Richard N. Kitsis

25.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
114 papers, 11.5k citations indexed

About

Richard N. Kitsis is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard N. Kitsis has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 11.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Molecular Biology, 32 papers in Epidemiology and 30 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Richard N. Kitsis's work include Cell death mechanisms and regulation (28 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (24 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (21 papers). Richard N. Kitsis is often cited by papers focused on Cell death mechanisms and regulation (28 papers), Autophagy in Disease and Therapy (24 papers) and Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (21 papers). Richard N. Kitsis collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Richard N. Kitsis's co-authors include Russell S. Whelan, Detlef Wencker, Kartik Mani, Kenneth Walsh, Vladimir Kaplinskiy, Klitos Konstantinidis, Dulguun Amgalan, Stephen M. Factor, Wenfeng Miao and Gerald W. Dorn and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Richard N. Kitsis

111 papers receiving 11.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Akt Promotes Survival of Cardiomyocytes In Vitro and Protects Against Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Mouse Heart

2000 727 citations Detlef Wencker, Richard N. Kitsis et al. Circulation profile →
Fundamental Mechanisms of Regulated Cell Death and Implications for Heart Disease

2019 704 citations Dulguun Amgalan, Richard N. Kitsis et al. profile →
A mechanistic role for cardiac myocyte apoptosis in heart failure

2003 604 citations Detlef Wencker, Madhulika Chandra et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
Cell Death in the Pathogenesis of Heart Disease: Mechanisms and Significance

2010 584 citations Richard N. Kitsis et al. profile →
Mitochondrial Function, Biology, and Role in Disease

2016 357 citations Richard N. Kitsis et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Richard N. Kitsis United States	54	7.4k	3.0k	1.9k	1.6k	1.3k	114	11.5k
Yunzeng Zou China	61	7.1k 1.0×	5.2k 1.7×	1.0k 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	307	13.0k
Mark A. Sussman United States	61	7.3k 1.0×	3.9k 1.3×	1.1k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	986 0.8×	193	11.9k
Beverly A. Rothermel United States	58	7.8k 1.1×	2.5k 0.8×	2.7k 1.4×	595 0.4×	1.4k 1.1×	111	11.2k
Peiyong Zhai United States	48	5.5k 0.7×	2.0k 0.7×	2.6k 1.4×	1.0k 0.6×	1.8k 1.4×	97	10.0k
Gerald W. Dorn United States	78	13.8k 1.9×	7.0k 2.3×	2.2k 1.2×	1.9k 1.1×	1.9k 1.5×	184	19.3k
Frank J. Giordano United States	47	6.7k 0.9×	2.7k 0.9×	776 0.4×	923 0.6×	1.4k 1.1×	85	11.6k
Ichiro Shiojima Japan	48	7.3k 1.0×	4.4k 1.5×	1.0k 0.5×	633 0.4×	1.8k 1.4×	169	12.1k
Julie R. McMullen Australia	48	6.6k 0.9×	5.0k 1.6×	789 0.4×	753 0.5×	1.3k 1.0×	132	11.5k
Lorrie A. Kirshenbaum Canada	50	4.4k 0.6×	2.1k 0.7×	1.7k 0.9×	959 0.6×	837 0.7×	124	7.4k
Guo‐Chang Fan United States	55	6.4k 0.9×	2.6k 0.9×	967 0.5×	777 0.5×	586 0.5×	150	9.9k

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Zandkarimi, Fereshteh, Jae‐Hoon Lee, J Axelrod, et al.. (2024). OPA1 promotes ferroptosis by augmenting mitochondrial ROS and suppressing an integrated stress response. Molecular Cell. 84(16). 3098–3114.e6. 43 indexed citations

Pekson, Ryan, J Axelrod, Dongze Qin, et al.. (2023). The mitochondrial ATP synthase is a negative regulator of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(51). e2303713120–e2303713120. 17 indexed citations

Qin, Dongze, Anis Hanna, Jaehoon Lee, et al.. (2023). BAK contributes critically to necrosis and infarct generation during reperfused myocardial infarction. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 184. 1–12. 3 indexed citations

