Tim M. Townes

10.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
96 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

About

Tim M. Townes is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Tim M. Townes has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Genetics and 22 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Tim M. Townes's work include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (29 papers), Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders (21 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (15 papers). Tim M. Townes is often cited by papers focused on CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (29 papers), Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders (21 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (15 papers). Tim M. Townes collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Tim M. Townes's co-authors include Chiao‐Wang Sun, Kevin M. Pawlik, Thomas M. Ryan, Li‐Chen Wu, Howard C. Masuoka, Richard R. Behringer, Wenyong Chen, Dewang Zhou, David Donze and Chia‐Wei Chang and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Tim M. Townes

96 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Treatment of Sickle Cell Anemia Mouse Model with iPS Cells Generated from Autologous Skin

2007 1.0k citations Jacob H. Hanna, Marius Wernig et al. Science profile →
ATF4 Is a Substrate of RSK2 and an Essential Regulator of Osteoblast Biology

2004 653 citations Tim M. Townes et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tim M. Townes United States	45	5.7k	1.5k	1.4k	1.2k	1.1k	96	8.0k
Sjaak Philipsen Netherlands	45	6.1k 1.1×	1.4k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	1.0k 0.9×	544 0.5×	122	8.2k
Emery H. Bresnick United States	50	5.8k 1.0×	902 0.6×	1000 0.7×	771 0.6×	742 0.7×	161	7.6k
Alexei Protopopov United States	41	5.6k 1.0×	518 0.3×	757 0.6×	972 0.8×	994 0.9×	88	8.0k
Stephen A. Liebhaber United States	54	5.3k 0.9×	947 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	501 0.4×	362 0.3×	142	8.2k
Robert Latek United States	17	5.4k 0.9×	889 0.6×	496 0.4×	555 0.5×	812 0.8×	31	7.6k
Christian Rommel United States	44	7.3k 1.3×	1.3k 0.8×	441 0.3×	793 0.7×	1.0k 1.0×	88	10.2k
Zuzana Tóthová United States	23	6.5k 1.1×	554 0.4×	705 0.5×	703 0.6×	372 0.3×	47	8.4k
Monica Nistér Sweden	50	5.5k 1.0×	1.7k 1.1×	521 0.4×	456 0.4×	796 0.7×	160	9.1k
W. Scott Argraves United States	52	4.5k 0.8×	327 0.2×	928 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	1.9k 1.8×	99	9.0k
Ludger Klein‐Hitpaß Germany	48	4.9k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	2.2k 1.6×	304 0.3×	453 0.4×	160	8.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tim M. Townes

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Setayesh, Tahereh, Masahide Sakabe, Katie Seu, et al.. (2025). A novel mouse model of hemoglobin SC disease reveals mechanisms underlying beneficial effects of hydroxyurea. Blood. 146(1). 13–28. 1 indexed citations

Jin, Lin, Yunjia Chen, Suhail Muzaffar, et al.. (2023). Epigenetic switch reshapes epithelial progenitor cell signatures and drives inflammatory pathogenesis in hidradenitis suppurativa. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(49). e2315096120–e2315096120. 10 indexed citations

Kasztan, Małgorzata, Brandon M. Fox, Joshua S. Speed, et al.. (2017). Long-Term Endothelin-A Receptor Antagonism Provides Robust Renal Protection in Humanized Sickle Cell Disease Mice. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 28(8). 2443–2458. 55 indexed citations

Kang, Lei, Chunping Yao, Alireza Khodadadi‐Jamayran, et al.. (2016). The Universal 3D3 Antibody of Human PODXL Is Pluripotent Cytotoxic, and Identifies a Residual Population After Extended Differentiation of Pluripotent Stem Cells. Stem Cells and Development. 25(7). 556–568. 23 indexed citations

Li, Chao, Lei Ding, Chiao‐Wang Sun, et al.. (2016). Novel HDAd/EBV Reprogramming Vector and Highly Efficient Ad/CRISPR-Cas Sickle Cell Disease Gene Correction. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 30422–30422. 31 indexed citations

