Chang-Ru Tsai

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 694 citations indexed

About

Chang-Ru Tsai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Chang-Ru Tsai has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 694 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Cell Biology and 4 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Chang-Ru Tsai's work include Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (4 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (3 papers) and Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (3 papers). Chang-Ru Tsai is often cited by papers focused on Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZ (4 papers), Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (3 papers) and Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (3 papers). Chang-Ru Tsai collaborates with scholars based in United States and Taiwan. Chang-Ru Tsai's co-authors include Gregory W. Charville, Margaret A. Goodell, Katherine Y. King, Jamie O. Brett, Katie Maguire, Joseph T. Rodgers, Namrata Mastey, Ling Liu, Thomas A. Rando and Michael J. Galko and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Chang-Ru Tsai

12 papers receiving 688 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.

mTORC1 controls the adaptive transition of quiescent stem cells from G0 to GAlert

2014 551 citations Joseph T. Rodgers, Katherine Y. King et al. Nature profile →

Peers

Chang-Ru Tsai

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Namrata Mastey United States

Katarzyna Tilgner United Kingdom

Hassina Benchabane United States

Marilyn Davies Australia

Colin Crist Canada

Ryan R. Mitchell Canada

Maura H. Parker United States

Elisia D. Tichy United States

Angelique Schnerch Canada

Elena Vasyutina Germany

Namrata Mastey United States

Chang-Ru Tsai

427 ×0.9

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127 ×0.9

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78 ×0.9

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69 ×1.0

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Countries citing papers authored by Chang-Ru Tsai

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chang-Ru Tsai

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chang-Ru Tsai

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chang-Ru Tsai. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chang-Ru Tsai based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Chang-Ru Tsai. Chang-Ru Tsai is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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13 of 13 papers shown

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Turaga, Diwakar, et al.. (2025). Fibroblasts Are the Primary Contributors to a Disrupted Micro-Environment in End-Stage Pediatric Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine. 18(6). e005192–e005192.

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Li, Gang, Xiao Li, Yuka Morikawa, et al.. (2024). YAP induces a neonatal-like pro-renewal niche in the adult heart. Nature Cardiovascular Research. 3(3). 283–300. 21 indexed citations

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Li, Xiao, Diwakar Turaga, Gang Li, et al.. (2024). The Macrophage Landscape Across the Lifespan of a Human Cardiac Allograft. Circulation. 149(21). 1650–1666. 2 indexed citations

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Tsai, Chang-Ru & James F. Martin. (2022). Hippo signaling in cardiac fibroblasts during development, tissue repair, and fibrosis. Current topics in developmental biology. 149. 91–121. 5 indexed citations

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Tsai, Chang-Ru, Yan Wang, Sirisha Burra, et al.. (2021). Pvr and distinct downstream signaling factors are required for hemocyte spreading and epidermal wound closure at Drosophila larval wound sites. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 12(1). 3 indexed citations

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Puig, Stéphanie, et al.. (2019). Growth Factor Signaling Regulates Mechanical Nociception in Flies and Vertebrates. Journal of Neuroscience. 39(30). 6012–6030. 22 indexed citations

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Tsai, Chang-Ru & Michael J. Galko. (2019). Casein kinase 1α decreases β-catenin levels at adherens junctions to facilitate wound closure inDrosophilalarvae. Development. 146(20). 5 indexed citations

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Susuki, Keiichiro, Daniel R. Zollinger, Kae-Jiun Chang, et al.. (2018). Glial βII Spectrin Contributes to Paranode Formation and Maintenance. Journal of Neuroscience. 38(27). 6063–6075. 24 indexed citations

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Tsai, Chang-Ru, Yan Wang, & Michael J. Galko. (2018). Crawling wounded: molecular genetic insights into wound healing from Drosophila larvae. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 62(6-7-8). 479–489. 22 indexed citations

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Tsai, Chang-Ru, Aimée E. Anderson, Sirisha Burra, Ju-Yeon Jo, & Michael J. Galko. (2017). Yorkie regulates epidermal wound healing in Drosophila larvae independently of cell proliferation and apoptosis. Developmental Biology. 427(1). 61–71. 21 indexed citations

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Rodgers, Joseph T., Katherine Y. King, Jamie O. Brett, et al.. (2014). mTORC1 controls the adaptive transition of quiescent stem cells from G0 to GAlert. Nature. 510(7505). 393–396. 551 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chiang, Yi-Hsuan, et al.. (2009). Sequential Loading of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Ku and Cdc13p to Telomeres. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(19). 12801–12808. 6 indexed citations

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Tsai, Chang-Ru, J E Saffitz, & Joseph J. Billadello. (1997). Expression of the Gs protein alpha-subunit disrupts the normal program of differentiation in cultured murine myogenic cells.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 99(1). 67–76. 12 indexed citations

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