Brian Safer

2.4k total citations
39 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Brian Safer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Safer has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Genetics and 5 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Brian Safer's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (14 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (7 papers) and RNA regulation and disease (7 papers). Brian Safer is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (14 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (7 papers) and RNA regulation and disease (7 papers). Brian Safer collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Bulgaria. Brian Safer's co-authors include Rosemary Jagus, John Williamson, W.F. Anderson, Suzanne Miyamoto, Thomas Shenk, Robert J. Schneider, Jan Kitajewski, Charles E. Samuel, B. Thimmappaya and S Munemitsu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Brian Safer

39 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brian Safer United States 23 1.5k 430 292 218 163 39 2.0k
Nahum Sonenberg Canada 19 2.6k 1.7× 225 0.5× 497 1.7× 239 1.1× 106 0.7× 24 3.0k
Joachim Stahl Germany 26 2.3k 1.5× 141 0.3× 221 0.8× 202 0.9× 296 1.8× 62 2.6k
Daniel R. Schoenberg United States 34 3.3k 2.2× 392 0.9× 138 0.5× 470 2.2× 179 1.1× 91 4.2k
G. Huez Belgium 26 1.6k 1.0× 227 0.5× 95 0.3× 457 2.1× 154 0.9× 50 2.5k
Georges Huez Belgium 27 1.7k 1.1× 199 0.5× 218 0.7× 771 3.5× 163 1.0× 46 2.5k
Ann Arfsten United States 21 1.2k 0.8× 484 1.1× 934 3.2× 99 0.5× 71 0.4× 36 2.4k
Marc Vigneron France 28 2.7k 1.7× 596 1.4× 138 0.5× 556 2.6× 163 1.0× 64 3.6k
Hideki Hatanaka Japan 27 1.8k 1.2× 214 0.5× 124 0.4× 272 1.2× 435 2.7× 49 2.6k
Lara G. Hays United States 13 2.3k 1.5× 280 0.7× 188 0.6× 123 0.6× 282 1.7× 14 3.2k
Maurice H. Vaughan United States 17 1.7k 1.1× 197 0.5× 90 0.3× 74 0.3× 112 0.7× 30 2.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brian Safer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Safer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Brian Safer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Brian Safer 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 Safer. Brian Safer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Miyamoto, Suzanne, Jun Qin, & Brian Safer. (2001). Detection of early gene expression changes during activation of human primary lymphocytes by in vitro synthesis of proteins from polysome‐associated mRNAs. Protein Science. 10(2). 423–433. 8 indexed citations
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Miyamoto, Suzanne, Scot R. Kimball, & Brian Safer. (2000). Signal transduction pathways that contribute to increased protein synthesis during T-cell activation. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Structure and Expression. 1494(1-2). 28–42. 22 indexed citations
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Safer, Brian, et al.. (2000). Transcriptional regulation of E2F-1 and eIF-2 genes by α-Pal: a potential mechanism for coordinated regulation of protein synthesis, growth, and the cell cycle. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1495(1). 51–68. 18 indexed citations
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Wiener, Stephen M., Robert F. Hoyt, Kunio Nagashima, et al.. (2000). Manometric changes during retrograde biliary infusion in mice. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 279(1). G49–G66. 16 indexed citations
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Chiorini, John A., et al.. (1999). Genomic Cloning and Characterization of the Human Eukaryotic Initiation Factor-2β Promoter. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(7). 4195–4201. 6 indexed citations
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Safer, Brian, et al.. (1998). Formation of α-Pal/Max Heterodimers Synergistically Activates the eIF2-α Promoter. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(52). 34703–34709. 7 indexed citations
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Welsh, Gavin I., Suzanne Miyamoto, Nigel T. Price, Brian Safer, & Christopher G. Proud. (1996). T-cell Activation Leads to Rapid Stimulation of Translation Initiation Factor eIF2B and Inactivation of Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(19). 11410–11413. 91 indexed citations
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Chiorini, John A., Clemens‐Martin Wendtner, Elena Urcelay, et al.. (1995). High-Efficiency Transfer of the T Cell Co-Stimulatory Molecule B7-2 to Lymphoid Cells Using High-Titer Recombinant Adeno-Associated Virus Vectors. Human Gene Therapy. 6(12). 1531–1541. 97 indexed citations
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Ney, Paul A., Nancy C. Andrews, Stephen M. Jane, et al.. (1993). Purification of the Human NF-E2 Complex: cDNA Cloning of the Hematopoietic Cell-Specific Subunit and Evidence for an Associated Partner. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 13(9). 5604–5612. 42 indexed citations
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Chiorini, John A., Roger B. Cohen, Suzanne Miyamoto, et al.. (1993). Regulation of eukaryotic translation initiation factor expression during T-cell activation. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1176(3). 257–264. 37 indexed citations
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Hümbelin, Markus, Brian Safer, John A. Chiorini, John W.B. Hershey, & Roger B. Cohen. (1989). Isolation and characterization of the promoter and flanking regions of the gene encoding the human protein-synthesis-initiation factor 2α. Gene. 81(2). 315–324. 26 indexed citations
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Safer, Brian, Roger B. Cohen, Susan Garfinkel, & John A. Thompson. (1988). DNA Affinity Labeling of Adenovirus Type 2 Upstream Promoter Sequence-Binding Factors Identifies Two Distinct Proteins. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 8(1). 105–113. 6 indexed citations
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Katze, Michael G., B M Detjen, Brian Safer, & Robert M. Krug. (1985). Translational control in influenza virus-infected cells. Virus Research. 3. 39–39. 3 indexed citations
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Tolunay, Hatice, Linda Yang, Wayne M. Kemper, Brian Safer, & W. French Anderson. (1984). Homologous Globin Cell-Free Transcription System with Comparison of Heterologous Factors. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 4(1). 17–22. 3 indexed citations
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Safer, Brian. (1983). 2B or not 2B: Regulation of the catalytic utilization of elF-2. Cell. 33(1). 7–8. 152 indexed citations
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Jagus, Rosemary, W.F. Anderson, & Brian Safer. (1981). The Regulation of Initiation of Mammalian Protein Synthesis. Progress in nucleic acid research and molecular biology. 25. 127–185. 220 indexed citations
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Traugh, Jolinda A., Stanley M. Tahara, Sandra B. Sharp, Brian Safer, & William C. Merrick. (1976). Factors involved in initiation of haemoglobin synthesis can be phosphorylated in vitro. Nature. 263(5573). 163–165. 66 indexed citations
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Schwartz, Arnold, Carl L. Johnson, & Brian Safer. (1966). Isotopic labelling of heart mitochondria as a function of respiratory state. Life Sciences. 5(23). 2143–2149. 1 indexed citations
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Johnson, Carl L., Brian Safer, & Arnold Schwartz. (1966). The Effects of Histones and Other Polycations on Cellular Energetics. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 241(19). 4513–4521. 21 indexed citations

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