Boris Zhivotovsky

63.3k total citations · 13 hit papers
344 papers, 30.5k citations indexed

About

Boris Zhivotovsky is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Boris Zhivotovsky has authored 344 papers receiving a total of 30.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 279 papers in Molecular Biology, 81 papers in Oncology and 68 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Boris Zhivotovsky's work include Cell death mechanisms and regulation (174 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (63 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (60 papers). Boris Zhivotovsky is often cited by papers focused on Cell death mechanisms and regulation (174 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (63 papers) and Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (60 papers). Boris Zhivotovsky collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Russia and Tajikistan. Boris Zhivotovsky's co-authors include Sten Orrenius, Vladimir Gogvadze, Pierluigi Nicotera, Martin Ott, John D. Robertson, Vitaliy O. Kaminskyy, Magnus Olsson, Gelina S. Kopeina, Tatiana V. Denisenko and Chris J. Norbury and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Boris Zhivotovsky

341 papers receiving 30.0k citations

Hit Papers

Regulation of cell death: the calcium–apoptosis link 1995 2026 2005 2015 2003 2007 1995 2006 2002 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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. Regulation of cell death: the calcium–apoptosis link
    2003 2.4k citations Sten Orrenius, Boris Zhivotovsky et al. profile →
  2. Mitochondria, oxidative stress and cell death
    2007 1.6k citations Martin Ott, Vladimir Gogvadze et al. profile →
  3. Glutamate-induced neuronal death: A succession of necrosis or apoptosis depending on mitochondrial function
    1995 1.6k citations Boris Zhivotovsky, Sten Orrenius et al. profile →
  4. Mitochondrial Oxidative Stress: Implications for Cell Death
    2006 1.1k citations Sten Orrenius, Vladimir Gogvadze et al. profile →
  5. Cytochrome c release from mitochondria proceeds by a two-step process
    2002 783 citations Martin Ott, Vladimir Gogvadze et al. profile →
  6. Classification of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death
    2005 598 citations Boris Zhivotovsky et al. Cell Death and Differentiation profile →
  7. Adiponectin-induced antiangiogenesis and antitumor activity involve caspase-mediated endothelial cell apoptosis
    2004 593 citations Boris Zhivotovsky et al. profile →
  8. DNA damage-induced apoptosis
    2004 571 citations Boris Zhivotovsky et al. profile →
  9. Cell death-based treatment of lung adenocarcinoma
    2018 551 citations Tatiana V. Denisenko, Boris Zhivotovsky et al. Cell Death and Disease profile →
  10. Mitochondria in cancer cells: what is so special about them?
    2008 532 citations Vladimir Gogvadze, Sten Orrenius et al. profile →
  11. Death through a tragedy: mitotic catastrophe
    2008 507 citations Magnus Olsson, Boris Zhivotovsky et al. Cell Death and Differentiation profile →
  12. Morphological classification of plant cell deaths
    2011 447 citations Boris Zhivotovsky et al. Cell Death and Differentiation profile →
  13. Calcium and mitochondria in the regulation of cell death
    2015 421 citations Sten Orrenius, Vladimir Gogvadze et al. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Boris Zhivotovsky Sweden 85 19.5k 3.9k 3.8k 3.5k 3.0k 344 30.5k
Santos A. Susín France 74 21.6k 1.1× 3.2k 0.8× 3.2k 0.8× 2.3k 0.7× 4.4k 1.5× 142 29.0k
Naoufal Zamzami France 67 20.9k 1.1× 3.4k 0.9× 3.0k 0.8× 2.3k 0.6× 4.2k 1.4× 92 28.2k
Yoshihide Tsujimoto Japan 85 18.8k 1.0× 4.8k 1.2× 4.3k 1.1× 2.4k 0.7× 4.0k 1.3× 184 28.6k
Hong‐Gang Wang United States 73 17.2k 0.9× 4.1k 1.1× 4.6k 1.2× 2.6k 0.7× 3.0k 1.0× 320 24.8k
Nancy A. Thornberry United States 58 18.3k 0.9× 2.5k 0.6× 4.5k 1.2× 2.2k 0.6× 4.5k 1.5× 110 26.3k
Jean‐Claude Martinou Switzerland 79 22.0k 1.1× 3.1k 0.8× 2.4k 0.6× 2.2k 0.6× 2.6k 0.9× 194 27.9k
Hidenori Ichijo Japan 92 20.3k 1.0× 3.0k 0.8× 2.7k 0.7× 2.8k 0.8× 4.3k 1.4× 286 29.9k
Donald W. Nicholson Canada 68 20.3k 1.0× 3.1k 0.8× 3.6k 0.9× 2.1k 0.6× 5.4k 1.8× 140 27.3k
Klaus Schulze‐Osthoff Germany 95 17.8k 0.9× 3.6k 0.9× 4.6k 1.2× 4.3k 1.2× 7.3k 2.4× 311 29.8k
Séamus J. Martin Ireland 80 20.3k 1.0× 3.8k 1.0× 4.5k 1.2× 4.2k 1.2× 9.6k 3.2× 178 31.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Moiseenko, Fedor, Aram Oganesian, В. Моисеенко, et al.. (2025). Prognostic model integrating histology, systemic inflammation, and recurrence status predicts immunotherapy response in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer patients. Biology Direct. 20(1). 78–78. 1 indexed citations
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Chesnokov, Mikhail S., et al.. (2024). A matter of new life and cell death: programmed cell death in the mammalian ovary. Journal of Biomedical Science. 31(1). 31–31. 10 indexed citations
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Kopeina, Gelina S., et al.. (2023). Total recall: the role of PIDDosome components in neurodegeneration. Trends in Molecular Medicine. 29(12). 996–1013. 6 indexed citations
