Dennis Ma

3.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
32 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Dennis Ma is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dennis Ma has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Organic Chemistry, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 6 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Dennis Ma's work include Chemical synthesis and alkaloids (9 papers), Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology (5 papers) and Marine Sponges and Natural Products (4 papers). Dennis Ma is often cited by papers focused on Chemical synthesis and alkaloids (9 papers), Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology (5 papers) and Marine Sponges and Natural Products (4 papers). Dennis Ma collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Saudi Arabia. Dennis Ma's co-authors include Kai Kessenbrock, Siyaram Pandey, Quy Nguyen, Devon A. Lawson, Grace A. Hernandez, Nicholas Pervolarakis, Hamad Alshetaiwi, Katrina Evans, Kerrigan Blake and Jan A. Rath and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The Journal of Immunology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Dennis Ma

32 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Single-cell analysis reveals fibroblast heterogeneity and myeloid-derived adipocyte progenitors in murine skin wounds

2019 358 citations Dennis Ma, Kai Kessenbrock et al. Nature Communications profile →
Defining the emergence of myeloid-derived suppressor cells in breast cancer using single-cell transcriptomics

2020 322 citations Hamad Alshetaiwi, Nicholas Pervolarakis et al. Science Immunology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dennis Ma Canada	21	844	468	424	322	176	32	1.9k
Min Xiao China	24	1.6k 1.9×	624 1.3×	314 0.7×	601 1.9×	208 1.2×	73	3.0k
Masaki Hiramoto Japan	25	1.1k 1.3×	355 0.8×	278 0.7×	277 0.9×	133 0.8×	72	2.0k
Katiuscia Dallaglio Italy	21	1.0k 1.2×	644 1.4×	300 0.7×	395 1.2×	132 0.8×	31	1.8k
Yingqi Zhang China	28	1.3k 1.5×	471 1.0×	425 1.0×	482 1.5×	241 1.4×	127	2.8k
Lei Yan China	17	1.0k 1.2×	639 1.4×	121 0.3×	357 1.1×	251 1.4×	62	2.1k
Jason H. Gill United Kingdom	24	961 1.1×	472 1.0×	124 0.3×	460 1.4×	103 0.6×	56	1.8k
Kaishan Tao China	31	1.5k 1.8×	646 1.4×	304 0.7×	921 2.9×	194 1.1×	108	2.9k
José Sullivan López-González Mexico	19	793 0.9×	370 0.8×	338 0.8×	382 1.2×	144 0.8×	45	1.6k
Sanjeev K. Srivastava United States	35	2.1k 2.5×	980 2.1×	461 1.1×	1.4k 4.2×	260 1.5×	62	3.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dennis Ma

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Evans, Katrina, Kerrigan Blake, Morgan Coburn, et al.. (2023). Microglia promote anti-tumour immunity and suppress breast cancer brain metastasis. Nature Cell Biology. 25(12). 1848–1859. 30 indexed citations

Lefebvre, Austin E.Y.T., Dennis Ma, Kai Kessenbrock, Devon A. Lawson, & Michelle A. Digman. (2021). Automated segmentation and tracking of mitochondria in live-cell time-lapse images. Nature Methods. 18(9). 1091–1102. 64 indexed citations

Ma, Dennis, Grace A. Hernandez, Austin E.Y.T. Lefebvre, et al.. (2021). Patient-derived xenograft culture-transplant system for investigation of human breast cancer metastasis. Communications Biology. 4(1). 1268–1268. 8 indexed citations

Alshetaiwi, Hamad, Nicholas Pervolarakis, Laura L. McIntyre, et al.. (2020). Defining the emergence of myeloid-derived suppressor cells in breast cancer using single-cell transcriptomics. Science Immunology. 5(44). 322 indexed citations breakdown →

Davis, Ryan T., Kerrigan Blake, Dennis Ma, et al.. (2020). Transcriptional diversity and bioenergetic shift in human breast cancer metastasis revealed by single-cell RNA sequencing. Nature Cell Biology. 22(3). 310–320. 200 indexed citations

