Imre Mäger

14.6k total citations · 6 hit papers
48 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

About

Imre Mäger is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Imre Mäger has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Molecular Biology, 22 papers in Cancer Research and 4 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Imre Mäger's work include Extracellular vesicles in disease (29 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (25 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (22 papers). Imre Mäger is often cited by papers focused on Extracellular vesicles in disease (29 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (25 papers) and MicroRNA in disease regulation (22 papers). Imre Mäger collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Estonia and Sweden. Imre Mäger's co-authors include Matthew J. A. Wood, Samir EL Andaloussi, Xandra O. Breakefield, Pieter Vader, Eduard Willms, Smith Rjh, Carlos Cabañas, Joel Z. Nordin, Yi Lee and Oscar P. B. Wiklander and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Imre Mäger

47 papers receiving 9.5k citations

Hit Papers

Extracellular vesicles: biology and emerging therapeutic ... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 2015 2016 2018 2015 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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. Extracellular vesicles: biology and emerging therapeutic opportunities
    2013 2.7k citations Samir EL Andaloussi, Imre Mäger et al. profile →
  2. Extracellular vesicle in vivo biodistribution is determined by cell source, route of administration and targeting
    2015 1.3k citations Oscar P. B. Wiklander, Joel Z. Nordin et al. profile →
  3. Cells release subpopulations of exosomes with distinct molecular and biological properties
    2016 743 citations Eduard Willms, Henrik J. Johansson et al. Scientific Reports profile →
  4. Extracellular Vesicle Heterogeneity: Subpopulations, Isolation Techniques, and Diverse Functions in Cancer Progression
    2018 733 citations Eduard Willms, Imre Mäger et al. profile →
  5. Isolation of Exosomes from Blood Plasma: Qualitative and Quantitative Comparison of Ultracentrifugation and Size Exclusion Chromatography Methods
    2015 541 citations Tamás Baranyai, Zsófia Onódi et al. PLoS ONE profile →
  6. Ultrafiltration with size-exclusion liquid chromatography for high yield isolation of extracellular vesicles preserving intact biophysical and functional properties
    2015 519 citations Joel Z. Nordin, Yi Lee et al. Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Imre Mäger United Kingdom 33 8.7k 4.4k 1.2k 1.1k 451 48 9.6k
Cecilia Lässer Sweden 40 8.5k 1.0× 4.8k 1.1× 1.1k 0.8× 1.2k 1.1× 330 0.7× 60 9.4k
David W. Greening Australia 46 7.8k 0.9× 4.2k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 1.7k 1.5× 280 0.6× 136 9.5k
Kenneth W. Witwer United States 45 10.2k 1.2× 6.0k 1.4× 973 0.8× 1.5k 1.4× 603 1.3× 129 11.7k
D. Michiel Pegtel Netherlands 38 8.8k 1.0× 5.5k 1.3× 664 0.5× 1.3k 1.2× 630 1.4× 93 10.9k
Marina Colombo France 11 9.3k 1.1× 4.9k 1.1× 828 0.7× 1.6k 1.5× 320 0.7× 11 10.2k
Nobuyoshi Kosaka Japan 37 8.9k 1.0× 6.8k 1.6× 782 0.6× 924 0.8× 501 1.1× 53 10.6k
Leonora Balaj United States 37 8.1k 0.9× 5.0k 1.1× 1.6k 1.3× 881 0.8× 751 1.7× 73 9.6k
Mercedes Tkach France 20 7.3k 0.8× 3.9k 0.9× 763 0.6× 1.6k 1.4× 247 0.5× 25 8.3k
Gisela D’Angelo France 22 6.6k 0.8× 3.3k 0.8× 624 0.5× 1.1k 1.0× 283 0.6× 43 8.1k
Pieter Vader Netherlands 44 12.7k 1.5× 6.5k 1.5× 2.2k 1.8× 1.5k 1.4× 468 1.0× 93 14.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Imre Mäger

