MB Atkins

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
6 papers, 912 citations indexed

About

MB Atkins is a scholar working on Immunology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, MB Atkins has authored 6 papers receiving a total of 912 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Immunology, 2 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 2 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in MB Atkins's work include Immune Response and Inflammation (3 papers), Chemokine receptors and signaling (2 papers) and Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (2 papers). MB Atkins is often cited by papers focused on Immune Response and Inflammation (3 papers), Chemokine receptors and signaling (2 papers) and Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions (2 papers). MB Atkins collaborates with scholars based in United States. MB Atkins's co-authors include J W Mier, Herbert Tilg, Elizabeth Trehu, CA Dinarello, Gloria Vachino, CA Dinarello, K Käppler, E. M. Berkman, Stephen Smith and MS Klempner and has published in prestigious journals such as Blood and European Journal of Cancer.

In The Last Decade

MB Atkins

6 papers receiving 890 citations

Hit Papers

Interleukin-6 (IL-6) as an anti-inflammatory cytokine: in... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 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. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) as an anti-inflammatory cytokine: induction of circulating IL-1 receptor antagonist and soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor p55
    1994 668 citations Herbert Tilg, Elizabeth Trehu et al. Blood profile →

Peers

MB Atkins
Jean Tkaczuk France
Haruyasu Ueda Japan
Zbigniew Baj Poland
K. Guo United States
Georgia Antoniadi Greece
G. Smedegård Sweden
D Provvedini United States
Eline Dejonckheere Belgium
Helen M. Hallgren United States
C. Lynne Burek United States
Jean Tkaczuk France
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Countries citing papers authored by MB Atkins

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Fields of papers citing papers by MB Atkins

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of MB Atkins

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of MB Atkins. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of MB Atkins 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 MB Atkins. MB Atkins is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

6 of 6 papers shown
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Jm, Kirkwood, et al.. (1997). PP34. Economic analysis of adjuvant interferon-ALFA 2B (IFN) in high risk melanoma using projections from ECOG (E) 1684. European Journal of Cancer. 33. S27–S27. 2 indexed citations
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Atkins, MB, et al.. (1995). Interleukin-6-associated anemia: determination of the underlying mechanism. Blood. 86(4). 1288–1291. 52 indexed citations
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Tilg, Herbert, Elizabeth Trehu, MB Atkins, CA Dinarello, & J W Mier. (1994). Interleukin-6 (IL-6) as an anti-inflammatory cytokine: induction of circulating IL-1 receptor antagonist and soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor p55. Blood. 83(1). 113–118. 668 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tilg, Herbert, Elizabeth Trehu, MB Atkins, CA Dinarello, & J W Mier. (1994). Interleukin-6 (IL-6) as an anti-inflammatory cytokine: induction of circulating IL-1 receptor antagonist and soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor p55. Blood. 83(1). 113–118. 70 indexed citations
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