Raymond J. MacDonald

35.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
154 papers, 32.6k citations indexed

About

Raymond J. MacDonald is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Raymond J. MacDonald has authored 154 papers receiving a total of 32.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Molecular Biology, 59 papers in Surgery and 45 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Raymond J. MacDonald's work include Pancreatic function and diabetes (57 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (34 papers) and Animal Genetics and Reproduction (22 papers). Raymond J. MacDonald is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic function and diabetes (57 papers), Geological and Geochemical Analysis (34 papers) and Animal Genetics and Reproduction (22 papers). Raymond J. MacDonald collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Raymond J. MacDonald's co-authors include William J. Rutter, Alan Przybyla, John M. Chirgwin, Galvin H. Swift, Don W. Cleveland, Nicholas J. Cowan, Margaret A. Lopata, Marc W. Kirschner, Christopher V.E. Wright and Robert E. Hammer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Raymond J. MacDonald

151 papers receiving 31.1k 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.

Isolation of biologically active ribonucleic acid from sources enriched in ribonuclease

1979 21.3k citations Raymond J. MacDonald et al. profile →
Number and evolutionary conservation of α- and β-tubulin and cytoplasmic β- and γ-actin genes using specific cloned cDNA probes

1980 1.8k citations Raymond J. MacDonald et al. profile →
The role of the transcriptional regulator Ptf1a in converting intestinal to pancreatic progenitors

2002 765 citations Raymond J. MacDonald, Christopher V.E. Wright et al. profile →
[20] Isolation of RNA using guanidinium salts

1987 574 citations Raymond J. MacDonald, Galvin H. Swift et al. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Raymond J. MacDonald United States	58	18.5k	6.3k	4.9k	4.2k	3.8k	154	32.6k
John M. Chirgwin United States	49	18.4k 1.0×	4.9k 0.8×	3.1k 0.6×	4.1k 1.0×	5.9k 1.6×	122	31.4k
Edward M. Rubin United States	85	19.5k 1.1×	6.2k 1.0×	4.7k 1.0×	2.4k 0.6×	1.4k 0.4×	240	33.4k
William J. Henzel United States	63	16.3k 0.9×	2.8k 0.4×	2.0k 0.4×	6.4k 1.5×	4.2k 1.1×	117	28.6k
Francesco J. DeMayo United States	95	14.7k 0.8×	8.5k 1.4×	2.8k 0.6×	10.0k 2.4×	4.3k 1.1×	401	32.3k
Nobuyoshi Shimizu Japan	70	12.5k 0.7×	5.2k 0.8×	2.3k 0.5×	2.2k 0.5×	3.8k 1.0×	541	27.6k
Ralph L. Brinster United States	124	24.6k 1.3×	20.4k 3.2×	4.9k 1.0×	4.4k 1.1×	3.3k 0.9×	381	47.7k
Michael D. Waterfield United Kingdom	80	20.8k 1.1×	3.7k 0.6×	1.6k 0.3×	4.3k 1.0×	7.2k 1.9×	187	32.3k
Argiris Efstratiadis United States	73	20.1k 1.1×	8.5k 1.4×	2.7k 0.6×	1.4k 0.3×	2.2k 0.6×	120	29.0k
Johannes L. Bos Netherlands	92	25.6k 1.4×	3.5k 0.5×	3.1k 0.6×	3.1k 0.7×	11.1k 2.9×	246	39.6k
Shigeo Ohno Japan	100	22.3k 1.2×	4.0k 0.6×	1.7k 0.4×	3.4k 0.8×	3.3k 0.9×	598	34.3k

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Azevedo‐Pouly, Ana Clara P., Michael A. Hale, Galvin H. Swift, et al.. (2023). Key transcriptional effectors of the pancreatic acinar phenotype and oncogenic transformation. PLoS ONE. 18(10). e0291512–e0291512.

