Maja A. Tocilescu

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Maja A. Tocilescu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Maja A. Tocilescu has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Neurology and 4 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Maja A. Tocilescu's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (7 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (6 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (5 papers). Maja A. Tocilescu is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (7 papers), Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (6 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (5 papers). Maja A. Tocilescu collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and South Korea. Maja A. Tocilescu's co-authors include Serge Przedborski, Ulrich Brandt, Cristòfol Vives-Bauzá, Kim Tieu, Régis Grailhe, Chun Hui Zhou, Jiho Kim, Valina L. Dawson, Stefan Kerscher and Yong Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics.

In The Last Decade

Maja A. Tocilescu

12 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

PINK1-dependent recruitment of Parkin to mitochondria in ... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. PINK1-dependent recruitment of Parkin to mitochondria in mitophagy
    2009 1.3k citations Cristòfol Vives-Bauzá, Chun Hui Zhou et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers

Maja A. Tocilescu
Fumika Koyano Japan
Vincent Soubannier Canada
Daniel Ysselstein United States
Kazuko Takahashi-Niki Japan
Lidia Wróbel United Kingdom
Joshua M. Baughman United States
John J. Shacka United States
Nir Arbel Israel
Adrian Israelson Israel
David A. Priestman United Kingdom
Fumika Koyano Japan
Maja A. Tocilescu
Citations per year, relative to Maja A. Tocilescu Maja A. Tocilescu (= 1×) peers Fumika Koyano

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

12 of 12 papers shown
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Becker, Dorothea, Judith A. Richter, Maja A. Tocilescu, Serge Przedborski, & Wolfgang Voos. (2012). Pink1 Kinase and Its Membrane Potential (Δψ)-dependent Cleavage Product Both Localize to Outer Mitochondrial Membrane by Unique Targeting Mode. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(27). 22969–22987. 65 indexed citations
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Tocilescu, Maja A., et al.. (2010). The role of a conserved tyrosine in the 49-kDa subunit of complex I for ubiquinone binding and reduction. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1797(6-7). 625–632. 64 indexed citations
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Tocilescu, Maja A., Volker Zickermann, Klaus Zwicker, & Ulrich Brandt. (2010). Quinone binding and reduction by respiratory complex I. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1797(12). 1883–1890. 72 indexed citations
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Vives-Bauzá, Cristòfol, et al.. (2010). Control of mitochondrial integrity in Parkinson’s disease. Progress in brain research. 183. 99–113. 16 indexed citations
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Vives-Bauzá, Cristòfol, et al.. (2010). PINK1/Parkin direct mitochondria to autophagy. Autophagy. 6(2). 315–316. 44 indexed citations
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Vives-Bauzá, Cristòfol, Chun Hui Zhou, Yong Huang, et al.. (2009). PINK1-dependent recruitment of Parkin to mitochondria in mitophagy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(1). 378–383. 1321 indexed citations breakdown →
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Vives-Bauzá, Cristòfol, et al.. (2009). Is there a pathogenic role for mitochondria in Parkinson's disease?. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 15. S241–S244. 9 indexed citations
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Zickermann, Volker, Stefan Kerscher, Klaus Zwicker, et al.. (2009). Architecture of complex I and its implications for electron transfer and proton pumping. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1787(6). 574–583. 86 indexed citations
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Tocilescu, Maja A., et al.. (2008). Exploring the inhibitor binding pocket of respiratory complex I. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1777(7-8). 660–665. 80 indexed citations
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Zickermann, Volker, Stefan Dröse, Maja A. Tocilescu, et al.. (2008). Challenges in elucidating structure and mechanism of proton pumping NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (complex I). Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes. 40(5). 475–83. 29 indexed citations
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Zickermann, Volker, Klaus Zwicker, Maja A. Tocilescu, Stefan Kerscher, & Ulrich Brandt. (2007). Characterization of a subcomplex of mitochondrial NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase (complex I) lacking the flavoprotein part of the N-module. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1767(5). 393–400. 19 indexed citations
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Tocilescu, Maja A., et al.. (2007). Exploring the Ubiquinone Binding Cavity of Respiratory Complex I. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(40). 29514–29520. 96 indexed citations

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