Michael A. Rudnicki

341 total papers · 52.2k total citations
237 papers, 40.2k citations indexed

About

Michael A. Rudnicki is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael A. Rudnicki has authored 237 papers receiving a total of 40.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 212 papers in Molecular Biology, 66 papers in Surgery and 47 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Michael A. Rudnicki's work include Muscle Physiology and Disorders (151 papers), Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (64 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (34 papers). Michael A. Rudnicki is often cited by papers focused on Muscle Physiology and Disorders (151 papers), Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (64 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (34 papers). Michael A. Rudnicki collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and France. Michael A. Rudnicki's co-authors include Patrick Seale, Rudolf Jaenisch, Sophie Chargé, Fabien Le Grand, C. Florian Bentzinger, Yu Xin Wang, Shihuan Kuang, Luc A. Sabourin, Atsushi Asakura and Hang Yin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michael A. Rudnicki

233 papers receiving 39.6k citations

Hit Papers

Cellular and Molecular Re... 1991 2026 2002 2014 2004 2008 2000 2013 1993 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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 benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Cellular and Molecular Regulation of Muscle Regeneration
    2004 2.0k citations Sophie Chargé, Michael A. Rudnicki Physiological Reviews profile →
  2. PRDM16 controls a brown fat/skeletal muscle switch
    2008 1.8k citations Patrick Seale, Bryan C. Bjork et al. Nature profile →
  3. Pax7 Is Required for the Specification of Myogenic Satellite Cells
    2000 1.7k citations Patrick Seale, Luc A. Sabourin et al. Cell profile →
  4. Satellite Cells and the Muscle Stem Cell Niche
    2013 1.5k citations Hang Yin, Feodor D. Price et al. Physiological Reviews profile →
  5. MyoD or Myf-5 is required for the formation of skeletal muscle
    1993 1.4k citations Michael A. Rudnicki, R. H. Stead et al. Cell profile →
  6. Simplified mammalian DNA isolation procedure
    1991 1.3k citations Peter W. Laird, Michael A. Rudnicki et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →
  7. Muscle injury activates resident fibro/adipogenic progenitors that facilitate myogenesis
    2010 1.2k citations Aaron W. Joe, Lin Yi et al. Nature Cell Biology profile →
  8. Asymmetric Self-Renewal and Commitment of Satellite Stem Cells in Muscle
    2007 1.0k citations Shihuan Kuang, Kazuki Kuroda et al. Cell profile →
  9. Mutations in T-cell antigen receptor genes α and β block thymocyte development at different stages
    1992 967 citations Peter Mombaerts, Alan R. Clarke et al. Nature profile →
  10. Building Muscle: Molecular Regulation of Myogenesis
    2012 860 citations C. Florian Bentzinger, Yu Xin Wang et al. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology profile →
  11. Inactivation of MyoD in mice leads to up-regulation of the myogenic HLH gene Myf-5 and results in apparently normal muscle development
    1992 816 citations Michael A. Rudnicki, Thomas Braun et al. Cell profile →
  12. Muscle satellite cells are multipotential stem cells that exhibit myogenic, osteogenic, and adipogenic differentiation
    2001 640 citations Atsushi Asakura, Michael A. Rudnicki et al. Differentiation profile →
  13. Targeted inactivation of the muscle regulatory gene Myf-5 results in abnormal rib development and perinatal death
    1992 588 citations Thomas Braun, Michael A. Rudnicki et al. Cell profile →
  14. The molecular regulation of myogenesis
    2000 577 citations Luc A. Sabourin, Michael A. Rudnicki Clinical Genetics profile →
  15. A helper-dependent adenovirus vector system: Removal of helper virus by Cre-mediated excision of the viral packaging signal
    1996 569 citations Robin J. Parks, Martina Anton et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  16. MyoD is required for myogenic stem cell function in adult skeletal muscle.
    1996 567 citations Lynn A. Megeney, Boris Kablar et al. Genes & Development profile →
  17. Satellite Cells and Skeletal Muscle Regeneration
    2015 535 citations Nicolas A. Dumont, C. Florian Bentzinger et al. Comprehensive physiology profile →
  18. Myogenic specification of side population cells in skeletal muscle
    2002 528 citations Atsushi Asakura, Patrick Seale et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
  19. The myogenic regulatory factors, determinants of muscle development, cell identity and regeneration
    2017 426 citations J. Manuel Hernández‐Hernández, Caroline Brun et al. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Michael A. Rudnicki 31.5k 8.1k 8.0k 6.3k 5.2k 237 40.2k
Louis M. Kunkel 30.3k 1.0× 3.9k 0.5× 5.9k 0.7× 5.6k 0.9× 6.4k 1.2× 284 36.4k
Thomas A. Rando 19.9k 0.6× 4.9k 0.6× 6.4k 0.8× 3.8k 0.6× 2.3k 0.4× 197 29.7k
Amy J. Wagers 15.9k 0.5× 5.0k 0.6× 4.3k 0.5× 5.4k 0.9× 2.4k 0.5× 172 30.7k
Christer Betsholtz 28.8k 0.9× 5.9k 0.7× 4.5k 0.6× 3.7k 0.6× 3.4k 0.6× 328 52.2k
Rhonda Bassel‐Duby 28.6k 0.9× 3.8k 0.5× 5.7k 0.7× 1.5k 0.2× 4.3k 0.8× 238 36.8k
Jeffery D. Molkentin 39.2k 1.2× 7.5k 0.9× 5.6k 0.7× 1.5k 0.2× 2.9k 0.6× 430 54.7k
Kevin P. Campbell 43.0k 1.4× 2.4k 0.3× 8.3k 1.0× 2.3k 0.4× 4.3k 0.8× 461 51.5k
András Nagy 30.0k 1.0× 4.1k 0.5× 4.8k 0.6× 2.1k 0.3× 7.2k 1.4× 397 42.1k
James A. Richardson 35.9k 1.1× 7.6k 0.9× 5.8k 0.7× 1.6k 0.3× 6.2k 1.2× 363 57.5k
Giulio Gabbiani 13.3k 0.4× 8.7k 1.1× 2.4k 0.3× 2.2k 0.4× 2.6k 0.5× 361 42.1k

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