Leah C. Biggs

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Leah C. Biggs is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Urology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Leah C. Biggs has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Urology and 5 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Leah C. Biggs's work include Hair Growth and Disorders (4 papers), Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (4 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (4 papers). Leah C. Biggs is often cited by papers focused on Hair Growth and Disorders (4 papers), Wnt/β-catenin signaling in development and cancer (4 papers) and Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (4 papers). Leah C. Biggs collaborates with scholars based in United States, Finland and Germany. Leah C. Biggs's co-authors include Marja L. Mikkola, Sara A. Wickström, Yekaterina A. Miroshnikova, Martine Dunnwald, Christine S. Kim, Eija Jokitalo, Franziska Metge, Jorge Bouças, Xinping Li and Juan Manuel GARCIA ARCOS and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, PLoS ONE and Nature Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Leah C. Biggs

15 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Heterochromatin-Driven Nuclear Softening Protects the Genome against Mechanical Stress-Induced Damage

2020 396 citations Michele M. Nava, Yekaterina A. Miroshnikova et al. Cell profile →

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Kevin J. Hamill United Kingdom

Kevin Andrew Uy Gonzales Singapore

Gernot Walko Austria

Vivien J. Coulson‐Thomas United States

Yiqin Du United States

David Wei‐Min Tan United Kingdom

Gilles Lemaı̂tre France

Patrick Lombard United Kingdom

Ewan MacDonald United States

Christine Baldeschi France

Kevin J. Hamill United Kingdom

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leah C. Biggs

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17 of 17 papers shown

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Stubb, Aki, Nadezda A. Fursova, Kai Kruse, et al.. (2025). Mechano-osmotic signals control chromatin state and fate transitions in pluripotent stem cells. Nature Cell Biology. 27(10). 1757–1770.

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Stubb, Aki, Satu-Marja Myllymäki, Franziska Peters, et al.. (2025). Piezo1 balances membrane and cortex tension to stabilize intercellular junctions and maintain the epithelial barrier. Journal of Cell Science. 138(16).

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Biggs, Leah C. & Yekaterina A. Miroshnikova. (2024). Nuclear mechanotransduction on skin stem cell fate regulation. Current Opinion in Cell Biology. 87. 102328–102328. 1 indexed citations

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Nava, Michele M., Yekaterina A. Miroshnikova, Leah C. Biggs, et al.. (2020). Heterochromatin-Driven Nuclear Softening Protects the Genome against Mechanical Stress-Induced Damage. Cell. 181(4). 800–817.e22. 396 indexed citations breakdown →

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Biggs, Leah C., et al.. (2020). Novel strategies for expansion of tooth epithelial stem cells and ameloblast generation. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 4963–4963. 14 indexed citations

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Kim, Christine S., Xiaolei Ding, Kira Allmeroth, et al.. (2020). Glutamine Metabolism Controls Stem Cell Fate Reversibility and Long-Term Maintenance in the Hair Follicle. Cell Metabolism. 32(4). 629–642.e8. 70 indexed citations

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Biggs, Leah C., Christine S. Kim, Yekaterina A. Miroshnikova, & Sara A. Wickström. (2019). Mechanical Forces in the Skin: Roles in Tissue Architecture, Stability, and Function. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 140(2). 284–290. 91 indexed citations

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Chmielarz, Piotr, et al.. (2019). Functionally Distinctive Ptch Receptors Establish Multimodal Hedgehog Signaling in the Tooth Epithelial Stem Cell Niche. Stem Cells. 37(9). 1238–1248. 21 indexed citations

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Canady, John W., et al.. (2019). Interferon regulatory factor 6 is required for proper wound healing in vivo. Developmental Dynamics. 249(4). 509–522. 10 indexed citations

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Biggs, Leah C., O. Mäkelä, Satu-Marja Myllymäki, et al.. (2018). Hair follicle dermal condensation forms via Fgf20 primed cell cycle exit, cell motility, and aggregation. eLife. 7. 59 indexed citations

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Biggs, Leah C., et al.. (2016). Foxi3 Deficiency Compromises Hair Follicle Stem Cell Specification and Activation. Stem Cells. 34(7). 1896–1908. 34 indexed citations

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Biggs, Leah C., Kris A. DeMali, Daniel F. Lusche, et al.. (2014). Interferon regulatory factor 6 regulates keratinocyte migration. Journal of Cell Science. 127(Pt 13). 2840–8. 46 indexed citations

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Biggs, Leah C. & Marja L. Mikkola. (2014). Early inductive events in ectodermal appendage morphogenesis. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 25-26. 11–21. 138 indexed citations

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Biggs, Leah C., Steven L. Goudy, & Martine Dunnwald. (2014). Palatogenesis and cutaneous repair: A two‐headed coin. Developmental Dynamics. 244(3). 289–310. 13 indexed citations

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Biggs, Leah C., et al.. (2012). Transforming Growth Factor Beta 3 Is Required for Excisional Wound Repair In Vivo. PLoS ONE. 7(10). e48040–e48040. 71 indexed citations

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Leslie, Elizabeth J., M. Adela Mansilla, Leah C. Biggs, et al.. (2012). Expression and mutation analyses implicate ARHGAP29 as the etiologic gene for the cleft lip with or without cleft palate locus identified by genome‐wide association on chromosome 1p22. Birth Defects Research Part A Clinical and Molecular Teratology. 94(11). 934–942. 78 indexed citations

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Biggs, Leah C., et al.. (2011). Interferon Regulatory Factor 6 Is Necessary, but Not Sufficient, for Keratinocyte Differentiation. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 132(1). 50–58. 37 indexed citations

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