John Leszyk

8.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
82 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

John Leszyk is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, John Leszyk has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Cell Biology and 11 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in John Leszyk's work include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (13 papers), Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (7 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (7 papers). John Leszyk is often cited by papers focused on RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (13 papers), Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (7 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (7 papers). John Leszyk collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and South Korea. John Leszyk's co-authors include George B. Witman, Gregory J. Pazour, Michael Czech, Silvia Corvera, Scott A. Shaffer, Sarah M. Nicoloro, Justin R. Fallon, Mark A. Bowe, My Chouinard and John H. Collins and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

John Leszyk

81 papers receiving 6.6k 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.

Proteomic analysis of a eukaryotic cilium

2005 802 citations John Leszyk, George B. Witman et al. profile →
High‐resolution proteomic and lipidomic analysis of exosomes and microvesicles from different cell sources

2016 571 citations John Leszyk, Scott A. Shaffer et al. profile →
Mitochondrial remodeling in adipose tissue associated with obesity and treatment with rosiglitazone

2004 526 citations My Chouinard, John Leszyk et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John Leszyk United States	39	4.8k	1.3k	1.2k	879	840	82	6.7k
Rong Zeng China	53	5.6k 1.2×	707 0.5×	827 0.7×	708 0.8×	778 0.9×	222	8.5k
D. Schultz United States	44	7.3k 1.5×	652 0.5×	714 0.6×	635 0.7×	1.1k 1.3×	119	9.9k
Kazuo Nagashima Japan	50	3.3k 0.7×	651 0.5×	1.0k 0.9×	704 0.8×	481 0.6×	300	9.0k
Martina Schnölzer Germany	54	5.6k 1.2×	537 0.4×	898 0.8×	707 0.8×	572 0.7×	174	9.0k
Ann B. Kier United States	45	6.1k 1.3×	970 0.7×	979 0.8×	1.0k 1.2×	722 0.9×	157	9.7k
William B. Kiosses United States	48	4.2k 0.9×	869 0.7×	3.0k 2.6×	874 1.0×	393 0.5×	106	8.5k
Heinrich Sticht Germany	53	5.1k 1.1×	906 0.7×	580 0.5×	1.5k 1.7×	1.1k 1.3×	290	9.2k
Robert Day Canada	52	4.2k 0.9×	673 0.5×	1.8k 1.5×	546 0.6×	576 0.7×	166	8.5k
Stephen A. Adam United States	52	10.1k 2.1×	668 0.5×	2.1k 1.8×	585 0.7×	984 1.2×	90	11.7k
Harm H. Kampinga Netherlands	65	9.6k 2.0×	1.7k 1.3×	2.9k 2.5×	650 0.7×	537 0.6×	232	13.6k

Countries citing papers authored by John Leszyk

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Leszyk

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20 of 20 papers shown

Brenner, James R., Xuni Li, John Leszyk, et al.. (2025). Compartmentalized cell envelope biosynthesis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. mBio. 17(1). e0268025–e0268025.

Cormier, Nathaly, John J. McGlone, John Leszyk, & Daniel M. Hardy. (2018). Immunocontraceptive target repertoire defined by systematic identification of sperm membrane alloantigens in a single species. PLoS ONE. 13(1). e0190891–e0190891. 5 indexed citations

Friesen, Westley J., Christopher R. Trotta, Jin Zhuo, et al.. (2017). The nucleoside analog clitocine is a potent and efficacious readthrough agent. RNA. 23(4). 567–577. 36 indexed citations

Nasipak, Brian T., Teresita Padilla‐Benavides, Karin M. Green, et al.. (2015). Opposing calcium-dependent signalling pathways control skeletal muscle differentiation by regulating a chromatin remodelling enzyme. Nature Communications. 6(1). 7441–7441. 29 indexed citations

