Karen Lettieri

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Karen Lettieri is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen Lettieri has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 6 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Karen Lettieri's work include Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (6 papers), Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (4 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (4 papers). Karen Lettieri is often cited by papers focused on Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling (6 papers), Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications (4 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (4 papers). Karen Lettieri collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Bulgaria. Karen Lettieri's co-authors include Samuel L. Pfaff, Dario Bonanomi, Shawn P. Driscoll, Todd S. Macfarlan, Wesley D. Gifford, Kamal Sharma, Oded Singer, Didier Trono, Amy L. Firth and Helen M. Rowe and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Karen Lettieri

14 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Embryonic stem cell potency fluctuates with endogenous retrovirus activity

2012 807 citations Todd S. Macfarlan, Wesley D. Gifford et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Karen Lettieri United States	13	2.1k	755	492	481	313	14	2.6k
Chay T. Kuo United States	23	1.5k 0.7×	731 1.0×	693 1.4×	294 0.6×	65 0.2×	32	2.7k
Judith Stegmüller Germany	23	1.8k 0.9×	506 0.7×	368 0.7×	533 1.1×	85 0.3×	31	2.6k
Friedrich Propst Austria	27	1.5k 0.7×	633 0.8×	193 0.4×	985 2.0×	184 0.6×	55	2.5k
José M. Frade Spain	28	2.0k 1.0×	1.5k 2.0×	776 1.6×	400 0.8×	94 0.3×	60	3.2k
Jasprina N. Noordermeer Netherlands	22	1.4k 0.7×	1.2k 1.6×	146 0.3×	540 1.1×	97 0.3×	36	2.1k
Chian‐Yu Peng United States	19	977 0.5×	371 0.5×	446 0.9×	431 0.9×	59 0.2×	30	1.6k
Phillip Karpowicz Canada	17	1.1k 0.5×	384 0.5×	132 0.3×	345 0.7×	165 0.5×	29	1.9k
Ben Martynoga United Kingdom	19	2.1k 1.0×	434 0.6×	901 1.8×	196 0.4×	66 0.2×	21	2.6k
Rajini Srinivasan United States	22	1.4k 0.7×	437 0.6×	251 0.5×	157 0.3×	79 0.3×	26	2.0k
Nicolas Bertrand France	9	1.3k 0.6×	407 0.5×	567 1.2×	214 0.4×	59 0.2×	10	1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karen Lettieri

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Karen Lettieri. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Karen Lettieri based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Karen Lettieri. Karen Lettieri is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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14 of 14 papers shown

Costaguta, Giancarlo, Miriam Gullo, Brendan M. O’Leary, et al.. (2023). Mitf is a Schwann cell sensor of axonal integrity that drives nerve repair. Cell Reports. 42(11). 113282–113282. 7 indexed citations

Bonanomi, Dario, Onanong Chivatakarn, Shawn P. Driscoll, et al.. (2019). p190RhoGAP Filters Competing Signals to Resolve Axon Guidance Conflicts. Neuron. 102(3). 602–620.e9. 14 indexed citations

He, Weiwei, Ge Bai, Huihao Zhou, et al.. (2015). CMT2D neuropathy is linked to the neomorphic binding activity of glycyl-tRNA synthetase. Nature. 526(7575). 710–714. 118 indexed citations

Macfarlan, Todd S., Wesley D. Gifford, Shawn P. Driscoll, et al.. (2012). Embryonic stem cell potency fluctuates with endogenous retrovirus activity. Nature. 487(7405). 57–63. 807 indexed citations breakdown →

Bonanomi, Dario, Onanong Chivatakarn, Ge Bai, et al.. (2012). Ret Is a Multifunctional Coreceptor that Integrates Diffusible- and Contact-Axon Guidance Signals. Cell. 148(3). 568–582. 114 indexed citations

Macfarlan, Todd S., Wesley D. Gifford, Saurabh Agarwal, et al.. (2011). Endogenous retroviruses and neighboring genes are coordinately repressed by LSD1/KDM1A. Genes & Development. 25(6). 594–607. 209 indexed citations

Bai, Ge, Onanong Chivatakarn, Dario Bonanomi, et al.. (2011). Presenilin-Dependent Receptor Processing Is Required for Axon Guidance. Cell. 144(1). 106–118. 98 indexed citations

Lewcock, Joseph W., Nicolas Genoud, Karen Lettieri, & Samuel L. Pfaff. (2007). The Ubiquitin Ligase Phr1 Regulates Axon Outgrowth through Modulation of Microtubule Dynamics. Neuron. 56(4). 604–620. 170 indexed citations

Shirasaki, Ryuichi, Joseph W. Lewcock, Karen Lettieri, & Samuel L. Pfaff. (2006). FGF as a Target-Derived Chemoattractant for Developing Motor Axons Genetically Programmed by the LIM Code. Neuron. 50(6). 841–853. 105 indexed citations

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Lee, Soo‐Kyung, Linda W. Jurata, Roberta B. Nowak, et al.. (2005). The LIM domain-only protein LMO4 is required for neural tube closure. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience. 28(2). 205–214. 50 indexed citations

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Thaler, Joshua P., Artur Kania, Karen Lettieri, et al.. (2004). A Postmitotic Role for Isl-Class LIM Homeodomain Proteins in the Assignment of Visceral Spinal Motor Neuron Identity. Neuron. 41(3). 337–350. 145 indexed citations

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Sharma, Kamal Kant, et al.. (2000). Genetic and epigenetic mechanisms contribute to motor neuron pathfinding. Nature. 406(6795). 515–519. 106 indexed citations

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Thaler, Joshua P., Kathleen A. Harrison, Kamal Sharma, et al.. (1999). Active Suppression of Interneuron Programs within Developing Motor Neurons Revealed by Analysis of Homeodomain Factor HB9. Neuron. 23(4). 675–687. 295 indexed citations

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Sharma, Kamal, Hui Z. Sheng, Karen Lettieri, et al.. (1998). LIM Homeodomain Factors Lhx3 and Lhx4 Assign Subtype Identities for Motor Neurons. Cell. 95(6). 817–828. 363 indexed citations

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