Åsa B. Gustafsson

25.6k total citations · 6 hit papers
98 papers, 10.4k citations indexed

About

Åsa B. Gustafsson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Åsa B. Gustafsson has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 10.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 71 papers in Molecular Biology, 58 papers in Epidemiology and 21 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Åsa B. Gustafsson's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (58 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (50 papers) and Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion (19 papers). Åsa B. Gustafsson is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (58 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (50 papers) and Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion (19 papers). Åsa B. Gustafsson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Ireland. Åsa B. Gustafsson's co-authors include Roberta A. Gottlieb, Dieter A. Kubli, Youngil Lee, Melissa N. Quinsay, Amabel M. Orogo, Rita Hanna, Shivaji Rikka, Justin M. Quiles, Robert L. Thomas and M. Richard Sayen and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Åsa B. Gustafsson

97 papers receiving 10.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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NF-κB Restricts Inflammasome Activation via Elimination of Damaged Mitochondria

2016 946 citations Åsa B. Gustafsson et al. profile →
Mitochondria and Mitophagy

2012 661 citations Dieter A. Kubli, Åsa B. Gustafsson Circulation Research profile →
Microtubule-associated Protein 1 Light Chain 3 (LC3) Interacts with Bnip3 Protein to Selectively Remove Endoplasmic Reticulum and Mitochondria via Autophagy

2012 601 citations Rita Hanna, Melissa N. Quinsay et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
Response to myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury involves Bnip3 and autophagy

2006 523 citations Susan E. Logue, M. Richard Sayen et al. profile →
The role of mitochondrial fission in cardiovascular health and disease

2022 192 citations Åsa B. Gustafsson et al. profile →
Mitochondria are secreted in extracellular vesicles when lysosomal function is impaired

2023 131 citations Wenjing Liang, Rita H. Najor et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Åsa B. Gustafsson United States	52	6.5k	4.7k	1.4k	1.3k	1.3k	98	10.4k
Peiyong Zhai United States	48	5.5k 0.8×	2.6k 0.6×	1.0k 0.7×	1.8k 1.3×	2.0k 1.5×	97	10.0k
Hao Zhou China	55	5.5k 0.8×	2.7k 0.6×	1.3k 0.9×	914 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	123	8.9k
Beverly A. Rothermel United States	58	7.8k 1.2×	2.7k 0.6×	595 0.4×	1.4k 1.0×	2.5k 1.9×	111	11.2k
Gerald W. Dorn United States	44	7.0k 1.1×	2.6k 0.6×	672 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	2.3k 1.7×	83	9.9k
Richard N. Kitsis United States	54	7.4k 1.1×	1.9k 0.4×	1.6k 1.1×	1.3k 1.0×	3.0k 2.3×	114	11.5k
Yasuhiro Maejima Japan	35	3.0k 0.5×	2.2k 0.5×	602 0.4×	934 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	121	6.2k
Alfredo Criollo Chile	45	4.5k 0.7×	3.9k 0.8×	400 0.3×	915 0.7×	593 0.4×	75	8.9k
Michael N. Sack United States	53	4.9k 0.8×	1.6k 0.3×	1.7k 1.1×	2.6k 2.0×	1.8k 1.4×	130	9.8k
Lorrie A. Kirshenbaum Canada	50	4.4k 0.7×	1.7k 0.4×	959 0.7×	837 0.6×	2.1k 1.6×	124	7.4k
Abhinav Diwan United States	41	3.4k 0.5×	2.1k 0.4×	419 0.3×	968 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	78	6.6k

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Liang, Wenjing, Rita H. Najor, & Åsa B. Gustafsson. (2024). Protocol to separate small and large extracellular vesicles from mouse and human cardiac tissues. STAR Protocols. 5(1). 102914–102914. 2 indexed citations

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Chen, Ze’e, Ying Shen, Leonardo J. Leon, et al.. (2021). Cardiolipin Remodeling Defects Impair Mitochondrial Architecture and Function in a Murine Model of Barth Syndrome Cardiomyopathy. Circulation Heart Failure. 14(6). e008289–e008289. 32 indexed citations

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Kubli, Dieter A., Bingyan Wang, Farid G. Khalafalla, et al.. (2019). Hypoxia Prevents Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Senescence in Human c-Kit+ Cardiac Progenitor Cells. Stem Cells. 37(4). 555–567. 36 indexed citations

