BJ Petrof

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
6 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

BJ Petrof is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, BJ Petrof has authored 6 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Physiology and 3 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in BJ Petrof's work include Muscle Physiology and Disorders (4 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (3 papers) and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (2 papers). BJ Petrof is often cited by papers focused on Muscle Physiology and Disorders (4 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (3 papers) and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (2 papers). BJ Petrof collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Germany. BJ Petrof's co-authors include A. M. Kelly, RA Panettieri, Hansell H. Stedman, John T. Sladky, H. Lee Sweeney, Mitsuo Narusawa, Joseph B. Shrager, Allan I Pack, J. Eby and J. C. Hendricks and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Applied Physiology and European Respiratory Journal.

In The Last Decade

BJ Petrof

6 papers receiving 1.0k 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.

The mdx mouse diaphragm reproduces the degenerative changes of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

1991 773 citations Hansell H. Stedman, H. Lee Sweeney et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
BJ Petrof Canada	6	873	304	230	207	143	6	1.1k
Kathleen M. McCormick United States	11	667 0.8×	212 0.7×	113 0.5×	134 0.6×	82 0.6×	18	885
Joseph X. DiMario United States	18	1.2k 1.3×	207 0.7×	156 0.7×	141 0.7×	170 1.2×	41	1.3k
Leopoldo Saggin Italy	9	1.0k 1.2×	232 0.8×	88 0.4×	108 0.5×	471 3.3×	13	1.4k
Andrew Weir United Kingdom	6	886 1.0×	244 0.8×	110 0.5×	157 0.8×	156 1.1×	8	1.1k
Leslie Houghton United States	8	1.0k 1.2×	267 0.9×	154 0.7×	95 0.5×	104 0.7×	10	1.2k
U. L. Fairbrother United Kingdom	7	625 0.7×	148 0.5×	270 1.2×	133 0.6×	86 0.6×	10	817
Barbara C. Byth Canada	9	1.1k 1.3×	208 0.7×	190 0.8×	222 1.1×	167 1.2×	14	1.2k
Janet R. Bogan United States	18	864 1.0×	154 0.5×	261 1.1×	66 0.3×	139 1.0×	24	959
Christian Pastoret France	10	753 0.9×	196 0.6×	90 0.4×	198 1.0×	123 0.9×	13	812
Christiana DelloRusso United States	7	917 1.1×	115 0.4×	388 1.7×	104 0.5×	231 1.6×	10	1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of BJ Petrof

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6 of 6 papers shown

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Petrof, BJ. (1998). Respiratory muscles as a target for adenovirus-mediated gene therapy. European Respiratory Journal. 11(2). 492–497. 9 indexed citations

2.

Yang, Liying, Hanns Lochmüller, Jun Luo, et al.. (1998). Adenovirus-mediated dystrophin minigene transfer improves muscle strength in adult dystrophic (MDX) mice. Gene Therapy. 5(3). 369–379. 57 indexed citations

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Lochmüller, Hanns, BJ Petrof, Giovanna Pari, et al.. (1996). Transient immunosuppression by FK506 permits a sustained high-level dystrophin expression after adenovirus-mediated dystrophin minigene transfer to skeletal muscles of adult dystrophic (mdx) mice.. PubMed. 3(8). 706–16. 90 indexed citations

4.

Petrof, BJ, Allan I Pack, A. M. Kelly, J. Eby, & J. C. Hendricks. (1994). Pharyngeal myopathy of loaded upper airway in dogs with sleep apnea. Journal of Applied Physiology. 76(4). 1746–1752. 105 indexed citations

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Petrof, BJ, A. M. Kelly, Neal A. Rubinstein, & Allan I Pack. (1992). Effect of hypothyroidism on myosin heavy chain expression in rat pharyngeal dilator muscles. Journal of Applied Physiology. 73(1). 179–187. 29 indexed citations

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Stedman, Hansell H., H. Lee Sweeney, Joseph B. Shrager, et al.. (1991). The mdx mouse diaphragm reproduces the degenerative changes of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Nature. 352(6335). 536–539. 773 indexed citations breakdown →

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