Nels C. Elde

6.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
47 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Nels C. Elde is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Nels C. Elde has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Immunology and 12 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Nels C. Elde's work include interferon and immune responses (10 papers), Protist diversity and phylogeny (8 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (7 papers). Nels C. Elde is often cited by papers focused on interferon and immune responses (10 papers), Protist diversity and phylogeny (8 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (7 papers). Nels C. Elde collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Canada. Nels C. Elde's co-authors include Edward B. Chuong, Cédric Feschotte, Harmit S. Malik, Matthew F. Barber, Stephanie J. Child, Adam P. Geballe, Dustin C. Hancks, Aaron P. Turkewitz, David M. Knipe and Nicole M. Broekema and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Nels C. Elde

46 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Regulatory activities of transposable elements: from conflicts to benefits

2016 859 citations Edward B. Chuong, Nels C. Elde et al. profile →
Regulatory evolution of innate immunity through co-option of endogenous retroviruses

2016 620 citations Edward B. Chuong, Nels C. Elde et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nels C. Elde United States	22	2.0k	1.3k	668	651	461	47	3.3k
Patric Jern Sweden	23	1.4k 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	269 0.4×	833 1.3×	330 0.7×	41	2.6k
Anne Dupressoír France	23	1.6k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	434 0.6×	664 1.0×	274 0.6×	44	3.0k
Mohamed‐Ali Hakimi France	42	3.1k 1.5×	1.0k 0.8×	449 0.7×	338 0.5×	1.6k 3.4×	82	5.8k
Odile Heidmann France	24	1.5k 0.8×	941 0.8×	420 0.6×	544 0.8×	245 0.5×	35	2.3k
Robert T. Good Australia	23	1.1k 0.6×	370 0.3×	828 1.2×	411 0.6×	305 0.7×	40	3.3k
Jeffrey Wilusz United States	49	5.7k 2.9×	596 0.5×	770 1.2×	431 0.7×	386 0.8×	113	7.8k
Derek Walsh United States	25	1.1k 0.5×	304 0.2×	421 0.6×	333 0.5×	647 1.4×	49	2.2k
Michael Tristem United Kingdom	27	1.9k 0.9×	1.6k 1.3×	449 0.7×	687 1.1×	465 1.0×	45	3.2k
Daniel Aird United States	7	1.7k 0.8×	556 0.4×	451 0.7×	480 0.7×	824 1.8×	9	2.9k
Clément Gilbert France	29	2.0k 1.0×	1.9k 1.5×	201 0.3×	741 1.1×	218 0.5×	73	3.5k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Elde, Nels C., et al.. (2025). Distinct routes to thermotolerance in the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans. Genetics. 231(3).

Goldstein, Stephen A. & Nels C. Elde. (2024). Recurrent viral capture of cellular phosphodiesterases that antagonize OAS-RNase L. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(5). e2312691121–e2312691121. 4 indexed citations

Bednarek, Joseph M., et al.. (2023). Distinct pathways of adaptive evolution in Cryptococcus neoformans reveal a mutation in adenylyl cyclase with trade-offs for pathogenicity. Current Biology. 33(19). 4136–4149.e9. 6 indexed citations

Goldstein, Stephen A., Joe Brown, Brent S. Pedersen, Aaron R. Quinlan, & Nels C. Elde. (2022). Extensive Recombination-driven Coronavirus Diversification Expands the Pool of Potential Pandemic Pathogens. Genome Biology and Evolution. 14(12). 24 indexed citations

Fay, Elizabeth J., Keir M. Balla, Frances K. Shepherd, et al.. (2021). Natural rodent model of viral transmission reveals biological features of virus population dynamics. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 219(2). 19 indexed citations

Mercenne, Gaëlle, Kristen A. Davenport, John McCullough, et al.. (2021). RetroCHMP3 blocks budding of enveloped viruses without blocking cytokinesis. Cell. 184(21). 5419–5431.e16. 13 indexed citations

Kay, Michael S., et al.. (2021). Diarrheal pathogens trigger rapid evolution of the guanylate cyclase-C signaling axis in bats. Cell Host & Microbe. 29(9). 1342–1350.e5. 4 indexed citations

Balla, Keir M., Marlen C. Rice, James A. Gagnon, & Nels C. Elde. (2020). Linking Virus Discovery to Immune Responses Visualized during Zebrafish Infections. Current Biology. 30(11). 2092–2103.e5. 27 indexed citations

Rubenstein, Dustin R., J. Arvid Ågren, Lucia Carbone, et al.. (2019). Coevolution of Genome Architecture and Social Behavior. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 34(9). 844–855. 39 indexed citations

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Chuong, Edward B., Nels C. Elde, & Cédric Feschotte. (2016). Regulatory evolution of innate immunity through co-option of endogenous retroviruses. Science. 351(6277). 1083–1087. 620 indexed citations breakdown →

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Yu, Yaxin, Robert M. Yarrington, Edward B. Chuong, Nels C. Elde, & David J. Stillman. (2016). Disruption of promoter memory by synthesis of a long noncoding RNA. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(34). 9575–9580. 18 indexed citations

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Kronenberg, Zev, et al.. (2016). Emergence of a Viral RNA Polymerase Variant during Gene Copy Number Amplification Promotes Rapid Evolution of Vaccinia Virus. Journal of Virology. 91(4). 26 indexed citations

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Barber, Matthew F., Zev Kronenberg, Mark Yandell, & Nels C. Elde. (2016). Antimicrobial Functions of Lactoferrin Promote Genetic Conflicts in Ancient Primates and Modern Humans. PLoS Genetics. 12(5). e1006063–e1006063. 20 indexed citations

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Cao, Chune, Janet M. Young, Chikako Ono, et al.. (2015). Baculovirus protein PK2 subverts eIF2α kinase function by mimicry of its kinase domain C-lobe. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(32). E4364–73. 15 indexed citations

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DePaula-Silva, Ana Beatriz, Alberto Bosque, Cathal Mahon, et al.. (2015). Determinants for degradation of SAMHD1, Mus81 and induction of G2 arrest in HIV-1 Vpr and SIVagm Vpr. Virology. 477. 10–17. 10 indexed citations

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Barber, Matthew F. & Nels C. Elde. (2015). Buried Treasure: Evolutionary Perspectives on Microbial Iron Piracy. Trends in Genetics. 31(11). 627–636. 91 indexed citations

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Barber, Matthew F. & Nels C. Elde. (2014). Escape from bacterial iron piracy through rapid evolution of transferrin. Science. 346(6215). 1362–1366. 136 indexed citations

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Sawyer, Sara L. & Nels C. Elde. (2012). A cross-species view on viruses. Current Opinion in Virology. 2(5). 561–568. 28 indexed citations

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Elde, Nels C., Stephanie J. Child, Adam P. Geballe, & Harmit S. Malik. (2008). Protein kinase R reveals an evolutionary model for defeating viral mimicry. Nature. 457(7228). 485–489. 188 indexed citations

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Elde, Nels C., Garry Morgan, Mark Winey, Linda Sperling, & Aaron P. Turkewitz. (2005). Elucidation of Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis in Tetrahymena Reveals an Evolutionarily Convergent Recruitment of Dynamin. PLoS Genetics. 1(5). e52–e52. 90 indexed citations

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