Minna Taipale

6.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
32 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Minna Taipale is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Minna Taipale has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 8 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Minna Taipale's work include Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (9 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (8 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (5 papers). Minna Taipale is often cited by papers focused on Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (9 papers), Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (8 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (5 papers). Minna Taipale collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Sweden and United Kingdom. Minna Taipale's co-authors include Jussi Taipale, Jorma Keski‐Oja, Teemu Kivioja, Arttu Jolma, Kashyap Dave, Martin Enge, Yimeng Yin, Kazuhiro R. Nitta, Ekaterina Morgunova and Jian Yan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Minna Taipale

31 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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 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.

Impact of cytosine methylation on DNA binding specificities of human transcription factors

2017 801 citations Yimeng Yin, Ekaterina Morgunova et al. Science profile →
MED12 , the Mediator Complex Subunit 12 Gene, Is Mutated at High Frequency in Uterine Leiomyomas

2011 470 citations Netta Mäkinen, Miika Mehine et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Minna Taipale Finland	21	2.7k	483	447	414	383	32	3.9k
Jian Yan China	17	3.2k 1.2×	580 1.2×	418 0.9×	363 0.9×	214 0.6×	30	4.0k
Kallayanee Chawengsaksophak Australia	19	3.3k 1.2×	1.6k 3.3×	288 0.6×	150 0.4×	375 1.0×	27	4.5k
Norbert Arnold Germany	35	2.0k 0.8×	1.4k 3.0×	905 2.0×	90 0.2×	652 1.7×	125	3.6k
Anne K. Voss Australia	45	4.1k 1.5×	981 2.0×	553 1.2×	77 0.2×	475 1.2×	113	5.6k
Daniel Dufort Canada	27	2.5k 0.9×	656 1.4×	164 0.4×	208 0.5×	233 0.6×	49	3.6k
Sally L. Dunwoodie Australia	43	4.4k 1.7×	1.4k 2.9×	627 1.4×	269 0.6×	385 1.0×	126	5.9k
Xiang‐Fu Wu China	17	3.1k 1.2×	356 0.7×	658 1.5×	210 0.5×	550 1.4×	110	4.1k
James A. Deane Australia	33	1.9k 0.7×	936 1.9×	98 0.2×	550 1.3×	141 0.4×	63	3.5k
Masami Kanai‐Azuma Japan	33	2.7k 1.0×	1.1k 2.3×	525 1.2×	98 0.2×	267 0.7×	82	3.7k
Yojiro Yamanaka Canada	36	5.9k 2.2×	879 1.8×	564 1.3×	146 0.4×	1.6k 4.1×	67	7.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Minna Taipale

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Minna Taipale

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Ma, Nana, Dong Jiang, Tian Li, et al.. (2025). The specificity landscape of WRKY transcription factors reveals the bidirectional influence of non-CG methylation. Nucleic Acids Research. 53(21).

Hänninen, Ulrika A., Erkki‐Ville Wirta, Riku Katainen, et al.. (2019). Exome and immune cell score analyses reveal great variation within synchronous primary colorectal cancers. British Journal of Cancer. 120(9). 922–930. 4 indexed citations

Wei, Bei, Arttu Jolma, Biswajyoti Sahu, et al.. (2018). A protein activity assay to measure global transcription factor activity reveals determinants of chromatin accessibility. Nature Biotechnology. 36(6). 521–529. 23 indexed citations

Zhu, Fangjie, Lucas Farnung, Eevi Kaasinen, et al.. (2018). The interaction landscape between transcription factors and the nucleosome. Nature. 562(7725). 76–81. 233 indexed citations

Hänninen, Ulrika A., Riku Katainen, Tomas Tanskanen, et al.. (2018). Exome-wide somatic mutation characterization of small bowel adenocarcinoma. PLoS Genetics. 14(3). e1007200–e1007200. 54 indexed citations

