Rhonda Bassel‐Duby

47.9k total citations · 24 hit papers
239 papers, 37.0k citations indexed

About

Rhonda Bassel‐Duby is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Rhonda Bassel‐Duby has authored 239 papers receiving a total of 37.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 207 papers in Molecular Biology, 53 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 38 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Rhonda Bassel‐Duby's work include Muscle Physiology and Disorders (75 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (45 papers) and Signaling Pathways in Disease (39 papers). Rhonda Bassel‐Duby is often cited by papers focused on Muscle Physiology and Disorders (75 papers), CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (45 papers) and Signaling Pathways in Disease (39 papers). Rhonda Bassel‐Duby collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Italy. Rhonda Bassel‐Duby's co-authors include Eric N. Olson, John McAnally, James A. Richardson, John M. Shelton, Xiaoxia Qi, Joseph A. Hill, R. Sanders Williams, Haiyan Wu, Svetlana Bezprozvannaya and Lillian B. Sutherland and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Rhonda Bassel‐Duby

236 papers receiving 36.5k citations

Hit Papers

Transcriptional co-activa... 1998 2026 2007 2016 2002 2008 2012 2015 2012 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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.

  1. Transcriptional co-activator PGC-1α drives the formation of slow-twitch muscle fibres
    2002 2.1k citations Haiyan Wu, Eric N. Olson et al. profile →
  2. The Endothelial-Specific MicroRNA miR-126 Governs Vascular Integrity and Angiogenesis
    2008 1.5k citations Xiaoxia Qi, John McAnally et al. profile →
  3. Exercise-induced BCL2-regulated autophagy is required for muscle glucose homeostasis
    2012 907 citations Viviana Moresi, Joseph A. Hill et al. profile →
  4. A Micropeptide Encoded by a Putative Long Noncoding RNA Regulates Muscle Performance
    2015 906 citations Douglas M. Anderson, Catherine A. Makarewich et al. profile →
  5. Heart repair by reprogramming non-myocytes with cardiac transcription factors
    2012 860 citations Young-Jae Nam, Xiaoxia Qi et al. profile →
  6. A calcineurin-dependent transcriptional pathway controls skeletal muscle fiber type
    1998 839 citations Eric N. Olson, James A. Richardson et al. profile →
  7. Postnatal genome editing partially restores dystrophin expression in a mouse model of muscular dystrophy
    2015 701 citations Chengzu Long, Leonela Amoasii et al. Science profile →
  8. Hippo pathway effector Yap promotes cardiac regeneration
    2013 689 citations Xiaoxia Qi, John McAnally et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  9. Signaling Pathways in Skeletal Muscle Remodeling
    2006 644 citations Rhonda Bassel‐Duby, Eric N. Olson profile →
  10. microRNA-133a regulates cardiomyocyte proliferation and suppresses smooth muscle gene expression in the heart
    2008 635 citations Svetlana Bezprozvannaya, Xiaoxia Qi et al. profile →
  11. Macrophages are required for neonatal heart regeneration
    2014 610 citations Wei Tan, Joseph A. Hill et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  12. MicroRNA-206 Delays ALS Progression and Promotes Regeneration of Neuromuscular Synapses in Mice