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Woodall, Benjamin P. & Åsa B. Gustafsson. (2018). Autophagy—A key pathway for cardiac health and longevity. Acta Physiologica. 223(4). e13074–e13074. 42 indexed citations

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Hammerling, Babette C., Sarah E. Shires, Leonardo J. Leon, Melissa Q. Cortez, & Åsa B. Gustafsson. (2017). Isolation of Rab5-positive endosomes reveals a new mitochondrial degradation pathway utilized by BNIP3 and Parkin. Small GTPases. 11(1). 69–76. 24 indexed citations

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Shirakabe, Akihiro, Luke Fritzky, Toshiro Saito, et al.. (2016). Evaluating mitochondrial autophagy in the mouse heart. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 92. 134–139. 21 indexed citations

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Kubli, Dieter A. & Åsa B. Gustafsson. (2015). Unbreak My Heart: Targeting Mitochondrial Autophagy in Diabetic Cardiomyopathy. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 22(17). 1527–1544. 56 indexed citations

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Ping, Peipei, Åsa B. Gustafsson, Donald M. Bers, et al.. (2015). Harnessing the Power of Integrated Mitochondrial Biology and Physiology. Circulation Research. 117(3). 234–238. 7 indexed citations

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Emathinger, Jacqueline, Nirmala Hariharan, Pearl Quijada, et al.. (2015). Functional Effect of Pim1 Depends upon Intracellular Localization in Human Cardiac Progenitor Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(22). 13935–13947. 20 indexed citations

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Taylor, Amy E., et al.. (2014). Physiological activation of Akt by PHLPP1 deletion protects against pathological hypertrophy. Cardiovascular Research. 105(2). 160–170. 46 indexed citations

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Lee, Youngil, Hwa-Youn Lee, & Åsa B. Gustafsson. (2012). Regulation of Autophagy by Metabolic and Stress Signaling Pathways in the Heart. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 60(2). 118–124. 28 indexed citations

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Lee, Youngil, Hwa-Youn Lee, Rita Hanna, & Åsa B. Gustafsson. (2011). Mitochondrial autophagy by Bnip3 involves Drp1-mediated mitochondrial fission and recruitment of Parkin in cardiac myocytes. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 301(5). H1924–H1931. 347 indexed citations

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Ong, Sang‐Bing & Åsa B. Gustafsson. (2011). New roles for mitochondria in cell death in the reperfused myocardium. Cardiovascular Research. 94(2). 190–196. 101 indexed citations

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Quinsay, Melissa N., Youngil Lee, Shivaji Rikka, et al.. (2009). Bnip3 mediates permeabilization of mitochondria and release of cytochrome c via a novel mechanism. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 48(6). 1146–1156. 83 indexed citations

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Kubli, Dieter A., et al.. (2007). Bnip3 mediates mitochondrial dysfunction and cell death through Bax and Bak. Biochemical Journal. 405(3). 407–415. 171 indexed citations

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Gustafsson, Åsa B. & Roberta A. Gottlieb. (2007). Heart mitochondria: gates of life and death. Cardiovascular Research. 77(2). 334–343. 338 indexed citations

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Hilal-Dandan, Randa, Christopher K. Means, Åsa B. Gustafsson, et al.. (2004). Lysophosphatidic acid induces hypertrophy of neonatal cardiac myocytes via activation of Gi and Rho. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 36(4). 481–493. 60 indexed citations

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Gustafsson, Åsa B., et al.. (2004). Apoptosis Repressor with Caspase Recruitment Domain Protects against Cell Death by Interfering with Bax Activation. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(20). 21233–21238. 138 indexed citations

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Gustafsson, Åsa B. & Laurence L. Brunton. (1999). Differential and Selective Inhibition of Protein Kinase A and Protein Kinase C in Intact Cells by Balanol Congeners. Molecular Pharmacology. 56(2). 377–382. 9 indexed citations

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Gustafsson, Åsa B. & Laurence L. Brunton. (1999). Differential and Selective Inhibition of Protein Kinase A and Protein Kinase C in Intact Cells by Balanol Congeners. Molecular Pharmacology. 56(2). 377–382. 1 indexed citations

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