Ming‐Jer Tsai

43.9k total citations · 9 hit papers
384 papers, 35.6k citations indexed

About

Ming‐Jer Tsai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Ming‐Jer Tsai has authored 384 papers receiving a total of 35.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 222 papers in Molecular Biology, 182 papers in Genetics and 42 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Ming‐Jer Tsai's work include Estrogen and related hormone effects (118 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (40 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (37 papers). Ming‐Jer Tsai is often cited by papers focused on Estrogen and related hormone effects (118 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (40 papers) and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (37 papers). Ming‐Jer Tsai collaborates with scholars based in United States, Taiwan and China. Ming‐Jer Tsai's co-authors include Bert W. O’Malley, Sophia Y. Tsai, Sergio A. Oñate, Francesco J. DeMayo, Francisco J. Naya, Yuhong Qiu, Fred A. Pereira, Austin J. Cooney, Neil J. McKenna and Jiemin Wong and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Ming‐Jer Tsai

374 papers receiving 34.7k citations

Hit Papers

MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF ACTION OF STEROID/THYROID RECEPTO... 1988 2026 2000 2013 1994 1995 1997 1997 1999 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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. MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF ACTION OF STEROID/THYROID RECEPTOR SUPERFAMILY MEMBERS
    1994 2.4k citations Ming‐Jer Tsai, Bert W. O’Malley profile →
  2. Sequence and Characterization of a Coactivator for the Steroid Hormone Receptor Superfamily
    1995 2.0k citations Sophia Y. Tsai, Ming‐Jer Tsai et al. profile →
  3. Steroid receptor coactivator-1 is a histone acetyltransferase
    1997 1.0k citations Sophia Y. Tsai, Ming‐Jer Tsai et al. profile →
  4. Diabetes, defective pancreatic morphogenesis, and abnormal enteroendocrine differentiation in BETA2/NeuroD-deficient mice
    1997 822 citations Francisco J. Naya, Hsiang–Po Huang et al. Genes & Development profile →
  5. A Steroid Receptor Coactivator, SRA, Functions as an RNA and Is Present in an SRC-1 Complex
    1999 642 citations Rainer B. Lanz, Jiemin Wong et al. profile →
  6. Essential role of BETA2/NeuroD1 in development of the vestibular and auditory systems
    2000 561 citations Fred A. Pereira, Ming‐Jer Tsai et al. Genes & Development profile →
  7. Partial Hormone Resistance in Mice with Disruption of the Steroid Receptor Coactivator-1 (SRC-1) Gene
    1998 547 citations Yuhong Qiu, Francesco J. DeMayo et al. profile →
  8. Molecular interactions of steroid hormone receptor with its enhancer element: Evidence for receptor dimer formation
    1988 512 citations Sophia Y. Tsai, Ming‐Jer Tsai et al. profile →
  9. Tissue-specific regulation of the insulin gene by a novel basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor.
    1995 505 citations Francisco J. Naya, Ming‐Jer Tsai et al. Genes & Development profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ming‐Jer Tsai United States 96 21.7k 17.0k 4.9k 4.2k 4.1k 384 35.6k
Klaus H. Kaestner United States 108 22.4k 1.0× 9.4k 0.6× 4.4k 0.9× 2.9k 0.7× 3.4k 0.8× 389 36.3k
Daniel Metzger France 85 16.5k 0.8× 7.1k 0.4× 2.0k 0.4× 3.5k 0.8× 3.9k 0.9× 200 26.8k
Douglas A. Melton United States 109 40.1k 1.8× 13.2k 0.8× 5.9k 1.2× 2.1k 0.5× 3.4k 0.8× 211 54.6k
Graeme I. Bell United States 101 19.9k 0.9× 11.6k 0.7× 10.0k 2.1× 1.3k 0.3× 2.5k 0.6× 389 36.9k
Myles Brown United States 101 35.8k 1.7× 12.2k 0.7× 2.4k 0.5× 4.9k 1.2× 10.3k 2.5× 286 50.4k
Philippe Kastner France 59 13.4k 0.6× 8.1k 0.5× 1.5k 0.3× 4.7k 1.1× 1.9k 0.5× 104 20.3k
John Blenis United States 101 39.2k 1.8× 2.9k 0.2× 1.4k 0.3× 6.5k 1.5× 8.2k 2.0× 222 51.9k
Da Wei Huang United States 27 28.2k 1.3× 5.7k 0.3× 725 0.1× 5.4k 1.3× 4.2k 1.0× 69 45.1k
Kun‐Liang Guan United States 148 57.9k 2.7× 3.9k 0.2× 1.9k 0.4× 7.3k 1.7× 10.0k 2.5× 422 89.1k
Jeffrey M. Trent United States 89 20.5k 0.9× 6.1k 0.4× 733 0.1× 2.8k 0.7× 7.3k 1.8× 384 31.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Xu, Mafei, Shih‐Chieh Lin, Hui-Ju Lee, et al.. (2020). Elevated COUP-TFII expression in dopaminergic neurons accelerates the progression of Parkinson’s disease through mitochondrial dysfunction. PLoS Genetics. 16(6). e1008868–e1008868. 16 indexed citations
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Qin, Jun, Mafei Xu, Jingjing Shi, et al.. (2020). Small-molecule inhibitor targeting orphan nuclear receptor COUP-TFII for prostate cancer treatment. Science Advances. 6(18). eaaz8031–eaaz8031. 23 indexed citations
