Siavash K. Kurdistani

10.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
62 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

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Siavash K. Kurdistani is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Siavash K. Kurdistani has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Genetics and 7 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Siavash K. Kurdistani's work include Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (26 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (20 papers) and Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research (11 papers). Siavash K. Kurdistani is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (26 papers), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (20 papers) and Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research (11 papers). Siavash K. Kurdistani collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and China. Siavash K. Kurdistani's co-authors include Michael Grunstein, Saeed Tavazoie, Michael Grunstein, David B. Seligson, Steve Horvath, Sheila Tze, Hong‐Jeng Yu, Amy Wang, Daniel Robyr and Tao Shi and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Siavash K. Kurdistani

61 papers receiving 7.2k 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.

Global histone modification patterns predict risk of prostate cancer recurrence

2005 816 citations David B. Seligson, Steve Horvath et al. profile →
Cotranscriptional Set2 Methylation of Histone H3 Lysine 36 Recruits a Repressive Rpd3 Complex

2005 633 citations Michael‐Christopher Keogh, Siavash K. Kurdistani et al. Cell profile →
Histone acetylation and deacetylation in yeast

2003 531 citations Siavash K. Kurdistani, Michael Grunstein profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Siavash K. Kurdistani United States	38	6.1k	798	717	708	627	62	7.2k
Xiaobing Shi United States	48	7.1k 1.2×	868 1.1×	630 0.9×	573 0.8×	726 1.2×	104	8.2k
Jan Karlseder United States	42	7.3k 1.2×	876 1.1×	613 0.9×	564 0.8×	896 1.4×	67	9.4k
Akihiro Kurimasa Japan	36	4.8k 0.8×	1.6k 2.0×	1.2k 1.6×	468 0.7×	326 0.5×	90	6.3k
Qin Feng United States	36	4.9k 0.8×	932 1.2×	509 0.7×	758 1.1×	268 0.4×	98	6.3k
Kyle M. Miller United States	38	5.7k 0.9×	1.1k 1.4×	479 0.7×	418 0.6×	479 0.8×	74	6.2k
Xin Liu China	39	4.5k 0.7×	921 1.2×	957 1.3×	427 0.6×	388 0.6×	210	6.0k
Tatiana G. Kutateladze United States	54	8.8k 1.4×	1.2k 1.5×	559 0.8×	661 0.9×	750 1.2×	191	10.4k
Michiel Vermeulen Netherlands	53	10.5k 1.7×	1.1k 1.4×	1.0k 1.4×	1.3k 1.9×	583 0.9×	182	12.2k
Rui-Ming Xu China	42	6.3k 1.0×	480 0.6×	313 0.4×	546 0.8×	641 1.0×	88	7.1k
Or Gozani United States	57	9.6k 1.6×	1.2k 1.4×	839 1.2×	798 1.1×	522 0.8×	108	11.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Siavash K. Kurdistani

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Song, Yang, Jennifer Soto, Tyler Hoffman, et al.. (2022). Transient nuclear deformation primes epigenetic state and promotes cell reprogramming. Nature Materials. 21(10). 1191–1199. 76 indexed citations

Attar, Narsis, Chen Cheng, Maria Vogelauer, et al.. (2021). A pathogenic role for histone H3 copper reductase activity in a yeast model of Friedreich’s ataxia. Science Advances. 7(51). eabj9889–eabj9889. 13 indexed citations

Attar, Narsis, Maria Vogelauer, Chen Cheng, et al.. (2020). The histone H3-H4 tetramer is a copper reductase enzyme. Science. 369(6499). 59–64. 72 indexed citations

Park, Jung Wook, John K. Lee, Katherine M. Sheu, et al.. (2018). Reprogramming normal human epithelial tissues to a common, lethal neuroendocrine cancer lineage. Science. 362(6410). 91–95. 203 indexed citations

