Michael Lazarou

13.9k total citations · 8 hit papers
74 papers, 9.7k citations indexed

About

Michael Lazarou is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Lazarou has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 9.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Epidemiology, 44 papers in Molecular Biology and 17 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Michael Lazarou's work include Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (45 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (25 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (13 papers). Michael Lazarou is often cited by papers focused on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (45 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (25 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (13 papers). Michael Lazarou collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Germany. Michael Lazarou's co-authors include Richard J. Youle, Lesley A. Kane, Chunxin Wang, Thanh Ngoc Nguyen, Benjamin Scott Padman, Adam I. Fogel, Shireen A. Sarraf, Seok Min Jin, Michael T. Ryan and Matthew McKenzie and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michael Lazarou

70 papers receiving 9.7k citations

Hit Papers

The ubiquitin kinase PINK1 recruits autophagy receptors t... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2015 2010 2014 2016 2012 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. The ubiquitin kinase PINK1 recruits autophagy receptors to induce mitophagy
    2015 2.1k citations Michael Lazarou, Lesley A. Kane et al. profile →
  2. Mitochondrial membrane potential regulates PINK1 import and proteolytic destabilization by PARL
    2010 1.1k citations Seok Min Jin, Michael Lazarou et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
  3. PINK1 phosphorylates ubiquitin to activate Parkin E3 ubiquitin ligase activity
    2014 991 citations Lesley A. Kane, Michael Lazarou et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
  4. Deciphering the Molecular Signals of PINK1/Parkin Mitophagy
    2016 541 citations Thanh Ngoc Nguyen, Benjamin Scott Padman et al. profile →
  5. Role of PINK1 Binding to the TOM Complex and Alternate Intracellular Membranes in Recruitment and Activation of the E3 Ligase Parkin
    2012 517 citations Michael Lazarou, Seok Min Jin et al. profile →
  6. Atg8 family LC3/GABARAP proteins are crucial for autophagosome–lysosome fusion but not autophagosome formation during PINK1/Parkin mitophagy and starvation
    2016 493 citations Thanh Ngoc Nguyen, Benjamin Scott Padman et al. The Journal of Cell Biology profile →
  7. Bacteriophage Transcytosis Provides a Mechanism To Cross Epithelial Cell Layers
    2017 264 citations Sophie Nguyen, Kristi Baker et al. mBio profile →
  8. Mitochondrial degradation: Mitophagy and beyond
    2023 126 citations Louise Uoselis, Thanh Ngoc Nguyen 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 Lazarou Australia 40 6.3k 5.2k 1.5k 1.3k 1.3k 74 9.7k
Chunxin Wang United States 35 7.0k 1.1× 4.6k 0.9× 1.3k 0.9× 1.4k 1.0× 1.3k 1.0× 59 10.5k
Naotada Ishihara Japan 37 8.2k 1.3× 4.8k 0.9× 570 0.4× 2.4k 1.8× 1.4k 1.1× 68 11.6k
Guo-Fan Cao China 11 7.9k 1.3× 7.5k 1.4× 736 0.5× 2.1k 1.5× 1.6k 1.2× 17 14.4k
Viktor I. Korolchuk United Kingdom 42 4.7k 0.7× 4.4k 0.9× 720 0.5× 2.0k 1.5× 2.2k 1.7× 84 9.8k
Geir Bjørkøy Norway 31 5.8k 0.9× 7.7k 1.5× 816 0.6× 2.6k 2.0× 1.2k 0.9× 55 11.5k
Zvulun Elazar Israel 42 5.8k 0.9× 7.0k 1.4× 545 0.4× 2.7k 2.0× 1.2k 0.9× 81 11.7k
Aud Øvervatn Norway 19 6.2k 1.0× 8.4k 1.6× 884 0.6× 2.9k 2.2× 1.2k 1.0× 20 11.8k
Fiona M. Menzies United Kingdom 36 4.3k 0.7× 5.6k 1.1× 1.6k 1.1× 2.6k 1.9× 1.8k 1.4× 42 9.6k
Taichi Hara Japan 26 4.9k 0.8× 6.4k 1.2× 837 0.6× 2.4k 1.8× 1.3k 1.0× 51 9.8k
Shouqing Luo United Kingdom 30 3.4k 0.5× 3.6k 0.7× 752 0.5× 1.3k 1.0× 800 0.6× 52 6.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nguyen, Thanh Ngoc, Grace Khuu, Shanlin Rao, et al.. (2025). Structural pathway for PI3-kinase regulation by VPS15 in autophagy. Science. 388(6743). eadl3787–eadl3787. 9 indexed citations
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Honda, Shinya, Satoko Arakawa, Satoru Torii, et al.. (2025). Optineurin is an adaptor protein for ubiquitinated substrates in Golgi membrane-associated degradation. Nature Communications. 16(1). 8966–8966.
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Adriaenssens, Elias, Justyna Sawa‐Makarska, Thanh Ngoc Nguyen, et al.. (2025). Reconstitution of BNIP3/NIX-mitophagy initiation reveals hierarchical flexibility of the autophagy machinery. Nature Cell Biology. 27(8). 1272–1287. 2 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Thanh Ngoc, Xuefeng Ren, Grace Khuu, et al.. (2025). Structure and activation of the human autophagy-initiating ULK1C:PI3KC3-C1 supercomplex. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 32(9). 1596–1605. 6 indexed citations
