Karolina Wosik

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Karolina Wosik is a scholar working on Neurology, Genetics and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Karolina Wosik has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Neurology, 7 papers in Genetics and 7 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Karolina Wosik's work include Inflammatory Bowel Disease (6 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (6 papers) and Barrier Structure and Function Studies (6 papers). Karolina Wosik is often cited by papers focused on Inflammatory Bowel Disease (6 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (6 papers) and Barrier Structure and Function Studies (6 papers). Karolina Wosik collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Netherlands. Karolina Wosik's co-authors include Alexandre Prat, Aurore Dodelet-Devillers, Monique Bernard, Hania Kébir, Jack P. Antel, Igal Ifergan, Romain Cayrol, Katarzyna Biernacki, Robert Moumdjian and Alain Bouthillier and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Neuroscience and Nature Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Karolina Wosik

20 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

The Hedgehog Pathway Promotes Blood-Brain Barrier Integri... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 200 400 600
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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.

  1. The Hedgehog Pathway Promotes Blood-Brain Barrier Integrity and CNS Immune Quiescence
    2011 641 citations Jorge I. Alvarez, Aurore Dodelet-Devillers et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Karolina Wosik Canada 15 1.0k 699 552 362 224 23 2.1k
Lyne Bourbonnière Canada 21 877 0.9× 792 1.1× 590 1.1× 291 0.8× 330 1.5× 31 2.1k
Azeb Tadesse Argaw United States 14 1.1k 1.1× 724 1.0× 341 0.6× 200 0.6× 213 1.0× 16 2.2k
Marta Joana Costa Jordão Germany 9 1.1k 1.1× 775 1.1× 1.2k 2.2× 515 1.4× 176 0.8× 9 2.5k
Zhihong Chen United States 22 1.3k 1.3× 741 1.1× 1.3k 2.4× 379 1.0× 141 0.6× 35 2.8k
Hoa Nguyen United States 19 1.2k 1.2× 1.6k 2.3× 904 1.6× 443 1.2× 131 0.6× 31 3.4k
Vijayabalan Balasingam Canada 12 551 0.5× 580 0.8× 429 0.8× 259 0.7× 236 1.1× 13 1.6k
Francesca Odoardi Germany 24 1.1k 1.1× 630 0.9× 1.2k 2.2× 345 1.0× 581 2.6× 39 2.9k
Catherine Larochelle Canada 25 623 0.6× 498 0.7× 614 1.1× 250 0.7× 579 2.6× 60 1.9k
Gaby Enzmann Switzerland 28 945 0.9× 675 1.0× 432 0.8× 146 0.4× 446 2.0× 42 2.3k
Catarina Rapôso Brazil 19 638 0.6× 475 0.7× 469 0.8× 111 0.3× 362 1.6× 48 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Karolina Wosik

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karolina Wosik

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jairath, Vipul, Tim Raine, Thomas P. Leahy, et al.. (2025). Matching-adjusted indirect comparisons of efficacy outcomes between etrasimod and ozanimod for moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research. 14(4). e240193–e240193.
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Jairath, Vipul, Tim Raine, Thomas P. Leahy, et al.. (2025). Efficacy and safety of advanced therapies for moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis in induction and maintenance: systematic literature review and Bayesian network meta-analysis. Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research. 14(5). e240225–e240225. 3 indexed citations
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Peyrin‐Biroulet, Laurent, Marla C. Dubinsky, Bruce E. Sands, et al.. (2024). Efficacy and Safety of Etrasimod in Patients with Moderately to Severely Active Isolated Proctitis: Results From the Phase 3 ELEVATE UC Clinical Programme. Journal of Crohn s and Colitis. 18(8). 1270–1282. 16 indexed citations
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Sands, Bruce E., K Gecse, David T. Rubin, et al.. (2023). S1061 Efficacy and Safety of Etrasimod in Patients With and Without Concomitant Corticosteroid Treatment in the Phase 3 ELEVATE UC 52 and ELEVATE UC 12 Trials. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 118(10S). S808–S809.
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Alvarez, Jorge I., Aurore Dodelet-Devillers, Hania Kébir, et al.. (2011). The Hedgehog Pathway Promotes Blood-Brain Barrier Integrity and CNS Immune Quiescence. Science. 334(6063). 1727–1731. 641 indexed citations breakdown →
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Alvarez, Jorge I., Aurore Dodelet-Devillers, Igal Ifergan, et al.. (2010). The Hedgehog Pathway Sustains Blood–brain Barrier Properties and Promotes CNS Immune Quiescence. Clinical Immunology. 135. S68–S68. 2 indexed citations
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Wosik, Karolina, Romain Cayrol, Aurore Dodelet-Devillers, et al.. (2007). Angiotensin II Controls Occludin Function and Is Required for Blood–Brain Barrier Maintenance: Relevance to Multiple Sclerosis. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(34). 9032–9042. 201 indexed citations
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Wosik, Karolina, et al.. (2007). Death receptor expression and function at the human blood brain barrier. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 259(1-2). 53–60. 32 indexed citations
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Cayrol, Romain, Karolina Wosik, Jennifer L. Berard, et al.. (2007). Activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule promotes leukocyte trafficking into the central nervous system. Nature Immunology. 9(2). 137–145. 330 indexed citations
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Ifergan, Igal, Karolina Wosik, Romain Cayrol, et al.. (2006). Statins reduce human blood–brain barrier permeability and restrict leukocyte migration: Relevance to multiple sclerosis. Annals of Neurology. 60(1). 45–55. 127 indexed citations
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Wosik, Karolina. (2004). Resistance of human adult oligodendrocytes to AMPA/kainate receptor-mediated glutamate injury. Brain. 127(12). 2636–2648. 48 indexed citations
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Huang, Kuo‐Cheng, Meriç A. Altinoz, Karolina Wosik, et al.. (2004). Impact of the coxsackie and adenovirus receptor (CAR) on glioma cell growth and invasion: Requirement for the C‐terminal domain. International Journal of Cancer. 113(5). 738–745. 47 indexed citations
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Wosik, Karolina, Jack P. Antel, Tanja Kuhlmann, et al.. (2003). Oligodendrocyte injury in multiple sclerosis: a role for p53. Journal of Neurochemistry. 85(3). 635–644. 82 indexed citations
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Séguin, Rosanne, Ronny L. Rotondo, Katarzyna Biernacki, et al.. (2003). Human brain endothelial cells supply support for monocyte immunoregulatory functions. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 135(1-2). 96–106. 8 indexed citations
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Séguin, Rosanne, Katarzyna Biernacki, Alexandre Prat, et al.. (2003). Differential effects of Th1 and Th2 lymphocyte supernatants on human microglia. Glia. 42(1). 36–45. 32 indexed citations
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Prat, Alexandre, Katarzyna Biernacki, Karolina Wosik, & Jack P. Antel. (2001). Glial cell influence on the human blood‐brain barrier. Glia. 36(2). 145–155. 247 indexed citations
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Wosik, Karolina, et al.. (2001). Caspase 8 expression and signaling in Fas injury-resistant human fetal astrocytes. Glia. 33(3). 217–224. 35 indexed citations

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