Brian Ciruna

6.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
45 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Brian Ciruna is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Ciruna has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Genetics and 15 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Brian Ciruna's work include Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (12 papers), Congenital heart defects research (10 papers) and Connective tissue disorders research (9 papers). Brian Ciruna is often cited by papers focused on Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (12 papers), Congenital heart defects research (10 papers) and Connective tissue disorders research (9 papers). Brian Ciruna collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Brian Ciruna's co-authors include Janet Rossant, Derek van der Kooy, Alexander F. Schier, Maria Sibilia, Vincent Tropepe, Erwin F. Wagner, Curtis W. Boswell, Daniel Voskas, Marek Mlodzik and Diana Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Brian Ciruna

44 papers receiving 4.3k 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.

Distinct Neural Stem Cells Proliferate in Response to EGF and FGF in the Developing Mouse Telencephalon

1999 661 citations Brian Ciruna, Janet Rossant et al. profile →
FGF Signaling Regulates Mesoderm Cell Fate Specification and Morphogenetic Movement at the Primitive Streak

2001 547 citations Brian Ciruna, Janet Rossant profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brian Ciruna Canada	26	3.3k	1.1k	974	532	430	45	4.3k
Kate G. Storey United Kingdom	36	4.3k 1.3×	800 0.7×	876 0.9×	830 1.6×	515 1.2×	65	4.8k
Shankar Srinivas United Kingdom	29	4.1k 1.2×	685 0.6×	776 0.8×	432 0.8×	501 1.2×	57	6.1k
Jeremy S. Dasen United States	31	3.2k 1.0×	761 0.7×	964 1.0×	628 1.2×	884 2.1×	49	4.8k
Elisa Martı́ Spain	36	3.7k 1.1×	579 0.5×	743 0.8×	785 1.5×	914 2.1×	66	4.5k
Domingos Henrique Portugal	39	7.0k 2.1×	1.4k 1.2×	1.1k 1.1×	860 1.6×	801 1.9×	62	8.1k
Xavier Morin France	26	3.0k 0.9×	1.6k 1.4×	536 0.6×	538 1.0×	1.0k 2.4×	39	4.7k
Glenn L. Radice United States	47	4.1k 1.3×	1.4k 1.2×	1.0k 1.1×	182 0.3×	612 1.4×	77	6.1k
Jean‐Loup Duband France	36	3.2k 1.0×	1.3k 1.2×	612 0.6×	285 0.5×	551 1.3×	65	4.8k
Shosei Yoshida Japan	37	3.7k 1.1×	458 0.4×	1.7k 1.8×	729 1.4×	504 1.2×	63	6.5k
Anna Philpott United Kingdom	37	3.6k 1.1×	862 0.8×	638 0.7×	556 1.0×	379 0.9×	97	4.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Brian Ciruna

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Ciruna

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Xu, Ran, Arash Panahifar, B. Frank Eames, et al.. (2025). Oxidative stress-induced intervertebral disc remodelling and elevated stiffness drive idiopathic scoliosis in preclinical models. Nature Communications. 16(1). 8719–8719.

Zhu, Min, Kaiwen Zhang, Ran Xu, et al.. (2025). Tissue stiffness mapping by light sheet elastography. Science Advances. 11(11). eadt7274–eadt7274. 3 indexed citations

Endo, Yukari, Linda Groom, Emanuela Pannia, et al.. (2023). Two zebrafish cacna1s loss-of-function variants provide models of mild and severe CACNA1S-related myopathy. Human Molecular Genetics. 33(3). 254–269. 3 indexed citations

Wilkins, Benjamin J., et al.. (2023). Loss of zebrafish pkd1l1 causes biliary defects that have implications for biliary atresia splenic malformation. Disease Models & Mechanisms. 16(10). 4 indexed citations

Jussila, Maria, et al.. (2022). Live imaging and conditional disruption of native PCP activity using endogenously tagged zebrafish sfGFP-Vangl2. Nature Communications. 13(1). 5598–5598. 10 indexed citations

Henke, Katrin, et al.. (2020). SCO-Spondin Defects and Neuroinflammation Are Conserved Mechanisms Driving Spinal Deformity across Genetic Models of Idiopathic Scoliosis. Current Biology. 30(12). 2363–2373.e6. 48 indexed citations

Boswell, Curtis W., et al.. (2018). Neuroinflammatory signals drive spinal curve formation in zebrafish models of idiopathic scoliosis. Science Advances. 4(12). eaav1781–eaav1781. 52 indexed citations

Yeetong, Patra, Curtis W. Boswell, Chanjae Lee, et al.. (2018). Mutations in Kinesin family member 6 reveal specific role in ependymal cell ciliogenesis and human neurological development. PLoS Genetics. 14(11). e1007817–e1007817. 36 indexed citations

Grimes, Daniel T., et al.. (2016). Zebrafish models of idiopathic scoliosis link cerebrospinal fluid flow defects to spine curvature. Science. 352(6291). 1341–1344. 190 indexed citations

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Carvajal-González, José María, Giovanna M. Collu, Ángel Román, et al.. (2015). The clathrin adaptor AP-1 complex and Arf1 regulate planar cell polarity in vivo. Nature Communications. 6(1). 6751–6751. 25 indexed citations

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Hayes, Madeline N., Xiaochong Gao, Lisa Yu, et al.. (2014). ptk7 mutant zebrafish models of congenital and idiopathic scoliosis implicate dysregulated Wnt signalling in disease. Nature Communications. 5(1). 4777–4777. 111 indexed citations

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Ciruna, Brian, et al.. (2013). IFT88 Plays a Cilia- and PCP-Independent Role in Controlling Oriented Cell Divisions during Vertebrate Embryonic Development. Cell Reports. 5(1). 37–43. 39 indexed citations

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Schoenebeck, Jeffrey J., Sarah A. Hutchinson, Holly C. Beale, et al.. (2012). Variation of BMP3 Contributes to Dog Breed Skull Diversity. PLoS Genetics. 8(8). e1002849–e1002849. 126 indexed citations

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Miyamoto, Tatsuo, Sean Porazinski, Huijia Wang, et al.. (2011). Insufficiency of BUBR1, a mitotic spindle checkpoint regulator, causes impaired ciliogenesis in vertebrates. Human Molecular Genetics. 20(10). 2058–2070. 48 indexed citations

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Vogeli, Kevin M., et al.. (2010). Oriented cell motility and division underlie early limb bud morphogenesis. Development. 137(15). 2551–2558. 90 indexed citations

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Yin, Chunyue, Brian Ciruna, & Lilianna Solnica‐Krezel. (2009). Chapter 7 Convergence and Extension Movements During Vertebrate Gastrulation. Current topics in developmental biology. 89. 163–192. 58 indexed citations

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Calarco, John A., Dave O’Hanlon, Mathieu Gabut, et al.. (2009). Regulation of Vertebrate Nervous System Alternative Splicing and Development by an SR-Related Protein. Cell. 138(5). 898–910. 172 indexed citations

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Voskas, Daniel, Yael Babichev, Jennifer Alami, et al.. (2008). An eosinophil immune response characterizes the inflammatory skin disease observed in Tie-2 transgenic mice. Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 84(1). 59–67. 3 indexed citations

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Ciruna, Brian, Gilbert Weidinger, Holger Knaut, et al.. (2002). Production of maternal-zygotic mutant zebrafish by germ-line replacement. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(23). 14919–14924. 170 indexed citations

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Ciruna, Brian & Janet Rossant. (1999). Expression of the T-box gene Eomesodermin during early mouse development. Mechanisms of Development. 81(1-2). 199–203. 136 indexed citations

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