W. Clay Smith

2.0k total citations
67 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

W. Clay Smith is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Ophthalmology. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Clay Smith has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Molecular Biology, 39 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 13 papers in Ophthalmology. Recurrent topics in W. Clay Smith's work include Retinal Development and Disorders (34 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (33 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (21 papers). W. Clay Smith is often cited by papers focused on Retinal Development and Disorders (34 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (33 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (21 papers). W. Clay Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Finland. W. Clay Smith's co-authors include J. Hugh McDowell, Paul A. Hargrave, David Farrens, M. Sommer, Timothy H. Goldsmith, Harikrishna Nakshatri, Pierre Leroy, Jon Rees, Pierre Chambon and Donald R. Dugger and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

W. Clay Smith

66 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. Clay Smith United States 25 1.2k 769 268 246 128 67 1.7k
John M. Nickerson United States 26 1.3k 1.1× 274 0.4× 215 0.8× 812 3.3× 132 1.0× 101 2.1k
Dana K. Vaughan United States 17 998 0.8× 403 0.5× 47 0.2× 387 1.6× 193 1.5× 28 1.3k
Françoise Haeseleer United States 29 2.5k 2.1× 1.4k 1.8× 167 0.6× 474 1.9× 427 3.3× 49 2.9k
Juan R. Riesgo‐Escovar Mexico 24 1.5k 1.2× 867 1.1× 245 0.9× 60 0.2× 510 4.0× 48 2.5k
Kazushige Hirosawa Japan 20 738 0.6× 401 0.5× 124 0.5× 62 0.3× 261 2.0× 69 1.3k
Nansi Jo Colley United States 21 1.6k 1.3× 1.1k 1.4× 94 0.4× 61 0.2× 514 4.0× 36 2.3k
Atsuhiro Kanda Japan 26 857 0.7× 244 0.3× 84 0.3× 889 3.6× 85 0.7× 94 2.0k
Lijuan Zhou China 19 928 0.8× 275 0.4× 105 0.4× 129 0.5× 154 1.2× 79 1.5k
Minghao Jin United States 20 1.0k 0.8× 244 0.3× 60 0.2× 475 1.9× 189 1.5× 37 1.3k
Gemma Marfany Spain 27 1.7k 1.4× 178 0.2× 326 1.2× 431 1.8× 338 2.6× 93 2.2k

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All Works

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Salom, David, W. Clay Smith, Bruce A. Knutson, et al.. (2024). Mechanisms of amphibian arrestin 1 self-association and dynamic distribution in retinal photoreceptors. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 300(12). 107966–107966. 1 indexed citations
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Dyka, Frank M., et al.. (2022). A Modified Arrestin1 Increases Lactate Production in the Retina and Slows Retinal Degeneration. Human Gene Therapy. 33(13-14). 695–707. 9 indexed citations
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Fernandez, Nicole, et al.. (2020). An arrestin-1 surface opposite of its interface with photoactivated rhodopsin engages with enolase-1. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 295(19). 6498–6508. 4 indexed citations
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Dinculescu, Astra, Rachel Stupay, Wen‐Tao Deng, et al.. (2016). AAV-Mediated Clarin-1 Expression in the Mouse Retina: Implications for USH3A Gene Therapy. PLoS ONE. 11(2). e0148874–e0148874. 10 indexed citations
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Worley, Aneta, Jianya Huan, W. Clay Smith, et al.. (2013). Effective Arrestin–Specific Immunotherapy of Experimental Autoimmune Uveitis with RTL: A Prospect for Treatment of Human Uveitis. Translational Vision Science & Technology. 2(2). 1–1. 3 indexed citations
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Peden, Marc C., Jeff Min, Craig Meyers, et al.. (2011). Ab-Externo AAV-Mediated Gene Delivery to the Suprachoroidal Space Using a 250 Micron Flexible Microcatheter. PLoS ONE. 6(2). e17140–e17140. 52 indexed citations
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Smith, W. Clay, Heidi Tuominen, Maija Puhka, et al.. (2007). Characterization and subcellular localization of human neutral class IIα-mannosidase cytosolic enzymes/free oligosaccharides/glycosidehydrolase family 38/M2C1/N-glycosylation. Glycobiology. 17(10). 1084–1093. 17 indexed citations
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Smith, W. Clay, Jim Peterson, Wilda Orisme, & Astra Dinculescu. (2007). Arrestin Translocation in Rod Photoreceptors. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 572. 455–464. 3 indexed citations
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Reidel, Boris, Wilda Orisme, Tobias Goldmann, W. Clay Smith, & Uwe Wolfrum. (2006). Photoreceptor vitality in organotypic cultures of mature vertebrate retinas validated by light-dependent molecular movements. Vision Research. 46(27). 4464–4471. 24 indexed citations
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McDowell, J. Hugh, Anatol Arendt, J.W. Crabb, & W. Clay Smith. (2004). ß–TUBULIN FROM RETINA EXTRACTS BINDS TO ARRESTIN.. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 45(13). 3449–3449. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, W. Clay, Jim Peterson, & J. Hugh McDowell. (2004). Translocation of Arrestin and Transducin Utilizes Microtubules in Xenopus Rod Photoreceptors. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 45(13). 3652–3652. 1 indexed citations
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Pennesi, Giuseppina, Mary J. Mattapallil, Dody Avichezer, et al.. (2003). A humanized model of experimental autoimmune uveitis in HLA class II transgenic mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 111(8). 1171–1180. 74 indexed citations
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Peterson, Jim, et al.. (2001). On the putative migration of arrestin in photoreceptors in response to light A study of arrestin localization using an arrestin-GFP fusion protein in transgenic frogs. 42(4). 18515. 1 indexed citations
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Abdulaev, N.G., Michael P. Popp, W. Clay Smith, & Kevin D. Ridge. (1997). Functional Expression of Bovine Opsin in the Methylotrophic YeastPichia pastoris. Protein Expression and Purification. 10(1). 61–69. 30 indexed citations
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Smith, W. Clay, Grażyna Adamus, Hanke van der Wel, et al.. (1995). Alligator rhodopsin : Sequence and biochemical properties. Experimental Eye Research. 61(5). 569–578. 11 indexed citations
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Smith, W. Clay, et al.. (1992). Retinoids in the lateral eye of Limulus: Evidence for a retinal photoisomerase. Visual Neuroscience. 8(4). 329–336. 12 indexed citations
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Smith, W. Clay & Timothy H. Goldsmith. (1991). Localization of retinal photoisomerase in the compound eye of the honeybee. Visual Neuroscience. 7(3). 237–249. 17 indexed citations
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Smith, W. Clay & Timothy H. Goldsmith. (1990). Phyletic aspects of the distribution of 3-hydroxyretinal in the class insecta. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 30(1). 72–84. 35 indexed citations

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