Dolores D. Mruk

18.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
223 papers, 15.0k citations indexed

About

Dolores D. Mruk is a scholar working on Reproductive Medicine, Molecular Biology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Dolores D. Mruk has authored 223 papers receiving a total of 15.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 180 papers in Reproductive Medicine, 73 papers in Molecular Biology and 72 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Dolores D. Mruk's work include Sperm and Testicular Function (180 papers), Reproductive Biology and Fertility (69 papers) and Urologic and reproductive health conditions (41 papers). Dolores D. Mruk is often cited by papers focused on Sperm and Testicular Function (180 papers), Reproductive Biology and Fertility (69 papers) and Urologic and reproductive health conditions (41 papers). Dolores D. Mruk collaborates with scholars based in United States, Hong Kong and India. Dolores D. Mruk's co-authors include C. Yan Cheng, Will M. Lee, Elissa W.P. Wong, Bruno Silvestrini, Pearl P.Y. Lie, Wing‐Yee Lui, Michelle Li, Helen H.N. Yan, Linlin Su and Ching-hang Wong and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Dolores D. Mruk

222 papers receiving 14.8k 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.

Sertoli-Sertoli and Sertoli-Germ Cell Interactions and Their Significance in Germ Cell Movement in the Seminiferous Epithelium during Spermatogenesis

2004 732 citations Dolores D. Mruk, C. Yan Cheng profile →
The Blood-Testis Barrier and Its Implications for Male Contraception

2011 695 citations C. Yan Cheng, Dolores D. Mruk profile →
The Mammalian Blood-Testis Barrier: Its Biology and Regulation

2015 469 citations Dolores D. Mruk, C. Yan Cheng profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dolores D. Mruk United States	71	9.0k	5.4k	4.5k	2.0k	1.8k	223	15.0k
C. Yan Cheng United States	87	14.5k 1.6×	9.0k 1.7×	7.0k 1.6×	3.6k 1.8×	2.4k 1.4×	487	25.0k
Philippa T. K. Saunders United Kingdom	79	9.8k 1.1×	6.1k 1.1×	4.2k 0.9×	7.0k 3.5×	1.6k 0.9×	293	19.3k
Bernard Jégou France	60	4.9k 0.5×	3.6k 0.7×	3.0k 0.7×	2.6k 1.3×	2.3k 1.3×	241	12.7k
Ewa Rajpert‐De Meyts Denmark	68	6.4k 0.7×	8.1k 1.5×	2.6k 0.6×	4.0k 2.0×	2.4k 1.3×	226	16.7k
Paul S. Cooke United States	60	3.5k 0.4×	3.6k 0.7×	1.6k 0.4×	4.1k 2.1×	2.0k 1.1×	166	12.8k
Yuji Taketani Japan	59	4.4k 0.5×	2.8k 0.5×	1.8k 0.4×	1.4k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	345	12.9k
Michael D. Griswold United States	62	6.8k 0.7×	5.8k 1.1×	4.1k 0.9×	4.1k 2.1×	340 0.2×	156	12.6k
Robert C. Burghardt United States	72	1.6k 0.2×	5.7k 1.1×	2.4k 0.5×	2.9k 1.5×	1.0k 0.6×	320	16.5k
Kelle H. Moley United States	71	3.3k 0.4×	4.5k 0.8×	4.8k 1.1×	1.3k 0.6×	263 0.1×	205	13.3k
Zi‐Jiang Chen China	59	6.7k 0.7×	4.6k 0.9×	6.4k 1.4×	2.3k 1.1×	326 0.2×	605	15.2k

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Chen, Haiqi, Yu Jiang, Dolores D. Mruk, & C. Yan Cheng. (2021). Spermiation: Insights from Studies on the Adjudin Model. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1288. 241–254. 4 indexed citations

Mao, Baiping, Dolores D. Mruk, Qingquan Lian, et al.. (2018). Mechanistic Insights into PFOS-Mediated Sertoli Cell Injury. Trends in Molecular Medicine. 24(9). 781–793. 48 indexed citations

Gao, Ying, Dolores D. Mruk, & C. Yan Cheng. (2015). Sertoli cells are the target of environmental toxicants in the testis – a mechanistic and therapeutic insight. Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Targets. 19(8). 1073–1090. 101 indexed citations

