Michael P. McKinley

10.8k total citations · 8 hit papers
59 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

About

Michael P. McKinley is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael P. McKinley has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Molecular Biology, 27 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 14 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Michael P. McKinley's work include Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (42 papers), Trace Elements in Health (27 papers) and Neurological diseases and metabolism (14 papers). Michael P. McKinley is often cited by papers focused on Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (42 papers), Trace Elements in Health (27 papers) and Neurological diseases and metabolism (14 papers). Michael P. McKinley collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Canada. Michael P. McKinley's co-authors include Stanley B. Prusiner, David C. Bolton, Darlene Groth, David Westaway, Ronald A. Barry, Karen A. Bowman, Paul E. Bendheim, Charles Weissmann, Bruno Oesch and S. Patricia Cochran and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Michael P. McKinley

58 papers receiving 8.1k 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.

  1. A cellular gene encodes scrapie PrP 27-30 protein
    1985 1.2k citations Bruno Oesch, David Westaway et al. Cell profile →
  2. Identification of a Protein That Purifies with the Scrapie Prion
    1982 1000 citations David C. Bolton, Michael P. McKinley et al. profile →
  3. Scrapie prions aggregate to form amyloid-like birefringent rods
    1983 848 citations Stanley B. Prusiner, Michael P. McKinley et al. Cell profile →
  4. A protease-resistant protein is a structural component of the Scrapie prion
    1983 732 citations Michael P. McKinley, David C. Bolton et al. Cell profile →
  5. Scrapie and cellular PrP isoforms are encoded by the same chromosomal gene
    1986 632 citations Konrad Basler, Bruno Oesch et al. Cell profile →
  6. Separation and properties of cellular and scrapie prion proteins.
    1986 506 citations Michael P. McKinley, K A Bowman et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  7. Distinct prion proteins in short and long scrapie incubation period mice
    1987 393 citations David Westaway, Michael P. McKinley et al. Cell profile →
  8. Further purification and characterization of scrapie prions
    1982 368 citations Stanley B. Prusiner, David C. Bolton 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 P. McKinley United States 33 8.1k 4.2k 4.1k 802 378 59 8.5k
Stephen A. Ernst United States 43 3.8k 0.5× 263 0.1× 357 0.1× 662 0.8× 63 0.2× 114 6.7k
M. E. Hodes United States 33 2.5k 0.3× 485 0.1× 228 0.1× 198 0.2× 361 1.0× 163 4.1k
L. Luciano Germany 29 967 0.1× 293 0.1× 356 0.1× 281 0.4× 121 0.3× 116 2.5k
A. Rambourg France 36 2.6k 0.3× 258 0.1× 127 0.0× 638 0.8× 61 0.2× 73 4.6k
Valery I. Shestopalov United States 32 2.2k 0.3× 484 0.1× 118 0.0× 447 0.6× 89 0.2× 78 3.5k
Tiziana Persichini Italy 28 629 0.1× 305 0.1× 217 0.1× 684 0.9× 83 0.2× 78 2.2k
Scott Boitano United States 31 1.6k 0.2× 103 0.0× 238 0.1× 618 0.8× 29 0.1× 78 3.3k
Mitsuaki Tabuchi Japan 28 1.1k 0.1× 125 0.0× 412 0.1× 177 0.2× 528 1.4× 73 3.1k
Étienne Morel France 28 1.5k 0.2× 189 0.0× 128 0.0× 520 0.6× 115 0.3× 61 3.1k
Ziv Porat Israel 36 2.0k 0.2× 397 0.1× 41 0.0× 617 0.8× 111 0.3× 97 4.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hasselback, Paul, Rachel McCormick, Natalie Prystajecky, et al.. (2019). Outbreaks of Norovirus and Acute Gastroenteritis Associated with British Columbia Oysters, 2016–2017. Food and Environmental Virology. 11(2). 138–148. 25 indexed citations
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Healy, Richard W., et al.. (2008). Infiltration from an impoundment for coal-bed natural gas, Powder River Basin, Wyoming: Evolution of water and sediment chemistry - article no. W06424. Water Resources Research. 44(6). 3 indexed citations
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Gabizon, Ruth, Michael P. McKinley, & Stanley B. Prusiner. (2007). Properties of Scrapie Prion Proteins in Liposomes and Amyloid Rods. Novartis Foundation symposium. 135. 182–196. 2 indexed citations
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McKinley, Michael P., Vishwanath R. Lingappa, & Stanley B. Prusiner. (2007). Developmental Regulation of Prion Protein mRNA in Brain. Novartis Foundation symposium. 135. 101–116.
