Steve A. Kay

56.6k citations

247 papers · 42.3k indexed · 25 hit papers · h-index 102

Impact in

Endocrine and Autonomic Systems top 0.01%
- Circadian rhythm and melatonin
Aging top 0.02%
- Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms

Papers in

Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 91
- Circadian rhythm and melatonin 90
Aging 18
- Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms 18

Co-authors: Satchidananda Panda John B. Hogenesch Marcelo J. Yanovsky Joseph S. Takahashi David K. Welsh David E. Somers José L. Pruneda-Paz Paul F. Devlin
Journals: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (33 papers)The Plant Cell (29 papers)Science (18 papers)Current Biology (10 papers)PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (9 papers)
Partner nations: United States Japan United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Steve A. Kay

245 papers receiving 41.5k citations

Hit Papers

15 papers align trajectories log scale

Linking photoreceptor excitation to changes in plant architecture 2012 · 428 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2012 Genes & Development
2012 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
2012 Science
2011 Nature
2010 Annual Review of Physiology
2008 Genome biology
2007 Cell
2007 Science
2005 Science
2004 Neuron
2004 Current Biology
2003 Science
2002 Science
2002 Cell
2002 Nature
2002 Nature
2001 Nature Reviews Genetics
2001 Science
2000 Science
2000 Science
1998 Science
1998 Science
1998 Cell
1997 Science
1997 Journal of Biological Rhythms

