Evgenia Leikina

1.4k total citations
26 papers, 958 citations indexed

About

Evgenia Leikina is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Evgenia Leikina has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 958 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Oncology and 5 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Evgenia Leikina's work include Bone Metabolism and Diseases (7 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (6 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (5 papers). Evgenia Leikina is often cited by papers focused on Bone Metabolism and Diseases (7 papers), Muscle Physiology and Disorders (6 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (5 papers). Evgenia Leikina collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Slovakia. Evgenia Leikina's co-authors include Leonid Chernomordik, Kamran Melikov, Joshua Zimmerberg, Santosh Kumar Verma, Michael M. Kozlov, Benjamin Podbilewicz, Clari Valansi, Amir Sapir, Berna Uygur and Claudia Gebert and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Evgenia Leikina

24 papers receiving 954 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Evgenia Leikina United States 16 662 196 105 100 99 26 958
Joshua W. Ziel United States 11 571 0.9× 201 1.0× 98 0.9× 271 2.7× 53 0.5× 11 1.2k
Rolf Turk United States 17 1.2k 1.8× 83 0.4× 62 0.6× 62 0.6× 61 0.6× 25 1.4k
Ashley M. Jacobi United States 17 1.5k 2.3× 95 0.5× 95 0.9× 164 1.6× 69 0.7× 25 1.9k
Yu-Chen Tsai Taiwan 15 330 0.5× 107 0.5× 148 1.4× 224 2.2× 98 1.0× 39 955
Tomoyuki Miyabayashi Japan 12 676 1.0× 88 0.4× 29 0.3× 360 3.6× 57 0.6× 14 1.2k
Seok‐Jin Heo United States 13 942 1.4× 46 0.2× 53 0.5× 45 0.5× 44 0.4× 19 1.1k
Graham Hamilton United Kingdom 17 606 0.9× 68 0.3× 106 1.0× 50 0.5× 81 0.8× 34 1.0k
Derrick Gibbings Canada 17 941 1.4× 115 0.6× 347 3.3× 160 1.6× 39 0.4× 23 1.4k
Julie Dumonceaux France 20 1.1k 1.7× 124 0.6× 127 1.2× 159 1.6× 15 0.2× 47 1.4k
Frédérique Lembo France 19 980 1.5× 233 1.2× 62 0.6× 157 1.6× 16 0.2× 24 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Evgenia Leikina

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Evgenia Leikina

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hindi, Sajedah M., et al.. (2026). Myomaker and ether lipids cooperate to promote fusion-competent membrane states. Cell Reports. 45(2). 116900–116900.
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Leikina, Evgenia, Kamran Melikov, Jarred M. Whitlock, et al.. (2025). Phosphatidylserine exposure and annexin A5 weaken the actin cortex in osteoclast fusion. The Journal of Cell Biology. 225(2).
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Whitlock, Jarred M., Evgenia Leikina, Kamran Melikov, et al.. (2023). Cell surface-bound La protein regulates the cell fusion stage of osteoclastogenesis. Nature Communications. 14(1). 616–616. 11 indexed citations
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Gamage, Dilani G., Kamran Melikov, Paola Munoz‐Tello, et al.. (2022). Phosphatidylserine orchestrates Myomerger membrane insertions to drive myoblast fusion. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(38). e2202490119–e2202490119. 14 indexed citations
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Golani, Gonen, Evgenia Leikina, Kamran Melikov, et al.. (2021). Myomerger promotes fusion pore by elastic coupling between proximal membrane leaflets and hemifusion diaphragm. Nature Communications. 12(1). 495–495. 38 indexed citations
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Bhuyan, Farzana, Adriana A. de Jesus, Jacob T. Mitchell, et al.. (2020). Novel Majeed Syndrome–Causing LPIN2 Mutations Link Bone Inflammation to Inflammatory M2 Macrophages and Accelerated Osteoclastogenesis. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 73(6). 1021–1032. 15 indexed citations
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Leikina, Evgenia, et al.. (2020). Lipid Mixing Assay for Murine Myoblast Fusion and Other Slow Cell-cell Fusion Processes. BIO-PROTOCOL. 10(5). e3544–e3544. 2 indexed citations
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Leikina, Evgenia, Dilani G. Gamage, Vikram Prasad, Leonid Chernomordik, & Douglas P. Millay. (2019). Myomaker and Myomerger Work Independently to Control Distinct Steps of Membrane Remodeling during Myoblast Fusion. Biophysical Journal. 116(3). 367a–367a. 1 indexed citations
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Uygur, Berna, Evgenia Leikina, Kamran Melikov, et al.. (2018). Interactions with Muscle Cells Boost Fusion, Stemness, and Drug Resistance of Prostate Cancer Cells. Molecular Cancer Research. 17(3). 806–820. 37 indexed citations
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Leikina, Evgenia, Dilani G. Gamage, Vikram Prasad, et al.. (2018). Myomaker and Myomerger Work Independently to Control Distinct Steps of Membrane Remodeling during Myoblast Fusion. Developmental Cell. 46(6). 767–780.e7. 116 indexed citations
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Verma, Santosh Kumar, Evgenia Leikina, Kamran Melikov, et al.. (2017). Cell-surface phosphatidylserine regulates osteoclast precursor fusion. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 293(1). 254–270. 74 indexed citations
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Verma, Santosh Kumar, Evgenia Leikina, Kamran Melikov, & Leonid Chernomordik. (2016). Cell Fusion Stage in Osteoclast Formation. Biophysical Journal. 110(3). 520a–520a. 1 indexed citations
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Leikina, Evgenia, Aurélia Defour, Kamran Melikov, et al.. (2015). Annexin A1 Deficiency does not Affect Myofiber Repair but Delays Regeneration of Injured Muscles. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 18246–18246. 35 indexed citations
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Martinez, Tara, Evgenia Leikina, Stéphanie Duguez, et al.. (2014). Survival motor neuron protein deficiency impairs myotube formation by altering myogenic gene expression and focal adhesion dynamics. Human Molecular Genetics. 23(18). 4745–4757. 53 indexed citations
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Leikina, Evgenia, Kamran Melikov, Santosh Kumar Verma, et al.. (2012). Extracellular annexins and dynamin are important for sequential steps in myoblast fusion. The Journal of Cell Biology. 200(1). 109–123. 80 indexed citations
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Richard, Jean‐Philippe, Evgenia Leikina, Ralf Langen, et al.. (2011). Intracellular curvature-generating proteins in cell-to-cell fusion. Biochemical Journal. 440(2). 185–193. 35 indexed citations
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Glushakova, Svetlana, et al.. (2010). New Stages in the Program of Malaria Parasite Egress Imaged in Normal and Sickle Erythrocytes. Current Biology. 20(12). 1117–1121. 51 indexed citations
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Sapir, Amir, Jaebok Choi, Evgenia Leikina, et al.. (2007). AFF-1, a FOS-1-Regulated Fusogen, Mediates Fusion of the Anchor Cell in C. elegans. Developmental Cell. 12(5). 683–698. 105 indexed citations
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Podbilewicz, Benjamin, Evgenia Leikina, Amir Sapir, et al.. (2006). The C. elegans Developmental Fusogen EFF-1 Mediates Homotypic Fusion in Heterologous Cells and In Vivo. Developmental Cell. 11(4). 471–481. 106 indexed citations
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Leikina, Evgenia, H. Ongun Onaran, & Joshua Zimmerberg. (1992). Acidic pH induces fusion of cells infected with baculovirus to form syncytia. FEBS Letters. 304(2-3). 221–224. 41 indexed citations

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