Howard Cedar

29.6k total citations · 13 hit papers
162 papers, 22.8k citations indexed

About

Howard Cedar is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Howard Cedar has authored 162 papers receiving a total of 22.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 138 papers in Molecular Biology, 52 papers in Genetics and 19 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Howard Cedar's work include Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (101 papers), Cancer-related gene regulation (44 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (44 papers). Howard Cedar is often cited by papers focused on Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (101 papers), Cancer-related gene regulation (44 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (44 papers). Howard Cedar collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and Germany. Howard Cedar's co-authors include Yehudit Bergman, Aharon Razin, Ilana Keshet, Itamar Simon, Yosef Gruenbaum, Richard Axel, Andrew Chess, Tally Naveh‐Many, Reuven Stein and John R. McCarrey and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Howard Cedar

162 papers receiving 21.9k citations

Hit Papers

Linking DNA methylation and h... 1978 2026 1994 2010 2009 2006 1994 1988 2016 500 1000 1.5k
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  1. Linking DNA methylation and histone modification: patterns and paradigms
    2009 1.7k citations Howard Cedar, Yehudit Bergman profile →
  2. Polycomb-mediated methylation on Lys27 of histone H3 pre-marks genes for de novo methylation in cancer
    2006 872 citations Ravid Straussman, Ilana Keshet et al. Nature Genetics profile →
  3. Allelic inactivation regulates olfactory receptor gene expression
    1994 855 citations Itamar Simon, Howard Cedar et al. profile →
  4. DNA methylation and gene activity
    1988 797 citations Howard Cedar profile →
  5. DNA Methylation in Cancer and Aging
    2016 624 citations Deborah Nejman, Howard Cedar et al. Cancer Research profile →
  6. Sequence specificity of methylation in higher plant DNA
    1981 604 citations Tally Naveh‐Many, Howard Cedar et al. profile →
  7. Spl elements protect a CpG island from de novo methylation
    1994 600 citations Dale Frank, Zahava Siegfried et al. profile →
  8. Developmental pattern of gene-specific DNA methylation in the mouse embryo and germ line.
    1992 593 citations Ruth Shemer, Howard Cedar et al. profile →
  9. DNA methylation and gene expression
    1991 551 citations Aharon Razin, Howard Cedar profile →
  10. DNA methylation affects the formation of active chromatin
    1986 510 citations Ilana Keshet, Howard Cedar et al. profile →
  11. DNA methylation dynamics in health and disease
    2013 436 citations Yehudit Bergman, Howard Cedar Nature Structural & Molecular Biology profile →
  12. Principles of DNA methylation and their implications for biology and medicine
    2018 417 citations Yuval Dor, Howard Cedar profile →
  13. Intragenic DNA spacers interrupt the ovalbumin gene
    1978 258 citations Howard Cedar et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Howard Cedar Israel 75 18.5k 6.0k 2.0k 1.8k 1.8k 162 22.8k
Argiris Efstratiadis United States 73 20.1k 1.1× 8.5k 1.4× 1.8k 0.9× 3.2k 1.8× 1.4k 0.8× 120 29.0k
Alan P. Wolffe United States 87 23.3k 1.3× 6.6k 1.1× 2.4k 1.2× 831 0.5× 1.3k 0.8× 221 26.5k
En Li United States 57 17.0k 0.9× 4.7k 0.8× 943 0.5× 1.3k 0.7× 1.6k 0.9× 119 22.4k
Arthur D. Riggs United States 79 19.9k 1.1× 6.8k 1.1× 2.4k 1.2× 968 0.5× 1.4k 0.8× 242 24.4k
Aravinda Chakravarti United States 68 9.4k 0.5× 8.5k 1.4× 1.4k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 814 0.5× 297 22.1k
Frank Grosveld Netherlands 105 27.5k 1.5× 7.1k 1.2× 2.4k 1.2× 1.2k 0.7× 4.4k 2.5× 391 38.5k
Niels Tommerup Denmark 60 10.8k 0.6× 7.5k 1.3× 1.1k 0.6× 1.2k 0.7× 573 0.3× 301 16.5k
Christine M. Distèche United States 67 10.6k 0.6× 6.9k 1.2× 2.3k 1.2× 833 0.5× 2.3k 1.3× 226 17.3k
Timothy H. Bestor United States 60 22.7k 1.2× 8.2k 1.4× 3.7k 1.8× 3.1k 1.7× 734 0.4× 116 25.6k
Alexander Meissner United States 75 31.1k 1.7× 7.0k 1.2× 1.0k 0.5× 2.5k 1.4× 1.5k 0.8× 174 36.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sabag, Ofra, et al.. (2024). Hepatocyte regeneration is driven by embryo-like DNA methylation reprogramming. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(16). e2314885121–e2314885121. 4 indexed citations
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Eccleston, Jason, Ofra Sabag, Jonathan Sussman, et al.. (2024). Transdifferentiation occurs without resetting development-specific DNA methylation, a key determinant of full-function cell identity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(39). e2411352121–e2411352121. 5 indexed citations
