M Blessing

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

M Blessing is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, M Blessing has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Cell Biology and 9 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in M Blessing's work include Skin and Cellular Biology Research (8 papers), Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies (5 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (4 papers). M Blessing is often cited by papers focused on Skin and Cellular Biology Research (8 papers), Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies (5 papers) and Biofuel production and bioconversion (4 papers). M Blessing collaborates with scholars based in Nigeria, Germany and United States. M Blessing's co-authors include Glenn E. Winnier, Patricia A. Labosky, B L Hogan, Peter Schirmacher, José L. Jorcano, Brigid L.M. Hogan, Werner W. Franke, Hanswalter Zentgraf, Lloyd E. King and Lillian B. Nanney and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Genes & Development and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

M Blessing

43 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Bone morphogenetic protein-4 is required for mesoderm formation and patterning in the mouse.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
M Blessing Nigeria	15	2.0k	584	393	285	285	48	2.7k
Jia Chang United States	16	1.6k 0.8×	467 0.8×	158 0.4×	155 0.5×	231 0.8×	22	2.5k
Yasuhiro Tomooka Japan	26	1.7k 0.8×	274 0.5×	541 1.4×	248 0.9×	249 0.9×	88	2.9k
Jürgen Brinckmann Germany	27	922 0.5×	438 0.8×	647 1.6×	178 0.6×	335 1.2×	65	2.8k
Paola Braghetta Italy	32	2.7k 1.3×	777 1.3×	591 1.5×	80 0.3×	429 1.5×	74	3.9k
Ken‐ichi Katsube Japan	28	1.4k 0.7×	305 0.5×	194 0.5×	221 0.8×	454 1.6×	68	2.4k
Atsushi Hatamochi Japan	26	966 0.5×	547 0.9×	520 1.3×	130 0.5×	235 0.8×	121	2.6k
Mỹ G. Mahoney United States	30	1.4k 0.7×	633 1.1×	214 0.5×	278 1.0×	138 0.5×	68	3.2k
Sergio Bondanza Italy	27	1.4k 0.7×	1.2k 2.0×	321 0.8×	272 1.0×	296 1.0×	42	3.9k
Kinglun Kingston Mak Hong Kong	21	1.6k 0.8×	1.1k 1.9×	256 0.7×	81 0.3×	238 0.8×	31	2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by M Blessing

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Fields of papers citing papers by M Blessing

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M Blessing

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20 of 20 papers shown

Blessing, M, et al.. (2024). Dietary exposure and risk characterization of selected toxic metals in crude palm oil (Elaeis guineensis Jacq) from six states in Niger Delta, Nigeria. Magna Scientia Advanced Research and Reviews. 10(1). 25–37.

Blessing, M, et al.. (2023). Intake of Fluted Pumpkin Seeds Rebalances Oxidative Stress Parameters in the Aged Rat’s Testes. Andrologia. 2023(1).

Blessing, M, et al.. (2023). Potential Toxic elements in shellfish from three rivers in Niger Delta, Nigeria: bioaccumulation, dietary intake, and human health risk assessment. PubMed. 38(2). e2023011–e2023011.

Blessing, M, et al.. (2023). Phytochemical Composition and Antiplasmodial Potential of Fruit Extract of Hunteria umbellata on Chloroquine-Sensitive Plasmodium berghei berghei (NK65)-Infected Albino Mice. 5(1). 9–21. 1 indexed citations

Blessing, M, et al.. (2023). Toxicological Evaluation of Contamination by Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) and Related Risks in the Surface Waters of Three Tidal Streams of the Niger Delta, Nigeria. Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology. 20(4). 67–83.

Blessing, M, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of bioactive compounds and antioxidant activities of dichloromethane leaf extracts of Ficus trichocarpa and Lasianthera Africana. 22(1). 181–194. 1 indexed citations

Blessing, M, et al.. (2022). Antiplasmodial effects of aqueous leaf extracts of Senna alata and Dennettia tripetalla in chloroquine-sensitive Plasmodium berghei berghei (NK65) infected mice. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 15(1). 1 indexed citations

Blessing, M, et al.. (2021). Analysis of Bioactive Compounds Present in the Leaf Extracts of Senna alata, Dennettia tripetalla and Delonix regia. 3(1). 59–64. 3 indexed citations

Blessing, M, et al.. (2017). Evaluation of the impact of crude oil spillage on soil and cassava plant (Manihot esculenta) in Uzere, Isoko south LGA of Delta State Nigeria.. Journal of environment and earth science. 7(5). 137–143. 2 indexed citations

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Blessing, M, V. I. Okochi, & Shalom Nwodo Chinedu. (2014). ANTITHROMBOTIC AND ANTICOAGULANT PROPERTIES OF PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM (PCL 501) CULTURE EXTRACTS. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Scientific Innovation. 3(1). 20–24. 3 indexed citations

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Blessing, M, V. I. Okochi, & Shalom Nwodo Chinedu. (2013). Penicillin Production by Penicillium Chrysogenum PCL 501:Effect of UV Induced Mutation. The Internet Journal of Microbiology. 12(1). 7 indexed citations

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Chinedu, Shalom Nwodo, et al.. (2010). Pectinolytic activity of wild-type filamentous fungi fermented on agro-wastes.. African Journal of Microbiology Research. 4(24). 2729–2734. 20 indexed citations

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Chinedu, Shalom Nwodo, et al.. (2008). Plant Waste Hydrolysis by Extracellular Enzymes of Aspergillus nigerand Penicillium chrysogenum: Effect of Ammonia Pretreatment. Covenant University Repository (Covenant University). 2 indexed citations

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Blessing, M, et al.. (2007). Xylanase production by Penicillium chrysogenum (PCL501) fermented on cellulosic wastes. Covenant University Repository (Covenant University). 11 indexed citations

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Becker, Christoph R., Stefan Wirtz, Jürgen Burg, et al.. (2004). TGF-beta suppresses tumor progression in colon cancer by inhibition of IL–6 trans-signaling. Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie. 42(8). 51 indexed citations

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Amendt, Christiane, Peter Schirmacher, H. Wéber, & M Blessing. (1998). Expression of a dominant negative type II TGF-β receptor in mouse skin results in an increase in carcinoma incidence and an acceleration of carcinoma development. Oncogene. 17(1). 25–34. 103 indexed citations

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Peters, Matthew, Margarete Odenthal, Peter Schirmacher, et al.. (1997). Soluble IL-6 receptor leads to a paracrine modulation of the IL-6-induced hepatic acute phase response in double transgenic mice. The Journal of Immunology. 159(3). 1474–1481. 42 indexed citations

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Blessing, M, Ulrich Rüther, & Werner W. Franke. (1993). Ectopic synthesis of epidermal cytokeratins in pancreatic islet cells of transgenic mice interferes with cytoskeletal order and insulin production.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 120(3). 743–755. 60 indexed citations

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Fries, Ruedi, David W. Threadgill, R. Hediger, et al.. (1991). Mapping of bovine cytokeratin sequences to four different sites on three chromosomes. Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 57(2-3). 135–141. 30 indexed citations

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Fischer, R. A., et al.. (1989). Zur Frage der Pathogenität des offenen Processus vaginalis peritonei. European Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 44(2). 88–90. 9 indexed citations

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