P. A. Merz

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

P. A. Merz is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, P. A. Merz has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Molecular Biology, 11 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 7 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in P. A. Merz's work include Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (21 papers), Trace Elements in Health (11 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (7 papers). P. A. Merz is often cited by papers focused on Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (21 papers), Trace Elements in Health (11 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (7 papers). P. A. Merz collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. P. A. Merz's co-authors include Henryk M. Wı́sniewski, Richard I. Carp, Richard Rubenstein, Regina Kascsak, H. M. Wiśniewski, H. Diringer, R. A. Somerville, Khalid Iqbal, Khalid Iqbal and Robert A. Somerville and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nucleic Acids Research and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

P. A. Merz

40 papers receiving 2.6k citations

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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.

Mouse polyclonal and monoclonal antibody to scrapie-associated fibril proteins

1987 687 citations Regina Kascsak, Richard Rubenstein et al. Journal of Virology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
P. A. Merz United States	23	2.4k	1.0k	933	573	175	40	2.8k
Regina Kascsak United States	27	2.5k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	1.0k 1.1×	351 0.6×	247 1.4×	40	2.8k
S. B. Prusiner United States	31	3.5k 1.4×	1.9k 1.8×	1.5k 1.6×	413 0.7×	224 1.3×	56	3.6k
Richard J. Kascsak United States	29	2.4k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	911 1.0×	601 1.0×	159 0.9×	56	2.8k
H. Diringer Germany	26	2.8k 1.2×	1.3k 1.3×	1.3k 1.4×	168 0.3×	193 1.1×	56	3.0k
Sabine Gilch Canada	27	2.3k 0.9×	837 0.8×	720 0.8×	369 0.6×	129 0.7×	75	2.7k
Vincent Béringue France	31	3.7k 1.6×	1.7k 1.7×	1.2k 1.3×	357 0.6×	176 1.0×	113	4.0k
Dallas Foster United States	13	2.5k 1.1×	1.6k 1.6×	1.1k 1.2×	203 0.4×	94 0.5×	17	2.8k
R.H. Kimberlin United States	33	3.7k 1.5×	1.6k 1.5×	1.8k 1.9×	167 0.3×	146 0.8×	70	3.8k
Moira E. Bruce United Kingdom	29	2.8k 1.2×	1.2k 1.2×	1.1k 1.2×	222 0.4×	157 0.9×	44	3.0k
Jean‐Philippe Deslys France	25	2.1k 0.9×	933 0.9×	716 0.8×	233 0.4×	123 0.7×	61	2.4k

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Rubenstein, Richard, et al.. (1991). Scrapie-Infected Spleens: Analysis of Infectivity, Scrapie-Associated Fibrils, and Protease-Resistant Proteins. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 164(1). 29–35. 73 indexed citations

Mills, D. R., et al.. (1990). Q beta RNA bacteriophage: mapping cis-acting elements within an RNA genome. Journal of Virology. 64(8). 3872–3881. 30 indexed citations

Carp, Richard I., Richard J. Kascsak, Henryk M. Wı́sniewski, et al.. (1989). THE NATURE OF THE UNCONVENTIONAL SLOW INFECTION AGENTS REMAINS A PUZZLE. Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders. 3(1). 79–99. 29 indexed citations

Bobin, S. A., Julia R. Currie, P. A. Merz, et al.. (1987). The comparative immunoreactivities of brain amyloids in Alzheimer's disease and scrapie. Acta Neuropathologica. 74(4). 313–323. 24 indexed citations

Merz, P. A., Monika Wrzolek, R. J. Kascsak, et al.. (1987). IMMUNE ELECTRON MICROSCOPY OF PAIRED HELICAL FILAMENTS (PHF) WITH TAU ANTIBODIES. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 46(3). 376–376. 3 indexed citations

