Rafal P. Witek

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
53 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Rafal P. Witek is a scholar working on Hepatology, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Rafal P. Witek has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Hepatology, 20 papers in Molecular Biology and 16 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Rafal P. Witek's work include Liver physiology and pathology (22 papers), Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies (13 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (7 papers). Rafal P. Witek is often cited by papers focused on Liver physiology and pathology (22 papers), Hedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies (13 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (7 papers). Rafal P. Witek collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and United Kingdom. Rafal P. Witek's co-authors include Youngmi Jung, Anna Mae Diehl, Steve S. Choi, Alessia Omenetti, Wing‐Kin Syn, Liu Yang, Gamze Karaca, Cynthia D. Guy, Edward L. LeCluyse and Melvin E. Andersen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Rafal P. Witek

47 papers receiving 3.6k 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.

Cryopreservation: An Overview of Principles and Cell-Specific Considerations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rafal P. Witek United States	26	1.6k	1.5k	1.2k	914	397	53	3.6k
F J Roll United States	18	1.2k 0.7×	2.1k 1.4×	1.3k 1.1×	829 0.9×	389 1.0×	26	4.0k
Georges Baffet France	35	1.6k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	500 0.4×	732 0.8×	709 1.8×	73	3.7k
Владимир Субботин United States	35	1.0k 0.7×	786 0.5×	499 0.4×	1.1k 1.2×	297 0.7×	108	3.4k
Normand Marceau Canada	37	1.9k 1.2×	1.1k 0.7×	319 0.3×	989 1.1×	450 1.1×	106	4.2k
Catherine Sarraf United Kingdom	34	1.3k 0.8×	518 0.3×	280 0.2×	920 1.0×	566 1.4×	74	3.1k
Lina Lü United States	41	1.1k 0.7×	651 0.4×	619 0.5×	791 0.9×	582 1.5×	120	5.4k
Hua Huang China	29	1.3k 0.8×	794 0.5×	783 0.6×	321 0.4×	662 1.7×	144	3.3k
Kiseok Jang South Korea	27	1.3k 0.8×	262 0.2×	616 0.5×	464 0.5×	628 1.6×	123	2.8k
Xiaohong Liang China	36	2.0k 1.3×	475 0.3×	1.1k 0.9×	307 0.3×	1.2k 2.9×	144	4.8k

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Franzosa, Jill A., Jessica A. Bonzo, John Jack, et al.. (2021). High-throughput toxicogenomic screening of chemicals in the environment using metabolically competent hepatic cell cultures. npj Systems Biology and Applications. 7(1). 7–7. 27 indexed citations

Witek, Rafal P. & Jessica A. Bonzo. (2018). Perspective on In Vitro Liver Toxicity Models. 4(3). 229–231. 2 indexed citations

Bonzo, Jessica A., Kelly Rose, Kimberly Freeman, et al.. (2015). Differential Effects of Trovafloxacin on TNF-α and IL-6 Profiles in a Rat Hepatocyte–Kupffer Cell Coculture System. 1(1). 45–54. 14 indexed citations

Pereira, Thiago A., Wing‐Kin Syn, Mariana Verdelho Machado, et al.. (2015). Schistosome-induced cholangiocyte proliferation and osteopontin secretion correlate with fibrosis and portal hypertension in human and murine schistosomiasis mansoni. Clinical Science. 129(10). 875–883. 24 indexed citations

Philips, George, Isaac S. Chan, Marzena Swiderska, et al.. (2011). Hedgehog Signaling Antagonist Promotes Regression of Both Liver Fibrosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Murine Model of Primary Liver Cancer. PLoS ONE. 6(9). e23943–e23943. 140 indexed citations

Li, Hong, Yuanqing Lu, Rafal P. Witek, et al.. (2010). Ex Vivo Transduction and Transplantation of Bone Marrow Cells for Liver Gene Delivery of α1-Antitrypsin. Molecular Therapy. 18(8). 1553–1558. 13 indexed citations

