D-Index & Metrics Best Publications

Erik M. Jorgensen

University of Utah
United States

D-Index & Metrics D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.

Discipline name Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking

Biology and Biochemistry D-index 72 Citations 19,541 180 World Ranking 3916 National Ranking 1991

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Awards & Achievements

1995 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study Erik M. Jorgensen is best known for:

Acetylcholine
Neurotransmitter
Central nervous system

In his work, Erik M. Jorgensen performs multidisciplinary research in Cell biology and Enzyme. He incorporates Enzyme and Receptor in his studies. His research ties GABAergic and Receptor together. His GABAergic study typically links adjacent topics like Inhibitory postsynaptic potential. In his works, Erik M. Jorgensen performs multidisciplinary study on Inhibitory postsynaptic potential and Neurotransmission. He undertakes interdisciplinary study in the fields of Neurotransmission and Neurotransmitter through his works. He performs multidisciplinary studies into Neurotransmitter and Neuromuscular junction in his work. In his articles, Erik M. Jorgensen combines various disciplines, including Neuromuscular junction and Synaptic vesicle. His Synaptic vesicle study frequently links to adjacent areas such as Vesicle.

His most cited work include:

TheCaenorhabditis elegansGeneunc-25Encodes Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase and Is Required for Synaptic Transmission But Not Synaptic Development (238 citations)
The C.elegansric-3 gene is required for maturation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (215 citations)
THE FORMATION OF PINOSYLVIN AND ITS MONOMETHYL ETHER IN THE SAPWOOD OF PINUS RESINOSA AIT. (77 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date

Erik M. Jorgensen performs multidisciplinary study in the fields of Gene and Mutant via his papers. Erik M. Jorgensen merges Mutant with Genetics in his study. By researching both Genetics and Caenorhabditis elegans, he produces research that crosses academic boundaries. He brings together Caenorhabditis elegans and Gene to produce work in his papers. His Cell biology study frequently links to adjacent areas such as Actin. His work in Actin is not limited to one particular discipline; it also encompasses Cell biology. He performs multidisciplinary study in Horticulture and Botany in his work. Botany and Horticulture are two areas of study in which Erik M. Jorgensen engages in interdisciplinary work. Erik M. Jorgensen conducted interdisciplinary study in his works that combined Biochemistry and Receptor.

Erik M. Jorgensen most often published in these fields:

Gene (37.50%)
Caenorhabditis elegans (31.25%)
Cell biology (25.00%)

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Best Publications

Single-copy insertion of transgenes in Caenorhabditis elegans.

Christian Frøkjær-Jensen;M. Wayne Davis;Christopher E. Hopkins;Blake J. Newman.
Nature Genetics (2008)

1063 Citations

Identification and characterization of the vesicular GABA transporter

Steven L. McIntire;Richard J. Reimer;Kim Schuske;Robert H. Edwards.
Nature (1997)

880 Citations

UNC-13 is required for synaptic vesicle fusion in C. elegans

Janet E. Richmond;Warren S. Davis;Erik M. Jorgensen.
Nature Neuroscience (1999)

559 Citations

One GABA and two acetylcholine receptors function at the C. elegans neuromuscular junction.

Janet E. Richmond;Erik M. Jorgensen.
Nature Neuroscience (1999)

517 Citations

The GABAergic nervous system of Caenorhabditis elegans

McIntire Sl;Jorgensen E;Kaplan J;Kaplan J;Horvitz Hr.
Nature (1993)

496 Citations

The art and design of genetic screens: Caenorhabditis elegans

Erik M. Jorgensen;Susan E. Mango.
Nature Reviews Genetics (2002)

474 Citations

An open form of syntaxin bypasses the requirement for UNC-13 in vesicle priming

Janet E. Richmond;Robby M. Weimer;Erik M. Jorgensen.
Nature (2001)

454 Citations

Ultrafast endocytosis at mouse hippocampal synapses

Shigeki Watanabe;Benjamin R. Rost;Marcial Camacho-Pérez;M. Wayne Davis.
Nature (2013)

428 Citations

Caenorhabditis elegans rab-3 Mutant Synapses Exhibit Impaired Function and Are Partially Depleted of Vesicles

Michael L. Nonet;Jane E. Staunton;Michael P. Kilgard;Tim Fergestad.
The Journal of Neuroscience (1997)

399 Citations

Axon regeneration requires a conserved MAP kinase pathway.

Marc Hammarlund;Paola Nix;Linda Hauth;Erik M. Jorgensen;Erik M. Jorgensen.
Science (2009)

396 Citations

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