William J. Zaks

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

William J. Zaks is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, William J. Zaks has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 3 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in William J. Zaks's work include Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (3 papers), S100 Proteins and Annexins (3 papers) and Hemoglobin structure and function (2 papers). William J. Zaks is often cited by papers focused on Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (3 papers), S100 Proteins and Annexins (3 papers) and Hemoglobin structure and function (2 papers). William J. Zaks collaborates with scholars based in United States. William J. Zaks's co-authors include Carl E. Creutz, Robert S. Freeman, Eugene M. Johnson, Steven Estus, R Bravo, M C Gruda, Julianne J. Sando, C. Villar‐Palasi, Lisa Dowling and William H. Martin and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Cell Biology and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

William J. Zaks

10 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Altered gene expression i... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Altered gene expression in neurons during programmed cell death: identification of c-jun as necessary for neuronal apoptosis.
    1994 742 citations Steven Estus, William J. Zaks et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William J. Zaks United States 9 989 366 224 138 107 10 1.3k
Masami Kaneko Japan 9 854 0.9× 351 1.0× 113 0.5× 187 1.4× 64 0.6× 11 1.3k
Giovanna Ferrari Italy 13 689 0.7× 471 1.3× 301 1.3× 160 1.2× 43 0.4× 15 1.2k
Marguerite Lucas France 18 710 0.7× 263 0.7× 114 0.5× 194 1.4× 94 0.9× 35 1.1k
Paola Strocchi Italy 23 770 0.8× 195 0.5× 272 1.2× 240 1.7× 47 0.4× 49 1.3k
Kazuyuki Iwahashi Japan 6 867 0.9× 349 1.0× 112 0.5× 186 1.3× 45 0.4× 8 1.4k
Cassandra L. Schlamp United States 24 1.6k 1.6× 352 1.0× 122 0.5× 70 0.5× 80 0.7× 42 2.2k
L T Zhong United States 5 1.1k 1.2× 811 2.2× 185 0.8× 153 1.1× 112 1.0× 7 1.7k
Judit Csejtey United States 17 531 0.5× 190 0.5× 171 0.8× 261 1.9× 71 0.7× 21 1.1k
Carol Babij United States 6 905 0.9× 429 1.2× 88 0.4× 74 0.5× 135 1.3× 9 1.2k
J.L. Nussbaum France 25 1.0k 1.0× 287 0.8× 141 0.6× 273 2.0× 68 0.6× 47 1.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by William J. Zaks

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William J. Zaks

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All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Estus, Steven, William J. Zaks, Robert S. Freeman, et al.. (1994). Altered gene expression in neurons during programmed cell death: identification of c-jun as necessary for neuronal apoptosis.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 127(6). 1717–1727. 742 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zaks, William J. & Carl E. Creutz. (1991). Calcium(2+)-dependent annexin self-association on membrane surfaces. Biochemistry. 30(40). 9607–9615. 89 indexed citations
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Zaks, William J. & Carl E. Creutz. (1990). Annexin-chromaffin granule membrane interactions: a comparative study of synexin, p32 and p67. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1029(1). 149–160. 37 indexed citations
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Zaks, William J. & Carl E. Creutz. (1990). Evaluation of the annexins as potential mediators of membrane fusion in exocytosis. Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes. 22(2). 97–120. 45 indexed citations
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Creutz, Carl E., William J. Zaks, Sharon Crane, et al.. (1987). Identification of chromaffin granule-binding proteins. Relationship of the chromobindins to calelectrin, synhibin, and the tyrosine kinase substrates p35 and p36.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 262(4). 1860–1868. 153 indexed citations
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Creutz, Carl E., et al.. (1987). Characterization of Calcium‐Dependent Chromaffin Granule Binding Proteins. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 493(1). 489–492. 2 indexed citations
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Haynes, R C, et al.. (1986). Control of mitochondrial content of adenine nucleotides by submicromolar calcium concentrations and its relationship to hormonal effects.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 261(34). 16121–16125. 31 indexed citations
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Zaks, William J., et al.. (1985). Stimulation of the Ca2+-dependent polymerization of synexin by cis-unsaturated fatty acids. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 132(2). 505–512. 12 indexed citations
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Greeno, Edward, et al.. (1983). The diels-alder reaction of methyl propiolate with 1-vinylcycloalkenes. Tetrahedron Letters. 24(3). 241–244. 13 indexed citations
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Creutz, Carl E., et al.. (1983). Characterization of the chromobindins. Soluble proteins that bind to the chromaffin granule membrane in the presence of Ca2+.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 258(23). 14664–14674. 156 indexed citations

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