Geir Bjørkøy

16.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
55 papers, 11.5k citations indexed

About

Geir Bjørkøy is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Geir Bjørkøy has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 11.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Epidemiology and 13 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Geir Bjørkøy's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (13 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (9 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (7 papers). Geir Bjørkøy is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (13 papers), Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways (9 papers) and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease (7 papers). Geir Bjørkøy collaborates with scholars based in Norway, United States and Russia. Geir Bjørkøy's co-authors include Terje Johansen, Trond Lamark, Aud Øvervatn, Andreas Brech, Heidi Outzen, Serhiy Pankiv, Jack‐Ansgar Bruun, Maria Perander, Harald Stenmark and Endalkachew A. Alemu and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Cell Biology and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Geir Bjørkøy

54 papers receiving 11.4k citations

Hit Papers

p62/SQSTM1 Binds Directly... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2007 2005 2009 2009 2010 1000 2.0k 3.0k
What are hit papers?

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. p62/SQSTM1 Binds Directly to Atg8/LC3 to Facilitate Degradation of Ubiquitinated Protein Aggregates by Autophagy
    2007 3.7k citations Serhiy Pankiv, Trond Lamark et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  2. p62/SQSTM1 forms protein aggregates degraded by autophagy and has a protective effect on huntingtin-induced cell death
    2005 2.7k citations Geir Bjørkøy, Trond Lamark et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
  3. Chapter 12 Monitoring Autophagic Degradation of p62/SQSTM1
    2009 958 citations Geir Bjørkøy, Trond Lamark et al. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology profile →
  4. A Role for NBR1 in Autophagosomal Degradation of Ubiquitinated Substrates
    2009 908 citations Vladimir Kirkin, Trond Lamark et al. Molecular Cell profile →
  5. FYCO1 is a Rab7 effector that binds to LC3 and PI3P to mediate microtubule plus end–directed vesicle transport
    2010 500 citations Serhiy Pankiv, Endalkachew A. Alemu et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Geir Bjørkøy Norway 31 7.7k 5.8k 2.6k 1.2k 1.0k 55 11.5k
Aud Øvervatn Norway 19 8.4k 1.1× 6.2k 1.1× 2.9k 1.1× 1.2k 1.0× 1.1k 1.1× 20 11.8k
Zvulun Elazar Israel 42 7.0k 0.9× 5.8k 1.0× 2.7k 1.0× 1.2k 1.0× 1.2k 1.2× 81 11.7k
Yoshinobu Ichimura Japan 29 7.3k 1.0× 6.0k 1.0× 2.6k 1.0× 781 0.7× 945 0.9× 43 11.1k
Mondira Kundu United States 25 8.9k 1.2× 7.5k 1.3× 2.1k 0.8× 1.8k 1.5× 1.4k 1.3× 32 13.4k
Guo-Fan Cao China 11 7.5k 1.0× 7.9k 1.3× 2.1k 0.8× 1.6k 1.3× 960 0.9× 17 14.4k
Anne Simonsen Norway 53 5.5k 0.7× 5.7k 1.0× 4.1k 1.5× 1.6k 1.3× 1.2k 1.2× 128 11.1k
Joungmok Kim South Korea 27 6.7k 0.9× 8.7k 1.5× 4.2k 1.6× 1.6k 1.3× 1.1k 1.1× 50 15.2k
Yu‐shin Sou Japan 23 5.1k 0.7× 5.2k 0.9× 1.8k 0.7× 774 0.6× 577 0.6× 28 8.5k
Jack‐Ansgar Bruun Norway 22 5.0k 0.7× 3.5k 0.6× 1.9k 0.7× 748 0.6× 790 0.8× 34 7.3k
Vladimir Kirkin Germany 30 4.7k 0.6× 4.4k 0.7× 1.7k 0.6× 741 0.6× 657 0.6× 46 7.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Geir Bjørkøy

