M. Piatak

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

M. Piatak is a scholar working on Immunology, Virology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Piatak has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Immunology, 8 papers in Virology and 7 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in M. Piatak's work include HIV Research and Treatment (8 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (7 papers) and Polyomavirus and related diseases (6 papers). M. Piatak is often cited by papers focused on HIV Research and Treatment (8 papers), Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (7 papers) and Polyomavirus and related diseases (6 papers). M. Piatak collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Austria. M. Piatak's co-authors include Jeff Lifson, Stephen J. Clark, John C. Kappes, George M. Shaw, Beatrice H. Hahn, Ka‐Cheung Luk, S M Weissman, P K Ghosh, Paul Lebowitz and Jeffrey D. Lifson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Molecular Biology.

In The Last Decade

M. Piatak

20 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

High Levels of HIV-1 in Plasma During All Stages of Infec... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 250 500 750 1000
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.

  1. High Levels of HIV-1 in Plasma During All Stages of Infection Determined By Competitive PCR
    1993 1.0k citations M. Piatak, Stephen J. Clark 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
M. Piatak United States 18 1.3k 894 809 614 481 22 2.4k
Masahiro Yamashita Japan 24 1.5k 1.2× 1.1k 1.2× 922 1.1× 1.0k 1.6× 451 0.9× 59 2.9k
Clotilde Thiriart Belgium 18 1.2k 0.9× 660 0.7× 567 0.7× 645 1.1× 556 1.2× 23 2.0k
M. P. Kieny France 20 1.2k 0.9× 605 0.7× 514 0.6× 651 1.1× 629 1.3× 30 2.0k
D Schmitt France 20 681 0.5× 413 0.5× 325 0.4× 487 0.8× 394 0.8× 55 1.5k
D P Bolognesi United States 20 1.4k 1.1× 925 1.0× 662 0.8× 629 1.0× 474 1.0× 39 2.1k
Udy Olshevsky Israel 22 1.4k 1.1× 770 0.9× 1.1k 1.3× 744 1.2× 546 1.1× 38 2.5k
W A Haseltine United States 30 2.8k 2.2× 1.5k 1.7× 1.6k 2.0× 1.3k 2.2× 906 1.9× 47 4.4k
Douglas W. Grosenbach United States 30 1.3k 1.0× 1.2k 1.3× 237 0.3× 1.2k 1.9× 1.0k 2.2× 43 2.8k
B Starcich Italy 9 2.2k 1.7× 1.1k 1.2× 1.3k 1.6× 875 1.4× 573 1.2× 17 3.0k
Gottfried Himmler Austria 17 789 0.6× 612 0.7× 313 0.4× 900 1.5× 204 0.4× 57 2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by M. Piatak

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Fields of papers citing papers by M. Piatak

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. Piatak

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of M. Piatak. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of M. Piatak 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 M. Piatak. M. Piatak 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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Piatak, M. & Noriyuki Habuka. (2020). Expression of Plant-Derived Ribosome-inactivating Proteins in Heterologous Systems. PubMed. 7. 99–132.
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Derby, Nina, Larisa Kizima, Jessica Kenney, et al.. (2011). The Nonnucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor MIV-150 in Carrageenan Gel Prevents Rectal Transmission of Simian/Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Macaques. Journal of Virology. 85(11). 5504–5512. 35 indexed citations
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Wang, Xishan, M. Piatak, Jeffrey D. Lifson, et al.. (2009). α4+β7hiCD4+ memory T cells harbor most Th-17 cells and are preferentially infected during acute SIV infection. Mucosal Immunology. 2(5). 439–449. 140 indexed citations
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Lifson, Jeffrey D., M. Piatak, Jeffrey L. Rossio, et al.. (2002). Whole inactivated SIV virion vaccines with functional envelope glycoproteins: safety, immunogenicity, and activity against intrarectal challenge. Journal of Medical Primatology. 31(4-5). 205–216. 25 indexed citations
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Piatak, M., Stephen J. Clark, John C. Kappes, et al.. (1993). High Levels of HIV-1 in Plasma During All Stages of Infection Determined By Competitive PCR. Science. 259(5102). 1749–1754. 1002 indexed citations breakdown →
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Collins, Edward J., Jon D. Robertus, M B LoPresti, et al.. (1990). Primary amino acid sequence of alpha-trichosanthin and molecular models for abrin A-chain and alpha-trichosanthin.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 265(15). 8665–8669. 92 indexed citations
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Chow, Teh‐Yuan, Robert A. Feldman, Michael Lovett, & M. Piatak. (1990). Isolation and DNA sequence of a gene encoding alpha-trichosanthin, a type I ribosome-inactivating protein.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 265(15). 8670–8674. 85 indexed citations
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Robertus, Jon D., et al.. (1987). Crystallization of ricin A chain obtained from a cloned gene expressed in Escherichia coli.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 262(1). 19–20. 28 indexed citations
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Ready, Michael P., et al.. (1984). Ricin-like plant toxins are evolutionarily related to single-chain ribosome-inhibiting proteins from Phytolacca.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 259(24). 15252–15256. 47 indexed citations
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Piatak, M., P K Ghosh, Leonard C. Norkin, & S M Weissman. (1983). Sequences locating the 5' ends of the major simian virus 40 late mRNA forms. Journal of Virology. 48(2). 503–520. 30 indexed citations
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Norkin, Leonard C. & M. Piatak. (1982). Recombinational Joints in a Simian Virus 40 Variant Generated in a Persistent Infection. Journal of General Virology. 63(2). 517–522. 2 indexed citations
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Ghosh, P K, M. Piatak, Janet E. Mertz, S M Weissman, & Paul Lebowitz. (1982). Altered utilization of splice sites and 5' termini in late RNAs produced by leader region mutants of simian virus 40. Journal of Virology. 44(2). 610–624. 38 indexed citations
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Norkin, Leonard C. & M. Piatak. (1982). A Viable Simian Virus 40 Variant with a Deletion in the Overlapping Genes for Virion Proteins VP1, VP2 and VP3. Journal of General Virology. 63(2). 513–516. 1 indexed citations
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Piatak, M., K. N. Subramanian, Pranab Roy, & S M Weissman. (1981). Late messenger RNA production by viable simian virus 40 mutants with deletions in the leader region. Journal of Molecular Biology. 153(3). 589–618. 72 indexed citations
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Ghosh, P K, et al.. (1980). Transcription of the SV40 Genome in Virus-transformed Cells and Early Lytic Infection. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. 44(0). 31–39. 12 indexed citations
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Ghosh, P K, V.B. Reddy, M. Piatak, Paul Lebowitz, & S M Weissman. (1980). [59] Determination of RNA sequences by primer directed synthesis and sequencing of their cDNA transcripts. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 65(1). 580–595. 130 indexed citations
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Lachagari, V. B. Reddy, P K Ghosh, Paul Lebowitz, M. Piatak, & S M Weissman. (1979). Simian virus 40 early mRNA's. I. Genomic localization of 3' and 5' termini and two major splices in mRNA from transformed and lytically infected cells. Journal of Virology. 30(1). 279–296. 186 indexed citations
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Piatak, M., et al.. (1976). Nuclear and cytoplasmic adenovirus RNA. Differences between 5′-termini of messenger and non-messenger transcripts. Journal of Molecular Biology. 101(3). 379–396. 19 indexed citations

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