Derek P. DiRocco

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Derek P. DiRocco is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Derek P. DiRocco has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 4 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Derek P. DiRocco's work include Renal and related cancers (7 papers), Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (3 papers) and Renal cell carcinoma treatment (2 papers). Derek P. DiRocco is often cited by papers focused on Renal and related cancers (7 papers), Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (3 papers) and Renal cell carcinoma treatment (2 papers). Derek P. DiRocco collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and India. Derek P. DiRocco's co-authors include Benjamin D. Humphreys, Rafael Kramann, Susanne Fleig, Rebekka K. Schneider, Joel Henderson, Benjamin L. Ebert, Flávia G. Machado, Philip A. Bondzie, Daniel R. Storm and Joseph V. Bonventre and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Derek P. DiRocco

15 papers receiving 2.3k citations

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Perivascular Gli1+ Progenitors Are Key Contributors to Injury-Induced Organ Fibrosis

2014 671 citations Rafael Kramann, Rebekka K. Schneider et al. Cell stem cell profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Derek P. DiRocco United States	15	1.4k	399	373	352	346	15	2.3k
Lixin Kan United States	29	1.3k 0.9×	212 0.5×	288 0.8×	288 0.8×	375 1.1×	44	2.6k
Jenny Norlin Sweden	13	1.2k 0.9×	280 0.7×	324 0.9×	222 0.6×	164 0.5×	20	3.0k
Edward C. Hsiao United States	29	1.7k 1.2×	338 0.8×	365 1.0×	599 1.7×	417 1.2×	100	3.8k
Reimar Abraham Italy	10	2.1k 1.5×	261 0.7×	351 0.9×	137 0.4×	237 0.7×	16	3.0k
Alexander Kapustin United Kingdom	17	1.1k 0.7×	820 2.1×	185 0.5×	330 0.9×	266 0.8×	23	2.5k
R. Clay Bunn United States	28	1.2k 0.9×	245 0.6×	180 0.5×	108 0.3×	312 0.9×	46	2.6k
Samuel Gebré‐Medhin Sweden	22	1.6k 1.1×	139 0.3×	349 0.9×	839 2.4×	907 2.6×	33	3.2k
Elisabetta Gazzerro Italy	28	2.4k 1.7×	249 0.6×	151 0.4×	150 0.4×	287 0.8×	52	3.5k
H.J.M. Smeets Netherlands	30	1.5k 1.1×	228 0.6×	290 0.8×	129 0.4×	103 0.3×	63	2.4k
Sujata Rao United States	20	1.5k 1.1×	140 0.4×	340 0.9×	187 0.5×	261 0.8×	39	2.6k

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Kramann, Rafael, Susanne Fleig, Rebekka K. Schneider, et al.. (2015). Pharmacological GLI2 inhibition prevents myofibroblast cell-cycle progression and reduces kidney fibrosis. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 125(8). 2935–2951. 125 indexed citations

Grgic, Ivica, A. Michaela Krautzberger, Matthew A. Lalli, et al.. (2014). Translational Profiles of Medullary Myofibroblasts during Kidney Fibrosis. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 25(9). 1979–1990. 64 indexed citations

Kramann, Rafael, Rebekka K. Schneider, Derek P. DiRocco, et al.. (2014). Perivascular Gli1+ Progenitors Are Key Contributors to Injury-Induced Organ Fibrosis. Cell stem cell. 16(1). 51–66. 671 indexed citations breakdown →

Kramann, Rafael, Derek P. DiRocco, Omar H. Maarouf, & Benjamin D. Humphreys. (2013). Matrix-Producing Cells in Chronic Kidney Disease: Origin, Regulation, and Activation. Current Pathobiology Reports. 1(4). 301–311. 48 indexed citations

Humphreys, Benjamin D. & Derek P. DiRocco. (2013). Lineage-tracing methods and the kidney. Kidney International. 86(3). 481–488. 26 indexed citations

DiRocco, Derek P., Akio Kobayashi, Makoto M. Taketo, Andrew P. McMahon, & Benjamin D. Humphreys. (2013). Wnt4/β−Catenin Signaling in Medullary Kidney Myofibroblasts. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 24(9). 1399–1412. 150 indexed citations

Kramann, Rafael, Derek P. DiRocco, & Benjamin D. Humphreys. (2013). Understanding the origin, activation and regulation of matrix‐producing myofibroblasts for treatment of fibrotic disease. The Journal of Pathology. 231(3). 273–289. 169 indexed citations

DiRocco, Derek P., John Bisi, Patrick J. Roberts, et al.. (2013). CDK4/6 inhibition induces epithelial cell cycle arrest and ameliorates acute kidney injury. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. 306(4). F379–F388. 96 indexed citations

Humphreys, Benjamin D., et al.. (2011). Repair of injured proximal tubule does not involve specialized progenitors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(22). 9226–9231. 268 indexed citations

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Garelick, Michael G., Guy C.‐K. Chan, Derek P. DiRocco, & Daniel R. Storm. (2009). Overexpression of Type I Adenylyl Cyclase in the Forebrain Impairs Spatial Memory in Aged But Not Young Mice. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(35). 10835–10842. 18 indexed citations

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DiRocco, Derek P., et al.. (2009). A Role for Calmodulin-Stimulated Adenylyl Cyclases in Cocaine Sensitization. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(8). 2393–2403. 45 indexed citations

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Nudelman, Aaron S., Derek P. DiRocco, Talley J. Lambert, et al.. (2009). Neuronal activity rapidly induces transcription of the CREB‐regulated microRNA‐132, in vivo. Hippocampus. 20(4). 492–498. 256 indexed citations

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Benn, Caroline, Tingting Sun, Ghazaleh Sadri‐Vakili, et al.. (2008). Huntingtin Modulates Transcription, Occupies Gene PromotersIn Vivo, and Binds Directly to DNA in a Polyglutamine-Dependent Manner. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(42). 10720–10733. 160 indexed citations

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Chen‐Plotkin, Alice, Ghazaleh Sadri‐Vakili, George J. Yohrling, et al.. (2006). Decreased association of the transcription factor Sp1 with genes downregulated in Huntington's disease. Neurobiology of Disease. 22(2). 233–241. 90 indexed citations

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Qiu, Zhihua, Bhupinder Singh, Raman Chopra, et al.. (2006). Sp1 Is Up-regulated in Cellular and Transgenic Models of Huntington Disease, and Its Reduction Is Neuroprotective. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(24). 16672–16680. 100 indexed citations

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