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Geir Bjørkøy. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Geir Bjørkøy 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 Geir Bjørkøy. Geir Bjørkøy 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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Andersen, Sonja, et al.. (2024). Elucidating the power of arginine restriction: taming type I interferon response in breast cancer via selective autophagy. Cell Communication and Signaling. 22(1). 481–481.
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Andersen, Sonja, et al.. (2023). Opposite and dynamic regulation of the interferon response in metastatic and non-metastatic breast cancer. Cell Communication and Signaling. 21(1). 50–50. 12 indexed citations
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Prestvik, Wenche S., Unni Nonstad, Sonja Andersen, et al.. (2023). Discovery of a new marker to identify myeloid cells associated with metastatic breast tumours. Cancer Cell International. 23(1). 279–279. 3 indexed citations
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Hagen, Lars, et al.. (2019). A Novel Truncated Form of Nephronectin Is Present in Small Extracellular Vesicles Isolated from 66cl4 Cells. Journal of Proteome Research. 18(3). 1237–1247. 6 indexed citations
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Larionov, Alexey A., Jürgen Geisler, Stian Knappskog, et al.. (2016). Treatment with aromatase inhibitors stimulates the expression of epidermal growth factor receptor-1 and neuregulin 1 in ER positive/HER-2/neu non-amplified primary breast cancers. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 165(Pt B). 228–235. 5 indexed citations
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Bruun, Jarle, Matthias Kolberg, Terje Ahlquist, et al.. (2015). Regulator of Chromosome Condensation 2 Identifies High-Risk Patients within Both Major Phenotypes of Colorectal Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 21(16). 3759–3770. 38 indexed citations
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Pettersen, Caroline Hild Hakvåg, et al.. (2015). DHA-induced stress response in human colon cancer cells – Focus on oxidative stress and autophagy. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 90. 158–172. 55 indexed citations
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Lamark, Trond, Pauline Isakson, Kim D. Finley, et al.. (2010). p62/SQSTM1 and ALFY interact to facilitate the formation of p62 bodies/ALIS and their degradation by autophagy. Autophagy. 6(3). 330–344. 256 indexed citations
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Pankiv, Serhiy, Endalkachew A. Alemu, Andreas Brech, et al.. (2010). FYCO1 is a Rab7 effector that binds to LC3 and PI3P to mediate microtubule plus end–directed vesicle transport. The Journal of Cell Biology. 188(2). 253–269. 500 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kirkin, Vladimir, Trond Lamark, Yu‐shin Sou, et al.. (2009). A Role for NBR1 in Autophagosomal Degradation of Ubiquitinated Substrates. Molecular Cell. 33(4). 505–516. 908 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bjørkøy, Geir, Trond Lamark, Serhiy Pankiv, et al.. (2009). Chapter 12 Monitoring Autophagic Degradation of p62/SQSTM1. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 452. 181–197. 958 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pankiv, Serhiy, Trond Lamark, Jack‐Ansgar Bruun, et al.. (2009). Nucleocytoplasmic Shuttling of p62/SQSTM1 and Its Role in Recruitment of Nuclear Polyubiquitinated Proteins to Promyelocytic Leukemia Bodies. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(8). 5941–5953. 203 indexed citations
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Pankiv, Serhiy, Trond Lamark, Andreas Brech, et al.. (2007). p62/SQSTM1 Binds Directly to Atg8/LC3 to Facilitate Degradation of Ubiquitinated Protein Aggregates by Autophagy. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(33). 24131–24145. 3704 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bjørkøy, Geir, Trond Lamark, Andreas Brech, et al.. (2005). p62/SQSTM1 forms protein aggregates degraded by autophagy and has a protective effect on huntingtin-induced cell death. The Journal of Cell Biology. 171(4). 603–614. 2693 indexed citations breakdown →
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Egorina, Elena M., Mikhail A. Sovershaev, Geir Bjørkøy, et al.. (2005). Intracellular and Surface Distribution of Monocyte Tissue Factor. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 25(7). 1493–1498. 115 indexed citations
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Figenschau, Yngve, et al.. (2003). Expression of functional μ-opioid receptors in human osteoarthritic cartilage and chondrocytes. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 311(1). 202–207. 25 indexed citations
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Perander, Maria, Geir Bjørkøy, & Terje Johansen. (2001). Nuclear Import and Export Signals Enable Rapid Nucleocytoplasmic Shuttling of the Atypical Protein Kinase C λ. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(16). 13015–13024. 58 indexed citations
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Johansen, Terje, Geir Bjørkøy, Aud Øvervatn, et al.. (1994). NIH 3T3 cells stably transfected with the gene encoding phosphatidylcholine-hydrolyzing phospholipase C from Bacillus cereus acquire a transformed phenotype. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 14(1). 646–654. 6 indexed citations
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Johansen, Terje, Geir Bjørkøy, Aud Øvervatn, et al.. (1994). NIH 3T3 cells stably transfected with the gene encoding phosphatidylcholine-hydrolyzing phospholipase C from Bacillus cereus acquire a transformed phenotype.. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 14(1). 646–654. 46 indexed citations

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