Samantha A. Morris

6.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
55 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Samantha A. Morris is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Samantha A. Morris has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Cancer Research and 9 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Samantha A. Morris's work include Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (27 papers), Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics (19 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (14 papers). Samantha A. Morris is often cited by papers focused on Pluripotent Stem Cells Research (27 papers), Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics (19 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (14 papers). Samantha A. Morris collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Singapore. Samantha A. Morris's co-authors include Magdalena Zernicka‐Goetz, George Q. Daley, Kenji Kamimoto, Patrick Cahan, James J. Collins, Hu Li, Alexander W. Bruce, Yuhei Kirita, Benjamin D. Humphreys and Erinn L. Donnelly and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Samantha A. Morris

52 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

2 papers align trajectories

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.

Comparative Analysis and Refinement of Human PSC-Derived Kidney Organoid Differentiation with Single-Cell Transcriptomics

2018 405 citations Samantha A. Morris et al. Cell stem cell profile →
Dissecting cell identity via network inference and in silico gene perturbation

2023 228 citations Kenji Kamimoto, Blerta Stringa et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Samantha A. Morris United States	30	3.1k	376	322	318	308	55	3.9k
Satoshi Kitajima Japan	28	1.9k 0.6×	83 0.2×	214 0.7×	459 1.4×	295 1.0×	88	3.6k
Luke Zappia Australia	21	2.8k 0.9×	101 0.3×	618 1.9×	165 0.5×	266 0.9×	43	3.8k
Naoki Goshima Japan	32	3.3k 1.1×	74 0.2×	484 1.5×	251 0.8×	151 0.5×	119	4.3k
Kaoru Mitsui Japan	16	3.9k 1.3×	283 0.8×	462 1.4×	363 1.1×	312 1.0×	40	5.8k
Amy Chen United States	24	1.9k 0.6×	88 0.2×	215 0.7×	118 0.4×	131 0.4×	72	3.2k
Matthew D. Rand United States	26	4.9k 1.6×	143 0.4×	624 1.9×	357 1.1×	101 0.3×	63	7.6k
Gabriel E. DiMattia Canada	34	1.5k 0.5×	172 0.5×	439 1.4×	265 0.8×	47 0.2×	69	3.5k
Hidetaka Shiratori Japan	26	3.0k 1.0×	98 0.3×	128 0.4×	299 0.9×	162 0.5×	37	3.6k
Kenji Miyado Japan	33	2.4k 0.8×	1.1k 3.0×	562 1.7×	597 1.9×	152 0.5×	117	4.9k

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Rivera-Gonzalez, Guillermo C., Rachel L. Mintz, Wenjun Kong, et al.. (2025). Comparative single-cell lineage tracing identifies distinct adipocyte precursor dynamics in skin and inguinal fat. Cell stem cell. 32(8). 1267–1284.e8.

Morris, Samantha A.. (2025). Redefining cellular reprogramming with advanced genomic technologies. Nature Reviews Genetics. 27(3). 193–211.

Ferchen, Kyle, Xuan Zhang, Guangyuan Li, et al.. (2025). A unified multimodal single-cell framework reveals a discrete state model of hematopoiesis in mice. Nature Immunology. 26(11). 2086–2099.

Kamimoto, Kenji, Blerta Stringa, Christy M. Hoffmann, et al.. (2023). Dissecting cell identity via network inference and in silico gene perturbation. Nature. 614(7949). 742–751. 228 indexed citations breakdown →

Jindal, Kunal, Naoto Yamaguchi, Xue Yang, et al.. (2023). Single-cell lineage capture across genomic modalities with CellTag-multi reveals fate-specific gene regulatory changes. Nature Biotechnology. 42(6). 946–959. 33 indexed citations

Amrute, Junedh, Lulu Lai, Pan Ma, et al.. (2023). Defining cardiac functional recovery in end-stage heart failure at single-cell resolution. Nature Cardiovascular Research. 2(4). 399–416. 28 indexed citations

Kong, Wenjun, Emily M. Holloway, Görkem Garipler, et al.. (2022). Capybara: A computational tool to measure cell identity and fate transitions. Cell stem cell. 29(4). 635–649.e11. 31 indexed citations

Wu, Kangyun, Kenji Kamimoto, Yong Zhang, et al.. (2021). Basal epithelial stem cells cross an alarmin checkpoint for postviral lung disease. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 131(19). 30 indexed citations

Minn, Kyaw Thu, Sabine Dietmann, Sarah Waye, Samantha A. Morris, & Lilianna Solnica‐Krezel. (2021). Gene expression dynamics underlying cell fate emergence in 2D micropatterned human embryonic stem cell gastruloids. Stem Cell Reports. 16(5). 1210–1227. 27 indexed citations

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Shaw, Dana Klatt, Lili Zhou, Anthony R. McAdow, et al.. (2021). Localized EMT reprograms glial progenitors to promote spinal cord repair. Developmental Cell. 56(5). 613–626.e7. 49 indexed citations

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Morris, Samantha A., et al.. (2020). Next-Generation Lineage Tracing and Fate Mapping to Interrogate Development. Developmental Cell. 56(1). 7–21. 84 indexed citations

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Minn, Kyaw Thu, Shenghua He, Sabine Dietmann, et al.. (2020). High-resolution transcriptional and morphogenetic profiling of cells from micropatterned human ESC gastruloid cultures. eLife. 9. 75 indexed citations

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Cates, K. Lynn, Matthew J. McCoy, Yangjian Liu, et al.. (2020). Deconstructing Stepwise Fate Conversion of Human Fibroblasts to Neurons by MicroRNAs. Cell stem cell. 28(1). 127–140.e9. 41 indexed citations

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Morris, Samantha A.. (2019). The evolving concept of cell identity in the single cell era. Development. 146(12). 87 indexed citations

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McCoy, Matthew J., K. Lynn Cates, Yangjian Liu, et al.. (2019). Deconstructing Stepwise Fate Conversion of Human Fibroblasts to Neurons by MicroRNAs. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Walsh, Daniel C. I., et al.. (2018). Sediment exchange to mitigate pollutant exposure in urban soil. Journal of Environmental Management. 214. 354–361. 24 indexed citations

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Guo, Chuner & Samantha A. Morris. (2017). Engineering cell identity: establishing new gene regulatory and chromatin landscapes. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development. 46. 50–57. 26 indexed citations

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Morris, Samantha A., Yu Guo, & Magdalena Zernicka‐Goetz. (2012). Developmental Plasticity Is Bound by Pluripotency and the Fgf and Wnt Signaling Pathways. Cell Reports. 2(4). 756–765. 76 indexed citations

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Jones, Matthew R., Matthew T. Blahna, Joseph D. Ferrari, et al.. (2012). Zcchc11 Uridylates Mature miRNAs to Enhance Neonatal IGF-1 Expression, Growth, and Survival. PLoS Genetics. 8(11). e1003105–e1003105. 47 indexed citations

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Meilhac, Sigolène M., Richard J. Adams, Samantha A. Morris, et al.. (2009). Active cell movements coupled to positional induction are involved in lineage segregation in the mouse blastocyst. Developmental Biology. 331(2). 210–221. 135 indexed citations

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