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Hååg, Petra, Magnus Olsson, Marita Lagergren Lindberg, et al.. (2022). Caspase-2 is a mediator of apoptotic signaling in response to gemtuzumab ozogamicin in acute myeloid leukemia. Cell Death Discovery. 8(1). 284–284. 2 indexed citations
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Kopeina, Gelina S., Evgeniia Prokhorova, Inna N. Lavrik, & Boris Zhivotovsky. (2018). Alterations in the nucleocytoplasmic transport in apoptosis: Caspases lead the way. Cell Proliferation. 51(5). e12467–e12467. 47 indexed citations
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Denisenko, Tatiana V., et al.. (2016). Reactive oxygen species regulate a balance between mitotic catastrophe and apoptosis. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 81(Pt A). 133–136. 8 indexed citations
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Zhivotovsky, Boris, et al.. (2014). miRNAs in lung cancer: A link to aging. Ageing Research Reviews. 17. 54–67. 36 indexed citations
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Ståhl, Sara, Vitaliy O. Kaminskyy, Alena Hyršlová Vaculová, et al.. (2013). Inhibition of Ephrin B3-mediated survival signaling contributes to increased cell death response of non-small cell lung carcinoma cells after combined treatment with ionizing radiation and PKC 412. Cell Death and Disease. 4(1). e454–e454. 21 indexed citations
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Буравкова, Л. Б., et al.. (2013). Low ATP level is sufficient to maintain the uncommitted state of multipotent mesenchymal stem cells. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 1830(10). 4418–4425. 45 indexed citations
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Kaminskyy, Vitaliy O. & Boris Zhivotovsky. (2013). Free Radicals in Cross Talk Between Autophagy and Apoptosis. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 21(1). 86–102. 336 indexed citations
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Kharaziha, Pedram, Hendrik De Raeve, Qiao Li, et al.. (2012). Sorafenib Has Potent Antitumor Activity against Multiple Myeloma In Vitro , Ex Vivo , and In Vivo in the 5T33MM Mouse Model. Cancer Research. 72(20). 5348–5362. 42 indexed citations
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Norberg, Erik, Sten Orrenius, & Boris Zhivotovsky. (2010). Mitochondrial regulation of cell death: Processing of apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF). Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 396(1). 95–100. 215 indexed citations
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Nikpour, Maryam, Andrea Pellagatti, Luca Malcovati, et al.. (2009). NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE BIOLOGY OF REFRACTORY ANEMIA WITH RING SIDEROBLASTS (RARS) AND IDENTIFICATION OF ERYTHROID G-CSF TARGETS BY GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING. Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford). 94. 99–99. 1 indexed citations
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Ott, Martin, Erik Norberg, Boris Zhivotovsky, & Sten Orrenius. (2009). Mitochondrial targeting of tBid/Bax: a role for the TOM complex?. Cell Death and Differentiation. 16(8). 1075–1082. 79 indexed citations
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Thyrell, Lena, Olle Sangfelt, Boris Zhivotovsky, et al.. (2005). The HPV-16 E7 Oncogene Sensitizes Malignant Cells to IFN-α-Induced Apoptosis. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 25(2). 63–72. 8 indexed citations
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Tehranchi, Ramin, Bertrand Joseph, Birger Christensson, et al.. (2001). Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor inhibits Fas-triggered apoptosis in bone marrow cells isolated from patients with refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts. Leukemia. 15(5). 742–751. 29 indexed citations
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Zhivotovsky, Boris, David Wade, Pierluigi Nicotera, & Sten Orrenius. (1994). Role of Nucleases in Apoptosis. International Archives of Allergy and Immunology. 105(4). 333–338. 59 indexed citations
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Zhivotovsky, Boris, et al.. (1992). Determination of some nuclear deoxyribonucleases in X-irradiated rat thymocytes. Radiation and Environmental Biophysics. 31(2). 123–132. 9 indexed citations
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Zhivotovsky, Boris, et al.. (1987). Degree of Chromatin Fragmentation and Frequency of Nuclear Pyknosis in Percoll-fractionated Thymocytes of Irradiated Rats. International Journal of Radiation Biology and Related Studies in Physics Chemistry and Medicine. 51(3). 421–428. 5 indexed citations
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Zhivotovsky, Boris, et al.. (1983). Distribution of Nuclease Attack Sites and Complexity of DNA in the Products of Post-irradiation Degradation of Rat Thymus Chromatin. International Journal of Radiation Biology and Related Studies in Physics Chemistry and Medicine. 44(3). 261–266. 2 indexed citations

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