Alexander Marson

19.6k total citations · 10 hit papers
86 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Alexander Marson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Marson has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Molecular Biology, 42 papers in Immunology and 32 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Alexander Marson's work include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (32 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (31 papers) and CAR-T cell therapy research (27 papers). Alexander Marson is often cited by papers focused on CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (32 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (31 papers) and CAR-T cell therapy research (27 papers). Alexander Marson collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Alexander Marson's co-authors include Chun Ye, Jeffrey A. Bluestone, Rachel E. Gate, Kathrin Schumann, Dimitre R. Simeonov, Theodore L. Roth, Garrett M. Frampton, Richard A. Young, Stuart S. Levine and Kole T. Roybal and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Marson

84 papers receiving 8.0k citations

Hit Papers

Connecting microRNA Genes to the Core Transcriptional Reg... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2008 2007 2017 2015 2017 250 500 750 1000
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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.

  1. Connecting microRNA Genes to the Core Transcriptional Regulatory Circuitry of Embryonic Stem Cells
    2008 1.1k citations Alexander Marson et al. Cell profile →
  2. Foxp3 occupancy and regulation of key target genes during T-cell stimulation
    2007 580 citations Alexander Marson et al. Nature profile →
  3. CRISPR/Cas9-mediated PD-1 disruption enhances anti-tumor efficacy of human chimeric antigen receptor T cells
    2017 579 citations Kathrin Schumann, Kole T. Roybal et al. profile →
  4. Generation of knock-in primary human T cells using Cas9 ribonucleoproteins
    2015 533 citations Kathrin Schumann, Steven Lin et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  5. Multiplexed droplet single-cell RNA-sequencing using natural genetic variation
    2017 525 citations Meena Subramaniam, Rachel E. Gate et al. Nature Biotechnology profile →
  6. Revisiting IL-2: Biology and therapeutic prospects
    2018 452 citations Dimitre R. Simeonov, Alexander Marson et al. Science Immunology profile →
  7. Genome-wide CRISPR Screens in Primary Human T Cells Reveal Key Regulators of Immune Function
    2018 339 citations Eric Shifrut, Theodore L. Roth et al. Cell profile →
  8. Genome-wide CRISPR screens of T cell exhaustion identify chromatin remodeling factors that limit T cell persistence
    2022 201 citations Eric Shifrut, Alexander Marson et al. profile →
  9. CRISPR activation and interference screens decode stimulation responses in primary human T cells
    2022 158 citations Ralf Schmidt, Jacob W. Freimer et al. Science profile →
  10. Improving prime editing with an endogenous small RNA-binding protein
    2024 107 citations Jun Yan, Paul Oyler et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alexander Marson United States 41 5.0k 2.6k 2.3k 1.2k 1.0k 86 8.1k
Lili Yang United States 32 2.6k 0.5× 2.2k 0.9× 1.5k 0.6× 1.0k 0.9× 966 0.9× 104 5.6k
Brian D. Brown United States 40 4.1k 0.8× 2.7k 1.0× 1.6k 0.7× 1.4k 1.2× 1.7k 1.7× 82 7.4k
Stephen D. Gillies United States 50 4.0k 0.8× 4.5k 1.7× 3.7k 1.6× 1.4k 1.1× 746 0.7× 153 9.8k
Boris Fehse Germany 54 5.1k 1.0× 1.5k 0.6× 2.7k 1.2× 2.8k 2.4× 508 0.5× 252 9.2k
Richard G. Jenner United Kingdom 30 5.5k 1.1× 1.5k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 765 0.6× 978 0.9× 55 8.3k
Yun Ji United States 28 2.0k 0.4× 3.9k 1.5× 3.4k 1.5× 856 0.7× 569 0.5× 54 6.3k
Helmut Hanenberg Germany 48 6.0k 1.2× 1.6k 0.6× 2.0k 0.9× 2.8k 2.3× 1.3k 1.2× 195 9.4k
Jim Xiang Canada 41 2.7k 0.5× 2.9k 1.1× 1.5k 0.7× 507 0.4× 821 0.8× 186 5.4k
Ansuman T. Satpathy United States 46 4.0k 0.8× 5.2k 2.0× 2.8k 1.2× 777 0.7× 1.6k 1.5× 86 9.8k
Alessandro Aiuti Italy 50 4.3k 0.9× 3.8k 1.5× 3.6k 1.6× 3.4k 2.9× 504 0.5× 193 10.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexander Marson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fanton, Alison, Jade Martins, Laine Goudy, et al.. (2025). Site-specific DNA insertion into the human genome with engineered recombinases. Nature Biotechnology. 1 indexed citations
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Yan, Jun, Paul Oyler, Purnima Ravisankar, et al.. (2024). Improving prime editing with an endogenous small RNA-binding protein. Nature. 628(8008). 639–647. 107 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gate, Rachel E., David Lee, Andrew Tolopko, et al.. (2024). Method of moments framework for differential expression analysis of single-cell RNA sequencing data. Cell. 187(22). 6393–6410.e16. 5 indexed citations
