Roy A. Black

18.1k total citations · 7 hit papers
95 papers, 14.8k citations indexed

About

Roy A. Black is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Allergy and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Roy A. Black has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 14.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Immunology and Allergy and 25 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Roy A. Black's work include Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (27 papers), Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (17 papers) and Origins and Evolution of Life (15 papers). Roy A. Black is often cited by papers focused on Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (27 papers), Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms (17 papers) and Origins and Evolution of Life (15 papers). Roy A. Black collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Japan. Roy A. Black's co-authors include Douglas Pat Cerretti, Carl J. March, Jacques J. Peschon, С. Kronheim, Carl J. Kozlosky, Beverly J. Castner, Jennifer L. Slack, Nicole Nelson, Richard S. Johnson and Raymond J. Paxton and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Roy A. Black

93 papers receiving 14.5k citations

Hit Papers

A metalloproteinase disintegrin that releases tumour-necr... 1992 2026 2003 2014 1997 1998 1992 2000 1992 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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.

  1. A metalloproteinase disintegrin that releases tumour-necrosis factor-α from cells
    1997 2.6k citations Roy A. Black, Charles T. Rauch et al. profile →
  2. An Essential Role for Ectodomain Shedding in Mammalian Development
    1998 1.4k citations Jacques J. Peschon, Jennifer L. Slack et al. Science profile →
  3. Molecular Cloning of the Interleukin-1β Converting Enzyme
    1992 942 citations Douglas Pat Cerretti, Carl J. Kozlosky et al. Science profile →
  4. A Novel Proteolytic Cleavage Involved in Notch Signaling
    2000 869 citations John R. Doedens, Roy A. Black et al. profile →
  5. Viral inhibition of inflammation: Cowpox virus encodes an inhibitor of the interleukin-1β converting enzyme
    1992 836 citations Roy A. Black, С. Kronheim et al. profile →
  6. Evidence That Tumor Necrosis Factor α Converting Enzyme Is Involved in Regulated α-Secretase Cleavage of the Alzheimer Amyloid Protein Precursor
    1998 774 citations Jennifer L. Slack, Kim L. Stocking et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  7. Protection against a lethal dose of endotoxin by an inhibitor of tumour necrosis factor processing
    1994 524 citations Kendall M. Mohler, Paul R. Sleath 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
Roy A. Black United States 50 7.3k 3.9k 3.8k 2.7k 2.6k 95 14.8k
Douglas Pat Cerretti United States 47 7.1k 1.0× 4.1k 1.0× 3.0k 0.8× 1.9k 0.7× 1.7k 0.6× 82 14.5k
Carl Blobel United States 72 8.0k 1.1× 2.8k 0.7× 5.6k 1.5× 4.4k 1.6× 2.7k 1.0× 148 16.2k
Charles T. Rauch United States 24 8.2k 1.1× 5.3k 1.4× 3.2k 0.9× 1.4k 0.5× 2.6k 1.0× 33 14.1k
Mathew A. Vadas Australia 69 9.2k 1.3× 4.4k 1.1× 2.2k 0.6× 1.9k 0.7× 3.7k 1.4× 207 17.4k
Carl J. March United States 38 6.5k 0.9× 6.6k 1.7× 3.2k 0.8× 1.9k 0.7× 1.7k 0.7× 60 15.2k
Tucker Collins United States 55 6.0k 0.8× 4.0k 1.0× 1.5k 0.4× 2.0k 0.7× 2.5k 0.9× 86 12.4k
Carlos Martı́nez-A Spain 81 8.6k 1.2× 9.4k 2.4× 5.3k 1.4× 2.1k 0.8× 1.5k 0.6× 331 20.5k
Chikao Morimoto United States 74 5.1k 0.7× 8.4k 2.2× 5.6k 1.5× 2.7k 1.0× 1.7k 0.6× 339 18.5k
Emilio Hirsch Italy 73 9.6k 1.3× 5.4k 1.4× 2.9k 0.8× 1.8k 0.6× 1.5k 0.6× 297 19.0k
Martin Turner United Kingdom 67 7.8k 1.1× 8.6k 2.2× 2.7k 0.7× 1.6k 0.6× 3.7k 1.4× 208 17.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ding, Dian, Lijun Zhou, Saurja DasGupta, et al.. (2024). Natural soda lakes provide compatible conditions for RNA and membrane function that could have enabled the origin of life. PNAS Nexus. 3(3). pgae084–pgae084. 4 indexed citations
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Todd, Zoe R., et al.. (2022). Plausible Sources of Membrane-Forming Fatty Acids on the Early Earth: A Review of the Literature and an Estimation of Amounts. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. 7(1). 11–27. 15 indexed citations