    2009 588 citations Gregorio Valdez, Viviana Moresi et al. Science profile →
  13. A peptide encoded by a transcript annotated as long noncoding RNA enhances SERCA activity in muscle
    2016 584 citations Benjamin R. Nelson, Catherine A. Makarewich et al. Science profile →
  14. Transcriptional coactivator PGC-1α controls the energy state and contractile function of cardiac muscle
    2005 565 citations John M. Shelton, Rhonda Bassel‐Duby et al. profile →
  15. Regulation of Mitochondrial Biogenesis in Skeletal Muscle by CaMK
    2002 556 citations Haiyan Wu, Rhonda Bassel‐Duby et al. Science profile →
  16. Prevention of muscular dystrophy in mice by CRISPR/Cas9–mediated editing of germline DNA
    2014 554 citations Chengzu Long, John McAnally et al. Science profile →
  17. MicroRNAs miR-143 and miR-145 modulate cytoskeletal dynamics and responsiveness of smooth muscle cells to injury
    2009 523 citations Xiaoxia Qi, John McAnally et al. profile →
  18. TrkB Regulates Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Governs Sensitivity to Antidepressive Treatment
    2008 511 citations Rhonda Bassel‐Duby et al. profile →
  19. Myomaker is a membrane activator of myoblast fusion and muscle formation
    2013 394 citations Svetlana Bezprozvannaya, John M. Shelton et al. profile →
  20. Gene editing restores dystrophin expression in a canine model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy
    2018 386 citations Leonela Amoasii, Hui Li et al. Science profile →
  21. Mending broken hearts: cardiac development as a basis for adult heart regeneration and repair
    2013 358 citations Eric N. Olson, Rhonda Bassel‐Duby et al. profile →
  22. Therapeutic approaches for cardiac regeneration and repair
    2018 302 citations Eric N. Olson, Rhonda Bassel‐Duby et al. profile →
  23. Precise correction of Duchenne muscular dystrophy exon deletion mutations by base and prime editing
    2021 172 citations Francesco Chemello, Andreas C. Chai et al. Science Advances profile →
  24. Base editing correction of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in human cardiomyocytes and humanized mice
    2023 102 citations Andreas C. Chai, Miao Cui et al. Nature Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rhonda Bassel‐Duby United States 101 28.8k 6.4k 5.7k 5.5k 4.3k 239 37.0k
Thomas Braun Germany 82 21.9k 0.8× 5.3k 0.8× 2.9k 0.5× 3.1k 0.6× 3.1k 0.7× 483 31.1k
James A. Richardson United States 121 35.9k 1.2× 8.8k 1.4× 5.9k 1.0× 7.8k 1.4× 6.2k 1.4× 363 57.6k
John M. Shelton United States 75 15.7k 0.5× 2.9k 0.4× 3.4k 0.6× 3.3k 0.6× 2.8k 0.7× 152 22.8k
Michael A. Rudnicki Canada 95 31.7k 1.1× 2.6k 0.4× 8.1k 1.4× 2.2k 0.4× 5.2k 1.2× 237 40.3k
Jeffery D. Molkentin United States 124 39.3k 1.4× 3.6k 0.6× 5.6k 1.0× 19.7k 3.6× 2.9k 0.7× 430 54.9k
András Nagy Canada 90 30.1k 1.0× 3.5k 0.6× 4.8k 0.8× 1.2k 0.2× 7.2k 1.7× 396 42.2k
Christer Betsholtz Sweden 100 28.8k 1.0× 6.2k 1.0× 4.4k 0.8× 1.8k 0.3× 3.3k 0.8× 327 52.3k
Mark C. Fishman United States 89 17.1k 0.6× 2.6k 0.4× 6.1k 1.1× 4.1k 0.7× 2.2k 0.5× 189 29.1k
Eric P. Hoffman United States 92 28.1k 1.0× 1.2k 0.2× 6.8k 1.2× 6.4k 1.2× 6.1k 1.4× 603 37.2k
Louis M. Kunkel United States 91 30.3k 1.1× 1.4k 0.2× 5.9k 1.0× 6.0k 1.1× 6.4k 1.5× 284 36.5k