Shao, Zhicheng, Chunping Yao, Alireza Khodadadi‐Jamayran, et al.. (2016). Reprogramming by De-bookmarking the Somatic Transcriptional Program through Targeting of BET Bromodomains. Cell Reports. 16(12). 3138–3145. 24 indexed citations

Oh, Joo Yeun, Marisa B. Marques, Landon Wilson, et al.. (2014). Peroxiredoxin-2 Recycling Is Inhibited During Erythrocyte Storage. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 22(4). 294–307. 50 indexed citations

Kode, Aruna, Ioanna Mosialou, Barbara C. Silva, et al.. (2012). FOXO1 orchestrates the bone-suppressing function of gut-derived serotonin. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 122(10). 3490–3503. 65 indexed citations

Hanna, Jacob H., Marius Wernig, Styliani Markoulaki, et al.. (2007). Treatment of Sickle Cell Anemia Mouse Model with iPS Cells Generated from Autologous Skin. Science. 318(5858). 1920–1923. 1038 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zhou, Dewang, et al.. (2006). Alterations in Expression and Chromatin Configuration of the Alpha Hemoglobin-Stabilizing Protein Gene in Erythroid Kruppel-Like Factor-Deficient Mice. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 26(11). 4368–4377. 45 indexed citations

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Zhou, Dewang, Kevin M. Pawlik, Jinxiang Ren, Chiao‐Wang Sun, & Tim M. Townes. (2006). Differential Binding of Erythroid Krupple-like Factor to Embryonic/Fetal Globin Gene Promoters during Development. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(23). 16052–16057. 34 indexed citations

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Levasseur, Dana N., Thomas M. Ryan, Michael P. Reilly, et al.. (2004). A Recombinant Human Hemoglobin with Anti-sickling Properties Greater than Fetal Hemoglobin. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(26). 27518–27524. 54 indexed citations

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Roybal, C. Nathaniel, Shujie Yang, Chiao-Wang Sun, et al.. (2004). Homocysteine Increases the Expression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor by a Mechanism Involving Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Transcription Factor ATF4. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(15). 14844–14852. 187 indexed citations

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Bennett, Eric M., Ruchi Anand, Paula W. Allan, et al.. (2003). Designer Gene Therapy Using an Escherichia coli Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase/Prodrug System. Chemistry & Biology. 10(12). 1173–1181. 42 indexed citations

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Aslan, Mutay, Thomas M. Ryan, Tim M. Townes, et al.. (2003). Nitric Oxide-dependent Generation of Reactive Species in Sickle Cell Disease. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(6). 4194–4204. 141 indexed citations

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Whitney, J.B., Aya Leder, Raymond A. Popp, et al.. (1998). Rapid Genotyping of Mice with Hemoglobinopathies and Globin Transgenes. Biochemical Genetics. 36(1-2). 65–77. 3 indexed citations

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Pawlik, Kevin M. & Tim M. Townes. (1995). Autonomous, Erythroid-Specific DNase I Hypersensitive Site Formed by Human β-Globin Locus Control Region (LCR) 5′ HS 2 in Transgenic Mice. Developmental Biology. 169(2). 728–732. 12 indexed citations

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Reilly, Michael P., Steven McCune, Thomas M. Ryan, et al.. (1994). [26] Preparation of recombinant hemoglobin in transgenic mice. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 231. 403–434. 9 indexed citations

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McCune, Steven & Tim M. Townes. (1994). Retroviral vector sequences inhibit human β-globin gene expression in transgenic mice. Nucleic Acids Research. 22(21). 4477–4481. 29 indexed citations

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Caterina, John J., David Donze, Chiao-Wang Sun, Dominic J. Ciavatta, & Tim M. Townes. (1994). Cloning and functional characterization of LCR-F1: a bZIP transcription factor that activates erythroid-specific, human globin gene expression. Nucleic Acids Research. 22(12). 2383–2391. 131 indexed citations

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