycystin-1 Using Molecular Modeling and Force-Spectroscopy Techniques. PubMed. 2013. 1–11. 9 indexed citations

12.

Knaff, David B. & R. Bryan Sutton. (2013). Utility of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 glutaredoxin A as a platform to study high-resolution mutagenesis of proteins. Frontiers in Plant Science. 4. 461–461. 2 indexed citations

13.

Biela, Laurie M., Chantell S. Evans, Zhao Wang, et al.. (2012). Calcium Binding by Synaptotagmin's C₂A Domain is an Essential Element of the Electrostatic Switch That Triggers Synchronous Synaptic Transmission. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(4). 1253–1260. 51 indexed citations

14.

Kim, Pil Joo, Jung‐Sung Chung, R. Bryan Sutton, et al.. (2011). Redox, mutagenic and structural studies of the glutaredoxin/arsenate reductase couple from the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics. 1824(2). 392–403. 14 indexed citations

15.

Vrljic, Marija, Pavel Strop, James A. Ernst, et al.. (2010). Molecular Mechanism of the Synaptotagmin-Snare Interaction in Ca2+-Triggered Vesicle Fusion. Biophysical Journal. 98(3). 439a–439a. 1 indexed citations

16.

Fuson, Kerry L., Mingzhong Zheng, Molly Craxton, et al.. (2009). Structural Mapping of Post-translational Modifications in Human Interleukin-24. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(44). 30526–30533. 26 indexed citations

17.

Fuson, Kerry L., Liang Ma, R. Bryan Sutton, & Andrés F. Oberhauser. (2009). The C2 Domains of Human Synaptotagmin 1 Have Distinct Mechanical Properties. Biophysical Journal. 96(3). 1083–1090. 20 indexed citations

18.

Greene, Dina N., Tzintzuni Garcia, R. Bryan Sutton, et al.. (2008). Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy Reveals a Stepwise Unfolding of Caenorhabditis elegans Giant Protein Kinase Domains. Biophysical Journal. 95(3). 1360–1370. 38 indexed citations

19.

Fuson, Kerry L., et al.. (2007). Structure of Human Synaptotagmin 1 C2AB in the Absence of Ca ²⁺ Reveals a Novel Domain Association ^,. Biochemistry. 46(45). 13041–13048. 73 indexed citations

20.

Chada, Sunil, Abner M. Mhashilkar, Rajagopal Ramesh, et al.. (2004). Bystander activity of Ad-mda7: Human MDA-7 protein kills melanoma cells via an IL-20 receptor-dependent but STAT3-independent mechanism. Molecular Therapy. 10(6). 1085–1095. 89 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact