Nika N. Danial

13.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
56 papers, 10.4k citations indexed

About

Nika N. Danial is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Surgery and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nika N. Danial has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 10.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Surgery and 11 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Nika N. Danial's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (14 papers), Cell death mechanisms and regulation (11 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (10 papers). Nika N. Danial is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (14 papers), Cell death mechanisms and regulation (11 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (10 papers). Nika N. Danial collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Canada. Nika N. Danial's co-authors include Stanley J. Korsmeyer, Paul B. Rothman, Luca Scorrano, Olga Martins de Brito, Christian Frezza, Davide Bartoli, Massimo Micaroni, Galina V. Beznoussenko, Bart De Strooper and Sara Cipolat and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Nika N. Danial

55 papers receiving 10.3k 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.

Cell Death

2004 3.8k citations Nika N. Danial, Stanley J. Korsmeyer Cell profile →
OPA1 Controls Apoptotic Cristae Remodeling Independently from Mitochondrial Fusion

2006 1.3k citations Nika N. Danial et al. Cell profile →
Cyclophilin D is a component of mitochondrial permeability transition and mediates neuronal cell death after focal cerebral ischemia

2005 674 citations Jill K. Fisher, Nika N. Danial et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
BAD and glucokinase reside in a mitochondrial complex that integrates glycolysis and apoptosis

2003 581 citations Nika N. Danial, Ann Ranger et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nika N. Danial United States	35	7.2k	1.5k	1.5k	1.3k	1.2k	56	10.4k
Jerry E. Chipuk United States	45	9.1k 1.3×	1.8k 1.2×	2.6k 1.7×	1.6k 1.3×	1.5k 1.2×	89	12.4k
Tomomi Kuwana United States	28	7.9k 1.1×	1.2k 0.8×	1.6k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	869 0.7×	46	10.0k
Anne N. Murphy United States	60	8.3k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	1.8k 1.3×	1.9k 1.6×	130	13.2k
Vladimir Gogvadze Sweden	47	6.1k 0.9×	818 0.5×	768 0.5×	1.0k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	121	10.1k
Wei‐Xing Zong United States	43	8.4k 1.2×	2.0k 1.3×	2.1k 1.3×	2.1k 1.6×	2.2k 1.8×	79	12.0k
Nathanaël Larochette France	36	8.7k 1.2×	3.0k 2.0×	2.3k 1.5×	2.8k 2.1×	1.1k 0.9×	48	13.9k
Ella Bossy‐Wetzel United States	47	11.9k 1.6×	1.4k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	1.8k 1.4×	1.2k 1.0×	69	16.1k
Atsushi Enomoto Japan	54	4.1k 0.6×	942 0.6×	2.6k 1.7×	691 0.5×	827 0.7×	195	9.9k
Yun Soo Bae South Korea	44	6.2k 0.9×	3.2k 2.1×	874 0.6×	703 0.5×	935 0.8×	120	11.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nika N. Danial

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Kirschenman, Raven, Namrata Patel, Joy Wang, et al.. (2025). Multiple anti-tumor programs are activated by blocking BAD phosphorylation. Oncogene. 44(29). 2530–2546.

Prew, Michelle S., Utsarga Adhikary, Dong Wook Choi, et al.. (2022). MCL-1 is a master regulator of cancer dependency on fatty acid oxidation. Cell Reports. 41(1). 111445–111445. 15 indexed citations

Kirschenman, Raven, Namrata Patel, Vrajesh Pandya, et al.. (2021). BAD regulates mammary gland morphogenesis by 4E-BP1-mediated control of localized translation in mouse and human models. Nature Communications. 12(1). 2939–2939. 7 indexed citations

Fu, Accalia, Daina Avizonis, Tatsuya Kin, et al.. (2021). Glucose metabolism and pyruvate carboxylase enhance glutathione synthesis and restrict oxidative stress in pancreatic islets. Cell Reports. 37(8). 110037–110037. 34 indexed citations

Mills, Evanna L., Cathal Harmon, Mark P. Jedrychowski, et al.. (2021). UCP1 governs liver extracellular succinate and inflammatory pathogenesis. Nature Metabolism. 3(5). 604–617. 114 indexed citations

Wang, Chih‐Hao, Morten Lundh, Accalia Fu, et al.. (2020). CRISPR-engineered human brown-like adipocytes prevent diet-induced obesity and ameliorate metabolic syndrome in mice. Science Translational Medicine. 12(558). 103 indexed citations

Mejhert, Niklas, Leena Kuruvilla, Katlyn R. Gabriel, et al.. (2020). Partitioning of MLX-Family Transcription Factors to Lipid Droplets Regulates Metabolic Gene Expression. Molecular Cell. 77(6). 1251–1264.e9. 84 indexed citations

Bird, Gregory H., Accalia Fu, Silvia Escudero, et al.. (2020). Hydrocarbon-Stitched Peptide Agonists of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor. ACS Chemical Biology. 15(6). 1340–1348. 16 indexed citations

Brown, Flavian D., Debattama R. Sen, Martin W. LaFleur, et al.. (2019). Fibroblastic reticular cells enhance T cell metabolism and survival via epigenetic remodeling. Nature Immunology. 20(12). 1668–1680. 55 indexed citations

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Martínez‐François, Juan Ramón, et al.. (2018). BAD and KATP channels regulate neuron excitability and epileptiform activity. eLife. 7. 30 indexed citations

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Norberg, Erik, Ana Lako, Pei-Hsuan Chen, et al.. (2016). Differential contribution of the mitochondrial translation pathway to the survival of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma subsets. Cell Death and Differentiation. 24(2). 251–262. 61 indexed citations

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Schoumacher, Marie, Kristen E. Hurov, Joseph Lehár, et al.. (2014). Inhibiting Tankyrases Sensitizes KRAS-Mutant Cancer Cells to MEK Inhibitors via FGFR2 Feedback Signaling. Cancer Research. 74(12). 3294–3305. 28 indexed citations

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Braun, Craig R., Sanda Ljubicic, Gregory H. Bird, et al.. (2013). A phospho-BAD BH3 helix activates glucokinase by a mechanism distinct from that of allosteric activators. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 21(1). 36–42. 43 indexed citations

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Caro, Pilar, Amar U. Kishan, Erik Norberg, et al.. (2012). Metabolic Signatures Uncover Distinct Targets in Molecular Subsets of Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma. Cancer Cell. 22(4). 547–560. 379 indexed citations

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Giménez-Cassina, Alfredo, Juan Ramón Martínez‐François, Jill K. Fisher, et al.. (2012). BAD-Dependent Regulation of Fuel Metabolism and KATP Channel Activity Confers Resistance to Epileptic Seizures. Neuron. 74(4). 719–730. 128 indexed citations

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Tinoco, Arthur D., Yun‐Gon Kim, Debarati M. Tagore, et al.. (2011). A Peptidomics Strategy To Elucidate the Proteolytic Pathways That Inactivate Peptide Hormones. Biochemistry. 50(12). 2213–2222. 13 indexed citations

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Simarro, Marı́a, Alfredo Giménez-Cassina, Nancy Kedersha, et al.. (2010). Fast kinase domain-containing protein 3 is a mitochondrial protein essential for cellular respiration. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 401(3). 440–446. 55 indexed citations

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Danial, Nika N. & Stanley J. Korsmeyer. (2004). Cell Death. Cell. 116(2). 205–219. 3822 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ranger, Ann, Jiping Zha, Hisashi Harada, et al.. (2003). Bad -deficient mice develop diffuse large B cell lymphoma. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(16). 9324–9329. 224 indexed citations

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Danial, Nika N., Julie A. Losman, Natalie Yip, et al.. (1998). Direct Interaction of Jak1 and v-Abl Is Required for v-Abl-Induced Activation of STATs and Proliferation. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 18(11). 6795–6804. 58 indexed citations

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