Alexander Sorkin

14.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
138 papers, 11.8k citations indexed

About

Alexander Sorkin is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Sorkin has authored 138 papers receiving a total of 11.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 105 papers in Molecular Biology, 73 papers in Cell Biology and 29 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Alexander Sorkin's work include Cellular transport and secretion (65 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (40 papers) and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (29 papers). Alexander Sorkin is often cited by papers focused on Cellular transport and secretion (65 papers), Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (40 papers) and Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (29 papers). Alexander Sorkin collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Italy. Alexander Sorkin's co-authors include Mark von Zastrow, Fangtian Huang, Tatiana Sorkina, Xuejun Jiang, Nancy R. Zahniser, Christopher M. Waters, Francesc Tebar, Steven P. Gygi, Emilia Galperin and Graham Carpenter and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Sorkin

133 papers receiving 11.7k 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.

Endocytosis and signalling: intertwining molecular networks

2009 889 citations Alexander Sorkin et al. profile →
Signal transduction and endocytosis: close encounters of many kinds

2002 689 citations Alexander Sorkin et al. profile →
Endocytosis and intracellular trafficking of ErbBs

2008 599 citations Alexander Sorkin et al. Experimental Cell Research profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The Chromosome 19 miRNA cluster guards trophoblasts against overacting innate immunity 2025 ·Communications Biology ·Jean‐François Mouillet, Yingshi Ouyang, Elena Sadovsky, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Saumendra N. Sarkar, Tianjiao Chu, Alexander Sorkin, Yoel Sadovsky	0
2	Molecular determinants for the endocytosis of the voltage-gated K ⁺ channel Kv1.3 2025 ·Science Signaling ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Michael L. Dustin, Alexander Sorkin, Jesusa Capera, Antônio Felipe	0
3	Cbl and Cbl-b independently regulate EGFR through distinct receptor interaction modes 2023 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·(unknown), Alexander Sorkin	9
4	Time-resolved proximity labeling of protein networks associated with ligand-activated EGFR 2022 ·Cell Reports ·Mireia Pérez-Verdaguer, Tian Zhang, (unknown), João A. Paulo, Callen T. Wallace, Simon C. Watkins, Steven P. Gygi, Alexander Sorkin	21
5	Term Human Placental Trophoblasts Express SARS-CoV-2 Entry Factors ACE2, TMPRSS2, and Furin 2021 ·mSphere ·Yingshi Ouyang, Tarique Rajasaheb Bagalkot, Wendy Fitzgerald, Elena Sadovsky, Tianjiao Chu, Ana Martínez-Marchal, Miguel A. Brieño‐Enríquez, Emily Su, Leonid Margolis, Alexander Sorkin, Yoel Sadovsky	41
6	Placental response to maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection 2021 ·Scientific Reports ·Mirella Mourad, (unknown), Elena Sadovsky, (unknown), (unknown), Tarique Rajasaheb Bagalkot, Jason Zucker, Michael T. Yin, Jennifer Y. Chang, Lihong Liu, Larisa V. Debelenko, Carrie J. Shawber, Morgan R. Firestein, Yingshi Ouyang, Cynthia Gyamfi‐Bannerman, Anna A. Penn, Alexander Sorkin, Ronald J. Wapner, Yoel Sadovsky	38
7	EGFR-RAS-MAPK signaling is confined to the plasma membrane and associated endorecycling protrusions 2021 ·The Journal of Cell Biology ·(unknown), Simon C. Watkins, Alexander Sorkin	20
8	Endocytosis: A Turnover Mechanism Controlling Ion Channel Function 2020 ·Cells ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Manel Bosch, Alexander Sorkin, Antônio Felipe	30
9	Trimerization of dopamine transporter triggered by AIM-100 binding: Molecular mechanism and effect of mutations 2019 ·Neuropharmacology ·Mary Hongying Cheng, Luca Ponzoni, Tatiana Sorkina, Ji Young Lee, She Zhang, Alexander Sorkin, İvet Bahar	8
10	Endocytosis of Ubiquitylation‐Deficient EGFR Mutants via Clathrin‐Coated Pits is Mediated by Ubiquitylation 2015 ·Traffic ·(unknown), (unknown), Sun Hae Hong, Woong Kim, Steven P. Gygi, Simon C. Watkins, Alexander Sorkin	32
11	Endocytosis : a subject collection from Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology 2014 ·Sandra L. Schmid, Alexander Sorkin, Marino Zerial	1
12	Lysine 63-linked polyubiquitination is required for EGF receptor degradation 2013 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Fangtian Huang, Xuemei Zeng, Woong Kim, Manimalha Balasubramani, (unknown), Steven P. Gygi, Nathan A. Yates, Alexander Sorkin	110
13	The Role of EGF Receptor Ubiquitination in Regulating Its Intracellular Traffic 2011 ·Traffic ·Emily R. Eden, Fangtian Huang, Alexander Sorkin, Clare E. Futter	81
14	Recruitment of Uev1B to Hrs-containing endosomes and its effect on endosomal trafficking 2010 ·Experimental Cell Research ·Jason E. Duex, (unknown), Alexander Sorkin	8
15	Endocytosis and intracellular trafficking of ErbBs breakdown → 2008 ·Experimental Cell Research ·Alexander Sorkin, (unknown)	599
16	EGF receptor ubiquitination is not necessary for its internalization 2007 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Fangtian Huang, (unknown), Alexander Sorkin	151
17	Enhanced Ubiquitylation and Accelerated Degradation of the Dopamine Transporter Mediated by Protein Kinase C 2005 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Manuel Miranda, Christine Wu, Tatiana Sorkina, (unknown), Alexander Sorkin	109
18	Growth Factor Receptor Binding Protein 2-mediated Recruitment of the RING Domain of Cbl to the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Is Essential and Sufficient to Support Receptor Endocytosis 2005 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Fangtian Huang, Alexander Sorkin	99
19	Direct interaction of Cbl with pTyr 1045 of the EGF receptor (EGFR) is required to sort the EGFR to lysosomes for degradation 2004 ·Experimental Cell Research ·Lene Melsæther Grøvdal, Espen Stang, Alexander Sorkin, Inger Helene Madshus	141
20	Clathrin Assembly Lymphoid Myeloid Leukemia (CALM) Protein: Localization in Endocytic-coated Pits, Interactions with Clathrin, and the Impact of Overexpression on Clathrin-mediated Traffic 1999 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Francesc Tebar, Stefan K. Bohlander, Alexander Sorkin	252

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