Bradford C. Berk

35.9k total citations · 6 hit papers
318 papers, 29.8k citations indexed

About

Bradford C. Berk is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bradford C. Berk has authored 318 papers receiving a total of 29.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 219 papers in Molecular Biology, 88 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 74 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Bradford C. Berk's work include Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (58 papers), Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (54 papers) and Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (52 papers). Bradford C. Berk is often cited by papers focused on Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (58 papers), Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling (54 papers) and Renin-Angiotensin System Studies (52 papers). Bradford C. Berk collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and China. Bradford C. Berk's co-authors include Jun‐ichi Abe, Yan Chen, R. Wayne Alexander, Marshall A. Corson, Oren Traub, Judith Haendeler, Stéphanie Lehoux, Vyacheslav A. Korshunov, Keigi Fujiwara and Hideyuki Yamawaki and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Bradford C. Berk

315 papers receiving 29.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Apolipoprotein E controls cerebrovascular integrity via cyclophilin A

2012 995 citations Bradford C. Berk et al. profile →
Laminar Shear Stress

1998 873 citations Bradford C. Berk et al. profile →
ECM remodeling in hypertensive heart disease

2007 710 citations Bradford C. Berk, Keigi Fujiwara et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
Direct stimulation of Jak/STAT pathway by the angiotensin II AT1 receptor

1995 634 citations Bradford C. Berk, Kenneth E. Bernstein et al. profile →
Active oxygen species stimulate vascular smooth muscle cell growth and proto-oncogene expression.

1992 543 citations Bradford C. Berk et al. Circulation Research profile →
Elevation of C-reactive protein in “active” coronary artery disease

1990 483 citations Bradford C. Berk, R. Wayne Alexander et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bradford C. Berk United States	100	16.6k	7.2k	5.9k	4.7k	3.6k	318	29.8k
Yoshio Yazaki Japan	93	17.8k 1.1×	10.2k 1.4×	11.1k 1.9×	3.0k 0.6×	4.5k 1.2×	442	35.5k
Masatsugu Hori Japan	91	10.7k 0.6×	11.3k 1.6×	3.0k 0.5×	2.7k 0.6×	5.4k 1.5×	537	33.2k
Ajay M. Shah United Kingdom	100	12.3k 0.7×	12.6k 1.7×	9.6k 1.6×	5.3k 1.1×	3.6k 1.0×	545	35.1k
Toshiro Fujita Japan	97	13.8k 0.8×	5.2k 0.7×	4.4k 0.7×	2.3k 0.5×	4.8k 1.3×	706	38.5k
Junichi Sadoshima United States	101	20.9k 1.3×	11.2k 1.6×	5.8k 1.0×	2.0k 0.4×	2.7k 0.7×	372	36.7k
Aimin Xu Hong Kong	97	15.0k 0.9×	5.0k 0.7×	10.3k 1.7×	3.0k 0.6×	3.6k 1.0×	524	33.4k
James K. Liao United States	96	11.5k 0.7×	7.1k 1.0×	6.4k 1.1×	4.6k 1.0×	9.1k 2.5×	280	35.1k
Issei Komuro Japan	103	20.5k 1.2×	16.8k 2.3×	6.1k 1.0×	3.4k 0.7×	6.8k 1.9×	1.2k	42.9k
E. Dale Abel United States	90	13.9k 0.8×	9.5k 1.3×	7.9k 1.3×	2.6k 0.5×	3.6k 1.0×	278	28.7k
Alain Tedgui France	95	12.7k 0.8×	5.9k 0.8×	3.4k 0.6×	11.8k 2.5×	5.8k 1.6×	294	31.4k

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Thakar, Juilee, et al.. (2025). Value of Bioinformatics Models for Predicting Translational Control of Angiogenesis. Circulation Research. 136(10). 1147–1165.

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Berk, Bradford C., et al.. (2025). Spinal cord injury enhances lung inflammation and exacerbates immune response following exposure to LPS. Frontiers in Immunology. 15. 1483402–1483402.

