Miray Tonk

778 total citations
26 papers, 596 citations indexed

About

Miray Tonk is a scholar working on Insect Science, Microbiology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Miray Tonk has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 596 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Insect Science, 17 papers in Microbiology and 9 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Miray Tonk's work include Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (17 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (12 papers) and Vector-borne infectious diseases (8 papers). Miray Tonk is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (17 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (12 papers) and Vector-borne infectious diseases (8 papers). Miray Tonk collaborates with scholars based in Germany, France and Czechia. Miray Tonk's co-authors include Andreas Vilcinskas, Mohammad Rahnamaeian, Alejandro Cabezas‐Cruz, James J. Valdés, Libor Grubhoffer, Ryan O. M. Rego, Karen Luna-Ramírez, Martin Hardt, José de la Fuente and Krishnendu Mukherjee and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Miray Tonk

23 papers receiving 596 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Miray Tonk Germany 14 313 274 185 156 126 26 596
Daniel M. Lorenzini Brazil 17 172 0.5× 151 0.6× 302 1.6× 255 1.6× 134 1.1× 22 715
Mohammad Rahnamaeian Germany 20 502 1.6× 355 1.3× 451 2.4× 208 1.3× 46 0.4× 24 956
S. M. Lehane United Kingdom 12 70 0.2× 468 1.7× 217 1.2× 180 1.2× 92 0.7× 13 711
Eliane Esteves Brazil 15 110 0.4× 271 1.0× 130 0.7× 182 1.2× 475 3.8× 27 701
Yumi Kumagai Japan 16 76 0.2× 82 0.3× 196 1.1× 165 1.1× 288 2.3× 25 693
Hongyuan Zheng China 17 66 0.2× 144 0.5× 150 0.8× 48 0.3× 177 1.4× 40 540
Bruce M. Christensen United States 8 94 0.3× 311 1.1× 133 0.7× 254 1.6× 41 0.3× 9 549
Paulo Marcos Pinto Brazil 14 113 0.4× 133 0.5× 147 0.8× 71 0.5× 48 0.4× 31 460
Renata Maria Soares Terra Brazil 11 42 0.1× 146 0.5× 143 0.8× 58 0.4× 160 1.3× 13 559
Sergey Chernysh Russia 13 444 1.4× 324 1.2× 428 2.3× 314 2.0× 12 0.1× 22 921

Countries citing papers authored by Miray Tonk

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Fields of papers citing papers by Miray Tonk

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Miray Tonk

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Vogel, Heiko, et al.. (2025). Molecular basis of the explosive defence response in the bombardier beetle Brachinus crepitans. Royal Society Open Science. 12(5). 241823–241823. 1 indexed citations
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Corduneanu, Alexandra, Miray Tonk, Viktória Majláthová, et al.. (2025). Holobiont–holobiont interactions across host–ectoparasite systems. Parasites & Vectors. 18(1). 373–373.
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Mateos‐Hernández, Lourdes, et al.. (2025). Differential Impact of Simultaneous or Sequential Coinfections With Borrelia afzelii and Tick‐Borne Encephalitis Virus on the Ixodes ricinus Microbiota. International Journal of Microbiology. 2025(1). 7747795–7747795.
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Guizzo, Melina Garcia, Stephen Lu, Kristýna Číhalová, et al.. (2024). The immune factors involved in the rapid clearance of bacteria from the midgut of the tick Ixodes ricinus. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 14. 1450353–1450353. 5 indexed citations
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Atanasova‐Pénichon, Vessela, et al.. (2022). Use of Defensins to Develop Eco-Friendly Alternatives to Synthetic Fungicides to Control Phytopathogenic Fungi and Their Mycotoxins. Journal of Fungi. 8(3). 229–229. 11 indexed citations
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Jenkins, Timothy P., Natalie Wielsch, Heiko Vogel, et al.. (2021). Hexapod Assassins’ Potion: Venom Composition and Bioactivity from the Eurasian Assassin Bug Rhynocoris iracundus. Biomedicines. 9(7). 819–819. 10 indexed citations
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Tonk, Miray, James J. Valdés, Alejandro Cabezas‐Cruz, & Andreas Vilcinskas. (2021). Potent Activity of Hybrid Arthropod Antimicrobial Peptides Linked by Glycine Spacers. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(16). 8919–8919. 9 indexed citations
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Cabezas‐Cruz, Alejandro, Vessela Atanasova‐Pénichon, Sylvain Chéreau, et al.. (2021). Tick defensin γ-core reduces Fusarium graminearum growth and abrogates mycotoxins production with high efficiency. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 7962–7962. 8 indexed citations
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Tonk, Miray, Daniel Růžek, & Andreas Vilcinskas. (2021). Compelling Evidence for the Activity of Antiviral Peptides against SARS-CoV-2. Viruses. 13(5). 912–912. 20 indexed citations
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Cabezas‐Cruz, Alejandro, Miray Tonk, Mark R. Bleackley, et al.. (2019). Antibacterial and antifungal activity of defensins from the Australian paralysis tick, Ixodes holocyclus. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 10(6). 101269–101269. 11 indexed citations
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Tonk, Miray, Christine Pierrot, Alejandro Cabezas‐Cruz, et al.. (2019). The Drosophila melanogaster antimicrobial peptides Mtk-1 and Mtk-2 are active against the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Parasitology Research. 118(6). 1993–1998. 19 indexed citations
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Tonk, Miray, Joana Ferrolho, Sandra Antunes, et al.. (2018). Antiplasmodial activity of tick defensins in a mouse model of malaria. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 9(4). 844–849. 19 indexed citations
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Tonk, Miray & Andreas Vilcinskas. (2016). The Medical Potential of Antimicrobial Peptides from Insects. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry. 17(5). 554–575. 53 indexed citations
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Tonk, Miray, Andreas Vilcinskas, & Mohammad Rahnamaeian. (2016). Insect antimicrobial peptides: potential tools for the prevention of skin cancer. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 100(17). 7397–7405. 64 indexed citations
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Tonk, Miray, et al.. (2016). The potential of the Galleria mellonella innate immune system is maximized by the co-presentation of diverse antimicrobial peptides. Biological Chemistry. 397(9). 939–945. 51 indexed citations
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Tonk, Miray, Eileen Knorr, Alejandro Cabezas‐Cruz, et al.. (2015). Tribolium castaneum defensins are primarily active against Gram-positive bacteria. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 132. 208–215. 38 indexed citations
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Tonk, Miray, Alejandro Cabezas‐Cruz, James J. Valdés, et al.. (2014). Identification and partial characterisation of new members of the Ixodes ricinus defensin family. Gene. 540(2). 146–152. 27 indexed citations
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Tonk, Miray, Alejandro Cabezas‐Cruz, James J. Valdés, et al.. (2014). Defensins from the tick Ixodes scapularis are effective against phytopathogenic fungi and the human bacterial pathogen Listeria grayi. Parasites & Vectors. 7(1). 554–554. 29 indexed citations
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Tonk, Miray, Alejandro Cabezas‐Cruz, James J. Valdés, et al.. (2014). Defensins from the tick Ixodes scapularis are effective against phytopathogenic fungi and the human bacterial pathogen Listeria grayi. Parasites & Vectors. 7(1). 554–554.
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Cabezas‐Cruz, Alejandro, James J. Valdés, Joana Ferrolho, et al.. (2013). Functional and Immunological Relevance of Anaplasma marginale Major Surface Protein 1a Sequence and Structural Analysis. PLoS ONE. 8(6). e65243–e65243. 45 indexed citations

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