Nicholas W. Shworak

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Nicholas W. Shworak is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Hematology. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicholas W. Shworak has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Cell Biology, 26 papers in Molecular Biology and 13 papers in Hematology. Recurrent topics in Nicholas W. Shworak's work include Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research (29 papers), Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (18 papers) and Platelet Disorders and Treatments (10 papers). Nicholas W. Shworak is often cited by papers focused on Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research (29 papers), Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (18 papers) and Platelet Disorders and Treatments (10 papers). Nicholas W. Shworak collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Canada. Nicholas W. Shworak's co-authors include Robert Rosenberg, John J. Schwartz, Patricia G. Spear, Deepak Shukla, Jian Liu, Roselyn J. Eisenberg, Jeffrey D. Esko, Gary H. Cohen, Xiaomei Bai and Jian Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Nicholas W. Shworak

44 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

A Novel Role for 3-O-Sulfated Heparan Sulfate in Herpes S... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 250 500 750
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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 Novel Role for 3-O-Sulfated Heparan Sulfate in Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Entry
    1999 881 citations Deepak Shukla, Jian Liu et al. Cell profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nicholas W. Shworak United States 29 2.0k 2.0k 636 570 494 44 3.6k
Roger Lawrence United States 29 1.5k 0.8× 1.3k 0.6× 277 0.4× 457 0.8× 216 0.4× 59 2.7k
Lijuan Zhang China 27 1.9k 0.9× 1.9k 1.0× 122 0.2× 560 1.0× 321 0.6× 83 2.8k
Jean Viallet Canada 39 3.5k 1.7× 463 0.2× 485 0.8× 168 0.3× 336 0.7× 102 5.6k
Kristian Prydz Norway 29 2.0k 1.0× 1.6k 0.8× 152 0.2× 177 0.3× 274 0.6× 81 3.4k
Serge N. Manié France 30 1.8k 0.9× 978 0.5× 739 1.2× 42 0.1× 260 0.5× 55 3.4k
Judith A. Lippke United States 23 2.9k 1.4× 336 0.2× 361 0.6× 111 0.2× 198 0.4× 29 4.1k
Yoshiro Koda Japan 31 1.5k 0.7× 528 0.3× 255 0.4× 84 0.1× 547 1.1× 149 3.1k
John E. Mole United States 26 2.1k 1.0× 637 0.3× 103 0.2× 88 0.2× 306 0.6× 63 3.6k
Barbara Wolff Austria 18 2.5k 1.2× 293 0.1× 204 0.3× 160 0.3× 348 0.7× 30 3.3k
Kuo‐I Lin Taiwan 37 2.5k 1.2× 326 0.2× 416 0.7× 203 0.4× 352 0.7× 80 5.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Patel, Vaishali, Isabelle M.A. Lombaert, Nicholas W. Shworak, et al.. (2014). Hs3st3-Modified Heparan Sulfate Controls KIT+ Progenitor Expansion by Regulating 3-O-Sulfotransferases. Developmental Cell. 29(6). 662–673. 68 indexed citations
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Kerley-Hamilton, Joanna S., Heidi W. Trask, C. Ridley, et al.. (2012). Inherent and Benzo[a]pyrene-Induced Differential Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Signaling Greatly Affects Life Span, Atherosclerosis, Cardiac Gene Expression, and Body and Heart Growth in Mice. Toxicological Sciences. 126(2). 391–404. 59 indexed citations
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Smits, Nicole C., Sindhulakshmi Kurup, Angelique L. Rops, et al.. (2010). The Heparan Sulfate Motif (GlcNS6S-IdoA2S)3, Common in Heparin, Has a Strict Topography and Is Involved in Cell Behavior and Disease. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(52). 41143–41151. 49 indexed citations
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Agostini, Ariane I. de, Sébastien Thalmann, Victoria Ibéchéole, et al.. (2008). Human Follicular Fluid Heparan Sulfate Contains Abundant 3-O-Sulfated Chains with Anticoagulant Activity. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(42). 28115–28124. 55 indexed citations
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Isaev, Dmytro, Elena Isaeva, Qian Zhao, et al.. (2007). Role of Extracellular Sialic Acid in Regulation of Neuronal and Network Excitability in the Rat Hippocampus. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(43). 11587–11594. 64 indexed citations
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Kamimura, Keisuke, John Rhodes, Ryu Ueda, et al.. (2004). Regulation of Notch signaling by Drosophila heparan sulfate 3-O sulfotransferase. The Journal of Cell Biology. 166(7). 1069–1079. 67 indexed citations