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Todd, Zoe R., et al.. (2022). Prebiotic Vesicles Retain Solutes and Grow by Micelle Addition after Brief Cooling below the Membrane Melting Temperature. Langmuir. 38(44). 13407–13413. 1 indexed citations
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Hazra, Avijit, Julia Nguyen, Richard S. Johnson, et al.. (2021). Prebiotic Membranes and Micelles Do Not Inhibit Peptide Formation During Dehydration. ChemBioChem. 23(3). e202100614–e202100614. 4 indexed citations
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Xue, Mengjun, et al.. (2021). Binding of Dipeptides to Fatty Acid Membranes Explains Their Colocalization in Protocells but Does Not Select for Them Relative to Unjoined Amino Acids. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 125(29). 7933–7939. 12 indexed citations
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Lee, Kimberly A., Paul S. Andrews, Matthew P. Stokes, et al.. (2011). Ubiquitin Ligase Substrate Identification through Quantitative Proteomics at Both the Protein and Peptide Levels. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 286(48). 41530–41538. 70 indexed citations
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Chen, Peter, John K. McGuire, Robert C. Hackman, et al.. (2008). Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1 Moderates Airway Re-Epithelialization by Regulating Matrilysin Activity. American Journal Of Pathology. 172(5). 1256–1270. 48 indexed citations
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Li, Nianyu, Yao Wang, Karen Forbes, et al.. (2007). Metalloproteases regulate T‐cell proliferation and effector function via LAG‐3. The EMBO Journal. 26(2). 494–504. 212 indexed citations
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Loesch, Kimberly, Luqin Deng, Xiangdong Wang, et al.. (2006). Janus Kinase 2 Influences Growth Hormone Receptor Metalloproteolysis. Endocrinology. 147(6). 2839–2849. 30 indexed citations
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Zhang, Yue, Ran Guan, Jing Jiang, et al.. (2001). Growth Hormone (GH)-induced Dimerization Inhibits Phorbol Ester-stimulated GH Receptor Proteolysis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(27). 24565–24573. 82 indexed citations
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Guan, Ran, Yue Zhang, Jing Jiang, et al.. (2001). Phorbol Ester- and Growth Factor-Induced Growth Hormone (GH) Receptor Proteolysis and GH-Binding Protein Shedding: Relationship to GH Receptor Down-Regulation1. Endocrinology. 142(3). 1137–1147. 44 indexed citations
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Frank, Stuart J., et al.. (2000). Insights into modulation of (and by) growth hormone signaling. Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine. 136(1). 14–20. 5 indexed citations
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Sadhukhan, Ramkrishna, et al.. (1999). Unaltered Cleavage and Secretion of Angiotensin-converting Enzyme in Tumor Necrosis Factor-α-converting Enzyme-deficient Mice. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(15). 10511–10516. 46 indexed citations
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Peschon, Jacques J., Jennifer L. Slack, P. Linga Reddy, et al.. (1998). An Essential Role for Ectodomain Shedding in Mammalian Development. Science. 282(5392). 1281–1284. 1355 indexed citations breakdown →
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Black, Roy A., Fiona H. Durie, Robert D. Miller, et al.. (1996). Relaxed Specificity of Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMPS) and TIMP Insensitivity of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α (TNF-α) Production Suggest the Major TNF-α Converting Enzyme Is Not an MMP. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 225(2). 400–405. 60 indexed citations
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Crowe, Paul D., et al.. (1995). A metalloprotease inhibitor blocks shedding of the 80-kD TNF receptor and TNF processing in T lymphocytes.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 181(3). 1205–1210. 213 indexed citations
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Black, Roy A., С. Kronheim, & Paul R. Sleath. (1989). Activation of interleukin‐ 1β by a co‐induced protease. FEBS Letters. 247(2). 386–390. 211 indexed citations

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