Cara E. Ellis

858 total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 433 citations indexed

About

Cara E. Ellis is a scholar working on Surgery, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Cara E. Ellis has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 433 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Surgery, 10 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 9 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Cara E. Ellis's work include Pancreatic function and diabetes (20 papers), Diabetes Management and Research (10 papers) and Diabetes and associated disorders (9 papers). Cara E. Ellis is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic function and diabetes (20 papers), Diabetes Management and Research (10 papers) and Diabetes and associated disorders (9 papers). Cara E. Ellis collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Cara E. Ellis's co-authors include Gregory S. Korbutt, Timothy J. Kieffer, Adam Ramzy, Patrick E. MacDonald, James D. Johnson, Yao Lü, Jelena Kolic, Guangyan Zhou, Jianguo Xia and Jessica Ewald and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Diabetes and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Cara E. Ellis

23 papers receiving 430 citations

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Web-based multi-omics integration using the Analyst software suite

2024 78 citations Jessica Ewald, Guangyan Zhou et al. Nature Protocols profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cara E. Ellis Canada	13	282	156	123	106	43	26	433
Nidheesh Dadheech Canada	14	282 1.0×	181 1.2×	114 0.9×	110 1.0×	35 0.8×	36	472
Maria Petropavlovskaia Canada	9	416 1.5×	144 0.9×	198 1.6×	204 1.9×	55 1.3×	13	524
Lisa Nalbach Germany	9	156 0.6×	121 0.8×	64 0.5×	69 0.7×	34 0.8×	20	312
Marie Chintinne Belgium	7	296 1.0×	97 0.6×	176 1.4×	180 1.7×	42 1.0×	9	389
Haitao Zhu China	12	172 0.6×	88 0.6×	83 0.7×	79 0.7×	10 0.2×	23	303
Veronique V. Tran United States	6	185 0.7×	147 0.9×	125 1.0×	88 0.8×	9 0.2×	8	401
Danyang Huang China	13	81 0.3×	333 2.1×	105 0.9×	57 0.5×	39 0.9×	31	545
Valérie F. Duvivier-Kali United States	9	759 2.7×	239 1.5×	324 2.6×	506 4.8×	68 1.6×	9	928
Helene Wahlstedt Sweden	8	136 0.5×	564 3.6×	96 0.8×	60 0.6×	18 0.4×	9	690
G. C. Weir United States	4	441 1.6×	159 1.0×	211 1.7×	186 1.8×	9 0.2×	8	531

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ellis, Cara E., et al.. (2025). Molecular correlates of glycine receptor activity in human β cells. Molecular Metabolism. 96. 102156–102156.

Dai, Xiao-Qing, Robert C. Jones, Aliya F Spigelman, et al.. (2025). Altered immune and metabolic molecular pathways drive islet cell dysfunction in human type 1 diabetes. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 135(23).

Ewald, Jessica, Guangyan Zhou, Yao Lü, et al.. (2024). Web-based multi-omics integration using the Analyst software suite. Nature Protocols. 19(5). 1467–1497. 78 indexed citations breakdown →

Baker, Robert K., Cara E. Ellis, Chris Sherwood, et al.. (2024). Metabolic switching, growth kinetics and cell yields in the scalable manufacture of stem cell-derived insulin-producing cells. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 15(1). 1–1. 20 indexed citations

Ellis, Cara E., et al.. (2024). IDENTIFYING CRITICAL PROCESS PARAMETERS AND CRITICAL QUALITY ATTRIBUTES ASSOCIATED WITH SCALABLE MANUFACTURE OF STEM CELL-DERIVED PANCREATIC ENDOCRINE CELL TYPES. Cytotherapy. 26(6). S111–S111.

Ellis, Cara E., Majid Mojibian, Shogo Ida, et al.. (2023). Human A2-CAR T Cells Reject HLA-A2+ Human Islets Transplanted Into Mice Without Inducing Graft-versus-host Disease. Transplantation. 107(9). e222–e233. 6 indexed citations

Ellis, Cara E., et al.. (2023). The Impact of Different Implantation Sites and Sex on the Differentiation of Human Pancreatic Endoderm Cells Into Insulin-Secreting Cells In Vivo. Diabetes. 72(5). 590–598. 6 indexed citations

Modi, Hiren R., Cara E. Ellis, Nicole A. J. Krentz, et al.. (2022). Dynamic Ins2 Gene Activity Defines β-Cell Maturity States. Diabetes. 71(12). 2612–2631. 11 indexed citations

Stožer, Andraž, Rene Markovič, Maša Skelin Klemen, et al.. (2022). From Isles of Königsberg to Islets of Langerhans: Examining the Function of the Endocrine Pancreas Through Network Science. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 13. 922640–922640. 16 indexed citations

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Dai, Xiao-Qing, Cara E. Ellis, Robin L. Jones, et al.. (2022). Investigating Alpha and Beta Cell Phenotypes in Type 1 Diabetes. Canadian Journal of Diabetes. 46(7). S6–S7. 1 indexed citations

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Erener, Süheda, Cara E. Ellis, Adam Ramzy, et al.. (2021). Deletion of pancreas-specific miR-216a reduces beta-cell mass and inhibits pancreatic cancer progression in mice. Cell Reports Medicine. 2(11). 100434–100434. 13 indexed citations

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Pereira, Sandra, Shannon O’Dwyer, Cara E. Ellis, et al.. (2021). Role of myeloid cell leptin signaling in the regulation of glucose metabolism. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 18394–18394. 5 indexed citations

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Pereira, Sandra, Shannon O’Dwyer, Travis D. Webber, et al.. (2019). Metabolic effects of leptin receptor knockdown or reconstitution in adipose tissues. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 3307–3307. 14 indexed citations

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Tudurí, Eva, Maria M. Glavas, Ali Asadi, et al.. (2019). AAV GCG-EGFP, a new tool to identify glucagon-secreting α-cells. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 10829–10829. 8 indexed citations

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Yu, Yang, Anissa Gamble, Rena Pawlick, et al.. (2018). Bioengineered human pseudoislets form efficiently from donated tissue, compare favourably with native islets in vitro and restore normoglycaemia in mice. Diabetologia. 61(9). 2016–2029. 47 indexed citations

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Ellis, Cara E., Adam Ramzy, & Timothy J. Kieffer. (2017). Regenerative medicine and cell-based approaches to restore pancreatic function. Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology. 14(10). 612–628. 64 indexed citations

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Ellis, Cara E., et al.. (2015). Development and Characterization of a Collagen-Based Matrix for Vascularization and Cell Delivery. BioResearch open access. 4(1). 188–197. 5 indexed citations

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Ellis, Cara E., Erik J. Suuronen, Telford Yeung, Karen Seeberger, & G Korbutt. (2013). Bioengineering a highly vascularized matrix for the ectopic transplantation of islets. Islets. 5(5). 216–225. 17 indexed citations

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Deng, Chao, Branka Vulesevic, Cara E. Ellis, Gregory S. Korbutt, & Erik J. Suuronen. (2011). Vascularization of collagen–chitosan scaffolds with circulating progenitor cells as potential site for islet transplantation. Journal of Controlled Release. 152. e196–e198. 12 indexed citations

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Ellis, Cara E.. (2001). The NHS revisited. BMJ. 322(7296). 1255.1–1255.1. 2 indexed citations

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