Kit Neikirk

1.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
41 papers, 535 citations indexed

About

Kit Neikirk is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Safety Research and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kit Neikirk has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 535 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Safety Research and 7 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Kit Neikirk's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (10 papers), Career Development and Diversity (7 papers) and Mentoring and Academic Development (7 papers). Kit Neikirk is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (10 papers), Career Development and Diversity (7 papers) and Mentoring and Academic Development (7 papers). Kit Neikirk collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Saudi Arabia. Kit Neikirk's co-authors include Antentor Hinton, Annet Kirabo, Prasanna Katti, Andrea G. Marshall, Steven M. Claypool, Zer Vue, Heather K. Beasley, Edgar Garza-López, Sandra Murray and Salma AshShareef and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation Research, Trends in Biochemical Sciences and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Kit Neikirk

35 papers receiving 531 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.

A Universal Approach to Analyzing Transmission Electron Microscopy with ImageJ

2021 177 citations Prasanna Katti, Margaret Mungai et al. profile →
Mitochondrial Structure and Function in Human Heart Failure

2024 67 citations Antentor Hinton, Steven M. Claypool et al. Circulation Research profile →
Mitochondria in disease: changes in shapes and dynamics

2024 61 citations Brenita C. Jenkins, Kit Neikirk et al. Trends in Biochemical Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kit Neikirk United States	10	242	55	52	45	44	41	535
Heather K. Beasley United States	11	194 0.8×	39 0.7×	55 1.1×	19 0.4×	49 1.1×	38	420
Salma AshShareef United States	4	118 0.5×	45 0.8×	38 0.7×	18 0.4×	32 0.7×	4	276
Lauren White United States	8	71 0.3×	64 1.2×	20 0.4×	29 0.6×	27 0.6×	20	478
Jóhanna Jakobsdóttir United States	11	342 1.4×	49 0.9×	7 0.1×	24 0.5×	12 0.3×	29	1.1k
Katie Harvey United Kingdom	12	89 0.4×	52 0.9×	9 0.2×	90 2.0×	17 0.4×	17	462
Patricia A. Halpin United States	11	159 0.7×	43 0.8×	6 0.1×	26 0.6×	15 0.3×	41	567
Ivana Vodopivec United States	14	156 0.6×	196 3.6×	92 1.8×	5 0.1×	25 0.6×	31	925
Tracy J. Pritchard United States	13	514 2.1×	49 0.9×	6 0.1×	200 4.4×	23 0.5×	25	796
M. Joycelyn Elders United States	15	163 0.7×	58 1.1×	12 0.2×	18 0.4×	30 0.7×	40	618

Countries citing papers authored by Kit Neikirk

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kit Neikirk

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

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Neikirk, Kit, Sepiso K. Masenga, Margaret Mungai, et al.. (2025). Mitoepigenetic targeting of age-related dysfunction: mechanisms, therapeutic avenues, and transgenerational implications. PubMed. 2(3). 108–111. 1 indexed citations

Neikirk, Kit, et al.. (2024). Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Hypertension and Salt Sensitivity of Blood Pressure. Current Hypertension Reports. 26(6). 273–290. 2 indexed citations

Marshall, Andrea G., Kit Neikirk, Annet Kirabo, et al.. (2024). Strategies for inducing and validating zinc deficiency and zinc repletion. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 326(6). H1396–H1401. 2 indexed citations

Hinton, Antentor, Zer Vue, Estêvão Scudese, et al.. (2024). Mitochondrial heterogeneity and crosstalk in aging: Time for a paradigm shift?. Aging Cell. 23(10). e14296–e14296. 2 indexed citations

Neikirk, Kit, et al.. (2024). Diversity, equity, and inclusion in a polarized world: Navigating challenges and opportunities in STEMM. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 35(11). vo2–vo2. 4 indexed citations

Neikirk, Kit, Elsie C. Spencer, Heather K. Beasley, et al.. (2024). Speaking up for the invisible minority: First‐generation students in higher education. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 239(7). e31158–e31158.

Ismail, Anas, Mona Mashayekhi, Xiuqi Zhang, et al.. (2024). Cytokine and chemokine receptor profiles in adipose tissue vasculature unravel endothelial cell responses in HIV. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 239(11). e31415–e31415. 1 indexed citations

Vue, Zer, Celestine N. Wanjalla, Andrea G. Marshall, et al.. (2024). A workshop to enrich physiological understanding through hands-on learning about mitochondria-endoplasmic reticulum contact sites. AJP Advances in Physiology Education. 48(4). 808–817.

Neikirk, Kit, Kaihua Liu, Heather K. Beasley, et al.. (2024). Air pollutants as modulators of mitochondrial quality control in cardiovascular disease. Physiological Reports. 12(22). e70118–e70118. 1 indexed citations

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Wanjalla, Celestine N., Kit Neikirk, Annet Kirabo, et al.. (2024). Technology accountability groups: A novel form of technology learning and support for graduate students and faculty in STEM. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 239(7). e31341–e31341. 1 indexed citations

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Jenkins, Brenita C., Kit Neikirk, Prasanna Katti, et al.. (2024). Mitochondria in disease: changes in shapes and dynamics. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 49(4). 346–360. 61 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hinton, Antentor, Steven M. Claypool, Kit Neikirk, et al.. (2024). Mitochondrial Structure and Function in Human Heart Failure. Circulation Research. 135(2). 372–396. 67 indexed citations breakdown →

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Neikirk, Kit, Edgar Garza-López, Andrea G. Marshall, et al.. (2023). Using quotients as a mentor to facilitate the success of underrepresented students. Pathogens and Disease. 81. 5 indexed citations

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Marshall, Andrea G., Kit Neikirk, Jeremiah Afolabi, et al.. (2023). Update on the Use of Pulse Wave Velocity to Measure Age-Related Vascular Changes. Current Hypertension Reports. 26(3). 131–140. 14 indexed citations

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Marshall, Andrea G., Kit Neikirk, Larry Vang, et al.. (2023). Serial Block Face‐Scanning Electron Microscopy as a Burgeoning Technology. Advanced Biology. 7(8). e2300139–e2300139. 12 indexed citations

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Crabtree, Amber, Heather K. Beasley, Edgar Garza-López, et al.. (2023). In the Age of Machine Learning Cryo‐EM Research is Still Necessary: A Path toward Precision Medicine. Advanced Biology. 7(8). e2300122–e2300122.

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Haynes, Alexandria Porcia, Taseer Ahmad, Kit Neikirk, et al.. (2023). The Antioxidative Effects of Flavones in Hypertensive Disease. Biomedicines. 11(11). 2877–2877. 8 indexed citations

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Marshall, Andrea G., Lillian J. Brady, Caroline B. Palavicino‐Maggio, et al.. (2022). The importance of mentors and how to handle more than one mentor. Pathogens and Disease. 80(1). 10 indexed citations

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Spencer, Elsie C., Kit Neikirk, Susan L. Campbell, et al.. (2022). Intentional and unintentional benefits of minority writing accountability groups. Trends in Microbiology. 30(11). 1015–1018. 9 indexed citations

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Shuler, Haysetta, Victor A. Cazares, Andrea G. Marshall, et al.. (2021). Intentional mentoring: maximizing the impact of underrepresented future scientists in the 21st century. Pathogens and Disease. 79(6). 38 indexed citations

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