Ellen Kanter

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Ellen Kanter is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ellen Kanter has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 5 papers in Neurology and 5 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Ellen Kanter's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (5 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (5 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (5 papers). Ellen Kanter is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (5 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (5 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (5 papers). Ellen Kanter collaborates with scholars based in United States, Qatar and Italy. Ellen Kanter's co-authors include David Sulzer, Sheng‐Han Kuo, Ottavio Arancio, Eugene V. Mosharov, Mark S. Sonders, Yvonne Schmitz, Andrew J. Dwork, Gorazd Rosoklija, Bradley S. Peterson and Kathryn Gudsnuk and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Ellen Kanter

14 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Loss of mTOR-Dependent Macroautophagy Causes Autistic-lik... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Loss of mTOR-Dependent Macroautophagy Causes Autistic-like Synaptic Pruning Deficits
    2014 827 citations Guomei Tang, Kathryn Gudsnuk et al. Neuron profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ellen Kanter United States 12 811 765 666 394 386 14 2.2k
Elvira De Leonibus Italy 31 776 1.0× 834 1.1× 373 0.6× 434 1.1× 437 1.1× 65 2.2k
Darius Ebrahimi‐Fakhari United States 26 999 1.2× 779 1.0× 953 1.4× 747 1.9× 241 0.6× 85 2.9k
Guomei Tang United States 20 1.2k 1.5× 784 1.0× 415 0.6× 447 1.1× 504 1.3× 43 2.9k
Derya R. Shimshek Switzerland 30 1.0k 1.3× 924 1.2× 683 1.0× 949 2.4× 257 0.7× 54 3.0k
Björn Falkenburger Germany 28 1.4k 1.7× 1.1k 1.4× 875 1.3× 344 0.9× 206 0.5× 105 2.8k
Simon P. Brooks United Kingdom 30 1.8k 2.2× 1.6k 2.0× 784 1.2× 372 0.9× 248 0.6× 84 3.2k
Mickaël Decressac Sweden 21 864 1.1× 1.5k 2.0× 1.3k 1.9× 418 1.1× 203 0.5× 27 2.6k
Marco Milanese Italy 30 900 1.1× 888 1.2× 510 0.8× 295 0.7× 233 0.6× 88 2.5k
Oleg S. Gorbatyuk United States 24 1.4k 1.7× 892 1.2× 550 0.8× 304 0.8× 139 0.4× 41 2.6k
Carmelo Sgobio Italy 27 700 0.9× 1.4k 1.8× 967 1.5× 358 0.9× 416 1.1× 49 2.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ellen Kanter

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ellen Kanter

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

All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Garretti, Francesca, Sanjid Shahriar, Alessandro Sette, et al.. (2023). Interaction of an α-synuclein epitope with HLA-DRB1∗15:01 triggers enteric features in mice reminiscent of prodromal Parkinson’s disease. Neuron. 111(21). 3397–3413.e5. 23 indexed citations
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Lautenschläger, Janin, Eugene V. Mosharov, Ellen Kanter, David Sulzer, & Gabriele S. Kaminski Schierle. (2018). An Easy-to-Implement Protocol for Preparing Postnatal Ventral Mesencephalic Cultures. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 12. 44–44. 9 indexed citations
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Li, Hongyu, Ahrom Ham, C. Thong, et al.. (2018). Mitochondrial dysfunction and mitophagy defect triggered by heterozygous GBA mutations. Autophagy. 15(1). 113–130. 176 indexed citations
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Lieberman, Ori J., Se Joon Choi, Ellen Kanter, et al.. (2017). α-Synuclein-Dependent Calcium Entry Underlies Differential Sensitivity of Cultured SN and VTA Dopaminergic Neurons to a Parkinsonian Neurotoxin. eNeuro. 4(6). ENEURO.0167–17.2017. 54 indexed citations
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Baptista, Daniela, Yvonne Schmitz, József Mészáros, et al.. (2016). Fluorescent false neurotransmitter reveals functionally silent dopamine vesicle clusters in the striatum. Nature Neuroscience. 19(4). 578–586. 120 indexed citations
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Choi, Se Joon, Anne Panhelainen, Yvonne Schmitz, et al.. (2015). Changes in Neuronal Dopamine Homeostasis following 1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+) Exposure. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(11). 6799–6809. 52 indexed citations
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Tambini, Marc D., Marta Pera, Ellen Kanter, et al.. (2015). ApoE4 upregulates the activity of mitochondria‐associated ER membranes. EMBO Reports. 17(1). 27–36. 129 indexed citations
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Tang, Guping, Kathryn Gudsnuk, Sheng‐Han Kuo, et al.. (2014). Loss of mTOR-Dependent Macroautophagy Causes Autistic-like Synaptic Pruning Deficits. Neuron. 83(6). 1482–1482. 30 indexed citations
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Tang, Guomei, Kathryn Gudsnuk, Sheng‐Han Kuo, et al.. (2014). Loss of mTOR-Dependent Macroautophagy Causes Autistic-like Synaptic Pruning Deficits. Neuron. 83(5). 1131–1143. 827 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cebrián, Carolina, Fabio A. Zucca, Pierluigi Mauri, et al.. (2014). MHC-I expression renders catecholaminergic neurons susceptible to T-cell-mediated degeneration. Nature Communications. 5(1). 3633–3633. 262 indexed citations
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Kuo, Sheng‐Han, Samantha J. Orenstein, Hiroshi Koga, et al.. (2013). LRRK2 G2019S Impairs Chaperone-Mediated Autophagy in Neurons (IN2-1.001). Neurology. 80(7_supplement). 2 indexed citations
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Mosharov, Eugene V., Kristin E. Larsen, Ellen Kanter, et al.. (2009). Interplay between Cytosolic Dopamine, Calcium, and α-Synuclein Causes Selective Death of Substantia Nigra Neurons. Neuron. 62(2). 218–229. 420 indexed citations
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Orlova, Marianna, et al.. (2006). Nitrogen Availability and TOR Regulate the Snf1 Protein Kinase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Eukaryotic Cell. 5(11). 1831–1837. 69 indexed citations
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Kuchin, Sergei, Valmik K. Vyas, Ellen Kanter, Seung Pyo Hong, & Marian Carlson. (2003). Std1p (Msn3p) Positively Regulates the Snf1 Kinase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics. 163(2). 507–514. 26 indexed citations

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