Erik A. Wentzel

10.7k total citations · 6 hit papers
13 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Erik A. Wentzel is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Erik A. Wentzel has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Cancer Research and 3 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Erik A. Wentzel's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (10 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (4 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (4 papers). Erik A. Wentzel is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (10 papers), RNA modifications and cancer (4 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (4 papers). Erik A. Wentzel collaborates with scholars based in United States and Japan. Erik A. Wentzel's co-authors include Joshua T. Mendell, Chi V. Dang, Kathryn A. O’Donnell, Karen Zeller, Hun‐Way Hwang, Tsung-Cheng Chang, Dan E. Arking, Andrei Thomas‐Tikhonenko, Duonan Yu and Raghu R. Chivukula and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Erik A. Wentzel

13 papers receiving 8.6k citations

Hit Papers

c-Myc-regulated microRNAs modulate E2F1 expression 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 2007 2009 2007 2006 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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.

  1. c-Myc-regulated microRNAs modulate E2F1 expression
    2005 2.1k citations Kathryn A. O’Donnell, Erik A. Wentzel et al. Nature profile →
  2. Transactivation of miR-34a by p53 Broadly Influences Gene Expression and Promotes Apoptosis
    2007 1.6k citations Tsung-Cheng Chang, Erik A. Wentzel et al. Molecular Cell profile →
  3. Therapeutic microRNA Delivery Suppresses Tumorigenesis in a Murine Liver Cancer Model
    2009 1.4k citations Janaiah Kota, Raghu R. Chivukula et al. Cell profile →
  4. Widespread microRNA repression by Myc contributes to tumorigenesis
    2007 1.1k citations Tsung-Cheng Chang, Duonan Yu et al. Nature Genetics profile →
  5. Augmentation of tumor angiogenesis by a Myc-activated microRNA cluster
    2006 851 citations Michael Dews, Duonan Yu et al. Nature Genetics profile →
  6. A Hexanucleotide Element Directs MicroRNA Nuclear Import
    2007 542 citations Hun‐Way Hwang, Erik A. Wentzel et al. Science profile →

Peers

Erik A. Wentzel
Rosa Visone Italy
Cinzia Sevignani United States
Aurora Esquela‐Kerscher United States
Milena S. Nicoloso Italy
Evan Noch United States
Andreas G. Bader United States
Carlos le Sage Netherlands
John P. Hagan United States
Cameron P. Bracken Australia
Thomas J. Kipps United States
Rosa Visone Italy
Erik A. Wentzel
Citations per year, relative to Erik A. Wentzel Erik A. Wentzel (= 1×) peers Rosa Visone

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Fields of papers citing papers by Erik A. Wentzel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Erik A. Wentzel

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

All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Brandal, Stephanie, Pierre Noël, Erik A. Wentzel, et al.. (2011). KIT signaling regulates MITF expression through miRNAs in normal and malignant mast cell proliferation. Blood. 117(13). 3629–3640. 56 indexed citations
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Kent, Oliver A., Raghu R. Chivukula, Michael E. Mullendore, et al.. (2010). Repression of the miR-143/145 cluster by oncogenic Ras initiates a tumor-promoting feed-forward pathway. Genes & Development. 24(24). 2754–2759. 255 indexed citations
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Ribas, Judit, Xiaohua Ni, Michael C. Haffner, et al.. (2009). miR-21: An Androgen Receptor–Regulated MicroRNA that Promotes Hormone-Dependent and Hormone-Independent Prostate Cancer Growth. Cancer Research. 69(18). 7165–7169. 350 indexed citations
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Hwang, Hun‐Way, Erik A. Wentzel, & Joshua T. Mendell. (2009). Cell–cell contact globally activates microRNA biogenesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(17). 7016–7021. 115 indexed citations
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Kota, Janaiah, Raghu R. Chivukula, Kathryn A. O’Donnell, et al.. (2009). Therapeutic microRNA Delivery Suppresses Tumorigenesis in a Murine Liver Cancer Model. Cell. 137(6). 1005–1017. 1401 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chang, Tsung-Cheng, Lauren R Zeitels, Hun‐Way Hwang, et al.. (2009). Lin-28B transactivation is necessary for Myc-mediated let-7 repression and proliferation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(9). 3384–3389. 321 indexed citations
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Chung, Elaine Y., Michael Dews, Dragoș Cozma, et al.. (2008). c-Myb oncoprotein is an essential target of the dleu2 tumor suppressor microRNA cluster. Cancer Biology & Therapy. 7(11). 1758–1764. 44 indexed citations
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Chang, Tsung-Cheng, Erik A. Wentzel, Oliver A. Kent, et al.. (2007). Transactivation of miR-34a by p53 Broadly Influences Gene Expression and Promotes Apoptosis. Molecular Cell. 26(5). 745–752. 1627 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chang, Tsung-Cheng, Duonan Yu, Yun‐Sil Lee, et al.. (2007). Widespread microRNA repression by Myc contributes to tumorigenesis. Nature Genetics. 40(1). 43–50. 1058 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chung, Elaine Y., Dragoș Cozma, Duonan Yu, et al.. (2007). Pax5 Activates Oncogenic Transcription Factors of the Ets Family by Repressing the mir-15a/16-1 microRNA Cluster.. Blood. 110(11). 346–346. 1 indexed citations
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Hwang, Hun‐Way, Erik A. Wentzel, & Joshua T. Mendell. (2007). A Hexanucleotide Element Directs MicroRNA Nuclear Import. Science. 315(5808). 97–100. 542 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dews, Michael, Duonan Yu, Danielle Murphy, et al.. (2006). Augmentation of tumor angiogenesis by a Myc-activated microRNA cluster. Nature Genetics. 38(9). 1060–1065. 851 indexed citations breakdown →
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O’Donnell, Kathryn A., Erik A. Wentzel, Karen Zeller, Chi V. Dang, & Joshua T. Mendell. (2005). c-Myc-regulated microRNAs modulate E2F1 expression. Nature. 435(7043). 839–843. 2106 indexed citations breakdown →

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