György Balla

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

György Balla is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, György Balla has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Physiology and 9 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in György Balla's work include Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide (15 papers), Hemoglobin structure and function (7 papers) and Neonatal Health and Biochemistry (5 papers). György Balla is often cited by papers focused on Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide (15 papers), Hemoglobin structure and function (7 papers) and Neonatal Health and Biochemistry (5 papers). György Balla collaborates with scholars based in Hungary, United States and Japan. György Balla's co-authors include József Balla, Gregory M. Vercellotti, Viktória Jeney, John W. Eaton, Akihiro Yachie, Zsuzsa Varga, Harry S. Jacob, John D. Belcher, Joan D. Beckman and Karl A. Nath and has published in prestigious journals such as Blood, Scientific Reports and Free Radical Biology and Medicine.

In The Last Decade

György Balla

38 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Pro-oxidant and cytotoxic effects of circulating heme

2002 520 citations Viktória Jeney, József Balla et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
György Balla Hungary	21	980	319	298	205	204	40	1.7k
Subhashini Bolisetty United States	31	1.5k 1.5×	145 0.5×	235 0.8×	212 1.0×	157 0.8×	42	2.8k
Mahil Rao United States	10	1.1k 1.1×	205 0.6×	424 1.4×	107 0.5×	94 0.5×	18	1.8k
Ali C.M. Johnson United States	34	998 1.0×	165 0.5×	209 0.7×	214 1.0×	277 1.4×	64	3.0k
Jean-Paul Chapelle Belgium	25	783 0.8×	226 0.7×	89 0.3×	145 0.7×	68 0.3×	88	2.4k
Laurent Baud France	35	1.3k 1.3×	454 1.4×	187 0.6×	519 2.5×	211 1.0×	115	3.8k
Asad Vaisi‐Raygani Iran	29	548 0.6×	62 0.2×	226 0.8×	325 1.6×	129 0.6×	157	2.5k
Cécile Acquaviva France	29	1.5k 1.5×	172 0.5×	463 1.6×	295 1.4×	45 0.2×	110	2.7k
Zhihong Zhou China	19	1.8k 1.8×	341 1.1×	252 0.8×	163 0.8×	51 0.3×	50	2.4k
Norishi Ueda Japan	20	545 0.6×	82 0.3×	130 0.4×	113 0.6×	171 0.8×	37	1.8k
Ralph E. Kirsch South Africa	30	1.1k 1.1×	245 0.8×	196 0.7×	276 1.3×	63 0.3×	107	3.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of György Balla

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Gáll, Tamás, et al.. (2025). Prolyl Hydroxylase Inhibitor-Mediated HIF Activation Drives Transcriptional Reprogramming in Retinal Pigment Epithelium: Relevance to Chronic Kidney Disease. Cells. 14(14). 1121–1121.

Kalló, Gergő, László Potor, Gábor Méhes, et al.. (2024). Identification of Protein Networks and Biological Pathways Driving the Progression of Atherosclerosis in Human Carotid Arteries Through Mass Spectrometry-Based Proteomics. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(24). 13665–13665.

Bombicz, Mariann, Balázs R. Varga, Dániel Priksz, et al.. (2022). Cardioprotective Role of BGP-15 in Ageing Zucker Diabetic Fatty Rat (ZDF) Model: Extended Mitochondrial Longevity. Pharmaceutics. 14(2). 226–226. 10 indexed citations

Hendrik, Zoltán, Lívia Beke, Andreas Patsalos, et al.. (2021). Heme cytotoxicity is the consequence of endoplasmic reticulum stress in atherosclerotic plaque progression. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 10435–10435. 10 indexed citations

Gáll, Tamás, József Posta, Abolfazl Zarjou, et al.. (2020). Zinc Inhibits HIF-Prolyl Hydroxylase Inhibitor-Aggravated VSMC Calcification Induced by High Phosphate. Frontiers in Physiology. 10. 1584–1584. 36 indexed citations

Hendrik, Zoltán, Tamás Gáll, Katalin Szakszon, et al.. (2020). A novel splice site indel alteration in the EIF2AK3 gene is responsible for the first cases of Wolcott-Rallison syndrome in Hungary. BMC Medical Genetics. 21(1). 61–61. 3 indexed citations

Potor, László, Tamás Szerafin, Abolfazl Zarjou, et al.. (2019). Potential Role of H-Ferritin in Mitigating Valvular Mineralization. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 39(3). 413–431. 23 indexed citations

Enyedi, Attila, István Takács, Tamás Végh, et al.. (2018). Optimized angiotensin-converting enzyme activity assay for the accurate diagnosis of sarcoidosis. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM). 56(7). 1117–1125. 13 indexed citations

Czompa, Attila, István Lekli, József Balla, et al.. (2018). The Effects of Long-Term, Low- and High-Dose Beta-Carotene Treatment in Zucker Diabetic Fatty Rats: The Role of HO-1. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 19(4). 1132–1132. 12 indexed citations

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Szabó, Tamás, Csaba Bereczki, Zoltán Maróti, et al.. (2018). Comprehensive genetic testing in children with a clinical diagnosis of ARPKD identifies phenocopies. Pediatric Nephrology. 33(10). 1713–1721. 24 indexed citations

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Lekli, István, David Haines, György Balla, & Árpád Tósaki. (2016). Autophagy: an adaptive physiological countermeasure to cellular senescence and ischaemia/reperfusion‐associated cardiac arrhythmias. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 21(6). 1058–1072. 50 indexed citations

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Czompa, Attila, David Haines, István Lekli, et al.. (2015). Cardiovascular effects of low versus high-dose beta-carotene in a rat model. Pharmacological Research. 100. 148–156. 37 indexed citations

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Farkas, Etelka, et al.. (2014). Mn(II)/Mn(III) and Fe(III) binding capability of two Aspergillus fumigatus siderophores, desferricrocin and N′, N″, N‴-triacetylfusarinine C. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 139. 30–37. 9 indexed citations

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Meyer, Grégory, Attila Czompa, Cyril Reboul, et al.. (2013). The Cellular Autophagy Markers Beclin-1 and LC3B-II are Increased During Reperfusion in Fibrillated Mouse Hearts. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 19(39). 6912–6918. 63 indexed citations

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Nagy, Béla, Béla Nagy, Béla Nagy, et al.. (2012). Efficacy of methylprednisolone in children with severe community acquired pneumonia. Pediatric Pulmonology. 48(2). 168–175. 28 indexed citations

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Galajda, Zoltán, József Balla, A. József Szentmiklósi, et al.. (2010). Histamine and H1-histamine receptors faster venous circulation. Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. 15(12). 2614–2623. 5 indexed citations

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Zarjou, Abolfazl, Viktória Jeney, Paolo Arosio, et al.. (2009). Ferritin Prevents Calcification and Osteoblastic Differentiation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 20(6). 1254–1263. 86 indexed citations

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Nagy, É., Viktória Jeney, Akihiro Yachie, et al.. (2005). Oxidation of hemoglobin by lipid hydroperoxide associated with low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and increased cytotoxic effect by LDL oxidation in heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) deficiency.. PubMed. 51(4). 377–85. 31 indexed citations

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Balla, György, Viktória Jeney, Z. Varga, et al.. (2005). Hemodialysis reduces inhibitory effect of plasma ultrafiltrate on LDL oxidation and subsequent endothelial reactions. Kidney International. 69(1). 144–151. 22 indexed citations

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Vercellotti, Gregory M., György Balla, József Balla, et al.. (1994). Heme and the Vasculature: an Oxidative Hazard that Induces Antioxidant Defenses in the Endothelium. Artificial Cells Blood Substitutes and Biotechnology. 22(2). 207–213. 75 indexed citations

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