Robert Adelstein

24.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
206 papers, 19.6k citations indexed

About

Robert Adelstein is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Adelstein has authored 206 papers receiving a total of 19.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 153 papers in Molecular Biology, 87 papers in Cell Biology and 86 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Robert Adelstein's work include Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (82 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (75 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (45 papers). Robert Adelstein is often cited by papers focused on Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (82 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (75 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (45 papers). Robert Adelstein collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Poland. Robert Adelstein's co-authors include Mary Anne Conti, Xuefei Ma, Sachiyo Kawamoto, E Eisenberg, James R. Sellers, Claude B. Klee, Alan Rick Horwitz, Miguel Vicente‐Manzanares, David R. Hathaway and Masakatsu Nishikawa and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Robert Adelstein

205 papers receiving 18.7k 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.

Non-muscle myosin II takes centre stage in cell adhesion and migration

2009 1.5k citations Xuefei Ma, Robert Adelstein et al. profile →
Regulation and Kinetics of the Actin-Myosin-ATP Interaction

1980 940 citations Robert Adelstein et al. profile →
Purification and characterization of smooth muscle myosin light chain kinase.

1981 455 citations Robert Adelstein et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Adelstein United States	80	12.0k	8.1k	5.6k	1.6k	1.6k	206	19.6k
Mark S. Mooseker United States	75	9.9k 0.8×	7.0k 0.9×	3.3k 0.6×	1.4k 0.9×	771 0.5×	150	17.1k
Peter W. Gunning Australia	61	9.4k 0.8×	4.5k 0.6×	3.7k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	909 0.6×	240	15.0k
James R. Sellers United States	73	10.0k 0.8×	7.5k 0.9×	8.2k 1.5×	1.2k 0.7×	806 0.5×	231	16.8k
Anthony Bretscher United States	70	11.9k 1.0×	9.1k 1.1×	1.5k 0.3×	2.0k 1.2×	2.3k 1.5×	148	19.0k
J. Victor Small Austria	78	6.9k 0.6×	10.0k 1.2×	2.0k 0.4×	1.1k 0.7×	2.5k 1.6×	171	15.6k
Naoki Mochizuki Japan	64	10.4k 0.9×	4.5k 0.5×	1.9k 0.3×	1.9k 1.2×	1.2k 0.7×	250	17.0k
Avril V. Somlyo United States	68	12.1k 1.0×	3.3k 0.4×	4.3k 0.8×	2.7k 1.6×	640 0.4×	196	18.1k
Tadaomi Takenawa Japan	72	11.4k 0.9×	10.6k 1.3×	1.1k 0.2×	1.7k 1.0×	3.2k 2.0×	237	19.3k
Toshimasa Ishizaki Japan	44	9.6k 0.8×	7.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.2×	1.7k 1.1×	1.7k 1.1×	76	15.4k
James T. Stull United States	70	10.1k 0.8×	3.3k 0.4×	5.8k 1.0×	1.4k 0.8×	339 0.2×	209	15.0k

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Zhovmer, Alexander S., Erdem D. Tabdanov, Houxun Miao, et al.. (2019). The role of nonmuscle myosin 2A and 2B in the regulation of mesenchymal cell contact guidance. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 30(16). 1961–1973. 5 indexed citations

Heissler, Sarah M., Neil Billington, Xuefei Ma, Robert Adelstein, & James R. Sellers. (2018). Tools to Study Nonmuscle Myosin-2 Motor Function Revisited. Biophysical Journal. 114(3). 318a–318a. 2 indexed citations

Hu, Yi, Shiyin Guo, Lei Tan, et al.. (2018). Identification and characterization of MYH9 locus for high efficient gene knock-in and stable expression in mouse embryonic stem cells. PLoS ONE. 13(2). e0192641–e0192641. 4 indexed citations

Haque, Fahim Kabir Monjurul, Yusuke Kaku, Sayoko Fujimura, et al.. (2017). Non-muscle myosin II deletion in the developing kidney causes ureter-bladder misconnection and apical extrusion of the nephric duct lineage epithelia. Developmental Biology. 427(1). 121–130. 10 indexed citations

