Thomas J. Deerinck

21.6k total citations · 10 hit papers
126 papers, 14.9k citations indexed

About

Thomas J. Deerinck is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas J. Deerinck has authored 126 papers receiving a total of 14.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Molecular Biology, 29 papers in Cell Biology and 22 papers in Biophysics. Recurrent topics in Thomas J. Deerinck's work include Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (21 papers), Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (20 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (14 papers). Thomas J. Deerinck is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (21 papers), Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (20 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (14 papers). Thomas J. Deerinck collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Canada. Thomas J. Deerinck's co-authors include Mark H. Ellisman, Alice Y. Ting, Roger Y. Tsien, Jeffrey D. Martell, Michael Karin, Gina E. Sosinsky, Vamsi K. Mootha, Michael D. Cahalan, Maryann E. Martone and Guido Gaietta and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Thomas J. Deerinck

126 papers receiving 14.7k 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.

STIM1 is a Ca2+ sensor that activates CRAC channels and migrates from the Ca2+ store to the plasma membrane

2005 1.2k citations Thomas J. Deerinck, Mark H. Ellisman et al. profile →
Directed evolution of APEX2 for electron microscopy and proximity labeling

2014 929 citations Stephanie S Lam, Jeffrey D. Martell et al. Nature Methods profile →
Multicolor and Electron Microscopic Imaging of Connexin Trafficking

2002 723 citations Guido Gaietta, Thomas J. Deerinck et al. profile →
Abnormal Morphogenesis But Intact IKK Activation in Mice Lacking the IKKα Subunit of IκB Kinase

1999 704 citations Thomas J. Deerinck, Mark H. Ellisman et al. profile →
The pituitary-specific transcription factor GHF-1 is a homeobox-containing protein

1988 663 citations Thomas J. Deerinck, Mark H. Ellisman et al. Cell profile →
A Genetically Encoded Tag for Correlated Light and Electron Microscopy of Intact Cells, Tissues, and Organisms

2011 641 citations Xiaokun Shu, Varda Lev‐Ram et al. PLoS Biology profile →
ChromEMT: Visualizing 3D chromatin structure and compaction in interphase and mitotic cells

2017 577 citations Sébastien Phan, Thomas J. Deerinck et al. profile →
Catastrophic Nuclear Envelope Collapse in Cancer Cell Micronuclei

2013 529 citations Emily M. Hatch, Andrew H. Fischer et al. Cell profile →
Engineered ascorbate peroxidase as a genetically encoded reporter for electron microscopy

2012 521 citations Jeffrey D. Martell, Thomas J. Deerinck et al. profile →
Activity-dependent regulation of dendritic synthesis and trafficking of AMPA receptors

2004 401 citations Guido Gaietta, Thomas J. Deerinck et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas J. Deerinck United States	61	9.2k	3.0k	2.8k	1.4k	1.2k	126	14.9k
Daniel Choquet France	78	9.2k 1.0×	3.7k 1.2×	9.0k 3.3×	2.1k 1.5×	651 0.5×	183	17.6k
Antoine Triller France	75	10.1k 1.1×	3.0k 1.0×	9.6k 3.5×	1.2k 0.8×	357 0.3×	220	18.2k
Tao Xu China	51	5.0k 0.5×	2.2k 0.7×	2.0k 0.7×	798 0.6×	375 0.3×	282	9.4k
Jin Zhang United States	60	10.6k 1.2×	1.7k 0.6×	2.2k 0.8×	2.7k 1.9×	177 0.1×	366	15.4k
Derek Toomre United States	47	8.7k 1.0×	4.7k 1.5×	1.1k 0.4×	1.8k 1.3×	510 0.4×	117	13.9k
Kees Jalink Netherlands	58	8.1k 0.9×	2.5k 0.8×	1.8k 0.6×	798 0.6×	102 0.1×	133	11.7k
Stephan J. Sigrist Germany	57	7.6k 0.8×	3.8k 1.2×	4.8k 1.7×	676 0.5×	280 0.2×	158	12.4k
Casper C. Hoogenraad Netherlands	78	11.3k 1.2×	9.9k 3.3×	6.3k 2.3×	799 0.6×	247 0.2×	227	20.4k
Atsushi Miyawaki Japan	94	22.6k 2.5×	5.5k 1.8×	8.8k 3.2×	9.7k 7.0×	700 0.6×	367	36.8k
James R. Sellers United States	73	10.0k 1.1×	7.5k 2.5×	1.2k 0.4×	525 0.4×	161 0.1×	231	16.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Thomas J. Deerinck

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Thomas J. Deerinck'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 Thomas J. Deerinck with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Thomas J. Deerinck more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas J. Deerinck

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Thomas J. Deerinck. 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 Thomas J. Deerinck. The network helps show where Thomas J. Deerinck may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas J. Deerinck

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Thomas J. Deerinck. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Thomas J. Deerinck 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 Thomas J. Deerinck. Thomas J. Deerinck 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

Acree, Christopher, Keunyoung Kim, Ali Zahraei, et al.. (2025). Spatial patterns of hepatocyte glucose flux revealed by stable isotope tracing and multi-scale microscopy. Nature Communications. 16(1). 5850–5850. 1 indexed citations

