Alex Birk

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Alex Birk is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alex Birk has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 3 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Alex Birk's work include Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (3 papers), interferon and immune responses (3 papers) and Hepatitis C virus research (3 papers). Alex Birk is often cited by papers focused on Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (3 papers), interferon and immune responses (3 papers) and Hepatitis C virus research (3 papers). Alex Birk collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Canada. Alex Birk's co-authors include Hazel H. Szeto, Kesheng Zhao, Yi Soong, Dunli Wu, Guomin Zhao, Peter W. Schiller, Timothy M. Block, Haitao Guo, Ju‐Tao Guo and Dong Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Virology.

In The Last Decade

Alex Birk

12 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Cell-permeable Peptide Antioxidants Targeted to Inner Mitochondrial Membrane inhibit Mitochondrial Swelling, Oxidative Cell Death, and Reperfusion Injury

2004 649 citations Kesheng Zhao, Guomin Zhao et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alex Birk United States	8	614	215	152	144	132	12	1.2k
Lukasz Japtok Germany	24	1.1k 1.8×	252 1.2×	271 1.8×	73 0.5×	223 1.7×	38	1.6k
David G. Kuhel United States	17	482 0.8×	395 1.8×	210 1.4×	135 0.9×	219 1.7×	21	1.7k
Sophie Fillon United States	26	812 1.3×	472 2.2×	301 2.0×	60 0.4×	232 1.8×	41	2.0k
P. K. Sehajpal India	14	340 0.6×	395 1.8×	363 2.4×	71 0.5×	157 1.2×	31	1.3k
Fengming Liu China	20	521 0.8×	214 1.0×	105 0.7×	142 1.0×	185 1.4×	69	1.3k
Joan Wicks United States	20	938 1.5×	381 1.8×	259 1.7×	81 0.6×	141 1.1×	36	2.3k
Masaru Odashima Japan	20	497 0.8×	168 0.8×	198 1.3×	128 0.9×	142 1.1×	58	1.3k
Anastasia Sobolewski United Kingdom	14	472 0.8×	439 2.0×	179 1.2×	52 0.4×	110 0.8×	21	1.5k
Haitham Idriss United Kingdom	10	518 0.8×	302 1.4×	97 0.6×	84 0.6×	123 0.9×	23	1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Alex Birk

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alex Birk

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alex Birk

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alex Birk. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alex Birk 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 Alex Birk. Alex Birk is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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12 of 12 papers shown

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Block, Timothy M., et al.. (2015). Geneticin Stabilizes the Open Conformation of the 5′ Region of Hepatitis C Virus RNA and Inhibits Viral Replication. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 60(2). 925–935. 7 indexed citations

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Birk, Alex, et al.. (2014). Mechanism of preventing doxorubicin‐induced mitochondrial toxicity with cardiolipin‐targeted peptide, SS‐31 (966.1). The FASEB Journal. 28(S1). 4 indexed citations

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Birk, Alex, et al.. (2011). RNA self-cleavage activated by ultraviolet light-induced oxidation. Nucleic Acids Research. 40(4). 1748–1766. 30 indexed citations

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Jiang, Dong, Jessica M. Weidner, Min Qing, et al.. (2010). Identification of Five Interferon-Induced Cellular Proteins That Inhibit West Nile Virus and Dengue Virus Infections. Journal of Virology. 84(16). 8332–8341. 280 indexed citations

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Zhang, Xianchao, Peter W. Mason, Edward J. Dubovi, & Alex Birk. (2009). Antiviral Activity of Geneticin Against Dengue Virus. Antiviral Research. 82(2). A42–A42. 2 indexed citations

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Birk, Alex, et al.. (2009). In vitro characterization of a miR-122-sensitive double-helical switch element in the 5′ region of hepatitis C virus RNA. Nucleic Acids Research. 37(16). 5498–5510. 53 indexed citations

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Zhao, Kesheng, Guomin Zhao, Dunli Wu, et al.. (2004). Cell-permeable Peptide Antioxidants Targeted to Inner Mitochondrial Membrane inhibit Mitochondrial Swelling, Oxidative Cell Death, and Reperfusion Injury. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(33). 34682–34690. 649 indexed citations breakdown →

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Birk, Alex, et al.. (2003). Interaction between ATP and catecholamines in stimulation of platelet aggregation. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 284(2). H619–H625. 17 indexed citations

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Birk, Alex, Darya Bubman, M. Johan Broekman, et al.. (2002). Role of a novel soluble nucleotide phospho-hydrolase from sheep plasma in inhibition of platelet reactivity: Hemostasis, thrombosis, and vascular biology. Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine. 139(2). 116–124. 29 indexed citations

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Birk, Alex, M. Johan Broekman, Hugh D. Robertson, et al.. (2002). Role of extracellular ATP metabolism in regulation of platelet reactivity. Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine. 140(3). 166–175. 66 indexed citations

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Cheng, Peter Y., et al.. (2000). Dynorphin Stimulates Corticotropin Release from Mouse Anterior Pituitary AtT-20 Cells through Nonopioid Mechanisms. Neuroendocrinology. 71(3). 170–176. 5 indexed citations

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Levinger, Louis, et al.. (1995). Sequence and Structure Requirements for Drosophila tRNA 5′- and 3′-End Processing. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(32). 18903–18909. 33 indexed citations

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