David Kain

2.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
24 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

David Kain is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, David Kain has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in David Kain's work include Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling (8 papers), Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (3 papers) and Congenital heart defects research (3 papers). David Kain is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling (8 papers), Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (3 papers) and Congenital heart defects research (3 papers). David Kain collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and Germany. David Kain's co-authors include Eldad Tzahor, Jonathan Leor, Elad Bassat, Oren Yifa, Rachel Sarig, Kfir Baruch Umansky, James F. Martin, Alla Aharonov, Natalie Landa and Tal Konfino and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Circulation and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

David Kain

22 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

ERBB2 triggers mammalian heart regeneration by promoting ... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2017 100 200 300 400
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. ERBB2 triggers mammalian heart regeneration by promoting cardiomyocyte dedifferentiation and proliferation
    2015 497 citations Gabriele D’Uva, Alla Aharonov et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →
  2. The extracellular matrix protein agrin promotes heart regeneration in mice
    2017 478 citations Elad Bassat, Ilya Y. Shadrin et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Kain Israel 18 1.1k 568 529 219 168 24 1.8k
Kunhua Song United States 16 1.8k 1.6× 380 0.7× 826 1.6× 101 0.5× 156 0.9× 28 2.3k
Yasunori Shintani Japan 28 1.2k 1.1× 1.1k 1.9× 585 1.1× 254 1.2× 303 1.8× 58 2.7k
Tamer Mohamed United States 19 1.2k 1.0× 441 0.8× 503 1.0× 165 0.8× 75 0.4× 49 1.8k
Kevin Bersell United States 8 1.3k 1.1× 659 1.2× 531 1.0× 102 0.5× 219 1.3× 12 1.7k
Allen J. York United States 27 2.1k 1.8× 1.3k 2.3× 458 0.9× 201 0.9× 137 0.8× 37 2.9k
Pingzhu Zhou United States 21 2.1k 1.9× 522 0.9× 538 1.0× 428 2.0× 191 1.1× 31 2.6k
Jason X.‐J. Yuan United States 17 1.2k 1.0× 340 0.6× 764 1.4× 114 0.5× 125 0.7× 33 1.9k
Karen Mendelson United States 14 1.1k 1.0× 412 0.7× 346 0.7× 304 1.4× 261 1.6× 20 2.0k
Chulan Kwon United States 23 2.1k 1.9× 433 0.8× 661 1.2× 115 0.5× 183 1.1× 51 2.6k
Koji Iwanaga Japan 11 840 0.7× 712 1.3× 617 1.2× 69 0.3× 95 0.6× 23 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Kain

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Kain

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Kain. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Kain 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 David Kain. David Kain is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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McDonnell, Cormac, Oleksii O. Peltek, Mariam Amer, et al.. (2024). In-Brain Multiphoton Imaging of Vaterite Cargoes Loaded with Carbon Dots. Nano Letters. 24(27). 8232–8239. 13 indexed citations
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Baehr, Andrea, Kfir Baruch Umansky, Elad Bassat, et al.. (2020). Agrin Promotes Coordinated Therapeutic Processes Leading to Improved Cardiac Repair in Pigs. Circulation. 142(9). 868–881. 65 indexed citations
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Aharonov, Alla, Avraham Shakked, Kfir Baruch Umansky, et al.. (2020). ERBB2 drives YAP activation and EMT-like processes during cardiac regeneration. Nature Cell Biology. 22(11). 1346–1356. 154 indexed citations
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Benbenishty, Amit, David Kain, Lee Shaashua, et al.. (2019). Prophylactic TLR9 stimulation reduces brain metastasis through microglia activation. PLoS Biology. 17(3). e2006859–e2006859. 39 indexed citations
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Yifa, Oren, Karen Weisinger, Elad Bassat, et al.. (2019). The small molecule Chicago Sky Blue promotes heart repair following myocardial infarction in mice. JCI Insight. 4(22). 14 indexed citations
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Kain, David, et al.. (2018). PySight: plug and play photon counting for fast continuous volumetric intravital microscopy. Optica. 5(9). 1104–1104. 11 indexed citations
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Amit, Uri, Natalie Landa, David Kain, et al.. (2018). E-selectin-targeted copolymer reduces atherosclerotic lesions, adverse cardiac remodeling, and dysfunction. Journal of Controlled Release. 288. 136–147. 37 indexed citations
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Urban, Alan, Clément Brunner, Amos Gdalyahu, et al.. (2017). Understanding the neurovascular unit at multiple scales: Advantages and limitations of multi-photon and functional ultrasound imaging. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews. 119. 73–100. 33 indexed citations
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Bassat, Elad, Ilya Y. Shadrin, Kfir Baruch Umansky, et al.. (2017). The extracellular matrix protein agrin promotes heart regeneration in mice. Nature. 547(7662). 179–184. 478 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ben-Mordechai, Tamar, David Kain, Radka Holbová, et al.. (2017). Targeting and modulating infarct macrophages with hemin formulated in designed lipid-based particles improves cardiac remodeling and function. Journal of Controlled Release. 257. 21–31. 36 indexed citations
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Naftali‐Shani, Nili, Uri Amit, David Kain, et al.. (2017). Left Ventricular Dysfunction Switches Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Toward an Inflammatory Phenotype and Impairs Their Reparative Properties Via Toll-Like Receptor-4. Circulation. 135(23). 2271–2287. 48 indexed citations
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Zager, Yaniv, David Kain, Natalie Landa, Jonathan Leor, & Elad Maor. (2016). Optimization of Irreversible Electroporation Protocols for In-vivo Myocardial Decellularization. PLoS ONE. 11(11). e0165475–e0165475. 53 indexed citations
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Iram, Tal, Dorit Trudler, David Kain, et al.. (2016). Astrocytes from old Alzheimer's disease mice are impaired in Aβ uptake and in neuroprotection. Neurobiology of Disease. 96. 84–94. 91 indexed citations
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Kain, David, Uri Amit, Chana Yagil, et al.. (2015). Macrophages dictate the progression and manifestation of hypertensive heart disease. International Journal of Cardiology. 203. 381–395. 55 indexed citations
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D’Uva, Gabriele, Alla Aharonov, Mattia Lauriola, et al.. (2015). ERBB2 triggers mammalian heart regeneration by promoting cardiomyocyte dedifferentiation and proliferation. Nature Cell Biology. 17(5). 627–638. 497 indexed citations breakdown →
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Semo, Jonathan, Arnon Afek, Camila Avivi, et al.. (2013). The 106b∼25 microRNA cluster is essential for neovascularization after hindlimb ischaemia in mice. European Heart Journal. 35(45). 3212–3223. 34 indexed citations
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Naftali‐Shani, Nili, Natalie Landa‐Rouben, David Kain, et al.. (2013). The Origin of Human Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Dictates Their Reparative Properties. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2(5). e000253–e000253. 40 indexed citations

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