Brian Cunniff

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 915 citations indexed

About

Brian Cunniff is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Cunniff has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 915 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 6 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Brian Cunniff's work include Redox biology and oxidative stress (12 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (9 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (8 papers). Brian Cunniff is often cited by papers focused on Redox biology and oxidative stress (12 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (9 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (8 papers). Brian Cunniff collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and India. Brian Cunniff's co-authors include Nicholas H. Heintz, Alan K. Howe, Andrew J. McKenzie, Marcelo G. Bonini, Riccardo Lacchini, Flávio R. Palma, Benjamin N. Gantner, Marcelo J. Sakiyama, Cezar Kayzuka Cotta Filho and Sanjeev Shukla and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Brian Cunniff

25 papers receiving 909 citations

Hit Papers

ROS production by mitochondria: function or dysfunction? 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 50 100 150 200
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.

  1. ROS production by mitochondria: function or dysfunction?
    2023 238 citations Flávio R. Palma, Benjamin N. Gantner et al. Oncogene profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brian Cunniff United States 14 582 134 122 101 95 28 915
Anatoly Samoylenko Finland 18 741 1.3× 258 1.9× 94 0.8× 93 0.9× 98 1.0× 52 1.2k
Zhijie Liu United States 18 878 1.5× 195 1.5× 135 1.1× 88 0.9× 63 0.7× 46 1.4k
Clemens Röhrl Austria 20 461 0.8× 229 1.7× 123 1.0× 55 0.5× 45 0.5× 45 930
Christina L. Grek United States 21 1.1k 1.8× 118 0.9× 122 1.0× 64 0.6× 133 1.4× 31 1.6k
Ning Shen China 18 587 1.0× 91 0.7× 79 0.6× 38 0.4× 122 1.3× 39 941
Dong-Hun Bae Australia 13 732 1.3× 122 0.9× 92 0.8× 165 1.6× 84 0.9× 16 1.3k
Rohit Sharma United States 11 753 1.3× 135 1.0× 136 1.1× 33 0.3× 192 2.0× 19 1.1k
Qinghua Wang China 14 693 1.2× 173 1.3× 99 0.8× 58 0.6× 145 1.5× 49 946
Jibin Dong China 18 553 1.0× 68 0.5× 129 1.1× 53 0.5× 155 1.6× 38 809
Yanling Yang China 19 857 1.5× 88 0.7× 51 0.4× 81 0.8× 117 1.2× 138 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Brian Cunniff

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brian Cunniff

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Cunniff

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Brian Cunniff. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Brian Cunniff based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Brian Cunniff. Brian Cunniff is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Raymond, Christopher K., et al.. (2025). Miro1 expression alters global gene expression, ERK1/2 phosphorylation, oxidation and cell cycle progression. Journal of Cell Science. 138(9). 2 indexed citations
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Hanna, David A., Brandon Chen, Yatrik M. Shah, et al.. (2025). H2S remodels mitochondrial ultrastructure and destabilizes respiratory supercomplexes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 301(5). 108433–108433.
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Cunniff, Brian, Terri Messier, Victoria Gibson, et al.. (2024). 61 The first-in-class peroxiredoxin 3 (PRX3) inhibitor RSO-021 modulates the mesenchymal and immune phenotype in mesothelioma. Lung Cancer. 190. 107622–107622. 1 indexed citations
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Daphtary, Nirav, Minara Aliyeva, Kelly J. Butnor, et al.. (2023). Deletion of Miro1 in airway club cells potentiates allergic asthma phenotypes. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 1187945–1187945. 1 indexed citations
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Palma, Flávio R., Benjamin N. Gantner, Marcelo J. Sakiyama, et al.. (2023). ROS production by mitochondria: function or dysfunction?. Oncogene. 43(5). 295–303. 238 indexed citations breakdown →
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Walker, Dale M., et al.. (2023). WR1065 conjugated to thiol-PEG polymers as novel anticancer prodrugs: broad spectrum efficacy, synergism, and drug resistance reversal. Frontiers in Oncology. 13. 1212604–1212604. 1 indexed citations
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Dulloo, Sean, Dean A. Fennell, Fiona Thistlethwaite, et al.. (2022). 1643TiP First-in-human dose-escalation and expansion study (MITOPE) to evaluate mitochondrial PRX3 inhibition by RSO-021 in patients with mesothelioma and other advanced solid tumors. Annals of Oncology. 33. S1292–S1293. 2 indexed citations
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Messier, Terri, et al.. (2022). Reactive oxygen species in the progression and treatment of malignant mesothelioma. Journal of Cancer Metastasis and Treatment. 8. 36–36.
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Cunniff, Brian, Joseph E. Druso, & Jos van der Velden. (2021). Lung organoids: advances in generation and 3D-visualization. Histochemistry and Cell Biology. 155(2). 301–308. 28 indexed citations
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Messier, Terri, et al.. (2020). Miro1-mediated mitochondrial positioning supports subcellular redox status. Redox Biology. 38. 101818–101818. 28 indexed citations
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Schuler, Max-Hinderk, Agnieszka Lewandowska, Giuseppe Di Caprio, et al.. (2017). Miro1-mediated mitochondrial positioning shapes intracellular energy gradients required for cell migration. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 28(16). 2159–2169. 124 indexed citations
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Cunniff, Brian, Andrew J. McKenzie, Nicholas H. Heintz, & Alan K. Howe. (2016). AMPK activity regulates trafficking of mitochondria to the leading edge during cell migration and matrix invasion. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 27(17). 2662–2674. 175 indexed citations
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Cunniff, Brian, Kheng Newick, Kimberly Nelson, et al.. (2015). Disabling Mitochondrial Peroxide Metabolism via Combinatorial Targeting of Peroxiredoxin 3 as an Effective Therapeutic Approach for Malignant Mesothelioma. PLoS ONE. 10(5). e0127310–e0127310. 26 indexed citations
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Cunniff, Brian, et al.. (2014). Resolution of oxidative stress by thioredoxin reductase: Cysteine versus selenocysteine. Redox Biology. 2. 475–484. 21 indexed citations
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Cunniff, Brian, et al.. (2014). Peroxiredoxin 3 levels regulate a mitochondrial redox setpoint in malignant mesothelioma cells. Redox Biology. 3. 79–87. 37 indexed citations
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Cunniff, Brian, et al.. (2013). A direct and continuous assay for the determination of thioredoxin reductase activity in cell lysates. Analytical Biochemistry. 443(1). 34–40. 26 indexed citations
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Cunniff, Brian, Jason Stumpff, Kheng Newick, et al.. (2012). Mitochondrial‐targeted nitroxides disrupt mitochondrial architecture and inhibit expression of peroxiredoxin 3 and FOXM1 in malignant mesothelioma cells. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 228(4). 835–845. 35 indexed citations
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Newick, Kheng, Brian Cunniff, Paul Held, et al.. (2012). Peroxiredoxin 3 Is a Redox-Dependent Target of Thiostrepton in Malignant Mesothelioma Cells. PLoS ONE. 7(6). e39404–e39404. 46 indexed citations

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