Debra Akin

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Debra Akin is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Debra Akin has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Epidemiology and 4 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Debra Akin's work include Nuclear Structure and Function (13 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (7 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (5 papers). Debra Akin is often cited by papers focused on Nuclear Structure and Function (13 papers), RNA Research and Splicing (7 papers) and DNA Repair Mechanisms (5 papers). Debra Akin collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Italy. Debra Akin's co-authors include Carl M. Feldherr, William A. Dunn, Jindong Ding, Sayak K. Mitter, Alfred S. Lewin, Chunjuan Song, Michael E. Boulton, Xiaoping Qi, Catherine Bowes Rickman and Haripriya Vittal Rao and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Molecular Biology and Molecular and Cellular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Debra Akin

24 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Dysregulated autophagy in the RPE is associated with increased susceptibility to oxidative stress and AMD

2014 379 citations Sayak K. Mitter, Chunjuan Song et al. Autophagy profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Debra Akin United States	17	1.0k	393	280	117	90	24	1.6k
Juliana L. Dreyfuss Brazil	22	499 0.5×	58 0.1×	176 0.6×	226 1.9×	123 1.4×	40	1.3k
Guoyun Zhang China	18	538 0.5×	261 0.7×	332 1.2×	36 0.3×	21 0.2×	52	1.2k
Daniel Stone United States	28	1.6k 1.5×	447 1.1×	62 0.2×	33 0.3×	71 0.8×	55	2.4k
Tong Su China	27	979 1.0×	143 0.4×	69 0.2×	57 0.5×	28 0.3×	89	2.2k
Bingrui Wang China	18	558 0.6×	80 0.2×	77 0.3×	44 0.4×	20 0.2×	45	1.4k
Ping Tang China	20	412 0.4×	463 1.2×	369 1.3×	273 2.3×	54 0.6×	47	1.4k
Kaoru Araki‐Sasaki Japan	15	368 0.4×	106 0.3×	331 1.2×	123 1.1×	473 5.3×	45	1.3k
Won‐Tae Kim South Korea	18	514 0.5×	53 0.1×	72 0.3×	54 0.5×	49 0.5×	65	1.2k
William L’Amoreaux United States	19	434 0.4×	46 0.1×	39 0.1×	175 1.5×	36 0.4×	47	1.2k
Gemma Serrano‐Heras Spain	19	772 0.8×	104 0.3×	73 0.3×	24 0.2×	37 0.4×	43	1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Debra Akin

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

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Song, Chunjuan, Sayak K. Mitter, Xiaoping Qi, et al.. (2017). Oxidative stress-mediated NFκB phosphorylation upregulates p62/SQSTM1 and promotes retinal pigmented epithelial cell survival through increased autophagy. PLoS ONE. 12(2). e0171940–e0171940. 89 indexed citations

Mitter, Sayak K., Chunjuan Song, Xiaoping Qi, et al.. (2014). Dysregulated autophagy in the RPE is associated with increased susceptibility to oxidative stress and AMD. PMC. 2 indexed citations

Akin, Debra, Brian K. Law, David A. Ostrov, et al.. (2014). A novel ATG4B antagonist inhibits autophagy and has a negative impact on osteosarcoma tumors. Autophagy. 10(11). 2021–2035. 197 indexed citations

Mitter, Sayak K., Chunjuan Song, Xiaoping Qi, et al.. (2014). Dysregulated autophagy in the RPE is associated with increased susceptibility to oxidative stress and AMD. Autophagy. 10(11). 1989–2005. 379 indexed citations breakdown →

Reyes, Leticia, Paulo Henrique Mazza Rodrigues, Shannon M. Wallet, et al.. (2013). Deletion of Lipoprotein PG0717 in Porphyromonas gingivalis W83 Reduces Gingipain Activity and Alters Trafficking in and Response by Host Cells. PLoS ONE. 8(9). e74230–e74230. 16 indexed citations

Rodrigues, Paulo Henrique Mazza, Leticia Reyes, Myriam Bélanger, et al.. (2012). Porphyromonas gingivalis Strain Specific Interactions with Human Coronary Artery Endothelial Cells: A Comparative Study. PLoS ONE. 7(12). e52606–e52606. 58 indexed citations

Feldherr, Carl M. & Debra Akin. (2002). Analysis of the Activity of Nuclear Export Signals Using Fluorescent BSA Conjugates. BioTechniques. 32(6). 1288–1296. 2 indexed citations

Feldherr, Carl M., Debra Akin, Trevor D. Littlewood, & Murray Stewart. (2002). The molecular mechanism of translocation through the nuclear pore complex is highly conserved. Journal of Cell Science. 115(14). 2997–3005. 22 indexed citations

Butler, P.J.G., et al.. (2001). NTF2 monomer-dimer equilibrium 1 1Edited by B. Holland. Journal of Molecular Biology. 314(3). 465–477. 29 indexed citations

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Bayliss, Richard, Katharina Ribbeck, Debra Akin, et al.. (1999). Interaction between NTF2 and xFxFG-containing nucleoporins is required to mediate nuclear import of RanGDP 1 1Edited by I. B. Holland. Journal of Molecular Biology. 293(3). 579–593. 154 indexed citations

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Feldherr, Carl M. & Debra Akin. (1999). Signal-mediated nuclear transport in the amoeba. Journal of Cell Science. 112(12). 2043–2048. 15 indexed citations

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Feldherr, Carl M., Debra Akin, & Mary Shannon Moore. (1998). The nuclear import factor p10 regulates the functional size of the nuclear pore complex during oogenesis. Journal of Cell Science. 111(13). 1889–1896. 49 indexed citations

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Feldherr, Carl M. & Debra Akin. (1997). The location of the transport gate in the nuclear pore complex. Journal of Cell Science. 110(24). 3065–3070. 107 indexed citations

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Feldherr, Carl M. & Debra Akin. (1994). Role of Nuclear Trafficking in Regulating Cellular Activity. International review of cytology. 151. 183–228. 31 indexed citations

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Feldherr, Carl M. & Debra Akin. (1994). Variations in Signal-Mediated Nuclear Transport during the Cell Cycle in BALB/c 3T3 Cells. Experimental Cell Research. 215(1). 206–210. 26 indexed citations

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Feldherr, Carl M., Charles N. Cole, Robert E. Lanford, & Debra Akin. (1994). The Effects of SV40 Large T Antigen and p53 on Nuclear Transport Capacity in BALB/c 3T3 Cells. Experimental Cell Research. 213(1). 164–171. 16 indexed citations

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Feldherr, Carl M. & Debra Akin. (1993). Regulation of Nuclear Transport in Proliferating and Quiescent Cells. Experimental Cell Research. 205(1). 179–186. 92 indexed citations

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Lawrence, Pauline O. & Debra Akin. (1990). Virus-like particles from the poison glands of the parasitic wasp Biosteres longicaudatus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology. 68(3). 539–546. 57 indexed citations

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Lawyer, Phillip G., David G. Young, Jerry F. Butler, & Debra Akin. (1987). Development of Leishmania mexicana in Lutzomyia diabolica and Lutzomyia shannoni (Diptera: Psychodidae)1. Journal of Medical Entomology. 24(3). 347–355. 41 indexed citations

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Aldrich, Henry C., et al.. (1985). Ultrastructural correlates of anaerobic stress in corn roots. Tissue and Cell. 17(3). 341–348. 13 indexed citations

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