Robert O. Heuckeroth

9.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
91 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Robert O. Heuckeroth is a scholar working on Surgery, Molecular Biology and Gastroenterology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert O. Heuckeroth has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Surgery, 32 papers in Molecular Biology and 18 papers in Gastroenterology. Recurrent topics in Robert O. Heuckeroth's work include Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies (45 papers), Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (18 papers) and Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders (17 papers). Robert O. Heuckeroth is often cited by papers focused on Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies (45 papers), Gastrointestinal motility and disorders (18 papers) and Intestinal Malrotation and Obstruction Disorders (17 papers). Robert O. Heuckeroth collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and France. Robert O. Heuckeroth's co-authors include Jeffrey Milbrandt, Jeffrey I. Gordon, Eugene M. Johnson, Hideki Enomoto, Judith P. Golden, Patricia A. Lampe, Jonathan I. Lake, Eugene M. Johnson, Douglas J. Creedon and Toshiyuki Araki and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Robert O. Heuckeroth

89 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

Neurturin, a relative of glial-cell-line-derived neurotro... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 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. Neurturin, a relative of glial-cell-line-derived neurotrophic factor
    1996 582 citations Robert O. Heuckeroth, Judith P. Golden et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert O. Heuckeroth United States 43 2.9k 2.3k 1.7k 943 941 91 6.8k
Patrick B. Allen United States 45 4.0k 1.4× 1.0k 0.5× 2.8k 1.7× 356 0.4× 248 0.3× 102 9.3k
Norman Latov United States 53 1.9k 0.6× 407 0.2× 4.0k 2.4× 302 0.3× 468 0.5× 192 9.2k
Sadakazu Aiso Japan 46 2.3k 0.8× 1.4k 0.6× 976 0.6× 237 0.3× 92 0.1× 225 7.3k
Lesley Probert Greece 44 2.2k 0.7× 472 0.2× 1.1k 0.7× 474 0.5× 167 0.2× 101 7.4k
P. Kay Lund United States 52 3.1k 1.0× 1.7k 0.7× 916 0.5× 134 0.1× 263 0.3× 132 7.8k
Vivaldo Moura‐Neto Brazil 47 2.6k 0.9× 274 0.1× 768 0.5× 436 0.5× 106 0.1× 162 5.7k
T. Kendall Harden United States 61 6.6k 2.2× 653 0.3× 1.7k 1.0× 69 0.1× 206 0.2× 214 11.5k
Brian P. Eliceiri United States 43 4.4k 1.5× 439 0.2× 562 0.3× 114 0.1× 168 0.2× 147 7.5k
Luca Battistini Italy 60 3.4k 1.2× 748 0.3× 853 0.5× 379 0.4× 60 0.1× 157 11.4k
Lu Zhou China 25 2.2k 0.7× 326 0.1× 1.1k 0.7× 836 0.9× 55 0.1× 68 6.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert O. Heuckeroth

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All Works

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Lou, Meng, Robert O. Heuckeroth, & Naomi E. Butler Tjaden. (2024). Neuroimmune Crossroads: The Interplay of the Enteric Nervous System and Intestinal Macrophages in Gut Homeostasis and Disease. Biomolecules. 14(9). 1103–1103. 1 indexed citations
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Palmer, Nicholas J., Peter J. Carman, Małgorzata Boczkowska, et al.. (2024). Molecular mechanisms linking missense ACTG2 mutations to visceral myopathy. Science Advances. 10(22). eadn6615–eadn6615. 3 indexed citations
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Schneider, Sabine, Christina M. Wright, Guang Hai Yan, et al.. (2024). BAP1 is required prenatally for differentiation and maintenance of postnatal murine enteric nervous system. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 134(9).
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Carman, Peter J., et al.. (2022). A solution to the long-standing problem of actin expression and purification. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(41). e2209150119–e2209150119. 12 indexed citations
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Schneider, Kai Markus, Jihee Kim, Klaas Bahnsen, Robert O. Heuckeroth, & Christoph A. Thaiss. (2022). Environmental perception and control of gastrointestinal immunity by the enteric nervous system. Trends in Molecular Medicine. 28(11). 989–1005. 18 indexed citations
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White, James P., Shanshan Xiong, Nicole P. Malvin, et al.. (2018). Intestinal Dysmotility Syndromes following Systemic Infection by Flaviviruses. Cell. 175(5). 1198–1212.e12. 51 indexed citations
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Avetisyan, Marina, Christina M. Wright, Karim Mesbah, et al.. (2018). Loss of Tbx3 in murine neural crest reduces enteric glia and causes cleft palate, but does not influence heart development or bowel transit. Developmental Biology. 444. S337–S351. 11 indexed citations
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Avetisyan, Marina, Hongtao Wang, John R. Grider, et al.. (2015). Hepatocyte Growth Factor and MET Support Mouse Enteric Nervous System Development, the Peristaltic Response, and Intestinal Epithelial Proliferation in Response to Injury. Journal of Neuroscience. 35(33). 11543–11558. 32 indexed citations
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Jain, Sanjay, Amanda Knoten, Masato Hoshi, et al.. (2010). Organotypic specificity of key RET adaptor-docking sites in the pathogenesis of neurocristopathies and renal malformations in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 120(3). 778–790. 43 indexed citations
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Zhang, Bin, Jufang Chang, M.W. Fu, et al.. (2009). Correction: Dosage Effects of Cohesin Regulatory Factor PDS5 on Mammalian Development: Implications for Cohesinopathies. PLoS ONE. 4(5). 18 indexed citations
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Zhang, Bin, Jufang Chang, Ming Fu, et al.. (2009). Dosage Effects of Cohesin Regulatory Factor PDS5 on Mammalian Development: Implications for Cohesinopathies. PLoS ONE. 4(5). e5232–e5232. 68 indexed citations
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Sato, Yoshiharu & Robert O. Heuckeroth. (2008). Retinoic acid regulates murine enteric nervous system precursor proliferation, enhances neuronal precursor differentiation, and reduces neurite growth in vitro. Developmental Biology. 320(1). 185–198. 50 indexed citations
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Wang, Hongtao, Yan Zhang, & Robert O. Heuckeroth. (2007). Tissue-type plasminogen activator deficiency exacerbates cholestatic liver injury in mice. Hepatology. 45(6). 1527–1537. 22 indexed citations
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Heuckeroth, Robert O.. (2003). Finding Your Way to the End. Neuron. 40(5). 871–873. 9 indexed citations
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Mazziotti, Mark V., Lauren K. Willis, Robert O. Heuckeroth, et al.. (1999). Anomalous development of the hepatobiliary system in the inv mouse. Hepatology. 30(2). 372–378. 94 indexed citations
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Enomoto, Hideki, Toshiyuki Araki, Alana Jackman, et al.. (1998). GFRα1-Deficient Mice Have Deficits in the Enteric Nervous System and Kidneys. Neuron. 21(2). 317–324. 373 indexed citations
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Baloh, Robert H., Malú G. Tansey, Judith P. Golden, et al.. (1997). TrnR2, a Novel Receptor That Mediates Neurturin and GDNF Signaling through Ret. Neuron. 18(5). 793–802. 300 indexed citations

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