Desiree Ehleiter

4.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
18 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Desiree Ehleiter is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Desiree Ehleiter has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Physiology and 5 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Desiree Ehleiter's work include Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (8 papers), Influenza Virus Research Studies (2 papers) and Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (2 papers). Desiree Ehleiter is often cited by papers focused on Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling (8 papers), Influenza Virus Research Studies (2 papers) and Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (2 papers). Desiree Ehleiter collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Australia. Desiree Ehleiter's co-authors include Zvi Fuks, Adriana Haimovitz‐Friedman, Richard Kolesnick, Maureen McLoughlin, François Paris, Carlos Cordon‐Cardo, Anthony D. Kang, Paola Capodieci, Gloria Juan and C. Kan and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Desiree Ehleiter

18 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

Endothelial Apoptosis as the Primary Lesion Initiating In... 1994 2026 2004 2015 2001 1994 250 500 750 1000
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. Endothelial Apoptosis as the Primary Lesion Initiating Intestinal Radiation Damage in Mice
    2001 1.0k citations François Paris, Zvi Fuks et al. Science profile →
  2. Ionizing radiation acts on cellular membranes to generate ceramide and initiate apoptosis.
    1994 771 citations Adriana Haimovitz‐Friedman, C. Kan et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →

Peers

Desiree Ehleiter
Maria Rita Nicotra Italy
Norbert Prenzel Germany
Esther Zwick Germany
Paola Capodieci United States
Sergei M. Danilov United States
Andrew J. Paterson United States
W. Stratford May United States
Eddy S. Yang United States
Stefano Pepe Italy
Athan Kuliopulos United States
Maria Rita Nicotra Italy
Desiree Ehleiter
Citations per year, relative to Desiree Ehleiter Desiree Ehleiter (= 1×) peers Maria Rita Nicotra

Countries citing papers authored by Desiree Ehleiter

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Fields of papers citing papers by Desiree Ehleiter

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Desiree Ehleiter

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

All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Lee, Hyunmi, Jimmy A. Rotolo, Judith Mesicek, et al.. (2015). Correction: Mitochondrial Ceramide-Rich Macrodomains Functionalize Bax upon Irradiation. PLoS ONE. 10(12). e0146210–e0146210. 4 indexed citations
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Lee, Hyunmi, Jimmy A. Rotolo, Judith Mesicek, et al.. (2011). Mitochondrial Ceramide-Rich Macrodomains Functionalize Bax upon Irradiation. PLoS ONE. 6(6). e19783–e19783. 129 indexed citations
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Li, Chi-Ming, Jae‐Ho Park, Calogera M. Simonaro, et al.. (2002). Insertional Mutagenesis of the Mouse Acid Ceramidase Gene Leads to Early Embryonic Lethality in Homozygotes and Progressive Lipid Storage Disease in Heterozygotes. Genomics. 79(2). 218–224. 90 indexed citations
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Li, Chi-Ming, Jae Ho Park, Calogera M. Simonaro, et al.. (2002). Insertional Mutagenesis of the Mouse Acid Ceramidase Gene Leads to Early Embryonic Lethality in Homozygotes and Progressive Lipid Storage Disease in Heterozygotes. Genomics. 79(6). 890–890. 3 indexed citations
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Lozano, José, Sílvia Menéndez, Albert Morales, et al.. (2001). Cell Autonomous Apoptosis Defects in Acid Sphingomyelinase Knockout Fibroblasts. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(1). 442–448. 84 indexed citations
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Paris, François, Zvi Fuks, Anthony D. Kang, et al.. (2001). Endothelial Apoptosis as the Primary Lesion Initiating Intestinal Radiation Damage in Mice. Science. 293(5528). 293–297. 1023 indexed citations breakdown →
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Morita, Yutaka, Gloria I. Perez, François Paris, et al.. (2000). Oocyte apoptosis is suppressed by disruption of the acid sphingomyelinase gene or by sphingosine -1-phosphate therapy. Nature Medicine. 6(10). 1109–1114. 481 indexed citations
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Liao, Wen‐Chieh, Adriana Haimovitz‐Friedman, Maureen McLoughlin, et al.. (1999). Ataxia Telangiectasia-mutated Gene Product Inhibits DNA Damage-induced Apoptosis via Ceramide Synthase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(25). 17908–17917. 100 indexed citations
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Suy, Simeng, James B. Mitchell, Desiree Ehleiter, Adriana Haimovitz‐Friedman, & Usha N. Kasid. (1998). Nitroxides Tempol and Tempo Induce Divergent Signal Transduction Pathways in MDA-MB 231 Breast Cancer Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(28). 17871–17878. 50 indexed citations
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Garzotto, Mark, Yang Jiang, Desiree Ehleiter, et al.. (1998). 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-induced apoptosis in LNCaP cells is mediated through ceramide synthase.. PubMed. 58(10). 2260–4. 131 indexed citations
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Schwartz, G. K., Adriana Haimovitz‐Friedman, Desiree Ehleiter, et al.. (1995). Potentiation of Apoptosis by Treatment With the Protein Kinase C-Specific Inhibitor Safingol in Mitomycin C-Treated Gastric Cancer Cells. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 87(18). 1394–1399. 105 indexed citations
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Haimovitz‐Friedman, Adriana, C. Kan, Desiree Ehleiter, et al.. (1994). Ionizing radiation acts on cellular membranes to generate ceramide and initiate apoptosis.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 180(2). 525–535. 771 indexed citations breakdown →
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Haimovitz‐Friedman, Adriana, Naomi Balaban, Maureen McLoughlin, et al.. (1994). Protein kinase C mediates basic fibroblast growth factor protection of endothelial cells against radiation-induced apoptosis.. PubMed. 54(10). 2591–7. 218 indexed citations
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Fuks, Zvi, Alan Alfieri, Maureen McLoughlin, et al.. (1994). Basic fibroblast growth factor protects endothelial cells against radiation-induced programmed cell death in vitro and in vivo.. PubMed. 54(10). 2582–90. 291 indexed citations
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Ehleiter, Desiree, A Ben-Yehuda, R. Schwab, et al.. (1993). Effect of age on the expressed B cell repertoire: role of B cell subsets. International Immunology. 5(9). 1035–1039. 43 indexed citations
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Ehleiter, Desiree, et al.. (1992). Prothymosin alpha expression occurs during G1 in proliferating B or T lymphocytes. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 185(3). 953–959. 21 indexed citations
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Ben-Yehuda, A, et al.. (1992). Recombinant vaccinia virus with influenza hemagglutinin protects old mice from influenza infection.. PubMed. 105. 177–81. 1 indexed citations

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