Susan Lowey

11.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
127 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

About

Susan Lowey is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Susan Lowey has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 72 papers in Molecular Biology and 31 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Susan Lowey's work include Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (78 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (58 papers) and Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (18 papers). Susan Lowey is often cited by papers focused on Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (78 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (58 papers) and Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise (18 papers). Susan Lowey collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. Susan Lowey's co-authors include Sarkis S. Margossian, Alan G. Weeds, Kathleen M. Trybus, Guillermina S. Waller, K M Trybus, Carolyn Cohen, D Risby, Alfred Holtzer, H. F. Baker and G Gauthier and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Susan Lowey

126 papers receiving 8.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Substructure of the myosin molecule

1971 926 citations Susan Lowey et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
[7] Preparation of myosin and its subfragments from rabbit skeletal muscle

1982 867 citations Susan Lowey et al. profile →
Substructure of the myosin molecule

1969 655 citations Susan Lowey et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
Light Chains from Fast and Slow Muscle Myosins

1971 412 citations Susan Lowey et al. profile →
Studies on the structure of myosin

1962 330 citations Susan Lowey, Carolyn Cohen Journal of Molecular Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Susan Lowey United States	51	5.9k	5.9k	2.6k	873	684	127	9.4k
Alan G. Weeds United Kingdom	55	4.9k 0.8×	6.6k 1.1×	5.4k 2.1×	1.1k 1.3×	613 0.9×	109	11.8k
Carolyn Cohen United States	58	4.8k 0.8×	6.4k 1.1×	2.2k 0.8×	1.1k 1.3×	279 0.4×	125	10.6k
Marion L. Greaser United States	55	5.6k 0.9×	5.8k 1.0×	1.6k 0.6×	866 1.0×	1.6k 2.4×	171	10.1k
J. Gergely United States	55	4.4k 0.7×	5.8k 1.0×	1.9k 0.7×	711 0.8×	590 0.9×	200	9.8k
S V Perry United Kingdom	54	4.8k 0.8×	6.3k 1.1×	2.1k 0.8×	369 0.4×	785 1.1×	155	9.7k
John Trinick United Kingdom	42	3.2k 0.5×	3.5k 0.6×	1.6k 0.6×	1.7k 1.9×	704 1.0×	95	6.4k
Andrew G. Szent‐Györgyi United States	40	3.6k 0.6×	3.4k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	601 0.7×	372 0.5×	82	5.5k
William F. Harrington United States	51	2.5k 0.4×	4.1k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	481 0.6×	615 0.9×	108	7.5k
Lawrence B. Smillie Canada	50	3.6k 0.6×	4.6k 0.8×	1.0k 0.4×	342 0.4×	388 0.6×	130	7.0k
John M. Squire United Kingdom	41	3.8k 0.6×	3.3k 0.6×	995 0.4×	968 1.1×	140 0.2×	150	5.8k

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Lowey, Susan. (2021). Withholding Medical Interventions and Ageism During a Pandemic. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing. 23(3). 200–206. 4 indexed citations

Lowey, Susan. (2019). Management of Fatigue at the End of Life: A Systematic Review (S850). Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 57(2). 508–509. 1 indexed citations

Lowey, Susan, Peteranne B. Joel, Kathleen M. Trybus, et al.. (2018). Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy R403Q mutation in rabbit β-myosin reduces contractile function at the molecular and myofibrillar levels. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(44). 11238–11243. 24 indexed citations

Huang, Zhong, Janet A. Warrington, Dianne W. Taylor, et al.. (2017). The structure of the actin-smooth muscle myosin motor domain complex in the rigor state. Journal of Structural Biology. 200(3). 325–333. 15 indexed citations

Lowey, Susan. (2017). Palliative Care in the Management of Patients with Advanced Heart Failure. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1067. 295–311. 21 indexed citations

Lowey, Susan. (2016). Factors Affecting Post-Acute Referrals for Palliative Home Health Care Among Patients with End-Stage Heart Failure (S736). Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 51(2). 426–427. 2 indexed citations

Lowey, Susan, Sally A. Norton, Jill R. Quinn, & Timothy E. Quill. (2014). A Place to Get Worse. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing. 16(6). 338–345. 12 indexed citations

Taylor, Kenneth A., Michael Feig, Charles L. Brooks, et al.. (2013). Role of the essential light chain in the activation of smooth muscle myosin by regulatory light chain phosphorylation. Journal of Structural Biology. 185(3). 375–382. 16 indexed citations

Lowey, Susan & Kathleen M. Trybus. (2010). Common Structural Motifs for the Regulation of Divergent Class II Myosins. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(22). 16403–16407. 49 indexed citations

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Nair, Usha, Peteranne B. Joel, Qun Wan, et al.. (2009). Crystal Structures of Monomeric Actin Bound to Cytochalasin D. Biophysical Journal. 96(3). 125a–125a. 10 indexed citations

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Lowey, Susan, Arthur S. Rovner, Alex R. Hodges, et al.. (2008). Functional Effects of the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy R403Q Mutation Are Different in an α- or β-Myosin Heavy Chain Backbone. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(29). 20579–20589. 73 indexed citations

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Lowey, Susan. (2008). Letting go before a death: a concept analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 63(2). 208–215. 19 indexed citations

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Volkmann, Niels, et al.. (2007). The R403Q Myosin Mutation Implicated in Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Causes Disorder at the Actomyosin Interface. PLoS ONE. 2(11). e1123–e1123. 20 indexed citations

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Lowey, Susan, et al.. (2007). Evidence for an Interaction between the SH3 Domain and the N-terminal Extension of the Essential Light Chain in Class II Myosins. Journal of Molecular Biology. 371(4). 902–913. 48 indexed citations

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Rould, Mark A., Qun Wan, Peteranne B. Joel, Susan Lowey, & Kathleen M. Trybus. (2006). Crystal Structures of Expressed Non-polymerizable Monomeric Actin in the ADP and ATP States. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(42). 31909–31919. 107 indexed citations

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Volkmann, Niels, Hongjun Liu, Larnele Hazelwood, et al.. (2005). The Structural Basis of Myosin V Processive Movement as Revealed by Electron Cryomicroscopy. Molecular Cell. 19(5). 595–605. 79 indexed citations

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Yamashita, Hiroshi, et al.. (2000). Functional Consequences of Mutations in the Smooth Muscle Myosin Heavy Chain at Sites Implicated in Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(36). 28045–28052. 60 indexed citations

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Tao, Terence, et al.. (1995). Proximity Relationships between Engineered Cysteine Residues in Chicken Skeletal Myosin Regulatory Light Chain:. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(52). 31111–31118. 12 indexed citations

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Gauthier, G, et al.. (1983). Myosin isozymes in normal and cross-reinnervated cat skeletal muscle fibers.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 97(3). 756–771. 89 indexed citations

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Lowey, Susan & Carolyn Cohen. (1962). Studies on the structure of myosin. Journal of Molecular Biology. 4(4). 293–IN17. 330 indexed citations breakdown →

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