Maurice B. Burg

17.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
198 papers, 13.8k citations indexed

About

Maurice B. Burg is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Maurice B. Burg has authored 198 papers receiving a total of 13.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 99 papers in Molecular Biology, 92 papers in Cell Biology and 47 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Maurice B. Burg's work include Aldose Reductase and Taurine (86 papers), Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (49 papers) and Neonatal Health and Biochemistry (20 papers). Maurice B. Burg is often cited by papers focused on Aldose Reductase and Taurine (86 papers), Ion Transport and Channel Regulation (49 papers) and Neonatal Health and Biochemistry (20 papers). Maurice B. Burg collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Maurice B. Burg's co-authors include Joan D. Ferraris, Natalia I. Dmitrieva, A. García-Pérez, Jack Orloff, Dietmar Kültz, Eugene D. Kwon, Mark A. Knepper, Robert S. Balaban, Serena M. Bagnasco and Shusaku Uchida and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Maurice B. Burg

197 papers receiving 13.2k citations

Hit Papers

Cellular Response to Hype... 1997 2026 2006 2016 2007 2008 2000 1997 200 400 600
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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. Cellular Response to Hyperosmotic Stresses
    2007 616 citations Maurice B. Burg, Joan D. Ferraris et al. profile →
  2. Intracellular Organic Osmolytes: Function and Regulation
    2008 508 citations Maurice B. Burg, Joan D. Ferraris Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  3. Combination immunotherapy of primary prostate cancer in a transgenic mouse model using CTLA-4 blockade.
    2000 355 citations Maurice B. Burg et al. profile →
  4. Manipulation of T cell costimulatory and inhibitory signals for immunotherapy of prostate cancer
    1997 326 citations Maurice B. Burg et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Maurice B. Burg United States 68 7.0k 4.0k 2.0k 1.8k 1.4k 198 13.8k
H. Franklin Bunn United States 64 7.1k 1.0× 4.0k 1.0× 4.8k 2.3× 2.0k 1.1× 872 0.6× 152 19.2k
Hajime Nakamura Japan 75 11.5k 1.6× 1.5k 0.4× 2.1k 1.0× 1.4k 0.8× 2.4k 1.7× 508 19.9k
Sanjay K. Nigám United States 73 8.5k 1.2× 1.8k 0.4× 736 0.4× 2.2k 1.2× 1.3k 0.9× 238 15.4k
Walter F. Boron United States 73 13.1k 1.9× 1.1k 0.3× 2.6k 1.3× 781 0.4× 1.5k 1.1× 269 21.2k
Seth L. Alper United States 71 9.8k 1.4× 1.1k 0.3× 3.6k 1.8× 1.5k 0.8× 1.8k 1.3× 323 16.3k
Akiyoshi Fukamizu Japan 75 10.8k 1.5× 1.2k 0.3× 2.3k 1.1× 891 0.5× 955 0.7× 365 20.9k
Walter L. Miller United States 79 11.7k 1.7× 1.1k 0.3× 1.1k 0.5× 1.3k 0.7× 908 0.6× 258 22.6k
William S. Sly United States 83 13.4k 1.9× 2.9k 0.7× 5.6k 2.7× 524 0.3× 695 0.5× 328 23.7k
Philip W. Majerus United States 88 11.3k 1.6× 4.4k 1.1× 1.9k 0.9× 350 0.2× 1.6k 1.1× 231 22.9k
Gary E. Shull United States 78 13.4k 1.9× 1.5k 0.4× 1.7k 0.8× 586 0.3× 1.9k 1.4× 213 17.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Isobe, Kiyoshi, Hyun Jun Jung, Chin-Rang Yang, et al.. (2017). Systems-level identification of PKA-dependent signaling in epithelial cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(42). E8875–E8884. 99 indexed citations
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Chen, Lihe, Jae Wook Lee, Chung‐Lin Chou, et al.. (2017). Transcriptomes of major renal collecting duct cell types in mouse identified by single-cell RNA-seq. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(46). E9989–E9998. 191 indexed citations
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DuMond, Jenna F., Xue Zhang, Yuichiro Izumi, et al.. (2016). Peptide affinity analysis of proteins that bind to an unstructured NH2-terminal region of the osmoprotective transcription factor NFAT5. Physiological Genomics. 48(4). 290–305. 8 indexed citations
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Dmitrieva, Natalia I. & Maurice B. Burg. (2015). Elevated Sodium and Dehydration Stimulate Inflammatory Signaling in Endothelial Cells and Promote Atherosclerosis. PLoS ONE. 10(6). e0128870–e0128870. 63 indexed citations
