Michael Leitges

16.1k total citations
237 papers, 12.7k citations indexed

About

Michael Leitges is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Leitges has authored 237 papers receiving a total of 12.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 158 papers in Molecular Biology, 63 papers in Immunology and 39 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Michael Leitges's work include Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (52 papers), Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (31 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (26 papers). Michael Leitges is often cited by papers focused on Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (52 papers), Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (31 papers) and T-cell and B-cell Immunology (26 papers). Michael Leitges collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Norway. Michael Leitges's co-authors include Gottfried Baier, María T. Díaz‐Meco, Jorge Moscat, Alexander Tarakhovsky, Ursula Braun, Ángeles Durán, Henrik Oster, Nassim Ghaffari‐Tabrizi‐Wizsy, Andreas Kispert and Ingrid Mecklenbräuker and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Michael Leitges

235 papers receiving 12.5k 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 Leitges United States 66 7.2k 3.0k 1.5k 1.4k 1.3k 237 12.7k
Martin Irmler Germany 51 6.0k 0.8× 2.5k 0.8× 1.4k 1.0× 1.5k 1.0× 839 0.6× 121 9.4k
Masahide Asano Japan 56 4.8k 0.7× 3.8k 1.3× 1.4k 0.9× 759 0.5× 847 0.6× 169 11.0k
Ana Cuenda Spain 43 7.9k 1.1× 1.9k 0.6× 2.1k 1.4× 1.6k 1.1× 1.3k 1.0× 76 11.5k
Dos D. Sarbassov United States 26 12.8k 1.8× 2.0k 0.7× 1.8k 1.2× 1.4k 1.0× 1.6k 1.2× 53 16.1k
Kjetil Taskén Norway 61 7.4k 1.0× 4.1k 1.4× 2.1k 1.4× 605 0.4× 1.1k 0.8× 288 13.2k
Sheng‐Cai Lin China 45 8.2k 1.1× 1.6k 0.5× 1.3k 0.9× 1.9k 1.4× 890 0.7× 90 11.4k
Tucker Collins United States 55 6.0k 0.8× 4.0k 1.3× 1.5k 1.0× 2.5k 1.7× 1.2k 0.9× 86 12.4k
Thomas Franke United States 36 11.8k 1.6× 2.1k 0.7× 2.4k 1.6× 1.8k 1.3× 2.2k 1.7× 49 17.6k
Sara C. Kozma United States 54 12.0k 1.7× 2.0k 0.7× 2.0k 1.4× 1.3k 0.9× 2.2k 1.7× 97 16.5k
Keisuke Kuida United States 49 10.0k 1.4× 4.4k 1.4× 2.0k 1.3× 1.2k 0.9× 667 0.5× 83 14.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Leitges

