Ana C. D’Alessio

18.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
25 papers, 11.9k citations indexed

About

Ana C. D’Alessio is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ana C. D’Alessio has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 11.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Genetics and 3 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Ana C. D’Alessio's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (14 papers), Cancer-related gene regulation (8 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (4 papers). Ana C. D’Alessio is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (14 papers), Cancer-related gene regulation (8 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (4 papers). Ana C. D’Alessio collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Ana C. D’Alessio's co-authors include Moshe Szyf, Sergiy Dymov, Michael J. Meaney, Yi Zhang, Ian C.G. Weaver, Shakti Sharma, Frances A. Champagne, Nadia Cervoni, Jonathan R. Seckl and Shinsuke Ito and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ana C. D’Alessio

24 papers receiving 11.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Epigenetic programming by maternal behavior

2004 4.2k citations Ian C.G. Weaver, Nadia Cervoni et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
Epigenetic regulation of the glucocorticoid receptor in human brain associates with childhood abuse

2009 2.3k citations Patrick O. McGowan, Aya Sasaki et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
Role of Tet proteins in 5mC to 5hmC conversion, ES-cell self-renewal and inner cell mass specification

2010 2.0k citations Shinsuke Ito, Ana C. D’Alessio et al. Nature profile →
Poised Chromatin at the ZEB1 Promoter Enables Breast Cancer Cell Plasticity and Enhances Tumorigenicity

2013 672 citations Christine L. Chaffer, Nemanja D. Marjanovic et al. Cell profile →
Dual functions of Tet1 in transcriptional regulation in mouse embryonic stem cells

2011 501 citations Hao Wu, Ana C. D’Alessio et al. Nature profile →

Peers

Ana C. D’Alessio

PPCH

GENET

Pat Levitt United States

Michael S. Kobor Canada

Ian C.G. Weaver Canada

Martin Schalling Sweden

Isabelle M. Mansuy Switzerland

Patrick O. McGowan Canada

Yasmin L. Hurd United States

Jonathan Mill United Kingdom

Alicia K. Smith United States

Ian Craig United Kingdom

Pat Levitt United States

Ana C. D’Alessio

7.7k ×1.1

2.4k ×1.0

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4.0k ×1.8

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993 ×0.5

1.7k ×1.0

Citations per year, relative to Ana C. D’Alessio Ana C. D’Alessio (= 1×) peers Pat Levitt

Countries citing papers authored by Ana C. D’Alessio

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ana C. D’Alessio

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ana C. D’Alessio

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ana C. D’Alessio. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ana C. D’Alessio based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ana C. D’Alessio. Ana C. D’Alessio is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Taranova, Olena, Jin He, Gaoyang Liang, et al.. (2021). Generation of Insulin-secreting Islet-like Clusters from Human Skin Fibroblasts. UNC Libraries. 1 indexed citations

Nakagawa, Tadashi, Lei Lv, Makiko Nakagawa, et al.. (2015). CRL4VprBP E3 Ligase Promotes Monoubiquitylation and Chromatin Binding of TET Dioxygenases. Molecular Cell. 59(6). 1043–1043. 1 indexed citations

D’Alessio, Ana C., Zi Peng Fan, Katherine J. Wert, et al.. (2015). A Systematic Approach to Identify Candidate Transcription Factors that Control Cell Identity. Stem Cell Reports. 5(5). 763–775. 118 indexed citations

Li, Xiang, Wei Wei, Qiongyi Zhao, et al.. (2014). Neocortical Tet3-mediated accumulation of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine promotes rapid behavioral adaptation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(19). 7120–7125. 142 indexed citations

Nakagawa, Tadashi, Lei Lv, Makiko Nakagawa, et al.. (2014). CRL4VprBP E3 Ligase Promotes Monoubiquitylation and Chromatin Binding of TET Dioxygenases. Molecular Cell. 57(2). 247–260. 83 indexed citations