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wojcechowskyj, Jason A., et al.. (2025). Controlling reactogenicity while preserving immunogenicity from a self-amplifying RNA vaccine by modulating nucleocytoplasmic transport. npj Vaccines. 10(1). 85–85. 3 indexed citations
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Hanson, Britt, Wenyi Zheng, Mariana Conceição, et al.. (2023). EV-mediated promotion of myogenic differentiation is dependent on dose, collection medium, and isolation method. Molecular Therapy — Nucleic Acids. 33. 511–528. 13 indexed citations
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Xie, Junhua, Sriram Balusu, Elien Van Wonterghem, et al.. (2022). Choroid plexus-derived extracellular vesicles exhibit brain targeting characteristics. Biomaterials. 290. 121830–121830. 13 indexed citations
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Dar, Ghulam Hassan, Cláudia C. Mendes, Wei‐Li Kuan, et al.. (2021). GAPDH controls extracellular vesicle biogenesis and enhances the therapeutic potential of EV mediated siRNA delivery to the brain. Nature Communications. 12(1). 6666–6666. 65 indexed citations
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Sork, Helena, Mariana Conceição, Giulia Corso, et al.. (2021). Profiling of Extracellular Small RNAs Highlights a Strong Bias towards Non-Vesicular Secretion. Cells. 10(6). 1543–1543. 12 indexed citations
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Aoki, Yoshitsugu, Taavi Lehto, Shouta Miyatake, et al.. (2021). Fine Tuning of Phosphorothioate Inclusion in 2′-O-Methyl Oligonucleotides Contributes to Specific Cell Targeting for Splice-Switching Modulation. Frontiers in Physiology. 12. 689179–689179.
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Osorio-Querejeta, Iñaki, Susana Carregal‐Romero, Imre Mäger, et al.. (2020). MiR-219a-5p Enriched Extracellular Vesicles Induce OPC Differentiation and EAE Improvement More Efficiently Than Liposomes and Polymeric Nanoparticles. Pharmaceutics. 12(2). 186–186. 65 indexed citations
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Feneberg, Emily, David F. Gordon, Alexander G. Thompson, et al.. (2020). An ALS-linked mutation in TDP-43 disrupts normal protein interactions in the motor neuron response to oxidative stress. Neurobiology of Disease. 144. 105050–105050. 27 indexed citations
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Corso, Giulia, Imre Mäger, Yi Lee, et al.. (2017). Reproducible and scalable purification of extracellular vesicles using combined bind-elute and size exclusion chromatography. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 11561–11561. 179 indexed citations
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Mäger, Imre, Olivier G. de Jong, Miguel A. Varela, et al.. (2017). Functional Delivery of Lipid-Conjugated siRNA by Extracellular Vesicles. Molecular Therapy. 25(7). 1580–1587. 163 indexed citations
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Willms, Eduard, Henrik J. Johansson, Imre Mäger, et al.. (2016). Cells release subpopulations of exosomes with distinct molecular and biological properties. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 22519–22519. 743 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mäger, Imre, Axel H. Meyer, Jinghuan Li, et al.. (2016). Targeting blood-brain-barrier transcytosis – perspectives for drug delivery. Neuropharmacology. 120. 4–7. 76 indexed citations
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Heldring, Nina, Imre Mäger, Matthew J. A. Wood, Katarina Le Blanc, & Samir EL Andaloussi. (2015). Therapeutic Potential of Multipotent Mesenchymal Stromal Cells and Their Extracellular Vesicles. Human Gene Therapy. 26(8). 506–517. 148 indexed citations
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Baranyai, Tamás, Zsófia Onódi, István Voszka, et al.. (2015). Isolation of Exosomes from Blood Plasma: Qualitative and Quantitative Comparison of Ultracentrifugation and Size Exclusion Chromatography Methods. PLoS ONE. 10(12). e0145686–e0145686. 541 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nordin, Joel Z., Yi Lee, Pieter Vader, et al.. (2015). Ultrafiltration with size-exclusion liquid chromatography for high yield isolation of extracellular vesicles preserving intact biophysical and functional properties. Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine. 11(4). 879–883. 519 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lehto, Taavi, Oscar E. Simonson, Imre Mäger, et al.. (2011). A Peptide-based Vector for Efficient Gene Transfer In Vitro and In Vivo. Molecular Therapy. 19(8). 1457–1467. 85 indexed citations
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Jones, Sarah, Tina Holm, Imre Mäger, Ülo Langel, & John Howl. (2010). Characterization of Bioactive Cell Penetrating Peptides from Human Cytochrome c: Protein Mimicry and the Development of a Novel Apoptogenic Agent. Chemistry & Biology. 17(7). 735–744. 44 indexed citations
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Järver, Peter, Imre Mäger, & Ülo Langel. (2010). In vivo biodistribution and efficacy of peptide mediated delivery. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 31(11). 528–535. 121 indexed citations
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Dobchev, Dimitar A., Imre Mäger, Indrek Tulp, et al.. (2010). Prediction of Cell-Penetrating Peptides Using Artificial Neural Networks. Current Computer - Aided Drug Design. 6(2). 79–89. 57 indexed citations
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Mäger, Imre, Emelía Eiríksdóttir, Kent Langel, Samir EL Andaloussi, & Ülo Langel. (2009). Assessing the uptake kinetics and internalization mechanisms of cell-penetrating peptides using a quenched fluorescence assay. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1798(3). 338–343. 58 indexed citations

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