Elly M. Tanaka

12.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
150 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

About

Elly M. Tanaka is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Biomaterials. According to data from OpenAlex, Elly M. Tanaka has authored 150 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 120 papers in Molecular Biology, 22 papers in Genetics and 20 papers in Biomaterials. Recurrent topics in Elly M. Tanaka's work include Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (65 papers), Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (29 papers) and Congenital heart defects research (21 papers). Elly M. Tanaka is often cited by papers focused on Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation (65 papers), Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (29 papers) and Congenital heart defects research (21 papers). Elly M. Tanaka collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and United States. Elly M. Tanaka's co-authors include Marc W. Kirschner, Karen Echeverri, Dunja Knapp, Shahryar Khattak, Eugen Nacu, James H. Sabry, Hans H. Epperlein, Martin Kragl, Akira Tazaki and Maritta Schuez and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Elly M. Tanaka

147 papers receiving 8.8k 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 Dunja Knapp, Eugen Nacu et al. profile →
The axolotl genome and the evolution of key tissue formation regulators

2018 346 citations Sergej Nowoshilow, Ji‐Feng Fei et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A mammalian-like piRNA pathway in Axolotl reveals the origins of piRNA-directed DNA methylation 2025 ·The EMBO Journal ·Xinyu Xiang, (unknown), Dominik Handler, Francisco José Calazans Falcón, Diego Rodriguez‐Terrones, Sergej Nowoshilow, Wanlu Liu, Elly M. Tanaka, Dónal O’Carroll	0
2	Adeno-associated viruses for efficient gene expression in the axolotl nervous system 2025 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Katharina Lust, Elly M. Tanaka	1
3	Lineage tracing of Shh+ floor plate cells and dynamics of dorsal–ventral gene expression in the regenerating axolotl spinal cord 2024 ·Development Growth & Differentiation ·(unknown), (unknown), Osvaldo Chara, Leo Otsuki, Elly M. Tanaka	1
4	Emergence of novel cephalopod gene regulation and expression through large-scale genome reorganization 2022 ·Nature Communications ·Hannah Schmidbaur, Akane Kawaguchi, Tereza Clarence, Xiao Fu, (unknown), Bob Zimmermann, (unknown), Anton Weissenbacher, Jamie S. Foster, Spencer V. Nyholm, Paul A. Bates, Caroline B. Albertin, Elly M. Tanaka, Oleg Simakov	30
5	The specialist in regeneration—the Axolotl—a suitable model to study bone healing? 2022 ·npj Regenerative Medicine ·(unknown), Agnes Ellinghaus, (unknown), (unknown), Christian H. Bucher, Georg N. Duda, Elly M. Tanaka, Katharina Schmidt‐Bleek	7
6	Baculovirus Production and Infection in Axolotls 2022 ·Methods in molecular biology ·Prayag Murawala, (unknown), (unknown), Maximina H. Yun, Elly M. Tanaka	1
7	Altered developmental programs and oriented cell divisions lead to bulky bones during salamander limb regeneration 2022 ·Nature Communications ·Markéta Kaucká, Alberto Joven, Markéta Tesařová, Joshua D. Currie, Johan Boström, (unknown), Julian Petersen, (unknown), Anass Bouchnita, Andreas Hellander, Tomáš Zikmund, Ahmed Elewa, Phillip T. Newton, Ji‐Feng Fei, Andrei S. Chagin, Kaj Fried, Elly M. Tanaka, Jozef Kaiser, András Simon, Igor Adameyko	11
8	The cellular and signaling dynamics of salamander limb regeneration 2021 ·Current Opinion in Cell Biology ·Elad Bassat, Elly M. Tanaka	20
9	A versatile depigmentation, clearing, and labeling method for exploring nervous system diversity 2020 ·Science Advances ·Marko Pende, (unknown), Hannah Schmidbaur, (unknown), Prayag Murawala, Saiedeh Saghafi, Marcus P. S. Dekens, Klaus Becker, Roger Revilla‐i‐Domingo, (unknown), (unknown), Paweł Pasierbek, Oleg Simakov, Elly M. Tanaka, Florian Raible, Hans‐Ulrich Dodt	52
10	Single-cell analysis uncovers convergence of cell identities during axolotl limb regeneration 2018 ·Science ·Tobias Gerber, Prayag Murawala, Dunja Knapp, Wouter Masselink, Maritta Schuez, Sarah Hermann, (unknown), Sergej Nowoshilow, Jorge Kageyama, Shahryar Khattak, Joshua D. Currie, J. Gray Camp, Elly M. Tanaka, Barbara Treutlein	259
11	Progressive Specification Rather than Intercalation of Segments During Limb Regeneration 2013 ·Science ·(unknown), Akira Tazaki, Osvaldo Chara, Elly M. Tanaka	68
12	Comparative Transcriptional Profiling of the Axolotl Limb Identifies a Tripartite Regeneration-Specific Gene Program 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Dunja Knapp, Herbert Schulz, (unknown), Michael Volkmer, Juliane Scholz, Eugen Nacu, (unknown), (unknown), Akira Tazaki, Stephanie Protze, Tina Jacob, Norbert Hübner, Bianca Habermann, Elly M. Tanaka	93
13	Three-Dimensional Neuroepithelial Culture from Human Embryonic Stem Cells and Its Use for Quantitative Conversion to Retinal Pigment Epithelium 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Yu Zhu, Madalena Carido, Andrea Meinhardt, Thomas Kurth, Michael Karl, Marius Ader, Elly M. Tanaka	83
14	Reconstitution of the central and peripheral nervous system during salamander tail regeneration 2012 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Bernhard Robl, Akira Tazaki, (unknown), (unknown), Elly M. Tanaka	64
15	Regeneration: The ultimate example of wound healing 2012 ·Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology ·Prayag Murawala, Elly M. Tanaka, Joshua D. Currie	52
16	Limb Regeneration: A New Development? 2011 ·Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology ·Eugen Nacu, Elly M. Tanaka	110
17	Efficient regeneration by activation of neurogenesis in homeostatically quiescent regions of the adult vertebrate brain 2010 ·Development ·Daniel A. Berg, Matthew Kirkham, (unknown), Dunja Knapp, Bianca Habermann, Jesper Ryge, Elly M. Tanaka, András Simon	81
18	19-P005 Size regulation of dorsal root ganglia in developing axolotls with an under- or oversupply of neural crest material 2009 ·Mechanisms of Development ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Elly M. Tanaka, Thomas Kurth, Yuka Taniguchi, Hans H. Epperlein	1
19	Plasticity and Reprogramming of Differentiated Cells in Amphibian Regeneration: Partial Purification of a Serum Factor that Triggers Cell Cycle Re-Entry in Differentiated Muscle Cells 2004 ·Cloning and Stem Cells ·Werner L. Straube, Jeremy P. Brockes, David Drechsel, Elly M. Tanaka	16
20	A target of thrombin activation promotes cell cycle re‐entry by urodele muscle cells 1998 ·Wound Repair and Regeneration ·Elly M. Tanaka, Jeremy P. Brockes	29

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