Choi, Steve S., Wing‐Kin Syn, Gamze Karaca, et al.. (2010). Leptin Promotes the Myofibroblastic Phenotype in Hepatic Stellate Cells by Activating the Hedgehog Pathway. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(47). 36551–36560. 136 indexed citations

Syn, Wing‐Kin, Youngmi Jung, Alessia Omenetti, et al.. (2009). Hedgehog-Mediated Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition and Fibrogenic Repair in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Gastroenterology. 137(4). 1478–1488.e8. 205 indexed citations

Choi, Steve S., Alessia Omenetti, Rafal P. Witek, et al.. (2009). Hedgehog pathway activation and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transitions during myofibroblastic transformation of rat hepatic cells in culture and cirrhosis. American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology. 297(6). G1093–G1106. 187 indexed citations

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Witek, Rafal P., Gamze Karaca, Wing‐Kin Syn, et al.. (2009). Pan-caspase inhibitor VX-166 reduces fibrosis in an animal model of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis #. Hepatology. 50(5). 1421–1430. 203 indexed citations

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Omenetti, Alessia, Wing‐Kin Syn, Youngmi Jung, et al.. (2009). Repair‐related activation of hedgehog signaling promotes cholangiocyte chemokine production†. Hepatology. 50(2). 518–527. 85 indexed citations

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Syn, Wing‐Kin, Liu Yang, Dian Chiang, et al.. (2009). Genetic differences in oxidative stress and inflammatory responses to diet‐induced obesity do not alter liver fibrosis in mice. Liver International. 29(8). 1262–1272. 25 indexed citations

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Oh, Seh‐Hoon, Rafal P. Witek, Si–Hyun Bae, et al.. (2008). Detection of Transketolase in Bone Marrow–Derived Insulin-Producing Cells: Benfotiamine Enhances Insulin Synthesis and Glucose Metabolism. Stem Cells and Development. 18(1). 37–46. 15 indexed citations

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Omenetti, Alessia, Alessandro Porrello, Youngmi Jung, et al.. (2008). Hedgehog signaling regulates epithelial-mesenchymal transition during biliary fibrosis in rodents and humans. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 118(10). 3331–42. 282 indexed citations

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Omenetti, Alessia, Yury Popov, Youn‐Sang Jung, et al.. (2008). The hedgehog pathway regulates remodelling responses to biliary obstruction in rats. Gut. 57(9). 1275–1282. 98 indexed citations

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Witek, Rafal P., Liu Yang, Youngmi Jung, et al.. (2008). Liver Cell–Derived Microparticles Activate Hedgehog Signaling and Alter Gene Expression in Hepatic Endothelial Cells. Gastroenterology. 136(1). 320–330.e2. 162 indexed citations

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Oh, Seh–Hoon, Rafal P. Witek, Si–Hyun Bae, et al.. (2007). Bone Marrow–Derived Hepatic Oval Cells Differentiate Into Hepatocytes in 2-Acetylaminofluorene/Partial Hepatectomy–Induced Liver Regeneration. Gastroenterology. 132(3). 1077–1087. 124 indexed citations

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Jung, Youngmi, Seh‐Hoon Oh, Donghang Zheng, et al.. (2006). A potential role of somatostatin and its receptor SSTR4 in the migration of hepatic oval cells. Laboratory Investigation. 86(5). 477–489. 17 indexed citations

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Witek, Rafal P., et al.. (1981). Über Antimykotische Wirkung von Monoäthanolamin bei lokaler Applikation an Meerschweinchen: Antimycotic Effect of Monoethanolamine Applied on Skin of Guinea pigs. Mycoses. 24(7). 403–411.

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Witek, Rafal P., et al.. (1977). Cytotoxic effect of fatty acids in vitro on Ehrlich exudative carcinoma cells and normal exudative cells (leukocytes).. PubMed. 25(6). 765–71. 1 indexed citations

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