Derek Stefanik

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 690 citations indexed

About

Derek Stefanik is a scholar working on Paleontology, Molecular Biology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Derek Stefanik has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 690 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Paleontology, 4 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Derek Stefanik's work include Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology (6 papers), Marine Ecology and Invasive Species (4 papers) and Bone health and treatments (2 papers). Derek Stefanik is often cited by papers focused on Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology (6 papers), Marine Ecology and Invasive Species (4 papers) and Bone health and treatments (2 papers). Derek Stefanik collaborates with scholars based in United States and Russia. Derek Stefanik's co-authors include John R. Finnerty, Junhyong Kim, Qin Zhu, Jonathan S. Packer, Priya Sivaramakrishnan, Elicia Preston, Kai Tan, Chau Huynh, Hannah Dueck and John I. Murray and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Molecular and Cellular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Derek Stefanik

14 papers receiving 685 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.

A lineage-resolved molecular atlas of C. elegans embryogenesis at single-cell resolution

2019 301 citations Jonathan S. Packer, Qin Zhu et al. Science profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Derek Stefanik United States	12	345	138	128	90	85	14	690
Craig R. Magie United States	13	598 1.7×	264 1.9×	35 0.3×	57 0.6×	182 2.1×	13	970
Graham N. Luke United Kingdom	10	579 1.7×	113 0.8×	36 0.3×	44 0.5×	111 1.3×	14	758
Wanda Buzgariu Switzerland	13	456 1.3×	338 2.4×	31 0.2×	47 0.5×	147 1.7×	21	729
Kevin G. Nyberg United States	7	360 1.0×	93 0.7×	21 0.2×	60 0.7×	170 2.0×	11	651
Katrien De Mulder Belgium	17	512 1.5×	82 0.6×	28 0.2×	95 1.1×	270 3.2×	26	804
Andreu Casali Spain	15	532 1.5×	35 0.3×	37 0.3×	36 0.4×	109 1.3×	25	849
Nikki R. Hislop Australia	9	504 1.5×	83 0.6×	11 0.1×	160 1.8×	89 1.0×	11	786
Carine Barreau France	12	1.1k 3.2×	130 0.9×	15 0.1×	52 0.6×	94 1.1×	14	1.4k
D. Nathaniel Clarke United States	9	197 0.6×	65 0.5×	13 0.1×	54 0.6×	104 1.2×	15	458
François Agnès France	12	402 1.2×	30 0.2×	39 0.3×	20 0.2×	22 0.3×	20	608

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Derek Stefanik

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14 of 14 papers shown

Ma, Jun, et al.. (2021). Parallel pathways for recruiting effector proteins determine centromere drive and suppression. Cell. 184(19). 4904–4918.e11. 45 indexed citations

Packer, Jonathan S., Qin Zhu, Chau Huynh, et al.. (2019). A lineage-resolved molecular atlas of C. elegans embryogenesis at single-cell resolution. Science. 365(6459). 301 indexed citations breakdown →

Fisher, Stephen, et al.. (2018). Coordination of olfactory receptor choice with guidance receptor expression and function in olfactory sensory neurons. PLoS Genetics. 14(1). e1007164–e1007164. 16 indexed citations

Stefanik, Derek, et al.. (2014). Production of a reference transcriptome and transcriptomic database (EdwardsiellaBase) for the lined sea anemone, Edwardsiella lineata, a parasitic cnidarian. BMC Genomics. 15(1). 71–71. 37 indexed citations

Stefanik, Derek, Francis S. Wolenski, Lauren E. Friedman, Thomas D. Gilmore, & John R. Finnerty. (2013). Isolation of DNA, RNA and protein from the starlet sea anemone Nematostella vectensis. Nature Protocols. 8(5). 892–899. 26 indexed citations

Stefanik, Derek, Lauren E. Friedman, & John R. Finnerty. (2013). Collecting, rearing, spawning and inducing regeneration of the starlet sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis. Nature Protocols. 8(5). 916–923. 57 indexed citations

Trevino, Michael A., et al.. (2011). Induction of canonical Wnt signaling by alsterpaullone is sufficient for oral tissue fate during regeneration and embryogenesis in Nematostella vectensis. Developmental Dynamics. 240(12). 2673–2679. 41 indexed citations

Wolenski, Francis S., Sushil Chandani, Derek Stefanik, et al.. (2011). Two Polymorphic Residues Account for the Differences in DNA Binding and Transcriptional Activation by NF-κB Proteins Encoded by Naturally Occurring Alleles in Nematostella vectensis. Journal of Molecular Evolution. 73(5-6). 325–336. 9 indexed citations

Damek-Poprawa, Monika, Derek Stefanik, Lawrence M. Levin, & Sunday O. Akintoye. (2010). Human bone marrow stromal cells display variable anatomic site-dependent response and recovery from irradiation. Archives of Oral Biology. 55(5). 358–364. 24 indexed citations

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Wolenski, Francis S., Michael R. Garbati, Tristan Lubinski, et al.. (2010). Characterization of the Core Elements of the NF-κB Signaling Pathway of the Sea Anemone Nematostella vectensis. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 31(5). 1076–1087. 44 indexed citations

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Stefanik, Derek, et al.. (2009). Differentiation and regenerative capacities of human odontoma-derived mesenchymal cells. Differentiation. 77(1). 29–37. 14 indexed citations

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Akintoye, Sunday O., et al.. (2008). Comparative osteogenesis of maxilla and iliac crest human bone marrow stromal cells attached to oxidized titanium: a pilot study. Clinical Oral Implants Research. 19(11). 1197–1201. 23 indexed citations

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Stefanik, Derek, et al.. (2007). Disparate osteogenic response of mandible and iliac crest bone marrow stromal cells to pamidronate. Oral Diseases. 14(5). 465–471. 52 indexed citations

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Stefanik, Derek, et al.. (2006). Bisphosphonate-induced jaw osteonecrosis: Skeletal site-specific effects of pamidronate on osteogenic differentiation of human bone marrow stromal cells. Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology and Endodontology. 102(3). 325–325. 1 indexed citations

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