Robert A. Laymon

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Robert A. Laymon is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert A. Laymon has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Cell Biology and 2 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Robert A. Laymon's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (3 papers), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (3 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (2 papers). Robert A. Laymon is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (3 papers), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (3 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (2 papers). Robert A. Laymon collaborates with scholars based in United States. Robert A. Laymon's co-authors include Lawrence S.B. Goldstein, Joy T. Yang, Matthew P. Scott, Shermali Gunawardena, Beth Gordesky-Gold, Nancy M. Bonini, Richard G. Brusch, Ingrid R. Niesman, Lu‐Shiun Her and Sean B. Carroll and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Neuron and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Robert A. Laymon

10 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Disruption of Axonal Transport by Loss of Huntingtin or Expression of Pathogenic PolyQ Proteins in Drosophila

2003 503 citations Shermali Gunawardena, Lu‐Shiun Her et al. Neuron profile →

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Christopher D. Hazuka United States

F Blondeau Canada

Takahiro Chihara Japan

Shu-Chan Hsu United States

Jan Modregger Germany

Julio A. Barbas Spain

Gerd Vorbrüggen Germany

Wesley Hung Canada

Elisabetta Soragni United States

S. Gary Mansfield United States

Christopher D. Hazuka United States

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert A. Laymon

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10 of 10 papers shown

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Gunawardena, Shermali, Lu‐Shiun Her, Richard G. Brusch, et al.. (2003). Disruption of Axonal Transport by Loss of Huntingtin or Expression of Pathogenic PolyQ Proteins in Drosophila. Neuron. 40(1). 25–40. 503 indexed citations breakdown →

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Laymon, Robert A., William S. Adney, Ali Mohagheghi, Michael E. Himmel, & Steven R. Thomas. (1996). Cloning and Expression of Full-Length Trichoderma reesei Cellobiohydrolase I cDNAs in Escherichia Coli. Humana Press eBooks. 57-58. 389–397. 27 indexed citations

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Laymon, Robert A., William S. Adney, Ali Mohagheghi, Michael E. Himmel, & Steven R. Thomas. (1996). Cloning and expression of full-lengthTrichoderma reesi cellobiohydrolase I cDNAs inEscherichia coli. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology. 57-58(1). 389–397. 29 indexed citations

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Irminger‐Finger, Irmgard, Robert A. Laymon, & Lawrence S.B. Goldstein. (1990). Analysis of the primary sequence and microtubule-binding region of the Drosophila 205K MAP.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 111(6). 2563–2572. 39 indexed citations

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Yang, Joy T., Robert A. Laymon, & Lawrence S.B. Goldstein. (1989). A three-domain structure of kinesin heavy chain revealed by DNA sequence and microtubule binding analyses. Cell. 56(5). 879–889. 360 indexed citations

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Kiehart, Daniel P., M. Lutz, David C. Chan, et al.. (1989). Identification of the gene for fly non-muscle myosin heavy chain: Drosophila myosin heavy chains are encoded by a gene family.. The EMBO Journal. 8(3). 913–922. 53 indexed citations

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Goldstein, Lawrence S.B., Robert A. Laymon, & J. Richard McIntosh. (1986). A microtubule-associated protein in Drosophila melanogaster: identification, characterization, and isolation of coding sequences.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 102(6). 2076–2087. 83 indexed citations

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Carroll, Sean B., et al.. (1986). The localization and regulation of Antennapedia protein expression in Drosophila embryos. Cell. 47(1). 113–122. 171 indexed citations

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Laughon, Allen, Anne M. Boulet, John R. Bermingham, Robert A. Laymon, & Matthew P. Scott. (1986). Structure of transcripts from the homeotic Antennapedia gene of Drosophila melanogaster: two promoters control the major protein-coding region.. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 6(12). 4676–4689. 104 indexed citations

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Laughon, Allen, et al.. (1986). Structure of Transcripts from the Homeotic Antennapedia Gene of Drosophila melanogaster: Two Promoters Control the Major Protein-Coding Region. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 6(12). 4676–4689. 32 indexed citations

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