Thomas L. Saunders

19.8k total citations · 9 hit papers
160 papers, 15.3k citations indexed

About

Thomas L. Saunders is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas L. Saunders has authored 160 papers receiving a total of 15.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Molecular Biology, 39 papers in Genetics and 22 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Thomas L. Saunders's work include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (25 papers), Animal Genetics and Reproduction (21 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (12 papers). Thomas L. Saunders is often cited by papers focused on CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (25 papers), Animal Genetics and Reproduction (21 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (12 papers). Thomas L. Saunders collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Thomas L. Saunders's co-authors include Sean J. Morrison, Sally A. Camper, Lei Ding, Grigori Enikolopov, Randal J. Kaufman, Patrick J. Gillespie, Benbo Song, Martin Weigert, Denise Gay and Linda C. Samuelson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Thomas L. Saunders

157 papers receiving 15.2k citations

Hit Papers

Endothelial and perivascular cells m... 1993 2026 2004 2015 2012 2001 2001 1993 2006 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. Endothelial and perivascular cells maintain haematopoietic stem cells
    2012 1.4k citations Thomas L. Saunders et al. profile →
  2. Translational Control Is Required for the Unfolded Protein Response and In Vivo Glucose Homeostasis
    2001 1.1k citations Thomas L. Saunders et al. profile →
  3. Nrl is required for rod photoreceptor development
    2001 749 citations Thomas L. Saunders et al. profile →
  4. Receptor editing: an approach by autoreactive B cells to escape tolerance.
    1993 708 citations Thomas L. Saunders et al. profile →
  5. Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Activates Cleavage of CREBH to Induce a Systemic Inflammatory Response
    2006 672 citations Thomas L. Saunders et al. profile →
  6. The α(1,3)Fucosyltransferase Fuc-TVII Controls Leukocyte Trafficking through an Essential Role in L-, E-, and P-selectin Ligand Biosynthesis
    1996 615 citations Thomas L. Saunders et al. profile →
  7. Podocyte Depletion Causes Glomerulosclerosis
    2005 586 citations Wanda E. Filipiak, Thomas L. Saunders et al. profile →
  8. ATF6α Optimizes Long-Term Endoplasmic Reticulum Function to Protect Cells from Chronic Stress
    2007 566 citations Thomas L. Saunders et al. profile →
  9. Resting zone of the growth plate houses a unique class of skeletal stem cells
    2018 276 citations Wanida Ono, Yuki Matsushita et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas L. Saunders United States 57 7.8k 3.1k 2.7k 2.2k 1.7k 160 15.3k
Cord Brakebusch Denmark 72 6.9k 0.9× 4.2k 1.4× 2.7k 1.0× 1.1k 0.5× 1.1k 0.7× 187 14.6k
David R. Beier United States 58 7.1k 0.9× 1.7k 0.5× 2.1k 0.8× 3.4k 1.5× 1.0k 0.6× 175 13.7k
Lydia Sorokin Germany 67 5.5k 0.7× 2.5k 0.8× 3.0k 1.1× 1.1k 0.5× 825 0.5× 174 14.0k
Helen Rayburn United States 45 6.5k 0.8× 2.2k 0.7× 2.2k 0.8× 1.1k 0.5× 2.0k 1.2× 59 12.8k
David P. Witte United States 65 5.9k 0.8× 1.3k 0.4× 2.2k 0.8× 1.6k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 240 13.3k
Jeffrey H. Miner United States 72 9.7k 1.2× 2.9k 0.9× 1.4k 0.5× 2.4k 1.1× 1.3k 0.8× 247 18.4k
Richard A. Lang United States 70 10.7k 1.4× 2.2k 0.7× 4.5k 1.7× 2.1k 1.0× 457 0.3× 181 19.3k
M. Luisa Iruela‐Arispe United States 82 12.5k 1.6× 3.2k 1.0× 2.8k 1.0× 1.6k 0.7× 1.5k 0.9× 202 21.4k
Thomas F. Deuel United States 61 8.1k 1.0× 3.1k 1.0× 1.7k 0.6× 1.9k 0.9× 1.3k 0.8× 170 15.8k
Simon J. Conway United States 75 10.5k 1.3× 1.9k 0.6× 5.0k 1.9× 1.6k 0.7× 678 0.4× 215 22.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Porter, Robert S., et al.. (2024). Neuronal splicing of the unmethylated histone H3K4 reader, PHF21A, prevents excessive synaptogenesis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 300(11). 107881–107881. 3 indexed citations
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Olszewski, Rafal T., Soumya Korrapati, Samuel Mawuli Adadey, et al.. (2024). Transgenic Tg(Kcnj10-ZsGreen) fluorescent reporter mice allow visualization of intermediate cells in the stria vascularis. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 3038–3038. 4 indexed citations
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Kuppa, Annapurna, Yue Chen, Asmita Pant, et al.. (2023). Knockout of murine Lyplal1 confers sex-specific protection against diet-induced obesity. Journal of Molecular Endocrinology. 70(3). 2 indexed citations