Murari, Anjaneyulu, Kaniz Fatima Binte Hossain, Tong Liu, et al.. (2022). IDH2-mediated regulation of the biogenesis of the oxidative phosphorylation system. Science Advances. 8(19). 18 indexed citations

Moslehi, Javid J., Andrew H. Lichtman, Arlene H. Sharpe, Lorenzo Galluzzi, & Richard N. Kitsis. (2021). Immune checkpoint inhibitor–associated myocarditis: manifestations and mechanisms. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 131(5). 137 indexed citations

McKimpson, Wendy M., Yun Chen, James A. Irving, et al.. (2021). Conversion of the death inhibitor ARC to a killer activates pancreatic β cell death in diabetes. Developmental Cell. 56(6). 747–760.e6. 4 indexed citations

Nam, Young-Jae, Kartik Mani, Anthony W. Ashton, et al.. (2021). Inhibition of both the extrinsic and intrinsic death pathways through nonhomotypic death-fold interactions. Molecular Cell. 81(3). 638–638. 11 indexed citations

Kushnir, Alexander, Gaetano Santulli, Steven Reiken, et al.. (2018). Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Leak in Circulating B-Lymphocytes as a Biomarker in Heart Failure. Circulation. 138(11). 1144–1154. 33 indexed citations

Suyama, Kimita, Jiahong Yao, Outhiriaradjou Benard, et al.. (2017). An Akt3 Splice Variant Lacking the Serine 472 Phosphorylation Site Promotes Apoptosis and Suppresses Mammary Tumorigenesis. Cancer Research. 78(1). 103–114. 14 indexed citations

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Wang, Yidong, Bingruo Wu, Pengfei Lu, et al.. (2017). Uncontrolled angiogenic precursor expansion causes coronary artery anomalies in mice lacking Pofut1. Nature Communications. 8(1). 578–578. 30 indexed citations

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Bartholdy, Boris, Kelly Mitchell, Wendy M. McKimpson, et al.. (2017). A myeloid tumor suppressor role for NOL3. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 214(3). 753–771. 11 indexed citations

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Hill, Joseph A., Eric N. Olson, Kathy K. Griendling, et al.. (2012). Muscle : fundamental biology and mechanisms of disease. Academic Press eBooks. 55 indexed citations

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Goswami, Sumanta, et al.. (2011). Apoptosis Inhibitor ARC Promotes Breast Tumorigenesis, Metastasis, and Chemoresistance. Cancer Research. 71(24). 7705–7715. 52 indexed citations

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Kitsis, Richard N. & Ishwarlal Jialal. (2006). Limiting Myocardial Damage during Acute Myocardial Infarction by Inhibiting C-Reactive Protein. New England Journal of Medicine. 355(5). 513–515. 30 indexed citations

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Foo, Roger, Kartik Mani, & Richard N. Kitsis. (2005). Death begets failure in the heart. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 115(3). 565–571. 243 indexed citations

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Kitsis, Richard N. & Douglas L. Mann. (2004). Apoptosis and the heart: a decade of progress. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 38(1). 1–2. 38 indexed citations

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Wencker, Detlef, Madhulika Chandra, Khanh T. Nguyen, et al.. (2003). A mechanistic role for cardiac myocyte apoptosis in heart failure. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 111(10). 1497–1504. 604 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hayakawa, Yukihiro, Madhulika Chandra, Wenfeng Miao, et al.. (2003). Inhibition of Cardiac Myocyte Apoptosis Improves Cardiac Function and Abolishes Mortality in the Peripartum Cardiomyopathy of Gαq Transgenic Mice. Circulation. 108(24). 3036–3041. 183 indexed citations

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Evans, Sydney M., M. Bergeron, Donna M. Ferriero, et al.. (1997). Imaging Hypoxia in Diseased Tissues. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 428. 595–603. 12 indexed citations

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Kitsis, Richard N. & J. Scheuer. (1988). Correlations and dissociations between myosin isoenzymes and cardiac function. 3(5). 327–337. 2 indexed citations

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