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Satoh, Kimio, Yoshihiro Fukumoto, Koichiro Sugimura, et al.. (2010). Abstract 11001: Cyclophilin a Mediates Pulmonary Vascular Remodeling by Rho-Kinase Activation in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension. Circulation. 122. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Ning, Weihua Cai, Guoyong Yin, David J. Nagel, & Bradford C. Berk. (2009). GIT1 is a novel MEK1–ERK1/2 scaffold that localizes to focal adhesions. Cell Biology International. 34(1). 41–47. 22 indexed citations

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Reinhart‐King, Cynthia A., Keigi Fujiwara, & Bradford C. Berk. (2008). Chapter 2 Physiologic Stress‐Mediated Signaling in the Endothelium. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 443. 25–44. 49 indexed citations

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Garin, Gwenaële & Bradford C. Berk. (2006). Flow-Mediated Signaling Modulates Endothelial Cell Phenotype. Endothelium. 13(6). 375–384. 36 indexed citations

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Yamawaki, Hideyuki, Shi Pan, Richard Lee, & Bradford C. Berk. (2005). Fluid shear stress inhibits vascular inflammation by decreasing thioredoxin-interacting protein in endothelial cells. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 115(3). 733–738. 184 indexed citations

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Jin, Zheng‐Gen, Hiroto Ueba, Tatsuo Tanimoto, et al.. (2003). Ligand-Independent Activation of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor 2 by Fluid Shear Stress Regulates Activation of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase. Circulation Research. 93(4). 354–363. 313 indexed citations

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Yoshizumi, Masanori, Jun‐ichi Abe, Koichiro Tsuchiya, Bradford C. Berk, & Toshiaki Tamaki. (2003). Stress and Vascular Responses: Atheroprotective Effect of Laminar Fluid Shear Stress in Endothelial Cells: Possible Role of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations

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Chen, Yan, Honglin Luo, Jiing-Dwan Lee, Jun‐ichi Abe, & Bradford C. Berk. (2001). Molecular Cloning of Mouse ERK5/BMK1 Splice Variants and Characterization of ERK5 Functional Domains. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(14). 10870–10878. 135 indexed citations

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Gallis, Byron, Garry L. Corthals, David R. Goodlett, et al.. (1999). Identification of Flow-dependent Endothelial Nitric-oxide Synthase Phosphorylation Sites by Mass Spectrometry and Regulation of Phosphorylation and Nitric Oxide Production by the Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Inhibitor LY294002. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(42). 30101–30108. 273 indexed citations

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Abe, Jun‐ichi, Masafumi Takahashi, Mari Ishida, Jiing-Dwan Lee, & Bradford C. Berk. (1997). c-Src Is Required for Oxidative Stress-mediated Activation of Big Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase 1 (BMK1). Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(33). 20389–20394. 242 indexed citations

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Takahashi, Eiichi, et al.. (1997). Angiotensin II Stimulates p90rsk2 in vascular smooth muscle cells: A potential Na+/H+ exchanger kinase. The FASEB Journal. 11(3). 3 indexed citations

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Fishel, Robert, Vinod H. Thourani, Steven Eisenberg, et al.. (1995). Fibroblast growth factor stimulates angiotensin converting enzyme expression in vascular smooth muscle cells. Possible mediator of the response to vascular injury.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 95(1). 377–387. 72 indexed citations

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Rao, Gadiparthi N., Bernard Lassègue, Kathy K. Griendling, R. Wayne Alexander, & Bradford C. Berk. (1993). Hydrogen peroxide-induced c-fos expression is mediated by arachidonic acid release: role of protein kinase C. Nucleic Acids Research. 21(5). 1259–1263. 115 indexed citations

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Taubman, Mark B., et al.. (1992). JE mRNA accumulates rapidly in aortic injury and in platelet-derived growth factor-stimulated vascular smooth muscle cells.. Circulation Research. 70(2). 314–325. 132 indexed citations

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Rao, Gadiparthi N., Nicolás de Roux, Claude Sardet, Jacques Pouysségur, & Bradford C. Berk. (1991). Na+/H+ antiporter gene expression during monocytic differentiation of HL60 cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 266(21). 13485–13488. 22 indexed citations

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Griendling, Kathy K., Terutaka Tsuda, Bradford C. Berk, & R. Wayne Alexander. (1989). Angiotensin II Stimulation of Vascular Smooth Muscle. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 14. S27–S33. 68 indexed citations

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Berk, Bradford C., et al.. (1989). Spontaneously hypertensive rat vascular smooth muscle cells in culture exhibit increased growth and Na+/H+ exchange. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 84(6). 2029–2029. 3 indexed citations

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Griendling, Kathy K., Terutaka Tsuda, Bradford C. Berk, & R. Wayne Alexander. (1989). Angiotensin II Stimulation of Vascular Smooth Muscle. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 14. S27–S33. 6 indexed citations

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