Woodring E. Wright

55.7k total citations · 16 hit papers
294 papers, 43.5k citations indexed

About

Woodring E. Wright is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Aging. According to data from OpenAlex, Woodring E. Wright has authored 294 papers receiving a total of 43.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 195 papers in Molecular Biology, 190 papers in Physiology and 39 papers in Aging. Recurrent topics in Woodring E. Wright's work include Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence (187 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (46 papers) and Muscle Physiology and Disorders (45 papers). Woodring E. Wright is often cited by papers focused on Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence (187 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (46 papers) and Muscle Physiology and Disorders (45 papers). Woodring E. Wright collaborates with scholars based in United States, Saudi Arabia and France. Woodring E. Wright's co-authors include Jerry W. Shay, Mieczyslaw A. Piatyszek, Calvin B. Harley, Shawn E. Holt, Scott L. Weinrich, Nam W. Kim, Michael D. West, Karen R. Prowse, Gregg B. Morin and Victor K. Lin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Woodring E. Wright

294 papers receiving 42.5k 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.

  1. Specific Association of Human Telomerase Activity with Immortal Cells and Cancer
    1994 6.0k citations Nam W. Kim, Mieczyslaw A. Piatyszek et al. Science profile →
  2. Extension of Life-Span by Introduction of Telomerase into Normal Human Cells
    1998 3.9k citations Calvin B. Harley, Jerry W. Shay et al. Science profile →
  3. Myogenin, a factor regulating myogenesis, has a domain homologous to MyoD
    1989 1.1k citations Woodring E. Wright, David Sassoon et al. Cell profile →
  4. Telomerase activity in human germline and embryonic tissues and cells
    1996 1.1k citations Woodring E. Wright, Mieczyslaw A. Piatyszek et al. profile →
  5. Reconstitution of human telomerase with the template RNA component hTR and the catalytic protein subunit hTRT
    1997 812 citations Scott L. Weinrich, Nam W. Kim et al. profile →
  6. Functional activity of myogenic HLH proteins requires hetero-oligomerization with E12/E47-like proteins in vivo
    1991 781 citations Woodring E. Wright et al. Cell profile →
  7. Pericytes of human skeletal muscle are myogenic precursors distinct from satellite cells
    2007 741 citations Woodring E. Wright et al. profile →
  8. Human Telomerase and Its Regulation
    2002 689 citations Woodring E. Wright, Jerry W. Shay et al. profile →
  9. A transcriptionally active DNA-binding site for human p53 protein complexes.
    1992 645 citations Woodring E. Wright, Jerry W. Shay et al. Molecular and Cellular Biology profile →
  10. Absence of cancer–associated changes in human fibroblasts immortalized with telomerase
    1999 641 citations Woodring E. Wright, Jerry W. Shay et al. profile →
  11. Telomeres and telomerase: three decades of progress
    2019 600 citations Jerry W. Shay, Woodring E. Wright profile →
  12. Normal human chromosomes have long G-rich telomeric overhangs at one end
    1997 586 citations Woodring E. Wright, Jerry W. Shay et al. profile →
  13. Expression of two myogenic regulatory factors myogenin and MyoDl during mouse embryogenesis
    1989 585 citations David Sassoon, Woodring E. Wright et al. profile →
  14. Senescence and immortalization: role of telomeres and telomerase
    2004 564 citations Jerry W. Shay, Woodring E. Wright profile →
  15. Hayflick, his limit, and cellular ageing
    2000 509 citations Jerry W. Shay, Woodring E. Wright profile →
  16. Telomerase, Cell Immortality, and Cancer
    1994 342 citations Calvin B. Harley, Karen R. Prowse et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Woodring E. Wright 28.4k 24.4k 4.9k 4.4k 4.1k 294 43.5k
Jerry W. Shay 35.3k 1.2× 32.2k 1.3× 8.9k 1.8× 5.1k 1.2× 6.0k 1.5× 522 58.0k
Calvin B. Harley 18.7k 0.7× 22.4k 0.9× 2.6k 0.5× 3.9k 0.9× 3.2k 0.8× 112 33.5k
Carol W. Greider 20.3k 0.7× 26.3k 1.1× 2.2k 0.5× 5.2k 1.2× 2.8k 0.7× 116 34.5k
Titia de Lange 29.5k 1.0× 26.0k 1.1× 3.5k 0.7× 4.8k 1.1× 2.0k 0.5× 180 38.8k
Peter M. Lansdorp 15.0k 0.5× 13.5k 0.6× 4.0k 0.8× 2.5k 0.6× 792 0.2× 272 30.8k
Jan H.J. Hoeijmakers 38.1k 1.3× 5.2k 0.2× 7.8k 1.6× 2.6k 0.6× 680 0.2× 399 48.0k
Michael N. Hall 34.3k 1.2× 3.9k 0.2× 3.1k 0.6× 1.9k 0.4× 496 0.1× 246 44.9k
Frederick W. Alt 41.6k 1.5× 7.9k 0.3× 12.4k 2.5× 1.8k 0.4× 801 0.2× 486 73.8k
Chu‐Xia Deng 31.1k 1.1× 5.3k 0.2× 9.0k 1.8× 735 0.2× 685 0.2× 414 47.2k
Allan Bradley 44.9k 1.6× 3.3k 0.1× 13.9k 2.8× 1.1k 0.2× 2.5k 0.6× 308 61.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zhang, Zepeng, Tianpeng Zhang, Yuanlong Ge, et al.. (2019). 2D gel electrophoresis reveals dynamics of t-loop formation during the cell cycle and t-loop in maintenance regulated by heterochromatin state. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 294(16). 6645–6656. 5 indexed citations
