Elizabeth M. Leaf

2.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
25 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Elizabeth M. Leaf is a scholar working on Nephrology, Molecular Biology and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Elizabeth M. Leaf has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Nephrology, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Elizabeth M. Leaf's work include Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments (10 papers), Bone and Dental Protein Studies (5 papers) and Magnesium in Health and Disease (4 papers). Elizabeth M. Leaf is often cited by papers focused on Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments (10 papers), Bone and Dental Protein Studies (5 papers) and Magnesium in Health and Disease (4 papers). Elizabeth M. Leaf collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Thailand. Elizabeth M. Leaf's co-authors include Cecilia M. Giachelli, Mei Y. Speer, Hsueh-Ying Yang, Mohga El‐Abbadi, Ashwini Pai, Wei-Ling Lin, Thea Brabb, David A. Dichek, Andrew D. Frutkin and Wei Ling Lau and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Elizabeth M. Leaf

24 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Smooth Muscle Cells Give Rise to Osteochondrogenic Precursors and Chondrocytes in Calcifying Arteries

2009 470 citations Mei Y. Speer, Hsueh-Ying Yang et al. profile →
Top-down design of protein architectures with reinforcement learning

2023 76 citations Shunzhi Wang, Christoffer Norn et al. Science profile →

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Gabrielle Curinga United States

Yvonne Nitschke Germany

Olivier Vanakker Belgium

Leopold F. Fröhlich Germany

Yoshinari Miyamoto Japan

Nicoletta Bivi United States

Steve Ledbetter United States

Susan C. Hubchak United States

Nagako Akeno United States

John E. Skonier United States

Gabrielle Curinga United States

Elizabeth M. Leaf

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412 ×0.9

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571 ×1.3

205 ×0.7

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204 ×0.7

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Fields of papers citing papers by Elizabeth M. Leaf

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Elizabeth M. Leaf

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

Dosey, Annie, Joel D. Allen, Rebecca A. Gillespie, et al.. (2025). From sequence to scaffold: Computational design of protein nanoparticle vaccines from AlphaFold2-predicted building blocks. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(45). e2409566122–e2409566122.

Lee, Jimin, Cameron Stewart, Alexandra Schäfer, et al.. (2024). A broadly generalizable stabilization strategy for sarbecovirus fusion machinery vaccines. Nature Communications. 15(1). 5496–5496. 7 indexed citations

Corti, Davide, Cameron Stewart, Young‐Jun Park, et al.. (2024). A broadly generalizable stabilization strategy for sarbecovirus fusion machinery vaccines. UNC Libraries. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Shunzhi, Christoffer Norn, Alexis Courbet, et al.. (2023). Top-down design of protein architectures with reinforcement learning. Science. 380(6642). 266–273. 76 indexed citations breakdown →

Lee, Jimin, Samantha K. Zepeda, Young‐Jun Park, et al.. (2023). Broad receptor tropism and immunogenicity of a clade 3 sarbecovirus. Cell Host & Microbe. 31(12). 1961–1973.e11. 11 indexed citations

Speer, Mei Y., et al.. (2021). Role of Runx2 in Calcific Aortic Valve Disease in Mouse Models. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 8. 687210–687210. 21 indexed citations

Chavkin, Nicholas W., et al.. (2021). Adapter Protein RapGEF1 Is Required for ERK1/2 Signaling in Response to Elevated Phosphate in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. Journal of Vascular Research. 58(5). 277–285. 4 indexed citations

Leaf, Elizabeth M., et al.. (2021). Engineered osteoclasts resorb necrotic alveolar bone in anti-RANKL antibody-treated mice. Bone. 153. 116144–116144. 7 indexed citations

Scatena, Marta, Melissa F. Jackson, Mei Y. Speer, et al.. (2018). Increased Calcific Aortic Valve Disease in response to a diabetogenic, procalcific diet in the LDLr -/- ApoB 100/100 mouse model. Cardiovascular Pathology. 34. 28–37. 22 indexed citations

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Yamada, Shunsuke, Elizabeth M. Leaf, Jia Jun Chia, et al.. (2018). PiT-2, a type III sodium-dependent phosphate transporter, protects against vascular calcification in mice with chronic kidney disease fed a high-phosphate diet. Kidney International. 94(4). 716–727. 42 indexed citations

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Paloian, Neil J., Elizabeth M. Leaf, & Cecilia M. Giachelli. (2016). Osteopontin protects against high phosphate-induced nephrocalcinosis and vascular calcification. Kidney International. 89(5). 1027–1036. 68 indexed citations

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Wallingford, Mary C., Jia Jun Chia, Elizabeth M. Leaf, et al.. (2016). SLC20A2 Deficiency in Mice Leads to Elevated Phosphate Levels in Cerbrospinal Fluid and Glymphatic Pathway‐Associated Arteriolar Calcification, and Recapitulates Human Idiopathic Basal Ganglia Calcification. Brain Pathology. 27(1). 64–76. 55 indexed citations

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Leaf, Elizabeth M., et al.. (2015). Runx2 Expression in Smooth Muscle Cells Is Required for Arterial Medial Calcification in Mice. American Journal Of Pathology. 185(7). 1958–1969. 109 indexed citations

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Leaf, Elizabeth M., Jie Hu, Hsueh-Ying Yang, et al.. (2012). Sources of cells that contribute to atherosclerotic intimal calcification: an in vivo genetic fate mapping study. Cardiovascular Research. 94(3). 545–554. 116 indexed citations

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Lau, Wei Ling, Elizabeth M. Leaf, Ming Chang Hu, et al.. (2012). Vitamin D receptor agonists increase klotho and osteopontin while decreasing aortic calcification in mice with chronic kidney disease fed a high phosphate diet. Kidney International. 82(12). 1261–1270. 208 indexed citations

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Pai, Ashwini, Elizabeth M. Leaf, Mohga El‐Abbadi, & Cecilia M. Giachelli. (2011). Elastin Degradation and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotype Change Precede Cell Loss and Arterial Medial Calcification in a Uremic Mouse Model of Chronic Kidney Disease. American Journal Of Pathology. 178(2). 764–773. 141 indexed citations

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El‐Abbadi, Mohga, Ashwini Pai, Elizabeth M. Leaf, et al.. (2009). Phosphate feeding induces arterial medial calcification in uremic mice: role of serum phosphorus, fibroblast growth factor-23, and osteopontin. Kidney International. 75(12). 1297–1307. 181 indexed citations

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Carmean, Nicole, et al.. (2007). Translocation of fibroblast growth factor‐10 and its receptor into nuclei of human urothelial cells. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 102(3). 769–785. 8 indexed citations

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Carmean, Nicole, et al.. (2007). Immortalization of human urothelial cells by human papillomavirus type 16 E6 and E7 genes in a defined serum‐free system. Cell Proliferation. 40(2). 166–184. 5 indexed citations

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Carmean, Nicole, et al.. (2007). The Motif of SPARC that Inhibits DNA Synthesis Is not a Nuclear Localization Signal. Journal of Molecular Biology. 371(4). 883–901. 7 indexed citations

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