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Pietilä, Sami, Robert Moulder, Alexander Marson, et al.. (2024). Phenotypic profiling of human induced regulatory T cells at early differentiation: insights into distinct immunosuppressive potential. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 81(1). 399–399. 1 indexed citations
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Muldoon, Joseph J., David N. Nguyen, Daniel J.J. Carr, et al.. (2023). Peptide-mediated delivery of CRISPR enzymes for the efficient editing of primary human lymphocytes. Nature Biomedical Engineering. 7(5). 647–660. 82 indexed citations
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Bhosale, Santosh D., Robert Moulder, Tanja Buchacher, et al.. (2023). HIC1 interacts with FOXP3 multi protein complex: Novel pleiotropic mechanisms to regulate human regulatory T cell differentiation and function. Immunology Letters. 263. 123–132. 2 indexed citations
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Mamedov, Murad R., Jacob W. Freimer, Avinash Sahu, et al.. (2023). CRISPR screens decode cancer cell pathways that trigger γδ T cell detection. Nature. 621(7977). 188–195. 49 indexed citations
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Gagnon, John D, Wandi S. Zhu, Priscila Muñoz-Sandoval, et al.. (2023). The lncRNA Malat1 inhibits miR-15/16 to enhance cytotoxic T cell activation and memory cell formation. eLife. 12. 12 indexed citations
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Duan, Lihui, Lauren B. Rodda, Erick Lu, et al.. (2022). CD97 promotes spleen dendritic cell homeostasis through the mechanosensing of red blood cells. Science. 375(6581). eabi5965–eabi5965. 46 indexed citations
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Acenas, Dante, Jessica T. Cortez, James Lee, et al.. (2022). ATF7ip Targets Transposable Elements for H3K9me3 Deposition to Modify CD8+ T Cell Effector and Memory Responses. The Journal of Immunology. 208(5). 1155–1169. 5 indexed citations
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Goodman, Daniel B., Camillia S. Azimi, Alexis Talbot, et al.. (2022). Pooled screening of CAR T cells identifies diverse immune signaling domains for next-generation immunotherapies. Science Translational Medicine. 14(670). eabm1463–eabm1463. 51 indexed citations
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Lee, Youjin, Derek Bogdanoff, Yutong Wang, et al.. (2021). XYZeq: Spatially resolved single-cell RNA sequencing reveals expression heterogeneity in the tumor microenvironment. Science Advances. 7(17). 83 indexed citations
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Dong, Rui, et al.. (2020). Rewired signaling network in T cells expressing the chimeric antigen receptor ( CAR ). The EMBO Journal. 39(16). e104730–e104730. 44 indexed citations
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Tan, Corey, Ryosuke Hiwa, James L. Mueller, et al.. (2020). NR4A nuclear receptors restrain B cell responses to antigen when second signals are absent or limiting. Nature Immunology. 21(10). 1267–1279. 49 indexed citations
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Ng, Melissa, Theodore L. Roth, Ventura F. Mendoza, Alexander Marson, & Trevor D. Burt. (2019). Helios enhances the preferential differentiation of human fetal CD4 + naïve T cells into regulatory T cells. Science Immunology. 4(41). 34 indexed citations
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Schober, Kilian, Thomas Müller, Simon Grassmann, et al.. (2019). Orthotopic replacement of T-cell receptor α- and β-chains with preservation of near-physiological T-cell function. Nature Biomedical Engineering. 3(12). 974–984. 115 indexed citations
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Farboud, Behnom, Erin Jarvis, Theodore L. Roth, et al.. (2018). Enhanced Genome Editing with Cas9 Ribonucleoprotein in Diverse Cells and Organisms. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 12 indexed citations
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Farboud, Behnom, Erin Jarvis, Theodore L. Roth, et al.. (2018). Enhanced Genome Editing with Cas9 Ribonucleoprotein in Diverse Cells and Organisms. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 34 indexed citations
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Hultquist, Judd F., Joseph Hiatt, Kathrin Schumann, et al.. (2018). CRISPR–Cas9 genome engineering of primary CD4+ T cells for the interrogation of HIV–host factor interactions. Nature Protocols. 14(1). 1–27. 78 indexed citations
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Schumann, Kathrin, Steven Lin, Eric Boyer, et al.. (2015). Generation of knock-in primary human T cells using Cas9 ribonucleoproteins. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(33). 10437–10442. 533 indexed citations breakdown →

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