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Matsushita, Yuki, Jialin Liu, Angel Ka Yan Chu, et al.. (2023). Bone marrow endosteal stem cells dictate active osteogenesis and aggressive tumorigenesis. Nature Communications. 14(1). 2383–2383. 38 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yang, Guizhen Zhao, Ziyi Chang, et al.. (2023). Generating endogenous Myh11-driven Cre mice for sex-independent gene deletion in smooth muscle cells. JCI Insight. 8(14). 5 indexed citations
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Chen, Di, Elizabeth D. Hughes, Thomas L. Saunders, et al.. (2022). Angiogenesis depends upon EPHB4-mediated export of collagen IV from vascular endothelial cells. JCI Insight. 7(4). 19 indexed citations
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King, Richard A., Ann Friedman, Guojing Zhu, et al.. (2021). SEC23A rescues SEC23B-deficient congenital dyserythropoietic anemia type II. Science Advances. 7(48). eabj5293–eabj5293. 13 indexed citations
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Emmer, Brian T., et al.. (2020). Murine Surf4 is essential for early embryonic development. PLoS ONE. 15(1). e0227450–e0227450. 16 indexed citations
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Lanigan, Thomas M., Huira C. Kopera, & Thomas L. Saunders. (2020). Principles of Genetic Engineering. Genes. 11(3). 291–291. 49 indexed citations
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Zheng, Li, et al.. (2019). Generation of Amelx-iCre Mice Supports Ameloblast-Specific Role for Stim1. Journal of Dental Research. 98(9). 1002–1010. 5 indexed citations
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Pettibone, Jeffrey R., Jai Y. Yu, Thomas W. Faust, et al.. (2019). Knock-In Rat Lines with Cre Recombinase at the Dopamine D1 and Adenosine 2a Receptor Loci. eNeuro. 6(5). ENEURO.0163–19.2019. 20 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lingjun, Ping Huang, Thomas L. Saunders, et al.. (2019). Absence of complement component 3 does not prevent classical pathway–mediated hemolysis. Blood Advances. 3(12). 1808–1814. 10 indexed citations
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Sun, Yaping, Katherine Oravecz-Wilson, Richard C. McEachin, et al.. (2019). miR-142 controls metabolic reprogramming that regulates dendritic cell activation. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 129(5). 2029–2042. 43 indexed citations
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Tomberg, Kärt, Randal J. Westrick, Audrey Cleuren, et al.. (2018). Whole exome sequencing of ENU-induced thrombosis modifier mutations in the mouse. PLoS Genetics. 14(9). e1007658–e1007658. 2 indexed citations
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Khoriaty, Rami, Geoffrey G. Hesketh, Amélie Bernard, et al.. (2018). Functions of the COPII gene paralogs SEC23A and SEC23B are interchangeable in vivo. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(33). E7748–E7757. 58 indexed citations
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Westrick, Randal J., Kärt Tomberg, Guojing Zhu, et al.. (2017). Sensitized mutagenesis screen in Factor V Leiden mice identifies thrombosis suppressor loci. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(36). 9659–9664. 9 indexed citations
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Verhaegen, Monique, Doris Mangelberger, Paul W. Harms, et al.. (2017). Merkel Cell Polyomavirus Small T Antigen Initiates Merkel Cell Carcinoma-like Tumor Development in Mice. Cancer Research. 77(12). 3151–3157. 68 indexed citations
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Feinberg, Tamar Y., R. Grant Rowe, Thomas L. Saunders, & Stephen J. Weiss. (2016). Functional roles of MMP14 and MMP15 in early postnatal mammary gland development. Development. 143(21). 3956–3968. 24 indexed citations
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Dong, Zhihong, et al.. (2014). Dentin Sialophosphoprotein: A Regulatory Protein for Dental Pulp Stem Cell Identity and Fate. Stem Cells and Development. 23(23). 2883–2894. 27 indexed citations
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Saunders, Thomas L., et al.. (2005). A rat 8 kb dentin sialoprotein–phosphophoryn (DSP–PP) promoter directs spatial and temporal LacZ activity in mouse tissues. Developmental Biology. 289(2). 507–516. 11 indexed citations

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