Nikolai Windbichler

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Nikolai Windbichler is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Insect Science and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nikolai Windbichler has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Molecular Biology, 22 papers in Insect Science and 12 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Nikolai Windbichler's work include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (31 papers), Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (21 papers) and Insect Resistance and Genetics (14 papers). Nikolai Windbichler is often cited by papers focused on CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (31 papers), Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (21 papers) and Insect Resistance and Genetics (14 papers). Nikolai Windbichler collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Italy and United States. Nikolai Windbichler's co-authors include Andrea Crisanti, Philippos Aris Papathanos, Austin Burt, Roberto Galizi, Tony Nolan, Éric Marois, Andrew Hammond, Kyros Kyrou, Alekos Simoni and Steven Russell and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Nikolai Windbichler

43 papers receiving 2.5k citations

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A CRISPR-Cas9 gene drive system targeting female reproduction in the malaria mosquito vector Anopheles gambiae

2015 774 citations Andrew Hammond, Roberto Galizi et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The nanosd integral gene drive enables population modification of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae 2025 ·G3 Genes Genomes Genetics ·Pei‐Shi Yen, Sebald A. N. Verkuijl, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Astrid Hoermann, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Dina Vlachou, George K. Christophides, Nikolai Windbichler	0
2	Gene drive mosquitoes can aid malaria elimination by retarding Plasmodium sporogonic development 2022 ·Science Advances ·Astrid Hoermann, (unknown), Prashanth Selvaraj, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), George K. Christophides, Nikolai Windbichler	40
3	The circadian clock modulates Anopheles gambiae infection with Plasmodium falciparum 2022 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Nikolai Windbichler, George K. Christophides	8
4	Testing non-autonomous antimalarial gene drive effectors using self-eliminating drivers in the African mosquito vector Anopheles gambiae 2022 ·PLoS Genetics ·David Ellis, (unknown), Astrid Hoermann, (unknown), (unknown), George K. Christophides, Nikolai Windbichler	12
5	Plasmodium oocysts respond with dormancy to crowding and nutritional stress 2021 ·Scientific Reports ·Tibebu Habtewold, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Nikolai Windbichler, George K. Christophides	34
6	Engineered sex ratio distortion by X-shredding in the global agricultural pest Ceratitis capitata 2021 ·BMC Biology ·Angela Meccariello, Flávia Krsticevic, (unknown), (unknown), Barbara Fasulo, Philippos Aris Papathanos, Nikolai Windbichler	33
7	Converting endogenous genes of the malaria mosquito into simple non-autonomous gene drives for population replacement 2021 ·eLife ·Astrid Hoermann, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), George K. Christophides, Nikolai Windbichler	32
8	Assessment of Plasmodium falciparum Infection and Fitness of Genetically Modified Anopheles gambiae Aimed at Mosquito Population Replacement 2021 ·Frontiers in Tropical Diseases ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Nikolai Windbichler, George K. Christophides	1
9	Vector genetics, insecticide resistance and gene drives: An agent-based modeling approach to evaluate malaria transmission and elimination 2020 ·PLoS Computational Biology ·Prashanth Selvaraj, Edward A. Wenger, (unknown), Nikolai Windbichler, Jonathan R. Russell, Jaline Gerardin, Caitlin Bever, Milen Nikolov	18
10	A fly model establishes distinct mechanisms for synthetic CRISPR/Cas9 sex distorters 2020 ·PLoS Genetics ·Barbara Fasulo, Angela Meccariello, (unknown), (unknown), Philippos Aris Papathanos, Nikolai Windbichler	33
11	The male mosquito contribution towards malaria transmission: Mating influences the Anopheles female midgut transcriptome and increases female susceptibility to human malaria parasites 2019 ·PLoS Pathogens ·(unknown), Thomas S. Churcher, Nikolai Windbichler, Mara Lawniczak	26
12	Rationally-engineered reproductive barriers using CRISPR & CRISPRa: an evaluation of the synthetic species concept in Drosophila melanogaster 2018 ·Scientific Reports ·Andrew Waters, (unknown), David C. A. Gaboriau, Philippos Aris Papathanos, Nikolai Windbichler	13
13	Cross-Species Y Chromosome Function Between Malaria Vectors of the Anopheles gambiae Species Complex 2017 ·Genetics ·Federica Bernardini, Roberto Galizi, (unknown), Chrysanthi Taxiarchi, Nace Kranjc, Kyros Kyrou, Andrew Hammond, Tony Nolan, Mara Lawniczak, Philippos Aris Papathanos, Andrea Crisanti, Nikolai Windbichler	13
14	Rapid evolution of female-biased genes among four species of Anopheles malaria mosquitoes 2017 ·Genome Research ·Francesco Papa, Nikolai Windbichler, Robert M. Waterhouse, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Mara Lawniczak, Tony Nolan, Philippos Aris Papathanos	49
15	Development of synthetic selfish elements based on modular nucleases in Drosophila melanogaster 2014 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Alekos Simoni, (unknown), (unknown), David Huen, Steven Russell, Nikolai Windbichler, Andrea Crisanti	49
16	Infertility resulting from transgenic I-PpoI maleAnopheles gambiaein large cage trials 2012 ·Pathogens and Global Health ·Terry A. Klein, Nikolai Windbichler, Anne Dérédec, Austin Burt, Mark Q. Benedict	33
17	Demasculinization of the Anopheles gambiae X chromosome 2012 ·BMC Evolutionary Biology ·(unknown), Gareth Lycett, António M. Mendes, Amy Lynd, Philippos Aris Papathanos, Andrea Crisanti, Nikolai Windbichler	20
18	Isolation of small RNA-binding proteins fromE. coli: Evidence for frequent interaction of RNAs with RNA polymerase 2008 ·RNA Biology ·Nikolai Windbichler, (unknown), Oliver Mayer, Edina Csaszar, Renée Schroeder	37
19	Homing endonuclease mediated gene targeting in Anopheles gambiae cells and embryos 2007 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Nikolai Windbichler, Philippos Aris Papathanos, Flaminia Catteruccia, Hilary Ranson, Austin Burt, Andrea Crisanti	96
20	Kissing complex-mediated dimerisation of HIV-1 RNA: coupling extended duplex formation to ribozyme cleavage 2003 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Nikolai Windbichler	31

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