Jerzy Leszek

6.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
131 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Jerzy Leszek is a scholar working on Physiology, Neurology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jerzy Leszek has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Physiology, 33 papers in Neurology and 31 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Jerzy Leszek's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (35 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (17 papers) and Tryptophan and brain disorders (15 papers). Jerzy Leszek is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (35 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (17 papers) and Tryptophan and brain disorders (15 papers). Jerzy Leszek collaborates with scholars based in Poland, United States and Russia. Jerzy Leszek's co-authors include Marta Sochocka, Breno S. Diniz, Gjumrakch Aliev, Katarzyna Zwolińska, Donata Kurpas, Kazimierz Gąsiorowski, Katarzyna Donskow‐Łysoniewska, Ewa Brzozowska, George E. Barreto and Andrzej Kiejna and has published in prestigious journals such as Biological Psychiatry, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Frontiers in Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Jerzy Leszek

121 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

The Gut Microbiome Alterations and Inflammation-Driven Pa... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 100 200 300 400
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. The Gut Microbiome Alterations and Inflammation-Driven Pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease—a Critical Review
    2018 432 citations Marta Sochocka, Donata Kurpas 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
Jerzy Leszek Poland 34 1.3k 1.2k 785 532 352 131 3.7k
Brian Giunta United States 33 1.4k 1.1× 931 0.8× 866 1.1× 372 0.7× 364 1.0× 66 3.5k
Beatrice Arosio Italy 35 1.3k 1.0× 1.5k 1.2× 460 0.6× 391 0.7× 241 0.7× 148 4.0k
Rudimar Luiz Frozza Brazil 24 1.4k 1.1× 1.9k 1.6× 373 0.5× 521 1.0× 309 0.9× 39 3.9k
Chuanhai Cao United States 35 1.2k 0.9× 1.3k 1.1× 674 0.9× 461 0.9× 649 1.8× 115 4.1k
Cristóforo Scavone Brazil 42 1.2k 0.9× 1.5k 1.2× 721 0.9× 457 0.9× 263 0.7× 153 5.2k
Gong‐Ping Liu China 37 1.5k 1.1× 1.4k 1.1× 588 0.7× 386 0.7× 370 1.1× 89 3.8k
Xiaochun Chen China 41 1.7k 1.3× 2.2k 1.8× 1.2k 1.5× 484 0.9× 443 1.3× 205 5.5k
Miklós Tóth Hungary 27 954 0.7× 2.1k 1.7× 523 0.7× 658 1.2× 139 0.4× 88 4.3k
Saeed Sadigh‐Eteghad Iran 32 1.0k 0.8× 1.2k 1.0× 645 0.8× 314 0.6× 492 1.4× 178 4.0k
M. Hasan Mohajeri Switzerland 32 1.3k 1.0× 1.9k 1.5× 272 0.3× 468 0.9× 209 0.6× 59 3.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jerzy Leszek

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jerzy Leszek

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

All Works

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Fułek, Michał, Naomi Hachiya, Jan Aleksander Beszłej, et al.. (2025). Cellular Prion Protein and Amyloid-β Oligomers in Alzheimer’s Disease—Are There Connections?. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(5). 2097–2097. 4 indexed citations
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Leszek, Jerzy, et al.. (2025). Understanding Deep Endometriosis: From Molecular to Neuropsychiatry Dimension. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(2). 839–839. 2 indexed citations
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Błażejewska, Marta, et al.. (2025). Nanoparticles as an Encouraging Therapeutic Approach to Alzheimer’s Disease. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(16). 7725–7725. 1 indexed citations
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Rybakowski, Filip, et al.. (2024). EEG in Down Syndrome—A Review and Insights into Potential Neural Mechanisms. Brain Sciences. 14(2). 136–136. 3 indexed citations
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Beszłej, Jan Aleksander, et al.. (2024). Dendrimers—Novel Therapeutic Approaches for Alzheimer’s Disease. Biomedicines. 12(8). 1899–1899. 4 indexed citations
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Leszek, Jerzy, et al.. (2024). Chaperones—A New Class of Potential Therapeutic Targets in Alzheimer’s Disease. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(6). 3401–3401. 16 indexed citations
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Leszek, Jerzy, et al.. (2024). Molecular cross-talk between long COVID-19 and Alzheimer’s disease. GeroScience. 46(3). 2885–2899. 7 indexed citations
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Sochocka, Marta, Naomi Hachiya, Justyna Chojdak-Łukasiewicz, et al.. (2023). Endocytosis and Alzheimer’s disease. GeroScience. 46(1). 71–85. 15 indexed citations
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Sochocka, Marta, et al.. (2023). Cognitive Decline in Early and Premature Menopause. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(7). 6566–6566. 57 indexed citations
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Kurkinen, Markku, et al.. (2023). The Amyloid Cascade Hypothesis in Alzheimer’s Disease: Should We Change Our Thinking?. Biomolecules. 13(3). 453–453. 50 indexed citations
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Fułek, Michał, Andrzej Mysiak, Donata Kurpas, et al.. (2022). Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, and Neuropsychiatric Short- and Long-Term Complications of COVID-19. Cells. 11(23). 3882–3882. 12 indexed citations
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Grabowska, Wioleta, Andrew Want, Jerzy Leszek, & Urszula Wojda. (2021). Antisense oligonucleotides for Alzheimer's disease therapy: from the mRNA to miRNA paradigm. EBioMedicine. 74. 103691–103691. 56 indexed citations
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Makara‐Studzińska, Marta, Siva G. Somasundaram, Jerzy Leszek, et al.. (2020). Suicide and Suicide Attempts in Elderly Patients: An Epidemiological Analysis of Risk Factors and Prevention. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 27(19). 2231–2236. 12 indexed citations
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Brzecka, Anna, et al.. (2019). Withdrawn: Association between Alzheimer's Disease and Cancer - A Short Overview. Current Medicinal Chemistry. 26. 19 indexed citations
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Trypka, Elżbieta, et al.. (2014). Insulin Resistance in Alzheimer＇s Disease and the Role of p53 Protein. 2(6). 327–335. 1 indexed citations
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Leszek, Jerzy. (2012). Choroba Alzheimera: obecny stan wiedzy, perspektywy terapeutyczne. Via Medica Journals. 8(3). 101–106. 3 indexed citations
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Alqarni, Mohammed, Yaseen M. Arabi, Waldemar W. Koczkodaj, et al.. (2011). Improving the predictability of ICU illness severity scales. Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems. 11–17. 1 indexed citations
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Zboch, Marzena, et al.. (2010). Deficit of vitamin B12 as a factor affecting development of the dementive process. 2010(1). 14–19. 1 indexed citations
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