Michelle Kurpakus‐Wheater

610 total citations
18 papers, 553 citations indexed

About

Michelle Kurpakus‐Wheater is a scholar working on Immunology and Allergy, Cell Biology and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Michelle Kurpakus‐Wheater has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 553 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Immunology and Allergy, 8 papers in Cell Biology and 7 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Michelle Kurpakus‐Wheater's work include Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (10 papers), Corneal Surgery and Treatments (7 papers) and Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (6 papers). Michelle Kurpakus‐Wheater is often cited by papers focused on Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (10 papers), Corneal Surgery and Treatments (7 papers) and Ocular Surface and Contact Lens (6 papers). Michelle Kurpakus‐Wheater collaborates with scholars based in United States and Italy. Michelle Kurpakus‐Wheater's co-authors include Gabriel Sosne, Ping Qiu, Linda D. Hazlett, Zhiyu Wang, Karen A. Kernacki, Lin Lin, Ping Qiu, Howard W.T. Matthew, Mark L. McDermott and Hynda K. Kleinman and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cell Science, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences and Experimental Cell Research.

In The Last Decade

Michelle Kurpakus‐Wheater

18 papers receiving 546 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michelle Kurpakus‐Wheater United States 14 207 150 146 139 97 18 553
Kjell Madsen Sweden 16 258 1.2× 85 0.6× 269 1.8× 52 0.4× 72 0.7× 31 809
P A Barry United States 9 193 0.9× 694 4.6× 151 1.0× 304 2.2× 166 1.7× 10 945
T L Knisely United States 12 71 0.3× 133 0.9× 207 1.4× 80 0.6× 264 2.7× 16 866
Masaharu Ohbayashi Japan 19 67 0.3× 154 1.0× 304 2.1× 171 1.2× 238 2.5× 47 1.1k
JongWook Hong South Korea 6 81 0.4× 784 5.2× 135 0.9× 438 3.2× 237 2.4× 9 972
G.‐B. van Setten Sweden 19 119 0.6× 480 3.2× 182 1.2× 474 3.4× 278 2.9× 36 911
K Nakayasu Japan 19 112 0.5× 716 4.8× 238 1.6× 320 2.3× 341 3.5× 55 1.1k
Heikki Seppä Finland 10 87 0.4× 32 0.2× 198 1.4× 57 0.4× 239 2.5× 12 636
Noelani Laycock United States 7 95 0.5× 326 2.2× 382 2.6× 203 1.5× 26 0.3× 8 904
Steeve Leclerc Canada 15 37 0.2× 148 1.0× 301 2.1× 37 0.3× 50 0.5× 21 551

Countries citing papers authored by Michelle Kurpakus‐Wheater

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michelle Kurpakus‐Wheater

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michelle Kurpakus‐Wheater

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michelle Kurpakus‐Wheater. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michelle Kurpakus‐Wheater 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 Michelle Kurpakus‐Wheater. Michelle Kurpakus‐Wheater 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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Sosne, Gabriel, Ping Qiu, Michelle Kurpakus‐Wheater, & Howard W.T. Matthew. (2010). Thymosin β4 and corneal wound healing: visions of the future. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1194(1). 190–198. 37 indexed citations
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Qiu, Ping, Michelle Kurpakus‐Wheater, & Gabriel Sosne. (2007). Matrix metalloproteinase activity is necessary for thymosin beta 4 promotion of epithelial cell migration. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 212(1). 165–173. 34 indexed citations
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Sosne, Gabriel, Ping Qiu, & Michelle Kurpakus‐Wheater. (2007). Thymosin β‐4 and the Eye. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1112(1). 114–122. 24 indexed citations
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Sosne, Gabriel, Ping Qiu, & Michelle Kurpakus‐Wheater. (2007). Thymosin beta 4: A novel corneal wound healing and anti-inflammatory agent.. PubMed. 1(3). 201–7. 40 indexed citations
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Sosne, Gabriel, et al.. (2006). Thymosin β4 inhibits benzalkonium chloride-mediated apoptosis in corneal and conjunctival epithelial cells in vitro. Experimental Eye Research. 83(3). 502–507. 43 indexed citations
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Sosne, Gabriel, et al.. (2004). Laminin‐2 stimulates the proliferation of epithelial cells in a conjunctival epithelial cell line. Cell Proliferation. 37(2). 161–175. 16 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhiyu, Gabriel Sosne, & Michelle Kurpakus‐Wheater. (2004). Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) stimulates human corneal epithelial cell adhesion and migration in vitro. Experimental Eye Research. 80(1). 1–8. 28 indexed citations
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Sosne, Gabriel, et al.. (2004). Thymosin-β4 Inhibits Corneal Epithelial Cell Apoptosis after Ethanol Exposure In Vitro. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 45(4). 1095–1095. 77 indexed citations
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Sosne, Gabriel, et al.. (2003). Thymosin beta 4 stimulates laminin-5 production independent of TGF-beta. Experimental Cell Research. 293(1). 175–183. 65 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhiyu & Michelle Kurpakus‐Wheater. (2003). Decreased plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 secretion in hypoxic corneal epithelial cells is associated with increased urokinase plasminogen activator activity. The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology. 35(3). 339–348. 9 indexed citations
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Kurpakus‐Wheater, Michelle, et al.. (2003). Caspase-9 activation in hypoxic human corneal epithelial cells. APOPTOSIS. 8(6). 681–688. 9 indexed citations
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Sosne, Gabriel, et al.. (2002). Thymosin ß4 promotes human conjunctival epithelial cell migration. Current Eye Research. 24(4). 268–273. 54 indexed citations
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Hazlett, Linda D., et al.. (2002). Pseudomonas aeruginosa binds to extracellular matrix deposited by human corneal epithelial cells.. PubMed. 43(12). 3654–9. 4 indexed citations
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Lin, Lin & Michelle Kurpakus‐Wheater. (2002). Laminin alpha5 chain adhesion and signaling in conjunctival epithelial cells.. PubMed. 43(8). 2615–21. 15 indexed citations
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Kurpakus‐Wheater, Michelle. (2001). Laminin-5 is a component of preserved amniotic membrane. Current Eye Research. 22(5). 353–357. 15 indexed citations
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Kurpakus‐Wheater, Michelle, Karen A. Kernacki, & Linda D. Hazlett. (2001). Maintaining Corneal Integrity How the “Window” Stays Clear. Progress in Histochemistry and Cytochemistry. 36(3). 179–259. 47 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhiyu, et al.. (2001). Potential role for laminin 5 in hypoxia-mediated apoptosis of human corneal epithelial cells. Journal of Cell Science. 114(22). 4033–4040. 25 indexed citations
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Lin, Lin, et al.. (2000). Evidence for Differential Signaling in Human Conjunctival Epithelial Cells Adherent to Laminin Isoforms. Experimental Eye Research. 70(4). 537–546. 11 indexed citations

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