Robert Horvitz

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
5 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Robert Horvitz is a scholar working on Aging, Genetics and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Horvitz has authored 5 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 2 papers in Aging, 1 paper in Genetics and 1 paper in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Robert Horvitz's work include Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (2 papers), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (1 paper) and Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (1 paper). Robert Horvitz is often cited by papers focused on Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (2 papers), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (1 paper) and Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (1 paper). Robert Horvitz collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Belgium. Robert Horvitz's co-authors include Michael O. Hengartner, Ronald Ellis, Antonio J. Giráldez, Wen-Yee Choi, Michael T. McManus, Sophie Jeanne Cécile Caron, Eric A. Miska, Brian D. Harfe, Lisa Zakhary and Catherine Dulac and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Neuron and Journal of Neurochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Robert Horvitz

5 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Caenorhabditis elegans gene ced-9 protects cells from programmed cell death

1992 688 citations Michael O. Hengartner, Ronald Ellis et al. Nature profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Horvitz United States	4	748	244	192	142	111	5	1.1k
Kajia Cao United States	14	1.2k 1.6×	180 0.7×	279 1.5×	149 1.0×	26 0.2×	21	1.6k
Ruilin Tian China	14	1.1k 1.5×	156 0.6×	102 0.5×	84 0.6×	79 0.7×	30	1.5k
David T. Madden United States	12	775 1.0×	78 0.3×	71 0.4×	94 0.7×	77 0.7×	15	1.3k
Frank M. J. Jacobs Netherlands	14	1.2k 1.6×	205 0.8×	139 0.7×	59 0.4×	43 0.4×	19	1.4k
Girish Harinath United States	8	487 0.7×	174 0.7×	256 1.3×	36 0.3×	41 0.4×	12	711
Avgi Tsolou Greece	14	379 0.5×	107 0.4×	107 0.6×	87 0.6×	28 0.3×	22	823
Suzanne Hosier United States	16	512 0.7×	167 0.7×	53 0.3×	371 2.6×	17 0.2×	17	1.2k
Gretchen Kiser United States	13	965 1.3×	26 0.1×	118 0.6×	76 0.5×	141 1.3×	17	1.2k
Leeanne McGurk United States	16	1.1k 1.4×	66 0.3×	53 0.3×	88 0.6×	476 4.3×	19	1.5k
Marc Brehme Germany	9	830 1.1×	119 0.5×	26 0.1×	49 0.3×	43 0.4×	10	1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Horvitz

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Horvitz

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This network shows the impact of papers produced by Robert Horvitz. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Robert Horvitz. The network helps show where Robert Horvitz may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Horvitz

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert Horvitz. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert Horvitz based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Robert Horvitz. Robert Horvitz is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Zakhary, Lisa, Wen-Yee Choi, Sophie Jeanne Cécile Caron, et al.. (2008). Members of the miRNA-200 Family Regulate Olfactory Neurogenesis. Neuron. 57(1). 41–55. 207 indexed citations

2.

Horvitz, Robert. (2008). Beyond Licenced vs. Unlicenced: Spectrum Access Rights Continua. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

3.

Robberecht, Wim, Peter C. Sapp, D.R. Rosen, et al.. (1994). Rapid Communication: Cu/Zn Superoxide Dismutase Activity in Familial and Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Journal of Neurochemistry. 62(1). 384–387. 130 indexed citations

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Hengartner, Michael O., Ronald Ellis, & Robert Horvitz. (1992). Caenorhabditis elegans gene ced-9 protects cells from programmed cell death. Nature. 356(6369). 494–499. 688 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sternberg, Paul W., et al.. (1985). Genes That Affect Cell Fates during the Development of Caenorhabditis elegans. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 50(0). 99–104. 37 indexed citations

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