Ma, Dennis, et al.. (2019). A Bird’s-Eye View of the Multiple Biochemical Mechanisms that Propel Pathology of Alzheimer’s Disease: Recent Advances and Mechanistic Perspectives on How to Halt the Disease Progression Targeting Multiple Pathways. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 69(3). 631–649. 9 indexed citations

Nguyen, Quy, Nicholas Pervolarakis, Kerrigan Blake, et al.. (2018). Profiling human breast epithelial cells using single cell RNA sequencing identifies cell diversity. Nature Communications. 9(1). 2028–2028. 230 indexed citations

Bath, Brenna, Josh Lawson, Dennis Ma, & Catherine Trask. (2018). Self-reported use of family physician, chiropractor and physiotherapy services among adult Canadians with chronic back disorders: an observational study. BMC Health Services Research. 18(1). 970–970. 29 indexed citations

Ma, Dennis, et al.. (2017). Structurally simplified biphenyl combretastatin A4 derivatives retain in vitro anti-cancer activity dependent on mitotic arrest. PLoS ONE. 12(3). e0171806–e0171806. 25 indexed citations

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Pignanelli, Christopher, Dennis Ma, Jianzhang Wu, et al.. (2017). Selective Targeting of Cancer Cells by Oxidative Vulnerabilities with Novel Curcumin Analogs. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 1105–1105. 41 indexed citations

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Shaughnessy, Timothy G., et al.. (2016). Intraoral photobiomodulation-induced orthodontic tooth alignment: a preliminary study. BMC Oral Health. 16(1). 3–3. 47 indexed citations

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Hassona, Mohamed D.H., Eric Leblanc, Kate Frewin, et al.. (2014). Identification of a Potent Antiandrogen that Targets the BF3 Site of the Androgen Receptor and Inhibits Enzalutamide-Resistant Prostate Cancer. Chemistry & Biology. 21(11). 1476–1485. 59 indexed citations

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McNulty, James, et al.. (2014). Antimitotic activity of structurally simplified biaryl analogs of the anticancer agents colchicine and combretastatin A4. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 25(1). 117–121. 11 indexed citations

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Ma, Dennis, et al.. (2014). Inhibition of stress induced premature senescence in presenilin-1 mutated cells with water soluble Coenzyme Q10. Mitochondrion. 17. 106–115. 29 indexed citations

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Ovadje, Pamela, et al.. (2014). Evaluation of the Efficacy & Biochemical Mechanism of Cell Death Induction by Piper longum Extract Selectively in In-Vitro and In-Vivo Models of Human Cancer Cells. PLoS ONE. 9(11). e113250–e113250. 31 indexed citations

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Kau, Chung How, et al.. (2013). Photobiomodulation accelerates orthodontic alignment in the early phase of treatment. Progress in Orthodontics. 14(1). 30–30. 87 indexed citations

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Ma, Dennis, et al.. (2012). Enhancement of Apoptotic and Autophagic Induction by a Novel Synthetic C-1 Analogue of 7-deoxypancratistatin in Human Breast Adenocarcinoma and Neuroblastoma Cells with Tamoxifen. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 10 indexed citations

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Ma, Dennis, et al.. (2011). A novel synthetic C-1 analogue of 7-deoxypancratistatin induces apoptosis in p53 positive and negative human colorectal cancer cells by targeting the mitochondria: enhancement of activity by tamoxifen. Investigational New Drugs. 30(3). 1012–1027. 13 indexed citations

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Ma, Dennis, et al.. (2011). Selective Cytotoxicity against Human Osteosarcoma Cells by a Novel Synthetic C-1 Analogue of 7-Deoxypancratistatin Is Potentiated by Curcumin. PLoS ONE. 6(12). e28780–e28780. 32 indexed citations

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Ma, Dennis, et al.. (1978). Autonomic control of acid-stimulated lower esophageal sphincter pressure.. PubMed. 29. 430–2. 3 indexed citations

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