Michael Rak

1.3k total citations
14 papers, 953 citations indexed

About

Michael Rak is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Parasitology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Rak has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 953 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Epidemiology, 7 papers in Parasitology and 2 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Michael Rak's work include Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (13 papers), Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (12 papers) and Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies (7 papers). Michael Rak is often cited by papers focused on Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (13 papers), Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (12 papers) and Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies (7 papers). Michael Rak collaborates with scholars based in United States. Michael Rak's co-authors include Felicia Goodrum, Alex Petrucelli, Mahadevaiah Umashankar, Jason Buehler, Louis Cicchini, Patricia Zagallo, Katie Caviness, D.T. Gewirth, Pojen Chen and Richard M. Scearce and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Michael Rak

14 papers receiving 945 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 Rak United States 14 674 306 237 237 176 14 953
Lindsey B. Crawford United States 15 371 0.6× 174 0.6× 101 0.4× 94 0.4× 144 0.8× 31 592
Nadine Cogné France 11 305 0.5× 238 0.8× 71 0.3× 353 1.5× 167 0.9× 13 748
Myriam Scherer Germany 16 495 0.7× 287 0.9× 89 0.4× 115 0.5× 318 1.8× 33 853
Isa Murrell United Kingdom 7 488 0.7× 151 0.5× 53 0.2× 116 0.5× 171 1.0× 8 662
Sian Llewellyn‐Lacey United Kingdom 17 561 0.8× 876 2.9× 69 0.3× 67 0.3× 219 1.2× 33 1.3k
Brian M. Rahill United States 8 524 0.8× 589 1.9× 35 0.1× 75 0.3× 153 0.9× 9 951
Olivier Pleskoff France 10 396 0.6× 494 1.6× 493 2.1× 41 0.2× 198 1.1× 13 983
Stephanie Könen‐Waisman Germany 13 500 0.7× 311 1.0× 41 0.2× 580 2.4× 181 1.0× 13 940
Rita Jores Italy 7 459 0.7× 466 1.5× 29 0.1× 109 0.5× 74 0.4× 11 857
Monica R. Mugnier United States 11 367 0.5× 398 1.3× 40 0.2× 65 0.3× 215 1.2× 25 883

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Rak

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Rak

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Rak

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All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Collins-McMillen, Donna, Michael Rak, Jason Buehler, et al.. (2019). Alternative promoters drive human cytomegalovirus reactivation from latency. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(35). 17492–17497. 50 indexed citations
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Buehler, Jason, Suzu Igarashi, Michael Rak, et al.. (2019). Host signaling and EGR1 transcriptional control of human cytomegalovirus replication and latency. PLoS Pathogens. 15(11). e1008037–e1008037. 45 indexed citations
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Gordon, Claire L., Michelle Miron, Joseph J.C. Thome, et al.. (2017). Tissue reservoirs of antiviral T cell immunity in persistent human CMV infection. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 214(3). 651–667. 101 indexed citations
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Buehler, Jason, Justin M. Reitsma, Alex Petrucelli, et al.. (2016). Opposing Regulation of the EGF Receptor: A Molecular Switch Controlling Cytomegalovirus Latency and Replication. PLoS Pathogens. 12(5). e1005655–e1005655. 82 indexed citations
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Caviness, Katie, et al.. (2016). Long and Short Isoforms of the Human Cytomegalovirus UL138 Protein Silence IE Transcription and Promote Latency. Journal of Virology. 90(20). 9483–9494. 31 indexed citations
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Umashankar, Mahadevaiah, et al.. (2014). Antagonistic Determinants Controlling Replicative and Latent States of Human Cytomegalovirus Infection. Journal of Virology. 88(11). 5987–6002. 48 indexed citations
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Li, Gang, Michael Rak, Christopher Nguyen, et al.. (2014). An Epistatic Relationship between the Viral Protein Kinase UL97 and the UL133-UL138 Latency Locus during the Human Cytomegalovirus Lytic Cycle. Journal of Virology. 88(11). 6047–6060. 22 indexed citations
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Caviness, Katie, Louis Cicchini, Michael Rak, Mahadevaiah Umashankar, & Felicia Goodrum. (2014). Complex Expression of the UL136 Gene of Human Cytomegalovirus Results in Multiple Protein Isoforms with Unique Roles in Replication. Journal of Virology. 88(24). 14412–14425. 41 indexed citations
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Petrucelli, Alex, Mahadevaiah Umashankar, Patricia Zagallo, Michael Rak, & Felicia Goodrum. (2012). Interactions between Proteins Encoded within the Human Cytomegalovirus UL133-UL138 Locus. Journal of Virology. 86(16). 8653–8662. 30 indexed citations
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Umashankar, Mahadevaiah, Alex Petrucelli, Louis Cicchini, et al.. (2011). A Novel Human Cytomegalovirus Locus Modulates Cell Type-Specific Outcomes of Infection. PLoS Pathogens. 7(12). e1002444–e1002444. 123 indexed citations
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Cicchini, Louis, Michael Rak, Alex Petrucelli, et al.. (2010). Stress-Inducible Alternative Translation Initiation of Human Cytomegalovirus Latency Protein pUL138. Journal of Virology. 84(18). 9472–9486. 60 indexed citations
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Petrucelli, Alex, et al.. (2009). Characterization of a Novel Golgi Apparatus-Localized Latency Determinant Encoded by Human Cytomegalovirus. Journal of Virology. 83(11). 5615–5629. 94 indexed citations
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