Meir Shinitzky

15.0k total citations · 6 hit papers
171 papers, 12.6k citations indexed

About

Meir Shinitzky is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Meir Shinitzky has authored 171 papers receiving a total of 12.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 106 papers in Molecular Biology, 27 papers in Physiology and 23 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Meir Shinitzky's work include Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (63 papers), Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (19 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (15 papers). Meir Shinitzky is often cited by papers focused on Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (63 papers), Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (19 papers) and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (15 papers). Meir Shinitzky collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and Netherlands. Meir Shinitzky's co-authors include Yechezkel Barenholz, Michael Inbar, Gregorio Weber, Uri Cogan, Benjamin Rivnay, David Heron, Carlos Gitler, Anne Christine Dianoux, Moshe Hershkowitz and Pierre A. Henkart and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Meir Shinitzky

171 papers receiving 11.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Fluidity parameters of lipid regions determined by fluorescence polarization

1978 1.7k citations Meir Shinitzky et al. profile →
Dynamics of the Hydrocarbon Layer in Liposomes of Lecithin and Sphingomyelin Containing Dicetylphosphate

1974 859 citations Meir Shinitzky et al. profile →
Microviscosity parameters and protein mobility in biological membranes

1976 608 citations Meir Shinitzky, Michael Inbar Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes profile →
Difference in microviscosity induced by different cholesterol levels in the surface membrane lipid layer of normal lymphocytes and malignant lymphoma cells

1974 556 citations Meir Shinitzky, Michael Inbar profile →
Physiology of membrane fluidity

1984 546 citations Meir Shinitzky CRC Press eBooks profile →
Microviscosity and order in the hydrocarbon region of micelles and membranes determined with fluorescent probes. I. Synthetic micelles

1971 486 citations Meir Shinitzky et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Meir Shinitzky Israel	55	7.8k	1.8k	1.2k	1.1k	1.1k	171	12.6k
R.A. Demel Netherlands	60	9.2k 1.2×	1.1k 0.6×	671 0.5×	785 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	149	12.3k
James A. Hamilton United States	68	8.1k 1.1×	2.7k 1.5×	696 0.6×	1.4k 1.2×	821 0.8×	265	15.1k
Gerrit van Meer Netherlands	61	15.6k 2.0×	3.3k 1.8×	842 0.7×	833 0.7×	927 0.9×	131	21.2k
Angelo Azzi Switzerland	66	8.7k 1.1×	1.9k 1.1×	1.4k 1.1×	3.5k 3.1×	2.3k 2.1×	328	16.0k
M J Peach United States	57	4.7k 0.6×	2.4k 1.3×	1.3k 1.1×	357 0.3×	839 0.8×	210	13.1k
Robert J. Fletterick United States	77	12.0k 1.5×	749 0.4×	1.2k 1.0×	770 0.7×	1.6k 1.5×	247	18.6k
R. M. C. Dawson Slovakia	58	7.4k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	1.4k 1.1×	1.3k 1.1×	499 0.5×	219	13.5k
Dagmar Ringe United States	69	10.5k 1.4×	1.7k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	367 0.3×	1.2k 1.2×	230	16.2k
Richard M. Epand Canada	78	19.2k 2.5×	1.5k 0.8×	1.6k 1.3×	819 0.7×	2.8k 2.6×	541	25.4k
Donald J. Hanahan United States	50	6.6k 0.9×	3.8k 2.1×	535 0.4×	1.5k 1.4×	903 0.8×	139	13.3k

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Weizman, Abraham, et al.. (2015). Effect of Clozapine and Other Antipsychotics on the Level of Platelet-Associated Autoantibodies in Children with Schizophrenia: A Longitudinal Follow-Up Study. Neuropsychobiology. 71(2). 120–124. 2 indexed citations

Friedman, Joseph H., et al.. (2002). Omega-3 Fatty Acids Reduce Hyperlipidaemia, Hyperinsulinaemia and Hypertension in Cardiovascular Patients. Journal of clinical and basic cardiology. 5(3). 229–231. 4 indexed citations

