Dunja Knapp

3.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
26 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Dunja Knapp is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Dunja Knapp has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Surgery and 4 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Dunja Knapp's work include Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (12 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (4 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (4 papers). Dunja Knapp is often cited by papers focused on Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (12 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (4 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (4 papers). Dunja Knapp collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and United States. Dunja Knapp's co-authors include Elly M. Tanaka, Kim Nasmyth, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Shahryar Khattak, Eugen Nacu, Hans H. Epperlein, Martin Kragl, Malcolm Maden, Maritta Schuez and Ji‐Feng Fei and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Dunja Knapp

26 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

Cells keep a memory of their tissue origin during axolotl limb regeneration

2009 634 citations Martin Kragl, Dunja Knapp et al. Nature profile →
The axolotl genome and the evolution of key tissue formation regulators

2018 346 citations Sergej Nowoshilow, Siegfried Schloissnig et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dunja Knapp Germany	16	2.0k	434	298	290	234	26	2.5k
Shahryar Khattak Germany	19	1.7k 0.8×	215 0.5×	256 0.9×	261 0.9×	92 0.4×	41	2.1k
James R. Monaghan United States	22	1.0k 0.5×	185 0.4×	186 0.6×	252 0.9×	127 0.5×	49	1.7k
Phillip B. Gates United Kingdom	20	1.4k 0.7×	247 0.6×	247 0.8×	232 0.8×	68 0.3×	27	1.6k
Hans H. Epperlein Germany	16	1.1k 0.5×	337 0.8×	197 0.7×	167 0.6×	74 0.3×	27	1.5k
David L. Stocum United States	37	2.5k 1.3×	532 1.2×	409 1.4×	591 2.0×	97 0.4×	94	3.6k
Makoto Mochii Japan	28	1.7k 0.8×	500 1.2×	432 1.4×	88 0.3×	97 0.4×	65	2.3k
Toshie Kai Singapore	21	2.4k 1.2×	282 0.6×	524 1.8×	103 0.4×	842 3.6×	40	3.3k
Hiroki Oda Japan	28	2.4k 1.2×	1.2k 2.8×	427 1.4×	294 1.0×	144 0.6×	77	3.4k
Joaquín Rodríguez‐León Spain	26	2.4k 1.2×	385 0.9×	533 1.8×	67 0.2×	154 0.7×	44	3.0k
Juan Larraı́n Chile	31	2.2k 1.1×	902 2.1×	424 1.4×	74 0.3×	297 1.3×	71	3.2k

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Kawaguchi, Akane, Jingkui Wang, Dunja Knapp, et al.. (2024). A chromatin code for limb segment identity in axolotl limb regeneration. Developmental Cell. 59(16). 2239–2253.e9. 13 indexed citations

Mannion, Brandon J., Dunja Knapp, Fabian Lim, et al.. (2023). Conserved enhancers control notochord expression of vertebrate Brachyury. Nature Communications. 14(1). 6594–6594. 5 indexed citations

Knapp, Dunja, Ahmed Elewa, Tobias Gerber, et al.. (2022). Tig1 regulates proximo-distal identity during salamander limb regeneration. Nature Communications. 13(1). 1141–1141. 14 indexed citations

Gerber, Tobias, Prayag Murawala, Dunja Knapp, et al.. (2018). Single-cell analysis uncovers convergence of cell identities during axolotl limb regeneration. Science. 362(6413). 259 indexed citations

Fei, Ji‐Feng, Wilson Pak-Kin Lou, Dunja Knapp, et al.. (2018). Application and optimization of CRISPR–Cas9-mediated genome engineering in axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum). Nature Protocols. 13(12). 2908–2943. 36 indexed citations

Nowoshilow, Sergej, Siegfried Schloissnig, Ji‐Feng Fei, et al.. (2018). The axolotl genome and the evolution of key tissue formation regulators. Nature. 554(7690). 50–55. 346 indexed citations breakdown →

Fei, Ji‐Feng, Dunja Knapp, Maritta Schuez, et al.. (2016). Tissue- and time-directed electroporation of CAS9 protein–gRNA complexes in vivo yields efficient multigene knockout for studying gene function in regeneration. npj Regenerative Medicine. 1(1). 16002–16002. 31 indexed citations

Knapp, Dunja, Herbert Schulz, Michael Volkmer, et al.. (2013). Comparative Transcriptional Profiling of the Axolotl Limb Identifies a Tripartite Regeneration-Specific Gene Program. PLoS ONE. 8(5). e61352–e61352. 93 indexed citations

Khattak, Shahryar, Maritta Schuez, Tobias Richter, et al.. (2013). Germline Transgenic Methods for Tracking Cells and Testing Gene Function during Regeneration in the Axolotl. Stem Cell Reports. 1(1). 90–103. 61 indexed citations

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Epperlein, Hans‐Henning, Shahryar Khattak, Dunja Knapp, Elly M. Tanaka, & Yegor Malashichev. (2012). Neural Crest Does Not Contribute to the Neck and Shoulder in the Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum). PLoS ONE. 7(12). e52244–e52244. 21 indexed citations

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Knapp, Dunja & Elly M. Tanaka. (2012). Regeneration and reprogramming. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development. 22(5). 485–493. 37 indexed citations

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Campbell, Leah J., Edna C. Suárez‐Castillo, Humberto Ortiz‐Zuazaga, et al.. (2011). Gene expression profile of the regeneration epithelium during axolotl limb regeneration. Developmental Dynamics. 240(7). 1826–1840. 55 indexed citations

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Berg, Daniel A., Matthew Kirkham, Dunja Knapp, et al.. (2010). Efficient regeneration by activation of neurogenesis in homeostatically quiescent regions of the adult vertebrate brain. Development. 137(24). 4127–4134. 81 indexed citations

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Kragl, Martin, Dunja Knapp, Eugen Nacu, et al.. (2009). Cells keep a memory of their tissue origin during axolotl limb regeneration. Nature. 460(7251). 60–65. 634 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nacu, Eugen, Dunja Knapp, Elly M. Tanaka, & Hans H. Epperlein. (2009). Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) Embryonic Transplantation Methods. Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. 2009(8). pdb.prot5265–pdb.prot5265. 8 indexed citations

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Kragl, Martin, Dunja Knapp, Eugen Nacu, et al.. (2008). Novel Insights into the Flexibility of Cell and Positional Identity during Urodele Limb Regeneration. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 73(0). 583–592. 10 indexed citations

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Knapp, Dunja, et al.. (2006). Neurotrophin Receptor Homolog (NRH1) proteins regulate mesoderm formation and apoptosis during early Xenopus development. Developmental Biology. 300(2). 554–569. 4 indexed citations

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Bromley, Elizabeth H. C., Dunja Knapp, Fiona C. Wardle, et al.. (2004). Identification and characterisation of the posteriorly-expressed Xenopus neurotrophin receptor homolog genes fullback and fullback-like. Gene Expression Patterns. 5(1). 135–140. 7 indexed citations

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Xu, Rui-Ming, Christian A. Koch, Yu Liu, et al.. (1997). Crystal structure of the DNA-binding domain of Mbp1, a transcription factor important in cell-cycle control of DNA synthesis. Structure. 5(3). 349–358. 38 indexed citations

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Tanaka, Tomoyuki, Dunja Knapp, & Kim Nasmyth. (1997). Loading of an Mcm Protein onto DNA Replication Origins Is Regulated by Cdc6p and CDKs. Cell. 90(4). 649–660. 451 indexed citations

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