Zachary A. Knight

15.1k total citations · 7 hit papers
73 papers, 10.9k citations indexed

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Zachary A. Knight is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Zachary A. Knight has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 10.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 17 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Zachary A. Knight's work include PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (21 papers), Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (18 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (17 papers). Zachary A. Knight is often cited by papers focused on PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer (21 papers), Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (18 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (17 papers). Zachary A. Knight collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Zachary A. Knight's co-authors include Kevan M. Shokat, Yiming Chen, Chan Lek Tan, Yen‐Chu Lin, Christopher A Zimmerman, Robbie Loewith, William A. Weiss, Henry J. Lin, David E. Leib and Beth Apsel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Zachary A. Knight

73 papers receiving 10.8k 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.

A Pharmacological Map of the PI3-K Family Defines a Role for p110α in Insulin Signaling

2006 940 citations Zachary A. Knight, Robbie Loewith et al. Cell profile →
Active-Site Inhibitors of mTOR Target Rapamycin-Resistant Outputs of mTORC1 and mTORC2

2009 889 citations Morris E. Feldman, Beth Apsel et al. PLoS Biology profile →
T cell receptor signaling controls Foxp3 expression via PI3K, Akt, and mTOR

2008 699 citations Zachary A. Knight, Kevan M. Shokat et al. profile →
Targeting the cancer kinome through polypharmacology

2010 541 citations Zachary A. Knight, Kevan M. Shokat et al. profile →
Sensory Detection of Food Rapidly Modulates Arcuate Feeding Circuits

2015 483 citations Yiming Chen, Yen‐Chu Lin et al. Cell profile →
Regulation of Body Temperature by the Nervous System

2018 396 citations Zachary A. Knight et al. Neuron profile →
Genetic Identification of Vagal Sensory Neurons That Control Feeding

2019 329 citations Ling Bai, Sheyda Mesgarzadeh et al. Cell profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zachary A. Knight United States	49	5.6k	2.1k	1.5k	1.3k	1.2k	73	10.9k
Hong Yu United States	50	4.0k 0.7×	2.7k 1.3×	2.0k 1.3×	615 0.5×	372 0.3×	154	9.8k
Steen Gammeltoft Denmark	47	7.2k 1.3×	1.6k 0.8×	1.4k 1.0×	694 0.5×	738 0.6×	166	12.4k
Ingo Bechmann Germany	72	4.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	3.1k 2.1×	4.1k 3.1×	1.4k 1.2×	217	17.7k
Andrea Varró United Kingdom	53	3.4k 0.6×	898 0.4×	771 0.5×	1.0k 0.8×	2.3k 1.9×	204	9.8k
Markus Stoffel United States	77	19.8k 3.6×	1.4k 0.7×	3.1k 2.1×	1.3k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	200	30.2k
John R. Walker United States	52	6.9k 1.2×	1.0k 0.5×	1.1k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	1.7k 1.4×	121	11.9k
Daniel L. Marks United States	54	2.8k 0.5×	2.8k 1.4×	3.3k 2.3×	823 0.6×	570 0.5×	176	10.0k
Hiroshi Kiyama Japan	59	6.3k 1.1×	982 0.5×	2.5k 1.7×	1.1k 0.8×	708 0.6×	352	13.6k
Claes Wahlestedt United States	65	12.6k 2.3×	705 0.3×	2.0k 1.3×	699 0.5×	639 0.5×	238	18.1k
Holger M. Reichardt Germany	52	2.5k 0.4×	1.6k 0.8×	1.5k 1.0×	2.7k 2.0×	1.3k 1.1×	135	10.1k

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Liu, Zhengya, Nilla Sivakumar, Lindsay Gray, et al.. (2024). Negative feedback control of hypothalamic feeding circuits by the taste of food. Neuron. 112(19). 3354–3370.e5. 13 indexed citations

Grove, James C. R. & Zachary A. Knight. (2024). The neurobiology of thirst and salt appetite. Neuron. 112(24). 3999–4016. 3 indexed citations

Kosse, Christin, et al.. (2024). A subcortical feeding circuit linking an interoceptive node to jaw movement. Nature. 636(8041). 151–161. 5 indexed citations

