Erik W. Dent

7.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
67 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Erik W. Dent is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Developmental Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Erik W. Dent has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 42 papers in Cell Biology and 21 papers in Developmental Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Erik W. Dent's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (28 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (26 papers) and Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (22 papers). Erik W. Dent is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (28 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (26 papers) and Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (22 papers). Erik W. Dent collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Thailand. Erik W. Dent's co-authors include Katherine Kalil, Frank B. Gertler, Stephanie L. Gupton, Györgyi Szebenyi, Matthias Krause, Karina F. Meiri, Xindao Hu, Elliott B. Merriam, Joseph Loureiro and James E. Bear and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Erik W. Dent

67 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

Ena/VASP Proteins: Regulators of the Actin Cytoskeleton a... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 2010 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Ena/VASP Proteins: Regulators of the Actin Cytoskeleton and Cell Migration
    2003 532 citations Matthias Krause, Erik W. Dent et al. profile →
  2. The Growth Cone Cytoskeleton in Axon Outgrowth and Guidance
    2010 500 citations Erik W. Dent, Stephanie L. Gupton et al. profile →

Peers

Erik W. Dent
Timothy M. Gómez United States
Naoyuki Inagaki Japan
Gianluca Gallo United States
Jessica C. F. Kwok United Kingdom
David Van Vactor United States
Kang Shen United States
John L. Bixby United States
Herbert M. Geller United States
Oleg Shupliakov Sweden
Phillip R. Gordon‐Weeks United Kingdom
Timothy M. Gómez United States
Erik W. Dent
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Erik W. Dent

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dent, Erik W., et al.. (2022). A Single Transcript Knockdown-Replacement Strategy Employing 5’ UTR Secondary Structures to Precisely Titrate Rescue Protein Translation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 803375–803375. 1 indexed citations
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Taylor, Russell J., et al.. (2020). Double UP: A Dual Color, Internally Controlled Platform for in utero Knockdown or Overexpression. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 13. 82–82. 6 indexed citations
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Dent, Erik W.. (2020). Dynamic microtubules at the synapse. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 63. 9–14. 28 indexed citations
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Dent, Erik W.. (2016). Of microtubules and memory: implications for microtubule dynamics in dendrites and spines. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 28(1). 1–8. 107 indexed citations
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Kalil, Katherine & Erik W. Dent. (2013). Branch management: mechanisms of axon branching in the developing vertebrate CNS. Nature reviews. Neuroscience. 15(1). 7–18. 205 indexed citations
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Merriam, Elliott B., Derek Lumbard, Witchuda Saengsawang, et al.. (2013). Synaptic Regulation of Microtubule Dynamics in Dendritic Spines by Calcium, F-Actin, and Drebrin. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(42). 16471–16482. 141 indexed citations
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Saengsawang, Witchuda, Kelly A. Mitok, Chris Viesselmann, et al.. (2012). The F-BAR Protein CIP4 Inhibits Neurite Formation by Producing Lamellipodial Protrusions. Current Biology. 22(6). 494–501. 37 indexed citations
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Hu, Xindao, Chris Viesselmann, Jason Ballweg, et al.. (2011). BDNF-Induced Increase of PSD-95 in Dendritic Spines Requires Dynamic Microtubule Invasions. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(43). 15597–15603. 118 indexed citations
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Ballweg, Jason, et al.. (2011). Nucleofection and Primary Culture of Embryonic Mouse Hippocampal and Cortical Neurons. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 50 indexed citations
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Dent, Erik W., Elliott B. Merriam, & Xindao Hu. (2010). The dynamic cytoskeleton: backbone of dendritic spine plasticity. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 21(1). 175–181. 82 indexed citations
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Hu, Xindao, et al.. (2008). Activity-Dependent Dynamic Microtubule Invasion of Dendritic Spines. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(49). 13094–13105. 234 indexed citations
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Kwiatkowski, Adam V., Douglas A. Rubinson, Erik W. Dent, et al.. (2007). Ena/VASP Is Required for Neuritogenesis in the Developing Cortex. Neuron. 56(3). 441–455. 169 indexed citations
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Dent, Erik W., Adam V. Kwiatkowski, Leslie M. Mebane, et al.. (2007). Filopodia are required for cortical neurite initiation. Nature Cell Biology. 9(12). 1347–1359. 252 indexed citations
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Kalil, Katherine & Erik W. Dent. (2005). Touch and go: guidance cues signal to the growth cone cytoskeleton. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 15(5). 521–526. 155 indexed citations
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Lebrand, Cécile, Erik W. Dent, Geraldine Strasser, et al.. (2004). Critical Role of Ena/VASP Proteins for Filopodia Formation in Neurons and in Function Downstream of Netrin-1. Neuron. 42(1). 37–49. 266 indexed citations
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Dent, Erik W., et al.. (2004). Netrin-1 and Semaphorin 3A Promote or Inhibit Cortical Axon Branching, Respectively, by Reorganization of the Cytoskeleton. Journal of Neuroscience. 24(12). 3002–3012. 228 indexed citations
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Dent, Erik W. & Katherine Kalil. (2003). [18] Dynamic imaging of neuronal cytoskeleton. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 361. 390–407. 11 indexed citations
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Nagashima, Masabumi, Erik W. Dent, Xiu-Zhen Shi, & Katherine Kalil. (1999). Cortical neurite outgrowth and growth cone behaviors reveal developmentally regulated cues in spinal cord membranes. Journal of Neurobiology. 39(3). 393–406. 5 indexed citations
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Dent, Erik W. & Karina F. Meiri. (1998). Distribution of phosphorylated GAP-43 (neuromodulin) in growth cones directly reflects growth cone behavior. Journal of Neurobiology. 35(3). 287–299. 83 indexed citations
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Dent, Erik W., et al.. (1992). GAP‐43 phosphorylation is dynamically regulated in individual growth cones. Journal of Neurobiology. 23(8). 1037–1053. 55 indexed citations

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