Luika Timmerman

5.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
26 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Luika Timmerman is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Luika Timmerman has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Immunology and 9 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Luika Timmerman's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (8 papers), Signaling Pathways in Disease (6 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (5 papers). Luika Timmerman is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (8 papers), Signaling Pathways in Disease (6 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (5 papers). Luika Timmerman collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. Luika Timmerman's co-authors include Gerald R. Crabtree, Steffan N. Ho, Jeffrey P. Northrop, José Luís de la Pompa, Garry P. Nolan, Neil A. Clipstone, Daryl J. Thomas, Hugh O. McDevitt, Zdenka Fronek and Juan Díez and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Luika Timmerman

25 papers receiving 4.8k 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.

  1. Notch promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transition during cardiac development and oncogenic transformation
    2003 760 citations Luika Timmerman, Joaquím Grego‐Bessa et al. Genes & Development profile →
  2. A Molecular Basis for MHC Class II—Associated Autoimmunity
    1988 606 citations Nelson J. Chao, Zdenka Fronek et al. profile →
  3. Role of the NF-ATc transcription factor in morphogenesis of cardiac valves and septum
    1998 517 citations José Luís de la Pompa, Luika Timmerman et al. Nature profile →
  4. NF-AT components define a family of transcription factors targeted in T-cell activation
    1994 512 citations Jeffrey P. Northrop, Steffan N. Ho et al. Nature profile →
  5. Glutamine Sensitivity Analysis Identifies the xCT Antiporter as a Common Triple-Negative Breast Tumor Therapeutic Target
    2013 471 citations Luika Timmerman, Thomas Holton et al. Cancer Cell profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Luika Timmerman United States 19 3.0k 1.5k 1.0k 756 524 26 4.9k
Barbara Valentinis United States 31 2.8k 0.9× 948 0.6× 957 0.9× 1.0k 1.3× 478 0.9× 54 5.0k
Erhard Hofer Austria 33 2.8k 0.9× 1.7k 1.1× 770 0.7× 928 1.2× 498 1.0× 72 5.3k
Alan D. Friedman United States 46 4.4k 1.5× 1.7k 1.1× 819 0.8× 1.0k 1.3× 730 1.4× 128 7.0k
Carl J. Kozlosky United States 18 3.1k 1.0× 2.1k 1.4× 1.2k 1.2× 2.0k 2.6× 345 0.7× 20 6.8k
Ann Ranger United States 24 2.9k 1.0× 2.9k 1.9× 644 0.6× 1.0k 1.3× 277 0.5× 46 6.0k
Carl R. Walkley Australia 40 5.0k 1.7× 1.7k 1.1× 946 0.9× 1.0k 1.4× 475 0.9× 110 7.3k
Martin F. Wolfson United States 13 2.0k 0.7× 1.7k 1.1× 1.0k 1.0× 1.6k 2.1× 293 0.6× 19 5.1k
Masabumi Shibuya Japan 41 4.6k 1.5× 990 0.6× 1.2k 1.1× 1.7k 2.2× 455 0.9× 77 6.6k
T Sudo Japan 33 2.9k 1.0× 2.1k 1.4× 517 0.5× 1.1k 1.5× 432 0.8× 80 5.6k
Zhigao Wang United States 18 4.6k 1.5× 1.3k 0.8× 774 0.7× 535 0.7× 262 0.5× 28 5.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Luika Timmerman

