Viljar Jaks

3.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
48 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Viljar Jaks is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Dermatology and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, Viljar Jaks has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Dermatology and 8 papers in Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in Viljar Jaks's work include Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies (10 papers), Hair Growth and Disorders (5 papers) and Liver physiology and pathology (5 papers). Viljar Jaks is often cited by papers focused on Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies (10 papers), Hair Growth and Disorders (5 papers) and Liver physiology and pathology (5 papers). Viljar Jaks collaborates with scholars based in Estonia, Sweden and Finland. Viljar Jaks's co-authors include Rune Toftgård, Maria Kasper, Nick Barker, Johan H. van Es, Hans Clevers, Hugo J.G. Snippert, Harry Begthel, Daniel E. Stange, Robert G. Vries and Maaike van den Born and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Viljar Jaks

48 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Lgr5 marks cycling, yet long-lived, hair follicle stem cells

2008 758 citations Viljar Jaks, Nick Barker et al. Nature Genetics profile →
Lgr6 Marks Stem Cells in the Hair Follicle That Generate All Cell Lineages of the Skin

2010 585 citations Hugo J.G. Snippert, Andrea Haegebarth et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Viljar Jaks Estonia	21	1.5k	668	668	521	487	48	2.8k
Catherin Niemann Germany	25	1.2k 0.8×	841 1.3×	480 0.7×	778 1.5×	654 1.3×	39	2.5k
Yasuyuki Amoh Japan	26	1.0k 0.7×	874 1.3×	322 0.5×	327 0.6×	391 0.8×	101	2.6k
Beate M. Lichtenberger Austria	18	1.1k 0.7×	403 0.6×	641 1.0×	533 1.0×	566 1.2×	29	2.6k
Kensei Katsuoka Japan	29	931 0.6×	935 1.4×	377 0.6×	318 0.6×	700 1.4×	130	3.1k
Janet A. Sawicki United States	27	2.0k 1.4×	665 1.0×	493 0.7×	480 0.9×	295 0.6×	61	3.3k
Jackie R. Bickenbach United States	30	2.0k 1.4×	813 1.2×	460 0.7×	1.1k 2.1×	597 1.2×	60	3.6k
Maranke I. Koster United States	25	1.9k 1.3×	296 0.4×	1.1k 1.7×	617 1.2×	408 0.8×	49	3.0k
Mỹ G. Mahoney United States	30	1.4k 0.9×	278 0.4×	276 0.4×	633 1.2×	509 1.0×	68	3.2k
Sophie Dekoninck Belgium	9	1.1k 0.8×	273 0.4×	966 1.4×	535 1.0×	264 0.5×	10	2.4k
Alberto Gandarillas Spain	29	1.4k 0.9×	271 0.4×	646 1.0×	630 1.2×	338 0.7×	53	2.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Viljar Jaks

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Klaas, Mariliis, et al.. (2022). Olfactomedin-4 improves cutaneous wound healing by promoting skin cell proliferation and migration through POU5F1/OCT4 and ESR1 signalling cascades. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 79(3). 157–157. 9 indexed citations

Jaks, Viljar, et al.. (2020). Primary Ciliary Signaling in the Skin—Contribution to Wound Healing and Scarring. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 8. 578384–578384. 10 indexed citations

Salazar‐Olivo, Luis A., et al.. (2020). Enhanced proliferative capacity of human preadipocytes achieved by an optimized cultivating method that induces transient activity of hTERT. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 529(2). 455–461. 1 indexed citations

Klaas, Mariliis, et al.. (2019). Endogenous beta‐galactosidase activity marks a TREM2‐expressing Kupffer cell population in injured livers of Lgr5‐LacZ and wild‐type mice. FEBS Letters. 594(5). 958–970. 1 indexed citations

Koel, Mariann, Urmo Võsa, Kaarel Krjutškov, et al.. (2017). Optimizing bone morphogenic protein 4-mediated human embryonic stem cell differentiation into trophoblast-like cells using fibroblast growth factor 2 and transforming growth factor-β/activin/nodal signalling inhibition. Reproductive BioMedicine Online. 35(3). 253–263. 13 indexed citations

Klaas, Mariliis, Triin Kangur, Janeli Viil, et al.. (2016). The alterations in the extracellular matrix composition guide the repair of damaged liver tissue. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 27398–27398. 134 indexed citations

Kasper, Maria, Rune Toftgård, & Viljar Jaks. (2016). Isolation and Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting of Mouse Keratinocytes Expressing β-Galactosidase. Methods in molecular biology. 1453. 123–136. 2 indexed citations

Viil, Janeli, et al.. (2015). A Novel Inhibitor of AKT1–PDPK1 Interaction Efficiently Suppresses the Activity of AKT Pathway and Restricts Tumor Growth In Vivo. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 14(11). 2486–2496. 10 indexed citations

Pook, Martin, et al.. (2015). Changes in Laminin Expression Pattern during Early Differentiation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells. PLoS ONE. 10(9). e0138346–e0138346. 6 indexed citations

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Viil, Janeli, et al.. (2015). Laminin-rich blood vessels display activated growth factor signaling and act as the proliferation centers in Dupuytren’s contracture. Arthritis Research & Therapy. 17(1). 144–144. 15 indexed citations

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Kasper, Maria, Viljar Jaks, Daniel Hohl, & Rune Toftgård. (2012). Basal cell carcinoma — molecular biology and potential new therapies. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 122(2). 455–463. 109 indexed citations

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Sonkoly, Enikö, Jakob Lovén, Ning Xu, et al.. (2012). MicroRNA-203 functions as a tumor suppressor in basal cell carcinoma. Oncogenesis. 1(3). e3–e3. 83 indexed citations

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Reemann, Paula, Triin Kangur, Martin Pook, et al.. (2012). Fibroblast growth on micro- and nanopatterned surfaces prepared by a novel sol–gel phase separation method. Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine. 24(3). 783–792. 5 indexed citations

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Kasper, Maria, Viljar Jaks, Alexandra Are, et al.. (2011). Wounding enhances epidermal tumorigenesis by recruiting hair follicle keratinocytes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(10). 4099–4104. 115 indexed citations

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Snippert, Hugo J.G., Andrea Haegebarth, Maria Kasper, et al.. (2010). Lgr6 Marks Stem Cells in the Hair Follicle That Generate All Cell Lineages of the Skin. Science. 327(5971). 1385–1389. 585 indexed citations breakdown →

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Jaks, Viljar, Maria Kasper, & Rune Toftgård. (2010). The hair follicle—a stem cell zoo. Experimental Cell Research. 316(8). 1422–1428. 120 indexed citations

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Kasper, Maria, et al.. (2009). Hedgehog signalling in breast cancer. Carcinogenesis. 30(6). 903–911. 112 indexed citations

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Jaks, Viljar, Nick Barker, Maria Kasper, et al.. (2008). Lgr5 marks cycling, yet long-lived, hair follicle stem cells. Nature Genetics. 40(11). 1291–1299. 758 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sur, Inderpreet, Björn Rozell, Viljar Jaks, Åsa Bergström, & Rune Toftgård. (2006). Epidermal and craniofacial defects in mice overexpressing Klf5 in the basal layer of the epidermis. Journal of Cell Science. 119(17). 3593–3601. 49 indexed citations

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Jaks, Viljar, Arvi Jõers, Arnold Kristjuhan, & Toivo Maimets. (2001). p53 protein accumulation in addition to the transactivation activity is required for p53-dependent cell cycle arrest after treatment of cells with camptothecin. Oncogene. 20(10). 1212–1219. 15 indexed citations

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