Kirk Ekena

1.8k total citations
14 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Kirk Ekena is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kirk Ekena has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Genetics, 5 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Kirk Ekena's work include Estrogen and related hormone effects (8 papers), Computational Drug Discovery Methods (3 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (3 papers). Kirk Ekena is often cited by papers focused on Estrogen and related hormone effects (8 papers), Computational Drug Discovery Methods (3 papers) and Cellular transport and secretion (3 papers). Kirk Ekena collaborates with scholars based in United States and France. Kirk Ekena's co-authors include Benita S. Katzenellenbogen, Monica M. Montano, John A. Katzenellenbogen, Tom H. Stevens, Paolo Martini, Régis Delage-Mourroux, Kristina E. Weis, Gwendal Lazennec, Eileen M. McInerney and Karen E. Weis and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Cell Biology.

In The Last Decade

Kirk Ekena

14 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kirk Ekena United States 13 927 812 266 231 126 14 1.5k
E. Nola Italy 13 848 0.9× 857 1.1× 324 1.2× 115 0.5× 160 1.3× 17 1.4k
Hanne Grøn United States 13 737 0.8× 634 0.8× 172 0.6× 57 0.2× 88 0.7× 16 1.2k
Marina Schorpp Germany 11 860 0.9× 578 0.7× 191 0.7× 60 0.3× 167 1.3× 11 1.4k
S.T. Okino United States 9 898 1.0× 233 0.3× 243 0.9× 62 0.3× 211 1.7× 10 1.4k
Colin K. W. Watts Australia 20 1.1k 1.1× 415 0.5× 623 2.3× 102 0.4× 278 2.2× 25 1.6k
James T. Radek United States 18 470 0.5× 359 0.4× 71 0.3× 65 0.3× 114 0.9× 23 1.1k
Farrell MacKenzie Canada 20 1.4k 1.5× 141 0.2× 263 1.0× 194 0.8× 94 0.7× 20 1.9k
Oscar A. Lea Norway 17 487 0.5× 456 0.6× 299 1.1× 86 0.4× 182 1.4× 34 1.3k
Walter Wouters Belgium 21 651 0.7× 551 0.7× 143 0.5× 25 0.1× 93 0.7× 52 1.2k
Panayiotis E. Stevis United States 14 457 0.5× 394 0.5× 87 0.3× 67 0.3× 120 1.0× 25 1.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kirk Ekena

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kirk Ekena

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All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Ekena, Kirk, Carol A. Vater, Christopher K. Raymond, & Tom H. Stevens. (2007). The VPS1 Protein is a Dynamin‐Like GTPase Required for Sorting Proteins to the Yeast Vacuole. Novartis Foundation symposium. 176. 198–217. 13 indexed citations
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Rozema, David B., Kirk Ekena, David L. Lewis, A. G. Loomis, & Jon A. Wolff. (2002). Endosomolysis by Masking of a Membrane-Active Agent (EMMA) for Cytoplasmic Release of Macromolecules. Bioconjugate Chemistry. 14(1). 51–57. 138 indexed citations
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Katzenellenbogen, Benita S., Monica M. Montano, Tracy Ediger, et al.. (2000). Estrogen receptors: selective ligands, partners, and distinctive pharmacology.. PubMed. 55. 163–93; discussion 194. 165 indexed citations
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Montano, Monica M., et al.. (1999). An estrogen receptor-selective coregulator that potentiates the effectiveness of antiestrogens and represses the activity of estrogens. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 96(12). 6947–6952. 239 indexed citations
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Ekena, Kirk, John A. Katzenellenbogen, & Benita S. Katzenellenbogen. (1998). Determinants of Ligand Specificity of Estrogen Receptor-α: Estrogen versus Androgen Discrimination. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(2). 693–699. 67 indexed citations
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Ekena, Kirk, Karen E. Weis, John A. Katzenellenbogen, & Benita S. Katzenellenbogen. (1997). Different Residues of the Human Estrogen Receptor Are Involved in the Recognition of Structurally Diverse Estrogens and Antiestrogens. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(8). 5069–5075. 64 indexed citations
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Katzenellenbogen, Benita S., Monica M. Montano, Kirk Ekena, Mary E. Herman, & Eileen M. McInerney. (1997). Antiestrogens: Mechanisms of action and resistance in breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 44(1). 23–38. 156 indexed citations
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Ekena, Kirk, Karen E. Weis, John A. Katzenellenbogen, & Benita S. Katzenellenbogen. (1996). Identification of Amino Acids in the Hormone Binding Domain of the Human Estrogen Receptor Important in Estrogen Binding. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(33). 20053–20059. 96 indexed citations
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Weis, Kristina E., Kirk Ekena, James A. Thomas, Gwendal Lazennec, & Benita S. Katzenellenbogen. (1996). Constitutively active human estrogen receptors containing amino acid substitutions for tyrosine 537 in the receptor protein.. Molecular Endocrinology. 10(11). 1388–1398. 196 indexed citations
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Ekena, Kirk & Tom H. Stevens. (1995). The Saccharomyces cerevisiae MVP1 Gene Interacts with VPS1 and Is Required for Vacuolar Protein Sorting. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 15(3). 1671–1678. 67 indexed citations
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Ekena, Kirk & Stanley Maloy. (1990). Regulation of proline utilization in Salmonella typhimurium: How do cells avoid a futile cycle?. Molecular and General Genetics MGG. 220(3). 492–494. 13 indexed citations
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Ekena, Kirk, et al.. (1990). Activation of a new proline transport system in Salmonella typhimurium. Journal of Bacteriology. 172(6). 2940–2945. 7 indexed citations

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