Karen Atkinson

4.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
43 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Karen Atkinson is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Molecular Biology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen Atkinson has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Pharmacology, 11 papers in Molecular Biology and 7 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Karen Atkinson's work include Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism (12 papers), Animal testing and alternatives (6 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (5 papers). Karen Atkinson is often cited by papers focused on Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism (12 papers), Animal testing and alternatives (6 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (5 papers). Karen Atkinson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Karen Atkinson's co-authors include Hyon K. Choi, Gary C. Curhan, Elizabeth W. Karlson, Walter C. Willett, Li Di, J. C. Biggs, Holly Kramer, Meir J. Stampfer, John Litchfield and Beijing Tan and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Karen Atkinson

42 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Purine-Rich Foods, Dairy and Protein Intake, and the Risk of Gout in Men

2004 795 citations Hyon K. Choi, Karen Atkinson et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Alcohol intake and risk of incident gout in men: a prospective study

2004 515 citations Hyon K. Choi, Karen Atkinson et al. The Lancet profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Karen Atkinson United States	20	1.6k	641	606	529	504	43	2.6k
Angelo Gaffo United States	25	1.7k 1.1×	461 0.7×	631 1.0×	741 1.4×	630 1.3×	81	2.6k
Takashi Nakamura Japan	29	850 0.5×	458 0.7×	424 0.7×	240 0.5×	583 1.2×	174	2.7k
Haiping Mao China	33	1.6k 1.0×	278 0.4×	495 0.8×	134 0.3×	1.2k 2.5×	132	3.5k
Jim C. Oates United States	35	399 0.2×	447 0.7×	216 0.4×	2.0k 3.7×	893 1.8×	113	4.2k
Minoru Yamakado Japan	33	611 0.4×	329 0.5×	358 0.6×	147 0.3×	960 1.9×	128	3.5k
Lijian Tao China	30	472 0.3×	151 0.2×	338 0.6×	112 0.2×	1.2k 2.3×	148	3.1k
Anne Dawnay United Kingdom	27	941 0.6×	317 0.5×	440 0.7×	80 0.2×	838 1.7×	91	3.4k
István Kiss Hungary	28	472 0.3×	197 0.3×	294 0.5×	63 0.1×	646 1.3×	182	2.3k
Beatriz Fernández‐Fernández Spain	29	922 0.6×	138 0.2×	305 0.5×	91 0.2×	850 1.7×	75	2.7k
Ivan Rychlík Czechia	27	1.3k 0.8×	152 0.2×	287 0.5×	266 0.5×	1.5k 2.9×	190	3.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Karen Atkinson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karen Atkinson

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

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McVeigh, Clare, Joanne Reid, Claire Carswell, et al.. (2021). Mindfulness as a well-being initiative for future nurses: a survey with undergraduate nursing students. BMC Nursing. 20(1). 253–253. 11 indexed citations

Orozco, Christine C., Karen Atkinson, Sangwoo Ryu, et al.. (2019). Structural attributes influencing unbound tissue distribution. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 185. 111813–111813. 21 indexed citations

Riccardi, Keith, David A. Tess, Jian Lin, et al.. (2019). A Novel Unified Approach to Predict Human Hepatic Clearance for Both Enzyme- and Transporter-Medated Mechanisms Using Suspended Human Hepatocytes. Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 47(5). 484–492. 32 indexed citations

Ryu, Sangwoo, David A. Tess, George Chang, et al.. (2019). Evaluation of Fraction Unbound Across 7 Tissues of 5 Species. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 109(2). 1178–1190. 23 indexed citations

Riccardi, Keith, Jian Lin, Mark Niosi, et al.. (2017). Novel Method to Predict In Vivo Liver-to-Plasma Kpuu for OATP Substrates Using Suspension Hepatocytes. Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 45(5). 576–580. 42 indexed citations

Trapa, Patrick, Kevin Beaumont, Karen Atkinson, et al.. (2016). In Vitro – In Vivo Extrapolation of Intestinal Availability for Carboxylesterase Substrates Using Portal Vein–Cannulated Monkey. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 106(3). 898–905. 7 indexed citations

Yang, Xin, Karen Atkinson, & Lei Di. (2015). Novel Cytochrome P450 Reaction Phenotyping for Low-Clearance Compounds Using the Hepatocyte Relay Method. Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 44(3). 460–465. 38 indexed citations

Sharma, Raman, John Litchfield, Karen Atkinson, et al.. (2014). Metabolites in Safety Testing Assessment in Early Clinical Development: A Case Study with a Glucokinase Activator. Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 42(11). 1926–1939. 15 indexed citations

Tu, Meihua, Benjamin D. Stevens, Jianwei Bian, et al.. (2014). Identification of a novel conformationally constrained glucagon receptor antagonist. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 24(3). 839–844. 16 indexed citations

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Stevens, Benjamin D., John Litchfield, Jeffrey A. Pfefferkorn, et al.. (2013). Discovery of an intravenous hepatoselective glucokinase activator for the treatment of inpatient hyperglycemia. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 23(24). 6588–6592. 10 indexed citations

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Di, Li, Patrick Trapa, R. Scott Obach, et al.. (2012). A Novel Relay Method for Determining Low-Clearance Values. Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 40(9). 1860–1865. 78 indexed citations

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Filipski, Kevin J., Jianwei Bian, David C. Ebner, et al.. (2011). A novel series of glucagon receptor antagonists with reduced molecular weight and lipophilicity. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 22(1). 415–420. 23 indexed citations

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Atkinson, Karen, Elena Beretta, Janice A. Brown, et al.. (2011). N-Benzylimidazole carboxamides as potent, orally active stearoylCoA desaturase-1 inhibitors. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 21(6). 1621–1625. 35 indexed citations

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Choi, Hyon K., Karen Atkinson, Elizabeth W. Karlson, & Gary C. Curhan. (2005). Obesity, Weight Change, Hypertension, Diuretic Use, and Risk of Gout in Men. Archives of Internal Medicine. 165(7). 742–742. 462 indexed citations

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Choi, Hyon K., Karen Atkinson, Elizabeth W. Karlson, Walter C. Willett, & Gary C. Curhan. (2004). Alcohol intake and risk of incident gout in men: a prospective study. The Lancet. 363(9417). 1277–1281. 515 indexed citations breakdown →

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Choi, Hyon K., Karen Atkinson, Elizabeth W. Karlson, Walter C. Willett, & Gary C. Curhan. (2004). Purine-Rich Foods, Dairy and Protein Intake, and the Risk of Gout in Men. New England Journal of Medicine. 350(11). 1093–1103. 795 indexed citations breakdown →

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Botham, Philip A., Rosemarie Osborne, Karen Atkinson, et al.. (1997). IRAG Working Group 3: Cell function-based assays. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 35(1). 67–77. 12 indexed citations

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Clothier, Richard H., et al.. (1994). Development of a fixed-dose approach for the fluorescein leakage test. Toxicology in Vitro. 8(4). 883–884. 9 indexed citations

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Atkinson, Karen, et al.. (1990). The potential usefulness of a differentiating teratocarcinoma cell line in in vitro toxicity testing. Toxicology in Vitro. 4(4-5). 589–592. 3 indexed citations

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Atkinson, Karen, et al.. (1990). INVITTOX: The ERGATT/FRAME data bank of in vitro techniques in toxicology. Toxicology in Vitro. 4(4-5). 707–710. 22 indexed citations

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