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Holtzman, David M., S. J. DeArmond, Michael P. McKinley, et al.. (1992). Mouse model of neurodegeneration: atrophy of basal forebrain cholinergic neurons in trisomy 16 transplants.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 89(4). 1383–1387. 43 indexed citations
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McKinley, Michael P., Frank M. Longo, J Valletta, et al.. (1990). Chapter 19 Nerve growth factor induces gene expression of the prion protein and βbT-amyloid protein precursor in the developing hamster central nervous system. Progress in brain research. 86. 227–238. 10 indexed citations
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McKinley, Michael P., S. J. DeArmond, Marilyn Torchia, William C. Mobley, & S. B. Prusiner. (1989). Acceleration of scrapie in neonatal Syrian hamsters. Neurology. 39(10). 1319–1319. 20 indexed citations
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Gabizon, Ruth, et al.. (1988). Properties of scrapie prion protein liposomes.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 263(10). 4950–4955. 57 indexed citations
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Gabizon, Ruth, Michael P. McKinley, Darlene Groth, & S. B. Prusiner. (1988). Immunoaffinity purification and neutralization of scrapie prion infectivity.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 85(18). 6617–6621. 165 indexed citations
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Mobley, William C., Rachael L. Neve, Stanley B. Prusiner, & Michael P. McKinley. (1988). Nerve growth factor increases mRNA levels for the prion protein and the beta-amyloid protein precursor in developing hamster brain.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 85(24). 9811–9815. 196 indexed citations
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Gabizon, Ruth, Michael P. McKinley, & Stanley B. Prusiner. (1987). Purified prion proteins and scrapie infectivity copartition into liposomes.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 84(12). 4017–4021. 156 indexed citations
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Basler, Konrad, Bruno Oesch, Michael Scott, et al.. (1986). Scrapie and cellular PrP isoforms are encoded by the same chromosomal gene. Cell. 46(3). 417–428. 632 indexed citations breakdown →
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Barry, Ronald A., Michael P. McKinley, Paul E. Bendheim, et al.. (1985). Antibodies to the scrapie protein decorate prion rods.. The Journal of Immunology. 135(1). 603–613. 60 indexed citations
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Bockman, Jeffrey M., David T. Kingsbury, Michael P. McKinley, Paul E. Bendheim, & Stanley B. Prusiner. (1985). Creutzfeldt–Jakob Disease Prion Proteins in Human Brains. New England Journal of Medicine. 312(2). 73–78. 144 indexed citations
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McKinley, Michael P., David C. Bolton, & Stanley B. Prusiner. (1983). Fibril-like structures in preparations of scrapie prions purified from hamster brain. Proceedings annual meeting Electron Microscopy Society of America. 41. 802–803. 4 indexed citations
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Diener, T.O., Michael P. McKinley, & S. B. Prusiner. (1982). Viroids and prions.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 79(17). 5220–5224. 108 indexed citations
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Prusiner, Stanley B., Darlene Groth, Michael P. McKinley, et al.. (1981). Thiocyanate and hydroxyl ions inactivate the scrapie agent.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 78(7). 4606–4610. 72 indexed citations
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Prusiner, S. B., et al.. (1981). Scrapie agent contains a hydrophobic protein.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 78(11). 6675–6679. 145 indexed citations
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Prusiner, Stanley B., et al.. (1980). Electrophoretic properties of the scrapie agent in agarose gels.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 77(5). 2984–2988. 48 indexed citations
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McKinley, Michael P. & Richard N. Trelease. (1978). Coexistence of isocitrate lyase and NADP-isocitrate dehydrogenase in Turbatrix aceti mitochondria. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 81(2). 434–438. 6 indexed citations

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