Michael Miksa

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Michael Miksa is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Miksa has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Immunology, 6 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Michael Miksa's work include Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation (8 papers), Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (4 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (4 papers). Michael Miksa is often cited by papers focused on Phagocytosis and Immune Regulation (8 papers), Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (4 papers) and Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology (4 papers). Michael Miksa collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Michael Miksa's co-authors include Chrysanthy Ikonomidou, Krikor Dikranian, Petra Bittigau, Lechosław Turski, John W. Olney, Vanya Stefovska, Tanya Tenkova, Rongqian Wu, Ping Wang and Weifeng Dong and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Journal of Immunology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Michael Miksa

18 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Blockade of NMDA Receptors and Apoptotic Neurodegeneratio... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Blockade of NMDA Receptors and Apoptotic Neurodegeneration in the Developing Brain
    1999 1.6k citations Chrysanthy Ikonomidou, Michael Miksa et al. Science 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 Miksa United States 15 1.0k 749 635 530 423 18 2.6k
Ursula Felderhoff‐Mueser Germany 32 650 0.6× 433 0.6× 811 1.3× 140 0.3× 267 0.6× 101 3.3k
Yasushi Satoh Japan 27 876 0.9× 423 0.6× 856 1.3× 76 0.1× 572 1.4× 101 2.5k
N. Benshoff United States 18 1.7k 1.7× 443 0.6× 293 0.5× 153 0.3× 1.0k 2.4× 26 2.8k
Takehiko Adachi Japan 27 332 0.3× 373 0.5× 350 0.6× 183 0.3× 171 0.4× 76 1.8k
Jianbin Tong China 24 404 0.4× 308 0.4× 734 1.2× 107 0.2× 378 0.9× 65 2.3k
Stefanie Endesfelder Germany 25 307 0.3× 145 0.2× 372 0.6× 276 0.5× 109 0.3× 60 1.8k
Su Yuan China 27 168 0.2× 439 0.6× 1.0k 1.6× 119 0.2× 145 0.3× 93 2.5k
Shinichi Nakao Japan 27 328 0.3× 391 0.5× 403 0.6× 61 0.1× 152 0.4× 121 1.8k
Takashi Horiguchi Japan 30 261 0.3× 480 0.6× 869 1.4× 67 0.1× 206 0.5× 136 2.7k
David J. Miletich United States 25 418 0.4× 303 0.4× 391 0.6× 42 0.1× 166 0.4× 113 2.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Miksa

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Miksa

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

All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Miksa, Michael, Rongqian Wu, Hidefumi Komura, et al.. (2009). Immature dendritic cell-derived exosomes rescue septic animals via milk fat globule epidermal growth factor VIII. The Journal of Immunology. 183(12). 8295–8295. 2 indexed citations
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Miksa, Michael, Rongqian Wu, Weifeng Dong, et al.. (2009). Immature Dendritic Cell-Derived Exosomes Rescue Septic Animals Via Milk Fat Globule Epidermal Growth Factor VIII. The Journal of Immunology. 183(9). 5983–5990. 96 indexed citations
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Cui, Tianpen, Michael Miksa, Rongqian Wu, et al.. (2009). Milk Fat Globule Epidermal Growth Factor 8 Attenuates Acute Lung Injury in Mice after Intestinal Ischemia and Reperfusion. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 181(3). 238–246. 101 indexed citations
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Miksa, Michael, Padmalaya Das, Mian Zhou, et al.. (2009). Pivotal Role of the α2A-Adrenoceptor in Producing Inflammation and Organ Injury in a Rat Model of Sepsis. PLoS ONE. 4(5). e5504–e5504. 80 indexed citations
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Wu, Rongqian, Mian Zhou, Weifeng Dong, et al.. (2009). Ghrelin Hyporesponsiveness Contributes to Age-Related Hyperinflammation in Septic Shock. Annals of Surgery. 250(1). 126–133. 30 indexed citations
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Miksa, Michael, Hidefumi Komura, Rongqian Wu, Kavin G. Shah, & Ping Wang. (2009). A novel method to determine the engulfment of apoptotic cells by macrophages using pHrodo succinimidyl ester. Journal of Immunological Methods. 342(1-2). 71–77. 246 indexed citations
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Weber, Peter, Ping Wang, Stéphane Maddens, et al.. (2009). VX-166: a novel potent small molecule caspase inhibitor as a potential therapy for sepsis. Critical Care. 13(5). R146–R146. 36 indexed citations
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Komura, Hidefumi, Michael Miksa, Rongqian Wu, Sanna M. Goyert, & Ping Wang. (2009). Milk Fat Globule Epidermal Growth Factor-Factor VIII Is Down-Regulated in Sepsis via the Lipopolysaccharide-CD14 Pathway. The Journal of Immunology. 182(1). 581–587. 64 indexed citations
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Zhou, Mian, Asha Jacob, Natalie Yi‐Ju Ho, et al.. (2008). Downregulation of protein disulfide isomerase in sepsis and its role in tumor necrosis factor-alpha release. Critical Care. 12(4). R100–R100. 23 indexed citations
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Wu, Rongqian, Mian Zhou, Padmalaya Das, et al.. (2007). Ghrelin inhibits sympathetic nervous activity in sepsis. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 293(6). E1697–E1702. 77 indexed citations
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Miksa, Michael, et al.. (2007). Fractalkine-Induced MFG-E8 Leads to Enhanced Apoptotic Cell Clearance by Macrophages. Molecular Medicine. 13(11-12). 553–560. 99 indexed citations
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Miksa, Michael, Rongqian Wu, Xiaoxuan Cui, et al.. (2007). Vasoactive Hormone Adrenomedullin and Its Binding Protein: Anti-Inflammatory Effects by Up-Regulating Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ. The Journal of Immunology. 179(9). 6263–6272. 44 indexed citations
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Miksa, Michael, Rongqian Wu, Weifeng Dong, et al.. (2006). DENDRITIC CELL-DERIVED EXOSOMES CONTAINING MILK FAT GLOBULE EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR-FACTOR VIII ATTENUATE PROINFLAMMATORY RESPONSES IN SEPSIS. Shock. 25(6). 586–593. 92 indexed citations
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Weber, Peter, Rongqian Wu, Michael Miksa, et al.. (2006). VX-166, a novel potent small molecule caspase inhibitor, as a promising new treatment for sepsis. Critical Care. 10(Suppl 1). P152–P152. 1 indexed citations
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Wu, Rongqian, Mian Zhou, Padmalaya Das, et al.. (2006). GHRELIN INHIBITS SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS ACTIVITY IN SEPSIS. Shock. 25(Supplement 1). 1–1. 17 indexed citations
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Miksa, Michael, et al.. (2006). FRACTALKINE INCREASES APOPTOTIC CELL CLEARANCE BY UPREGULATING MFG-E8 IN MACROPHAGES. Shock. 25(Supplement 1). 32–32. 1 indexed citations
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Miksa, Michael. (2005). Sympathetic excitotoxicity in sepsis: pro-inflammatory priming of macrophages by norepinephrine. Frontiers in bioscience. 10(1-3). 2217–2217. 56 indexed citations
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Ikonomidou, Chrysanthy, Michael Miksa, Petra Bittigau, et al.. (1999). Blockade of NMDA Receptors and Apoptotic Neurodegeneration in the Developing Brain. Science. 283(5398). 70–74. 1567 indexed citations breakdown →

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