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Most cited papers in Metabolism and Genetic Disorders

What are the most cited papers in Metabolism and Genetic Disorders?

The most cited paper in Metabolism and Genetic Disorders is "Estimation of the number of nucleotide substitutions in the control region of mitochondrial DNA in humans and chimpanzees." (Koichiro Tamura, M Nei, 1993), with 11,497 citations. Next come "Estimation of total, protein-bound, and nonprotein sulfhydryl groups in tissue with Ellman's reagent" (8,107) and "Mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in neurodegenerative diseases" (6,522).

Showing 50 of 99 papers. Every paper with more than 1,278 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 Estimation of the number of nucleotide substitutions in the control region of mitochondrial DNA in humans and chimpanzees. Koichiro Tamura, M Nei · Molecular Biology and Evolution Open access May 1993 11,497
2 Estimation of total, protein-bound, and nonprotein sulfhydryl groups in tissue with Ellman's reagent Jozef Sedlak, Raymond H. Lindsay · Analytical Biochemistry 1968 8,107
3 Mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in neurodegenerative diseases Michael T. S. Lin, M. Flint Beal · Nature Oct 2006 6,522
4 The Thiobarbituric Acid Assay of Sialic Acids Leonard Warren · Journal of Biological Chemistry Open access Aug 1959 6,453
5 ILAE Official Report: A practical clinical definition of epilepsy Robert S. Fisher, Carlos Alberto Acevedo, Alexis A. Arzimanoglou et al. · Epilepsia Open access Apr 2014 6,110
6 Glutamate uptake Niels Christian Danbolt · Progress in Neurobiology Sep 2001 4,090
7 Mitochondrial Fission, Fusion, and Stress Richard J. Youle, Alexander M. van der Bliek · Science Open access 30 Aug 2012 3,720
8 Mitochondria: In Sickness and in Health Jodi M. Nunnari, Anu Suomalainen · Cell Open access Mar 2012 3,549
9 Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease Syed A. Hoda, Raza S. Hoda · American Journal of Clinical Pathology 13 Aug 2020 3,387
10 A Mitochondrial Paradigm of Metabolic and Degenerative Diseases, Aging, and Cancer: A Dawn for Evolutionary Medicine Douglas C. Wallace · Annual Review of Genetics ReviewOpen access 19 Jul 2005 3,201
11 Mitochondrial Diseases in Man and Mouse Douglas C. Wallace · Science 5 Mar 1999 3,076
12 Creatine and Creatinine Metabolism Markus Wyss, Rima F Kaddurah-Daouk · Physiological Reviews Review Jul 2000 2,964
13 Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors: Nuclear Control of Metabolism* Béatrice Desvergne, Walter Wahli · Endocrine Reviews Oct 1999 2,903
14 A RAPID AND PRECISE METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF UREA Janet Fawcett, John E. Scott · Journal of Clinical Pathology Open access Mar 1960 2,803
15 Premature ageing in mice expressing defective mitochondrial DNA polymerase Aleksandra Trifunović, Anna Wredenberg, Maria Falkenberg et al. · Nature May 2004 2,779
16 Surgical Treatment of the Epilepsies Prakash Kotagal · Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology Jul 1994 2,759
17 Mitofusins Mfn1 and Mfn2 coordinately regulate mitochondrial fusion and are essential for embryonic development Hsiuchen Chen, Scott A. Detmer, Andrew J. Ewald et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology Open access 13 Jan 2003 2,628
18 Calcium, ATP, and ROS: a mitochondrial love-hate triangle Paul S. Brookes, Yisang Yoon, James L. Robotham et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology 8 Sep 2004 2,606
19 Assessing mitochondrial dysfunction in cells Martin D. Brand, David G. Nicholls · Biochemical Journal Open access 29 Mar 2011 2,457
20 Mitochondrial DNA Mutation Associated with Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy Douglas C. Wallace, Gurparkash Singh, Marie T. Lott et al. · Science 9 Dec 1988 2,456
21 The mitochondrial permeability transition Mario Zoratti, Ildikò Szabó · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Biomembranes Jul 1995 2,419
22 One-Carbon Metabolism in Health and Disease Gregory S. Ducker, Joshua D. Rabinowitz · Cell Metabolism Open access 15 Sep 2016 2,353
23 AN ELECTRON-TRANSPORT SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE OUTER MEMBRANE OF LIVER MITOCHONDRIA Gian Luigi Sottocasa, Bo Kuylenstierna, Lars Ernster et al. · The Journal of Cell Biology Open access Feb 1967 2,322
24 Mitochondrial Complex I Deficiency in Parkinson's Disease Anthony H.V. Schapira, Jonathan M. Cooper, David Trevor Dexter et al. · Journal of Neurochemistry Mar 1990 2,308