Kim, Seungil, Ace E. Lewis, Vivek Singh, et al.. (2015). Convergence and Extrusion Are Required for Normal Fusion of the Mammalian Secondary Palate. PLoS Biology. 13(4). e1002122–e1002122. 61 indexed citations

Chandrasekar, Indra, Zoe M. Goeckeler, Stephen G. Turney, et al.. (2014). Nonmuscle Myosin II Is a Critical Regulator of Clathrin‐Mediated Endocytosis. Traffic. 15(4). 418–432. 44 indexed citations

Kim, Kee K., Yanqin Yang, Jun Zhu, Robert Adelstein, & Sachiyo Kawamoto. (2014). Rbfox3 controls the biogenesis of a subset of microRNAs. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 21(10). 901–910. 42 indexed citations

Ma, Xuefei, Mihály Kovács, Mary Anne Conti, et al.. (2012). Nonmuscle myosin II exerts tension but does not translocate actin in vertebrate cytokinesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(12). 4509–4514. 113 indexed citations

Kim, Jong‐Hyun, Aibing Wang, Mary Anne Conti, & Robert Adelstein. (2012). Nonmuscle Myosin II Is Required for Internalization of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor and Modulation of Downstream Signaling. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(33). 27345–27358. 25 indexed citations

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Zhang, Yingfan, Mary Anne Conti, Daniela Malide, et al.. (2011). Mouse models of MYH9-related disease: mutations in nonmuscle myosin II-A. Blood. 119(1). 238–250. 129 indexed citations

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Arora, Pamela D., Mary Anne Conti, Shoshana Ravid, et al.. (2008). Rap1 Activation in Collagen Phagocytosis Is Dependent on Nonmuscle Myosin II-A. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 19(12). 5032–5046. 26 indexed citations

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Ma, Xuefei, Sachiyo Kawamoto, Yoshinobu Hara, & Robert Adelstein. (2004). A Point Mutation in the Motor Domain of Nonmuscle Myosin II-B Impairs Migration of Distinct Groups of Neurons. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 15(6). 2568–2579. 79 indexed citations

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Wei, Qize & Robert Adelstein. (2002). Pitx2a Expression Alters Actin-Myosin Cytoskeleton and Migration of HeLa Cells through Rho GTPase Signaling. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 13(2). 683–697. 55 indexed citations

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Tullio, Antonella N., Paul C. Bridgman, Nancy Tresser, et al.. (2001). Structural abnormalities develop in the brain after ablation of the gene encoding nonmuscle myosin II‐B heavy chain. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 433(1). 62–74. 99 indexed citations

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Wei, Qize & Robert Adelstein. (2000). Conditional Expression of a Truncated Fragment of Nonmuscle Myosin II-A Alters Cell Shape but Not Cytokinesis in HeLa Cells. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 11(10). 3617–3627. 148 indexed citations

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Bhatia‐Dey, Naina, et al.. (1998). Differential expression of non-muscle myosin heavy chain genes during Xenopus embryogenesis. Mechanisms of Development. 78(1-2). 33–36. 12 indexed citations

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Ludowyke, Russell I., et al.. (1992). The role of myosin phosphorylation in RBL-2H3 cell secretion.. PubMed. 120(5). 675–80. 4 indexed citations

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Adelstein, Robert, et al.. (1990). Phosphorylation of vertebrate nonmuscle myosin heavy chains by protein kinase C.. PubMed. 24. 405–10. 2 indexed citations

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Adelstein, Robert, Michael A. Beaven, A. Resai Bengur, et al.. (1989). In Situ Phosphorylation of Human Platelet and Rat Basophilic Leukemia Cell (RBL-2H3) Myosin Heavy Chain and Light Chain. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 255. 289–297. 2 indexed citations

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Adelstein, Robert, et al.. (1982). Regulation of contractile proteins by reversible phosphorylation of myosin and myosin kinase.. PubMed. 37. 273–81. 8 indexed citations

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