Sidney W. Whiteheart

16.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
156 papers, 12.3k citations indexed

About

Sidney W. Whiteheart is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Hematology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sidney W. Whiteheart has authored 156 papers receiving a total of 12.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Cell Biology, 76 papers in Molecular Biology and 56 papers in Hematology. Recurrent topics in Sidney W. Whiteheart's work include Cellular transport and secretion (65 papers), Platelet Disorders and Treatments (55 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (32 papers). Sidney W. Whiteheart is often cited by papers focused on Cellular transport and secretion (65 papers), Platelet Disorders and Treatments (55 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (32 papers). Sidney W. Whiteheart collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Sidney W. Whiteheart's co-authors include James E. Rothman, Thomas Söllner, Michael Brunner, Phyllis I. Hanson, Hediye Erdjument‐Bromage, Paul Tempst, Scott Geromanos, Mark K. Bennett, Richard H. Scheller and Elena A. Matveeva and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Sidney W. Whiteheart

151 papers receiving 12.1k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories sort by overperformance

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.

SNAP receptors implicated in vesicle targeting and fusion

1993 2.6k citations Sidney W. Whiteheart, James E. Rothman et al. Nature profile →
A protein assembly-disassembly pathway in vitro that may correspond to sequential steps of synaptic vesicle docking, activation, and fusion

1993 1.6k citations Sidney W. Whiteheart, James E. Rothman et al. profile →
AAA+ proteins: have engine, will work

2005 914 citations Sidney W. Whiteheart et al. profile →
N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion protein: a trimeric ATPase whose hydrolysis of ATP is required for membrane fusion.

1994 350 citations Sidney W. Whiteheart, James E. Rothman et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sidney W. Whiteheart United States	53	7.8k	6.8k	1.9k	1.6k	1.4k	156	12.3k
Alan L. Schwartz United States	66	9.2k 1.2×	3.5k 0.5×	709 0.4×	1.3k 0.8×	1.6k 1.2×	176	14.3k
Miguel C. Seabra United Kingdom	76	14.6k 1.9×	8.0k 1.2×	769 0.4×	607 0.4×	1.5k 1.1×	190	20.5k
Stevan R. Hubbard United States	52	9.6k 1.2×	3.7k 0.5×	899 0.5×	854 0.5×	685 0.5×	89	14.4k
Wanjin Hong Singapore	81	12.5k 1.6×	11.7k 1.7×	1.0k 0.6×	318 0.2×	2.1k 1.5×	323	20.9k
Tadaomi Takenawa Japan	72	11.4k 1.5×	10.6k 1.6×	1.7k 0.9×	340 0.2×	1.5k 1.0×	237	19.3k
Roberto Sitia Italy	62	7.6k 1.0×	5.1k 0.7×	508 0.3×	615 0.4×	931 0.7×	179	12.7k
Daniel D. Billadeau United States	69	7.5k 1.0×	3.2k 0.5×	462 0.2×	1.2k 0.8×	716 0.5×	215	14.4k
Jonathan Chernoff United States	68	11.4k 1.5×	4.6k 0.7×	998 0.5×	449 0.3×	669 0.5×	207	15.7k
Volker Gerke Germany	66	13.6k 1.8×	2.9k 0.4×	552 0.3×	1.3k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	255	17.2k
Carl Blobel United States	72	8.0k 1.0×	1.5k 0.2×	1.3k 0.7×	909 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	148	16.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Sidney W. Whiteheart

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Sidney W. Whiteheart's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Sidney W. Whiteheart with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Sidney W. Whiteheart more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Sidney W. Whiteheart

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Sidney W. Whiteheart. 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 Sidney W. Whiteheart. The network helps show where Sidney W. Whiteheart may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sidney W. Whiteheart

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sidney W. Whiteheart. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sidney W. Whiteheart 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 Sidney W. Whiteheart. Sidney W. Whiteheart is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Coenen, Daniëlle M., et al.. (2025). Role of Rubicon in platelets: a promoter of thrombosis but not an autophagy repressor. Blood Advances. 10(4). 1413–1425.

