Kıvanç Birsoy

52.5k total citations · 9 hit papers
73 papers, 9.9k citations indexed

About

Kıvanç Birsoy is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kıvanç Birsoy has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 9.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Molecular Biology, 23 papers in Cancer Research and 16 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Kıvanç Birsoy's work include Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (16 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (14 papers) and Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (13 papers). Kıvanç Birsoy is often cited by papers focused on Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (16 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (14 papers) and Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (13 papers). Kıvanç Birsoy collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Kıvanç Birsoy's co-authors include David M. Sabatini, Timothy C. Wang, Jeffrey M. Friedman, Walter W. Chen, Elizaveta Freinkman, Richard Possemato, Matthew S. Rodeheffer, Monther Abu-Remaileh, Nicholas W. Hughes and Yorick Post and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Kıvanç Birsoy

70 papers receiving 9.8k citations

Hit Papers

Identification and characterization of essential gene... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2015 2015 2008 2017 2014 250 500 750 1000

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kıvanç Birsoy United States 37 6.7k 3.1k 1.5k 1.5k 1.1k 73 9.9k
Qun‐Ying Lei China 47 7.5k 1.1× 2.9k 0.9× 800 0.5× 1.0k 0.7× 1.1k 1.0× 108 11.7k
Christian M. Metallo United States 51 8.2k 1.2× 4.8k 1.6× 1.6k 1.0× 824 0.6× 1.3k 1.1× 125 12.3k
Caroline A. Lewis United States 39 5.2k 0.8× 3.1k 1.0× 969 0.6× 579 0.4× 614 0.5× 63 7.7k
Elizaveta Freinkman United States 35 5.7k 0.9× 3.0k 1.0× 835 0.5× 520 0.4× 645 0.6× 40 8.1k
James A. Olzmann United States 40 7.5k 1.1× 2.9k 0.9× 1.6k 1.0× 3.4k 2.3× 1.7k 1.5× 71 12.3k
Zhimin Lu China 62 10.6k 1.6× 5.8k 1.9× 876 0.6× 958 0.6× 1.1k 0.9× 207 14.7k
Eric Huang United States 38 6.2k 0.9× 6.1k 2.0× 1.7k 1.1× 688 0.5× 462 0.4× 99 10.0k
Zhaohui Feng United States 59 8.5k 1.3× 3.9k 1.3× 2.1k 1.4× 867 0.6× 1.7k 1.5× 130 14.6k
Gilles Pagès France 58 7.2k 1.1× 2.1k 0.7× 852 0.6× 707 0.5× 689 0.6× 173 11.3k
Frank J. Giordano United States 47 6.7k 1.0× 1.8k 0.6× 1.4k 0.9× 649 0.4× 776 0.7× 85 11.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Kıvanç Birsoy

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kıvanç Birsoy

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kıvanç Birsoy

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kıvanç Birsoy. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kıvanç Birsoy 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 Kıvanç Birsoy. Kıvanç Birsoy 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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Khan, Artem, Gökhan Ünlü, Rebecca C. Timson, et al.. (2025). Mitochondrial Glutathione Import Enables Breast Cancer Metastasis via Integrated Stress Response Signaling. Cancer Discovery. 15(12). 2437–2449.
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Gates, Leah, Bernardo Sgarbi Reis, Peder J. Lund, et al.. (2024). Histone butyrylation in the mouse intestine is mediated by the microbiota and associated with regulation of gene expression. Nature Metabolism. 6(4). 697–707. 25 indexed citations
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Soula, Mariluz, Gökhan Ünlü, Aleksey Chudnovskiy, et al.. (2024). Glycosphingolipid synthesis mediates immune evasion in KRAS-driven cancer. Nature. 633(8029). 451–458. 32 indexed citations
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Kenny, Timothy C., et al.. (2024). Structural basis of lipid head group entry to the Kennedy pathway by FLVCR1. Nature. 629(8012). 710–716. 19 indexed citations
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Birsoy, Kıvanç, Navdeep S. Chandel, Sarah‐Maria Fendt, et al.. (2023). Challenges and opportunities in targeting metabolism. Cell chemical biology. 30(9). 999–1001. 1 indexed citations
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Kerk, Samuel A., Javier García‐Bermúdez, Kıvanç Birsoy, et al.. (2023). Spotlight on GOT2 in Cancer Metabolism. OncoTargets and Therapy. Volume 16. 695–702. 10 indexed citations
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Bayraktar, Erol C., Konnor La, Gökhan Ünlü, et al.. (2020). Metabolic coessentiality mapping identifies C12orf49 as a regulator of SREBP processing and cholesterol metabolism. Nature Metabolism. 2(6). 487–498. 36 indexed citations
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Soula, Mariluz, Ross Weber, Omkar Zilka, et al.. (2020). Metabolic determinants of cancer cell sensitivity to canonical ferroptosis inducers. Nature Chemical Biology. 16(12). 1351–1360. 538 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bayraktar, Erol C., Lou Baudrier, Caroline A. Lewis, et al.. (2018). MITO-Tag Mice enable rapid isolation and multimodal profiling of mitochondria from specific cell types in vivo. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(1). 303–312. 73 indexed citations
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Alvarez, Samantha, Vladislav O. Sviderskiy, Erdem M. Terzi, et al.. (2017). NFS1 undergoes positive selection in lung tumours and protects cells from ferroptosis. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 150 indexed citations
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Wang, Timothy C., Kıvanç Birsoy, Nicholas W. Hughes, et al.. (2015). Identification and characterization of essential genes in the human genome. Science. 350(6264). 1096–1101. 1075 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sabatini, David M., Brian C. Grabiner, Valentina Nardi, et al.. (2014). A Diverse Array of Cancer-Associated MTOR Mutations Are Hyperactivating and Can Predict Rapamycin Sensitivity. PMC. 17 indexed citations
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Grabiner, Brian C., Valentina Nardi, Kıvanç Birsoy, et al.. (2014). A Diverse Array of Cancer-Associated MTOR Mutations Are Hyperactivating and Can Predict Rapamycin Sensitivity. Cancer Discovery. 4(5). 554–563. 318 indexed citations
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Birsoy, Kıvanç, et al.. (2012). Identification of Biologically Active PDE11-Selective Inhibitors Using a Yeast-Based High-Throughput Screen. Chemistry & Biology. 19(1). 155–163. 49 indexed citations
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Yılmaz, Ömer, Pekka Katajisto, Dudley W. Lamming, et al.. (2012). mTORC1 in the Paneth cell niche couples intestinal stem-cell function to calorie intake. Nature. 486(7404). 490–495. 547 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hedbacker, Kristina, Kıvanç Birsoy, Robert W. Wysocki, et al.. (2010). Antidiabetic Effects of IGFBP2, a Leptin-Regulated Gene. Cell Metabolism. 11(3). 239–239. 5 indexed citations
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Hedbacker, Kristina, Kıvanç Birsoy, Robert W. Wysocki, et al.. (2010). Antidiabetic Effects of IGFBP2, a Leptin-Regulated Gene. Cell Metabolism. 11(1). 11–22. 222 indexed citations
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Chen, Wei, Xiaoting Zhang, Kıvanç Birsoy, & Robert G. Roeder. (2010). A muscle-specific knockout implicates nuclear receptor coactivator MED1 in the regulation of glucose and energy metabolism. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(22). 10196–10201. 68 indexed citations
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Rodeheffer, Matthew S., Kıvanç Birsoy, & Jeffrey M. Friedman. (2008). Identification of White Adipocyte Progenitor Cells In Vivo. Cell. 135(2). 240–249. 745 indexed citations breakdown →

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