Kondelin, Johanna, Alexandra E. Gylfe, Tomas Tanskanen, et al.. (2017). Comprehensive Evaluation of Protein Coding Mononucleotide Microsatellites in Microsatellite-Unstable Colorectal Cancer. Cancer Research. 77(15). 4078–4088. 14 indexed citations

Yin, Yimeng, Ekaterina Morgunova, Arttu Jolma, et al.. (2017). Impact of cytosine methylation on DNA binding specificities of human transcription factors. Science. 356(6337). 801 indexed citations breakdown →

Turunen, Mikko, Oliver Mortusewicz, Teemu Kivioja, et al.. (2016). Genome-wide screen of cell-cycle regulators in normal and tumor cells identifies a differential response to nucleosome depletion. Cell Cycle. 16(2). 189–199. 19 indexed citations

Mäkinen, Netta, Mervi Aavikko, Tuomas Heikkinen, et al.. (2016). Exome Sequencing of Uterine Leiomyosarcomas Identifies Frequent Mutations in TP53, ATRX, and MED12. PLoS Genetics. 12(2). e1005850–e1005850. 81 indexed citations

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Somervuo, Panu, Jouni Kvist, Petri Auvinen, et al.. (2014). Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Signature of Adaptation to Landscape Fragmentation. PLoS ONE. 9(7). e101467–e101467. 19 indexed citations

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Yan, Jian, Martin Enge, Thomas Whitington, et al.. (2013). Transcription Factor Binding in Human Cells Occurs in Dense Clusters Formed around Cohesin Anchor Sites. Cell. 154(4). 801–813. 268 indexed citations

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Gylfe, Alexandra E., Riku Katainen, Johanna Kondelin, et al.. (2013). Eleven Candidate Susceptibility Genes for Common Familial Colorectal Cancer. PLoS Genetics. 9(10). e1003876–e1003876. 60 indexed citations

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Sur, Inderpreet, Outi Hallikas, Anna Vähärautio, et al.. (2012). Mice Lacking a Myc Enhancer That Includes Human SNP rs6983267 Are Resistant to Intestinal Tumors. Science. 338(6112). 1360–1363. 149 indexed citations

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Mäkinen, Netta, Miika Mehine, Jaana Tolvanen, et al.. (2011). MED12 , the Mediator Complex Subunit 12 Gene, Is Mutated at High Frequency in Uterine Leiomyomas. Science. 334(6053). 252–255. 470 indexed citations breakdown →

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Björklund, Mikael, et al.. (2006). Identification of pathways regulating cell size and cell-cycle progression by RNAi. Nature. 439(7079). 1009–1013. 211 indexed citations

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Zhang, Fan, Minna Taipale, Annamari Heiskanen, & Marikki Laiho. (2001). Ectopic expression of Cdk6 circumvents transforming growth factor-β mediated growth inhibition. Oncogene. 20(41). 5888–5896. 8 indexed citations

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Taipale, Minna, et al.. (1999). Hepatocyte Growth Factor Releases Mink Epithelial Cells from Transforming Growth Factor β1-Induced Growth Arrest by Restoring Cdk6 Expression and Cyclin E-Associated Cdk2 Activity. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 19(5). 3654–3663. 33 indexed citations

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Taipale, Minna, Juha Saharinen, & Jorma Keski‐Oja. (1998). Extracellular Matrix-Associated Transforming Growth Factor-β: Role in Cancer Cell Growth and Invasion. Advances in cancer research. 75. 87–134. 175 indexed citations

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Taipale, Minna & Jorma Keski‐Oja. (1996). Hepatocyte Growth Factor Releases Epithelial and Endothelial Cells from Growth Arrest Induced by Transforming Growth Factor-β1. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(8). 4342–4348. 43 indexed citations

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Taipale, Minna, Jouko Lohi, Juhani Saarinen, Petri T. Kovanen, & Jorma Keski‐Oja. (1995). Human Mast Cell Chymase and Leukocyte Elastase Release Latent Transforming Growth Factor-β1 from the Extracellular Matrix of Cultured Human Epithelial and Endothelial Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(9). 4689–4696. 334 indexed citations

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