Cobo, Isidoro, Sumit Paliwal, Irene Felipe‐Abrio, et al.. (2023). NFIC regulates ribosomal biology and ER stress in pancreatic acinar cells and restrains PDAC initiation. Nature Communications. 14(1). 3761–3761. 7 indexed citations

Hess, David A., Anju Karki, Mei Jiang, et al.. (2016). MIST1 Links Secretion and Stress as both Target and Regulator of the Unfolded Protein Response. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 36(23). 2931–2944. 29 indexed citations

Jiang, Mei, Ana Clara P. Azevedo‐Pouly, Tye Deering, et al.. (2016). MIST1 and PTF1 Collaborate in Feed-Forward Regulatory Loops That Maintain the Pancreatic Acinar Phenotype in Adult Mice. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 36(23). 2945–2955. 33 indexed citations

Hoang, Chinh Q., Michael A. Hale, Ana Clara P. Azevedo‐Pouly, et al.. (2016). Transcriptional Maintenance of Pancreatic Acinar Identity, Differentiation, and Homeostasis by PTF1A. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 36(24). 3033–3047. 64 indexed citations

Krah, Nathan M., Galvin H. Swift, Chinh Q. Hoang, et al.. (2015). The acinar differentiation determinant PTF1A inhibits initiation of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. eLife. 4. 105 indexed citations

Hanna, K. L. Donaldson, et al.. (2015). Characterisation of Miyake-Jima Anorthite as a Lunar Analogue. LPI. 1251.

DiRenzo, Daniel, David A. Hess, Barbara Damsz, et al.. (2012). Induced Mist1 Expression Promotes Remodeling of Mouse Pancreatic Acinar Cells. Gastroenterology. 143(2). 469–480. 50 indexed citations

Xuan, Shouhong, Matthew J. Borok, Kimberly J. Decker, et al.. (2012). Pancreas-specific deletion of mouse Gata4 and Gata6 causes pancreatic agenesis. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 122(10). 3516–3528. 116 indexed citations

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Ahnfelt‐Rønne, Jonas, Mette C. Jørgensen, Jan Jensen, et al.. (2011). Ptf1a-mediated control of Dll1 reveals an alternative to the lateral inhibition mechanism. Development. 139(1). 33–45. 56 indexed citations

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Kobberup, Sune, et al.. (2009). Conditional control of the differentiation competence of pancreatic endocrine and ductal cells by Fgf10. Mechanisms of Development. 127(3-4). 220–234. 22 indexed citations

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Henke, R. Michael, Trisha K. Savage, David M. Meredith, et al.. (2009). Neurog2 is a direct downstream target of the Ptf1a-Rbpj transcription complex in dorsal spinal cord. Development. 136(17). 2945–2954. 47 indexed citations

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Masui, Toshihiko, Qiaoming Long, Thomas M. Beres, Mark A. Magnuson, & Raymond J. MacDonald. (2007). Early pancreatic development requires the vertebrate Suppressor of Hairless (RBPJ) in the PTF1 bHLH complex. Genes & Development. 21(20). 2629–2643. 127 indexed citations

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Smart, Nora G., Åsa Apelqvist, Xueying Gu, et al.. (2006). Conditional Expression of Smad7 in Pancreatic β Cells Disrupts TGF-β Signaling and Induces Reversible Diabetes Mellitus. PLoS Biology. 4(2). e39–e39. 104 indexed citations

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Beres, Thomas M., Toshihiko Masui, Galvin H. Swift, et al.. (2005). PTF1 Is an Organ-Specific and Notch-Independent Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Complex Containing the Mammalian Suppressor of Hairless (RBP-J) or Its Paralogue, RBP-L. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 26(1). 117–130. 170 indexed citations

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Black, Stuart, et al.. (1998). U-series disequilibria in young (AD 1944) Vesuvius rocks: Preliminary implications for magma residence times and volatile addition. UCL Discovery (University College London). 6 indexed citations

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Kruse, Fred, Scott D. Rose, Galvin H. Swift, Robert E. Hammer, & Raymond J. MacDonald. (1995). Cooperation between Elements of an Organ-Specific Transcriptional Enhancer in Animals. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 15(8). 4385–4394. 33 indexed citations

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Rose, Scott D., Fred Kruse, Galvin H. Swift, Raymond J. MacDonald, & Robert E. Hammer. (1994). A Single Element of the Elastase I Enhancer Is Sufficient To Direct Transcription Selectively to the Pancreas and Gut. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 14(3). 2048–2057. 12 indexed citations

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MacDonald, Raymond J., Robert E. Hammer, Galvin H. Swift, Brian Davis, & Ralph L. Brinster. (1986). Transgenic Progeny Inherit Tissue-Specific Expression of Rat Elastase I Genes. DNA. 5(5). 393–401. 10 indexed citations

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Goodman, Howard M. & Raymond J. MacDonald. (1979). [5] Cloning of hormone genes from a mixture of cDNA molecules. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 68. 75–90. 145 indexed citations

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