Schlanger, Simon, Meir Shinitzky, & D. Yam. (2002). Diet Enriched with Omega‐3 Fatty Acids Alleviates Convulsion Symptoms in Epilepsy Patients. Epilepsia. 43(1). 103–104. 125 indexed citations

Shinitzky, Meir, et al.. (2002). Unexpected Differences between D- and L- Tyrosine Lead to Chiral Enhancement in Racemic Mixtures Dedicated to the memory of Prof. Shneior Lifson – A great liberal thinker.. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres. 32(4). 285–297. 47 indexed citations

Tafet, Gustavo E., et al.. (2001). Enhancement of serotonin uptake by cortisol: A possible link between stress and depression. Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience. 1(1). 96–104. 63 indexed citations

Haimovitz, Rachel & Meir Shinitzky. (2001). Neuronal outgrowth and rescue induced by cyclic phosphates in PC12 cells. Life Sciences. 69(23). 2711–2723. 3 indexed citations

Shinitzky, Meir. (1994). Structural and functional aspects. 99 indexed citations

Shinitzky, Meir. (1987). Patterns of Lipid Changes in Membranes of the Aged Brain. Gerontology. 33(3-4). 149–154. 46 indexed citations

Shinitzky, Meir. (1984). Physiology of membrane fluidity. CRC Press eBooks. 546 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shinitzky, Meir, Yehuda Skornick, Eliezer Gorelik, & William F. Sindelar. (1983). Regulation of membrane function by lipids; implications for tumor development.. PubMed. 132B. 425–33. 1 indexed citations

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Corda, Daniela, C. A. Pasternak, & Meir Shinitzky. (1982). Increase in lipid microviscosity of unilamellar vesicles upon the creation of transmembrane potential. The Journal of Membrane Biology. 65(3). 235–242. 37 indexed citations

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Hershkowitz, Moshe, et al.. (1982). The Modulation of Protein Phosphorylation and Receptor Binding in Synaptic Membranes by Changes in Lipid Fluidity: Implications for Ageing. Progress in brain research. 56. 419–434. 76 indexed citations

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Shinitzky, Meir & Pierre A. Henkart. (1979). Fluidity of Cell Membranes—Current Concepts and Trends. International review of cytology. 60. 121–147. 227 indexed citations

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Prives, Joav & Meir Shinitzky. (1977). Increased membrane fluidity precedes fusion of muscle cells. Nature. 268(5622). 761–763. 121 indexed citations

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Laat, Siegfried W. de, Paul T. van der Saag, & Meir Shinitzky. (1977). Microviscosity modulation during the cell cycle of neuroblastoma cells.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 74(10). 4458–4461. 79 indexed citations

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Shinitzky, Meir. (1976). Membrane changes in malignant cells--modulation of receptors and antigens by lipids.. PubMed. 32(4-6). 203–7. 5 indexed citations

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Inbar, Michael & Meir Shinitzky. (1975). Decrease in microviscosity of lymphocyte surface membrar associated with stimulation induced by concanavalin A. European Journal of Immunology. 5(3). 166–170. 47 indexed citations

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Rottem, Shlomo, Vincent P. Cirillo, B. De Kruyff, Meir Shinitzky, & Sergey V. Razin. (1973). Cholesterol in mycoplasm membranes. Correlation of enzymic and transport activities with physical state of lipids in membranes of Mycoplasma mycoides var. capri adapted to grow with low cholesterol concentrations. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 323(4). 509–519. 111 indexed citations

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Shinitzky, Meir & Mati Fridkin. (1969). Spectral Studies with Histidyl‐Tryptophan Peptides. European Journal of Biochemistry. 9(2). 176–181. 22 indexed citations

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Shinitzky, Meir, et al.. (1966). Influence of inhibitory sugars on the fluorescence of lysozyme. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 115(1). 232–233. 26 indexed citations

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