Sun, Fei, Constantinos Chronis, Xiao‐Fen Chen, et al.. (2018). Promoter-Enhancer Communication Occurs Primarily within Insulated Neighborhoods. Molecular Cell. 73(2). 250–263.e5. 59 indexed citations

Xue, Yong, Suman Pradhan, Fei Sun, et al.. (2017). Mot1, Ino80C, and NC2 Function Coordinately to Regulate Pervasive Transcription in Yeast and Mammals. Molecular Cell. 67(4). 594–607.e4. 33 indexed citations

Wang, Wenyuan, Tõnis Org, Amélie Montel‐Hagen, et al.. (2016). MEF2C protects bone marrow B-lymphoid progenitors during stress haematopoiesis. Nature Communications. 7(1). 12376–12376. 23 indexed citations

Org, Tõnis, Dan Duan, Roberto Ferrari, et al.. (2015). Scl binds to primed enhancers in mesoderm to regulate hematopoietic and cardiac fate divergence. The EMBO Journal. 34(6). 759–777. 59 indexed citations

Xue, Yong, Christopher Van, Suman Pradhan, et al.. (2015). The Ino80 complex prevents invasion of euchromatin into silent chromatin. Genes & Development. 29(4). 350–355. 36 indexed citations

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Kurdistani, Siavash K.. (2014). Chromatin: a capacitor of acetate for integrated regulation of gene expression and cell physiology. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development. 26. 53–58. 30 indexed citations

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Handel, Ben Van, Amélie Montel‐Hagen, Rajkumar Sasidharan, et al.. (2012). Scl Represses Cardiomyogenesis in Prospective Hemogenic Endothelium and Endocardium. Cell. 150(3). 590–605. 125 indexed citations

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Li, Jingyu, Michaela Patterson, Hanna Mikkola, William E. Lowry, & Siavash K. Kurdistani. (2012). Dynamic Distribution of Linker Histone H1.5 in Cellular Differentiation. PLoS Genetics. 8(8). e1002879–e1002879. 67 indexed citations

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Su, Trent, Roberto Ferrari, Bing Li, et al.. (2011). Genome-Wide Binding Map of the HIV-1 Tat Protein to the Human Genome. PLoS ONE. 6(11). e26894–e26894. 35 indexed citations

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Seligson, David B., Steve Horvath, Matthew A. McBrian, et al.. (2009). Global Levels of Histone Modifications Predict Prognosis in Different Cancers. American Journal Of Pathology. 174(5). 1619–1628. 378 indexed citations

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Keogh, Michael‐Christopher, Siavash K. Kurdistani, Stephanie A. Morris, et al.. (2005). Cotranscriptional Set2 Methylation of Histone H3 Lysine 36 Recruits a Repressive Rpd3 Complex. Cell. 123(4). 593–605. 633 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kim, Kyung‐Tae, Pat P. Ongusaha, Young‐Kwon Hong, et al.. (2004). Function of Drg1/Rit42 in p53-dependent Mitotic Spindle Checkpoint. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(37). 38597–38602. 52 indexed citations

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Kurdistani, Siavash K.. (2003). In vivo protein–protein and protein–DNA crosslinking for genomewide binding microarray. Methods. 31(1). 90–95. 107 indexed citations

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Wang, Amy, Siavash K. Kurdistani, & Michael Grunstein. (2002). Requirement of Hos2 Histone Deacetylase for Gene Activity in Yeast. Science. 298(5597). 1412–1414. 219 indexed citations

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Robyr, Daniel, Ioannis Xénarios, Siavash K. Kurdistani, et al.. (2002). Microarray Deacetylation Maps Determine Genome-Wide Functions for Yeast Histone Deacetylases. Cell. 109(4). 437–446. 371 indexed citations

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Kurdistani, Siavash K., et al.. (1998). Inhibition of tumor cell growth by RTP/rit42 and its responsiveness to p53 and DNA damage.. PubMed. 58(19). 4439–44. 225 indexed citations

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