Joy Irobi

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Joy Irobi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Joy Irobi has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Molecular Biology, 21 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 10 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Joy Irobi's work include Hereditary Neurological Disorders (21 papers), Heat shock proteins research (10 papers) and Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (8 papers). Joy Irobi is often cited by papers focused on Hereditary Neurological Disorders (21 papers), Heat shock proteins research (10 papers) and Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (8 papers). Joy Irobi collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Australia and Austria. Joy Irobi's co-authors include Vincent Timmerman, Peter De Jonghe, Ines Dierick, Michaela Auer‐Grumbach, Ludo Van Den Bosch, Klaus Wagner, Wim Robberecht, Constantin d’Ydewalle, Jyothsna Krishnan and Pieter Vanden Berghe and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Medicine and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Joy Irobi

33 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

DNA/RNA Helicase Gene Mutations in a Form of Juvenile Amy... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 200 400 600
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. DNA/RNA Helicase Gene Mutations in a Form of Juvenile Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS4)
    2004 602 citations Craig L. Bennett, Ian P. Blair et al. The American Journal of Human Genetics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Joy Irobi Belgium 20 1.4k 921 630 550 475 34 2.3k
François Gros‐Louis Canada 23 1.1k 0.8× 465 0.5× 1.5k 2.4× 831 1.5× 262 0.6× 45 2.5k
Dairín Kieran United Kingdom 11 906 0.7× 331 0.4× 986 1.6× 558 1.0× 255 0.5× 13 1.8k
Max Koppers Netherlands 15 1.0k 0.8× 332 0.4× 921 1.5× 612 1.1× 293 0.6× 23 1.8k
Asako Otomo Japan 20 822 0.6× 352 0.4× 1.1k 1.7× 639 1.2× 388 0.8× 44 1.9k
Hiroyuki Ishiura Japan 25 844 0.6× 633 0.7× 627 1.0× 312 0.6× 177 0.4× 146 1.8k
Aleksey Shatunov United Kingdom 26 972 0.7× 325 0.4× 917 1.5× 522 0.9× 402 0.8× 45 2.0k
Els De Vriendt Belgium 21 769 0.6× 1.1k 1.2× 363 0.6× 164 0.3× 549 1.2× 40 1.8k
Shinji Hadano Japan 24 788 0.6× 260 0.3× 792 1.3× 432 0.8× 254 0.5× 63 1.6k
Jun Mitsui Japan 24 860 0.6× 480 0.5× 582 0.9× 214 0.4× 212 0.4× 115 1.7k
Daniel A. Mordes United States 20 1.6k 1.2× 355 0.4× 1.3k 2.1× 401 0.7× 241 0.5× 37 2.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Joy Irobi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joy Irobi

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

All Works

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Pintelon, Isabel, Jean‐Pierre Timmermans, Veerle Somers, et al.. (2022). Oligodendroglia-derived extracellular vesicles activate autophagy via LC3B/BAG3 to protect against oxidative stress with an enhanced effect for HSPB8 enriched vesicles. Cell Communication and Signaling. 20(1). 58–58. 17 indexed citations
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Irobi, Joy, et al.. (2021). Extracellular vesicle-associated small heat shock proteins as therapeutic agents in neurodegenerative diseases and beyond. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews. 179. 114009–114009. 15 indexed citations
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Vanherle, Sam, Mansour Haidar, Joy Irobi, Jeroen F. J. Bogie, & Jerome J. A. Hendriks. (2020). Extracellular vesicle-associated lipids in central nervous system disorders. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews. 159. 322–331. 35 indexed citations
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Peeters, Koen, Ivan Litvinenko, Bob Asselbergh, et al.. (2013). Molecular Defects in the Motor Adaptor BICD2 Cause Proximal Spinal Muscular Atrophy with Autosomal-Dominant Inheritance. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 92(6). 955–964. 86 indexed citations
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d’Ydewalle, Constantin, Jyothsna Krishnan, Philip Van Damme, et al.. (2011). HDAC6 inhibitors reverse axonal loss in a mouse model of mutant HSPB1–induced Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Nature Medicine. 17(8). 968–974. 375 indexed citations
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Almeida‐Souza, Leonardo, Bob Asselbergh, Constantin d’Ydewalle, et al.. (2011). Small Heat-Shock Protein HSPB1 Mutants Stabilize Microtubules in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Neuropathy. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(43). 15320–15328. 87 indexed citations
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Dierick, Ines, Joy Irobi, Sophie Janssens, et al.. (2007). Genetic variant in theHSPB1 promoter region impairs the HSP27 stress response. Human Mutation. 28(8). 830–830. 31 indexed citations
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Irobi, Joy, Ines Dierick, Albena Jordanova, et al.. (2006). Unraveling the genetics of distal hereditary motor neuronopathies. NeuroMolecular Medicine. 8(1-2). 131–146. 47 indexed citations
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Dierick, Ines, Joy Irobi, Peter De Jonghe, & Vincent Timmerman. (2005). Small heat shock proteins in inherited peripheral neuropathies. Annals of Medicine. 37(6). 413–422. 46 indexed citations
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Irobi, Joy. (2004). Molecular genetics of distal hereditary motor neuropathies. Human Molecular Genetics. 13(suppl_2). R195–R202. 72 indexed citations
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Bennett, Craig L., Ian P. Blair, Imke Puls, et al.. (2004). DNA/RNA Helicase Gene Mutations in a Form of Juvenile Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS4). The American Journal of Human Genetics. 74(6). 1128–1135. 602 indexed citations breakdown →
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Windpassinger, Christian, Michaela Auer‐Grumbach, Joy Irobi, et al.. (2004). Heterozygous missense mutations in BSCL2 are associated with distal hereditary motor neuropathy and Silver syndrome. Nature Genetics. 36(3). 271–276. 279 indexed citations
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Irobi, Joy, Eva Nelis, Kristien Verhoeven, et al.. (2002). Mutation analysis of 12 candidate genes for distal hereditary motor neuropathy type II (distal HMN II) linked to 12q24.3. Journal of the Peripheral Nervous System. 7(2). 87–95. 3 indexed citations
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Jonghe, Peter De, Michaela Auer‐Grumbach, Joy Irobi, et al.. (2002). Autosomal dominant juvenile amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and distal hereditary motor neuronopathy with pyramidal tract signs: synonyms for the same disorder?. Brain. 125(6). 1320–1325. 57 indexed citations
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Venken, Koen J. T., Jan Meuleman, Joy Irobi, et al.. (2001). Caspr1/Paranodin/Neurexin IV is most likely not a common disease-causing gene for inherited peripheral neuropathies. Neuroreport. 12(11). 2609–2614. 2 indexed citations
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Irobi, Joy, Fadel Tissir, Peter De Jonghe, et al.. (2000). A Clone Contig of 12q24.3 Encompassing the Distal Hereditary Motor Neuropathy Type II Gene. Genomics. 65(1). 34–43. 10 indexed citations
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Timmerman, Vincent, Joke Beuten, Joy Irobi, et al.. (1999). Distal Hereditary Motor Neuropathy Type II (Distal HMN Type II): Phenotype and Molecular Genetics. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 883(1). 60–64. 6 indexed citations

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