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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Steve A. Kay, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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#	Work
1	The interplay between the circadian clock and abiotic stress responses mediated by ABF3 and CCA1/LHY Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Tong Liang, Yu Shi, Yuanzhong Pan, Jiarui Wang, Steve A. Kay	2024	18
2	Casein kinase 1 family regulates PRR5 and TOC1 in the Arabidopsis circadian clock Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Zong-Tsi Chen, 吕爱晶, Keiko Kuwata, Tsuyoshi Hirota, Ayato Sato, Junya Mizoi, 庞晓华, 简亚平, Takamasa Suzuki, Shogo Ito, Ami Saito, Taeko Nishiwaki‐Ohkawa, Kazuko Yamaguchi‐Shinozaki, Takashi Yoshimura, Steve A. Kay, Kenichiro Itami, Toshinori Kinoshita, Junichiro Yamaguchi, Norihito Nakamichi	2019	65
3	Targeting Glioblastoma Stem Cells through Disruption of the Circadian Clock Cancer Discovery ·Zhen Dong, Guoxin Zhang, Meng Qu, Ryan C. Gimple, Qiulian Wu, Zhixin Qiu, Briana C. Prager, Xiuxing Wang, Leo J.Y. Kim, Andrew R. Morton, Deobrat Dixit, Wenchao Zhou, Haidong Huang, Bin Li, Zhe Zhu, Shideng Bao, Stephen C. Mack, Lukas Chávez, Steve A. Kay, Jeremy N. Rich	2019	217
4	Nuclear receptor HNF4A transrepresses CLOCK:BMAL1 and modulates tissue-specific circadian networks Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Meng Qu, Tomás Duffy, Tsuyoshi Hirota, Steve A. Kay	2018	67
5	Genome-wide identification of CCA1 targets uncovers an expanded clock network in Arabidopsis Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Dawn H. Nagel, Colleen J. Doherty, José L. Pruneda-Paz, Robert J. Schmitz, Joseph R. Ecker, Steve A. Kay	2015	206
6	Nitrate foraging by Arabidopsis roots is mediated by the transcription factor TCP20 through the systemic signaling pathway Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Peizhu Guan, Rongchen Wang, Philippe Nacry, Ghislaı̀n Breton, Steve A. Kay, José L. Pruneda-Paz, Beata Butryn, Nigel M. Crawford	2014	200
7	BRANCHED1 Interacts with FLOWERING LOCUS T to Repress the Floral Transition of the Axillary Meristems in Arabidopsis The Plant Cell ·Masaki Niwa, Yasufumi Daimon, WU Shi-zhai, Asuka Higo, José L. Pruneda-Paz, Ghislaı̀n Breton, Nobutaka Mitsuda, Steve A. Kay, Masaru Ohme‐Takagi, Motomu Endo, Takashi Araki	2013	187
8	Identification of Small Molecule Activators of Cryptochrome Science ·Tsuyoshi Hirota, Jae Wook Lee, Peter C. St. John, Mariko Sawa, Keiko Iwaisako, Takako Noguchi, Maria Hillingsøe Stubberup, Tim Sonntag, David K. Welsh, David A. Brenner, Francis J. Doyle, Peter G. Schultz, Steve A. Kay Hit paper breakdown →	2012	386
9	CIRCADIAN CLOCK-ASSOCIATED 1 regulates ROS homeostasis and oxidative stress responses Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Alvina G. Lai, Colleen J. Doherty, Bernd Mueller‐Roeber, Steve A. Kay, Jos H. M. Schippers, Paul P. Dijkwel	2012	286
10	Arabidopsis circadian clock protein, TOC1, is a DNA-binding transcription factor Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Joshua M. Gendron, José L. Pruneda-Paz, Colleen J. Doherty, Andrew M. Gross, Sungkwon Kang, Steve A. Kay Hit paper breakdown →	2012	415
11	HSP90, a Capacitor of Behavioral Variation Journal of Biological Rhythms ·Hsiu‐Cheng Hung, Steve A. Kay, Frank Weber	2009	20
12	A Functional Genomics Approach Reveals CHE as a Component of the Arabidopsis Circadian Clock Science ·José L. Pruneda-Paz, Ghislaı̀n Breton, Alessia Para, Steve A. Kay	2009	379
13	A novel computational model of the circadian clock in Arabidopsis that incorporates PRR7 and PRR9 Molecular Systems Biology ·Eva Ponce Cueto, Eva M. Farré, Stephanie R. Taylor, Steve A. Kay, Francis J. Doyle	2006	179
14	Positive and Negative Factors Confer Phase-Specific Circadian Regulation of Transcription in Arabidopsis The Plant Cell ·Stacey L. Harmer, Steve A. Kay	2005	165
15	LUX ARRHYTHMO encodes a Myb domain protein essential for circadian rhythms Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Samuel P. Hazen, Thomas F. Schultz, José L. Pruneda-Paz, Justin Borevitz, Joseph R. Ecker, Steve A. Kay	2005	349
16	FKF1 F-Box Protein Mediates Cyclic Degradation of a Repressor of CONSTANS in Arabidopsis Science ·Takato Imaizumi, Thomas F. Schultz, Frank G. Harmon, Lindsey A. Ho, Steve A. Kay Hit paper breakdown →	2005	638
17	Melanopsin Is Required for Non-Image-Forming Photic Responses in Blind Mice Science ·Satchidananda Panda, Ignacio Provencio, Daniel C. Tu, Susana S. Pires, Mark D. Rollag, Ana Maria de Lauro Castrucci, Mathew T. Pletcher, Trey K. Sato, Tim Wiltshire, Bárbara Cristina da Silva Rosa, Steve A. Kay, Russell N. Van Gelder, John B. Hogenesch Hit paper breakdown →	2003	557
18	Melanopsin ( Opn4 ) Requirement for Normal Light-Induced Circadian Phase Shifting Science ·Satchidananda Panda, Trey K. Sato, Ana Maria de Lauro Castrucci, Mark D. Rollag, Willem J. DeGrip, John B. Hogenesch, Ignacio Provencio, Steve A. Kay Hit paper breakdown →	2002	661
19	Reciprocal Regulation Between TOC1 and LHY / CCA1 Within the Arabidopsis Circadian Clock Science ·David Alabadı́, Tokitaka Oyama, Marcelo J. Yanovsky, Fuyou Bi, Paloma Más, Steve A. Kay Hit paper breakdown →	2001	913
20	Conditional Circadian Dysfunction of the Arabidopsis early-flowering 3 Mutant Science ·Karen A. Hicks, Andrew J. Millar, Isabelle A. Carré, David E. Somers, Martin Straume, D R Meeks-Wagner, Steve A. Kay	1996	310

About Steve A. Kay

Steve A. Kay is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Aging, Plant Science, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology, having authored 247 papers that have together received 42.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Light effects on plants (172 papers), Plant Molecular Biology Research (128 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (90 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (87 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (25 papers), Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (18 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (18 papers) and Spaceflight effects on biology (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (15.8k citations), Aging (2.7k citations), Plant Science (28.3k citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (6.2k citations) and Molecular Biology (20.6k citations). Steve A. Kay has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Japan and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Satchidananda Panda, John B. Hogenesch, Marcelo J. Yanovsky, Joseph S. Takahashi, David K. Welsh, David E. Somers, José L. Pruneda-Paz, Paul F. Devlin, Paloma Más and Takato Imaizumi. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Plant Cell, Science, Current Biology and PLANT PHYSIOLOGY.

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