Piotr Bednarczyk

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
81 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Piotr Bednarczyk is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Piotr Bednarczyk has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Molecular Biology, 31 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 20 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Piotr Bednarczyk's work include Ion channel regulation and function (44 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (38 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (29 papers). Piotr Bednarczyk is often cited by papers focused on Ion channel regulation and function (44 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (38 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (29 papers). Piotr Bednarczyk collaborates with scholars based in Poland, Germany and United States. Piotr Bednarczyk's co-authors include Adam Szewczyk, Krzysztof Dołowy, Bogusz Kulawiak, Wiesława Jarmuszkiewicz, Kinga Majchrzak, Daria Kosmala, Joanna Katarzyna Bujak, Bartłomiej Augustynek, Anna Kicińska and Piotr Koprowski and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Circulation and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Piotr Bednarczyk

78 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Inflammation, Cancer and Immunity—Implication of TRPV1 Ch... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 50 100 150 200
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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. Inflammation, Cancer and Immunity—Implication of TRPV1 Channel
    2019 201 citations Joanna Katarzyna Bujak, Daria Kosmala et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Piotr Bednarczyk Poland 28 1.5k 662 547 229 186 81 2.1k
Rong Lü China 25 1.2k 0.8× 364 0.5× 305 0.6× 282 1.2× 543 2.9× 96 2.0k
Zoltán Szilvássy Hungary 27 594 0.4× 343 0.5× 734 1.3× 661 2.9× 497 2.7× 155 2.2k
Stephen J.H. Ashcroft United Kingdom 27 2.5k 1.6× 786 1.2× 924 1.7× 417 1.8× 434 2.3× 50 4.3k
Philip Wahl Denmark 21 672 0.4× 417 0.6× 207 0.4× 193 0.8× 63 0.3× 44 1.3k
Lei Zhao China 34 1.2k 0.8× 246 0.4× 163 0.3× 623 2.7× 182 1.0× 130 3.1k
Peter Proks United Kingdom 39 2.5k 1.6× 677 1.0× 1.3k 2.4× 421 1.8× 542 2.9× 96 5.0k
István Baczkó Hungary 28 1.2k 0.8× 280 0.4× 362 0.7× 201 0.9× 1.6k 8.4× 101 2.6k
Derek S. Damron United States 30 1.2k 0.8× 428 0.6× 181 0.3× 374 1.6× 702 3.8× 76 2.3k
Yung E. Earm South Korea 32 1.7k 1.1× 791 1.2× 360 0.7× 580 2.5× 1.2k 6.6× 98 2.6k
Han‐Wu Deng China 25 523 0.3× 288 0.4× 271 0.5× 431 1.9× 279 1.5× 68 1.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Piotr Bednarczyk

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Szewczyk, Adam, et al.. (2025). Mitochondrial potassium channels: New properties and functions. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1866(2). 149546–149546. 2 indexed citations
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Bednarczyk, Piotr, et al.. (2025). Exposure to polystyrene nanoparticles leads to dysfunction in DNA repair mechanisms in Caco-2 cells. Biological Research. 58(1). 49–49. 3 indexed citations
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Ghirga, Francesca, Isabella Romeo, Omar M. Atrooz, et al.. (2025). Regulation of mitochondrial potassium BKCa channel by naringenin derivatives: application of a new cellular model. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry Reports. 15. 100304–100304.
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Kulawiak, Bogusz, et al.. (2025). Polystyrene Nanoplastics in Human Gastrointestinal Models—Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Toxicity. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 26(23). 11738–11738.
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Mielczarek‐Puta, Magdalena, et al.. (2025). Mitochondrial-Targeted Triphenylphosphonium-Conjugated Ionophores with Enhanced Cytotoxicity in Cancer Cells. Molecules. 30(22). 4413–4413.
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Mielczarek‐Puta, Magdalena, et al.. (2024). Anticancer activity of salinomycin quaternary phosphonium salts. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 282. 117055–117055. 2 indexed citations
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Bednarczyk, Piotr, et al.. (2024). Modulation of the Respiratory Epithelium Physiology by Flavonoids—Insights from 16HBEσcell Model. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(22). 11999–11999. 2 indexed citations
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Kulawiak, Bogusz, et al.. (2024). Deficiency of the BKCa potassium channel displayed significant implications for the physiology of the human bronchial epithelium. Mitochondrion. 76. 101880–101880. 3 indexed citations
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Bednarczyk, Piotr, et al.. (2024). Novel insights into the role of ion channels in cellular DNA damage response. Mutation Research/Reviews in Mutation Research. 793. 108488–108488. 6 indexed citations
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Kulawiak, Bogusz, et al.. (2023). Loss of the large conductance calcium-activated potassium channel causes an increase in mitochondrial reactive oxygen species in glioblastoma cells. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology. 475(9). 1045–1060. 8 indexed citations
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Bednarczyk, Piotr, et al.. (2023). Changes in Ion Transport across Biological Membranes Exposed to Particulate Matter. Membranes. 13(9). 763–763. 1 indexed citations
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Flori, Lorenzo, Simone Brogi, Adam Szewczyk, et al.. (2022). Luteolin-Induced Activation of Mitochondrial BKCa Channels: Undisclosed Mechanism of Cytoprotection. Antioxidants. 11(10). 1892–1892. 12 indexed citations
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Bilewicz, Renata, et al.. (2022). Methods of Measuring Mitochondrial Potassium Channels: A Critical Assessment. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(3). 1210–1210. 14 indexed citations
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Kulawiak, Bogusz, et al.. (2021). Identification of the Large-Conductance Ca2+-Regulated Potassium Channel in Mitochondria of Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells. Molecules. 26(11). 3233–3233. 17 indexed citations
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Bujak, Joanna Katarzyna, Daria Kosmala, Kinga Majchrzak, & Piotr Bednarczyk. (2021). Functional Expression of TRPV1 Ion Channel in the Canine Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(6). 3177–3177. 3 indexed citations
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Kulawiak, Bogusz, Piotr Bednarczyk, & Adam Szewczyk. (2021). Multidimensional Regulation of Cardiac Mitochondrial Potassium Channels. Cells. 10(6). 1554–1554. 23 indexed citations
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Bednarczyk, Piotr, et al.. (2020). Regulation of Lipid Bilayer Ion Permeability by Antibacterial Polymethyloxazoline‐Polyethyleneimine Copolymers. ChemBioChem. 22(6). 1020–1029. 5 indexed citations
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Kicińska, Anna, et al.. (2020). Regulation of the Mitochondrial BKCa Channel by the Citrus Flavonoid Naringenin as a Potential Means of Preventing Cell Damage. Molecules. 25(13). 3010–3010. 40 indexed citations
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Augustynek, Bartłomiej, et al.. (2019). Single-Channel Properties of the ROMK-Pore-Forming Subunit of the Mitochondrial ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channel. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20(21). 5323–5323. 33 indexed citations
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Frankenreiter, Sandra, Piotr Bednarczyk, Nadja I. Bork, et al.. (2017). cGMP-Elevating Compounds and Ischemic Conditioning Provide Cardioprotection Against Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury via Cardiomyocyte-Specific BK Channels. Circulation. 136(24). 2337–2355. 125 indexed citations

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