Karen E. Alexander

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Karen E. Alexander is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Oncology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen E. Alexander has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Oncology and 4 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Karen E. Alexander's work include Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (6 papers), Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (5 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (4 papers). Karen E. Alexander is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics (6 papers), Cancer-related Molecular Pathways (5 papers) and Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (4 papers). Karen E. Alexander collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Czechia. Karen E. Alexander's co-authors include Myra M. Hurt, Michael L. Whitfield, Gavin Sherlock, John C. Matese, Alok J. Saldanha, Patrick O. Brown, John I. Murray, Catherine A. Ball, Charles M. Perou and David Botstein and has published in prestigious journals such as The EMBO Journal, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Karen E. Alexander

20 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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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.

Identification of Genes Periodically Expressed in the Human Cell Cycle and Their Expression in Tumors

2002 1.2k citations Michael L. Whitfield, Gavin Sherlock et al. Molecular Biology of the Cell profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Karen E. Alexander United States	9	1.2k	214	203	201	107	21	1.4k
Mark E. Schurdak United States	25	1.0k 0.9×	182 0.9×	132 0.7×	443 2.2×	77 0.7×	48	1.7k
Franco J. Vizeacoumar Canada	18	1.3k 1.1×	126 0.6×	219 1.1×	104 0.5×	91 0.9×	49	1.5k
Ting Xie China	20	1.4k 1.2×	331 1.5×	249 1.2×	116 0.6×	58 0.5×	43	1.8k
Simon Cockell United Kingdom	25	896 0.8×	168 0.8×	82 0.4×	182 0.9×	123 1.1×	62	1.5k
Matthew L. Tomlinson United Kingdom	13	879 0.8×	262 1.2×	236 1.2×	186 0.9×	61 0.6×	16	1.2k
Rachel Rowlinson United Kingdom	14	1.1k 1.0×	80 0.4×	158 0.8×	170 0.8×	65 0.6×	17	1.5k
Jessica K. Gagnon United States	10	882 0.8×	200 0.9×	130 0.6×	146 0.7×	67 0.6×	13	1.3k
Uğur Eskiocak United States	16	610 0.5×	211 1.0×	76 0.4×	142 0.7×	70 0.7×	30	938
Tejas Gandhi United States	12	1.3k 1.1×	122 0.6×	136 0.7×	76 0.4×	67 0.6×	26	1.8k
Peter Thul Germany	6	925 0.8×	97 0.5×	144 0.7×	222 1.1×	65 0.6×	7	1.3k

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Sasaki, Takayo, Abhijit Chakraborty, Karen E. Alexander, et al.. (2025). Master transcription-factor binding sites constitute the core of early replication control elements. The EMBO Journal. 44(16). 4499–4524. 1 indexed citations

Stewart, Rosalyn W., et al.. (2024). Population health and community health: brokering the two through art and community engagement. Frontiers in Public Health. 12. 1480795–1480795. 1 indexed citations

Alexander, Karen E.. (2021). Relaunching Nurses to the Forefront of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Heeding the Call Through an RN Refresher Program. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing. 52(2). 67–71. 3 indexed citations

Ball, Catherine A., John C. Matese, Karen E. Alexander, et al.. (2020). Identification of Genes Periodically Expressed in the Human Cell Cycle and Their Expression in Tumors. UNC Libraries.

Alexander, Karen E., et al.. (2018). c-Abl phosphorylation of Yin Yang 1's conserved tyrosine 254 in the spacer region modulates its transcriptional activity. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research. 1865(9). 1173–1186. 4 indexed citations

Alexander, Karen E. & Raed Rizkallah. (2017). Aurora A Phosphorylation of YY1 during Mitosis Inactivates its DNA Binding Activity. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 10084–10084. 18 indexed citations

Sasangohar, Farzan, et al.. (2017). Deriving Information Requirements for a Smart Nursing System for Intensive Care Units. Critical Care Nursing Quarterly. 41(1). 29–37. 5 indexed citations

Sasangohar, Farzan, et al.. (2017). Deriving Information Requirements for a Smart Nursing System for Intensive Care Units. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. 61(1). 653–654. 5 indexed citations

Alexander, Karen E., et al.. (2015). The Recruitment of the Transcription Factor YY1 to DNA Damage Sites in Human Cells. The FASEB Journal. 29(S1). 4 indexed citations

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Rizkallah, Raed, et al.. (2012). The Transcription Factor YY1 Is a Novel Substrate for Aurora B Kinase at G2/M Transition of the Cell Cycle. PLoS ONE. 7(11). e50645–e50645. 29 indexed citations

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Rizkallah, Raed, Karen E. Alexander, & Myra M. Hurt. (2011). Global mitotic phosphorylation of C₂H₂zinc finger protein linker peptides. Cell Cycle. 10(19). 3327–3336. 45 indexed citations

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Rizkallah, Raed, et al.. (2011). The Transcription Factor YY1 Is a Substrate for Polo-Like Kinase 1 at the G2/M Transition of the Cell Cycle. PLoS ONE. 6(1). e15928–e15928. 28 indexed citations

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Rizkallah, Raed, et al.. (2011). Phosphorylation of the Transcription Factor YY1 by CK2 α Prevents Cleavage by Caspase 7 during Apoptosis. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 32(4). 797–807. 28 indexed citations

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Dove, James, Susan J. Zieman, Karen E. Alexander, & Andrew C. Miller. (2008). President’s Page: Cardiovascular Care in Older Adults: The ACC and SGC Partnership Builds New Curriculum. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 51(6). 672–673. 3 indexed citations

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Alexander, Karen E., Amy Baldwin, Michael L. Whitfield, et al.. (2008). Identification of G1‐Regulated Genes in Normally Cycling Human Cells. The FASEB Journal. 22(S1). 1 indexed citations

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Alexander, Karen E., Amy Baldwin, Michael L. Whitfield, et al.. (2008). Identification of G1-Regulated Genes in Normally Cycling Human Cells. PLoS ONE. 3(12). e3943–e3943. 12 indexed citations

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Whitfield, Michael L., Gavin Sherlock, Alok J. Saldanha, et al.. (2002). Identification of Genes Periodically Expressed in the Human Cell Cycle and Their Expression in Tumors. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 13(6). 1977–2000. 1153 indexed citations breakdown →

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Xu, Jing, et al.. (2001). Disparate effects of similar phenolic phytochemicals as inhibitors of oxidative damage to cellular DNA. Mutation Research/DNA Repair. 485(4). 309–318. 71 indexed citations

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Alexander, Karen E., et al.. (1999). Potent antioxidant activity of a dithiocarbamate-related compound from a marine hydroid. Biochemical Pharmacology. 58(8). 1313–1319. 7 indexed citations

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Alexander, Karen E., et al.. (1999). A phenolic antioxidant from the freshwater orchid, Habenaria repens. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Pharmacology Toxicology and Endocrinology. 122(2). 211–214. 18 indexed citations

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