Xiao, Xiang, Dolores D. Mruk, Elizabeth I. Tang, et al.. (2014). N-WASP Is Required for Structural Integrity of the Blood-Testis Barrier. PLoS Genetics. 10(6). e1004447–e1004447. 29 indexed citations

Wenhui, Su, Dolores D. Mruk, Elissa W.P. Wong, Wing‐Yee Lui, & C. Yan Cheng. (2013). Polarity Protein Complex Scribble/Lgl/Dlg And Epithelial Cell Barriers. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 763. 149–170. 45 indexed citations

Wenhui, Su, Elissa W.P. Wong, Dolores D. Mruk, & C. Yan Cheng. (2012). The Scribble/Lgl/Dlg Polarity Protein Complex Is a Regulator of Blood-Testis Barrier Dynamics and Spermatid Polarity during Spermatogenesis. Endocrinology. 153(12). 6041–6053. 47 indexed citations

Su, Linlin, Dolores D. Mruk, & C. Yan Cheng. (2012). Regulation of drug transporters in the testis by environmental toxicant cadmium, steroids and cytokines. PubMed. 2(4). 285–293. 17 indexed citations

Shao, Jiaxiang, Tengyuan Liu, Qian Xie, et al.. (2012). Adjudin attenuates lipopolysaccharide (LPS)- and ischemia-induced microglial activation. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 254(1-2). 83–90. 46 indexed citations

Cheng, C. Yan & Dolores D. Mruk. (2010). A local autocrine axis in the testes that regulates spermatogenesis. Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 6(7). 380–395. 222 indexed citations

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Morrow, Carla M.K., Dolores D. Mruk, C. Yan Cheng, & Rex A. Hess. (2010). Claudin and occludin expression and function in the seminiferous epithelium. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 365(1546). 1679–1696. 100 indexed citations

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Su, Linlin, C. Yan Cheng, & Dolores D. Mruk. (2009). Drug transporter, P-glycoprotein (MDR1), is an integrated component of the mammalian blood–testis barrier. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 41(12). 2578–2587. 81 indexed citations

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Wong, Elissa W.P., Dolores D. Mruk, & C. Yan Cheng. (2007). Biology and regulation of ectoplasmic specialization, an atypical adherens junction type, in the testis. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1778(3). 692–708. 158 indexed citations

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Xia, Weiliang, et al.. (2007). Unraveling the molecular targets pertinent to junction restructuring events during spermatogenesis using the Adjudin-induced germ cell depletion model. Journal of Endocrinology. 192(3). 563–583. 22 indexed citations

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Wang, Claire Q., et al.. (2007). Coxsackie and adenovirus receptor (CAR) is a product of Sertoli and germ cells in rat testes which is localized at the Sertoli–Sertoli and Sertoli–germ cell interface. Experimental Cell Research. 313(7). 1373–1392. 62 indexed citations

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Xia, Weiliang, et al.. (2006). Differential Interactions between Transforming Growth Factor-β3/TβR1, TAB1, and CD2AP Disrupt Blood-Testis Barrier and Sertoli-Germ Cell Adhesion. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 281(24). 16799–16813. 90 indexed citations

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Lee, Will M., et al.. (2001). Regulation of Sertoli Cell Myotubularin (rMTM) Expression by Germ Cells In Vitro. Journal of Andrology. 22(2). 266–277. 49 indexed citations

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Chung, Sanny S.W., et al.. (2000). Changes in the Expression of Junctional and Nonjunctional Complex Component Genes When Inter‐Sertoli Tight Junctions Are Formed In Vitro. Journal of Andrology. 21(2). 227–237. 60 indexed citations

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Mruk, Dolores D. & C. Yan Cheng. (1999). Sertolin Is a Novel Gene Marker of Cell-Cell Interactions in the Rat Testis. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(38). 27056–27068. 43 indexed citations

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Chung, Sanny S.W., Dolores D. Mruk, Will M. Lee, & C. Yan Cheng. (1999). Identification and purification of proteins from germ cell‐conditioned medium (GCCM). IUBMB Life. 47(3). 479–491. 1 indexed citations

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Mathur, Premendu P., Josephine Grima, Meng‐yun Mo, et al.. (1997). Differential expression of multiple cathepsin mRNAs in the rat testis during maturation and following lonidamine induced tissue restructuring. IUBMB Life. 42(2). 217–233. 28 indexed citations

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