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Botella, Javier, Enrico Perri, Nikeisha J. Caruana, et al.. (2025). Sprint interval exercise disrupts mitochondrial ultrastructure driving a unique mitochondrial stress response and remodelling in men. Nature Communications. 17(1). 71–71.
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Schmuckli‐Maurer, Jacqueline, Rahel Wacker, Ruth Rehmann, et al.. (2024). Plasmodium berghei liver stage parasites exploit host GABARAP proteins for TFEB activation. Communications Biology. 7(1). 1554–1554. 4 indexed citations
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Adriaenssens, Elias, Thanh Ngoc Nguyen, Justyna Sawa‐Makarska, et al.. (2024). Control of mitophagy initiation and progression by the TBK1 adaptors NAP1 and SINTBAD. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology. 31(11). 1717–1731. 17 indexed citations
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Rao, Shanlin, Marvin Skulsuppaisarn, Xuefeng Ren, et al.. (2024). Three-step docking by WIPI2, ATG16L1, and ATG3 delivers LC3 to the phagophore. Science Advances. 10(6). eadj8027–eadj8027. 18 indexed citations
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Gan, Zhong Yan, Sylvie Callegari, Thanh Ngoc Nguyen, et al.. (2024). Interaction of PINK1 with nucleotides and kinetin. Science Advances. 10(3). eadj7408–eadj7408. 7 indexed citations
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Gosavi, Prajakta, Mathew V. Jones, S. Sean Millard, et al.. (2024). PPTC7 antagonizes mitophagy by promoting BNIP3 and NIX degradation via SCFFBXL4. EMBO Reports. 25(8). 3324–3347. 12 indexed citations
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Uoselis, Louise, Runa Lindblom, Wai Kit Lam, et al.. (2023). Temporal landscape of mitochondrial proteostasis governed by the UPR mt. Science Advances. 9(38). eadh8228–eadh8228. 17 indexed citations
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Kataura, Tetsushi, Elsje G. Otten, Yoana Rabanal‐Ruiz, et al.. (2022). NDP52 acts as a redox sensor in PINK1/Parkin‐mediated mitophagy. The EMBO Journal. 42(5). e111372–e111372. 40 indexed citations
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Gaudet, Ryan G., Shiwei Zhu, Bae-Hoon Kim, et al.. (2021). A human apolipoprotein L with detergent-like activity kills intracellular pathogens. Science. 373(6552). 64 indexed citations
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Gu, Yuexi, Yakubu Princely Abudu, Suresh Kumar, et al.. (2019). Mammalian Atg8 proteins regulate lysosome and autolysosome biogenesis through SNARE s. The EMBO Journal. 38(22). e101994–e101994. 41 indexed citations
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Chan, Jacky Peng‐Wen, Lin W. Hung, Benjamin Scott Padman, et al.. (2018). Ablation of tau causes an olfactory deficit in a murine model of Parkinson’s disease. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 6(1). 57–57. 16 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Sophie, Kristi Baker, Benjamin Scott Padman, et al.. (2017). Bacteriophage Transcytosis Provides a Mechanism To Cross Epithelial Cell Layers. mBio. 8(6). 264 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nguyen, Thanh Ngoc, et al.. (2016). Atg8 family LC3/GABARAP proteins are crucial for autophagosome–lysosome fusion but not autophagosome formation during PINK1/Parkin mitophagy and starvation. The Journal of Cell Biology. 215(6). 857–874. 493 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kane, Lesley A., Michael Lazarou, Adam I. Fogel, et al.. (2014). PINK1 phosphorylates ubiquitin to activate Parkin E3 ubiquitin ligase activity. The Journal of Cell Biology. 205(2). 143–153. 991 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jin, Seok Min, Michael Lazarou, Chunxin Wang, et al.. (2010). Mitochondrial membrane potential regulates PINK1 import and proteolytic destabilization by PARL. The Journal of Cell Biology. 191(5). 933–942. 1050 indexed citations breakdown →
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McKenzie, Matthew, Michael Lazarou, David R. Thorburn, & Michael T. Ryan. (2006). Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Supercomplexes Are Destabilized in Barth Syndrome Patients. Journal of Molecular Biology. 361(3). 462–469. 340 indexed citations

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