Michael Beekes

4.2k total citations
83 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Michael Beekes is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Beekes has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Molecular Biology, 35 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 24 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Michael Beekes's work include Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (80 papers), Trace Elements in Health (35 papers) and Neurological diseases and metabolism (24 papers). Michael Beekes is often cited by papers focused on Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (80 papers), Trace Elements in Health (35 papers) and Neurological diseases and metabolism (24 papers). Michael Beekes collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Michael Beekes's co-authors include Patricia McBride, Dieter Naumann, Peter Lasch, E Baldauf, H. Diringer, Achim Thomzig, Walter Schulz‐Schaeffer, Janina Kneipp, Hans A. Kretzschmar and Sashko Spassov and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Michael Beekes

81 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Beekes Germany 33 2.7k 1000 976 352 239 83 3.3k
Akikazu Sakudo Japan 26 1.1k 0.4× 402 0.4× 389 0.4× 202 0.6× 45 0.2× 142 2.5k
Human Rezaei France 23 1.5k 0.5× 501 0.5× 531 0.5× 20 0.1× 87 0.4× 62 1.8k
You Zhou United States 34 1.4k 0.5× 253 0.3× 384 0.4× 28 0.1× 157 0.7× 87 3.6k
Saroj Kumar India 26 642 0.2× 48 0.0× 90 0.1× 203 0.6× 100 0.4× 89 1.9k
Stéphanie Simon France 28 1.7k 0.6× 405 0.4× 355 0.4× 13 0.0× 112 0.5× 105 2.7k
Hervé Volland France 27 1.0k 0.4× 140 0.1× 135 0.1× 20 0.1× 126 0.5× 75 1.9k
John Turek United States 29 566 0.2× 29 0.0× 322 0.3× 242 0.7× 24 0.1× 120 2.4k
Stefan Lange Sweden 27 793 0.3× 177 0.2× 265 0.3× 9 0.0× 148 0.6× 128 2.4k
Deepak Sharma India 24 926 0.3× 79 0.1× 61 0.1× 20 0.1× 92 0.4× 113 2.0k
Carlos Alfonso Spain 31 1.8k 0.7× 40 0.0× 69 0.1× 50 0.1× 218 0.9× 134 3.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Beekes

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All Works

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Hannaoui, Samia, Gordon Mitchell, Debbie McKenzie, et al.. (2023). Heterozygosity for cervid S138N polymorphism results in subclinical CWD in gene-targeted mice and progressive inhibition of prion conversion. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(15). e2221060120–e2221060120. 11 indexed citations
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Wälzlein, Joo-Hee, et al.. (2021). Propagation of CJD Prions in Primary Murine Glia Cells Expressing Human PrPc. Pathogens. 10(8). 1060–1060. 6 indexed citations
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Paul, Linda, Peer Kirsch, Achim Thomzig, Christa Thöne‐Reineke, & Michael Beekes. (2018). Practical approaches for refinement and reduction of animal experiments with bank voles in prion research. Berliner und Münchener tierärztliche Wochenschrift. 131. 2 indexed citations
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Simoneau, Steve, Achim Thomzig, Marie-Madeleine Ruchoux, et al.. (2015). Synthetic Scrapie Infectivity: Interaction between Recombinant PrP and Scrapie Brain-Derived RNA. Virulence. 6(2). 132–144. 14 indexed citations
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Pritzkow, Sandra, Martin L. Daus, Karin Lemmer, et al.. (2011). Quantitative Detection and Biological Propagation of Scrapie Seeding Activity In Vitro Facilitate Use of Prions as Model Pathogens for Disinfection. PLoS ONE. 6(5). e20384–e20384. 39 indexed citations
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Kretlow, Ariane, Qi Wang, Michael Beekes, Dieter Naumann, & Lisa M. Miller. (2008). Changes in protein structure and distribution observed at pre-clinical stages of scrapie pathogenesis. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1782(10). 559–565. 19 indexed citations
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Seidel, Bjoern, Achim Thomzig, A. Buschmann, et al.. (2007). Scrapie Agent (Strain 263K) Can Transmit Disease via the Oral Route after Persistence in Soil over Years. PLoS ONE. 2(5). e435–e435. 118 indexed citations
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Thomzig, Achim, Walter Schulz‐Schaeffer, Arne Wrede, et al.. (2007). Accumulation of Pathological Prion Protein PrPSc in the Skin of Animals with Experimental and Natural Scrapie. PLoS Pathogens. 3(5). e66–e66. 38 indexed citations
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Kretlow, Ariane, Qi Wang, Janina Kneipp, et al.. (2006). FTIR-microspectroscopy of prion-infected nervous tissue. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1758(7). 948–959. 70 indexed citations
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Beekes, Michael, et al.. (2005). The polysaccharide scaffold of PrP 27-30 is a common compound of natural prions and consists of α-linked polyglucose. Biological Chemistry. 386(11). 1149–55. 20 indexed citations
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Wang, Qi, Ariane Kretlow, Michael Beekes, Dieter Naumann, & Lisa M. Miller. (2005). In situ characterization of prion protein structure and metal accumulation in scrapie-infected cells by synchrotron infrared and X-ray imaging. Vibrational Spectroscopy. 38(1-2). 61–69. 29 indexed citations
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Thomzig, Achim, et al.. (2004). Preclinical deposition of pathological prion protein PrPSc in muscles of hamsters orally exposed to scrapie. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 113(10). 1465–1472. 47 indexed citations
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Kneipp, Janina, Lisa M. Miller, M. Kittel, et al.. (2003). In situ identification of protein structural changes in prion-infected tissue. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1639(3). 152–158. 67 indexed citations
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Beekes, Michael & Reinhard Kurth. (2002). BSE and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Implication on health politics in Germany and Europe. DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift. 127(7). 335–340. 3 indexed citations
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Kneipp, Janina, Peter Lasch, E Baldauf, Michael Beekes, & Dieter Naumann. (2000). Detection of pathological molecular alterations in scrapie-infected hamster brain by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1501(2-3). 189–199. 102 indexed citations
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Beekes, Michael & Patricia McBride. (2000). Early accumulation of pathological PrP in the enteric nervous system and gut-associated lymphoid tissue of hamsters orally infected with scrapie. Neuroscience Letters. 278(3). 181–184. 172 indexed citations
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Groschup, Martin H., et al.. (1999). Deposition of disease-associated prion protein involves the peripheral nervous system in experimental scrapie. Acta Neuropathologica. 98(5). 453–457. 60 indexed citations
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Beekes, Michael, E Baldauf, & H. Diringer. (1996). Sequential appearance and accumulation of pathognomonic markers in the central nervous system of hamsters orally infected with scrapie. Journal of General Virology. 77(8). 1925–1934. 142 indexed citations
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Beekes, Michael, E Baldauf, H. Diringer, et al.. (1995). Western blot mapping of disease-specific amyloid in various animal species and humans with transmissible spongiform encephalopathies using a high-yield purification method. Journal of General Virology. 76(10). 2567–2576. 50 indexed citations

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