Anika Steffen

3.1k total citations
37 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Anika Steffen is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, Anika Steffen has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Cell Biology, 17 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in Anika Steffen's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (21 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (9 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (8 papers). Anika Steffen is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (21 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (9 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (8 papers). Anika Steffen collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Italy and Austria. Anika Steffen's co-authors include Klemens Rottner, Theresia E. B. Stradal, Giorgio Scita, Metello Innocenti, Andrea Disanza, Emanuela Frittoli, Pier Paolo Di Fiore, Jürgen Wehland, Juergen Wehland and Maud Hertzog and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Anika Steffen

35 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Anika Steffen Germany 21 1.4k 1.0k 452 165 149 37 2.2k
Metello Innocenti Italy 21 1.2k 0.9× 1.4k 1.3× 420 0.9× 121 0.7× 221 1.5× 35 2.4k
Vera DesMarais United States 17 1.2k 0.9× 781 0.7× 545 1.2× 63 0.4× 102 0.7× 20 1.8k
Emmanuel Vignal France 14 1.0k 0.7× 1.3k 1.2× 255 0.6× 90 0.5× 146 1.0× 22 2.1k
Manfred Rüdiger Germany 22 1.2k 0.9× 1.3k 1.3× 445 1.0× 110 0.7× 113 0.8× 31 2.1k
James D. Orth United States 21 2.1k 1.5× 1.9k 1.8× 474 1.0× 143 0.9× 221 1.5× 31 3.3k
Marleen Van Troys Belgium 25 946 0.7× 1.1k 1.1× 205 0.5× 77 0.5× 163 1.1× 59 2.3k
Evelyne Friederich France 26 1.0k 0.7× 1.3k 1.3× 362 0.8× 97 0.6× 151 1.0× 41 2.3k
Shin‐ichiro Kojima United States 8 1.4k 1.0× 922 0.9× 257 0.6× 77 0.5× 81 0.5× 8 2.2k
Defne Yarar United States 16 1.5k 1.1× 1.4k 1.4× 234 0.5× 150 0.9× 121 0.8× 27 2.3k
Terry Lechler United States 31 2.1k 1.5× 2.1k 2.0× 189 0.4× 194 1.2× 152 1.0× 52 3.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Anika Steffen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anika Steffen

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All Works

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Gomez, Nicolas, Arnab Bandyopadhyay, James M. Kramer, et al.. (2025). Epigenetic cellular memory in Pseudomonas aeruginosa generates phenotypic variation in response to host environments. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(27). e2415345122–e2415345122. 1 indexed citations
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Steffen, Anika, et al.. (2024). Activity‐Based Protein Profiling Identifies Protein Disulfide‐Isomerases as Target Proteins of the Volatile Salinilactones. Advanced Science. 11(18). e2309515–e2309515. 3 indexed citations
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Stahnke, Stephanie, Malgorzata Borowiak, Christian Sieben, et al.. (2022). SMER28 Attenuates PI3K/mTOR Signaling by Direct Inhibition of PI3K p110 Delta. Cells. 11(10). 1648–1648. 5 indexed citations
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Stahnke, Stephanie, et al.. (2022). The autophagy inducer SMER28 attenuates microtubule dynamics mediating neuroprotection. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 17805–17805. 11 indexed citations
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Lukat, Peer, Sabrina Mühlen, Shuangshuang Dong, et al.. (2021). Crystal structure of bacterial cytotoxic necrotizing factor CNF Y reveals molecular building blocks for intoxication. The EMBO Journal. 40(4). e105202–e105202. 13 indexed citations
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Stahnke, Stephanie, David J. J. de Gorter, Sebastian Dütting, et al.. (2021). Loss of Hem1 disrupts macrophage function and impacts migration, phagocytosis, and integrin-mediated adhesion. Current Biology. 31(10). 2051–2064.e8. 19 indexed citations
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Kunschmann, Tom, et al.. (2019). The Small GTPase Rac1 Increases Cell Surface Stiffness and Enhances 3D Migration Into Extracellular Matrices. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 7675–7675. 45 indexed citations
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Kage, Frieda, Anika Steffen, Adolf Ellinger, et al.. (2017). FMNL2 and -3 regulate Golgi architecture and anterograde transport downstream of Cdc42. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 9791–9791. 28 indexed citations
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Dimchev, Georgi, Anika Steffen, Frieda Kage, et al.. (2017). Efficiency of lamellipodia protrusion is determined by the extent of cytosolic actin assembly. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 28(10). 1311–1325. 34 indexed citations
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Steffen, Anika, Theresia E. B. Stradal, & Klemens Rottner. (2016). Signalling Pathways Controlling Cellular Actin Organization. Handbook of experimental pharmacology. 235. 153–178. 22 indexed citations
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Kühn, Sonja, Frieda Kage, Jennifer Block, et al.. (2015). The structure of FMNL2–Cdc42 yields insights into the mechanism of lamellipodia and filopodia formation. Nature Communications. 6(1). 7088–7088. 55 indexed citations
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Steffen, Anika, Stefan A. Koestler, & Klemens Rottner. (2014). Requirements for and consequences of Rac-dependent protrusion. European Journal of Cell Biology. 93(5-6). 184–193. 20 indexed citations
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Wolters, Manuel, Erin C. Boyle, Konrad Trülzsch, et al.. (2013). Cytotoxic Necrotizing Factor-Y Boosts Yersinia Effector Translocation by Activating Rac Protein. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(32). 23543–23553. 22 indexed citations
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Koestler, Stefan A., Anika Steffen, Maria Némethová, et al.. (2013). Arp2/3 complex is essential for actin network treadmilling as well as for targeting of capping protein and cofilin. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 24(18). 2861–2875. 58 indexed citations
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Steffen, Anika, Markus Ladwein, Georgi Dimchev, et al.. (2013). Rac function is critical for cell migration but not required for spreading and focal adhesion formation. Journal of Cell Science. 126(Pt 20). 4572–88. 112 indexed citations
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Steffen, Anika, Gaëlle Le Dez, Renaud Poincloux, et al.. (2008). MT1-MMP-Dependent Invasion Is Regulated by TI-VAMP/VAMP7. Current Biology. 18(12). 926–931. 173 indexed citations
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Steffen, Anika, Jan Faix, Guenter P. Resch, et al.. (2006). Filopodia Formation in the Absence of Functional WAVE- and Arp2/3-Complexes. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 17(6). 2581–2591. 190 indexed citations
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Innocenti, Metello, Adriana Zucconi, Andrea Disanza, et al.. (2004). Abi1 is essential for the formation and activation of a WAVE2 signalling complex. Nature Cell Biology. 6(4). 319–327. 333 indexed citations
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Steffen, Anika, Klemens Rottner, Metello Innocenti, et al.. (2004). Sra‐1 and Nap1 link Rac to actin assembly driving lamellipodia formation. The EMBO Journal. 23(4). 749–759. 318 indexed citations
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Benesch, Stefanie, Silvia Lommel, Anika Steffen, et al.. (2002). Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Biphosphate (PIP2)-induced Vesicle Movement Depends on N-WASP and Involves Nck, WIP, and Grb2. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(40). 37771–37776. 128 indexed citations

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