Fred Cohen

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Fred Cohen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Psychiatry and Mental health and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Fred Cohen has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 9 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Fred Cohen's work include Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (31 papers), Migraine and Headache Studies (12 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (9 papers). Fred Cohen is often cited by papers focused on Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (31 papers), Migraine and Headache Studies (12 papers) and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (9 papers). Fred Cohen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and France. Fred Cohen's co-authors include Grigory B. Melikyan, Joshua Zimmerberg, Walter D. Niles, Alexei V. Finkelstein, William A. Cramer, Judith M. White, Myles H. Akabas, Malcolm S. Brodwick, M. J. Curran and William Cramer and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Fred Cohen

63 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

  1. Predicted alpha-helical regions of the prion protein when synthesized as peptides form amyloid.
    1992 282 citations Fred Cohen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Fred Cohen United States 31 2.4k 641 354 351 310 70 3.1k
Michelle Peckham United Kingdom 36 2.1k 0.9× 1.1k 1.8× 293 0.8× 178 0.5× 174 0.6× 110 3.5k
Pablo D. García United States 26 1.8k 0.7× 645 1.0× 380 1.1× 341 1.0× 391 1.3× 43 2.9k
Joseph A. Mindell United States 25 2.5k 1.1× 480 0.7× 531 1.5× 358 1.0× 466 1.5× 54 4.1k
Benoît Zuber Switzerland 29 1.7k 0.7× 679 1.1× 403 1.1× 331 0.9× 403 1.3× 73 2.9k
Marcus Fechheimer United States 30 1.5k 0.6× 1.3k 2.0× 218 0.6× 202 0.6× 133 0.4× 64 3.0k
Maya Topf United Kingdom 45 4.3k 1.8× 637 1.0× 395 1.1× 440 1.3× 296 1.0× 118 5.7k
Volker Kiessling United States 30 2.4k 1.0× 945 1.5× 334 0.9× 118 0.3× 132 0.4× 66 3.0k
Vadim A. Frolov United States 23 2.3k 1.0× 1.1k 1.7× 164 0.5× 127 0.4× 286 0.9× 39 3.1k
Brian Pope United Kingdom 35 2.4k 1.0× 2.3k 3.5× 289 0.8× 181 0.5× 204 0.7× 48 4.7k
Karolyn Buttle United States 21 3.1k 1.3× 985 1.5× 357 1.0× 115 0.3× 435 1.4× 40 4.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Fred Cohen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Fred Cohen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fred Cohen

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cohen, Fred. (2025). The Dual Burden of Post-Traumatic Headache: Health Consequences and Economic Impact. Current Pain and Headache Reports. 29(1). 3–3. 1 indexed citations
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Dumkrieger, Gina, et al.. (2024). Artificial intelligence terminology, methodology, and critical appraisal: A primer for headache clinicians and researchers. Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain. 65(1). 180–190. 3 indexed citations
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Cohen, Fred, et al.. (2024). Prevalence and burden of migraine in the United States: A systematic review. Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain. 64(5). 516–532. 20 indexed citations
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Cohen, Fred, et al.. (2023). Unraveling the MSG-Headache Controversy: an Updated Literature Review. Current Pain and Headache Reports. 28(3). 119–124. 2 indexed citations
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Cohen, Fred. (2023). The role of artificial intelligence in headache medicine: Potential and peril. Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain. 63(5). 694–696. 10 indexed citations
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Cohen, Fred. (2007). Prion diseases. ˜The œbiomedical & life sciences collection.. 2007(10). e1001073–e1001073. 1 indexed citations
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Markosyan, Ruben M., Paul Bates, Fred Cohen, & Grigory B. Melikyan. (2004). A Study of Low pH-Induced Refolding of Env of Avian Sarcoma and Leukosis Virus into a Six-Helix Bundle. Biophysical Journal. 87(5). 3291–3298. 28 indexed citations
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Borrego-Diaz, Emma, Mark E. Peeples, Ruben M. Markosyan, Grigory B. Melikyan, & Fred Cohen. (2003). Completion of trimeric hairpin formation of influenza virus hemagglutinin promotes fusion pore opening and enlargement. Virology. 316(2). 234–244. 35 indexed citations
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Melikyan, Grigory B., Walter D. Niles, & Fred Cohen. (1995). The fusion kinetics of influenza hemagglutinin expressing cells to planar bilayer membranes is affected by HA density and host cell surface.. The Journal of General Physiology. 106(5). 783–802. 45 indexed citations
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Cramer, William A., et al.. (1995). Structure-Function of the Channel-Forming Colicins. Annual Review of Biophysics and Biomolecular Structure. 24(1). 611–641. 169 indexed citations
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Melikyan, Grigory B., Walter D. Niles, & Fred Cohen. (1993). Influenza virus hemagglutinin-induced cell-planar bilayer fusion: quantitative dissection of fusion pore kinetics into stages.. The Journal of General Physiology. 102(6). 1151–1170. 31 indexed citations
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Cramer, William A., Sharon L. Schendel, A. Rod Merrill, et al.. (1992). Dynamic properties of the colicin E1 ion channel. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 105(1-3). 71–81. 9 indexed citations
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Niles, Walter D. & Fred Cohen. (1991). Fusion of influenza virions with a planar lipid membrane detected by video fluorescence microscopy.. The Journal of General Physiology. 97(6). 1101–1119. 18 indexed citations
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Niles, Walter D., Fred Cohen, & Alexei V. Finkelstein. (1989). Hydrostatic pressures developed by osmotically swelling vesicles bound to planar membranes.. The Journal of General Physiology. 93(2). 211–244. 30 indexed citations
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Cohen, Fred, Walter D. Niles, & Myles H. Akabas. (1989). Fusion of phospholipid vesicles with a planar membrane depends on the membrane permeability of the solute used to create the osmotic pressure.. The Journal of General Physiology. 93(2). 201–210. 30 indexed citations
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Cohen, Fred, et al.. (1980). Fusion of phospholipid vesicles with planar phospholipid bilayer membranes. II. Incorporation of a vesicular membrane marker into the planar membrane.. The Journal of General Physiology. 75(3). 251–270. 180 indexed citations
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Cohen, Fred, et al.. (1974). A Coincidence Theorem Related to the Borsuk-Ulam Theorem. Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society. 44(1). 218–218. 5 indexed citations

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