David Tannahill

12.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
70 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

David Tannahill is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, David Tannahill has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 12 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in David Tannahill's work include DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (21 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (19 papers) and Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (15 papers). David Tannahill is often cited by papers focused on DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (21 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (19 papers) and Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (15 papers). David Tannahill collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Portugal and United States. David Tannahill's co-authors include Shankar Balasubramanian, Giulia Biffi, John McCafferty, Jochen Spiegel, Katherine G. Zyner, Marco Di Antonio, Dhaval Varshney, Jonathan Slack, Dario Beraldi and Robert Hänsel‐Hertsch and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

David Tannahill

69 papers receiving 8.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Quantitative visualization of DNA G-quadruplex structures in human cells

2013 1.7k citations Giulia Biffi, David Tannahill et al. Nature Chemistry profile →
The regulation and functions of DNA and RNA G-quadruplexes

2020 846 citations David Tannahill, Shankar Balasubramanian et al. profile →
G-quadruplex structures mark human regulatory chromatin

2016 683 citations David Tannahill, Shankar Balasubramanian et al. profile →
Visualization and selective chemical targeting of RNA G-quadruplex structures in the cytoplasm of human cells

2013 500 citations Giulia Biffi, David Tannahill et al. Nature Chemistry profile →
G-quadruplex DNA structure is a positive regulator of MYC transcription

2024 71 citations Angie Kirchner, Larry Melidis et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
David Tannahill	7.4k	577	538	392	315	70	8.2k
Alain Joliot	4.6k 0.6×	459 0.8×	590 1.1×	967 2.5×	199 0.6×	66	5.4k
Karla M. Neugebauer	7.4k 1.0×	565 1.0×	591 1.1×	313 0.8×	71 0.2×	113	8.5k
Thomas D. Sargent	3.6k 0.5×	788 1.4×	370 0.7×	909 2.3×	120 0.4×	71	4.6k
Franz Oswald	3.4k 0.5×	450 0.8×	408 0.8×	356 0.9×	434 1.4×	105	5.3k
Harald Jockusch	2.9k 0.4×	588 1.0×	958 1.8×	281 0.7×	148 0.5×	141	4.1k
Kenji Matsuno	4.2k 0.6×	1.1k 1.9×	774 1.4×	567 1.4×	44 0.1×	85	5.3k
Theresa K. Kelly	2.7k 0.4×	194 0.3×	422 0.8×	330 0.8×	99 0.3×	29	3.4k
Michel Volovitch	2.1k 0.3×	503 0.9×	950 1.8×	371 0.9×	116 0.4×	71	3.4k
Alexander Emelyanov	3.4k 0.5×	791 1.4×	208 0.4×	554 1.4×	91 0.3×	62	4.6k
Sharon L. Amacher	3.8k 0.5×	1.1k 2.0×	202 0.4×	656 1.7×	79 0.3×	57	4.6k

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Kirchner, Angie, Angela Simeone, Rafael de Cesaris Araujo Tavares, et al.. (2025). SCoTCH-seq reveals that 5-hydroxymethylcytosine encodes regulatory information across DNA strands. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(31). e2512204122–e2512204122. 1 indexed citations

Melidis, Larry, et al.. (2025). DNA G-quadruplex structures act as functional elements in α- and β-globin enhancers. Genome biology. 26(1). 155–155.

Melidis, Larry, Angela Simeone, Winnie W. I. Hui, et al.. (2024). Improved simultaneous mapping of epigenetic features and 3D chromatin structure via ViCAR. Genome biology. 25(1). 237–237. 6 indexed citations

Chen, Yuqi, Angela Simeone, Larry Melidis, et al.. (2024). An Upstream G-Quadruplex DNA Structure Can Stimulate Gene Transcription. ACS Chemical Biology. 19(3). 736–742. 22 indexed citations

Jenjaroenpun, Piroon, Thidathip Wongsurawat, David Tannahill, et al.. (2020). Activation-induced cytidine deaminase localizes to G-quadruplex motifs at mutation hotspots in lymphoma. NAR Cancer. 2(4). zcaa029–zcaa029. 14 indexed citations

Biffi, Giulia, David Tannahill, John McCafferty, & Shankar Balasubramanian. (2013). Quantitative visualization of DNA G-quadruplex structures in human cells. Nature Chemistry. 5(3). 182–186. 1689 indexed citations breakdown →

Meyer, Esther, Christopher J. Ricketts, Neil V. Morgan, et al.. (2010). Mutations in FLVCR2 Are Associated with Proliferative Vasculopathy and Hydranencephaly-Hydrocephaly Syndrome (Fowler Syndrome). The American Journal of Human Genetics. 86(3). 471–478. 46 indexed citations

Pimanda, John E., Katrin Ottersbach, Kathy Knezevic, et al.. (2007). Gata2, Fli1, and Scl form a recursively wired gene-regulatory circuit during early hematopoietic development. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(45). 17692–17697. 180 indexed citations

Pimanda, John E., Ian J. Donaldson, Marella de Bruijn, et al.. (2007). The SCL transcriptional network and BMP signaling pathway interact to regulate RUNX1 activity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(3). 840–845. 100 indexed citations

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Fleming, Angeleen, Roger J. Keynes, & David Tannahill. (2004). A central role for the notochord in vertebral patterning. Development. 131(4). 873–880. 144 indexed citations

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Tannahill, David, et al.. (2004). Somite polarity and segmental patterning of the peripheral nervous system. Mechanisms of Development. 121(9). 1055–1068. 51 indexed citations

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Fleming, Angeleen, Roger J. Keynes, & David Tannahill. (2001). The role of the notochord in vertebral column formation. Journal of Anatomy. 199(1-2). 177–180. 63 indexed citations

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Tannahill, David, et al.. (2000). Orienting axon growth. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 44(1). 1 indexed citations

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Tannahill, David, et al.. (2000). Orienting axon growth: spinal nerve segmentation and surround-repulsion. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 44(1). 119–127. 14 indexed citations

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Vermeren, Matthieu, Geoffrey M.W. Cook, Alan R. Johnson, Roger J. Keynes, & David Tannahill. (2000). Spinal Nerve Segmentation in the Chick Embryo: Analysis of Distinct Axon-Repulsive Systems. Developmental Biology. 225(1). 241–252. 15 indexed citations

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Ohta, Kunimasa, David Tannahill, Kanako Yoshida, et al.. (1999). Embryonic Lens Repels Retinal Ganglion Cell Axons. Developmental Biology. 211(1). 124–132. 29 indexed citations

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Albano, Rodolpho Mattos, et al.. (1998). BMP1-Related Metalloproteinases Promote the Development of Ventral Mesoderm in Early Xenopus Embryos. Developmental Biology. 195(2). 144–157. 61 indexed citations

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Keynes, Roger J., David Tannahill, Daniel A. Morgenstern, et al.. (1997). Surround Repulsion of Spinal Sensory Axons in Higher Vertebrate Embryos. Neuron. 18(6). 889–897. 68 indexed citations

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Tannahill, David & Fiona C. Wardle. (1995). Control of axis formation in Xenopus by the NF-kappa B-I kappa B system. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 39(4). 549–558. 12 indexed citations

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Tannahill, David, Sarah J. Bray, & William A. Harris. (1995). A Drosophila E(spl) Gene Is "Neurogenic" in Xenopus: A Green Fluorescent Protein Study. Developmental Biology. 168(2). 694–697. 24 indexed citations

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