2026 Andras Nagy: Molecular Biology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Molecular Biology	115	299	274	8	7	444	73716

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Canada Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Canada Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Molecular Biology in Canada Leader Award

Overview

Andras Nagy is affiliated with the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute in Canada. Their research mainly spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions in Molecular Biology, Genetics, Oncology, Immunology, and Developmental Neuroscience.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
Mesenchymal stem cell research
Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Retinal Development and Disorders
Neuroscience and Neural Engineering

Among recent publications, notable papers include:

"Efficient derivation of human trophoblast stem cells from primed pluripotent stem cells" (2021) published in Science Advances
"Genetic aberrations in iPSCs are introduced by a transient G1/S cell cycle checkpoint deficiency" (2020) published in Nature Communications
"Hydrogel-mediated co-transplantation of retinal pigmented epithelium and photoreceptors restores vision in an animal model of advanced retinal degeneration" (2020) published in Biomaterials
"Immune-privileged tissues formed from immunologically cloaked mouse embryonic stem cells survive long term in allogeneic hosts" (2023) published in Nature Biomedical Engineering
"Human stem cells harboring a suicide gene improve the safety and standardisation of neural transplants in Parkinsonian rats" (2021) published in Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors contributing to joint research include Tatiana Oussenko, Molly S. Shoichet, Jeffrey Harding, Huijuan Yang, and Eric D. Jong.

Nagy also frequently publishes in several scientific venues, with multiple papers appearing in:

Nature Communications
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Stem Cell Research & Therapy
Cell Stem Cell
International Journal of Molecular Sciences

In addition to journal articles, Andras Nagy has authored books, with at least one publication titled Diplomacy and Disregard set to be published by Indiana University Press in 2024.

Best Publications

The gut microbiota as an environmental factor that regulates fat storage

Fredrik Bäckhed;Hao Ding;Hao Ding;Ting Wang;Lora V. Hooper

7657
Citations
Abnormal blood vessel development and lethality in embryos lacking a single VEGF allele

Peter Carmeliet;Valérie Ferreira;Georg Breier;Saskia Pollefeyt

5377
Citations
Derivation of completely cell culture-derived mice from early-passage embryonic stem cells

Andras Nagy;Janet Rossant;Reka Nagy;Wanda Abramow-Newerly

2897
Citations
Manipulating the Mouse Embryo: A Laboratory Manual

Richard Behringer;Marina Gertsenstein;Kristina Vintersten Nagy;Andras Nagy

2593
Citations
piggyBac transposition reprograms fibroblasts to induced pluripotent stem cells

Knut Woltjen;Iacovos P. Michael;Iacovos P. Michael;Paria Mohseni;Paria Mohseni;Ridham Desai;Ridham Desai

2332
Citations
Cre recombinase: the universal reagent for genome tailoring.

Andras Nagy

1742
Citations
Promotion of Trophoblast Stem Cell Proliferation by FGF4

Satoshi Tanaka;Tilo Kunath;Anna Katerina Hadjantonakis;Andras Nagy

1557
Citations
Glomerular-specific alterations of VEGF-A expression lead to distinct congenital and acquired renal diseases

Vera Eremina;Manish Sood;Jody Haigh;András Nagy

1487
Citations
Obesity-associated variants within FTO form long-range functional connections with IRX3

Scott Smemo;Juan J. Tena;Kyoung Han Kim;Eric R. Gamazon

1387
Citations
Characterization of human embryonic stem cell lines by the International Stem Cell Initiative

Oluseun Adewumi;Behrouz Aflatoonian;Lars Ahrlund-Richter;Michal Amit

1317
Citations
Autocrine VEGF Signaling Is Required for Vascular Homeostasis

Sunyoung Lee;Tom T. Chen;Chad L. Barber;Maria C. Jordan

1214
Citations
Transgenic mice for intersectional targeting of neural sensors and effectors with high specificity and performance.

Linda Madisen;Aleena R. Garner;Daisuke Shimaoka;Amy S. Chuong

1200
Citations
Functional Genomics Reveals a BMP-Driven Mesenchymal-to-Epithelial Transition in the Initiation of Somatic Cell Reprogramming

Payman Samavarchi-Tehrani;Azadeh Golipour;Azadeh Golipour;Laurent David;Hoon Ki Sung

1140
Citations
Copy number variation and selection during reprogramming to pluripotency

Samer M. Hussein;Nizar N. Batada;Sanna Vuoristo;Reagan W. Ching

1116
Citations
Expression of Cre Recombinase in the developing mouse limb bud driven by a Prxl enhancer.

Malcolm Logan;James F. Martin;Andras Nagy;Corrinne Lobe

1016
Citations
Z/EG, a double reporter mouse line that expresses enhanced green fluorescent protein upon Cre-mediated excision.

Anton Novak;Caiying Guo;Wenyi Yang;Andras Nagy;Andras Nagy

983
Citations
Embryonic stem cells alone are able to support fetal development in the mouse.

András Nagy;Elen Gócza;Elizabeth Merentes Diaz;Valerie R. Prideaux

961
Citations
Impaired myocardial angiogenesis and ischemic cardiomyopathy in mice lacking the vascular endothelial growth factor isoforms VEGF164 and VEGF188.

Peter Carmeliet;Yin Shan Ng;Dieter Nuyens;Gregor Theilmeier

867
Citations
Z/AP, a double reporter for cre-mediated recombination.

Corrinne G Lobe;Karen E Koop;Wayne Kreppner;Hilda Lomeli

779
Citations
The knockout mouse project

Christopher P. Austin;James F. Battey;Allan Bradley;Maja Bucan

764
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard R. Behringer The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Janet Rossant University of Toronto

Jody J. Haigh University of Manitoba

Abhijit Guha University of Toronto

Peter W. Zandstra University of British Columbia

Anna-Katerina Hadjantonakis Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Susan E. Quaggin Northwestern University

András Falus Semmelweis University

Sarah E. Millar University of Pennsylvania

Molly S. Shoichet University of Toronto

External Links

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