Leonardo Morsut

14.3k total citations · 6 hit papers
23 papers, 10.2k citations indexed

About

Leonardo Morsut is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Leonardo Morsut has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 10.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 6 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Leonardo Morsut's work include Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (8 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (6 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (6 papers). Leonardo Morsut is often cited by papers focused on Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (8 papers), Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (6 papers) and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research (6 papers). Leonardo Morsut collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and United Kingdom. Leonardo Morsut's co-authors include Wendell A. Lim, Sirio Dupont, Stefano Piccolo, Michelangelo Cordenonsi, Elena Enzo, Mariaceleste Aragona, Nicola Elvassore, Jimmy Le Digabel, Stefano Giulitti and Silvio Bicciato and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Leonardo Morsut

23 papers receiving 10.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Role of YAP/TAZ in mechanotransduction

2011 4.2k citations Sirio Dupont, Leonardo Morsut et al. Nature profile →
CRISPR-Mediated Modular RNA-Guided Regulation of Transcription in Eukaryotes

2013 2.7k citations Luke A. Gilbert, Matthew H. Larson et al. Cell profile →
Precision Tumor Recognition by T Cells With Combinatorial Antigen-Sensing Circuits

2016 727 citations Kole T. Roybal, Levi J. Rupp et al. Cell profile →
Engineering Customized Cell Sensing and Response Behaviors Using Synthetic Notch Receptors

2016 675 citations Leonardo Morsut, Kole T. Roybal et al. Cell profile →
Engineering T Cells with Customized Therapeutic Response Programs Using Synthetic Notch Receptors

2016 524 citations Kole T. Roybal, Jasper Z. Williams et al. Cell profile →
Programming self-organizing multicellular structures with synthetic cell-cell signaling

2018 333 citations Satoshi Toda, Lucas R. Blauch et al. Science profile →

Peers

Leonardo Morsut

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Charles Streuli United Kingdom

Roberto Mayor United Kingdom

Josephine C. Adams United Kingdom

Sirio Dupont Italy

Denise J. Montell United States

Robert Grosse Germany

Manuel Théry France

Eva A. Turley Canada

Magdalena Zernicka‐Goetz United Kingdom

James E. Bear United States

Charles Streuli United Kingdom

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Countries citing papers authored by Leonardo Morsut

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Leonardo Morsut

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leonardo Morsut

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Leonardo Morsut. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Leonardo Morsut 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 Leonardo Morsut. Leonardo Morsut is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Swedlund, Benjamin, et al.. (2024). Control of spatio-temporal patterning via cell growth in a multicellular synthetic gene circuit. Nature Communications. 15(1). 9867–9867. 4 indexed citations

Ramos, Raúl, Benjamin Swedlund, Anand K. Ganesan, et al.. (2024). Parsing patterns: Emerging roles of tissue self-organization in health and disease. Cell. 187(13). 3165–3186. 8 indexed citations

Morsut, Leonardo, et al.. (2024). Programming Juxtacrine-Based Synthetic Signaling Networks in a Cellular Potts Framework. Methods in molecular biology. 2760. 283–307. 1 indexed citations

Hoffman, Tyler, Brian A. Williams, Nathan Cho, et al.. (2024). Engineering programmable material-to-cell pathways via synthetic notch receptors to spatially control differentiation in multicellular constructs. Nature Communications. 15(1). 5891–5891. 16 indexed citations

Morsut, Leonardo, et al.. (2022). Parameterized Computational Framework for the Description and Design of Genetic Circuits of Morphogenesis Based on Contact-Dependent Signaling and Changes in Cell–Cell Adhesion. ACS Synthetic Biology. 11(4). 1417–1439. 10 indexed citations

Ho, Christine & Leonardo Morsut. (2021). Novel synthetic biology approaches for developmental systems. Stem Cell Reports. 16(5). 1051–1064. 31 indexed citations

Hoffman, Tyler, Peyton Tebon, C. F. Xu, et al.. (2020). Synthetic Biology and Tissue Engineering: Toward Fabrication of Complex and Smart Cellular Constructs. Advanced Functional Materials. 30(26). 26 indexed citations

Hoffman, Tyler, Peyton Tebon, C. F. Xu, et al.. (2020). Tissue Engineering: Synthetic Biology and Tissue Engineering: Toward Fabrication of Complex and Smart Cellular Constructs (Adv. Funct. Mater. 26/2020). Advanced Functional Materials. 30(26). 1 indexed citations

Yu, Wei, Wallace F. Marshall, Ross J. Metzger, et al.. (2019). Simple Rules Determine Distinct Patterns of Branching Morphogenesis. Cell Systems. 9(3). 221–227. 10 indexed citations

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Morsut, Leonardo, et al.. (2019). Synthetic development: building mammalian multicellular structures with artificial genetic programs. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 59. 130–140. 39 indexed citations

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Toda, Satoshi, Lucas R. Blauch, Sindy K. Y. Tang, Leonardo Morsut, & Wendell A. Lim. (2018). Programming self-organizing multicellular structures with synthetic cell-cell signaling. Science. 361(6398). 156–162. 333 indexed citations breakdown →

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Morsut, Leonardo, et al.. (2017). Engineering multicellular systems: Using synthetic biology to control tissue self-organization. Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering. 4. 163–173. 44 indexed citations

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Roybal, Kole T., Jasper Z. Williams, Leonardo Morsut, et al.. (2016). Engineering T Cells with Customized Therapeutic Response Programs Using Synthetic Notch Receptors. Cell. 167(2). 419–432.e16. 524 indexed citations breakdown →

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Roybal, Kole T., Levi J. Rupp, Leonardo Morsut, et al.. (2016). Precision Tumor Recognition by T Cells With Combinatorial Antigen-Sensing Circuits. Cell. 164(4). 770–779. 727 indexed citations breakdown →

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Morsut, Leonardo, Kole T. Roybal, Xin Xiong, et al.. (2016). Engineering Customized Cell Sensing and Response Behaviors Using Synthetic Notch Receptors. Cell. 164(4). 780–791. 675 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gilbert, Luke A., Matthew H. Larson, Leonardo Morsut, et al.. (2013). CRISPR-Mediated Modular RNA-Guided Regulation of Transcription in Eukaryotes. Cell. 154(2). 442–451. 2686 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dupont, Sirio, Leonardo Morsut, Mariaceleste Aragona, et al.. (2011). Role of YAP/TAZ in mechanotransduction. Nature. 474(7350). 179–183. 4247 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dupont, Sirio, Anant Mamidi, Michelangelo Cordenonsi, et al.. (2009). FAM/USP9x, a Deubiquitinating Enzyme Essential for TGFβ Signaling, Controls Smad4 Monoubiquitination. Cell. 136(1). 123–135. 415 indexed citations

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Martello, Graziano, Luca Zacchigna, Masafumi Inui, et al.. (2007). MicroRNA control of Nodal signalling. Nature. 449(7159). 183–188. 159 indexed citations

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Porzionato, Andrea, Veronica Macchi, Leonardo Morsut, Anna Parenti, & Raffaele De. (2005). Microvascular patterns in human medullary tegmentum at the level of the area postrema. Journal of Anatomy. 206(4). 405–410. 18 indexed citations

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