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Shworak, Nicholas W.. (2004). Angiogenic modulators in valve development and disease: does valvular disease recapitulate developmental signaling pathways?. Current Opinion in Cardiology. 19(2). 140–146. 25 indexed citations
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Shworak, Nicholas W.. (2003). High-Specific-Activity <sup>35</sup>S-Labeled Heparan Sulfate Prepared from Cultured Cells. Humana Press eBooks. 171. 79–89. 7 indexed citations
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Shworak, Nicholas W.. (2003). Selective Detection of Sulfotransferase Isoforms by the Ligand Affinity-Conversion Approach. Humana Press eBooks. 171. 91–101. 1 indexed citations
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Shworak, Nicholas W., Sassan HajMohammadi, Ariane I. de Agostini, & Robert Rosenberg. (2002). Mice deficient in heparan sulfate 3-O-sulfotransferase-1: Normal hemostasis with unexpected perinatal phenotypes. Glycoconjugate Journal. 19(4-5). 355–361. 57 indexed citations
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Li, Jian, Nicholas W. Shworak, & Michael Simons. (2002). Increased responsiveness of hypoxic endothelial cells to FGF2 is mediated by HIF-1α-dependent regulation of enzymes involved in synthesis of heparan sulfate FGF2-binding sites. Journal of Cell Science. 115(9). 1951–1959. 66 indexed citations
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Shukla, Deepak, Jian Liu, Nicholas W. Shworak, et al.. (1999). A Novel Role for 3-O-Sulfated Heparan Sulfate in Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Entry. Cell. 99(1). 13–22. 881 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kobayashi, Masashi, Geetha Sugumaran, Jian Liu, et al.. (1999). Molecular Cloning and Characterization of a Human Uronyl 2-Sulfotransferase That Sulfates Iduronyl and Glucuronyl Residues in Dermatan/Chondroitin Sulfate. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(15). 10474–10480. 109 indexed citations
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Zhang, Lijuan, John J. Schwartz, J. Hillis Miller, et al.. (1998). The Retinoic Acid and cAMP-dependent Up-regulation of 3-O-Sulfotransferase-1 Leads to a Dramatic Augmentation of Anticoagulantly Active Heparan Sulfate Biosynthesis in F9 Embryonal Carcinoma Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(43). 27998–28003. 31 indexed citations
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Shworak, Nicholas W. & Robert Rosenberg. (1998). Control of Cardiovascular Biology through the Synthesis of Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans Bearing Specific GAG Structures.. Trends in Glycoscience and Glycotechnology. 10(52). 175–192. 1 indexed citations
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Shworak, Nicholas W., et al.. (1996). Cell-free Synthesis of Anticoagulant Heparan Sulfate Reveals a Limiting Converting Activity That Modifies an Excess Precursor Pool. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(43). 27063–27071. 31 indexed citations
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Liu, Jian, Nicholas W. Shworak, Linda M.S. Fritze, Jay M. Edelberg, & Robert Rosenberg. (1996). Purification of Heparan Sulfate D-Glucosaminyl 3-O-Sulfotransferase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(43). 27072–27082. 97 indexed citations
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Shworak, Nicholas W., Sylvia Colliec‐Jouault, Jing Liu, et al.. (1994). Pathway-specific regulation of the synthesis of anticoagulantly active heparan sulfate.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 269(40). 24941–24952. 64 indexed citations
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Kojima, Tetsuhito, Nicholas W. Shworak, & Robert Rosenberg. (1992). Molecular cloning and expression of two distinct cDNA-encoding heparan sulfate proteoglycan core proteins from a rat endothelial cell line.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 267(7). 4870–4877. 157 indexed citations
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Wiśniewski, Jan, et al.. (1992). Molecular cloning and characterization of a constitutively expressed heat‐shock‐cognate hsc71 gene from rainbow trout. European Journal of Biochemistry. 204(2). 893–900. 89 indexed citations

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