Shaun K. Olsen

6.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
43 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Shaun K. Olsen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shaun K. Olsen has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Oncology and 11 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Shaun K. Olsen's work include Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (15 papers), Fibroblast Growth Factor Research (9 papers) and Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research (9 papers). Shaun K. Olsen is often cited by papers focused on Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (15 papers), Fibroblast Growth Factor Research (9 papers) and Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research (9 papers). Shaun K. Olsen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Poland and Japan. Shaun K. Olsen's co-authors include Moosa Mohammadi, Omar A. Ibrahimi, David M. Ornitz, Hisashi Umemori, Xiuqin Zhang, Christopher D. Lima, Zongyang Lv, Anna V. Eliseenkova, Derek S. Tan and Xuequan Lu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Shaun K. Olsen

39 papers receiving 3.7k 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.

Receptor Specificity of the Fibroblast Growth Factor Family

2006 946 citations Xiuqin Zhang, Omar A. Ibrahimi et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
Structural basis for fibroblast growth factor receptor activation

2005 577 citations Moosa Mohammadi, Shaun K. Olsen et al. profile →
Activity profiling and crystal structures of inhibitor-bound SARS-CoV-2 papain-like protease: A framework for anti–COVID-19 drug design

2020 353 citations Wioletta Rut, Zongyang Lv et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shaun K. Olsen United States	26	3.0k	704	544	540	337	43	3.8k
Ilse Hurbain France	32	1.8k 0.6×	1.4k 1.9×	217 0.4×	317 0.6×	488 1.4×	49	3.4k
Stéphan Vagner France	41	4.9k 1.6×	297 0.4×	381 0.7×	820 1.5×	386 1.1×	86	5.8k
Benoit Coulombe Canada	35	3.4k 1.1×	282 0.4×	545 1.0×	505 0.9×	267 0.8×	96	4.1k
Fei Huang United States	30	2.0k 0.7×	230 0.3×	158 0.3×	483 0.9×	291 0.9×	114	2.9k
Robert E. Hollingsworth United States	32	2.0k 0.7×	411 0.6×	303 0.6×	1.4k 2.7×	942 2.8×	66	3.7k
Kevin P. Williams United States	32	3.1k 1.0×	454 0.6×	599 1.1×	579 1.1×	307 0.9×	78	3.9k
Keith Harshman Switzerland	26	3.2k 1.0×	462 0.7×	497 0.9×	1.9k 3.5×	407 1.2×	43	5.0k
Letizia Lanzetti Italy	26	2.2k 0.7×	1.4k 2.0×	176 0.3×	658 1.2×	362 1.1×	39	3.6k
Diana Lee United States	20	2.7k 0.9×	405 0.6×	206 0.4×	1.2k 2.3×	195 0.6×	39	3.8k
Rolf Marschalek Germany	40	3.3k 1.1×	257 0.4×	397 0.7×	569 1.1×	395 1.2×	225	5.4k

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Olsen, Shaun K., et al.. (2025). Molecular choreography of E1 enzymes in ubiquitin-like protein cascades: New insights into dynamics and specificity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 301(8). 110415–110415. 1 indexed citations

Rawal, Yashpal, Kristie Darrah, Sarah R Hengel, et al.. (2025). Comprehensive RAD51C ovarian cancer variant analysis uncouples homologous recombination and replicative functions. Nature Communications. 16(1). 6539–6539.

Li, Wenjing, Jeffrey N. Katz, Neelam Sharma, et al.. (2025). Distinct roles of the two BRCA2 DNA-binding domains in DNA damage repair and replication fork preservation. Cell Reports. 44(5). 115654–115654.

Morosky, Stefanie A., Amy Henrickson, Guowu Lin, et al.. (2025). Molecular Basis of Interchain Disulfide Bond Formation in BMP-9 and BMP-10. Journal of Molecular Biology. 437(4). 168935–168935.