25 A SIMPLE PHENYLALANINE METHOD FOR DETECTING PHENYLKETONURIA IN LARGE POPULATIONS OF NEWBORN INFANTS Robert W. Guthrie, Ada Susi · PEDIATRICS Sep 1963 2,243
26 ER Tubules Mark Sites of Mitochondrial Division Jonathan R. Friedman, Laura L. Lackner, Matthew West et al. · Science Open access Sep 2011 2,132
27 Mitophagy and Quality Control Mechanisms in Mitochondrial Maintenance Sarah R. Pickles, Pierre Vigié, Richard J. Youle · Current Biology Open access Feb 2018 2,116
28 Oxidative damage and mitochondrial decay in aging. Mark K. Shigenaga, Tory M. Hagen, B N Ames · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 8 Nov 1994 2,070
29 Mitochondrial membrane potential Ljubava D. Zorova, Vasily A. Popkov, Egor Y. Plotnikov et al. · Analytical Biochemistry Open access 12 Jul 2017 2,069
30 Mitochondrial fusion and fission in cell life and death Benedikt Westermann · Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology Review 23 Nov 2010 2,034
31 Mitochondria: More Than Just a Powerhouse Heidi May McBride, Margaret Neuspiel, Sylwia Wasiak · Current Biology Open access Jul 2006 2,018
32 Mitochondria: Dynamic Organelles in Disease, Aging, and Development David C. M. Chan · Cell Open access Jun 2006 2,007
33 The multifaceted contributions of mitochondria to cellular metabolism Jessica B. Spinelli, Marcia C. Haigis · Nature Cell Biology Open access 22 Jun 2018 1,989
34 Simultaneous single isotope radioenzymatic assay of plasma norepinephrine, epinephrine and dopamine Jacob D. Peuler, Garland A. Johnson · Life Sciences Sep 1977 1,910
35 Mitochondrial DNA mutations in human disease Robert William Taylor, Douglass M. Turnbull · Nature Reviews Genetics Review 29 Apr 2005 1,889
36 The redox state of free nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide in the cytoplasm and mitochondria of rat liver DH Williamson, P. Kay Lund, HA Krebs · Biochemical Journal Open access May 1967 1,883
37 Verteilung Von Noradrenalin Und Dopamin (3-Hydroxytyramin) Im Gehirn Des Menschen Und Ihr Verhalten Bei Erkrankungen Des Extrapyramidalen Systems H Ehringer, Oleh Hornykiewicz · Journal of Molecular Medicine Dec 1960 1,882
38 Mitochondrial DNA damage is more extensive and persists longer than nuclear DNA damage in human cells following oxidative stress F. Michael Yakes, Bennett Van Houten · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 21 Jan 1997 1,872
39 Updated comprehensive phylogenetic tree of global human mitochondrial DNA variation Mannis van Oven, Manfred Kayser · Human Mutation Open access 14 Oct 2008 1,868
40 Deletions of muscle mitochondrial DNA in patients with mitochondrial myopathies Ian James Holt, A. E. Beryl Harding, JOHN A. MORGAN-HUGHES · Nature Feb 1988 1,862
41 Mitochondrial form and function Jonathan R. Friedman, Jodi M. Nunnari · Nature Open access 14 Jan 2014 1,854
42 Bidirectional Transport of Amino Acids Regulates mTOR and Autophagy Paul L. Nicklin, Philip J. Bergman, Bailin Zhang et al. · Cell Open access Feb 2009 1,810
43 Excitatory amino acid neurotoxicity and neurodegenerative disease Brian S. Meldrum, John Garthwaite · Trends in Pharmacological Sciences Review Sep 1990 1,780
44 Mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in metabolic disorders — A step towards mitochondria based therapeutic strategies Jasvinder Singh Bhatti, Gurjit Kaur Bhatti, P. Hemachandra Reddy · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease Open access 9 Nov 2016 1,694
45 Mitochondria-Targeted Triphenylphosphonium-Based Compounds: Syntheses, Mechanisms of Action, and Therapeutic and Diagnostic Applications Jacek Zielonka, Joy Joseph, Adam Sikora et al. · Chemical Reviews ReviewOpen access 27 Jun 2017 1,682
46 INFLUENCES OF GLUCOSE LOADING AND OF INJECTED INSULIN ON HEPATIC GLUCOSE OUTPUT* Robert D. Steele · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences Sep 1959 1,679
47 Variable Number of Tandem Repeat (VNTR) Markers for Human Gene Mapping Yusuke Nakamura, Mark Leppert, Peter O'Connell et al. · Science 27 Mar 1987 1,669
48 Mitochondrial Respiratory-Chain Diseases Salvatore DiMauro, Eric A. Schon · New England Journal of Medicine 25 Jun 2003 1,668
49 An atlas of genetic influences on human blood metabolites So–Youn Shin et al. · Nature Genetics Open access 11 May 2014 1,666
50 The mitochondrial genome: structure, transcription, translation and replication Jan‐Willem Taanman · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics Open access Feb 1999 1,660

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