Merz, P. A., Regina Kascsak, Richard Rubenstein, Richard I. Carp, & H. M. Wiśniewski. (1987). Antisera to scrapie-associated fibril protein and prion protein decorate scrapie-associated fibrils. Journal of Virology. 61(1). 42–49. 55 indexed citations

Iqbal, Khurshid, Inge Grundke‐Iqbal, P. A. Merz, H Wiśniewski, & Tanweer Zaidi. (1987). In vitro assembly and isolation of neurofilaments and microtubules from mammalian CNS. Brain Research. 388(2). 163–172. 2 indexed citations

Iqbal, Khalid, Inge Grundke‐Iqbal, P. A. Merz, Henryk M. Wı́sniewski, & Tanweer Zaidi. (1987). In vitro assembly and isolation of neurofilaments and microtubules from mammalian CNS. Molecular Brain Research. 2(2). 163–172. 7 indexed citations

Wu, Ye, W. Ted Brown, Nikolaos K. Robakis, et al.. (1987). A PvuII RFLP detected in the human prion protein (PrP) gene. Nucleic Acids Research. 15(7). 3191–3191. 28 indexed citations

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Somerville, Robert A., P. A. Merz, & Richard I. Carp. (1986). Partial Copurification of Scrapie-Associated Fibrils and Scrapie Infectivity. Intervirology. 25(1). 48–55. 25 indexed citations

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Kascsak, Regina, Richard Rubenstein, P. A. Merz, et al.. (1986). Immunological comparison of scrapie-associated fibrils isolated from animals infected with four different scrapie strains. Journal of Virology. 59(3). 676–683. 118 indexed citations

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Rubenstein, Richard, Regina Kascsak, P. A. Merz, et al.. (1986). Detection of Scrapie-associated Fibril (SAF) Proteins Using Anti-SAF Antibody in Non-purified Tissue Preparations. Journal of General Virology. 67(4). 671–681. 75 indexed citations

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Somerville, Robert A., P. A. Merz, & Richard I. Carp. (1984). The Effects of Detergents on the Composition of Postsynaptic Densities. Journal of Neurochemistry. 43(1). 184–191. 7 indexed citations

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Merz, P. A., R. A. Somerville, Henryk M. Wı́sniewski, et al.. (1983). 68 SCRAPIE ASSOCIATED FIBRILS IN HUMAN CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 42(3). 327–327. 6 indexed citations

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Iqbal, Khalid, Inge Grundke‐Iqbal, P. A. Merz, & H. M. Wisniewski. (1982). Alzheimer Neurofibrillary Tangle: Morphology and Biochemistry. PubMed. Suppl 5. 10–14. 5 indexed citations

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Merz, P. A., R. A. Somerville, & Henryk M. Wı́sniewski. (1982). COMPARATIVE ULTRASTRUCTURE OF SCRAPIE ASSOCIATED FIBRILS AND CNS AMYLOID FIBRILS. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 41(3). 359–359. 2 indexed citations

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Moon, Hong Mo, et al.. (1981). Partial purification of neurofilament subunits from bovine brains and studies on neurofilament assembly.. The Journal of Cell Biology. 89(3). 560–567. 42 indexed citations

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Grundke‐Iqbal, Inge, Khalid Iqbal, P. A. Merz, & H. M. Wiśniewski. (1981). 40 ISOLATION AND PROPERTIES OF ALZHEIMER NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 40(3). 312–312. 8 indexed citations

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Merz, P. A., George Merz, & Richard I. Carp. (1973). Higher Frequency of a Protein Band in the Cerebrospinal Fluid from Scrapie Mice. Research in Veterinary Science. 14(3). 392–394. 5 indexed citations

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Carp, Richard I., et al.. (1972). DECREASED PERCENTAGE OF POLYMORPHONUCLEAR NEUTROPHILS IN MOUSE PERIPHERAL BLOOD AFTER INOCULATION WITH MATERIAL FROM MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS PATIENTS. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 136(3). 618–629. 46 indexed citations

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