Ela W. Knapik

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Ela W. Knapik is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ela W. Knapik has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Cell Biology and 15 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Ela W. Knapik's work include Congenital heart defects research (10 papers), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (10 papers) and Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (8 papers). Ela W. Knapik is often cited by papers focused on Congenital heart defects research (10 papers), Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (10 papers) and Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (8 papers). Ela W. Knapik collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Ela W. Knapik's co-authors include D. Melville, Wolfgang Driever, Mark C. Fishman, Alejandro Barrallo‐Gimeno, Nobuyoshi Shimoda, Jochen Holzschuh, Antonis K. Hatzopoulos, Daniel S. Levic, Michael Lang and Wen‐Der Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Medicine and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Ela W. Knapik

43 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Blebbisomes are large, organelle-rich extracellular vesicles with cell-like properties

2025 20 citations Dennis K. Jeppesen, Jérôme Ambroise et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ela W. Knapik United States	28	1.7k	970	763	249	166	45	2.6k
Robert A. Cornell United States	32	2.1k 1.2×	669 0.7×	635 0.8×	309 1.2×	211 1.3×	60	2.9k
Peng Huang China	20	2.0k 1.2×	666 0.7×	548 0.7×	143 0.6×	180 1.1×	55	2.6k
Yoshihiro Omori Japan	32	2.1k 1.2×	827 0.9×	849 1.1×	173 0.7×	439 2.6×	67	2.9k
Gerd-Jörg Rauch Germany	15	2.6k 1.5×	1.0k 1.1×	436 0.6×	185 0.7×	249 1.5×	16	3.0k
Christian Mosimann United States	30	2.7k 1.6×	1.0k 1.0×	395 0.5×	279 1.1×	179 1.1×	56	3.5k
Tatjana Piotrowski United States	28	1.9k 1.1×	901 0.9×	383 0.5×	305 1.2×	258 1.6×	47	2.9k
Jacek Topczewski United States	29	3.1k 1.8×	1.4k 1.5×	597 0.8×	368 1.5×	296 1.8×	60	3.9k
Yoshihito Taniguchi Japan	34	2.4k 1.4×	516 0.5×	604 0.8×	333 1.3×	246 1.5×	53	3.5k
Heinz‐Georg Belting Switzerland	33	2.4k 1.4×	1.6k 1.6×	336 0.4×	248 1.0×	326 2.0×	53	3.4k
Francisco Pelegri United States	28	2.2k 1.3×	846 0.9×	839 1.1×	153 0.6×	121 0.7×	58	2.9k

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Choudhary, Dharmendra, Abigail C. Neininger, Alaina H. Willet, et al.. (2025). Nonmuscle α-Actinin-4 Couples Sarcomere Function to Cardiac Remodeling. Circulation Research. 138(1). e326412–e326412.

Jeppesen, Dennis K., Jérôme Ambroise, Evan Krystofiak, et al.. (2025). Blebbisomes are large, organelle-rich extracellular vesicles with cell-like properties. Nature Cell Biology. 27(3). 438–448. 20 indexed citations breakdown →

Miller‐Fleming, Tyne W., et al.. (2025). Gene and phenome-based analysis of the shared genetic architecture of eye diseases. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 112(2). 318–331.

Evans, Patrick, et al.. (2024). Transcriptome‐Wide Association Studies (TWAS): Methodologies, Applications, and Challenges. Current Protocols. 4(2). e981–e981. 3 indexed citations

Hockman, Dorit, Victoria A. Sleight, Èlia Benito‐Gutiérrez, et al.. (2024). A pre-vertebrate endodermal origin of calcitonin-producing neuroendocrine cells. Development. 151(20). 1 indexed citations

Choudhary, Dharmendra, et al.. (2023). Rgp1 contributes to craniofacial cartilage development and Rab8a-mediated collagen II secretion. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 14. 1120420–1120420. 1 indexed citations

Ünlü, Gökhan, Eric R. Gamazon, D. Melville, et al.. (2020). Phenome-based approach identifies RIC1-linked Mendelian syndrome through zebrafish models, biobank associations and clinical studies. Nature Medicine. 26(1). 98–109. 30 indexed citations

Bayraktar, Erol C., Konnor La, Gökhan Ünlü, et al.. (2020). Metabolic coessentiality mapping identifies C12orf49 as a regulator of SREBP processing and cholesterol metabolism. Nature Metabolism. 2(6). 487–498. 36 indexed citations

Hockman, Dorit, Alan J. Burns, Gerhard Schlosser, et al.. (2017). Evolution of the hypoxia-sensitive cells involved in amniote respiratory reflexes. eLife. 6. 54 indexed citations

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Ünlü, Gökhan, et al.. (2017). Zebrafish Developmental Models of Skeletal Diseases. Current topics in developmental biology. 124. 81–124. 20 indexed citations

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Levic, Daniel S., et al.. (2015). Animal model of Sar1b deficiency presents lipid absorption deficits similar to Anderson disease. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 93(2). 165–176. 41 indexed citations

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Venkateswaran, Amudhan, Konjeti R. Sekhar, Daniel S. Levic, et al.. (2013). The NADH Oxidase ENOX1, a Critical Mediator of Endothelial Cell Radiosensitization, Is Crucial for Vascular Development. Cancer Research. 74(1). 38–43. 16 indexed citations

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Liu, Dan, Wen‐Der Wang, D. Melville, et al.. (2011). Tumor suppressor Lzap regulates cell cycle progression, doming, and zebrafish epiboly. Developmental Dynamics. 240(6). 1613–1625. 26 indexed citations

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Wang, Wen‐Der, et al.. (2011). Tfap2a and Foxd3 regulate early steps in the development of the neural crest progenitor population. Developmental Biology. 360(1). 173–185. 82 indexed citations

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Melville, D. & Ela W. Knapik. (2011). Traffic jams in fish bones. Cell Adhesion & Migration. 5(2). 114–118. 15 indexed citations

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Lang, Michael, et al.. (2006). The mother superior mutation ablates foxd3 activity in neural crest progenitor cells and depletes neural crest derivatives in zebrafish. Developmental Dynamics. 235(12). 3199–3212. 85 indexed citations

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Lang, Michael, Lynne A. Lapierre, Michael Frotscher, James R. Goldenring, & Ela W. Knapik. (2006). Secretory COPII coat component Sec23a is essential for craniofacial chondrocyte maturation. Nature Genetics. 38(10). 1198–1203. 154 indexed citations

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Sachdev, Sherri Weiss, Uwe Dietz, Yusuke Oshima, et al.. (2001). Sequence analysis of zebrafish chondromodulin-1 and expression profile in the notochord and chondrogenic regions during cartilage morphogenesis. Mechanisms of Development. 105(1-2). 157–162. 34 indexed citations

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Knapik, Ela W.. (2000). ENU mutagenesis in zebrafish—from genes to complex diseases. Mammalian Genome. 11(7). 511–519. 60 indexed citations

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Her, Helen, Ela W. Knapik, Matthew D. Clark, et al.. (1998). Gene Mapping in Zebrafish Using Single-Strand Conformation Polymorphism Analysis. Genomics. 51(2). 216–222. 23 indexed citations

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