Lev‐Ram, Varda, Thomas J. Deerinck, Eric A. Bushong, et al.. (2024). Do Perineuronal Nets Stabilize the Engram of a Synaptic Circuit?. Cells. 13(19). 1627–1627. 7 indexed citations

Shrestha, Shristi, Matthew A. Cottam, Guy Perkins, et al.. (2024). Calorie restriction increases insulin sensitivity to promote beta cell homeostasis and longevity in mice. Nature Communications. 15(1). 9063–9063. 13 indexed citations

Toyama, Brandon H., Rafael Arrojo e Drigo, Varda Lev‐Ram, et al.. (2018). Visualization of long-lived proteins reveals age mosaicism within nuclei of postmitotic cells. The Journal of Cell Biology. 218(2). 433–444. 72 indexed citations

McGlynn, Shawn E., Grayson L. Chadwick, Mason Mackey, et al.. (2018). Subgroup characteristics of marine methane-oxidizing ANME-2 archaea and their syntrophic partners revealed by integrated multimodal analytical microscopy. Japan Geoscience Union. 1 indexed citations

Haberl, Matthias G., Christopher Churas, Daniela Boassa, et al.. (2018). CDeep3M—Plug-and-Play cloud-based deep learning for image segmentation. Nature Methods. 15(9). 677–680. 117 indexed citations

Azeloglu, Evren U., Thomas J. Deerinck, Yibang Chen, et al.. (2017). Fragility of foot process morphology in kidney podocytes arises from chaotic spatial propagation of cytoskeletal instability. PLoS Computational Biology. 13(3). e1005433–e1005433. 31 indexed citations

Martell, Jeffrey D., Thomas J. Deerinck, Stephanie S Lam, Mark H. Ellisman, & Alice Y. Ting. (2017). Electron microscopy using the genetically encoded APEX2 tag in cultured mammalian cells. Nature Protocols. 12(9). 1792–1816. 125 indexed citations

Su, Frances Y., Eric A. Bushong, Thomas J. Deerinck, et al.. (2017). Spines of the porcupine fish: Structure, composition, and mechanical properties. Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials. 73. 38–49. 20 indexed citations

10.

Kamer, Kimberli J., Thomas J. Deerinck, Mark H. Ellisman, et al.. (2014). Directed evolution of APEX2 for electron microscopy and proximity labeling. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 1 indexed citations

11.

Hoffpauir, Brian K., Daniel Jackson, Thomas J. Deerinck, et al.. (2013). Synaptic Inputs Compete during Rapid Formation of the Calyx of Held: A New Model System for Neural Development. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(32). 12954–12969. 86 indexed citations

12.

Hatch, Emily M., Andrew H. Fischer, Thomas J. Deerinck, & Martin W. Hetzer. (2013). Catastrophic Nuclear Envelope Collapse in Cancer Cell Micronuclei. Cell. 154(1). 47–60. 529 indexed citations breakdown →

13.

Shu, Xiaokun, Varda Lev‐Ram, Thomas J. Deerinck, et al.. (2011). A Genetically Encoded Tag for Correlated Light and Electron Microscopy of Intact Cells, Tissues, and Organisms. PLoS Biology. 9(4). e1001041–e1001041. 641 indexed citations breakdown →

14.

Lichtenstein, Alexandra, Guido Gaietta, Thomas J. Deerinck, et al.. (2008). The cytoplasmic accumulations of the cataract-associated mutant, Connexin50P88S, are long-lived and form in the endoplasmic reticulum. Experimental Eye Research. 88(3). 600–609. 23 indexed citations

15.

Bielas, Stephanie, Finley Serneo, Magdalena Chechlacz, et al.. (2007). Spinophilin Facilitates Dephosphorylation of Doublecortin by PP1 to Mediate Microtubule Bundling at the Axonal Wrist. Cell. 129(3). 579–591. 117 indexed citations

16.

Salomon, Christine, Mark H. Ellisman, Dorothy Faulkner, & Thomas J. Deerinck. (2001). The cellular localization of dercitamide in the Palauan sponge Oceanapia sagittaria. Marine Biology. 139(2). 313–319. 55 indexed citations

17.

Soto, Gabriel E., Stephen J. Young, Maryann E. Martone, et al.. (1994). Serial Section Electron Tomography: A Method for Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of Large Structures. NeuroImage. 1(3). 230–243. 105 indexed citations

18.

Galbraith, Catherine G., Thomas J. Deerinck, Mark H. Ellisman, Richard Skalak, & Shu Chien. (1993). Structural basis for the mechanics of the endothelial cell. 357–359. 1 indexed citations

19.

Takizawa, Peter A., Jennifer K. Yucel, D. John Faulkner, et al.. (1993). Complete vesiculation of Golgi membranes and inhibition of protein transport by a novel sea sponge metabolite, ilimaquinone. Cell. 73(6). 1079–1090. 177 indexed citations

20.

Ouyang, Yannan, Thomas J. Deerinck, Philip D. Walton, et al.. (1993). Distribution of ryanodine receptors in the chicken central nervous system. Brain Research. 620(2). 269–280. 27 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