Nayak, Digant, Dongwen Lv, Yaxia Yuan, et al.. (2024). Development and crystal structures of a potent second-generation dual degrader of BCL-2 and BCL-xL. Nature Communications. 15(1). 2743–2743. 23 indexed citations

Jaiswal, Aruna S., Arijit Dutta, Gayathri Srinivasan, et al.. (2023). TATDN2 resolution of R-loops is required for survival of BRCA1-mutant cancer cells. Nucleic Acids Research. 51(22). 12224–12241. 10 indexed citations

Rawal, Yashpal, Shuo Zhou, Hardeep Kaur, et al.. (2023). Structural insights into BCDX2 complex function in homologous recombination. Nature. 619(7970). 640–649. 22 indexed citations

Żmudziński, Mikołaj, Wioletta Rut, Jarosław M. Granda, et al.. (2023). Ebselen derivatives inhibit SARS-CoV-2 replication by inhibition of its essential proteins: PLpro and Mpro proteases, and nsp14 guanine N7-methyltransferase. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 9161–9161. 25 indexed citations

Patchett, Stephanie, Zongyang Lv, Wioletta Rut, et al.. (2021). A molecular sensor determines the ubiquitin substrate specificity of SARS-CoV-2 papain-like protease. Cell Reports. 36(13). 109754–109754. 35 indexed citations

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Woosley, Alec N., Annamarie C. Dalton, George S. Hussey, et al.. (2019). TGFβ promotes breast cancer stem cell self-renewal through an ILEI/LIFR signaling axis. Oncogene. 38(20). 3794–3811. 69 indexed citations

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Lv, Zongyang, Lingmin Yuan, Katelyn Williams, et al.. (2018). Molecular mechanism of a covalent allosteric inhibitor of SUMO E1 activating enzyme. Nature Communications. 9(1). 5145–5145. 47 indexed citations

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Lv, Zongyang, Kimberly A. Rickman, Lingmin Yuan, et al.. (2017). S. pombe Uba1-Ubc15 Structure Reveals a Novel Regulatory Mechanism of Ubiquitin E2 Activity. Molecular Cell. 65(4). 699–714.e6. 40 indexed citations

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Yuan, Lingmin, et al.. (2017). Structural insights into the mechanism and E2 specificity of the RBR E3 ubiquitin ligase HHARI. Nature Communications. 8(1). 211–211. 51 indexed citations

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Parnham, Stuart, et al.. (2016). Crystal Structure of the Nephila clavipes Major Ampullate Spidroin 1A N-terminal Domain Reveals Plasticity at the Dimer Interface. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 291(36). 19006–19017. 16 indexed citations

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Olsen, Shaun K., Allan D. Capili, Xuequan Lu, Derek S. Tan, & Christopher D. Lima. (2010). Active site remodelling accompanies thioester bond formation in the SUMO E1. Nature. 463(7283). 906–912. 160 indexed citations

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Kalinina, Juliya, Sara A. Byron, Helen P. Makarenkova, et al.. (2009). Homodimerization Controls the Fibroblast Growth Factor 9 Subfamily's Receptor Binding and Heparan Sulfate-Dependent Diffusion in the Extracellular Matrix. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 29(17). 4663–4678. 38 indexed citations

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Olsen, Shaun K., Naruhisa Ota, S. Kishishita, et al.. (2007). Crystal Structure of the Interleukin-15·Interleukin-15 Receptor α Complex. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(51). 37191–37204. 73 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xiuqin, Omar A. Ibrahimi, Shaun K. Olsen, et al.. (2006). Receptor Specificity of the Fibroblast Growth Factor Family. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(23). 15694–15700. 946 indexed citations breakdown →

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Olsen, Shaun K., Omar A. Ibrahimi, Angela Raucci, et al.. (2004). Insights into the molecular basis for fibroblast growth factor receptor autoinhibition and ligand-binding promiscuity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(4). 935–940. 163 indexed citations

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Olsen, Shaun K., Niccolò Zampieri, Anna V. Eliseenkova, et al.. (2003). Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF) Homologous Factors Share Structural but Not Functional Homology with FGFs. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(36). 34226–34236. 217 indexed citations

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