Diana G. Franks

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Diana G. Franks is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Molecular Biology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Diana G. Franks has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 8 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Diana G. Franks's work include Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (22 papers), Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (16 papers) and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (13 papers). Diana G. Franks is often cited by papers focused on Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (22 papers), Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (16 papers) and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (13 papers). Diana G. Franks collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Canada. Diana G. Franks's co-authors include Mark E. Hahn, Alice L. Alldredge, Edward F. DeLong, Sibel I. Karchner, Sean W. Kennedy, Brad R. Evans, Matthew J. Jenny, Rebeka R. Merson, Wade H. Powell and R. Christopher Chambers and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Diana G. Franks

33 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. Phylogenetic diversity of aggregate‐attached vs. free‐living marine bacterial assemblages
    1993 908 citations Diana G. Franks et al. profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Diana G. Franks United States 24 1.1k 940 881 453 345 34 2.8k
Tetyana Bagnyukova Ukraine 25 941 0.9× 910 1.0× 800 0.9× 96 0.2× 253 0.7× 31 2.7k
Rüdiger J. Paul Germany 29 465 0.4× 944 1.0× 480 0.5× 177 0.4× 150 0.4× 95 2.4k
D.R. Livingstone United Kingdom 20 2.2k 2.0× 963 1.0× 412 0.5× 349 0.8× 799 2.3× 33 3.8k
Pamela D. Noyes United States 21 1.7k 1.6× 467 0.5× 261 0.3× 142 0.3× 545 1.6× 28 2.9k
Dae‐Sik Hwang South Korea 29 925 0.9× 461 0.5× 697 0.8× 213 0.5× 410 1.2× 83 2.1k
Marius Brouwer United States 40 1.5k 1.4× 827 0.9× 552 0.6× 180 0.4× 550 1.6× 100 3.5k
Afonso Celso Dias Bainy Brazil 41 3.1k 2.9× 569 0.6× 500 0.6× 284 0.6× 1.5k 4.4× 142 4.6k
Morten Sandvik Norway 32 987 0.9× 324 0.3× 418 0.5× 448 1.0× 426 1.2× 63 2.2k
Susumu Ohara Japan 26 857 0.8× 241 0.3× 673 0.8× 338 0.7× 362 1.0× 98 2.5k
Jan E. Kammenga Netherlands 41 1.2k 1.1× 748 0.8× 1.2k 1.4× 189 0.4× 767 2.2× 128 4.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Xue, Zhenhong, Sibel I. Karchner, Diana G. Franks, et al.. (2025). Enhancing ecological risk assessment of dioxins in aquatic environments: AHR diversity and species sensitivity differences in tiger puffer (Takifugu rubripes). Journal of Hazardous Materials. 494. 138719–138719.
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McDonough, Carrie A., Diana G. Franks, Mark E. Hahn, & Rainer Lohmann. (2019). Aryl hydrocarbon receptor-mediated activity of gas-phase ambient air derived from passive sampling and an in vitro bioassay. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 38(4). 748–759. 3 indexed citations
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Sant, Karilyn E., et al.. (2015). Regulation of Ahr signaling by Nrf2 during development: Effects of Nrf2a deficiency on PCB126 embryotoxicity in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Aquatic Toxicology. 167. 157–171. 49 indexed citations
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Aluru, Neelakanteswar, Sibel I. Karchner, Diana G. Franks, et al.. (2014). Targeted mutagenesis of aryl hydrocarbon receptor 2a and 2b genes in Atlantic killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus). Aquatic Toxicology. 158. 192–201. 31 indexed citations
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Parks, Ashley, Michael P. Pollastri, Mark E. Hahn, et al.. (2014). In Silico Identification of an Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Antagonist with Biological Activity In Vitro and In Vivo. Molecular Pharmacology. 86(5). 593–608. 47 indexed citations
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Lowe, Margaret M., Jeff E. Mold, Bittoo Kanwar, et al.. (2014). Identification of Cinnabarinic Acid as a Novel Endogenous Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Ligand That Drives IL-22 Production. PLoS ONE. 9(2). e87877–e87877. 106 indexed citations
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Hahn, Mark E., Andrew G. McArthur, Sibel I. Karchner, et al.. (2014). The Transcriptional Response to Oxidative Stress during Vertebrate Development: Effects of tert-Butylhydroquinone and 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin. PLoS ONE. 9(11). e113158–e113158. 49 indexed citations
