Danuta Witkowska

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 910 citations indexed

About

Danuta Witkowska is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Danuta Witkowska has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 910 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 8 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Danuta Witkowska's work include Trace Elements in Health (8 papers), Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (5 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (5 papers). Danuta Witkowska is often cited by papers focused on Trace Elements in Health (8 papers), Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (5 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (5 papers). Danuta Witkowska collaborates with scholars based in Poland, Italy and United Kingdom. Danuta Witkowska's co-authors include Joanna Słowik, Karolina Chilicka, Henryk Kozłowski, Magdalena Rowińska‐Żyrek, Wojciech Kamysz, Sławomir Potocki, Daniela Valensin, Agnieszka Szebesczyk, Maurizio Remelli and J. Świątek-Kozłowska and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Coordination Chemistry Reviews and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Danuta Witkowska

36 papers receiving 897 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.

Heavy Metals and Human Health: Possible Exposure Pathways and the Competition for Protein Binding Sites

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Danuta Witkowska Poland	16	285	203	197	148	120	40	910
Shengwen Shen Canada	13	554 1.9×	193 1.0×	411 2.1×	146 1.0×	101 0.8×	20	1.3k
K S Kasprzak United States	14	402 1.4×	285 1.4×	396 2.0×	119 0.8×	106 0.9×	21	1.3k
F.E. Jacobsen United States	13	391 1.4×	308 1.5×	174 0.9×	73 0.5×	135 1.1×	16	1.2k
Kamil Jurowski Poland	17	224 0.8×	134 0.7×	198 1.0×	141 1.0×	186 1.6×	91	1.2k
Tengfei Long China	22	283 1.0×	134 0.7×	204 1.0×	214 1.4×	176 1.5×	54	1.1k
Yoshinori Okamoto Japan	21	431 1.5×	82 0.4×	216 1.1×	83 0.6×	101 0.8×	71	1.3k
Jingshun Zhang China	20	373 1.3×	121 0.6×	172 0.9×	277 1.9×	50 0.4×	69	1.2k
Norbert Szoboszlai Hungary	18	196 0.7×	117 0.6×	102 0.5×	92 0.6×	39 0.3×	38	854
Katarzyna Pawlak Poland	21	349 1.2×	192 0.9×	80 0.4×	125 0.8×	74 0.6×	53	1.1k
Grace E. Kenney United States	17	638 2.2×	160 0.8×	111 0.6×	93 0.6×	104 0.9×	26	1.1k

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Petkov, P., et al.. (2025). Impact of SARS-CoV-2 RBM Mutations N501Y and E484K on ACE2 Binding: A Combined Computational and Experimental Study. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(9). 4064–4064. 1 indexed citations

Valensin, Daniela, et al.. (2025). Thiol, His–His Motif, and the Battle over Cu(II) in the Relationship of CopM Metallophore and OprC Outer Membrane Protein. Inorganic Chemistry. 64(6). 2936–2950.

Witkowska, Danuta, et al.. (2023). SARS-CoV-2 and its impact on the cardiovascular and digestive systems – The interplay between new virus variants and human cells. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. 21. 1022–1029. 4 indexed citations

Witkowska, Danuta, et al.. (2022). Thermodynamic surprises of Cu(II)–amylin analogue complexes in membrane mimicking solutions. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 425–425. 6 indexed citations

Witkowska, Danuta & Magdalena Rowińska‐Żyrek. (2019). Biophysical approaches for the study of metal-protein interactions. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 199. 110783–110783. 26 indexed citations

Witkowska, Danuta, et al.. (2017). Analysis of substrate binding in individual active sites of bifunctional human ATIC. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics. 1866(2). 254–263. 6 indexed citations

Rowińska‐Żyrek, Magdalena, Robert Wieczorek, Remo Guerrini, et al.. (2013). Unexpected impact of the number of glutamine residues on metal complex stability. Metallomics. 5(3). 214–214. 25 indexed citations

Rowińska‐Żyrek, Magdalena, Sławomir Potocki, Danuta Witkowska, Daniela Valensin, & Henryk Kozłowski. (2012). The zinc-binding fragment of HypA from Helicobacter pylori: a tempting site also for nickel ions. Dalton Transactions. 42(17). 6012–6012. 16 indexed citations

Witkowska, Danuta, et al.. (2012). The Coordination of Ni^II and Cu^II Ions to the Polyhistidyl Motif of Hpn Protein: Is It as Strong as We Think?. Chemistry - A European Journal. 18(35). 11088–11099. 29 indexed citations

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Potocki, Sławomir, et al.. (2012). Metal Transport and Homeostasis within the Human Body: Toxicity Associated with Transport Abnormalities. Current Medicinal Chemistry. 19(17). 2738–2759. 29 indexed citations

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Rowińska‐Żyrek, Magdalena, et al.. (2011). Polythiol binding to biologically relevant metal ions. Dalton Transactions. 40(40). 10434–10434. 17 indexed citations

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Witkowska, Danuta, et al.. (2011). Coordination of Ni2+ and Cu2+ to metal ion binding domains of E. coli SlyD protein. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 107(1). 73–81. 24 indexed citations

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Rowińska‐Żyrek, Magdalena, et al.. (2011). The –Cys–Cys– motif in Helicobacter pylori's Hpn and HspA proteins is an essential anchoring site for metal ions. Dalton Transactions. 40(20). 5604–5604. 46 indexed citations

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Witkowska, Danuta, et al.. (2010). Cu2+ and Ni2+ interactions with N-terminal fragments of Hpn and Hpn-like proteins from Helicobacter pylori. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 105(2). 208–214. 26 indexed citations

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Rowińska‐Żyrek, Magdalena, Danuta Witkowska, Daniela Valensin, Wojciech Kamysz, & Henryk Kozłowski. (2010). The C terminus of HspA—a potential target for native Ni(ii) and Bi(iii) anti-ulcer drugs. Dalton Transactions. 39(25). 5814–5814. 36 indexed citations

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Migliorini, Caterina, Danuta Witkowska, Daniela Valensin, Wojciech Kamysz, & Henryk Kozłowski. (2010). Competition between histamine-like and poly-imidazole coordination sites for Cu2+ and Zn2+ ions in zebra-fish peptide of prion-like protein. Dalton Transactions. 39(37). 8663–8663. 19 indexed citations

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Kancelista, Anna & Danuta Witkowska. (2008). Biosynteza wybranych enzymów litycznych w podłożu zawierającym odpadowe kaczany kukurydziane przez grzyby strzępkowe z rodzaju Trichoderma. 7(1). 1 indexed citations

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Rywińska, Anita, et al.. (2007). Biosynteza fitaz, fosfataz oraz celulaz i ksylanaz w hodowlach grzybów strzępkowych w podłożu stałym. 6(2).

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Witkowska, Danuta, et al.. (1991). Badanie skojarzonego działania mieszanin pestycydów z różnych grup chemicznych na wchłanianie wapna w jelicie szczura. Cz.II. Chlorfenwinfos i cypermetryna. Roczniki Państwowego Zakładu Higieny. 42(4).

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Witkowska, Danuta, et al.. (1981). Influence of age on the discrimination of barium in comparison with strontium during their incorporation into compact bone.. PubMed. 31(3). 289–96.

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