Thomas C. Kaufman

27.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
157 papers, 11.9k citations indexed

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Thomas C. Kaufman is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas C. Kaufman has authored 157 papers receiving a total of 11.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 124 papers in Molecular Biology, 63 papers in Genetics and 43 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Thomas C. Kaufman's work include Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (70 papers), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (35 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (31 papers). Thomas C. Kaufman is often cited by papers focused on Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (70 papers), Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities (35 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (31 papers). Thomas C. Kaufman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Thomas C. Kaufman's co-authors include Cynthia L. Hughes, Barbara T. Wakimoto, Arhat Abzhanov, Paul Z. Liu, Angela Pattatucci, David R. Angelini, Elizabeth C. Raff, Mark A. Seeger, Matthew P. Scott and F. Rudolf Turner and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Thomas C. Kaufman

157 papers receiving 11.5k citations

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brahma: A regulator of Drosophila homeotic genes structurally related to the yeast transcriptional activator SNF2SWI2

1992 809 citations Angela Pattatucci, Thomas C. Kaufman et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas C. Kaufman United States	66	9.6k	3.7k	2.1k	2.1k	1.8k	157	11.9k
Herbert Jäckle Germany	67	11.8k 1.2×	2.9k 0.8×	2.7k 1.3×	1.7k 0.8×	1.8k 1.0×	200	14.5k
Nipam H. Patel United States	53	7.0k 0.7×	2.6k 0.7×	3.6k 1.7×	1.2k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	128	10.8k
Ruth Lehmann United States	76	14.4k 1.5×	3.9k 1.1×	2.1k 1.0×	2.5k 1.2×	2.2k 1.2×	156	17.6k
Michael Akam United Kingdom	57	7.9k 0.8×	3.3k 0.9×	1.8k 0.9×	2.0k 1.0×	559 0.3×	127	10.6k
Walter J. Gehring Switzerland	57	11.6k 1.2×	3.7k 1.0×	2.3k 1.1×	1.8k 0.9×	1.0k 0.6×	122	13.6k
Anthony P. Mahowald United States	58	6.7k 0.7×	3.0k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	130	9.3k
Ginés Morata Spain	58	8.8k 0.9×	2.6k 0.7×	2.3k 1.1×	1.4k 0.7×	3.0k 1.6×	116	10.7k
Claude Desplan United States	65	9.1k 0.9×	3.2k 0.9×	4.8k 2.3×	1.3k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	190	12.8k
William McGinnis United States	52	10.6k 1.1×	4.1k 1.1×	1.5k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	952 0.5×	106	12.3k
Gary Struhl United States	65	16.5k 1.7×	3.5k 0.9×	3.0k 1.4×	1.8k 0.9×	4.3k 2.4×	95	18.7k

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Popodi, Ellen, John K. Colbourne, Joseph R. Shaw, et al.. (2023). Assessment of Chemical Toxicity in Adult <em>Drosophila Melanogaster</em>. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 10 indexed citations

Wen, Jiayu, Jaaved Mohammed, Diane Bortolamiol-Bécet, et al.. (2014). Diversity of miRNAs, siRNAs, and piRNAs across 25 Drosophila cell lines. Genome Research. 24(7). 1236–1250. 55 indexed citations

Deal, Jennifer A., et al.. (2012). The generation of chromosomal deletions to provide extensive coverage and subdivision of the Drosophila melanogaster genome. Genome biology. 13(3). R21–R21. 145 indexed citations

Liu, Paul & Thomas C. Kaufman. (2009). Morphology and Husbandry of the Large Milkweed Bug, Oncopeltus fasciatus. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. 2009(8). pdb.emo127–pdb.emo127. 14 indexed citations

Panfilio, Kristen A., Paul Z. Liu, Michael Akam, & Thomas C. Kaufman. (2006). Oncopeltus fasciatus zen is essential for serosal tissue function in katatrepsis. Developmental Biology. 292(1). 226–243. 51 indexed citations

Angelini, David R., Paul Z. Liu, Cynthia L. Hughes, & Thomas C. Kaufman. (2005). Hox gene function and interaction in the milkweed bug Oncopeltus fasciatus (Hemiptera). Developmental Biology. 287(2). 440–455. 75 indexed citations

Angelini, David R. & Thomas C. Kaufman. (2005). Functional analyses in the milkweed bug Oncopeltus fasciatus (Hemiptera) support a role for Wnt signaling in body segmentation but not appendage development. Developmental Biology. 283(2). 409–423. 91 indexed citations

Sprecher, Simon G., Martin Müller, Lars Kammermeier, et al.. (2004). Hox gene cross-regulatory interactions in the embryonic brain of Drosophila. Mechanisms of Development. 121(6). 527–536. 19 indexed citations

Hughes, Cynthia L. & Thomas C. Kaufman. (2002). Exploring Myriapod Segmentation: The Expression Patterns of even-skipped, engrailed, and wingless in a Centipede. Developmental Biology. 247(1). 47–61. 94 indexed citations

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Miller, David F., et al.. (2001). Homeotic Complex (Hox) gene regulation and homeosis in the mesoderm of the Drosophila melanogaster embryo: the roles of signal transduction and cell autonomous regulation. Mechanisms of Development. 102(1-2). 17–32. 13 indexed citations

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Megraw, Timothy L., Ling-Rong Kao, & Thomas C. Kaufman. (2001). Zygotic development without functional mitotic centrosomes. Current Biology. 11(2). 116–120. 192 indexed citations

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Peterson, Michael D., Bryan T. Rogers, Aleksandar Popadić, & Thomas C. Kaufman. (1999). The embryonic expression pattern of labial, posterior homeotic complex genes and the teashirt homologue in an apterygote insect. Development Genes and Evolution. 209(2). 77–90. 51 indexed citations

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Popadić, Aleksandar, Grace Panganiban, Douglas B. Rusch, William A. Shear, & Thomas C. Kaufman. (1998). Molecular evidence for the gnathobasic derivation of arthropod mandibles and for the appendicular origin of the labrum and other structures. Development Genes and Evolution. 208(3). 142–150. 108 indexed citations

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Megraw, Timothy L., Thomas C. Kaufman, & Gae E. Kovalick. (1998). Sequence and expression of Drosophila Antigen 5-related 2, a new member of the CAP gene family. Gene. 222(2). 297–304. 34 indexed citations

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Aplin, Alfred C. & Thomas C. Kaufman. (1997). Homeotic transformation of legs to mouthparts by proboscipedia expression in Drosophila imaginal discs. Mechanisms of Development. 62(1). 51–60. 38 indexed citations

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Rogers, Bryan T. & Thomas C. Kaufman. (1997). Structure of the Insect Head in Ontogeny and Phylogeny: A View from Drosophila. International review of cytology. 174. 1–84. 90 indexed citations

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Gindhart, Joseph G. & Thomas C. Kaufman. (1995). Identification of Polycomb and trithorax group responsive elements in the regulatory region of the Drosophila homeotic gene Sex combs reduced.. Genetics. 139(2). 797–814. 121 indexed citations

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Pattatucci, Angela & Thomas C. Kaufman. (1991). The homeotic gene Sex combs reduced of Drosophila melanogaster is differentially regulated in the embryonic and imaginal stages of development.. Genetics. 129(2). 443–461. 97 indexed citations

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Tener, G. M., Shizu Hayashi, Robert Dunn, et al.. (1980). tRNA Genes of Drosophila melanogaster. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 295–307. 3 indexed citations

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Ratliff, Floyd, et al.. (1979). Mach bands are attenuated by adjacent bars or lines (A). Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 69. 1444. 7 indexed citations

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