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Reitzel, Adam M., Sibel I. Karchner, Diana G. Franks, et al.. (2014). Genetic variation at aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) loci in populations of Atlantic killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus) inhabiting polluted and reference habitats. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 14(1). 6–6. 43 indexed citations
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Denison, Michael S., Doménico Fraccalvieri, Laura Bonati, et al.. (2013). Specific Ligand Binding Domain Residues Confer Low Dioxin Responsiveness to AHR1β ofXenopus laevis. Biochemistry. 52(10). 1746–1754. 20 indexed citations
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Reitzel, Adam M., Yale J. Passamaneck, Sibel I. Karchner, et al.. (2013). Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) in the cnidarian Nematostella vectensis: comparative expression, protein interactions, and ligand binding. Development Genes and Evolution. 224(1). 13–24. 23 indexed citations
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Wirgin, Isaac, Nirmal Kumar Roy, Matthew S. Loftus, et al.. (2011). Mechanistic Basis of Resistance to PCBs in Atlantic Tomcod from the Hudson River. Science. 331(6022). 1322–1325. 158 indexed citations
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Timme‐Laragy, Alicia R., Sibel I. Karchner, Diana G. Franks, et al.. (2011). Nrf2b, Novel Zebrafish Paralog of Oxidant-responsive Transcription Factor NF-E2-related Factor 2 (NRF2). Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(7). 4609–4627. 94 indexed citations
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Jenny, Matthew J., Sibel I. Karchner, Diana G. Franks, et al.. (2009). Distinct Roles of Two Zebrafish AHR Repressors (AHRRa and AHRRb) in Embryonic Development and Regulating the Response to 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin. Toxicological Sciences. 110(2). 426–441. 43 indexed citations
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Jönsson, Maria, Diana G. Franks, Bruce R. Woodin, et al.. (2009). The tryptophan photoproduct 6-formylindolo[3,2-b]carbazole (FICZ) binds multiple AHRs and induces multiple CYP1 genes via AHR2 in zebrafish. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 181(3). 447–454. 51 indexed citations
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Hahn, Mark E., et al.. (2006). Unexpected diversity of aryl hydrocarbon receptors in non‐mammalian vertebrates: insights from comparative genomics. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Comparative Experimental Biology. 305A(9). 693–706. 114 indexed citations
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Evans, Brad R., Sibel I. Karchner, Diana G. Franks, & Mark E. Hahn. (2005). Duplicate aryl hydrocarbon receptor repressor genes (ahrr1 and ahrr2) in the zebrafish Danio rerio: Structure, function, evolution, and AHR-dependent regulation in vivo. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 441(2). 151–167. 72 indexed citations
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Karchner, Sibel I., Diana G. Franks, & Mark E. Hahn. (2005). AHR1B, a new functional aryl hydrocarbon receptor in zebrafish: tandem arrangement of ahr1b and ahr2 genes. Biochemical Journal. 392(1). 153–161. 120 indexed citations
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Hahn, Mark E., Sibel I. Karchner, Diana G. Franks, & Rebeka R. Merson. (2004). Aryl hydrocarbon receptor polymorphisms and dioxin resistance in Atlantic killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus). Pharmacogenetics. 14(2). 131–143. 55 indexed citations
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Karchner, Sibel I., Diana G. Franks, Wade H. Powell, & Mark E. Hahn. (2002). Regulatory Interactions among Three Members of the Vertebrate Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Family: AHR Repressor, AHR1, and AHR2. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(9). 6949–6959. 110 indexed citations
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Billiard, Sonya M., Mark E. Hahn, Diana G. Franks, et al.. (2002). Binding of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to teleost aryl hydrocarbon receptors (AHRs). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 133(1). 55–68. 149 indexed citations

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