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All Works

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Garry, Glynnis A., Matthieu Dos Santos, Wei Tan, et al.. (2025). Cellular Reprogramming by PHF7 Enhances Cardiac Function Following Myocardial Infarction. Circulation. 152(9). 616–629. 2 indexed citations
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Eijgenraam, Tim R., Elisabeth M. Schouten, Diederik W.D. Kuster, et al.. (2023). DWORF Extends Life Span in a PLN-R14del Cardiomyopathy Mouse Model by Reducing Abnormal Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Clusters. Circulation Research. 133(12). 1006–1021. 18 indexed citations
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Chai, Andreas C., Miao Cui, Francesco Chemello, et al.. (2023). Base editing correction of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in human cardiomyocytes and humanized mice. Nature Medicine. 29(2). 401–411. 102 indexed citations breakdown →
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Santos, Matthieu Dos, Akansha M. Shah, Yichi Zhang, et al.. (2023). Opposing gene regulatory programs governing myofiber development and maturation revealed at single nucleus resolution. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4333–4333. 25 indexed citations
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Shah, Akansha M., Lei Guo, María Gabriela Morales, et al.. (2023). TWIST2-mediated chromatin remodeling promotes fusion-negative rhabdomyosarcoma. Science Advances. 9(17). eade8184–eade8184. 10 indexed citations
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Lebek, Simon, Xurde M. Caravia, Leon G. Straub, et al.. (2023). CRISPR-Cas9 base editing of pathogenic CaMKIIδ improves cardiac function in a humanized mouse model. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 134(1). 20 indexed citations
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Nishiyama, Takahiko, Yu Zhang, Miao Cui, et al.. (2022). Precise genomic editing of pathogenic mutations in RBM20 rescues dilated cardiomyopathy. Science Translational Medicine. 14(672). eade1633–eade1633. 103 indexed citations
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Chemello, Francesco, Andreas C. Chai, Hui Li, et al.. (2021). Precise correction of Duchenne muscular dystrophy exon deletion mutations by base and prime editing. Science Advances. 7(18). 172 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhang, Yu, Takahiko Nishiyama, Eric N. Olson, & Rhonda Bassel‐Duby. (2021). CRISPR/Cas correction of muscular dystrophies. Experimental Cell Research. 408(1). 112844–112844. 14 indexed citations
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Cui, Miao, Ayhan Atmanli, María Gabriela Morales, et al.. (2021). Nrf1 promotes heart regeneration and repair by regulating proteostasis and redox balance. Nature Communications. 12(1). 5270–5270. 83 indexed citations
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Chemello, Francesco, Zhaoning Wang, Hui Li, et al.. (2020). Degenerative and regenerative pathways underlying Duchenne muscular dystrophy revealed by single-nucleus RNA sequencing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(47). 29691–29701. 101 indexed citations
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Bi, Pengpeng, Andres Ramirez-Martinez, Hui Li, et al.. (2017). Control of muscle formation by the fusogenic micropeptide myomixer. Science. 356(6335). 323–327. 287 indexed citations
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Carroll, Kelli J., Catherine A. Makarewich, John McAnally, et al.. (2015). A mouse model for adult cardiac-specific gene deletion with CRISPR/Cas9. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(2). 338–343. 130 indexed citations
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Long, Chengzu, Leonela Amoasii, Alex A. Mireault, et al.. (2015). Postnatal genome editing partially restores dystrophin expression in a mouse model of muscular dystrophy. Science. 351(6271). 400–403. 701 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nam, Young-Jae, Minoti Bhakta, Tong Zang, et al.. (2014). Induction of diverse cardiac cell types by reprogramming fibroblasts with cardiac transcription factors. Development. 141(22). 4267–4278. 101 indexed citations
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Long, Chengzu, John McAnally, John M. Shelton, et al.. (2014). Prevention of muscular dystrophy in mice by CRISPR/Cas9–mediated editing of germline DNA. Science. 345(6201). 1184–1188. 554 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nelson, Benjamin R., Fenfen Wu, Yun Liu, et al.. (2013). Skeletal muscle-specific T-tubule protein STAC3 mediates voltage-induced Ca 2+ release and contractility. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(29). 11881–11886. 111 indexed citations
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Valdez, Gregorio, Viviana Moresi, Xiaoxia Qi, et al.. (2009). MicroRNA-206 Delays ALS Progression and Promotes Regeneration of Neuromuscular Synapses in Mice. Science. 326(5959). 1549–1554. 588 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kuwahara, Koichiro, Yanggan Wang, John McAnally, et al.. (2006). TRPC6 fulfills a calcineurin signaling circuit during pathologic cardiac remodeling. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 116(12). 3114–3126. 444 indexed citations
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Lu, Jianrong, Rhonda Bassel‐Duby, April Hawkins, et al.. (2002). Control of Facial Muscle Development by MyoR and Capsulin. Science. 298(5602). 2378–2381. 171 indexed citations

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