Tomer Shpilka

3.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
17 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Tomer Shpilka is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Tomer Shpilka has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Epidemiology and 5 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Tomer Shpilka's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (9 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (5 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (4 papers). Tomer Shpilka is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (9 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (5 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (4 papers). Tomer Shpilka collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and Netherlands. Tomer Shpilka's co-authors include Zvulun Elazar, Cole M. Haynes, Hilla Weidberg, Frida Shimron, Elena Shvets, Shmuel Pietrokovski, Vera Shinder, Adi Abada, Nira Amar and Evelyn Welter and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Tomer Shpilka

17 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

  1. LC3 and GATE‐16/GABARAP subfamilies are both essential yet act differently in autophagosome biogenesis
    2010 597 citations Hilla Weidberg, Elena Shvets et al. The EMBO Journal profile →
  2. The mitochondrial UPR: mechanisms, physiological functions and implications in ageing
    2017 502 citations Tomer Shpilka, Cole M. Haynes Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology profile →
  3. Atg8: an autophagy-related ubiquitin-like protein family
    2011 405 citations Tomer Shpilka, Hilla Weidberg et al. Genome Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Tomer Shpilka Israel 12 1.7k 1.3k 813 355 300 17 2.7k
Hilla Weidberg Israel 14 1.7k 1.0× 1.3k 1.0× 747 0.9× 240 0.7× 311 1.0× 17 2.5k
Tomohiro Yorimitsu Japan 17 2.3k 1.4× 1.9k 1.5× 1.5k 1.8× 310 0.9× 300 1.0× 29 3.7k
Tassula Proikas‐Cezanne Germany 28 2.5k 1.5× 1.8k 1.4× 1.1k 1.4× 578 1.6× 490 1.6× 55 4.0k
Takayuki Sekito Japan 19 1.7k 1.1× 1.6k 1.2× 1.1k 1.4× 225 0.6× 317 1.1× 47 2.8k
Wei‐Pang Huang Taiwan 28 1.8k 1.1× 1.5k 1.2× 1.0k 1.3× 311 0.9× 177 0.6× 43 3.0k
Ivana Novak Croatia 19 2.6k 1.5× 2.6k 2.0× 887 1.1× 464 1.3× 334 1.1× 28 4.3k
Alexandra Stolz Germany 18 2.3k 1.4× 1.7k 1.3× 1.4k 1.8× 354 1.0× 305 1.0× 31 3.5k
Péter Nagy Hungary 21 1.2k 0.7× 697 0.5× 640 0.8× 280 0.8× 281 0.9× 33 2.0k
Michael Thumm Germany 36 2.4k 1.5× 2.1k 1.7× 1.8k 2.2× 293 0.8× 306 1.0× 61 3.8k
Per E. Strømhaug United States 25 2.4k 1.5× 1.5k 1.2× 1.7k 2.0× 304 0.9× 419 1.4× 29 3.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Tomer Shpilka

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tomer Shpilka

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tomer Shpilka

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Levy, Michal, Dalia Hillman, Revital Levy, et al.. (2023). The homodimer interfaces of costimulatory receptors B7 and CD28 control their engagement and pro-inflammatory signaling. Journal of Biomedical Science. 30(1). 49–49. 3 indexed citations
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Yang, Qiyuan, Pengpeng Liu, Tomer Shpilka, et al.. (2022). LONP-1 and ATFS-1 sustain deleterious heteroplasmy by promoting mtDNA replication in dysfunctional mitochondria. Nature Cell Biology. 24(2). 181–193. 59 indexed citations
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Naresh, Nandhitha Uma, Sookyung Kim, Tomer Shpilka, et al.. (2022). Mitochondrial genome recovery by ATFS-1 is essential for development after starvation. Cell Reports. 41(13). 111875–111875. 9 indexed citations
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Shpilka, Tomer, Yunguang Du, Qiyuan Yang, et al.. (2021). UPRmt scales mitochondrial network expansion with protein synthesis via mitochondrial import in Caenorhabditis elegans. Nature Communications. 12(1). 479–479. 73 indexed citations
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Saheera, Sherin, et al.. (2020). Histone deacetylases 1 and 2 silence cryptic transcription to promote mitochondrial function during cardiogenesis. Science Advances. 6(15). eaax5150–eaax5150. 8 indexed citations
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Shpilka, Tomer & Cole M. Haynes. (2017). The mitochondrial UPR: mechanisms, physiological functions and implications in ageing. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. 19(2). 109–120. 502 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shpilka, Tomer, Evelyn Welter, Nira Amar, et al.. (2015). Lipid droplets and their component triglycerides and steryl esters regulate autophagosome biogenesis. The EMBO Journal. 34(16). 2117–2131. 165 indexed citations
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Shpilka, Tomer, Evelyn Welter, Nira Amar, et al.. (2015). Fatty acid synthase is preferentially degraded by autophagy upon nitrogen starvation in yeast. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(5). 1434–1439. 57 indexed citations
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Shpilka, Tomer & Zvulun Elazar. (2015). Lipid droplets regulate autophagosome biogenesis. Autophagy. 11(11). 2130–2131. 18 indexed citations
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Shpilka, Tomer, et al.. (2012). Mechanisms of Autophagosome Biogenesis. Current Biology. 22(1). R29–R34. 382 indexed citations
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Shpilka, Tomer, Noboru Mizushima, & Zvulun Elazar. (2012). Ubiquitin-like proteins and autophagy at a glance. Journal of Cell Science. 125(10). 2343–2348. 35 indexed citations
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Arad, Gila, Revital Levy, Dalia Hillman, et al.. (2011). Binding of Superantigen Toxins into the CD28 Homodimer Interface Is Essential for Induction of Cytokine Genes That Mediate Lethal Shock. PLoS Biology. 9(9). e1001149–e1001149. 104 indexed citations
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Shpilka, Tomer, Hilla Weidberg, Shmuel Pietrokovski, & Zvulun Elazar. (2011). Atg8: an autophagy-related ubiquitin-like protein family. Genome Biology. 12(7). 226–226. 405 indexed citations breakdown →
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Weidberg, Hilla, Tomer Shpilka, Elena Shvets, et al.. (2011). LC3 and GATE-16 N Termini Mediate Membrane Fusion Processes Required for Autophagosome Biogenesis. Developmental Cell. 20(4). 444–454. 257 indexed citations
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Arad, Gila, Revital Levy, Dalia Hillman, et al.. (2011). PS1-048 Binding of superantigen toxins into the CD28 homodimer interface is essential for induction of Th1 cytokine genes that mediate lethal shock. Cytokine. 56(1). 29–29. 1 indexed citations
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Weidberg, Hilla, Elena Shvets, Tomer Shpilka, et al.. (2010). LC3 and GATE‐16/GABARAP subfamilies are both essential yet act differently in autophagosome biogenesis. The EMBO Journal. 29(11). 1792–1802. 597 indexed citations breakdown →
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Weidberg, Hilla, Tomer Shpilka, Elena Shvets, & Zvulun Elazar. (2010). Mammalian Atg8s: One is simply not enough. Autophagy. 6(6). 808–809. 11 indexed citations

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