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Kuo, Jian-Jhih, et al.. (2017). Service Overlay Forest Embedding for Software-Defined Cloud Networks. arXiv (Cornell University). 720–730. 14 indexed citations
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Wu, San‐Pin, Rainer B. Lanz, Tiannan Wang, et al.. (2013). Atrial Identity Is Determined by a COUP-TFII Regulatory Network. Developmental Cell. 25(4). 417–426. 100 indexed citations
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Feng, Qin, Bin He, Sung Yun Jung, et al.. (2009). Biochemical Control of CARM1 Enzymatic Activity by Phosphorylation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 284(52). 36167–36174. 66 indexed citations
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Kang, Yun Kyoung, Rachel Schiff, Lan Ko, et al.. (2008). Dual Roles for Coactivator Activator and its Counterbalancing Isoform Coactivator Modulator in Human Kidney Cell Tumorigenesis. Cancer Research. 68(19). 7887–7896. 20 indexed citations
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Yan, Jun, Halime Erdem, Rile Li, et al.. (2008). Steroid Receptor Coactivator-3/AIB1 Promotes Cell Migration and Invasiveness through Focal Adhesion Turnover and Matrix Metalloproteinase Expression. Cancer Research. 68(13). 5460–5468. 90 indexed citations
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Ayala, Gustavo, Jun Yan, Rile Li, et al.. (2008). Bortezomib-Mediated Inhibition of Steroid Receptor Coactivator-3 Degradation Leads to Activated Akt. Clinical Cancer Research. 14(22). 7511–7518. 24 indexed citations
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Xia, Anping, et al.. (2007). Altered Traveling Wave Propagation and Reduced Endocochlear Potential Associated with Cochlear Dysplasia in the BETA2/NeuroD1 Null Mouse. Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology. 8(4). 447–463. 28 indexed citations
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Cho, Jang-Hyeon, William H. Klein, & Ming‐Jer Tsai. (2007). Compensational regulation of bHLH transcription factors in the postnatal development of BETA2/NeuroD1-null retina. Mechanisms of Development. 124(7-8). 543–550. 17 indexed citations
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Cho, Jang‐Hyeon & Ming‐Jer Tsai. (2005). Preferential posterior cerebellum defect in BETA2/NeuroD1 knockout mice is the result of differential expression of BETA2/NeuroD1 along anterior–posterior axis. Developmental Biology. 290(1). 125–138. 22 indexed citations
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Yi, Ping, Ray‐Chang Wu, Joshua C. Sandquist, et al.. (2005). Peptidyl-Prolyl Isomerase 1 (Pin1) Serves as a Coactivator of Steroid Receptor by Regulating the Activity of Phosphorylated Steroid Receptor Coactivator 3 (SRC-3/AIB1). Molecular and Cellular Biology. 25(21). 9687–9699. 78 indexed citations
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Kim, Joon-Young, Khoi Chu, Han-Jong Kim, et al.. (2004). Orphan Nuclear Receptor Small Heterodimer Partner, a Novel Corepressor for a Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factor BETA2/NeuroD. Molecular Endocrinology. 18(4). 776–790. 51 indexed citations
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Pennesi, Mark E., Jang-Hyeon Cho, Zhuo Yang, et al.. (2003). BETA2/NeuroD1 Null Mice: A New Model for Transcription Factor-Dependent Photoreceptor Degeneration. Journal of Neuroscience. 23(2). 453–461. 101 indexed citations
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Moates, J. Michael, Sarmistha Nanda, Michelle A. Cissell, Ming‐Jer Tsai, & Roland Stein. (2003). BETA2 Activates Transcription From the Upstream Glucokinase Gene Promoter in Islet β-Cells and Gut Endocrine Cells. Diabetes. 52(2). 403–408. 61 indexed citations
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Kim, So-Yeon, et al.. (2001). Overexpression of BETA2/NeuroD induces neurite outgrowth in F11 neuroblastoma cells. Journal of Neurochemistry. 77(1). 103–109. 30 indexed citations
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Liu, Min, et al.. (2000). Loss of BETA2/NeuroD leads to malformation of the dentate gyrus and epilepsy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 97(2). 865–870. 247 indexed citations
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Naya, Francisco J., Hsiang–Po Huang, Yuhong Qiu, et al.. (1997). Diabetes, defective pancreatic morphogenesis, and abnormal enteroendocrine differentiation in BETA2/NeuroD-deficient mice. Genes & Development. 11(18). 2323–2334. 822 indexed citations breakdown →

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