Risa Torkin

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Risa Torkin is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Risa Torkin has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 2 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Risa Torkin's work include Nerve injury and regeneration (4 papers), Signaling Pathways in Disease (3 papers) and Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments (2 papers). Risa Torkin is often cited by papers focused on Nerve injury and regeneration (4 papers), Signaling Pathways in Disease (3 papers) and Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments (2 papers). Risa Torkin collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Netherlands. Risa Torkin's co-authors include Kenneth K. Teng, Barbara L. Hempstead, Zhe-Yu Chen, Ramiro D. Almeida, Anders Nykjær, Henry Teng, Pouneh Kermani, Rosemary Kraemer, Seema Tevar and Francis S. Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, Journal of Molecular Biology and Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

Risa Torkin

7 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

ProBDNF Induces Neuronal Apoptosis via Activation of a Receptor Complex of p75^NTRand Sortilin

2005 816 citations Henry Teng, Kenneth K. Teng et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Risa Torkin United States	7	719	435	380	121	88	7	1.1k
Bruno Blanchi United States	10	462 0.6×	737 1.7×	439 1.2×	168 1.4×	122 1.4×	13	1.6k
Kusumika Gharami India	9	485 0.7×	485 1.1×	169 0.4×	130 1.1×	49 0.6×	13	1.0k
Tina Marinic United States	9	513 0.7×	360 0.8×	274 0.7×	112 0.9×	61 0.7×	10	930
Seema Tevar United States	5	604 0.8×	322 0.7×	335 0.9×	106 0.9×	82 0.9×	7	914
Esther Pozas Spain	23	840 1.2×	576 1.3×	500 1.3×	129 1.1×	247 2.8×	35	1.4k
Jessica K. Lerch United States	14	426 0.6×	389 0.9×	209 0.6×	125 1.0×	125 1.4×	19	970
Xuegang Luo China	17	321 0.4×	305 0.7×	212 0.6×	188 1.6×	139 1.6×	46	936
João R. Gomes Portugal	13	427 0.6×	446 1.0×	203 0.5×	184 1.5×	166 1.9×	18	1.0k
Yanmei Tao China	14	466 0.6×	733 1.7×	109 0.3×	107 0.9×	81 0.9×	20	1.2k
Vandana Zaman United States	19	594 0.8×	271 0.6×	455 1.2×	88 0.7×	136 1.5×	33	909

Countries citing papers authored by Risa Torkin

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Fields of papers citing papers by Risa Torkin

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Risa Torkin

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Risa Torkin. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Risa Torkin 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 Risa Torkin. Risa Torkin is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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7 of 7 papers shown

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Volosin, Márta, Helen E. Scharfman, Kenneth K. Teng, et al.. (2018). A Novel Neuroprotective Mechanism for Lithium That Prevents Association of the p75^NTR-Sortilin Receptor Complex and Attenuates proNGF-Induced Neuronal DeathIn VitroandIn Vivo. eNeuro. 5(1). ENEURO.0257–17.2017. 15 indexed citations

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Weir, Scott J., Risa Torkin, & Herbert R. Henney. (2012). Pharmacokinetic profile of dalfampridine extended release: clinical relevance in patients with multiple sclerosis. Current Medical Research and Opinion. 29(12). 1627–1636. 11 indexed citations

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Yano, Hiroko, Risa Torkin, L. A. Martin, Moses V. Chao, & Kenneth K. Teng. (2009). Proneurotrophin-3 Is a Neuronal Apoptotic Ligand: Evidence for Retrograde-Directed Cell Killing. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(47). 14790–14802. 46 indexed citations

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Feng, Dan, Taeho Kim, Engin Özkan, et al.. (2009). Molecular and Structural Insight into proNGF Engagement of p75NTR and Sortilin. Journal of Molecular Biology. 396(4). 967–984. 82 indexed citations

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Das, Bikul, Herman Yeger, Rika Tsuchida, et al.. (2005). A Hypoxia-Driven Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor/Flt1 Autocrine Loop Interacts with Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1α through Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase/Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase 1/2 Pathway in Neuroblastoma. Cancer Research. 65(16). 7267–7275. 100 indexed citations

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Teng, Henry, Kenneth K. Teng, Seema Tevar, et al.. (2005). ProBDNF Induces Neuronal Apoptosis via Activation of a Receptor Complex of p75^NTRand Sortilin. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(22). 5455–5463. 816 indexed citations breakdown →

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Torkin, Risa, et al.. (2005). Induction of caspase-dependent, p53-mediated apoptosis by apigenin in human neuroblastoma. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 4(1). 1–11. 29 indexed citations

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