Devin Leake

8.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
48 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Devin Leake is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Devin Leake has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Cell Biology and 8 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Devin Leake's work include RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (31 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (15 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (8 papers). Devin Leake is often cited by papers focused on RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (31 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (15 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (8 papers). Devin Leake collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Israel. Devin Leake's co-authors include Anastasia Khvorova, Angela Reynolds, William S. Marshall, Queta Boese, Stephen A. Scaringe, Jon Karpilow, Yuriy Fedorov, Emily M. Anderson, Amanda Birmingham and Kathryn M. Robinson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Devin Leake

47 papers receiving 6.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Rational siRNA design for RNA interference

2004 1.6k citations Angela Reynolds, Devin Leake et al. profile →
Rac1b and reactive oxygen species mediate MMP-3-induced EMT and genomic instability

2005 1.0k citations Derek C. Radisky, Dan D. Levy et al. Nature profile →
3′ UTR seed matches, but not overall identity, are associated with RNAi off-targets

2006 689 citations Amanda Birmingham, Emily M. Anderson et al. Nature Methods profile →
Position-specific chemical modification of siRNAs reduces “off-target” transcript silencing

2006 618 citations Devin Leake, Angela Reynolds et al. RNA profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Devin Leake United States	31	5.6k	1.9k	873	646	584	48	6.9k
António Bernad Spain	43	5.5k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	1.2k 1.4×	795 1.2×	549 0.9×	115	8.2k
Jens Harborth Germany	16	8.7k 1.6×	1.6k 0.9×	1.5k 1.7×	624 1.0×	1.1k 1.9×	24	9.9k
Natasha J. Caplen United States	40	6.9k 1.2×	3.4k 1.8×	1.2k 1.4×	861 1.3×	246 0.4×	99	8.6k
Derek M. Dykxhoorn United States	36	7.6k 1.4×	2.3k 1.2×	1.4k 1.6×	697 1.1×	460 0.8×	103	9.9k
Zurab Siprashvili United States	28	3.9k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	1.7k 1.9×	655 1.0×	561 1.0×	46	5.6k
Carl D. Novina United States	37	5.5k 1.0×	1.8k 1.0×	858 1.0×	739 1.1×	373 0.6×	65	7.2k
Patrick J. Paddison United States	31	5.1k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 1.2×	472 0.7×	449 0.8×	66	6.0k
Aimee L. Jackson United States	31	8.9k 1.6×	5.0k 2.7×	916 1.0×	844 1.3×	469 0.8×	49	10.6k
Angela Reynolds United States	14	5.7k 1.0×	2.3k 1.3×	781 0.9×	210 0.3×	284 0.5×	17	6.5k
Julja Burchard United States	26	6.3k 1.1×	3.0k 1.6×	766 0.9×	527 0.8×	201 0.3×	47	7.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Devin Leake

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20 of 20 papers shown

Leake, Devin. (2016). DNA Synthesis Steps Up. Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News. 36(8). 14–15. 1 indexed citations

Guido, Nicholas J., et al.. (2016). Determination of a Screening Metric for High Diversity DNA Libraries. PLoS ONE. 11(12). e0167088–e0167088.

Hickerson, Robyn P., David L. Rimm, Tycho J. Speaker, et al.. (2013). Gene Silencing in Skin After Deposition of Self-Delivery siRNA With a Motorized Microneedle Array Device. Molecular Therapy — Nucleic Acids. 2. e129–e129. 24 indexed citations

Lara, M. Fernanda, Emilio González-González, Tycho J. Speaker, et al.. (2012). Inhibition of CD44 Gene Expression in Human Skin Models, Using Self-Delivery Short Interfering RNA Administered by Dissolvable Microneedle Arrays. Human Gene Therapy. 23(8). 816–823. 39 indexed citations

Ra, Hyejun, Wibool Piyawattanametha, Emilio González-González, et al.. (2010). In Vivo Imaging of Human and Mouse Skin with a Handheld Dual-Axis Confocal Fluorescence Microscope. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 131(5). 1061–1066. 21 indexed citations

