Anna K. Sessa

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Anna K. Sessa is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Anna K. Sessa has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 3 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Anna K. Sessa's work include Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (3 papers), Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (2 papers) and Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species (2 papers). Anna K. Sessa is often cited by papers focused on Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (3 papers), Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (2 papers) and Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species (2 papers). Anna K. Sessa collaborates with scholars based in United States and Switzerland. Anna K. Sessa's co-authors include Leonard I. Zon, Jocelyn LeBlanc, Teresa V. Bowman, Richard M. White, Christopher J. Burke, Caitlin Bourque, Caroline E. Burns, Craig J. Ceol, Wolfram Goessling and Michael Dovey and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Blood and Cell stem cell.

In The Last Decade

Anna K. Sessa

10 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Transparent Adult Zebrafish as a Tool for In Vivo Transplantation Analysis
    2008 1.0k citations Richard M. White, Anna K. Sessa et al. Cell stem cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Anna K. Sessa United States 8 918 743 267 145 101 10 1.6k
John H. Henson United States 21 828 0.9× 549 0.7× 256 1.0× 55 0.4× 186 1.8× 44 1.7k
Chi‐Kuo Hu United States 14 1.0k 1.1× 858 1.2× 77 0.3× 67 0.5× 70 0.7× 17 1.9k
Todd Nystul United States 19 1.2k 1.3× 401 0.5× 241 0.9× 82 0.6× 271 2.7× 36 1.7k
Martina Rembold Germany 12 937 1.0× 350 0.5× 88 0.3× 75 0.5× 194 1.9× 13 1.4k
Elisabeth M. Busch‐Nentwich United Kingdom 20 1.3k 1.4× 611 0.8× 178 0.7× 179 1.2× 128 1.3× 46 2.2k
Craig J. Ceol United States 18 1.6k 1.7× 1.2k 1.6× 453 1.7× 234 1.6× 114 1.1× 34 2.6k
Yang Hong United States 24 1.4k 1.5× 1.2k 1.7× 229 0.9× 131 0.9× 272 2.7× 49 2.5k
Esther M. Verheyen Canada 25 1.4k 1.6× 784 1.1× 179 0.7× 121 0.8× 315 3.1× 55 2.0k
Emmanuel Caussinus Switzerland 20 1.5k 1.7× 1.0k 1.3× 200 0.7× 55 0.4× 430 4.3× 28 2.2k
Cyrille Alexandre United Kingdom 21 1.8k 1.9× 678 0.9× 189 0.7× 100 0.7× 389 3.9× 29 2.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Anna K. Sessa

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anna K. Sessa

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All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Sessa, Anna K., et al.. (2017). A defect in the mitochondrial protein Mpv17 underlies the transparent casper zebrafish. Developmental Biology. 430(1). 11–17. 67 indexed citations
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Renn, Suzy C. P., Heather E. Machado, Nina Duftner, et al.. (2017). Gene expression signatures of mating system evolution. Genome. 61(4). 287–297. 11 indexed citations
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Sessa, Anna K., H. Harris, & Hans A. Hofmann. (2013). Sex steroid hormones modulate responses to social challenge and opportunity in males of the monogamous convict cichlid, Amatitliana nigrofasciata. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 189. 59–65. 17 indexed citations
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Bowman, Teresa V., Eirini Trompouki, Lee N. Lawton, et al.. (2011). Lineage Regulators Direct BMP and Wnt Pathways to Cell-Specific Programs During Differentiation and Regeneration,. Blood. 118(21). 3387–3387. 4 indexed citations
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Trompouki, Eirini, Teresa V. Bowman, Lee N. Lawton, et al.. (2011). Lineage Regulators Direct BMP and Wnt Pathways to Cell-Specific Programs during Differentiation and Regeneration. Cell. 147(3). 577–589. 231 indexed citations
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Bai, Xiaoying, Jonghwan Kim, Zhongan Yang, et al.. (2010). TIF1γ Controls Erythroid Cell Fate by Regulating Transcription Elongation. Cell. 142(1). 133–143. 167 indexed citations
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Bai, Xiaoying, Joseph Lee, Jocelyn LeBlanc, et al.. (2009). The Transcriptional Intermediary Factor TIF1γ Controls Erythroid Cell Fate by Specifically Regulating Transcriptional Elongation.. Blood. 114(22). 254–254. 2 indexed citations
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Sessa, Anna K., Richard White, Yariv Houvras, et al.. (2008). The Effect of a Depth Gradient on the Mating Behavior, Oviposition Site Preference, and Embryo Production in the Zebrafish, Danio rerio. Zebrafish. 5(4). 335–339. 23 indexed citations
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White, Richard M., Anna K. Sessa, Christopher J. Burke, et al.. (2008). Transparent Adult Zebrafish as a Tool for In Vivo Transplantation Analysis. Cell stem cell. 2(2). 183–189. 1003 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bonaccorso, Frank J., et al.. (2007). Evidence for Exploitative Competition: Comparative Foraging Behavior and Roosting Ecology of Short‐Tailed Fruit Bats (Phyllostomidae). Biotropica. 39(2). 249–256. 53 indexed citations

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