Kaia Palm

3.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
37 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Kaia Palm is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kaia Palm has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 7 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Kaia Palm's work include RNA Research and Splicing (9 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (8 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (7 papers). Kaia Palm is often cited by papers focused on RNA Research and Splicing (9 papers), Nerve injury and regeneration (8 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (7 papers). Kaia Palm collaborates with scholars based in Estonia, Finland and United States. Kaia Palm's co-authors include Tõnis Timmusk, Anna Kazantseva, Madis Metsis, Marko Piirsoo, Priit Pruunsild, Märt Saarma, Viiu Paalme, Håkan Persson, Natale Belluardo and Toomas Neuman and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Neuron and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Kaia Palm

34 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Mouse and rat BDNF gene structure and expression revisited

2006 768 citations Anna Kazantseva, Marko Piirsoo et al. Journal of Neuroscience Research profile →
Multiple promoters direct tissue-specific expression of the rat BDNF gene

1993 747 citations Tõnis Timmusk, Kaia Palm et al. Neuron profile →
Dissecting the human BDNF locus: Bidirectional transcription, complex splicing, and multiple promoters

2007 553 citations Priit Pruunsild, Anna Kazantseva et al. Genomics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kaia Palm Estonia	18	1.6k	1.5k	857	452	409	37	3.1k
Enrico Tongiorgi Italy	37	2.4k 1.5×	1.3k 0.9×	1.3k 1.5×	430 1.0×	631 1.5×	84	4.0k
Bryan W. Luikart United States	26	1.6k 1.0×	1.8k 1.2×	998 1.2×	729 1.6×	766 1.9×	47	3.9k
Hitoshi Kawano Japan	42	2.1k 1.3×	1.9k 1.3×	861 1.0×	442 1.0×	300 0.7×	122	4.8k
Elizabeth M. Powell United States	26	1.2k 0.7×	753 0.5×	577 0.7×	418 0.9×	771 1.9×	52	2.8k
Ritsuko Katoh‐Semba Japan	29	1.9k 1.2×	1.4k 1.0×	959 1.1×	334 0.7×	366 0.9×	87	3.4k
Uta B. Schambra United States	17	1.6k 1.0×	1.5k 1.0×	425 0.5×	258 0.6×	423 1.0×	20	3.4k
Thomas M. Maynard United States	30	729 0.4×	2.1k 1.4×	576 0.7×	787 1.7×	281 0.7×	57	3.3k
Fred H. Gage United States	23	1.7k 1.0×	1.8k 1.2×	1.3k 1.5×	654 1.4×	455 1.1×	35	3.5k
Andreas Höhn United Kingdom	12	3.1k 1.9×	1.3k 0.9×	1.7k 2.0×	283 0.6×	372 0.9×	26	4.0k
Miriam A. Vogt Germany	28	1.0k 0.6×	790 0.5×	399 0.5×	286 0.6×	363 0.9×	89	2.6k

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Maruste, Regina, Maarja Toots, Kristiina Rull, et al.. (2025). Maternal antibodies shape infant immune response development in an epitope-specific manner. EBioMedicine. 123. 106056–106056.

Monaco, Francesco, Annarita Vignapiano, Kaia Palm, et al.. (2024). Optimizing and Predicting Antidepressant Efficacy in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder Using Multi-Omics Analysis and the Opade AI Prediction Tools. Brain Sciences. 14(7). 658–658. 8 indexed citations

Esvald, Eli‐Eelika, Jürgen Tuvikene, Florencia Cabrera-Cabrera, et al.. (2023). Revisiting the expression of BDNF and its receptors in mammalian development. Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience. 16. 1182499–1182499. 24 indexed citations

Tuvikene, Jürgen, Anu Planken, Eija Kalso, et al.. (2022). Immune response to a conserved enteroviral epitope of the major capsid VP1 protein is associated with lower risk of cardiovascular disease. EBioMedicine. 76. 103835–103835. 2 indexed citations

Vrana, Nihal Engin, et al.. (2022). Antibody response to oral biofilm is a biomarker for acute coronary syndrome in periodontal disease. Communications Biology. 5(1). 205–205. 2 indexed citations

Tuvikene, Jürgen, et al.. (2022). Melanoma-specific antigen-associated antitumor antibody reactivity as an immune-related biomarker for targeted immunotherapies. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 48–48. 3 indexed citations

Timmusk, Tõnis, et al.. (2021). Drastic Effects on the Microbiome of a Young Rower Engaged in High-Endurance Exercise After a Month Usage of a Dietary Fiber Supplement. Frontiers in Nutrition. 8. 654008–654008. 4 indexed citations

Adler, Priit, Jaak Vilo, Olli Vapalahti, et al.. (2018). Prostaglandin D2 Receptor DP1 Antibodies Predict Vaccine-induced and Spontaneous Narcolepsy Type 1: Large-scale Study of Antibody Profiling. EBioMedicine. 29. 47–59. 23 indexed citations

Wolthers, Katja C., Petri Susi, Dirk Jochmans, et al.. (2018). Progress in human picornavirus research: New findings from the AIROPico consortium. Antiviral Research. 161. 100–107. 4 indexed citations

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Kazantseva, Jekaterina, et al.. (2016). Targeted alternative splicing of TAF4: a new strategy for cell reprogramming. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 30852–30852. 7 indexed citations

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Kazantseva, Anna, et al.. (2014). Diagnostic significance of alternative splice variants of REST and DOPEY1 in the peripheral blood of patients with breast cancer. Tumor Biology. 36(4). 2473–2480. 5 indexed citations

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Kazantseva, Jekaterina, et al.. (2013). Alternative Splicing Targeting the hTAF4-TAFH Domain of TAF4 Represses Proliferation and Accelerates Chondrogenic Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells. PLoS ONE. 8(10). e74799–e74799. 20 indexed citations

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Pruunsild, Priit, et al.. (2007). Dissecting the human BDNF locus: Bidirectional transcription, complex splicing, and multiple promoters. Genomics. 90(3). 397–406. 553 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kazantseva, Anna, et al.. (2006). Mouse and rat BDNF gene structure and expression revisited. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 85(3). 525–535. 768 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mizuguchi, Toru, Thomas Hui, Kaia Palm, et al.. (2001). Enhanced proliferation and differentiation of rat hepatocytes cultured with bone marrow stromal cells. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 189(1). 106–119. 60 indexed citations

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Palm, Kaia, et al.. (2000). Fetal and adult human CNS stem cells have similar molecular characteristics and developmental potential. Molecular Brain Research. 78(1-2). 192–195. 36 indexed citations

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Palm, Kaia, Madis Metsis, & Tõnis Timmusk. (1999). Neuron-specific splicing of zinc finger transcription factor REST/NRSF/XBR is frequent in neuroblastomas and conserved in human, mouse and rat. Molecular Brain Research. 72(1). 30–39. 113 indexed citations

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Reeben, Mati, Toomas Neuman, Jaan Palgi, et al.. (1995). Characterization of the rat light neurofilament (NF‐L) gene promoter and identification of NGF and cAMP responsive regions. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 40(2). 177–188. 24 indexed citations

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Timmusk, Tõnis, Kaia Palm, Madis Metsis, et al.. (1993). Multiple promoters direct tissue-specific expression of the rat BDNF gene. Neuron. 10(3). 475–489. 747 indexed citations breakdown →

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Diekmann, L., Kaia Palm, R. A. Pfeiffer, et al.. (1992). Multiple minute marker chromosomes derived from Y identified by FISH in an intersexual infant. Human Genetics. 90(1-2). 181–3. 8 indexed citations

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