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Dmitrieva, Natalia I. & Maurice B. Burg. (2014). Secretion of von Willebrand factor by endothelial cells links sodium to hypercoagulability and thrombosis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(17). 6485–6490. 82 indexed citations
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Ferraris, Joan D., Jinxi Li, Yuichiro Izumi, et al.. (2013). High NaCl- and urea-induced posttranslational modifications that increase glycerophosphocholine by inhibiting GDPD5 phosphodiesterase. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(18). 7482–7487. 9 indexed citations
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Kunin, Margarita, Natalia I. Dmitrieva, Morgan Gallazzini, et al.. (2010). Mediator of DNA Damage Checkpoint 1 (MDC1) Contributes to High NaCl-Induced Activation of the Osmoprotective Transcription Factor TonEBP/OREBP. PLoS ONE. 5(8). e12108–e12108. 8 indexed citations
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Ferraris, Joan D. & Maurice B. Burg. (2004). Drying and salting send different messages. The Journal of Physiology. 558(1). 3–3. 6 indexed citations
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Cai, Qi, Natalia I. Dmitrieva, Joan D. Ferraris, et al.. (2004). Pax2 expression occurs in renal medullary epithelial cells in vivo and in cell culture, is osmoregulated, and promotes osmotic tolerance. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(2). 503–508. 57 indexed citations
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Burg, Maurice B., et al.. (1998). Intracellular Signaling in Response to Osmotic Stress. Contributions to nephrology. 123. 94–109. 37 indexed citations
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Kültz, Dietmar, et al.. (1998). Hyperosmolality Causes Growth Arrest of Murine Kidney Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(22). 13645–13651. 178 indexed citations
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Ferraris, Joan D., et al.. (1996). ORE, a Eukaryotic Minimal Essential Osmotic Response Element. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(31). 18318–18321. 147 indexed citations
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Kwon, E.D., et al.. (1996). Organic osmolyte distribution and levels in the mammalian urinary bladder in diuresis and antidiuresis. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. 271(1). F230–F233. 16 indexed citations
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Burg, Maurice B.. (1994). Molecular basis for osmoregulation of organic osmolytes in renal medullary cells. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 268(2). 171–175. 59 indexed citations
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Ferraris, Joan D., et al.. (1994). Cloning, genomic organization, and osmotic response of the aldose reductase gene.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 91(22). 10742–10746. 66 indexed citations
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García-Pérez, Arlyn & Maurice B. Burg. (1991). Role of organic osmolytes in adaptation of renal cells to high osmolality. The Journal of Membrane Biology. 119(1). 1–13. 119 indexed citations
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Nakanishi, Takeshi, R. Jay Turner, & Maurice B. Burg. (1989). Osmoregulatory changes in myo-inositol transport by renal cells.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 86(15). 6002–6006. 117 indexed citations
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Hinton, David E., L. C. Stoner, Maurice B. Burg, & Benjamin F. Trump. (1982). Heterogeneity in the distal nephron of the salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum): A correlated structure function study of isolated tubule segments. The Anatomical Record. 204(1). 21–32. 23 indexed citations
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McKinney, T. D. & Maurice B. Burg. (1978). Bicarbonate absorption by rabbit cortical collecting tubules in vitro. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. 234(2). F141–F145. 71 indexed citations
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Grantham, Jared J., Charles E. Ganote, Maurice B. Burg, & Jack Orloff. (1969). PATHS OF TRANSTUBULAR WATER FLOW IN ISOLATED RENAL COLLECTING TUBULES. The Journal of Cell Biology. 41(2). 562–576. 90 indexed citations

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