Ryan Reca

7.4k citations

43 papers · 6.0k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 25

Impact in

Genetics top 0.5%
- Mesenchymal stem cell research
Hematology top 1%
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Papers in ⓘ

Hematology 18
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation 11
- Platelet Disorders and Treatments 9
Immunology 23
- Immunotherapy and Immune Responses 11
- Complement system in diseases 8
- Immune Cell Function and Interaction 8

Co-authors: Mariusz Z. Ratajczak (42 shared papers)Janina Ratajczak (31 shared papers)Magda Kucia (25 shared papers)Anna Janowska‐Wieczorek (16 shared papers)Marcin Majka (13 shared papers)Katarzyna Miękus (2 shared papers)Petr Dvořák (1 shared paper)Marcin Wysoczynski (15 shared papers)
Journals: Blood (10 papers)Leukemia (9 papers)Stem Cells (4 papers)Advances in experimental medicine and biology (3 papers)Experimental Hematology (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States Poland Canada

In The Last Decade

Ryan Reca

43 papers receiving 5.9k citations

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Embryonic stem cell-derived microvesicles reprogram hematopoietic progenitors: evidence for horizontal transfer of mRNA and protein delivery 2006 · 1.3k citations

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it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2006 Leukemia
2006 Leukemia
2005 Stem Cells
2004 Journal of Molecular Histology

