Benjamin Ohlstein

4.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
23 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Benjamin Ohlstein is a scholar working on Immunology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin Ohlstein has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Immunology, 11 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 9 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Benjamin Ohlstein's work include Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms (15 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (10 papers) and Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (6 papers). Benjamin Ohlstein is often cited by papers focused on Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms (15 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (10 papers) and Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (6 papers). Benjamin Ohlstein collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Benjamin Ohlstein's co-authors include Allan C. Spradling, Dennis McKearin, Zheng Guo, Elena M. Lucchetta, Ian Driver, Toshie Kai, Alyssa Bost, Robert Levis, Roger A. Hoskins and Terence D. Murphy and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin Ohlstein

23 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.

The adult Drosophila posterior midgut is maintained by pluripotent stem cells

2005 826 citations Benjamin Ohlstein, Allan C. Spradling Nature profile →
Multipotent Drosophila Intestinal Stem Cells Specify Daughter Cell Fates by Differential Notch Signaling

2007 501 citations Benjamin Ohlstein, Allan C. Spradling Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Benjamin Ohlstein United States	17	1.9k	1.6k	1.2k	690	552	23	3.5k
Rongwen Xi China	24	1.5k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	733 0.6×	355 0.5×	322 0.6×	54	2.4k
Christos Samakovlis Sweden	36	2.8k 1.4×	1.8k 1.1×	957 0.8×	867 1.3×	835 1.5×	63	4.5k
Craig A. Micchelli United States	16	1.3k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	954 0.8×	534 0.8×	374 0.7×	18	2.4k
Daniela Drummond‐Barbosa United States	26	1.9k 1.0×	659 0.4×	1.1k 0.9×	280 0.4×	410 0.7×	44	3.6k
Alain Vincent France	38	2.8k 1.4×	1.2k 0.7×	1.0k 0.9×	552 0.8×	600 1.1×	93	4.1k
Michèle Crozatier France	31	1.4k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	993 0.8×	782 1.1×	346 0.6×	55	2.8k
Michael Buszczak United States	33	2.8k 1.4×	452 0.3×	676 0.6×	181 0.3×	601 1.1×	56	3.6k
Wu‐Min Deng United States	29	2.3k 1.2×	463 0.3×	510 0.4×	205 0.3×	1.1k 2.0×	81	3.1k
Erika Matunis United States	30	2.9k 1.5×	780 0.5×	661 0.6×	114 0.2×	576 1.0×	48	3.8k
Jordi Casanova Spain	38	2.9k 1.5×	571 0.3×	839 0.7×	145 0.2×	932 1.7×	94	3.8k

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Li, Anqi, et al.. (2025). Reevaluation of whether histones are asymmetrically segregated during asymmetric divisions of stem cells in Drosophila. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(44). e2513015122–e2513015122. 1 indexed citations

Wu, Song, Yang Yang, Ruizhi Tang, et al.. (2023). Apical-basal polarity precisely determines intestinal stem cell number by regulating Prospero threshold. Cell Reports. 42(2). 112093–112093. 11 indexed citations

Zhang, Song, et al.. (2023). Eclosion muscles secrete ecdysteroids to initiate asymmetric intestinal stem cell division in Drosophila. Developmental Cell. 59(1). 125–140.e12. 7 indexed citations

Ohlstein, Benjamin, et al.. (2021). Monitoring Gut Acidification in the Adult <em>Drosophila</em> Intestine. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 9 indexed citations

Zwick, Rachel K., Benjamin Ohlstein, & Ophir D. Klein. (2018). Intestinal renewal across the animal kingdom: comparing stem cell activity in mouse and Drosophila. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 316(3). G313–G322. 32 indexed citations

Lucchetta, Elena M. & Benjamin Ohlstein. (2017). Amitosis of Polyploid Cells Regenerates Functional Stem Cells in the Drosophila Intestine. Cell stem cell. 20(5). 609–620.e6. 61 indexed citations

Guo, Zheng, et al.. (2016). Maintenance of the adult Drosophila intestine: all roads lead to homeostasis. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development. 40. 81–86. 72 indexed citations

Guo, Zheng & Benjamin Ohlstein. (2015). Bidirectional Notch signaling regulates Drosophila intestinal stem cell multipotency. Science. 350(6263). 156 indexed citations

Driver, Ian & Benjamin Ohlstein. (2014). Specification of regional intestinal stem cell identity during Drosophila metamorphosis. Development. 141(9). 1848–1856. 20 indexed citations

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Guo, Zheng, Ian Driver, & Benjamin Ohlstein. (2013). Injury-induced BMP signaling negatively regulates Drosophila midgut homeostasis. The Journal of Cell Biology. 201(6). 945–961. 122 indexed citations

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Lucchetta, Elena M. & Benjamin Ohlstein. (2012). The Drosophila midgut: a model for stem cell driven tissue regeneration. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Developmental Biology. 1(5). 781–788. 55 indexed citations

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Nardi, James B., et al.. (2011). Cell renewal in adjoining intestinal and tracheal epithelia of Manduca. Journal of Insect Physiology. 57(4). 487–493. 6 indexed citations

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Lucchetta, Elena M., et al.. (2011). Nonautonomous regulation ofDrosophilamidgut stem cell proliferation by the insulin-signaling pathway. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(46). 18702–18707. 122 indexed citations

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Ohlstein, Benjamin & Allan C. Spradling. (2007). Multipotent Drosophila Intestinal Stem Cells Specify Daughter Cell Fates by Differential Notch Signaling. Science. 315(5814). 988–992. 501 indexed citations breakdown →

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Buszczak, Michael, Julia L. Bachman, Jamie L. Planck, et al.. (2006). The Carnegie Protein Trap Library: A Versatile Tool for Drosophila Developmental Studies. Genetics. 175(3). 1505–1531. 453 indexed citations

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Ohlstein, Benjamin & Allan C. Spradling. (2005). The adult Drosophila posterior midgut is maintained by pluripotent stem cells. Nature. 439(7075). 470–474. 826 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ohlstein, Benjamin, et al.. (2004). The stem cell niche: theme and variations. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 16(6). 693–699. 250 indexed citations

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Ohlstein, Benjamin, et al.. (2000). The Drosophila Cystoblast Differentiation Factor, benign gonial cell neoplasm, Is Related to DExH-box Proteins and Interacts Genetically With bag-of-marbles. Genetics. 155(4). 1809–1819. 90 indexed citations

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Ohlstein, Benjamin, et al.. (1999). Localization and Function of Bam Protein Require the benign gonial cell neoplasm Gene Product. Developmental Biology. 212(2). 405–413. 55 indexed citations

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McKearin, Dennis & Benjamin Ohlstein. (1995). A role for the Drosophila Bag-of-marbles protein in the differentiation of cystoblasts from germline stem cells. Development. 121(9). 2937–2947. 284 indexed citations

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