Anthony Virtue

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Anthony Virtue is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Anthony Virtue has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Immunology and 6 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Anthony Virtue's work include MicroRNA in disease regulation (5 papers), Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases (5 papers) and Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (5 papers). Anthony Virtue is often cited by papers focused on MicroRNA in disease regulation (5 papers), Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases (5 papers) and Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (5 papers). Anthony Virtue collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and France. Anthony Virtue's co-authors include Jietang Mai, Xiaofeng Yang, Jerry Shen, Hong Wang, Xiaofeng Yang, Xinyuan Li, Xiaohua Jiang, Ying Yin, Xiaojin Sha and Hong Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Blood and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Anthony Virtue

17 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

The gut microbiota regulates white adipose tissue inflamm... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 50 100 150 200
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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. The gut microbiota regulates white adipose tissue inflammation and obesity via a family of microRNAs
    2019 243 citations Anthony Virtue, Sam J. McCright et al. Science Translational Medicine profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Anthony Virtue United States 12 631 533 235 208 198 17 1.3k
Tommaso Scolaro Belgium 3 560 0.9× 791 1.5× 140 0.6× 191 0.9× 165 0.8× 3 1.4k
Juliana P. Vago Brazil 24 751 1.2× 792 1.5× 173 0.7× 164 0.8× 171 0.9× 48 1.8k
Marten A. Hoeksema Netherlands 21 779 1.2× 1.0k 2.0× 173 0.7× 311 1.5× 192 1.0× 39 1.8k
Kenneth Hsu Australia 21 880 1.4× 596 1.1× 190 0.8× 178 0.9× 181 0.9× 32 1.4k
Jonas Byström United Kingdom 27 479 0.8× 805 1.5× 356 1.5× 203 1.0× 116 0.6× 44 2.0k
Shihab Kochumon Kuwait 22 378 0.6× 454 0.9× 232 1.0× 395 1.9× 128 0.6× 48 1.2k
Reeby Thomas Kuwait 22 386 0.6× 397 0.7× 281 1.2× 422 2.0× 112 0.6× 39 1.2k
Anastasia Sobolewski United Kingdom 14 472 0.7× 439 0.8× 179 0.8× 110 0.5× 375 1.9× 21 1.5k
Candice Johnson United States 17 492 0.8× 409 0.8× 124 0.5× 311 1.5× 143 0.7× 32 1.2k
Gantsetseg Tumurkhuu Japan 20 651 1.0× 590 1.1× 94 0.4× 140 0.7× 144 0.7× 51 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Anthony Virtue

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anthony Virtue

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Virtue, Anthony, Sam J. McCright, Jasmine M. Wright, et al.. (2019). The gut microbiota regulates white adipose tissue inflammation and obesity via a family of microRNAs. Science Translational Medicine. 11(496). 243 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lenhard, Stephen C., Anthony Virtue, William Fieles, et al.. (2019). In Vivo Imaging of Small Molecular Weight Peptides for Targeted Renal Drug Delivery: A Study in Normal and Polycystic Kidney Diseased Mice. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 370(3). 786–795. 9 indexed citations
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Johnson, Candice, Charles Drummer, Anthony Virtue, et al.. (2018). Increased Expression of Resistin in MicroRNA-155-Deficient White Adipose Tissues May Be a Possible Driver of Metabolically Healthy Obesity Transition to Classical Obesity. Frontiers in Physiology. 9. 1297–1297. 38 indexed citations
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Virtue, Anthony, Candice Johnson, Jahaira Lopez‐Pastrana, et al.. (2016). MicroRNA-155 Deficiency Leads to Decreased Atherosclerosis, Increased White Adipose Tissue Obesity, and Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 292(4). 1267–1287. 81 indexed citations
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Mai, Jietang, Gayani Nanayakkara, Jahaira Lopez‐Pastrana, et al.. (2016). Interleukin-17A Promotes Aortic Endothelial Cell Activation via Transcriptionally and Post-translationally Activating p38 Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) Pathway. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 291(10). 4939–4954. 73 indexed citations
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Mai, Jietang, Gayani Nanayakkara, Jahaira Lopez‐Pastrana, et al.. (2016). Interlukin‐17A Promotes Aortic Endothelial Activation Via Transcriptionally and Post Transcriptionally Activating p38 MAPK Pathway. The FASEB Journal. 30(S1). 2 indexed citations
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Yin, Ying, Xinyuan Li, Xiaojin Sha, et al.. (2015). Early Hyperlipidemia Promotes Endothelial Activation via a Caspase-1-Sirtuin 1 Pathway. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 35(4). 804–816. 168 indexed citations
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Mai, Jietang, Anthony Virtue, Jerry Shen, Hong Wang, & Xiaofeng Yang. (2013). An evolving new paradigm: endothelial cells – conditional innate immune cells. Journal of Hematology & Oncology. 6(1). 61–61. 332 indexed citations
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Du, Fuyong, Anthony Virtue, Hong Wang, & Xiaofeng Yang. (2013). Metabolomic analyses for atherosclerosis, diabetes, and obesity. Biomarker Research. 1(1). 17–17. 53 indexed citations
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Huang, Xiao, Xinyuan Li, Anthony Virtue, et al.. (2013). Identification of Novel Pretranslational Regulatory Mechanisms for NF-κB Activation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(22). 15628–15640. 17 indexed citations
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Virtue, Anthony, Hong Wang, & Xiaofeng Yang. (2013). MicroRNA‐155 plays an important role in endothelial cell activation. The FASEB Journal. 27(S1). 1 indexed citations
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Li, Xinyuan, Jietang Mai, Anthony Virtue, et al.. (2012). IL-35 Is a Novel Responsive Anti-inflammatory Cytokine — A New System of Categorizing Anti-inflammatory Cytokines. PLoS ONE. 7(3). e33628–e33628. 202 indexed citations
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Yang, Xiaofeng, Xinyuan Li, Jietang Mai, et al.. (2012). IL-35 Is a Novel Responsive Anti-Inflammatory Cytokine - A New System of Categorizing Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines. Blood. 120(21). 5197–5197. 1 indexed citations
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Virtue, Anthony, Luqiao Wang, & Xiaofeng Yang. (2012). MicroRNAs and Toll-like Receptor/Interleukin-1 Receptor Signaling. Journal of Hematology & Oncology. 5(1). 66–66. 62 indexed citations
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Li, Xinyuan, Jietang Mai, Anthony Virtue, Hong Wang, & Xiaofeng Yang. (2012). IL‐35 is a Novel Responsive Anti‐inflammatory Cytokine ‐ A New System of Categorizing Anti‐inflammatory Cytokines. The FASEB Journal. 26(S1). 27 indexed citations
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Virtue, Anthony. (2011). Structural evidence of anti-atherogenic microRNAs. Frontiers in bioscience. 16(1). 3133–3133. 14 indexed citations
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Jan, Michael, Anthony Virtue, Jingshan Liu, et al.. (2011). The Role of Immunogenicity in Cardiovascular Disease.. PubMed. 3(1). 1–29. 9 indexed citations

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