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Terry L. Orr-Weaver

Terry L. Orr-Weaver

D-Index & Metrics

Genetics

D-Index
71
Citations
21094
World Ranking
2179
National Ranking
987

Terry L. Orr-Weaver publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Terry L. Orr-Weaver sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 145 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Terry L. Orr-Weaver D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Terry L. Orr-Weaver sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Excellence in Science Award, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2006 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Terry L. Orr-Weaver is a researcher affiliated with MIT in the United States. Their work spans multiple fields within biology and medicine, with a focus on molecular and reproductive biology as well as genetics.

Their recent publications include studies such as:

  • Identification of New Regulators of the Oocyte-to-Embryo Transition in Drosophila, 2020, G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • The GNU subunit of PNG kinase, the developmental regulator of mRNA translation, binds BIC-C to localize to RNP granules, 2021, eLife

Frequent co-authors in their work include:

  • Emir E Avilés-Pagán
  • Albert S. W. Kang
  • Masatoshi Hara

They have published primarily in the venues:

  • G3 Genes Genomes Genetics
  • eLife

The main fields of study covered in Terry L. Orr-Weaver's body of research are:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Subfields represented include:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Aging
  • Reproductive Medicine

The research topics most frequently addressed in their work are:

  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility
  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Sperm and Testicular Function
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • Heat shock proteins research
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

Awards received by Terry L. Orr-Weaver include:

  • Excellence in Science Award, Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), 2013
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2010
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2006

Best Publications

  • The double-strand-break repair model for recombination

    Jack W. Szostak;Terry L. Orr-Weaver;Rodney J. Rothstein;Franklin W. Stahl

  • Yeast transformation: a model system for the study of recombination

    Terry L. Orr-Weaver;Jack W. Szostak;Rodney J. Rothstein

  • Identification of Functional Elements and Regulatory Circuits by Drosophila modENCODE

    Sushmita Roy;Jason Ernst;Peter V. Kharchenko;Pouya Kheradpour

  • Endoreplication cell cycles: more for less.

    Bruce A. Edgar;Terry L. Orr-Weaver

  • Yeast recombination: the association between double-strand gap repair and crossing-over

    Terry L. Orr-Weaver;Jack W. Szostak

  • Genetic applications of yeast transformation with linear and gapped plasmids.

    Terry L. Orr-Weaver;Jack W. Szostak;Rodney J. Rothstein

  • Regulation of APC/C Activators in Mitosis and Meiosis

    Jillian A. Pesin;Terry L. Orr-Weaver

  • The regulation of the cell cycle during Drosophila embryogenesis: the transition to polyteny.

    A.V. Smith;T.L. Orr-Weaver

  • SMAUG Is a Major Regulator of Maternal mRNA Destabilization in Drosophila and Its Translation Is Activated by the PAN GU Kinase

    Wael Tadros;Aaron L. Goldman;Tomas Babak;Fiona Menzies

  • When bigger is better: the role of polyploidy in organogenesis.

    Terry L. Orr-Weaver

  • Mei-S332, a Drosophila protein required for sister-chromatid cohesion, can localize to meiotic centromere regions.

    Anne W. Kerrebrock;Daniel P. Moore;Jim S. Wu;Terry L. Orr-Weaver

  • DNA replication control through interaction of E2F–RB and the origin recognition complex

    Giovanni Bosco;Wei Du;Terry L. Orr-Weaver

  • Drosophila ORC specifically binds to ACE3, an origin of DNA replication control element

    Richard J. Austin;Terry L. Orr-Weaver;Stephen P. Bell

  • Mammalian (cytosine-5) methyltransferases cause genomic DNA methylation and lethality in Drosophila

    Frank Lyko;Bernard H. Ramsahoye;Helena Kashevsky;Matthew Tudor

  • Drosophila Double parked: a conserved, essential replication protein that colocalizes with the origin recognition complex and links DNA replication with mitosis and the down-regulation of S phase transcripts

    Allyson J. Whittaker;Irena Royzman;Terry L. Orr-Weaver

  • Developmental Control of Oocyte Maturation and Egg Activation in Metazoan Models

    Jessica R. Von Stetina;Terry L. Orr-Weaver

  • Mutations in Drosophila DP and E2F distinguish G1–S progression from an associated transcriptional program

    Irena Royzman;Allyson J. Whittaker;Terry L. Orr-Weaver

  • Drosophila Inducer of MEiosis 4 (IME4) is required for Notch signaling during oogenesis

    Cintia F. Hongay;Terry L. Orr-Weaver

  • The Molecular Basis of Sister-Chromatid Cohesion

    Janice Y. Lee;Terry L. Orr-Weaver

  • ORC localization in Drosophila follicle cells and the effects of mutations in dE2F and dDP

    Irena Royzman;Richard J. Austin;Giovanni Bosco;Stephen P. Bell

Frequent Co-Authors

R. Scott Hawley
R. Scott Hawley Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Albert V. Smith
Albert V. Smith University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jack W. Szostak
Jack W. Szostak University of Chicago
Gary H. Karpen
Gary H. Karpen University of California, Berkeley
Marc Fellous
Marc Fellous Bayer Pharmaceuticals
Kevin P. White
Kevin P. White National University of Singapore

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