Sidney W. Whiteheart

16.6k citations

156 papers · 12.3k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 53

Molecular Biology top 0.5%
Cell Biology top 0.05%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 0.5%
Hematology top 0.5%
Physiology top 1%

Co-authors: James E. Rothman Thomas Söllner Michael Brunner Phyllis I. Hanson Paul Tempst Scott Geromanos Hediye Erdjument‐Bromage Mark K. Bennett
Topics: Cellular transport and secretion (65 papers)Platelet Disorders and Treatments (55 papers)Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (32 papers)
Cited by: Cell Biology Physiology Hematology
Journals: Nature Cell Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Partner nations: United States Germany United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Sidney W. Whiteheart

151 papers receiving 12.1k citations

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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.

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 →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Role of Rubicon in platelets: a promoter of thrombosis but not an autophagy repressor 2025 ·Blood Advances ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Daniëlle M. Coenen,(unknown),Jeremy P. Wood,Sidney W. Whiteheart	0
2	Abstract 149: The Protective Effect Of Vamp8 Deficiency In Aortopathies: Potential Impact Of Impaired Platelet Cargo Release 2024 ·Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology ·Shayan Mohammadmoradi,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Bryana M. Levitan,(unknown),Smita Joshi,Kristen McQuerry,Sidney W. Whiteheart	1
3	Abstract 154: Hierarchical Redundancy And Contextual Roles Of Vesicle-associated Membrane Proteins (VAMPs) In Platelet Function 2024 ·Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology ·Smita Joshi,Alexis Nicole Smith,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Sidney W. Whiteheart	2
4	Platelet-localized ST6Gal1 does not impact IgG sialylation 2023 ·Glycobiology ·(unknown),Julie Y. Zhou,(unknown),Chao Gao,Richard D. Cummings,Smita Joshi,Sidney W. Whiteheart,Brian A. Cobb	4
5	OC 61.4 Manipulating Platelet Secretion to Affect Hemostasis 2023 ·Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis ·Smita Joshi,Alexis Nicole Smith,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Brian Storrie,Sidney W. Whiteheart	2
6	Platelet glycogenolysis is important for energy production and function 2023 ·Platelets ·(unknown),Hemendra J. Vekaria,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Smita Joshi,(unknown),Qing Jun Wang,Patrick G. Sullivan,Sidney W. Whiteheart	10
7	Calcium Ion Chelation Preserves Platelet Function During Cold Storage 2020 ·Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology ·Binggang Xiang,Guoying Zhang,Yan Zhang,Congqing Wu,Smita Joshi,Andrew J. Morris,Jerry Ware,Susan S. Smyth,Sidney W. Whiteheart,Zhenyu Li	13
8	Hemostasis vs. homeostasis: Platelets are essential for preserving vascular barrier function in the absence of injury or inflammation 2020 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Shuchi Gupta,Christoph Konradt,Adam Corken,Jerry Ware,Bernhard Nieswandt,Jorge Di Paola,Mei Yu,Demin Wang,Marvin T. Nieman,Sidney W. Whiteheart,Lawrence F. Brass	39
9	Structural analysis of resting mouse platelets by 3D-EM reveals an unexpected variation in α-granule shape 2020 ·Platelets ·Irina D. Pokrovskaya,Michael P. Tobin,(unknown),Maria A. Aronova,Jeffrey A. Kamykowski,Guofeng Zhang,Smita Joshi,Sidney W. Whiteheart,Richard D. Leapman,Brian Storrie	8
10	Immunization of Alpacas (<em>Lama pacos</em>) with Protein Antigens and Production of Antigen-specific Single Domain Antibodies 2019 ·Journal of Visualized Experiments ·K. Martin Chow,Sidney W. Whiteheart,Jeffrey Smiley,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Louis B. Hersh,Craig W. Vander Kooi	16
11	Cellubrevin/vesicle-associated membrane protein-3–mediated endocytosis and trafficking regulate platelet functions 2017 ·Blood ·Meenakshi Banerjee,Smita Joshi,Jinchao Zhang,Carole L. Moncman,Shilpi Yadav,Beth A. Bouchard,Brian Storrie,Sidney W. Whiteheart	35
12	The Alpha-Granule Release Reaction Is Mediated By SNARE-Dependent Solubilization of the Granule Matrix 2017 ·Blood ·Irina D. Pokrovskaya,Smita Joshi,Sidney W. Whiteheart,Jeffrey A. Kamykowski,Brian Storrie	1
13	B-cell–independent sialylation of IgG 2016 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Mark B. Jones,(unknown),Smita Joshi,Sidney W. Whiteheart,Ron Orlando,Brian A. Cobb	108
14	A novel role for platelet secretion in angiogenesis: mediating bone marrow–derived cell mobilization and homing 2011 ·Blood ·Weiyi Feng,Maria Madajka,Bethany A. Kerr,Ganapati H. Mahabeleshwar,Sidney W. Whiteheart,Tatiana V. Byzova	91
15	Munc13-4 is a limiting factor in the pathway required for platelet granule release and hemostasis 2010 ·Blood ·Qiansheng Ren,Christian Wimmer,Michael C. Chicka,Shaojing Ye,Yi Ren,Frederick M. Hughson,Sidney W. Whiteheart	91
16	VAMP8/endobrevin is overexpressed in hyperreactive human platelets: suggested role for platelet microRNA 2009 ·Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis ·Altaf A. Kondkar,Molly S. Bray,Suzanne M. Leal,Srinivasa R. Nagalla,(unknown),Ying Jin,Jing Dong,(unknown),Sidney W. Whiteheart,Chad A. Shaw,Paul F. Bray	156
17	Studies of Secretion Using Permeabilized Platelets 2004 ·Humana Press eBooks ·(unknown),Sidney W. Whiteheart	6
18	Mast Cell Degranulation Requires N -Ethylmaleimide-Sensitive Factor-Mediated SNARE Disassembly 2003 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Niti Puri,Michael J. Kruhlak,Sidney W. Whiteheart,Paul A. Roche	62
19	Analyses of Proteins Involved in Vesicular Trafficking in Platelets of Mouse Models of Hermansky Pudlak Syndrome 1999 ·Molecular Genetics and Metabolism ·Beverly A. Richards-Smith,Edward K. Novak,(unknown),Ping He,Richard J. Haslam,David Castle,Sidney W. Whiteheart,Richard T. Swank	18
20	SNAP-mediated protein–protein interactions essential for neurotransmitter release 1995 ·Nature ·William M. DeBello,Vincent O’Connor,Thomas Dresbach,Sidney W. Whiteheart,Samuel S.‐H. Wang,Felix E. Schweizer,Hartmut Bertz,James E. Rothman,George J. Augustine	130

About Sidney W. Whiteheart

Sidney W. Whiteheart is a scholar working on Hematology, Cell Biology and Physiology, having authored 156 papers that have together received 12.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Cellular transport and secretion (65 papers), Platelet Disorders and Treatments (55 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (32 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cell Biology (6.8k citations), Physiology (798 citations) and Hematology (1.6k citations). Sidney W. Whiteheart has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include James E. Rothman, Thomas Söllner, Michael Brunner, Phyllis I. Hanson, Paul Tempst, Scott Geromanos, Hediye Erdjument‐Bromage, Mark K. Bennett, Richard H. Scheller and Elena A. Matveeva. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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