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Thomas, Scott, et al.. (2025). Low dose DNA methyltransferase inhibitors potentiate PARP inhibitors in homologous recombination repair deficient tumors. Breast Cancer Research. 27(1). 8–8. 4 indexed citations
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Timmerman, Luika, Aras N. Mattis, Kan Toriguchi, et al.. (2023). Metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma tumor purity assessment from whole exome sequencing data. PLoS ONE. 18(4). e0271354–e0271354. 1 indexed citations
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Padró, Mercè, Raymond J. Louie, Brian V. Lananna, et al.. (2017). Genome-independent hypoxic repression of estrogen receptor alpha in breast cancer cells. BMC Cancer. 17(1). 203–203. 18 indexed citations
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Timmerman, Luika, Thomas Holton, Mariia Yuneva, et al.. (2013). Glutamine Sensitivity Analysis Identifies the xCT Antiporter as a Common Triple-Negative Breast Tumor Therapeutic Target. Cancer Cell. 24(4). 450–465. 471 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kuemmerle, Nancy B., Evelien Rysman, Portia S. Lombardo, et al.. (2011). Lipoprotein Lipase Links Dietary Fat to Solid Tumor Cell Proliferation. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 10(3). 427–436. 216 indexed citations
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Oda, Katsutoshi, Luika Timmerman, Pablo Rodriguez‐Viciana, et al.. (2008). PIK3CA Cooperates with Other Phosphatidylinositol 3′-Kinase Pathway Mutations to Effect Oncogenic Transformation. Cancer Research. 68(19). 8127–8136. 136 indexed citations
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Maldonado, Janet L., Luika Timmerman, Jane Fridlyand, & Boris C. Bastian. (2004). Mechanisms of Cell-Cycle Arrest in Spitz Nevi with Constitutive Activation of the MAP-Kinase Pathway. American Journal Of Pathology. 164(5). 1783–1787. 69 indexed citations
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Timmerman, Luika, Joaquím Grego‐Bessa, Ángel Raya, et al.. (2003). Notch promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transition during cardiac development and oncogenic transformation. Genes & Development. 18(1). 99–115. 760 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pompa, José Luís de la, Luika Timmerman, Hiroaki Takimoto, et al.. (1998). Role of the NF-ATc transcription factor in morphogenesis of cardiac valves and septum. Nature. 392(6672). 182–186. 517 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kinoshita, Shigemi, Lishan Su, Masahiko Amano, et al.. (1997). The T Cell Activation Factor NF-ATc Positively Regulates HIV-1 Replication and Gene Expression in T Cells. Immunity. 6(3). 235–244. 277 indexed citations
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Healy, James I., Ricardo E. Dolmetsch, Luika Timmerman, et al.. (1997). Different Nuclear Signals Are Activated by the B Cell Receptor during Positive Versus Negative Signaling. Immunity. 6(4). 419–428. 331 indexed citations
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Timmerman, Luika, Neil A. Clipstone, Steffan N. Ho, Jeffrey P. Northrop, & Gerald R. Crabtree. (1996). Rapid shuttling of NF-AT in discrimination of Ca2+ signals and immunosuppression. Nature. 383(6603). 837–840. 458 indexed citations
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Ho, Steffan N., Joseph M. Luna, Joseph C. Giacalone, et al.. (1995). Cloning and chromosomal localization of the human and murine genes for the T-cell transcription factors NFATc and NFATp. Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 68(3-4). 185–191. 24 indexed citations
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Ho, Steffan N., Daryl J. Thomas, Luika Timmerman, et al.. (1995). NFATc3, a Lymphoid-specific NFATc Family Member That Is Calcium-regulated and Exhibits Distinct DNA Binding Specificity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(34). 19898–19907. 156 indexed citations
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Ho, Steffan N., et al.. (1994). Cloning and Characterization of NF-ATc and NF-ATp: The Cytoplasmic Components of NF-AT. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 365. 167–173. 8 indexed citations
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Northrop, Jeffrey P., Steffan N. Ho, Lei Chen, et al.. (1994). NF-AT components define a family of transcription factors targeted in T-cell activation. Nature. 369(6480). 497–502. 512 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fronek, Zdenka, Luika Timmerman, & Hugh O. McDevitt. (1991). A rare HLA DQB allele sequenced from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Human Immunology. 30(2). 77–84. 14 indexed citations
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Fronek, Zdenka, Luika Timmerman, Chester A. Alper, et al.. (1990). Major histocompatibility complex genes and susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 33(10). 1542–1553. 92 indexed citations
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Chao, Nelson J., Luika Timmerman, Hugh O. McDevitt, & Chaim O. Jacob. (1989). Molecular characterization of MHC class II antigens (? 1 domain) in the BB diabetes-prone and -resistant rat. Immunogenetics. 29(4). 231–234. 36 indexed citations
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Fronek, Zdenka, Luika Timmerman, Chester A. Alper, et al.. (1988). Major histocompatibility complex associations with systemic lupus erythematosus. The American Journal of Medicine. 85(6). 42–44. 37 indexed citations

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