Mohammadmoradi, Shayan, et al.. (2024). Abstract 149: The Protective Effect Of Vamp8 Deficiency In Aortopathies: Potential Impact Of Impaired Platelet Cargo Release. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 44(Suppl_1). 1 indexed citations

Joshi, Smita, et al.. (2024). Abstract 154: Hierarchical Redundancy And Contextual Roles Of Vesicle-associated Membrane Proteins (VAMPs) In Platelet Function. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 44(Suppl_1). 2 indexed citations

Zhou, Julie Y., Chao Gao, Richard D. Cummings, et al.. (2023). Platelet-localized ST6Gal1 does not impact IgG sialylation. Glycobiology. 33(11). 943–953. 4 indexed citations

Joshi, Smita, et al.. (2023). OC 61.4 Manipulating Platelet Secretion to Affect Hemostasis. Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 7. 100570–100570. 2 indexed citations

Vekaria, Hemendra J., et al.. (2023). Platelet glycogenolysis is important for energy production and function. Platelets. 34(1). 2222184–2222184. 10 indexed citations

Xiang, Binggang, Guoying Zhang, Yan Zhang, et al.. (2020). Calcium Ion Chelation Preserves Platelet Function During Cold Storage. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 41(1). 234–249. 13 indexed citations

Gupta, Shuchi, Christoph Konradt, Adam Corken, et al.. (2020). Hemostasis vs. homeostasis: Platelets are essential for preserving vascular barrier function in the absence of injury or inflammation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(39). 24316–24325. 39 indexed citations

Pokrovskaya, Irina D., Michael P. Tobin, Maria A. Aronova, et al.. (2020). Structural analysis of resting mouse platelets by 3D-EM reveals an unexpected variation in α-granule shape. Platelets. 32(5). 608–617. 8 indexed citations

10.

Chow, K. Martin, et al.. (2019). Immunization of Alpacas (<em>Lama pacos</em>) with Protein Antigens and Production of Antigen-specific Single Domain Antibodies. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 16 indexed citations

11.

Pokrovskaya, Irina D., Smita Joshi, Sidney W. Whiteheart, Jeffrey A. Kamykowski, & Brian Storrie. (2017). The Alpha-Granule Release Reaction Is Mediated By SNARE-Dependent Solubilization of the Granule Matrix. Blood. 130. 3600–3600. 1 indexed citations

12.

Banerjee, Meenakshi, Smita Joshi, Jinchao Zhang, et al.. (2017). Cellubrevin/vesicle-associated membrane protein-3–mediated endocytosis and trafficking regulate platelet functions. Blood. 130(26). 2872–2883. 35 indexed citations

13.

Jones, Mark B., et al.. (2016). B-cell–independent sialylation of IgG. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(26). 7207–7212. 108 indexed citations

14.

Xiang, Binggang, Guoying Zhang, Shaojing Ye, et al.. (2015). Characterization of a Novel Integrin Binding Protein, VPS33B, Which Is Important for Platelet Activation and In Vivo Thrombosis and Hemostasis. Circulation. 132(24). 2334–2344. 30 indexed citations

15.

Feng, Weiyi, Maria Madajka, Bethany A. Kerr, et al.. (2011). A novel role for platelet secretion in angiogenesis: mediating bone marrow–derived cell mobilization and homing. Blood. 117(14). 3893–3902. 91 indexed citations

16.

Ren, Qiansheng, Christian Wimmer, Michael C. Chicka, et al.. (2010). Munc13-4 is a limiting factor in the pathway required for platelet granule release and hemostasis. Blood. 116(6). 869–877. 91 indexed citations

17.

Whiteheart, Sidney W., et al.. (2004). Studies of Secretion Using Permeabilized Platelets. Humana Press eBooks. 272. 109–120. 6 indexed citations

18.

Puri, Niti, Michael J. Kruhlak, Sidney W. Whiteheart, & Paul A. Roche. (2003). Mast Cell Degranulation Requires N -Ethylmaleimide-Sensitive Factor-Mediated SNARE Disassembly. The Journal of Immunology. 171(10). 5345–5352. 62 indexed citations

19.

Richards-Smith, Beverly A., Edward K. Novak, Ping He, et al.. (1999). Analyses of Proteins Involved in Vesicular Trafficking in Platelets of Mouse Models of Hermansky Pudlak Syndrome. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 68(1). 14–23. 18 indexed citations

20.

DeBello, William M., Vincent O’Connor, Thomas Dresbach, et al.. (1995). SNAP-mediated protein–protein interactions essential for neurotransmitter release. Nature. 373(6515). 626–630. 130 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact