Jan Ježek

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
85 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Jan Ježek is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jan Ježek has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Molecular Biology, 24 papers in Organic Chemistry and 11 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Jan Ježek's work include Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (26 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (20 papers) and Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (18 papers). Jan Ježek is often cited by papers focused on Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (26 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (20 papers) and Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (18 papers). Jan Ježek collaborates with scholars based in Czechia, United Kingdom and United States. Jan Ježek's co-authors include Randy Strich, Katrina F. Cooper, Jaroslav Šebestı́k, Petr Niederhafner, Petr Ježek, Lydie Plecitá‐Hlavatá, Martin Jabůrek, Jaroslav Zelenka, Andrea Dlasková and M. Zaoral and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Jan Ježek

83 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Reactive Oxygen Species and Mitochondrial Dynamics: The Yin and Yang of Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Cancer Progression
    2018 398 citations Jan Ježek, Katrina F. Cooper et al. Antioxidants profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jan Ježek Czechia 24 1.1k 256 228 212 134 85 1.8k
Pavlina T. Ivanova United States 31 1.6k 1.4× 234 0.9× 264 1.2× 263 1.2× 516 3.9× 45 2.6k
Mark D. Scott Canada 34 867 0.8× 206 0.8× 838 3.7× 86 0.4× 164 1.2× 85 3.2k
Marit W. Anthonsen Norway 20 685 0.6× 192 0.8× 308 1.4× 56 0.3× 263 2.0× 32 1.9k
Pierre Lemieux Canada 18 1.1k 1.0× 215 0.8× 72 0.3× 97 0.5× 38 0.3× 38 1.8k
Frédéric Lagarce France 30 1.1k 1.0× 155 0.6× 67 0.3× 40 0.2× 84 0.6× 69 2.7k
Jeffrey Penny United Kingdom 20 629 0.6× 149 0.6× 70 0.3× 446 2.1× 70 0.5× 39 1.4k
E.J. Levin Canada 25 1.1k 1.0× 235 0.9× 159 0.7× 344 1.6× 74 0.6× 50 2.3k
Carrie Sun United States 12 1.5k 1.3× 162 0.6× 246 1.1× 40 0.2× 116 0.9× 20 2.8k
Thierry de Barsy Belgium 11 952 0.8× 176 0.7× 326 1.4× 22 0.1× 224 1.7× 14 2.0k
Jin Huang China 26 903 0.8× 171 0.7× 126 0.6× 41 0.2× 348 2.6× 143 2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Jan Ježek

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jan Ježek

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Jan Ježek. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Jan Ježek. The network helps show where Jan Ježek may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jan Ježek

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jan Ježek. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jan Ježek 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 Jan Ježek. Jan Ježek 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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Ježek, Jan, Peiqiang Mu, Ying Di, et al.. (2024). Two mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms modulate cardiolipin binding and lead to synthetic lethality. Nature Communications. 15(1). 611–611. 2 indexed citations
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Mu, Peiqiang, et al.. (2022). REC drives recombination to repair double-strand breaks in animal mtDNA. The Journal of Cell Biology. 222(1). 9 indexed citations
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Chang, Kai‐Ti, Jan Ježek, Ping Jiang, et al.. (2022). Aberrant cyclin C nuclear release induces mitochondrial fragmentation and dysfunction in MED13L syndrome fibroblasts. iScience. 25(2). 103823–103823. 6 indexed citations
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Ježek, Jan, Katrina F. Cooper, & Randy Strich. (2021). The Impact of Mitochondrial Fission-Stimulated ROS Production on Pro-Apoptotic Chemotherapy. Biology. 10(1). 33–33. 31 indexed citations
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Ježek, Jan, et al.. (2019). Mitochondrial translocation of cyclin C stimulates intrinsic apoptosis through Bax recruitment. EMBO Reports. 20(9). e47425–e47425. 31 indexed citations
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Ježek, Jan, et al.. (2019). Cyclin C: The Story of a Non-Cycling Cyclin. Biology. 8(1). 3–3. 26 indexed citations
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Ježek, Jan, Katrina F. Cooper, & Randy Strich. (2018). Reactive Oxygen Species and Mitochondrial Dynamics: The Yin and Yang of Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Cancer Progression. Antioxidants. 7(1). 13–13. 398 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ježek, Jan, Andrea Dlasková, Jaroslav Zelenka, Martin Jabůrek, & Petr Ježek. (2015). H 2 O 2 -Activated Mitochondrial Phospholipase iPLA 2 γ Prevents Lipotoxic Oxidative Stress in Synergy with UCP2, Amplifies Signaling via G-Protein–Coupled Receptor GPR40, and Regulates Insulin Secretion in Pancreatic β-Cells. Antioxidants and Redox Signaling. 23(12). 958–972. 45 indexed citations
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Ježek, Jan, Martin Jabůrek, Radek Gažák, et al.. (2010). Effect of flavonolignans derived from silybin on mitochondrial production of reactive oxygen species. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1797. 60–60. 1 indexed citations
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Niederhafner, Petr, Jaroslav Šebestı́k, & Jan Ježek. (2007). Glycopeptide dendrimers. Part I. Journal of Peptide Science. 14(1). 2–43. 43 indexed citations
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Niederhafner, Petr, Jaroslav Šebestı́k, & Jan Ježek. (2007). Glycopeptide dendrimers. Part II. Journal of Peptide Science. 14(1). 44–65. 49 indexed citations
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Ježek, Jan, et al.. (2007). Fasciola gigantica cathepsin L proteinase‐based synthetic peptide for immunodiagnosis and prevention of sheep fasciolosis. Biopolymers. 90(3). 349–357. 13 indexed citations
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Ježek, Jan. (1996). Rings of skew polynomials in algebraical approach to control theory.. Kybernetika. 32. 63–80. 12 indexed citations
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Pekárek, J, et al.. (1985). Biological Activity of Synthetic Subunits of Streptococcus Peptidoglycan. Pathobiology. 53(5). 260–264. 1 indexed citations
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Pekárek, J, et al.. (1985). Biological activity of synthetic subunits of streptococcus peptidoglycan. III. Relationship of subunit and analogue structure to adjuvant activity in cell-mediated immunity.. PubMed. 53(5). 260–4. 1 indexed citations
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Bubeník, J, et al.. (1984). Inhibition of tumor growth in mice treated with synthetic muramyl dipeptide. Cancer Immunology Immunotherapy. 18(2). 123–125. 1 indexed citations
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Zaoral, M., et al.. (1980). Synthesis of peptides, glyco derivatives and glycopeptides from bacterial cell walls. Collection of Czechoslovak Chemical Communications. 45(5). 1424–1446. 11 indexed citations

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