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Patsy M. Nishina

Patsy M. Nishina

Tufts University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
64
Citations
12507
World Ranking
9821
National Ranking
4303

Patsy M. Nishina publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 197 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Patsy M. Nishina D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Patsy M. Nishina sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Patsy M. Nishina is affiliated with Tufts University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with a notable focus on Molecular Biology, Ophthalmology, and Cell Biology.

The main research topics explored by Nishina include:

  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
  • Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research
  • Cellular transport and secretion

Among Nishina's recent publications are:

  • Mouse Models of Inherited Retinal Degeneration with Photoreceptor Cell Loss, 2020, Cells
  • Disruption in murine Eml1 perturbs retinal lamination during early development, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Identification of Arhgef12 and Prkci as genetic modifiers of retinal dysplasia in the Crb1rd8 mouse model, 2022, PLoS Genetics
  • Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Reveals Molecular Features of Heterogeneity in the Murine Retinal Pigment Epithelium, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • A missense mutation in Pitx2 leads to early-onset glaucoma via NRF2-YAP1 axis, 2021, Cell Death and Disease

Nishina frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), International Journal of Molecular Sciences, PLoS Genetics, Preprints.org, and Cells.

Their research collaborations include frequent coauthorship with:

  • Jürgen Κ. Naggert
  • Mark P. Krebs
  • Gayle B. Collin
  • Lisa Stone
  • Navdeep Gogna

Best Publications

  • Hyperproinsulinaemia in obese fat/fat mice associated with a carboxypeptidase E mutation which reduces enzyme activity

    Jürgen K. Naggert;Lloyd D. Fricker;Oleg Varlamov;Patsy M. Nishina

  • A candidate gene for the mouse mutation tubby

    Konrad Noben-Trauth;Juergen K. Naggert;Michael A. North;Patsy M. Nishina

  • Mutations in ALMS1 cause obesity, type 2 diabetes and neurosensory degeneration in Alström syndrome

    Gayle B Collin;Jan D Marshall;Akihiro Ikeda;W Venus So

  • Synthetic low and high fat diets for the study of atherosclerosis in the mouse.

    Patsy M. Nishina;Judy Verstuyft;Beverly Paigen

  • CRB1 is essential for external limiting membrane integrity and photoreceptor morphogenesis in the mammalian retina

    Adrienne K. Mehalow;Shuhei Kameya;Richard S. Smith;Norman L. Hawes

  • New Alström syndrome phenotypes based on the evaluation of 182 cases.

    Jan D. Marshall;Roderick T. Bronson;Gayle B. Collin;Anne D. Nordstrom

  • A deletion in a photoreceptor-specific nuclear receptor mRNA causes retinal degeneration in the rd7 mouse

    Novrouz B. Akhmedov;Natik I. Piriev;Bo Chang;Ana Lia Rapoport

  • Effects of propionate on lipid biosynthesis in isolated rat hepatocytes.

    Patsy M. Nishina;Richard A. Freedland

  • Recessive mutations in the gene encoding the tubby-like protein TULP1 in patients with retinitis pigmentosa

    Stephanie A. Hagstrom;Michael A. North;Patsy M. Nishina;Eliot L. Berson

  • Lith1, a major gene affecting cholesterol gallstone formation among inbred strains of mice

    Bhupinder Khanuja;Yin-Chai Cheah;Mark Hunt;Patsy M. Nishina

  • Excess cone cell proliferation due to lack of a functional NR2E3 causes retinal dysplasia and degeneration in rd7/rd7 mice.

    Neena B. Haider;Jürgen K. Naggert;Patsy M. Nishina

  • Linkage of atherogenic lipoprotein phenotype to the low density lipoprotein receptor locus on the short arm of chromosome 19.

    Patsy M. Nishina;John P. Johnson;Jurgen K. Naggert;Ronald M. Krauss

  • Systematic Evaluation of the Mouse Eye : Anatomy, Pathology, and Biomethods

    Richard S. Smith;Simon W. M. John;Patsy M. Nishina;John P. Sundberg

  • Molecular characterization of TUB, TULP1, and TULP2, members of the novel tubby gene family and their possible relation to ocular diseases

    Michael A. North;Juergen K. Naggert;Yingzhuo Yan;Konrad Noben-Trauth

  • PROGRESS TOWARD UNDERSTANDING THE GENETIC AND BIOCHEMICAL MECHANISMS OF INHERITED PHOTORECEPTOR DEGENERATIONS

    Laura R. Pacione;Michael J. Szego;Sakae Ikeda;Patsy M. Nishina

  • Alms1-disrupted mice recapitulate human Alström syndrome

    G.B. Collin;E. Cyr;R. Bronson;J.D. Marshall

  • Atherosclerosis and plasma and liver lipids in nine inbred strains of mice.

    Patsy M. Nishina;Jiajin Wang;Wendy Toyofuku;Frans A. Kuypers

  • Genetic analysis of a new mouse model for non-insulin-dependent diabetes.

    Jung Han Kim;Saunak Sen;Cindy S. Avery;Elizabeth Simpson

  • Atherosclerosis in genetically obese mice: The mutants obese, diabetes, fat, tubby, and lethal yellow

    Patsy M. Nishina;Jiirgen K. Naggert;Judy Verstuyft;Beverly Paigen

  • Spectrum of ALMS1 variants and evaluation of genotype‐phenotype correlations in Alström syndrome

    Jan D. Marshall;Elizabeth G. Hinman;Gayle B. Collin;Sebastian Beck

Frequent Co-Authors

Jürgen K. Naggert
Jürgen K. Naggert University of Salerno
Neal S. Peachey
Neal S. Peachey Cleveland Clinic
Bo Chang
Bo Chang University of California, Los Angeles
Beverly Paigen
Beverly Paigen University of Pennsylvania
John R. Heckenlively
John R. Heckenlively University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ronald Roepman
Ronald Roepman Radboud University
Eric A. Pierce
Eric A. Pierce Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Robert K. Koenekoop
Robert K. Koenekoop McGill University Health Centre
Anneke I. den Hollander
Anneke I. den Hollander Radboud University
Frans P.M. Cremers
Frans P.M. Cremers Radboud University

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