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Leitges

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

All Works

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Loza‐Valdes, Angel, Alexander E. Mayer, Werner Schmitz, et al.. (2021). A phosphoproteomic approach reveals that PKD3 controls PKA-mediated glucose and tyrosine metabolism. Life Science Alliance. 4(8). e202000863–e202000863. 5 indexed citations
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Lladó, Victoria, Yuki Nakanishi, Ángeles Durán, et al.. (2015). Repression of Intestinal Stem Cell Function and Tumorigenesis through Direct Phosphorylation of β-Catenin and Yap by PKCζ. Cell Reports. 10(5). 740–754. 78 indexed citations
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Braun, Ursula, Norbert Roos, Shaohua Li, et al.. (2013). Phenotypical Analysis of Atypical PKCs In Vivo Function Display a Compensatory System at Mouse Embryonic Day 7.5. PLoS ONE. 8(5). e62756–e62756. 28 indexed citations
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Carracedo, Sergio, Ursula Braun, & Michael Leitges. (2013). Expression pattern of Protein Kinase C ε during mouse embryogenesis. BMC Developmental Biology. 13(1). 4 indexed citations
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Bézy, Olivier, Thien T. Tran, Jussi Pihlajamäki, et al.. (2011). PKCδ regulates hepatic insulin sensitivity and hepatosteatosis in mice and humans. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 121(6). 2504–2517. 115 indexed citations
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Regala, Roderick P., et al.. (2009). Atypical Protein Kinase Cι Is Required for Bronchioalveolar Stem Cell Expansion and Lung Tumorigenesis. Cancer Research. 69(19). 7603–7611. 82 indexed citations
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Fields, Alan P., et al.. (2009). Protein Kinase Cβ Is an Effective Target for Chemoprevention of Colon Cancer. Cancer Research. 69(4). 1643–1650. 20 indexed citations
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Letschka, Thomas, Christa Pfeifhofer‐Obermair, Christina Lutz‐Nicoladoni, et al.. (2008). PKC-θ selectively controls the adhesion-stimulating molecule Rap1. Blood. 112(12). 4617–4627. 52 indexed citations
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Schwegmann, Anita, Reto Guler, Antony J. Cutler, et al.. (2007). Protein kinase C δ is essential for optimal macrophage-mediated phagosomal containment of Listeria monocytogenes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(41). 16251–16256. 31 indexed citations
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Farese, Robert V., Mini P. Sajan, Hong Yang, et al.. (2007). Muscle-specific knockout of PKC-λ impairs glucose transport and induces metabolic and diabetic syndromes. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 117(8). 2289–2301. 142 indexed citations
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Adam, Stefanie, et al.. (2007). Surfactant Protein A Activation of Atypical Protein Kinase C ζ in IκB-α-Dependent Anti-Inflammatory Immune Regulation. The Journal of Immunology. 179(7). 4480–4491. 25 indexed citations
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Zhao, Tianyu, et al.. (2007). Foxb1‐driven Cre expression in somites and the neuroepithelium of diencephalon, brainstem, and spinal cord. genesis. 45(12). 781–787. 29 indexed citations
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Oster, Henrik & Michael Leitges. (2006). Protein Kinase C α but not PKCζ Suppresses Intestinal Tumor Formation in ApcMin/+ Mice. Cancer Research. 66(14). 6955–6963. 95 indexed citations
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Essen, Marina Rode von, Charlotte M. Bonefeld, Lasse Boding, et al.. (2006). Protein Kinase C (PKC)α and PKCθ Are the Major PKC Isotypes Involved in TCR Down-Regulation. The Journal of Immunology. 176(12). 7502–7510. 51 indexed citations
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Kitaura, Jiro, Koji Eto, Tatsuya Kinoshita, et al.. (2005). Regulation of Highly Cytokinergic IgE-Induced Mast Cell Adhesion by Src, Syk, Tec, and Protein Kinase C Family Kinases. The Journal of Immunology. 174(8). 4495–4504. 58 indexed citations
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Leitges, Michael, Judit Kovac, Markus Plomann, & David J. Linden. (2004). A Unique PDZ Ligand in PKCα Confers Induction of Cerebellar Long-Term Synaptic Depression. Neuron. 44(4). 585–594. 96 indexed citations
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Hernández, A. Iván, Nancy Blace, John F. Crary, et al.. (2003). Protein Kinase Mζ Synthesis from a Brain mRNA Encoding an Independent Protein Kinase Cζ Catalytic Domain. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(41). 40305–40316. 215 indexed citations
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Kalesnikoff, Janet, Nicole Baur, Michael Leitges, et al.. (2002). SHIP Negatively Regulates IgE + Antigen-Induced IL-6 Production in Mast Cells by Inhibiting NF-κB Activity. The Journal of Immunology. 168(9). 4737–4746. 113 indexed citations
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Leitges, Michael, Manuel Mayr, Ursula Braun, et al.. (2001). Exacerbated vein graft arteriosclerosis in protein kinase Cδ–null mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 108(10). 1505–1512. 190 indexed citations

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