Nir Pillar

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 697 citations indexed

About

Nir Pillar is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Nir Pillar has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 697 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Cancer Research and 7 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Nir Pillar's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (8 papers), Cell Image Analysis Techniques (6 papers) and Circular RNAs in diseases (6 papers). Nir Pillar is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (8 papers), Cell Image Analysis Techniques (6 papers) and Circular RNAs in diseases (6 papers). Nir Pillar collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and China. Nir Pillar's co-authors include Noam Shomron, Aydogan Özcan, Yuzhu Li, Yijie Zhang, Bijie Bai, Xilin Yang, Daphna Weissglas‐Volkov, Tim Underwood, Quan Gu and Kirill Veselkov and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Nir Pillar

39 papers receiving 686 citations

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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.

Deep learning-enabled virtual histological staining of biological samples

2023 150 citations Bijie Bai, Xilin Yang et al. Light Science & Applications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nir Pillar Israel	13	302	203	91	77	74	41	697
Benjamin Glass United States	9	210 0.7×	104 0.5×	122 1.3×	111 1.4×	59 0.8×	25	534
Tamás Micsík Hungary	14	236 0.8×	139 0.7×	23 0.3×	90 1.2×	39 0.5×	50	625
Yejun Qin China	17	371 1.2×	160 0.8×	93 1.0×	114 1.5×	24 0.3×	39	706
Yuan Chun Ding United States	17	407 1.3×	122 0.6×	50 0.5×	118 1.5×	171 2.3×	42	1.2k
Weisheng Zhang China	18	601 2.0×	120 0.6×	105 1.2×	242 3.1×	51 0.7×	40	1.1k
Jonathan C. Henriksen United States	14	227 0.8×	95 0.5×	54 0.6×	154 2.0×	119 1.6×	19	819
Ugljesa Djuric Canada	19	746 2.5×	96 0.5×	73 0.8×	88 1.1×	242 3.3×	24	1.5k
Nikola S. Mueller Germany	16	1.0k 3.5×	310 1.5×	168 1.8×	63 0.8×	69 0.9×	30	1.4k
Jesse Paquette United States	11	350 1.2×	147 0.7×	31 0.3×	111 1.4×	58 0.8×	13	719

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nir Pillar

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Koydemir, Hatice Ceylan, Merve Eryılmaz, Kevin de Haan, et al.. (2025). Virtual Gram staining of label-free bacteria using dark-field microscopy and deep learning. Science Advances. 11(2). eads2757–eads2757. 1 indexed citations

Zhang, Yijie, Luzhe Huang, Nir Pillar, et al.. (2025). Virtual staining of label-free tissue in imaging mass spectrometry. Science Advances. 11(31). eadv0741–eadv0741.

Mayorek, Nina, Nir Pillar, Ilan Stein, et al.. (2025). L-2-hydroxyglutarate regulates centromere and heterochromatin conformation in the male germline. PLoS Genetics. 21(7). e1011785–e1011785.

Pillar, Nir, Yuzhu Li, Yijie Zhang, & Aydogan Özcan. (2024). Virtual Staining of Nonfixed Tissue Histology. Modern Pathology. 37(5). 100444–100444. 9 indexed citations

Li, Yuzhu, Nir Pillar, Jingxi Li, et al.. (2024). Virtual histological staining of unlabeled autopsy tissue. Nature Communications. 15(1). 1684–1684. 18 indexed citations

Yang, Xilin, Bijie Bai, Yijie Zhang, et al.. (2024). Virtual birefringence imaging and histological staining of amyloid deposits in label-free tissue using autofluorescence microscopy and deep learning. Nature Communications. 15(1). 7978–7978. 7 indexed citations

Li, Yuzhu, Nir Pillar, Kevin de Haan, et al.. (2024). Virtual staining-based diagnosis of organ transplant rejection. AF1B.5–AF1B.5. 1 indexed citations

Bai, Bijie, Xilin Yang, Yuzhu Li, et al.. (2023). Deep learning-enabled virtual histological staining of biological samples. Light Science & Applications. 12(1). 57–57. 150 indexed citations breakdown →

Pan, Hope, Nir Pillar, Boaz Barak, et al.. (2023). Impaired myelin ultrastructure is reversed by citalopram treatment in a mouse model for major depressive disorder. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 166. 100–114. 3 indexed citations

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Pillar, Nir, et al.. (2023). Digital staining facilitates biomedical microscopy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 1243663–1243663. 3 indexed citations

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Solaimuthu, Balakrishnan, et al.. (2022). DPYSL2 interacts with JAK1 to mediate breast cancer cell migration. The Journal of Cell Biology. 221(7). 11 indexed citations

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Kaidar‐Person, Orit, et al.. (2022). Obstetric complications at time of delivery amongst breast cancer survivors: A population-based cohort study. The Breast. 62. 170–178. 6 indexed citations

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Pillar, Nir, et al.. (2022). Case report: Robust response of metastatic clear cell sarcoma treated with cabozantinib and immunotherapy. Frontiers in Pediatrics. 10. 940927–940927. 4 indexed citations

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Hertzberg, Libi, Guy Shapira, Aviv Segev, et al.. (2021). Blood transcriptional response to treatment-resistant depression during electroconvulsive therapy. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 141. 92–103. 12 indexed citations

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Pillar, Nir, et al.. (2019). Intussusception in a pregnant patient caused by an ectopic pancreatic mass. Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology. 13(2). 209–213. 4 indexed citations

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Amarilyo, Gil, Nir Pillar, Ilan Ben‐Zvi, et al.. (2018). Analysis of microRNAs in familial Mediterranean fever. PLoS ONE. 13(5). e0197829–e0197829. 26 indexed citations

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Pillar, Nir, et al.. (2018). Comparison of breast cancer metastasis models reveals a possible mechanism of tumor aggressiveness. Cell Death and Disease. 9(10). 1040–1040. 40 indexed citations

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Pillar, Nir, Oren Pleniceanu, Mingyan Fang, et al.. (2017). A rare variant in the FHL1 gene associated with X-linked recessive hypoparathyroidism. Human Genetics. 136(7). 835–845. 9 indexed citations

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Pillar, Nir, et al.. (2014). The possible involvement of microRNAs in preeclampsia and gestational diabetes mellitus. Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 29(2). 176–182. 26 indexed citations

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Pillar, Nir, Amir Halkin, & Galit Aviram. (2012). Hypereosinophilic Syndrome With Cardiac Involvement: Early Diagnosis by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 28(4). 515.e11–515.e13. 11 indexed citations

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