Vamsi K. Mootha

368 total papers · 123.9k total citations
199 papers, 72.4k citations indexed

About

Vamsi K. Mootha is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Clinical Biochemistry and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Vamsi K. Mootha has authored 199 papers receiving a total of 72.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 170 papers in Molecular Biology, 50 papers in Clinical Biochemistry and 32 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Vamsi K. Mootha's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (119 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (49 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (46 papers). Vamsi K. Mootha is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (119 papers), Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (49 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (46 papers). Vamsi K. Mootha collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Italy. Vamsi K. Mootha's co-authors include Eric S. Lander, Todd R. Golub, Michael A. Gillette, Pablo Tamayo, Sayan Mukherjee, Aravind Subramanian, Jill P. Mesirov, Scott L. Pomeroy, Amanda G. Paulovich and Benjamin L. Ebert and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Vamsi K. Mootha

192 papers receiving 71.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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 benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles
    2005 33.7k citations Aravind Subramanian, Pablo Tamayo et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. Mechanisms Controlling Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Respiration through the Thermogenic Coactivator PGC-1
    1999 3.4k citations Zhidan Wu, Pere Puigserver et al. Cell profile →
  3. Metabolite profiles and the risk of developing diabetes
    2011 2.3k citations Thomas J. Wang, Martin G. Larson et al. Nature Medicine profile →
  4. A Mitochondrial Protein Compendium Elucidates Complex I Disease Biology
    2008 1.6k citations David J. Pagliarini, Sarah E. Calvo et al. Cell profile →
  5. Integrative genomics identifies MCU as an essential component of the mitochondrial calcium uniporter
    2011 1.5k citations Joshua M. Baughman, Fabiana Perocchi et al. Nature profile →
  6. Systematic discovery of regulatory motifs in human promoters and 3′ UTRs by comparison of several mammals
    2005 1.5k citations Xiaohui Xie, Jun Lü et al. Nature profile →
  7. mTOR controls mitochondrial oxidative function through a YY1–PGC-1α transcriptional complex
    2007 1.2k citations John T. Cunningham, Joseph T. Rodgers et al. Nature profile →
  8. Metabolite Profiling Identifies a Key Role for Glycine in Rapid Cancer Cell Proliferation
    2012 1.1k citations Mohit Jain, Roland Nilsson et al. Science profile →
  9. tBID, a membrane-targeted death ligand, oligomerizes BAK to release cytochrome c
    2000 1.0k citations Michael C. Wei, Tullia Lindsten et al. Genes & Development profile →
  10. Proteomic Mapping of Mitochondria in Living Cells via Spatially Restricted Enzymatic Tagging
    2012 950 citations Hyun‐Woo Rhee, Peng Zou et al. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) profile →
  11. Directed evolution of APEX2 for electron microscopy and proximity labeling
    2014 918 citations Stephanie S Lam, Jeffrey D. Martell et al. Nature Methods profile →
  12. MitoCarta2.0: an updated inventory of mammalian mitochondrial proteins
    2015 899 citations Sarah E. Calvo, Karl R. Clauser et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →
  13. Integrated Analysis of Protein Composition, Tissue Diversity, and Gene Regulation in Mouse Mitochondria
    2003 724 citations Vamsi K. Mootha, Jakob Bunkenborg et al. Cell profile →
  14. MICU1 encodes a mitochondrial EF hand protein required for Ca2+ uptake
    2010 701 citations Fabiana Perocchi, Vishal M. Gohil et al. Nature profile →
  15. Upstream open reading frames cause widespread reduction of protein expression and are polymorphic among humans
    2009 657 citations Sarah E. Calvo, David J. Pagliarini et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  16. Cytokine Stimulation of Energy Expenditure through p38 MAP Kinase Activation of PPARγ Coactivator-1
    2001 621 citations Pere Puigserver, James A. Van Rhee et al. Molecular Cell profile →
  17. Errα and Gabpa/b specify PGC-1α-dependent oxidative phosphorylation gene expression that is altered in diabetic muscle
    2004 571 citations Vamsi K. Mootha, Christoph Handschin et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  18. Energy Metabolism in Uncoupling Protein 3 Gene Knockout Mice
    2000 565 citations Antonio Vidal‐Puig, Danica Grujić et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  19. Mitochondrial disorders as windows into an ancient organelle
    2012 541 citations Scott B. Vafai, Vamsi K. Mootha Nature profile →
  20. Engineered ascorbate peroxidase as a genetically encoded reporter for electron microscopy
    2012 517 citations Jeffrey D. Martell, Thomas J. Deerinck et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →
  21. EMRE Is an Essential Component of the Mitochondrial Calcium Uniporter Complex
    2013 514 citations Yasemin Sancak, Andrew L. Markhard et al. Science profile →
  22. A bacterial cytidine deaminase toxin enables CRISPR-free mitochondrial base editing
    2020 477 citations Beverly Mok, Marcos H. de Moraes et al. Nature profile →
  23. Complementation of mitochondrial electron transport chain by manipulation of the NAD + /NADH ratio
    2016 334 citations Denis V. Titov, Valentin Cracan et al. Science profile →
  24. Mitochondrial dysfunction remodels one-carbon metabolism in human cells
    2016 330 citations Xiaoyan Bao, Shao‐En Ong et al. eLife profile →
  25. CRISPR-free base editors with enhanced activity and expanded targeting scope in mitochondrial and nuclear DNA
    2022 129 citations Beverly Mok, Anna V. Kotrys et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Vamsi K. Mootha 51.3k 11.5k 10.6k 7.3k 6.9k 199 72.4k
Navdeep S. Chandel 33.5k 0.7× 15.8k 1.4× 7.3k 0.7× 6.8k 0.9× 4.4k 0.6× 302 57.0k
David M. Sabatini 71.4k 1.4× 12.8k 1.1× 11.3k 1.1× 10.4k 1.4× 9.5k 1.4× 256 100.6k
Michael S. Brown 47.8k 0.9× 15.0k 1.3× 10.9k 1.0× 8.9k 1.2× 7.8k 1.1× 375 92.4k
Joseph L. Goldstein 51.8k 1.0× 16.0k 1.4× 11.7k 1.1× 9.2k 1.3× 8.6k 1.2× 405 100.0k
Toren Finkel 30.3k 0.6× 5.2k 0.4× 11.4k 1.1× 6.5k 0.9× 4.9k 0.7× 212 55.2k
Harvey F. Lodish 49.1k 1.0× 11.2k 1.0× 15.7k 1.5× 8.7k 1.2× 9.4k 1.4× 645 82.0k
Aldons J. Lusis 30.6k 0.6× 5.2k 0.4× 12.0k 1.1× 10.5k 1.4× 3.4k 0.5× 616 63.5k
Joshua D. Rabinowitz 30.7k 0.6× 12.3k 1.1× 4.9k 0.5× 5.2k 0.7× 4.4k 0.6× 327 48.7k
Judith Campisi 32.9k 0.6× 8.4k 0.7× 28.0k 2.6× 12.5k 1.7× 8.8k 1.3× 326 65.3k
Paul Tempst 62.0k 1.2× 7.6k 0.7× 7.7k 0.7× 9.0k 1.2× 8.3k 1.2× 320 80.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vamsi K. Mootha

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