Bai, Ling, Nilla Sivakumar, Shenliang Yu, et al.. (2022). Enteroendocrine cell types that drive food reward and aversion. eLife. 11. 38 indexed citations

Singh, Bhuchitra, et al.. (2020). Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) and its effect on gametogenesis and early pregnancy. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 84(5). e13351–e13351. 28 indexed citations

Beutler, Lisa R., Timothy V. Corpuz, Jamie S. Ahn, et al.. (2020). Obesity causes selective and long-lasting desensitization of AgRP neurons to dietary fat. eLife. 9. 81 indexed citations

Leib, David E., Christopher A Zimmerman, & Zachary A. Knight. (2016). Thirst. Current Biology. 26(24). R1260–R1265. 83 indexed citations

Zimmerman, Christopher A, Yen‐Chu Lin, David E. Leib, et al.. (2016). Thirst neurons anticipate the homeostatic consequences of eating and drinking. Nature. 537(7622). 680–684. 201 indexed citations

Chen, Yiming & Zachary A. Knight. (2016). Making sense of the sensory regulation of hunger neurons. BioEssays. 38(4). 316–324. 55 indexed citations

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Cage, Tene A., Yvan H. Chanthery, Louis Chesler, et al.. (2015). Downregulation of MYCN through PI3K Inhibition in Mouse Models of Pediatric Neural Cancer. Frontiers in Oncology. 5. 111–111. 20 indexed citations

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Ekstrand, Mats I., et al.. (2014). Molecular Profiling of Neurons Based on Connectivity. Cell. 157(5). 1230–1242. 101 indexed citations

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Tan, Keith, Zachary A. Knight, & Jeffrey M. Friedman. (2014). Ablation of AgRP neurons impairs adaption to restricted feeding. Molecular Metabolism. 3(7). 694–704. 58 indexed citations

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Knight, Zachary A., et al.. (2010). Hyperleptinemia Is Required for the Development of Leptin Resistance. PLoS ONE. 5(6). e11376–e11376. 244 indexed citations

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Feldman, Morris E., Beth Apsel, Robbie Loewith, et al.. (2009). Active-Site Inhibitors of mTOR Target Rapamycin-Resistant Outputs of mTORC1 and mTORC2. PLoS Biology. 7(2). e1000038–e1000038. 889 indexed citations breakdown →

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Oda, Katsutoshi, Luika Timmerman, Pablo Rodriguez‐Viciana, et al.. (2008). PIK3CA Cooperates with Other Phosphatidylinositol 3′-Kinase Pathway Mutations to Effect Oncogenic Transformation. Cancer Research. 68(19). 8127–8136. 136 indexed citations

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Kharas, Michael G., Matthew R. Janes, Vanessa M. Scarfone, et al.. (2008). Ablation of PI3K blocks BCR-ABL leukemogenesis in mice, and a dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitor prevents expansion of human BCR-ABL+ leukemia cells. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 118(9). 3038–3050. 128 indexed citations

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Fan, Qi-Wen, Christine Cheng, Theodore Nicolaides, et al.. (2007). A Dual Phosphoinositide-3-Kinase α/mTOR Inhibitor Cooperates with Blockade of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor in PTEN -Mutant Glioma. Cancer Research. 67(17). 7960–7965. 160 indexed citations

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Tóth, Balázs István, András Balla, Hui Ma, et al.. (2006). Phosphatidylinositol 4-Kinase IIIβ Regulates the Transport of Ceramide between the Endoplasmic Reticulum and Golgi. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(47). 36369–36377. 115 indexed citations

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Alaimo, Peter J., Zachary A. Knight, & Kevan M. Shokat. (2005). Targeting the gatekeeper residue in phosphoinositide 3-kinases. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 13(8). 2825–2836. 50 indexed citations

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Knight, Zachary A., Birgit Schilling, Richard H. Row, et al.. (2003). Phosphospecific proteolysis for mapping sites of protein phosphorylation. Nature Biotechnology. 21(9). 1047–1054. 203 indexed citations

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