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1	Embryonic stem cell-derived microvesicles reprogram hematopoietic progenitors: evidence for horizontal transfer of mRNA and protein delivery Leukemia ·Janina Ratajczak, Katarzyna Miękus, Magda Kucia, J Zhang, Ryan Reca, Petr Dvořák, Mariusz Z. Ratajczak Hit paper breakdown →	2006	1306
2	Trafficking of Normal Stem Cells and Metastasis of Cancer Stem Cells Involve Similar Mechanisms: Pivotal Role of the SDF‐1–CXCR4 Axis Stem Cells ·Magda Kucia, Ryan Reca, Katarzyna Miękus, Jens Wanzeck, Wojciech Wojakowski, Anna Janowska‐Wieczorek, Janina Ratajczak, Mariusz Z. Ratajczak Hit paper breakdown →	2005	617
3	CXCR4–SDF-1 Signalling, Locomotion, Chemotaxis and Adhesion Journal of Molecular Histology ·Magda Kucia, Kacper Jankowski, Ryan Reca, Marcin Wysoczynski, Laura Bandura‐Morgan, Daniel J. Allendorf, Jin Zhang, Janina Ratajczak, Mariusz Z. Ratajczak Hit paper breakdown →	2004	565
4	A population of very small embryonic-like (VSEL) CXCR4+SSEA-1+Oct-4+ stem cells identified in adult bone marrow Leukemia ·Magda Kucia, Ryan Reca, Ferrell R. Campbell, Ewa Zuba‐Surma, Marcin Majka, Janina Ratajczak, Mariusz Z. Ratajczak Hit paper breakdown →	2006	522
5	The pleiotropic effects of the SDF-1–CXCR4 axis in organogenesis, regeneration and tumorigenesis Leukemia ·Mariusz Z. Ratajczak, Ewa Zuba‐Surma, Magda Kucia, Ryan Reca, Wojciech Wojakowski, Janina Ratajczak	2006	347
6	Platelet-derived microparticles bind to hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells and enhance their engraftment Blood ·Anna Janowska‐Wieczorek, Marcin Majka, Jacek Kijowski, Monika Baj‐Krzyworzeka, Ryan Reca, A. Robert Turner, Janina Ratajczak, Steven G. Emerson, M. Anna Kowalska, Mariusz Z. Ratajczak	2001	286
7	Stem cell plasticity revisited: CXCR4-positive cells expressing mRNA for early muscle, liver and neural cells ‘hide out’ in the bone marrow Leukemia ·Mariusz Z. Ratajczak, Magda Kucia, Ryan Reca, Marcin Majka, Anna Janowska‐Wieczorek, Janina Ratajczak	2003	262
8	Platelet-derived microparticles stimulate proliferation, survival, adhesion, and chemotaxis of hematopoietic cells Experimental Hematology ·Monika Baj‐Krzyworzeka, Marcin Majka, Domenico Praticò, Janina Ratajczak, Gaston Vilaire, Jacek Kijowski, Ryan Reca, Anna Janowska‐Wieczorek, Mariusz Z. Ratajczak	2002	262
9	Incorporation of CXCR4 into membrane lipid rafts primes homing-related responses of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells to an SDF-1 gradient Blood ·Marcin Wysoczynski, Ryan Reca, Janina Ratajczak, Magda Kucia, Neeta Shirvaikar, Marek Honczarenko, Michael Mills, Jens Wanzeck, Anna Janowska‐Wieczorek, Mariusz Z. Ratajczak	2004	211
10	Functional receptor for C3a anaphylatoxin is expressed by normal hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells, and C3a enhances their homing-related responses to SDF-1 Blood ·Ryan Reca, Dimitrios C. Mastellos, Marcin Majka, Leah A. Marquez‐Curtis, Janina Ratajczak, Silvia Franchini, Aleksandra M. Glodek, Marek Honczarenko, Lynn A. Spruce, Anna Janowska‐Wieczorek, John D. Lambris, Mariusz Z. Ratajczak	2003	187
11	The SDF‐1‐CXCR4 Axis Stimulates VEGF Secretion and Activates Integrins but does not Affect Proliferation and Survival in Lymphohematopoietic Cells Stem Cells ·Jacek Kijowski, Monika Baj‐Krzyworzeka, Marcin Majka, Ryan Reca, Leah A. Marquez‐Curtis, Melpo Christofidou‐Solomidou, Anna Janowska‐Wieczorek, Mariusz Z. Ratajczak	2001	185
12	Both hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and stromal-derived factor-1 regulate the metastatic behavior of human rhabdomyosarcoma cells, but only HGF enhances their resistance to radiochemotherapy. PubMed ·Kacper Jankowski, Magda Kucia, Marcin Wysoczynski, Ryan Reca, Dongling Zhao, Ela Trzyna, John O. Trent, Stephen C. Peiper, Marek Zembala, Janina Ratajczak, Peter Houghton, Anna Janowska‐Wieczorek, Mariusz Z. Ratajczak	2003	156
13	Mobilization studies in mice deficient in either C3 or C3a receptor (C3aR) reveal a novel role for complement in retention of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells in bone marrow Blood ·Janina Ratajczak, Ryan Reca, Magda Kucia, Marcin Majka, Daniel J. Allendorf, Jarosław Baran, Anna Janowska‐Wieczorek, Rick A. Wetsel, Gordon D. Ross, Mariusz Z. Ratajczak	2003	151
14	Bone marrow as a home of heterogenous populations of nonhematopoietic stem cells Leukemia ·Magda Kucia, Ryan Reca, V. R. Jala, Buddhadeb Dawn, Janina Ratajczak, Mariusz Z. Ratajczak	2005	145
15	Cells enriched in markers of neural tissue-committed stem cells reside in the bone marrow and are mobilized into the peripheral blood following stroke Leukemia ·Magda Kucia, Y P Zhang, Ryan Reca, Marcin Wysoczynski, Bogusław Machaliński, Marcin Majka, Suzanne T. Ildstad, Janina Ratajczak, C B Shields, Mariusz Z. Ratajczak	2005	109
16	Transplantation studies in C3-deficient animals reveal a novel role of the third complement component (C3) in engraftment of bone marrow cells Leukemia ·Mariusz Z. Ratajczak, Ryan Reca, Marcin Wysoczynski, Magda Kucia, Jarosław Baran, Daniel J. Allendorf, Janina Ratajczak, G D Ross	2004	84
17	Heterogeneous populations of bone marrow stem cells--are we spotting on the same cells from the different angles? SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Mariusz Z. Ratajczak, Magda Kucia, Marcin Majka, Ryan Reca, Janina Ratajczak	2004	69
18	The migration of bone marrow-derived non-hematopoietic tissue-committed stem cells is regulated in an SDF-1-, HGF-, and LIF-dependent manner Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis ·Magda Kucia, Wojciech Wojakowski, Ryan Reca, Bogusław Machaliński, Jolanta Goździk, Marcin Majka, Jarosław Baran, Janina Ratajczak, Mariusz Z. Ratajczak	2006	67
19	Retinal Pigment Epithelium Damage Enhances Expression of Chemoattractants and Migration of Bone Marrow–Derived Stem Cells Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·Yang Li, Ryan Reca, Pelin Atmaca-Sönmez, Mariusz Z. Ratajczak, Suzanne T. Ildstad, Henry J. Kaplan, Volker Enzmann	2006	66
20	Regulation of Expression of Stromal-Derived Factor-1 Receptors: CXCR4 and CXCR7 in Human Rhabdomyosarcomas Molecular Cancer Research ·Maciej Tarnowski, Katarzyna Grymuła, Ryan Reca, Kacper Jankowski, Radosław Maksym, Joanna Tarnowska, Grzegorz K. Przybylski, Frederic G. Barr, Magda Kucia, Mariusz Z. Ratajczak	2010	63

About Ryan Reca

Ryan Reca is a scholar working on Hematology, Immunology, Genetics, Oncology and Immunology and Allergy, having authored 43 papers that have together received 6.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Chemokine receptors and signaling (13 papers), Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (11 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (11 papers), Platelet Disorders and Treatments (9 papers), Mesenchymal stem cell research (8 papers), Complement system in diseases (8 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (8 papers) and Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Genetics (1.4k citations), Hematology (953 citations), Cancer Research (1.2k citations), Immunology (1.6k citations) and Oncology (1.5k citations). Ryan Reca has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Poland and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Mariusz Z. Ratajczak, Janina Ratajczak, Magda Kucia, Anna Janowska‐Wieczorek, Marcin Majka, Katarzyna Miękus, Petr Dvořák, Marcin Wysoczynski, Wojciech Wojakowski and Ewa Zuba‐Surma. Their work appears in journals such as Blood, Leukemia, Stem Cells, Advances in experimental medicine and biology and Experimental Hematology.

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