Ana Serban

4.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
17 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Ana Serban is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ana Serban has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 9 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Ana Serban's work include Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (17 papers), Trace Elements in Health (12 papers) and Neurological diseases and metabolism (9 papers). Ana Serban is often cited by papers focused on Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (17 papers), Trace Elements in Health (12 papers) and Neurological diseases and metabolism (9 papers). Ana Serban collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Russia. Ana Serban's co-authors include Darlene Groth, Fred E. Cohen, R.J. Fletterick, Marı́a Gasset, Ziwei Huang, M. A. Baldwin, Ingrid Mehlhorn, K M Pan, Jack Nguyen and Stanley B. Prusiner and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Ana Serban

17 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

Conversion of alpha-helices into beta-sheets features in ... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 1993 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

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. Conversion of alpha-helices into beta-sheets features in the formation of the scrapie prion proteins.
    1993 1.8k citations K M Pan, M. A. Baldwin et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. Ablation of the prion protein (PrP) gene in mice prevents scrapie and facilitates production of anti-PrP antibodies.
    1993 373 citations Stanley B. Prusiner, Darlene Groth et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ana Serban United States 15 3.3k 1.6k 1.5k 462 206 17 3.5k
Ingrid Mehlhorn United States 13 3.8k 1.1× 1.9k 1.2× 1.8k 1.2× 481 1.0× 297 1.4× 13 4.0k
Stanley B. Prusiner United States 21 3.1k 0.9× 1.7k 1.1× 1.4k 0.9× 392 0.8× 245 1.2× 27 3.3k
K M Pan China 5 2.1k 0.6× 1.0k 0.6× 921 0.6× 291 0.6× 138 0.7× 10 2.2k
Hana Serban United States 13 2.4k 0.7× 1.3k 0.8× 1.0k 0.7× 235 0.5× 77 0.4× 13 2.5k
Christine von Schroetter Switzerland 15 1.8k 0.6× 672 0.4× 709 0.5× 173 0.4× 229 1.1× 17 2.0k
Ina Vorberg Germany 29 1.7k 0.5× 662 0.4× 515 0.3× 353 0.8× 75 0.4× 60 1.9k
Stanley B. Prusiner United States 14 1.5k 0.4× 800 0.5× 643 0.4× 144 0.3× 77 0.4× 16 1.7k
Anthony R. Clarke United Kingdom 20 1.8k 0.5× 551 0.3× 469 0.3× 172 0.4× 361 1.8× 26 2.1k
Keh‐Ming Pan United States 6 1.5k 0.4× 815 0.5× 627 0.4× 147 0.3× 58 0.3× 7 1.5k
Tricia R. Serio United States 20 1.7k 0.5× 458 0.3× 302 0.2× 654 1.4× 207 1.0× 36 2.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ana Serban

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ana Serban

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Watts, Joel C., Kurt Giles, Ana Serban, et al.. (2015). Modulation of Creutzfeldt‐Jakob disease prion propagation by the A224V mutation. Annals of Neurology. 78(4). 540–553. 17 indexed citations
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Safar, Jiri, Kurt Giles, Pierre Lessard, et al.. (2011). Conserved properties of human and bovine prion strains on transmission to guinea pigs. Laboratory Investigation. 91(9). 1326–1336. 9 indexed citations
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Hnasko, Robert, Ana Serban, George A. Carlson, Stanley B. Prusiner, & Larry H. Stanker. (2010). Generation of antisera to purified prions in lipid rafts. Prion. 4(2). 94–104. 5 indexed citations
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Stanker, Larry H., Ana Serban, Robert Hnasko, et al.. (2010). Conformation-Dependent High-Affinity Monoclonal Antibodies to Prion Proteins. The Journal of Immunology. 185(1). 729–737. 14 indexed citations
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Bae, Sung-Hun, Giuseppe Legname, Ana Serban, et al.. (2009). Prion Proteins with Pathogenic and Protective Mutations Show Similar Structure and Dynamics. Biochemistry. 48(34). 8120–8128. 51 indexed citations
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Godsave, Susan F., Holger Wille, Pekka Kujala, et al.. (2008). Cryo-Immunogold Electron Microscopy for Prions: Toward Identification of a Conversion Site. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(47). 12489–12499. 69 indexed citations
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Safar, Jiri, Holger Wille, Michael D. Geschwind, et al.. (2006). Human prions and plasma lipoproteins. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(30). 11312–11317. 34 indexed citations
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Safar, Jiri, Ana Serban, Darlene Groth, et al.. (2005). Search for a Prion-Specific Nucleic Acid. Journal of Virology. 79(16). 10796–10806. 100 indexed citations
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Safar, Jiri, Michael D. Geschwind, Camille Deering, et al.. (2005). Diagnosis of human prion disease. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(9). 3501–3506. 208 indexed citations
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Serban, Ana, et al.. (2004). Immunoglobulins in Urine of Hamsters with Scrapie. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(47). 48817–48820. 33 indexed citations
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Leclerc, Estelle, David Peretz, Haydn L. Ball, et al.. (2003). Conformation of PrPC on the Cell Surface as Probed by Antibodies. Journal of Molecular Biology. 326(2). 475–483. 33 indexed citations
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Wille, Holger, Vincent Guénebaut, Surachai Supattapone, et al.. (2002). Structural studies of the scrapie prion protein by electron crystallography. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(6). 3563–3568. 324 indexed citations
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Baldwin, M. A., K M Pan, Jack Nguyen, et al.. (1994). Spectroscopic characterization of conformational differences between PrPC and PrPSc: an α-helix to β-sheet transition. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 343(1306). 435–441. 34 indexed citations
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Prusiner, S. B., Darlene Groth, Ana Serban, Neil Stahl, & Ruth Gabizon. (1993). Attempts to restore scrapie prion infectivity after exposure to protein denaturants.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 90(7). 2793–2797. 109 indexed citations
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Pan, K M, M. A. Baldwin, Jack Nguyen, et al.. (1993). Conversion of alpha-helices into beta-sheets features in the formation of the scrapie prion proteins.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 90(23). 10962–10966. 1843 indexed citations breakdown →
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Prusiner, Stanley B., Darlene Groth, Ana Serban, et al.. (1993). Ablation of the prion protein (PrP) gene in mice prevents scrapie and facilitates production of anti-PrP antibodies.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 90(22). 10608–10612. 373 indexed citations breakdown →
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McKinley, Michael P., et al.. (1991). Scrapie prion rod formation in vitro requires both detergent extraction and limited proteolysis. Journal of Virology. 65(3). 1340–1351. 217 indexed citations

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