Anja Ebert

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Anja Ebert is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Hematology. According to data from OpenAlex, Anja Ebert has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Immunology and 4 papers in Hematology. Recurrent topics in Anja Ebert's work include Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (11 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (9 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (7 papers). Anja Ebert is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (11 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (9 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (7 papers). Anja Ebert collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Germany and United States. Anja Ebert's co-authors include Gunnar Schotta, Günter Reuter, Meinrad Busslinger, Thomas Jenuwein, Hiromi Tagoh, Monika Lachner, Danny Reinberg, Roopsha Sengupta, Kavitha Sarma and Sandro Lein and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Genes & Development.

In The Last Decade

Anja Ebert

28 papers receiving 3.4k citations

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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.

A silencing pathway to induce H3-K9 and H4-K20 trimethylation at constitutive heterochromatin

2004 850 citations Gunnar Schotta, Anja Ebert et al. Genes & Development profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Anja Ebert Austria	22	2.5k	887	424	340	269	28	3.5k
Lara S. Collier United States	20	1.6k 0.6×	277 0.3×	223 0.5×	462 1.4×	216 0.8×	33	2.1k
Marion Leleu Switzerland	22	2.6k 1.0×	758 0.9×	532 1.3×	510 1.5×	78 0.3×	30	3.7k
Niels Vandamme Belgium	17	1.0k 0.4×	473 0.5×	305 0.7×	72 0.2×	449 1.7×	37	2.0k
Craig J. Ceol United States	18	1.6k 0.6×	453 0.5×	68 0.2×	159 0.5×	69 0.3×	34	2.6k
Elin Axelsson Austria	16	1.1k 0.4×	471 0.5×	546 1.3×	181 0.5×	66 0.2×	23	1.8k
Hairi Li United States	31	4.6k 1.8×	218 0.2×	728 1.7×	327 1.0×	54 0.2×	43	5.9k
David J. Picketts Canada	28	2.2k 0.9×	241 0.3×	107 0.3×	934 2.7×	63 0.2×	64	2.7k
Eveline J. Steine United States	10	4.1k 1.6×	378 0.4×	215 0.5×	678 2.0×	35 0.1×	11	4.6k
Thomas Vaccari Italy	26	1.7k 0.7×	582 0.7×	103 0.2×	155 0.5×	47 0.2×	54	3.3k
Vivek Iyer United Kingdom	17	2.1k 0.8×	249 0.3×	135 0.3×	651 1.9×	33 0.1×	31	2.9k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ebert, Anja, et al.. (2025). Recurrent innovation of protein-protein interactions in the Drosophila piRNA pathway. The EMBO Journal. 45(6). 1909–1932. 2 indexed citations

Ebert, Anja, et al.. (2024). A germline PAF1 paralog complex ensures cell type-specific gene expression. Genes & Development. 38(17-20). 866–886. 1 indexed citations

Schmoellerl, Johannes, Inês Amorim Monteiro Barbosa, Martina Minnich, et al.. (2022). EVI1 drives leukemogenesis through aberrant ERG activation. Blood. 141(5). 453–466. 19 indexed citations

Smeenk, Leonie, Roger Mulet‐Lazaro, Anja Ebert, et al.. (2021). Selective Requirement of MYB for Oncogenic Hyperactivation of a Translocated Enhancer in Leukemia. Cancer Discovery. 11(11). 2868–2883. 29 indexed citations

Calderón, Lesly, Stephen Malin, Alexandra Schebesta, et al.. (2021). Pax5 regulates B cell immunity by promoting PI3K signaling via PTEN down-regulation. Science Immunology. 6(61). 37 indexed citations

Ebert, Anja, Markus Jaritz, Gordana Wutz, et al.. (2020). Wapl repression by Pax5 promotes V gene recombination by Igh loop extrusion. Nature. 584(7819). 142–147. 83 indexed citations

Muhar, Matthias, Anja Ebert, Tobias Neumann, et al.. (2018). SLAM-seq defines direct gene-regulatory functions of the BRD4-MYC axis. Science. 360(6390). 800–805. 237 indexed citations

Ayata, Pinar, Ana Badimon, Sarah Montgomery, et al.. (2018). Epigenetic regulation of brain region-specific microglia clearance activity. Nature Neuroscience. 21(8). 1049–1060. 324 indexed citations

Ebert, Anja, Gustavo P. de Almeida, Maria Hinterberger, et al.. (2016). Retrotransposon derepression leads to activation of the unfolded protein response and apoptosis in pro-B cells. Development. 143(10). 1788–99. 29 indexed citations

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Ebert, Anja, et al.. (2015). Spatial Regulation of V–(D)J Recombination at Antigen Receptor Loci. Advances in immunology. 128. 93–121. 39 indexed citations

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Schwickert, Tanja A., Hiromi Tagoh, Sinan Gültekin, et al.. (2014). Stage-specific control of early B cell development by the transcription factor Ikaros. Nature Immunology. 15(3). 283–293. 158 indexed citations

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Ebert, Anja, Jasna Medvedovic, Hiromi Tagoh, Tanja A. Schwickert, & Meinrad Busslinger. (2013). Control of Antigen Receptor Diversity through Spatial Regulation of V(D)J Recombination. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 78(0). 11–21. 7 indexed citations

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Revilla‐i‐Domingo, Roger, Ivan Bilić, Bojan Vilagos, et al.. (2012). The B‐cell identity factor Pax5 regulates distinct transcriptional programmes in early and late B lymphopoiesis. The EMBO Journal. 31(14). 3130–3146. 161 indexed citations

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Ebert, Anja, Giorgia Salvagiotto, Jasna Medvedovic, et al.. (2011). The transcription factor Pax5 regulates its target genes by recruiting chromatin‐modifying proteins in committed B cells. The EMBO Journal. 30(12). 2388–2404. 104 indexed citations

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Medvedovic, Jasna, Anja Ebert, Hiromi Tagoh, & Meinrad Busslinger. (2011). Pax5. Advances in immunology. 111. 179–206. 167 indexed citations

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Ebert, Anja, Hiromi Tagoh, Jasna Medvedovic, et al.. (2011). The Distal VH Gene Cluster of the Igh Locus Contains Distinct Regulatory Elements with Pax5 Transcription Factor-Dependent Activity in Pro-B Cells. Immunity. 34(2). 175–187. 106 indexed citations

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Koryakov, Dmitry E., Matthias Walther, Anja Ebert, et al.. (2011). The SUUR protein is involved in binding of SU(VAR)3–9 and methylation of H3K9 and H3K27 in chromosomes of Drosophila melanogaster. Chromosome Research. 19(2). 235–249. 9 indexed citations

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Ebert, Anja, Gunnar Schotta, Sandro Lein, et al.. (2004). Su(var) genes regulate the balance between euchromatin and heterochromatin in Drosophila. Genes & Development. 18(23). 2973–2983. 218 indexed citations

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Schotta, Gunnar, Anja Ebert, Rainer Dorn, & Günter Reuter. (2003). Position-effect variegation and the genetic dissection of chromatin regulation in Drosophila. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 14(1). 67–75. 158 indexed citations

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Schotta, Gunnar, Anja Ebert, & Günter Reuter. (2003). SU(VAR)3-9 is a Conserved Key Function in Heterochromatic Gene Silencing. Genetica. 117(2-3). 149–158. 78 indexed citations

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