Michael Leffak

2.3k total citations
56 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Michael Leffak is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Leffak has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Genetics and 7 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Michael Leffak's work include DNA Repair Mechanisms (40 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (25 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (9 papers). Michael Leffak is often cited by papers focused on DNA Repair Mechanisms (40 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (25 papers) and DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (9 papers). Michael Leffak collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Japan. Michael Leffak's co-authors include Guoqi Liu, Charlene D. McWhinney, John J. Bissler, Xiaomi Chen, Richard R. Sinden, Biswendu Chaudhuri, John Yates, Anindya Dutta, Kenichi Yoshida and Yuichi Machida and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Michael Leffak

56 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Leffak United States 25 1.6k 363 245 193 171 56 1.7k
Paul D. Chastain United States 24 1.6k 1.0× 372 1.0× 312 1.3× 208 1.1× 171 1.0× 41 1.9k
Leigh A. Henricksen United States 20 2.2k 1.4× 318 0.9× 176 0.7× 424 2.2× 117 0.7× 25 2.4k
Junya Tomida United States 18 1.0k 0.7× 200 0.6× 121 0.5× 273 1.4× 155 0.9× 31 1.3k
Natalia Gromak United Kingdom 22 3.4k 2.2× 304 0.8× 207 0.8× 287 1.5× 162 0.9× 31 3.6k
Olivier J. Bécherel Australia 20 1.2k 0.7× 267 0.7× 228 0.9× 146 0.8× 88 0.5× 26 1.3k
Jürgen Alves Germany 20 1.2k 0.8× 255 0.7× 100 0.4× 153 0.8× 226 1.3× 32 1.5k
Yoichiro Kamimura Japan 19 2.0k 1.3× 240 0.7× 130 0.5× 188 1.0× 921 5.4× 30 2.3k
Samuel Gunderson United States 28 2.2k 1.4× 181 0.5× 59 0.2× 95 0.5× 70 0.4× 46 2.5k
Adam G. Eldridge United States 13 1.1k 0.7× 144 0.4× 77 0.3× 246 1.3× 359 2.1× 15 1.4k
Hartmut Scheel Germany 16 1.6k 1.0× 194 0.5× 143 0.6× 416 2.2× 436 2.5× 19 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Leffak

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Leffak

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Leffak

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michael Leffak. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michael Leffak 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 Michael Leffak. Michael Leffak 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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Rider, S. Dean, et al.. (2024). Microsatellite break-induced replication generates highly mutagenized extrachromosomal circular DNAs. NAR Cancer. 6(2). zcae027–zcae027. 3 indexed citations
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Rider, S. Dean, et al.. (2023). Suppressors of Break-Induced Replication in Human Cells. Genes. 14(2). 398–398. 1 indexed citations
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Rider, S. Dean, et al.. (2022). Stable G-quadruplex DNA structures promote replication-dependent genome instability. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 298(6). 101947–101947. 21 indexed citations
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Romer, Eric J., et al.. (2020). Replication stress at microsatellites causes DNA double-strand breaks and break-induced replication. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 295(45). 15378–15397. 23 indexed citations
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Leffak, Michael, et al.. (2016). Replication stalling and DNA microsatellite instability. Biophysical Chemistry. 225. 38–48. 40 indexed citations
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Hanenberg, Helmut, et al.. (2016). FANCJ is essential to maintain microsatellite structure genome-wide during replication stress. Nucleic Acids Research. 44(14). 6803–6816. 27 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiaomi, Guoqi Liu, & Michael Leffak. (2013). Activation of a human chromosomal replication origin by protein tethering. Nucleic Acids Research. 41(13). 6460–6474. 18 indexed citations
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Ghosh, Maloy, Michael G. Kemp, Guoqi Liu, et al.. (2006). Differential Binding of Replication Proteins across the Human c-myc Replicator. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 26(14). 5270–5283. 31 indexed citations
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Moaddel, Ruin, Geoffrey L. Price, Jean–Marc Juteau, Michael Leffak, & Irving W. Wainer. (2005). The synthesis and initial characterization of an immobilized DNA unwinding element binding (DUE-B) protein chromatographic stationary phase. Journal of Chromatography B. 820(2). 197–203. 4 indexed citations
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Ghosh, Maloy, et al.. (2004). Transcription Factor Binding and Induced Transcription Alter Chromosomal c- myc Replicator Activity. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 24(23). 10193–10207. 37 indexed citations
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Liu, Guoqi, et al.. (2003). Multiple Functional Elements Comprise a Mammalian Chromosomal Replicator. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 23(5). 1832–1842. 69 indexed citations
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Leffak, Michael, et al.. (1998). Amplification of the translocated c-myc genes in three Burkitt lymphoma cell lines. Gene. 211(1). 101–108. 6 indexed citations
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McWhinney, Charlene D., Susan E. Waltz, & Michael Leffak. (1995). Cis -Acting Effects of Sequences Within 2.4-kb Upstream of the Human c- myc Gene on Autonomous Plasmid Replication in HeLa Cells. DNA and Cell Biology. 14(7). 565–579. 20 indexed citations
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Berberich, Steven J. & Michael Leffak. (1993). DNase-Sensitive Chromatin Structure Near a Chromosomal Origin of Bidirectional Replication of the Avian α-Globin Locus. DNA and Cell Biology. 12(8). 703–714. 11 indexed citations
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Fink, Pamela S., et al.. (1991). Nucleotide sequence of a 23S and a 5S-like rRNA gene from the thermophilicBacillussp. strain PS3. Nucleic Acids Research. 19(19). 5437–5437. 4 indexed citations
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Kumar, Sanjay & Michael Leffak. (1991). Conserved chromatin structure in c-myc 5′-flanking DNA after viral transduction. Journal of Molecular Biology. 222(1). 45–57. 20 indexed citations
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McWhinney, Charlene D. & Michael Leffak. (1990). Autonomous replication of a DNA fragment containing the chromosomal replication origin of the human c-myc gene. Nucleic Acids Research. 18(5). 1233–1242. 110 indexed citations
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Kumar, Sanjay & Michael Leffak. (1989). DNA topology of the ordered chromatin domain 5′ to the humanc-mycgene. Nucleic Acids Research. 17(7). 2819–2833. 20 indexed citations
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Leffak, Michael. (1988). Nonrandom assembly of chromatin during hydroxyurea inhibition of DNA synthesis. Biochemistry. 27(2). 686–691. 6 indexed citations

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