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Sabag, Ofra, Yuval Nevo, Yuval Gielchinsky, et al.. (2022). Muscle injury causes long-term changes in stem-cell DNA methylation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(52). e2212306119–e2212306119. 8 indexed citations
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Farago, Marganit, Y. Yehuda, Rena Levin-Klein, et al.. (2021). Chromosomal coordination and differential structure of asynchronous replicating regions. Nature Communications. 12(1). 1035–1035. 9 indexed citations
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Spiro, Adam, Ofra Sabag, Gilad Karavani, et al.. (2019). Determining gestational age using genome methylation profile: A novel approach for fetal medicine. Prenatal Diagnosis. 39(11). 1005–1010. 9 indexed citations
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Neiman, Daniel, Joshua Moss, Merav Hecht, et al.. (2017). Islet cells share promoter hypomethylation independently of expression, but exhibit cell-type–specific methylation in enhancers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(51). 13525–13530. 35 indexed citations
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Farago, Marganit, Merav Hecht, Reba Condiotti, et al.. (2017). Programming asynchronous replication in stem cells. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 24(12). 1132–1138. 6 indexed citations
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Nejman, Deborah, Ravid Straussman, Israel Steinfeld, et al.. (2014). Molecular Rules Governing De Novo Methylation in Cancer. Cancer Research. 74(5). 1475–1483. 47 indexed citations
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Michaelson‐Cohen, Rachel, Ilana Keshet, Ravid Straussman, et al.. (2011). Genome-Wide De Novo Methylation in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 21(2). 269–279. 13 indexed citations
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Mostoslavsky, Raúl, Tatiana I. Novobrantseva, Roberta Pelanda, et al.. (2007). Allelic 'choice' governs somatic hypermutation in vivo at the immunoglobulin κ-chain locus. Nature Immunology. 8(7). 715–722. 36 indexed citations
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Goren, Alon, Giora Simchen, Eitan Fibach, et al.. (2006). Fine Tuning of Globin Gene Expression by DNA Methylation. PLoS ONE. 1(1). e46–e46. 41 indexed citations
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Ben‐Porath, Ittai & Howard Cedar. (2000). Imprinting: focusing on the center. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development. 10(5). 550–554. 36 indexed citations
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Siegfried, Zahava, Sharon Eden, Monica Mendelsohn, et al.. (1999). DNA methylation represses transcription in vivo. Nature Genetics. 22(2). 203–206. 289 indexed citations
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Cedar, Howard & Yehudit Bergman. (1999). Developmental regulation of immune system gene rearrangement. Current Opinion in Immunology. 11(1). 64–69. 31 indexed citations
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Siegfried, Zahava & Howard Cedar. (1997). DNA methylation: A molecular lock. Current Biology. 7(5). R305–R307. 143 indexed citations
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Simon, Itamar & Howard Cedar. (1996). 12 Temporal Order of DNA Replication. Cold Spring Harbor Monograph Archive. 31. 387–408. 18 indexed citations
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Frank, Dale, Michal Lichtenstein, Ze’ev Paroush, et al.. (1990). Demethylation of genes in animal cells. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. 326(1235). 241–251. 25 indexed citations
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Razin, Aharon, Howard Cedar, & Arthur D. Riggs. (1984). DNA methylation, biochemistry, and biological significance. Springer eBooks. 291 indexed citations
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Naveh‐Many, Tally & Howard Cedar. (1982). Topographical Distribution of 5-Methylcytosine in Animal and Plant DNA. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 2(7). 758–762. 20 indexed citations
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Cedar, Howard, Eric R. Kandel, & James H. Schwartz. (1972). Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate in the Nervous System of Aplysia californica . The Journal of General Physiology. 60(5). 558–569. 67 indexed citations

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