Kiso, Wendy K., Vimal Selvaraj, Jennifer B. Nagashima, et al.. (2013). Lactotransferrin in Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) Seminal Plasma Correlates with Semen Quality. PLoS ONE. 8(8). e71033–e71033. 24 indexed citations

Li, Yanyan, Daniel A. Powell, Scott A. Shaffer, et al.. (2012). LPS remodeling is an evolved survival strategy for bacteria. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109(22). 8716–8721. 146 indexed citations

Andacht, Tracy M., Keiryn L. Bennett, Cory Bystrom, et al.. (2012). The 2012 PRG Study: Assessing Longitudinal Variability in Routine Peptide LC-MS/MS Analysis. Journal of Biomolecular Techniques JBT. 23. 2 indexed citations

Leszyk, John. (2010). Evaluation of the new MALDI matrix 4-chloro-alpha-cyanocinnamic acid.. PubMed Central. 12 indexed citations

Romero, Roberto, Juan Pedro Kusanovic, Francesca Gotsch, et al.. (2009). Isobaric labeling and tandem mass spectrometry: A novel approach for profiling and quantifying proteins differentially expressed in amniotic fluid in preterm labor with and without intra-amniotic infection/inflammation. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 23(4). 261–280. 68 indexed citations

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Davis, Myrtle A., et al.. (2006). Proteomic Analysis of Rat Liver Phosphoproteins after Treatment with Protein Kinase Inhibitor H89 (N-(2-[p-Bromocinnamylamino-]ethyl)-5-isoquinolinesulfonamide). Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. 318(2). 589–595. 15 indexed citations

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Jiang, Zhen, Qiong Zhou, John Holik, et al.. (2005). Identification of WNK1 as a Substrate of Akt/Protein Kinase B and a Negative Regulator of Insulin-stimulated Mitogenesis in 3T3-L1 Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280(22). 21622–21628. 77 indexed citations

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Blüher, Matthias, et al.. (2004). Role of Insulin Action and Cell Size on Protein Expression Patterns in Adipocytes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(30). 31902–31909. 90 indexed citations

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Luo, Yin, John Leszyk, Bing Li, et al.. (2002). Troponin-I interacts with the met47 region of skeletal muscle actin. implications for the mechanism of thin filament regulation by calcium. Journal of Molecular Biology. 316(3). 429–434. 19 indexed citations

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Park, Jin G., Avirup Bose, John Leszyk, & Michael Czech. (2001). PYK2 as a Mediator of Endothelin-1/Gα11Signaling to GLUT4 Glucose Transporters. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 276(51). 47751–47754. 21 indexed citations

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Guilherme, Adı́lson, Masahiro Emoto, Joanne Buxton, et al.. (2000). Perinuclear Localization and Insulin Responsiveness of GLUT4 Requires Cytoskeletal Integrity in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(49). 38151–38159. 107 indexed citations

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Agustin, Jovenal T. San, John Leszyk, Lydia M. Nuwaysir, & George B. Witman. (1998). The Catalytic Subunit of the cAMP-dependent Protein Kinase of Ovine Sperm Flagella Has a Unique Amino-terminal Sequence. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(38). 24874–24883. 57 indexed citations

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Bowe, Mark A., et al.. (1995). The α-Dystroglycan-β-Dystroglycan Complex. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(43). 25956–25959. 53 indexed citations

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Bowe, Mark A., et al.. (1994). Identification and purification of an agrin receptor from torpedo postsynaptic membranes: A heteromeric complex related to the dystroglycans. Neuron. 12(5). 1173–1180. 272 indexed citations

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Leszyk, John, Ranjana Dumaswala, James D. Potter, et al.. (1987). Bovine cardiac troponin T: amino acid sequences of the two isoforms. Biochemistry. 26(22). 7035–7042. 70 indexed citations

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Collins, John H. & John Leszyk. (1987). ".gamma. Subunit" of sodium-potassium-ATPase, a small, amphiphilic protein with a unique amino acid sequence. Biochemistry. 26(26). 8665–8668. 46 indexed citations

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