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Chen, Christopher T., et al.. (2017). Reconstituting Mouse Lungs with Conditionally Reprogrammed Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells. Tissue Engineering Part A. 24(7-8). 559–568. 20 indexed citations
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Pandita, Raj K., Tracy T. Chow, Durga Udayakumar, et al.. (2015). Single-Strand DNA-Binding Protein SSB1 Facilitates TERT Recruitment to Telomeres and Maintains Telomere G-Overhangs. Cancer Research. 75(5). 858–869. 14 indexed citations
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Mender, İlgen, Sergei Gryaznov, Z. Günnur Dikmen, Woodring E. Wright, & Jerry W. Shay. (2014). Induction of Telomere Dysfunction Mediated by the Telomerase Substrate Precursor 6-Thio-2′-Deoxyguanosine. Cancer Discovery. 5(1). 82–95. 114 indexed citations
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Delgado, Oliver, Kimberly Batten, James A. Richardson, et al.. (2014). Radiation-Enhanced Lung Cancer Progression in a Transgenic Mouse Model of Lung Cancer Is Predictive of Outcomes in Human Lung and Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 20(6). 1610–1622. 23 indexed citations
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Singel, Stina Mui, Crystal Cornelius, Kimberly Batten, et al.. (2013). A Targeted RNAi Screen of the Breast Cancer Genome Identifies KIF14 and TLN1 as Genes That Modulate Docetaxel Chemosensitivity in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 19(8). 2061–2070. 54 indexed citations
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Eskiocak, Uğur, Sang Bum Kim, Peter Ly, et al.. (2011). Functional Parsing of Driver Mutations in the Colorectal Cancer Genome Reveals Numerous Suppressors of Anchorage-Independent Growth. Cancer Research. 71(13). 4359–4365. 22 indexed citations
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Gomes, Nuno, Oliver A. Ryder, Marlys L. Houck, et al.. (2011). Comparative biology of mammalian telomeres: hypotheses on ancestral states and the roles of telomeres in longevity determination. Aging Cell. 10(5). 761–768. 342 indexed citations
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Tressler, Robert, Ekaterina Bassett, Calvin B. Harley, et al.. (2010). The Telomerase Inhibitor Imetelstat Depletes Cancer Stem Cells in Breast and Pancreatic Cancer Cell Lines. Cancer Research. 70(22). 9494–9504. 107 indexed citations
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Marian, Calin O., Steve K. Cho, Brian McEllin, et al.. (2010). The Telomerase Antagonist, Imetelstat, Efficiently Targets Glioblastoma Tumor-Initiating Cells Leading to Decreased Proliferation and Tumor Growth. Clinical Cancer Research. 16(1). 154–163. 178 indexed citations
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Vassilopoulos, Stéphane, Christopher Esk, Birgit Funke, et al.. (2009). A Role for the CHC22 Clathrin Heavy-Chain Isoform in Human Glucose Metabolism. Science. 324(5931). 1192–1196. 84 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yong, Agnel Sfeir, Ying Zou, et al.. (2009). Telomere Extension Occurs at Most Chromosome Ends and Is Uncoupled from Fill-In in Human Cancer Cells. Cell. 138(3). 463–475. 179 indexed citations
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Shay, Jerry W. & Woodring E. Wright. (2008). 20 Telomeres and Telomerase in Aging and Cancer. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 51. 575–597. 4 indexed citations
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Shay, Jerry W. & Woodring E. Wright. (2006). 4 Telomerase and Human Cancer. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 45. 81–108. 6 indexed citations
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Chai, Weihang, Jerry W. Shay, & Woodring E. Wright. (2005). Human Telomeres Maintain Their Overhang Length at Senescence. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 25(6). 2158–2168. 50 indexed citations
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Shay, Jerry W. & Woodring E. Wright. (2002). Telomerase: A target for cancer therapeutics. Cancer Cell. 2(4). 257–265. 264 indexed citations
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Shay, Jerry W. & Woodring E. Wright. (2001). Ageing and Cancer: The Telomere and Telomerase Connection. Novartis Foundation symposium. 235. 116–129. 32 indexed citations
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Wanner, R., et al.. (1995). A Skeletal Muscle-Specific Enhancer Regulated by Factors Binding to E and CArG Boxes Is Present in the Promoter of the Mouse Myosin Light-Chain 1A Gene. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 15(8). 4585–4596. 85 indexed citations
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Kim, Nam W., Mieczyslaw A. Piatyszek, Karen R. Prowse, et al.. (1994). Specific Association of Human Telomerase Activity with Immortal Cells and Cancer. Science. 266(5193). 2011–2015. 5978 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wright, Woodring E., David Sassoon, & Victor K. Lin. (1989). Myogenin, a factor regulating myogenesis, has a domain homologous to MyoD. Cell. 56(4). 607–617. 1148 indexed citations breakdown →

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