DiFeo, Analisa, Fei Huang, Jaya Sangodkar, et al.. (2009). KLF6-SV1 Is a Novel Antiapoptotic Protein That Targets the BH3-Only Protein NOXA for Degradation and Whose Inhibition Extends Survival in an Ovarian Cancer Model. Cancer Research. 69(11). 4733–4741. 38 indexed citations

Hickerson, Robyn P., Devin Leake, Lana N. Pho, Sancy A. Leachman, & Roger L. Kaspar. (2009). Rapamycin selectively inhibits expression of an inducible keratin (K6a) in human keratinocytes and improves symptoms in pachyonychia congenita patients. Journal of Dermatological Science. 56(2). 82–88. 47 indexed citations

González-González, Emilio, Robyn P. Hickerson, Wibool Piyawattanametha, et al.. (2009). siRNA silencing of keratinocyte-specific GFP expression in a transgenic mouse skin model. Gene Therapy. 16(8). 963–972. 40 indexed citations

Simpson, Kaylene J., Laura M. Selfors, James T. Bui, et al.. (2008). Identification of genes that regulate epithelial cell migration using an siRNA screening approach. Nature Cell Biology. 10(9). 1027–1038. 327 indexed citations

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Hickerson, Robyn P., Alexander V. Vlassov, Qian Wang, et al.. (2008). Stability Study of Unmodified siRNA and Relevance to Clinical Use. Oligonucleotides. 18(4). 345–354. 115 indexed citations

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Wang, Qian, Heini Ilves, Pauline Chu, et al.. (2007). Delivery and Inhibition of Reporter Genes by Small Interfering RNAs in a Mouse Skin Model. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 127(11). 2577–2584. 29 indexed citations

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Birmingham, Amanda, Emily M. Anderson, Kevin A. Sullivan, et al.. (2007). A protocol for designing siRNAs with high functionality and specificity. Nature Protocols. 2(9). 2068–2078. 169 indexed citations

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Vermeulen, A.N., Barbara Robertson, Andrew B Dalby, et al.. (2007). Double-stranded regions are essential design components of potent inhibitors of RISC function. RNA. 13(5). 723–730. 89 indexed citations

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Reynolds, Angela, Emily M. Anderson, Annaleen Vermeulen, et al.. (2006). Induction of the interferon response by siRNA is cell type– and duplex length–dependent. RNA. 12(6). 988–993. 251 indexed citations

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Fedorov, Yuriy, Emily M. Anderson, Amanda Birmingham, et al.. (2006). Off-target effects by siRNA can induce toxic phenotype. RNA. 12(7). 1188–1196. 377 indexed citations

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Birmingham, Amanda, Emily M. Anderson, Angela Reynolds, et al.. (2006). 3′ UTR seed matches, but not overall identity, are associated with RNAi off-targets. Nature Methods. 3(3). 199–204. 689 indexed citations breakdown →

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Boese, Queta, Devin Leake, Angela Reynolds, et al.. (2005). Mechanistic Insights Aid Computational Short Interfering RNA Design. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 392. 73–96. 59 indexed citations

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Radisky, Derek C., Dan D. Levy, Laurie E. Littlepage, et al.. (2005). Rac1b and reactive oxygen species mediate MMP-3-induced EMT and genomic instability. Nature. 436(7047). 123–127. 1021 indexed citations breakdown →

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Leake, Devin, et al.. (1999). Gefiltin in zebrafish embryos: sequential gene expression of two neurofilament proteins in retinal ganglion cells. Differentiation. 65(4). 181–189. 19 indexed citations

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Asch, William S., et al.. (1998). Cloning of Zebrafish Neurofilament cDNAs for Plasticin and Gefiltin: Increased mRNA Expression in Ganglion Cells After Optic Nerve Injury. Journal of Neurochemistry. 71(1). 20–32. 34 indexed citations

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