Monika Mortensen

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Monika Mortensen is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Molecular Biology and Hematology. According to data from OpenAlex, Monika Mortensen has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Epidemiology, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Hematology. Recurrent topics in Monika Mortensen's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (10 papers), Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (4 papers) and Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research (3 papers). Monika Mortensen is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (10 papers), Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (4 papers) and Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research (3 papers). Monika Mortensen collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Denmark and India. Monika Mortensen's co-authors include Anna Katharina Simon, David Ferguson, Alexander Watson, Amanda J. Stranks, Benedikt M. Kessler, Elizabeth J. Soilleux, Sten Eirik W. Jacobsen, Gordana Djordjević, Mariola J. Edelmann and Masaaki Komatsu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Monika Mortensen

14 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

The autophagy protein Atg7 is essential for hematopoietic... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300 400
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  1. The autophagy protein Atg7 is essential for hematopoietic stem cell maintenance
    2011 482 citations Monika Mortensen, Elizabeth J. Soilleux et al. The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Monika Mortensen United Kingdom 14 979 897 334 292 239 14 1.7k
Ilaria Potolicchio Italy 17 486 0.5× 805 0.9× 396 1.2× 43 0.1× 158 0.7× 21 1.6k
Béla Z. Schmidt United States 17 213 0.2× 504 0.6× 247 0.7× 165 0.6× 145 0.6× 32 1.3k
Rekha Iyengar United States 20 446 0.5× 606 0.7× 825 2.5× 563 1.9× 72 0.3× 31 1.8k
Carol A. Mercer United States 16 517 0.5× 935 1.0× 247 0.7× 25 0.1× 100 0.4× 23 1.6k
Christoph Peter Germany 20 285 0.3× 957 1.1× 392 1.2× 23 0.1× 215 0.9× 50 1.6k
Maria De La Luz Sierra United States 21 119 0.1× 1.0k 1.1× 353 1.1× 132 0.5× 209 0.9× 33 2.0k
Sylvia Kaden Germany 16 142 0.1× 755 0.8× 379 1.1× 221 0.8× 150 0.6× 23 1.6k
Agnes Roczniak-Ferguson United States 8 726 0.7× 1.0k 1.1× 130 0.4× 17 0.1× 277 1.2× 8 1.8k
Norimasa Matsushita Japan 10 623 0.6× 475 0.5× 215 0.6× 33 0.1× 50 0.2× 36 1.1k
Takashi Sonoki Japan 18 94 0.1× 649 0.7× 410 1.2× 253 0.9× 261 1.1× 98 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Monika Mortensen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Monika Mortensen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Monika Mortensen

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

All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Groth‐Pedersen, Line, Monika Mortensen, Mesut Bilgin, et al.. (2020). Cationic amphiphilic drugs induce elevation in lysoglycerophospholipid levels and cell death in leukemia cells. Metabolomics. 16(9). 91–91. 22 indexed citations
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Watson, Alastair, Thomas Riffelmacher, Amanda J. Stranks, et al.. (2015). Autophagy limits proliferation and glycolytic metabolism in acute myeloid leukemia. Cell Death Discovery. 1(1). 124 indexed citations
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Stranks, Amanda J., Anne Louise Hansen, Isabel Panse, et al.. (2015). Autophagy Controls Acquisition of Aging Features in Macrophages. Journal of Innate Immunity. 7(4). 375–391. 126 indexed citations
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Aits, Sonja, Jennifer Kricker, Bin Liu, et al.. (2015). Sensitive detection of lysosomal membrane permeabilization by lysosomal galectin puncta assay. Autophagy. 11(8). 1408–1424. 302 indexed citations
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Puustinen, Pietri, Anna Rytter, Monika Mortensen, et al.. (2014). CIP2A oncoprotein controls cell growth and autophagy through mTORC1 activation. The Journal of Cell Biology. 204(5). 713–727. 58 indexed citations
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Träger, Ulrike, Sophie Sierro, Gordana Djordjević, et al.. (2012). The Immune Response to Melanoma Is Limited by Thymic Selection of Self-Antigens. PLoS ONE. 7(4). e35005–e35005. 39 indexed citations
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Watson, Alexander, Monika Mortensen, & Anna Katharina Simon. (2011). Autophagy in the pathogenesis of myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myeloid leukemia. Cell Cycle. 10(11). 1719–1725. 70 indexed citations
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Mortensen, Monika, Elizabeth J. Soilleux, Gordana Djordjević, et al.. (2011). The autophagy protein Atg7 is essential for hematopoietic stem cell maintenance. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 208(3). 455–467. 482 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mortensen, Monika, Elizabeth J. Soilleux, Gordana Djordjević, et al.. (2011). The autophagy protein Atg7 is essential for hematopoietic stem cell maintenance. The Journal of Cell Biology. 192(5). i5–i5. 13 indexed citations
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Mortensen, Monika, Alexander Watson, & Anna Katharina Simon. (2011). Lack of autophagy in the hematopoietic system leads to loss of hematopoietic stem cell function and dysregulated myeloid proliferation. Autophagy. 7(9). 1069–1070. 99 indexed citations
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Mortensen, Monika, David Ferguson, & Anna Katharina Simon. (2010). Mitochondrial clearance by autophagy in developing erythrocytes: Clearly important, but just how much so?. Cell Cycle. 9(10). 1901–1906. 47 indexed citations
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Mortensen, Monika & Anna Katharina Simon. (2010). Nonredundant role of Atg7 in mitochondrial clearance during erythroid development. Autophagy. 6(3). 423–425. 28 indexed citations
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Mortensen, Monika, David Ferguson, Mariola J. Edelmann, et al.. (2009). Loss of autophagy in erythroid cells leads to defective removal of mitochondria and severe anemia in vivo. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(2). 832–837. 297 indexed citations
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Polgàr, Péter, et al.. (1997). Enhanced bradykinin-stimulated phospholipase C activity in murine embryonic stem cells lacking the G-protein αq-subunit. Biochemical Journal. 327(3). 803–809. 13 indexed citations

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