2026 Elly M. Tanaka: 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	64	1741	1563	10	8	168	14799

Elly M. Tanaka publication distribution in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Elly M. Tanaka sits on this spectrum.

47 publications 564+

This scientist: 168 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.

Elly M. Tanaka D-index placement in Molecular Biology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Elly M. Tanaka sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 145+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.

Overview

Elly M. Tanaka is affiliated with the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology in Austria and has a significant body of work primarily within Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, totaling 112 publications. Their research encompasses several subfields including Molecular Biology, Genetics, Plant Science, Developmental Neuroscience, and Cell Biology.

Their main topics of research focus on Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation, Pluripotent Stem Cells Research, Chromosomal and Genetic Variations, Planarian Biology and Electrostimulation, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Neurogenesis and Neuroplasticity Mechanisms, and Silk-based Biomaterials and Applications.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Methods in molecular biology
Developmental Cell
Nature Communications
Nature

Some of their recent papers are:

"Giant lungfish genome elucidates the conquest of land by vertebrates" (2021, Nature)
"Fibroblast dedifferentiation as a determinant of successful regeneration" (2021, Developmental Cell)
"The giant axolotl genome uncovers the evolution, scaling, and transcriptional control of complex gene loci" (2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
"A versatile depigmentation, clearing, and labeling method for exploring nervous system diversity" (2020, Science Advances)
"Single-cell analyses of axolotl telencephalon organization, neurogenesis, and regeneration" (2022, Science)

Elly M. Tanaka has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

Prayag Murawala
Sergej Nowoshilow
Yuka Taniguchi-Sugiura
Jingkui Wang
Ji-Feng Fei

Best Publications

Cells keep a memory of their tissue origin during axolotl limb regeneration

Martin Kragl;Dunja Knapp;Eugen Nacu;Shahryar Khattak

939
Citations
The Cellular Basis for Animal Regeneration

Elly M. Tanaka;Peter W. Reddien

581
Citations
The axolotl genome and the evolution of key tissue formation regulators

Sergej Nowoshilow;Sergej Nowoshilow;Sergej Nowoshilow;Siegfried Schloissnig;Ji Feng Fei;Andreas Dahl

551
Citations
The role of microtubule dynamics in growth cone motility and axonal growth.

E Tanaka;T Ho;M W Kirschner

521
Citations
Making the connection: Cytoskeletal rearrangements during growth cone guidance

Elly Tanaka;James Sabry

501
Citations
Microtubule behavior in the growth cones of living neurons during axon elongation.

E M Tanaka;M W Kirschner

480
Citations
Single-cell analysis uncovers convergence of cell identities during axolotl limb regeneration

Tobias Gerber;Prayag Murawala;Prayag Murawala;Dunja Knapp;Wouter Masselink

380
Citations
Considering the evolution of regeneration in the central nervous system.

Elly M. Tanaka;Patrizia Ferretti

329
Citations
Fundamental Differences in Dedifferentiation and Stem Cell Recruitment during Skeletal Muscle Regeneration in Two Salamander Species

Tatiana Sandoval-Guzmán;Haiyan Wang;Shahryar Khattak;Shahryar Khattak;Maritta Schuez;Maritta Schuez

328
Citations
Ectoderm to mesoderm lineage switching during axolotl tail regeneration.

Karen Echeverri;Elly M. Tanaka

312
Citations
In Vivo Imaging Indicates Muscle Fiber Dedifferentiation Is a Major Contributor to the Regenerating Tail Blastema

Karen Echeverri;Jonathan D.W. Clarke;Elly M. Tanaka

257
Citations
The Molecular and Cellular Choreography of Appendage Regeneration

Elly M. Tanaka

254
Citations
A new approach to transcription factor screening for reprogramming of fibroblasts to cardiomyocyte-like cells

Stephanie Protze;Shahryar Khattak;Claire Poulet;Dirk Lindemann

238
Citations
Newt Myotubes Reenter the Cell Cycle by Phosphorylation of the Retinoblastoma Protein

Elly M. Tanaka;Alexander A.F. Gann;Phillip B. Gates;Jeremy P. Brockes

235
Citations
Hedgehog signaling controls dorsoventral patterning, blastema cell proliferation and cartilage induction during axolotl tail regeneration

Esther Schnapp;Martin Kragl;Lee Rubin;Elly M. Tanaka

223
Citations
A germline GFP transgenic axolotl and its use to track cell fate: dual origin of the fin mesenchyme during development and the fate of blood cells during regeneration.

Lidia Sobkow;Hans-Henning Epperlein;Stephan Herklotz;Werner L. Straube

217
Citations
Non-model model organisms.

James J Russell;Julie A Theriot;Pranidhi Sood;Wallace F Marshall

213
Citations
3D Reconstitution of the Patterned Neural Tube from Embryonic Stem Cells

Andrea Meinhardt;Dominic Eberle;Akira Tazaki;Adrian Ranga

208
Citations
Neural tube morphogenesis in synthetic 3D microenvironments

Adrian Ranga;Mehmet Girgin;Andrea Meinhardt;Dominic Eberle

208
Citations
Limb Regeneration: A New Development?

Eugen Nacu;Elly M. Tanaka

199
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Bianca Habermann Aix-Marseille University

Jeremy P. Brockes University College London

Hans R. Schöler Max Planck Society

Barbara Treutlein ETH Zurich

James A. Thomson University of California, Santa Barbara

Peter W. Reddien MIT

Matthias P. Lutolf École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Marc W. Kirschner Harvard University

Enrico Coen John Innes Centre

Manfred Schartl University of Würzburg

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