Ray Kozak

2.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
8 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Ray Kozak is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Ray Kozak has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Physiology and 5 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Ray Kozak's work include Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (5 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (4 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (4 papers). Ray Kozak is often cited by papers focused on Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors (5 papers), Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (4 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (4 papers). Ray Kozak collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Brazil. Ray Kozak's co-authors include Gary D. Lopaschuk, Daniel P. Kelly, Xianlin Han, Brian N. Finck, John J. Lehman, Richard W. Gross, Teresa C. Leone, Michael J. Welch, Attila Kovács and Michael J. Bennett and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Ray Kozak

7 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

The cardiac phenotype induced by PPARα overexpression mim... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 2002 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. The cardiac phenotype induced by PPARα overexpression mimics that caused by diabetes mellitus
    2002 749 citations Brian N. Finck, John J. Lehman et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
  2. The cardiac phenotype induced by PPARα overexpression mimics that caused by diabetes mellitus
    2002 663 citations Brian N. Finck, John J. Lehman et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ray Kozak Canada 7 1.2k 1.0k 782 190 178 8 1.8k
Jonathan Buchanan United States 11 886 0.7× 989 1.0× 623 0.8× 120 0.6× 200 1.1× 11 1.7k
Heather Theobald United States 9 844 0.7× 877 0.9× 591 0.8× 58 0.3× 160 0.9× 12 1.5k
Gary D. Lopaschuk Canada 26 1.2k 1.0× 716 0.7× 526 0.7× 78 0.4× 214 1.2× 32 1.9k
Richard B. Wambolt Canada 21 748 0.6× 749 0.7× 425 0.5× 66 0.3× 172 1.0× 30 1.5k
P. H. M. Willemsen Netherlands 19 907 0.8× 514 0.5× 431 0.6× 116 0.6× 83 0.5× 25 1.3k
Qutuba G. Karwi Canada 23 646 0.5× 628 0.6× 509 0.7× 155 0.8× 282 1.6× 38 1.5k
Natasha Fillmore United States 20 926 0.8× 480 0.5× 554 0.7× 61 0.3× 174 1.0× 32 1.6k
Erinne R. Dabkowski United States 21 1.2k 1.0× 421 0.4× 564 0.7× 189 1.0× 59 0.3× 30 1.8k
Joseph Tuinei United States 10 576 0.5× 527 0.5× 436 0.6× 106 0.6× 116 0.7× 13 1.1k
Shuiqing Yu United States 17 578 0.5× 497 0.5× 454 0.6× 227 1.2× 270 1.5× 21 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Ray Kozak

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ray Kozak

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Ray Kozak. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Ray Kozak. The network helps show where Ray Kozak may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ray Kozak

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ray Kozak. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ray Kozak based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ray Kozak. Ray Kozak is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

8 of 8 papers shown
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Hopkins, Teresa A., Mary C. Sugden, Mark J. Holness, et al.. (2003). Control of cardiac pyruvate dehydrogenase activity in peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α transgenic mice. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 285(1). H270–H276. 37 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Laura L., Ray Kozak, Sandra Kelly, et al.. (2003). Potential mechanisms and consequences of cardiac triacylglycerol accumulation in insulin-resistant rats. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 284(5). E923–E930. 93 indexed citations
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Finck, Brian N., John J. Lehman, Teresa C. Leone, et al.. (2002). The cardiac phenotype induced by PPARα overexpression mimics that caused by diabetes mellitus. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 109(1). 121–130. 45 indexed citations
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Finck, Brian N., John J. Lehman, Teresa C. Leone, et al.. (2002). The cardiac phenotype induced by PPARα overexpression mimics that caused by diabetes mellitus. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 109(1). 121–130. 663 indexed citations breakdown →
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Finck, Brian N., John J. Lehman, Teresa C. Leone, et al.. (2002). The cardiac phenotype induced by PPARα overexpression mimics that caused by diabetes mellitus. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 109(1). 121–130. 749 indexed citations breakdown →
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Campbell, Fiona, Ray Kozak, Alese Wagner, et al.. (2002). A Role for Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor α (PPARα) in the Control of Cardiac Malonyl-CoA Levels. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(6). 4098–4103. 218 indexed citations
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Olley, Peter M., et al.. (1996). Synergism between prostaglandin E<SUB>2</SUB> and isoproterenol in stimulating glucose oxidation in the heart. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 74(5). 586–589. 11 indexed citations
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Olley, Peter M., et al.. (1996). Synergism between prostaglandin E2and isoproterenol in stimulating glucose oxidation in the heart. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 74(5). 586–589.

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