Randall N. Pittman

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Randall N. Pittman is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Randall N. Pittman has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 7 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Randall N. Pittman's work include Cell death mechanisms and regulation (10 papers), Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (9 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (8 papers). Randall N. Pittman is often cited by papers focused on Cell death mechanisms and regulation (10 papers), Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (9 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (8 papers). Randall N. Pittman collaborates with scholars based in United States and Netherlands. Randall N. Pittman's co-authors include Jason C. Mills, Honglin Zhou, Nicole L. Stone, Joseph A. Erhardt, Nancy M. Bonini, Henry L. Paulson, Barrington G. Burnett, Xiaoyan Zhong, Judy L. Meinkoth and Xinming Li and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Randall N. Pittman

36 papers receiving 4.4k 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.

Expanded Polyglutamine Protein Forms Nuclear Inclusions and Causes Neural Degeneration in Drosophila

1998 515 citations Henry L. Paulson, Randall N. Pittman et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Randall N. Pittman United States	28	3.3k	1.8k	801	458	401	36	4.5k
Hervé Chneiweiss France	43	3.6k 1.1×	1.6k 0.9×	592 0.7×	808 1.8×	553 1.4×	137	5.2k
Rebecca M. Pruss United States	37	3.4k 1.0×	2.1k 1.1×	908 1.1×	197 0.4×	621 1.5×	78	6.0k
Jacques Baudier France	44	4.2k 1.3×	1.1k 0.6×	801 1.0×	642 1.4×	395 1.0×	87	5.6k
Julia F. Burne United Kingdom	18	3.6k 1.1×	1.6k 0.9×	580 0.7×	591 1.3×	178 0.4×	18	6.0k
Takayuki Harada Japan	42	3.5k 1.0×	1.4k 0.8×	493 0.6×	187 0.4×	412 1.0×	197	5.9k
S. E. Pfeiffer United States	49	4.5k 1.3×	1.8k 1.0×	1.6k 1.9×	731 1.6×	386 1.0×	108	7.5k
Michio Niinobe Japan	33	3.0k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	1.3k 1.7×	254 0.6×	212 0.5×	64	4.7k
Brigitte Pettmann France	37	2.8k 0.8×	2.1k 1.1×	597 0.7×	254 0.6×	880 2.2×	71	5.0k
Miguel Lafarga Spain	40	3.6k 1.1×	962 0.5×	485 0.6×	344 0.8×	697 1.7×	174	5.8k
Chia‐Yi Kuan United States	16	4.4k 1.3×	1.2k 0.6×	789 1.0×	579 1.3×	215 0.5×	21	5.7k

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Nabet, Barzin Y., et al.. (2012). Basal and stress-induced Hsp70 are modulated by ataxin-3. Cell Stress and Chaperones. 17(6). 729–742. 28 indexed citations

Zhong, Xiaoyan, et al.. (2009). Proteotoxic stress increases nuclear localization of ataxin-3. Human Molecular Genetics. 19(2). 235–249. 67 indexed citations

Bilen, Julide, Nan Liu, Barrington G. Burnett, Randall N. Pittman, & Nancy M. Bonini. (2006). MicroRNA Pathways Modulate Polyglutamine-Induced Neurodegeneration. Molecular Cell. 24(1). 157–163. 200 indexed citations

Orlando, Kelly & Randall N. Pittman. (2006). Rho kinase regulates phagocytosis, surface expression of GlcNAc, and Golgi fragmentation of apoptotic PC12 cells. Experimental Cell Research. 312(17). 3298–3311. 25 indexed citations

Zhong, Xiaoyan & Randall N. Pittman. (2006). Ataxin-3 binds VCP/p97 and regulates retrotranslocation of ERAD substrates. Human Molecular Genetics. 15(16). 2409–2420. 169 indexed citations

Li, Fusheng, Todd S. Macfarlan, Randall N. Pittman, & Debabrata Chakravarti. (2002). Ataxin-3 Is a Histone-binding Protein with Two Independent Transcriptional Corepressor Activities. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(47). 45004–45012. 171 indexed citations

Tang, Yi, Honglin Zhou, Albert I. Chen, Randall N. Pittman, & Jeffrey Field. (2000). The Akt Proto-oncogene Links Ras to Pak and Cell Survival Signals. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(13). 9106–9109. 198 indexed citations

Zhou, Honglin, Xinming Li, Judy L. Meinkoth, & Randall N. Pittman. (2000). Akt Regulates Cell Survival and Apoptosis at a Postmitochondrial Level. The Journal of Cell Biology. 151(3). 483–494. 424 indexed citations

Messam, Conrad A. & Randall N. Pittman. (1998). Asynchrony and Commitment to Die during Apoptosis. Experimental Cell Research. 238(2). 389–398. 78 indexed citations

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Erhardt, Joseph A. & Randall N. Pittman. (1998). p21WAF1 induces permanent growth arrest and enhances differentiation, but does not alter apoptosis in PC12 cells. Oncogene. 16(4). 443–451. 51 indexed citations

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Paulson, Henry L., et al.. (1998). Recruitment and the Role of Nuclear Localization in Polyglutamine-mediated Aggregation. The Journal of Cell Biology. 143(6). 1457–1470. 270 indexed citations

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Mills, Jason C., Virginia M.‐Y. Lee, & Randall N. Pittman. (1998). Activation of a PP2A-like phosphatase and dephosphorylation of τ protein characterize onset of the execution phase of apoptosis. Journal of Cell Science. 111(5). 625–636. 91 indexed citations

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Zhou, Honglin, Scott A. Summers, Morris J. Birnbaum, & Randall N. Pittman. (1998). Inhibition of Akt Kinase by Cell-permeable Ceramide and Its Implications for Ceramide-induced Apoptosis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(26). 16568–16575. 313 indexed citations

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Mills, Jason C., Lisa Kim, & Randall N. Pittman. (1997). Differentiation to an NGF-Dependent State and Apoptosis Following NGF Removal Both Occur Asynchronously in Cultures of PC12 Cells. Experimental Cell Research. 231(2). 337–345. 27 indexed citations

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Wang, Songli, Angela J. DiBenedetto, & Randall N. Pittman. (1997). Genes Induced in Programmed Cell Death of Neuronal PC12 Cells and Developing Sympathetic Neuronsin Vivo. Developmental Biology. 188(2). 322–336. 39 indexed citations

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Pittman, Randall N. & Angela J. DiBenedetto. (1995). PC12 Cells Overexpressing Tissue Plasminogen Activator Regenerate Neurites to a Greater Extent and Migrate Faster than Control Cells in Complex Extracellular Matrix. Journal of Neurochemistry. 64(2). 566–575. 76 indexed citations

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Mills, Jason C., David Nelson, Maria Erecińska, & Randall N. Pittman. (1995). Metabolic and Energetic Changes During Apoptosis in Neural Cells. Journal of Neurochemistry. 65(4). 1721–1730. 25 indexed citations

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Pittman, Randall N., et al.. (1994). Neuronal cell death: searching for the smoking gun. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 4(1). 87–94. 18 indexed citations

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Vos, Peter L.A.M., et al.. (1991). Merkel cells in vitro: Production of nerve growth factor and selective interactions with sensory neurons. Developmental Biology. 144(2). 281–300. 63 indexed citations

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Pittman, Randall N. & Helen M. Buettner. (1989). Degradation of Extracellular Matrix by Neuronal Proteases. Developmental Neuroscience. 11(4-5). 361–375. 65 indexed citations

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