Alyssa E. Johnson

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Alyssa E. Johnson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Alyssa E. Johnson has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Cell Biology and 7 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Alyssa E. Johnson's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (8 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (7 papers) and Fungal and yeast genetics research (7 papers). Alyssa E. Johnson is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (8 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (7 papers) and Fungal and yeast genetics research (7 papers). Alyssa E. Johnson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Spain. Alyssa E. Johnson's co-authors include Ernst Lengyel, Kathleen L. Gould, Anthony Montag, Abir Mukherjee, S. Diane Yamada, Anirban Mitra, Hilary A. Kenny, Kristin M. Nieman, Salvador Aznar Benitah and Sinju Sundaresan and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Alyssa E. Johnson

42 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Adipocyte-induced CD36 expression drives ovarian cancer progression and metastasis

2018 381 citations András Ladányi, Abir Mukherjee et al. Oncogene profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alyssa E. Johnson United States	17	1.0k	501	344	281	157	44	1.5k
Lucia Cicchillitti Italy	23	1.0k 1.0×	463 0.9×	370 1.1×	293 1.0×	113 0.7×	31	1.5k
Wei-Lei Yang United States	11	1.1k 1.1×	360 0.7×	403 1.2×	143 0.5×	185 1.2×	11	1.5k
Irmgard Irminger‐Finger Switzerland	27	1.3k 1.3×	348 0.7×	451 1.3×	173 0.6×	161 1.0×	54	1.9k
Larisa Litovchick United States	24	1.4k 1.3×	245 0.5×	669 1.9×	293 1.0×	119 0.8×	54	1.8k
Ming You United States	16	1.0k 1.0×	470 0.9×	339 1.0×	98 0.3×	221 1.4×	33	1.6k
Yonghong Xiao United States	10	1.6k 1.6×	282 0.6×	398 1.2×	337 1.2×	159 1.0×	12	1.9k
Lixing Zhan China	19	1.2k 1.2×	418 0.8×	427 1.2×	293 1.0×	159 1.0×	36	1.7k
Yusuke Nakamura Japan	24	1.2k 1.2×	308 0.6×	457 1.3×	140 0.5×	146 0.9×	38	1.8k
Patrick Franken Netherlands	22	1.0k 1.0×	315 0.6×	668 1.9×	124 0.4×	178 1.1×	37	1.7k
Sushma Gurumurthy United States	12	1.1k 1.1×	390 0.8×	437 1.3×	156 0.6×	148 0.9×	14	1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alyssa E. Johnson

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Basu, Ankita, et al.. (2025). Increased expression of the small lysosomal gene SVIP in the Drosophila gut suppresses pathophysiological features associated with a high-fat diet. Biology Open. 14(2).

Chen, Rui, Zhilin Li, Alyssa E. Johnson, & Daniel R. Swale. (2025). Contribution of glial inwardly rectifying potassium (Kir) channels to potassium buffering in insect neural systems. iScience. 28(9). 113316–113316.

Bohnert, K. Adam, et al.. (2024). Human SVIP is sufficient to stimulate tubular lysosomes and extend healthspan in well-fed Caenorhabditis elegans. PubMed. 2024. 1 indexed citations

Dubuisson, Olga, Elizabeth R. M. Zunica, Bolormaa Vandanmagsar, et al.. (2024). Restricting bioenergetic efficiency enhances longevity and mitochondrial redox capacity in Drosophila melanogaster. Aging Cell. 23(5). e14107–e14107. 3 indexed citations

Johnson, Alyssa E., et al.. (2023). Rbp4-Gal4, a germline driver that activates in meiosis, reveals functions for VCP in spermatid development. Fly. 17(1). 2234795–2234795. 2 indexed citations

Dubuisson, Olga, et al.. (2023). VCP promotes tTAF-target gene expression and spermatocyte differentiation by downregulating mono-ubiquitylated H2A. Development. 150(14). 3 indexed citations

Ghosh, Bhaswati, et al.. (2023). Tubular lysosome induction couples animal starvation to healthy aging. Nature Aging. 3(9). 1091–1106. 10 indexed citations

Johnson, Alyssa E., et al.. (2023). Modular Splicing Is Linked to Evolution in the Synapse-Specificity Molecule Kirrel3. eNeuro. 10(12). ENEURO.0253–23.2023. 4 indexed citations

Bohnert, K. Adam, et al.. (2022). Reproductive tradeoffs govern sexually dimorphic tubular lysosome induction in Caenorhabditis elegans. Journal of Experimental Biology. 225(12). 2 indexed citations

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Johnson, Alyssa E., Richard D. Fetter, Armen J. Moughamian, et al.. (2021). SVIP is a molecular determinant of lysosomal dynamic stability, neurodegeneration and lifespan. Nature Communications. 12(1). 513–513. 31 indexed citations

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Ladányi, András, Abir Mukherjee, Hilary A. Kenny, et al.. (2018). Adipocyte-induced CD36 expression drives ovarian cancer progression and metastasis. Oncogene. 37(17). 2285–2301. 381 indexed citations breakdown →

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Curtis, Marion, Hilary A. Kenny, Abir Mukherjee, et al.. (2018). Fibroblasts Mobilize Tumor Cell Glycogen to Promote Proliferation and Metastasis. Cell Metabolism. 29(1). 141–155.e9. 203 indexed citations

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Okuda, Hiroshi, Alyssa E. Johnson, Anthony Montag, et al.. (2014). WNT7A/β-catenin signaling induces FGF1 and influences sensitivity to niclosamide in ovarian cancer. Oncogene. 34(26). 3452–3462. 76 indexed citations

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Lengyel, Ernst, Lacey M. Litchfield, Anirban Mitra, et al.. (2014). Metformin inhibits ovarian cancer growth and increases sensitivity to paclitaxel in mouse models. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 212(4). 479.e1–479.e10. 107 indexed citations

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Johnson, Alyssa E., Jun‐Song Chen, & Kathleen L. Gould. (2013). CK1 Is Required for a Mitotic Checkpoint that Delays Cytokinesis. Current Biology. 23(19). 1920–1926. 33 indexed citations

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Johnson, Alyssa E., Bradley T. Andresen, Joseph L. Stodola, et al.. (2012). VACM-1/cul5 expression in vascular tissue in vivo is induced by water deprivation and its expression in vitro regulates aquaporin-1 concentrations. Cell and Tissue Research. 349(2). 527–539. 7 indexed citations

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Lewis, Steven P., et al.. (2011). Mutational analysis of VACM-1/cul5 exons in cancer cell lines. Apmis. 119(7). 421–430. 8 indexed citations

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Kouranti, Ilektra, Janel R. McLean, Anna Feoktistova, et al.. (2010). A Global Census of Fission Yeast Deubiquitinating Enzyme Localization and Interaction Networks Reveals Distinct Compartmentalization Profiles and Overlapping Functions in Endocytosis and Polarity. PLoS Biology. 8(9). e1000471–e1000471. 69 indexed citations

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Johnson, Alyssa E., et al.. (2006). Estrogen-dependent growth and estrogen receptor (ER)-α concentration in T47D breast cancer cells are inhibited by VACM-1, a cul 5 gene. Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. 301(1-2). 13–20. 25 indexed citations

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Mohandas, Narla, Alyssa E. Johnson, Janan Wyatt, et al.. (1989). Automated quantitation of cell density distribution and hyperdense cell fraction in RBC disorders. Blood. 74(1). 442–447. 3 indexed citations

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