Agata Witkowska

869 total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 572 citations indexed

About

Agata Witkowska is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Small Animals. According to data from OpenAlex, Agata Witkowska has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 572 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Cell Biology, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in Small Animals. Recurrent topics in Agata Witkowska's work include Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (8 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (8 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (2 papers). Agata Witkowska is often cited by papers focused on Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (8 papers), Cellular transport and secretion (8 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (2 papers). Agata Witkowska collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and United States. Agata Witkowska's co-authors include Reinhard Jahn, Raffaella Morini, Lorena Passoni, Matteo Bizzotto, Michela Matteoli, Beth Stevens, Nicole Scott‐Hewitt, Matteo Tamborini, Fabia Filipello and Fabio Perrucci and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Agata Witkowska

15 papers receiving 569 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Local externalization of phosphatidylserine mediates developmental synaptic pruning by microglia
    2020 285 citations Nicole Scott‐Hewitt, Fabio Perrucci et al. The EMBO Journal profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Agata Witkowska Germany 10 264 210 129 114 110 16 572
Liana Bonanno United States 8 304 1.2× 283 1.3× 51 0.4× 148 1.3× 245 2.2× 9 724
Ferdi Rıdvan Kiral United States 11 242 0.9× 81 0.4× 186 1.4× 160 1.4× 46 0.4× 15 522
Helena H. Chowdhury Slovenia 15 324 1.2× 93 0.4× 145 1.1× 156 1.4× 34 0.3× 31 563
Maxim L. Bychkov Russia 16 489 1.9× 71 0.3× 43 0.3× 139 1.2× 56 0.5× 43 655
Eray Enüstün United States 10 365 1.4× 283 1.3× 50 0.4× 297 2.6× 60 0.5× 14 850
Thanh Hoang United States 15 423 1.6× 143 0.7× 39 0.3× 109 1.0× 75 0.7× 20 612
Michael W. Weible Australia 13 176 0.7× 71 0.3× 41 0.3× 133 1.2× 41 0.4× 21 481
Irving Ortiz United States 13 702 2.7× 276 1.3× 103 0.8× 262 2.3× 82 0.7× 14 1.2k
Kinga Molnár Hungary 14 329 1.2× 126 0.6× 52 0.4× 186 1.6× 24 0.2× 34 762
Robert T. Doyle United States 9 224 0.8× 121 0.6× 68 0.5× 399 3.5× 26 0.2× 14 601

Countries citing papers authored by Agata Witkowska

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Fields of papers citing papers by Agata Witkowska

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Agata Witkowska

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Agata Witkowska. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Agata Witkowska based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Agata Witkowska. Agata Witkowska is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Preobraschenski, Julia, Alex J.B. Kreutzberger, Marcelo Ganzella, et al.. (2025). Synaptophysin accelerates synaptic vesicle fusion by expanding the membrane upon neurotransmitter loading. Science Advances. 11(17). eads4661–eads4661. 3 indexed citations
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Otrin, Lado, Agata Witkowska, Nika Marušič, et al.. (2021). En route to dynamic life processes by SNARE-mediated fusion of polymer and hybrid membranes. Nature Communications. 12(1). 4972–4972. 28 indexed citations
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Witkowska, Agata, et al.. (2021). Tight docking of membranes before fusion represents a metastable state with unique properties. Nature Communications. 12(1). 3606–3606. 29 indexed citations
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Poznańska, Małgorzata, et al.. (2021). Importance of substratum quality for potential competitive niche overlap between native and invasive unionid mussels in Europe. The Science of The Total Environment. 799. 149345–149345. 17 indexed citations
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Witkowska, Agata. (2021). Measurement of membrane thickness in cryoEM images of liposomes. Figshare. 1 indexed citations
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Scott‐Hewitt, Nicole, Fabio Perrucci, Raffaella Morini, et al.. (2020). Local externalization of phosphatidylserine mediates developmental synaptic pruning by microglia. The EMBO Journal. 39(16). e105380–e105380. 285 indexed citations breakdown →
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Witkowska, Agata, Susann Spindler, Reza Gholami Mahmoodabadi, Vahid Sandoghdar, & Reinhard Jahn. (2020). Differential Diffusional Properties in Loose and Tight Docking Prior to Membrane Fusion. Biophysical Journal. 119(12). 2431–2439. 8 indexed citations
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Hernández, Javier M., Oliver Hofnagel, Agata Witkowska, et al.. (2018). Arrest of trans-SNARE zippering uncovers loosely and tightly docked intermediates in membrane fusion. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 293(22). 8645–8655. 24 indexed citations
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Witkowska, Agata, et al.. (2018). A convenient protocol for generating giant unilamellar vesicles containing SNARE proteins using electroformation. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 44 indexed citations
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Witkowska, Agata & Reinhard Jahn. (2017). Rapid SNARE-Mediated Fusion of Liposomes and Chromaffin Granules with Giant Unilamellar Vesicles. Biophysical Journal. 113(6). 1251–1259. 22 indexed citations
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Witkowska, Agata, et al.. (2017). The effects of diet on anatomy, physiology and health in the guinea pig. Repository@Nottingham (University of Nottingham). 1(1). 1–6. 16 indexed citations
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Witkowska, Agata. (2017). GUV membrane linearization macro. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). 1 indexed citations
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Witkowska, Agata. (2017). 2D dye diffusion model. Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).
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Witkowska, Agata, et al.. (2014). Computed tomography analysis of guinea pig bone: architecture, bone thickness and dimensions throughout development. PeerJ. 2. e615–e615. 15 indexed citations
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Khuong, Thang M., Ron L. P. Habets, Sabine Kuenen, et al.. (2013). Synaptic PI(3,4,5)P3 Is Required for Syntaxin1A Clustering and Neurotransmitter Release. Neuron. 77(6). 1097–1108. 78 indexed citations
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Tomczuk, Krzysztof, et al.. (2009). Parasite eggs on dogs' and cats' hair.. Medycyna Weterynaryjna. 65(2). 107–109. 1 indexed citations

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