Rob Maxson

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Rob Maxson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Rob Maxson has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Genetics and 3 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Rob Maxson's work include Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (13 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (8 papers) and Animal Genetics and Reproduction (6 papers). Rob Maxson is often cited by papers focused on Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (13 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (8 papers) and Animal Genetics and Reproduction (6 papers). Rob Maxson collaborates with scholars based in United States and Germany. Rob Maxson's co-authors include Liang Ma, Malcolm L. Snead, Wen Luo, Ivana Klisak, Larry Kedes, Xiang Li, Ian S. Haworth, Matthew L. Warman, Ulrich Müller and Robert S. Sparkes and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Molecular and Cellular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Rob Maxson

28 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

A mutation in the homeodomain of the human MSX2 gene in a... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 100 200 300 400 500
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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. A mutation in the homeodomain of the human MSX2 gene in a family affected with autosomal dominant craniosynostosis
    1993 527 citations Ethylin Wang Jabs, Ulrich Müller et al. Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rob Maxson United States 17 1.1k 581 159 123 102 28 1.5k
Sadao Yasugi Japan 32 2.1k 1.8× 1.1k 2.0× 78 0.5× 278 2.3× 64 0.6× 100 2.8k
Annemiek Beverdam Australia 17 974 0.9× 677 1.2× 39 0.2× 145 1.2× 38 0.4× 28 1.3k
Sheila X. Zhou Australia 9 964 0.9× 569 1.0× 52 0.3× 105 0.9× 389 3.8× 10 1.5k
Deborah A. Hursh United States 16 1.5k 1.4× 264 0.5× 21 0.1× 236 1.9× 25 0.2× 29 1.8k
Stephen H. Clark United States 26 1.2k 1.1× 526 0.9× 39 0.2× 134 1.1× 259 2.5× 69 2.2k
Juan‐Carlos Izpisúa‐Belmonte United States 12 1.7k 1.5× 635 1.1× 36 0.2× 229 1.9× 54 0.5× 15 1.9k
S. Robert Hilfer United States 24 911 0.8× 369 0.6× 29 0.2× 332 2.7× 145 1.4× 62 1.6k
Valérie Vidal France 16 1.5k 1.4× 1.1k 1.9× 279 1.8× 174 1.4× 16 0.2× 27 2.1k
Muriel Umbhauer France 18 1.6k 1.4× 324 0.6× 25 0.2× 337 2.7× 29 0.3× 37 1.8k
Hideho Uchiyama Japan 21 1.3k 1.2× 260 0.4× 27 0.2× 107 0.9× 44 0.4× 41 1.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rob Maxson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rob Maxson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Plikus, Maksim V., Randall B. Widelitz, Rob Maxson, & Cheng‐Ming Chuong. (2009). Analyses of regenerative wave patterns in adult hair follicle populations reveal macro-environmental regulation of stem cell activity. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 53(5-6). 857–868. 51 indexed citations
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Ma, Liang, Jian Liu, Maksim V. Plikus, et al.. (2002). `Cyclic alopecia' inMsx2mutants: defects in hair cycling and hair shaft differentiation. Development. 130(2). 379–389. 133 indexed citations
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Elanko, Navaratnam, et al.. (1999). Mutations of the homeobox gene MSX2 cause symmetric parietal foramina: contrasting effects of loss and gain of function mutations for skull development.. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 65. 1 indexed citations
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Dodig, Milan, Mark S. Kronenberg, Sanja Đačić, et al.. (1999). EctopicMsx2Overexpression Inhibits andMsx2Antisense Stimulates Calvarial Osteoblast Differentiation. Developmental Biology. 209(2). 298–307. 93 indexed citations
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Ransick, Andrew, et al.. (1998). Disruption of Primary Mesenchyme Cell Patterning by Misregulated Ectodermal Expression ofSpMsxin Sea Urchin Embryos. Developmental Biology. 201(2). 230–246. 23 indexed citations
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Wu, Linda, et al.. (1997). Miz1, a novel zinc finger transcription factor that interacts with Msx2 and enhances its affinity for DNA. Mechanisms of Development. 65(1-2). 3–17. 89 indexed citations
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Ma, Liang, et al.. (1997). The evolution of Msx gene function: Expression and regulation of a sea urchin Msx class homeobox gene. Mechanisms of Development. 61(1-2). 37–48. 28 indexed citations
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Liu, Yi‐Hsin, Liang Ma, Ramendra Kundu, et al.. (1996). Function of the Msx2 Gene in the Morphogenesis of the Skulla. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 785(1). 48–58. 9 indexed citations
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Maxson, Rob, et al.. (1994). Promoter analysis meets pattern formation: transcriptional regulatory genes in sea urchin embryogenesis. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development. 4(5). 678–684. 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Jeannie, Rob Maxson, & Peter A. Jones. (1993). Direct Induction of DNA Hypermethylation in Sea Urchin Embryos by Microinjection of 5-Methyl dCTP Stimulates Early Histone Gene Expression and Leads to Developmental Arrest. Developmental Biology. 155(1). 75–86. 11 indexed citations
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Jabs, Ethylin Wang, Ulrich Müller, Xiang Li, et al.. (1993). A mutation in the homeodomain of the human MSX2 gene in a family affected with autosomal dominant craniosynostosis. Cell. 75(3). 443–450. 527 indexed citations breakdown →
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Char, Bharat, Jeffrey R. Bell, James A. Coffman, et al.. (1993). SpOct, a Gene Encoding the Major Octamer-Binding Protein in Sea Urchin Embryos: Expression Profile, Evolutionary Relationships, and DNA Binding of Expressed Protein. Developmental Biology. 158(2). 350–363. 22 indexed citations
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Bell, Jeffrey R., Alexander Noveen, Liang Ma, et al.. (1993). Genomic Structure, Chromosomal Location, and Evolution of the Mouse Hox 8 Gene. Genomics. 16(1). 123–131. 54 indexed citations
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Bell, Jeffrey R., Bharat Char, & Rob Maxson. (1992). An octamer element is required for the expression of the alpha H2B histone gene during the early development of the sea urchin. Developmental Biology. 150(2). 363–371. 22 indexed citations
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Zhao, Allan Z., et al.. (1990). Activation of a Late H2B Histone Gene in Blastula-Stage Sea Urchin Embryos by an Unusual Enhancer Element Located 3′ of the Gene. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 10(12). 6730–6741. 6 indexed citations
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Ito, Masamichi, Ajay Sharma, Amy S. Lee, & Rob Maxson. (1989). Cell cycle regulation of H2b histone octamer DNA-binding activity in Chinese hamster lung fibroblasts.. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 9(2). 869–873. 28 indexed citations
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Ito, Masamichi, Jeffrey R. Bell, Gary E. Lyons, & Rob Maxson. (1988). Synthesis and turnover of late H2b histone mRNA in developing embryos of the sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. Developmental Biology. 129(1). 147–158. 21 indexed citations
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Halsell, Susan R., Masamichi Ito, & Rob Maxson. (1987). Differential expression of early and late embryonic histone genes in adult tissues of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. Developmental Biology. 119(1). 268–274. 16 indexed citations

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