Cassady, John P., Ana C. D’Alessio, Sovan Sarkar, et al.. (2014). Direct Lineage Conversion of Adult Mouse Liver Cells and B Lymphocytes to Neural Stem Cells. Stem Cell Reports. 3(6). 948–956. 48 indexed citations

Shen, Li, Hao Wu, Dinh Diep, et al.. (2013). Genome-wide Analysis Reveals TET- and TDG-Dependent 5-Methylcytosine Oxidation Dynamics. Cell. 153(3). 692–706. 383 indexed citations

Chaffer, Christine L., Nemanja D. Marjanovic, Tong Lee, et al.. (2013). Poised Chromatin at the ZEB1 Promoter Enables Breast Cancer Cell Plasticity and Enhances Tumorigenicity. Cell. 154(1). 61–74. 672 indexed citations breakdown →

Kim, Suel–Kee, et al.. (2012). Sox2 Acts through Sox21 to Regulate Transcription in Pluripotent and Differentiated Cells. Current Biology. 22(18). 1705–1710. 51 indexed citations

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Wu, Hao, Ana C. D’Alessio, Shinsuke Ito, et al.. (2011). Genome-wide analysis of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine distribution reveals its dual function in transcriptional regulation in mouse embryonic stem cells. Genes & Development. 25(7). 679–684. 434 indexed citations

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Wu, Hao, Ana C. D’Alessio, Shinsuke Ito, et al.. (2011). Dual functions of Tet1 in transcriptional regulation in mouse embryonic stem cells. Nature. 473(7347). 389–393. 501 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ito, Shinsuke, Ana C. D’Alessio, Olena Taranova, et al.. (2010). Role of Tet proteins in 5mC to 5hmC conversion, ES-cell self-renewal and inner cell mass specification. Nature. 466(7310). 1129–1133. 1955 indexed citations breakdown →

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McGowan, Patrick O., Aya Sasaki, Ana C. D’Alessio, et al.. (2009). Epigenetic regulation of the glucocorticoid receptor in human brain associates with childhood abuse. Nature Neuroscience. 12(3). 342–348. 2302 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tateishi, Keisuke, Jin He, Olena Taranova, et al.. (2008). Generation of Insulin-secreting Islet-like Clusters from Human Skin Fibroblasts. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(46). 31601–31607. 267 indexed citations

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D’Alessio, Ana C., Ian C.G. Weaver, & Moshe Szyf. (2007). Acetylation-Induced Transcription Is Required for Active DNA Demethylation in Methylation-Silenced Genes. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 27(21). 7462–7474. 66 indexed citations

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Weaver, Ian C.G., Ana C. D’Alessio, Shelley E. Brown, et al.. (2007). The Transcription Factor Nerve Growth Factor-Inducible Protein A Mediates Epigenetic Programming: Altering Epigenetic Marks by Immediate-Early Genes. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(7). 1756–1768. 352 indexed citations

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D’Alessio, Ana C., et al.. (2007). Non-reductive modulation of chloroplast fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase by 2-Cys peroxiredoxin. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 355(3). 722–727. 39 indexed citations

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Milutinovic, Snezana, Ana C. D’Alessio, Nancy Detich, & Moshe Szyf. (2006). Valproate induces widespread epigenetic reprogramming which involves demethylation of specific genes. Carcinogenesis. 28(3). 560–571. 201 indexed citations

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D’Alessio, Ana C. & Moshe Szyf. (2004). Kinetics of chromatin activation and active DNA demethylation in vertebrate cells: Histone acetylation sets the stage for demethylase interactions with DNA resulting in demethylation. Cancer Research. 64. 962–962. 1 indexed citations

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Weaver, Ian C.G., Nadia Cervoni, Frances A. Champagne, et al.. (2004). Epigenetic programming by maternal behavior. Nature Neuroscience. 7(8). 847–854. 4150 indexed citations breakdown →

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