Michael Forte

14.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
137 papers, 11.7k citations indexed

About

Michael Forte is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Clinical Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Forte has authored 137 papers receiving a total of 11.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 119 papers in Molecular Biology, 36 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 12 papers in Clinical Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Michael Forte's work include Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (64 papers), ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (36 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (20 papers). Michael Forte is often cited by papers focused on Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (64 papers), ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (36 papers) and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (20 papers). Michael Forte collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and France. Michael Forte's co-authors include Paolo Bernardi, Elizabeth Blachly‐Dyson, Valeria Petronilli, Marco Colombini, Emy Basso, Giovanna Lippe, William J. Wolfgang, Fabio Di Lisa, Andrea Rasola and Valentina Giorgio and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michael Forte

135 papers receiving 11.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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. Dimers of mitochondrial ATP synthase form the permeability transition pore
    2013 728 citations Valentina Giorgio, Sophia von Stockum et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. Properties of the Permeability Transition Pore in Mitochondria Devoid of Cyclophilin D
    2005 659 citations Emy Basso, Valeria Petronilli et al. Journal of Biological Chemistry profile →
  3. The mitochondrial permeability transition fromin vitroartifact to disease target
    2006 534 citations Paolo Bernardi, Alexandra Krauskopf et al. FEBS Journal profile →
  4. The Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore: Channel Formation by F-ATP Synthase, Integration in Signal Transduction, and Role in Pathophysiology
    2015 463 citations Paolo Bernardi, Andrea Rasola et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Forte United States 59 9.0k 2.8k 1.2k 947 940 137 11.7k
Stefan Bröer Australia 64 6.0k 0.7× 2.1k 0.8× 1.9k 1.6× 462 0.5× 831 0.9× 179 11.7k
Varda Shoshan‐Barmatz Israel 59 9.3k 1.0× 1.7k 0.6× 1.2k 1.0× 323 0.3× 843 0.9× 165 11.5k
Marisa Brini Italy 54 8.9k 1.0× 3.4k 1.2× 667 0.6× 332 0.4× 1.9k 2.0× 141 12.2k
Ruth S. Slack Canada 67 8.4k 0.9× 2.5k 0.9× 515 0.4× 383 0.4× 1.6k 1.7× 145 12.6k
Yusaku Nakabeppu Japan 71 12.6k 1.4× 2.6k 0.9× 401 0.3× 964 1.0× 775 0.8× 293 17.3k
Diego De Stefani Italy 38 8.0k 0.9× 1.8k 0.6× 1.0k 0.9× 467 0.5× 1.7k 1.9× 57 10.4k
György Hajnóczky United States 69 14.2k 1.6× 3.3k 1.2× 1.7k 1.4× 675 0.7× 3.3k 3.5× 163 18.0k
P F Blackmore United States 59 5.2k 0.6× 1.5k 0.5× 399 0.3× 410 0.4× 813 0.9× 157 10.9k
Stefan Strack United States 48 6.3k 0.7× 2.2k 0.8× 662 0.6× 245 0.3× 1.1k 1.2× 102 8.1k
György Szabadkai Italy 43 7.2k 0.8× 1.3k 0.4× 873 0.8× 408 0.4× 2.1k 2.2× 102 10.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Smolina, Natalia, Patrizia Sabatelli, Justina Šileikytė, et al.. (2021). Treatment with a triazole inhibitor of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore fully corrects the pathology of sapje zebrafish lacking dystrophin. Pharmacological Research. 165. 105421–105421. 29 indexed citations
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Forte, Michael. (2016). Shutting down the pore: The search for small molecule inhibitors of the mitochondrial permeability transition. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1857. e13–e13.
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Roy, Sudeshna, Justina Šileikytė, Marco Schiavone, et al.. (2015). Discovery, Synthesis, and Optimization of Diarylisoxazole‐3‐carboxamides as Potent Inhibitors of the Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore. ChemMedChem. 10(10). 1655–1671. 38 indexed citations
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Stockum, Sophia von, Valentina Giorgio, Giovanna Lippe, et al.. (2014). F-ATPase of Drosophila melanogaster Forms 53-Picosiemen (53-pS) Channels Responsible for Mitochondrial Ca2+-induced Ca2+ Release. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(8). 4537–4544. 61 indexed citations
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Giorgio, Valentina, Sophia von Stockum, Manuela Antoniel, et al.. (2013). Dimers of mitochondrial ATP synthase form the permeability transition pore. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(15). 5887–5892. 728 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wang, Xiaoyang, Ylva Carlsson, Emy Basso, et al.. (2009). Developmental Shift of Cyclophilin D Contribution to Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(8). 2588–2596. 108 indexed citations
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Giorgio, Valentina, María Eugenia Soriano, Emy Basso, et al.. (2009). Cyclophilin D in mitochondrial pathophysiology. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1797(6-7). 1113–1118. 155 indexed citations
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Palma, Elena, Tania Tiepolo, Alessia Angelin, et al.. (2009). Genetic ablation of cyclophilin D rescues mitochondrial defects and prevents muscle apoptosis in collagen VI myopathic mice. Human Molecular Genetics. 18(11). 2024–2031. 103 indexed citations
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Forte, Michael, Bruce G. Gold, Gail Marracci, et al.. (2007). Cyclophilin D inactivation protects axons in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis, an animal model of multiple sclerosis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(18). 7558–7563. 182 indexed citations
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Bernardi, Paolo & Michael Forte. (2007). The Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore. Novartis Foundation symposium. 287. 157–169. 65 indexed citations
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Bernardi, Paolo, Alexandra Krauskopf, Emy Basso, et al.. (2006). The mitochondrial permeability transition fromin vitroartifact to disease target. FEBS Journal. 273(10). 2077–2099. 534 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mishra, Snigdha, Sarah M. Smolik, Michael Forte, & Philip A. Stork. (2005). Ras-Independent Activation of ERK Signaling via the Torso Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Is Mediated by Rap1. Current Biology. 15(4). 366–370. 36 indexed citations
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Schaefer, Matthias, et al.. (2001). Heterotrimeric G Proteins Direct Two Modes of Asymmetric Cell Division in the Drosophila Nervous System. Cell. 107(2). 183–194. 267 indexed citations
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Gross, Atan, Elizabeth Blachly‐Dyson, Emy Basso, et al.. (2000). Biochemical and Genetic Analysis of the Mitochondrial Response of Yeast to BAX and BCL-X L. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 20(9). 3125–3136. 139 indexed citations
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Li, H., Sarah Cunard Chaney, Michael Forte, & Jay Hirsh. (2000). Ectopic G-protein expression in dopamine and serotonin neurons blocks cocaine sensitization in Drosophila melanogaster. Current Biology. 10(10). R393–R393. 1 indexed citations
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Bernardi, Paolo, Emy Basso, Raffaele Colonna, et al.. (1998). Perspectives on the mitochondrial permeability transition. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1365(1-2). 200–206. 32 indexed citations
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Wolfgang, William J. & Michael Forte. (1995). Posterior localization of the Drosophila Gi alpha protein during early embryogenesis requires a subset of the posterior group genes. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 39(4). 581–586. 3 indexed citations
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Blachly‐Dyson, Elizabeth, et al.. (1992). Large scale rearrangement of protein domains is associated with voltage gating of the VDAC channel. Biophysical Journal. 62(1). 123–135. 84 indexed citations
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Ehrlich, Barbara E., et al.. (1988). Paramecium calcium channels are blocked by a family of calmodulin antagonists.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 85(15). 5718–5722. 45 indexed citations

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