Robert E. Mrak

11.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
143 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

About

Robert E. Mrak is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert E. Mrak has authored 143 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Physiology, 48 papers in Molecular Biology and 31 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Robert E. Mrak's work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (46 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (29 papers) and S100 Proteins and Annexins (20 papers). Robert E. Mrak is often cited by papers focused on Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (46 papers), Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (29 papers) and S100 Proteins and Annexins (20 papers). Robert E. Mrak collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. Robert E. Mrak's co-authors include W. Sue T. Griffin, Jin G. Sheng, Wolfgang J. Streit, David I. Graham, W. Sue T. Griffin, Craig N. Karson, Steven W. Barger, G.W. Roberts, J.E. McKenzie and M.C. Royston and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Neurology and The Journal of Comparative Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Robert E. Mrak

140 papers receiving 9.1k 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.

Microglia and neuroinflammation: a pathological perspective.

2004 821 citations Robert E. Mrak, W. Sue T. Griffin et al. Journal of Neuroinflammation profile →
Glial‐Neuronal Interactions in Alzheimer's Disease: The Potential Role of a ‘Cytokine Cycle’ in Disease Progression

1998 598 citations W. Sue T. Griffin, Jin G. Sheng et al. profile →
Glia and their cytokines in progression of neurodegeneration

2004 506 citations Robert E. Mrak, W. Sue T. Griffin profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert E. Mrak United States	51	3.8k	3.4k	3.1k	1.4k	1.4k	143	9.4k
M. Kerry O’Banion United States	49	3.6k 0.9×	4.5k 1.3×	3.2k 1.0×	1.6k 1.2×	969 0.7×	146	11.8k
Douglas L. Feinstein United States	62	3.5k 0.9×	3.3k 1.0×	4.8k 1.5×	2.5k 1.8×	797 0.6×	211	12.2k
Bruce T. Lamb United States	53	5.6k 1.5×	4.6k 1.4×	3.6k 1.1×	1.6k 1.1×	809 0.6×	130	11.4k
Markus Schwaninger Germany	60	1.8k 0.5×	3.4k 1.0×	4.1k 1.3×	1.7k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	217	12.3k
Douglas G. Walker United States	64	6.4k 1.7×	5.1k 1.5×	3.9k 1.2×	2.0k 1.4×	2.9k 2.1×	173	13.7k
Ignacio Lizasoaín Spain	60	2.8k 0.7×	3.6k 1.1×	3.8k 1.2×	1.9k 1.3×	959 0.7×	208	12.4k
John Denis Fryer United States	49	2.9k 0.8×	1.8k 0.5×	3.4k 1.1×	1.4k 1.0×	878 0.6×	133	7.7k
Marı́a A. Moro Spain	63	2.5k 0.7×	3.5k 1.0×	3.9k 1.3×	1.9k 1.4×	861 0.6×	202	12.0k
W. Sue T. Griffin United States	59	6.5k 1.7×	5.9k 1.8×	5.2k 1.7×	2.1k 1.5×	1.8k 1.3×	126	13.8k
Abhay P. Sagare United States	46	7.0k 1.8×	6.7k 2.0×	4.7k 1.5×	1.9k 1.4×	2.5k 1.8×	78	16.0k

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Aboud, Orwa, Robert E. Mrak, Frederick A. Boop, & W. Sue T. Griffin. (2013). Epilepsy: neuroinflammation, neurodegeneration, and APOE genotype. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 1(1). 41–41. 31 indexed citations

Marchetti, Philippe, et al.. (2007). Neurotrophin receptors and heparanase: a functional axis in human medulloblastoma invasion.. PubMed. 26(1). 5–23. 7 indexed citations

Griffin, W. Sue T., et al.. (2006). Interleukin-1 mediates Alzheimer and Lewy body pathologies. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 3(1). 5–5. 207 indexed citations

Romanovsky, Dmitry, Amy E. Moseley, Robert E. Mrak, Michael D. Taylor, & Maxim Dobretsov. (2006). Phylogenetic preservation of α₃ Na⁺,K⁺‐ATPase distribution in vertebrate peripheral nervous systems. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 500(6). 1106–1116. 21 indexed citations

Sinnappah-Kang, Neeta Devi, et al.. (2005). Heparanase, TrkC and p75NTR: their functional involvement in human medulloblastoma cell invasion.. PubMed. 27(3). 617–26. 15 indexed citations

Mrak, Robert E. & W. Sue T. Griffin. (2004). Welcome to the Journal of Neuroinflammation!. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 1(1). 1–1. 50 indexed citations

Sheng, Jin G., Robert E. Mrak, Kelly R. Bales, et al.. (2000). Overexpression of the Neuritotrophic Cytokine S100β Precedes the Appearance of Neuritic β‐Amyloid Plaques in APPV717F Mice. Journal of Neurochemistry. 74(1). 295–301. 67 indexed citations

Mrak, Robert E. & W. Sue T. Griffin. (2000). Interleukin-1 and the Immunogenetics of Alzheimer Disease. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 59(6). 471–476. 88 indexed citations

Sheng, Jin G., et al.. (2000). Interleukin-1 Promotes Expression and Phosphorylation of Neurofilament and tau Proteins in Vivo. Experimental Neurology. 163(2). 388–391. 120 indexed citations

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Zhu, Shaojun, Jin G. Sheng, Richard A. Jones, et al.. (1999). Increased lnterleukin-1β Converting Enzyme Expression and Activity in Alzheimer Disease. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 58(6). 582–587. 40 indexed citations

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Karson, Craig N., et al.. (1999). Alterations in synaptic proteins and their encoding mRNAs in prefrontal cortex in schizophrenia: a possible neurochemical basis for ‘hypofrontality’. Molecular Psychiatry. 4(1). 39–45. 177 indexed citations

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Graham, David I., Stephen M. Gentleman, James A. R. Nicoll, et al.. (1999). Is There a Genetic Basis for the Deposition of β-Amyloid After Fatal Head Injury?. Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology. 19(1). 19–30. 20 indexed citations

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Sheng, Jin G., Robert E. Mrak, & W. Sue T. Griffin. (1998). Progressive Neuronal DNA Damage Associated with Neurofibrillary Tangle Formation in Alzheimer Disease. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 57(4). 323–328. 44 indexed citations

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Sheng, Jin G., Robert E. Mrak, & W. Sue T. Griffin. (1995). Microglial inter leukin‐1α expression in brain regions in Alzheimer's disease: correlation with neuritic plaque distribution. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology. 21(4). 290–301. 149 indexed citations

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Stanley, Laura, Robert E. Mrak, Robert C. Woody, et al.. (1994). Glial Cytokines as Neuropathogenic Factors in HIV Infection. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 53(3). 231–238. 122 indexed citations

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Griffin, W. Sue T., Jin G. Sheng, Stephen M. Gentleman, et al.. (1994). Microglial interleukin-lα expression in human head injury: Correlations with neuronal and neuritic β-amyloid precursor protein expression. Neuroscience Letters. 176(2). 133–136. 138 indexed citations

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Mrak, Robert E.. (1994). Malignant neurocytic tumor. Human Pathology. 25(8). 747–752. 45 indexed citations

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Mrak, Robert E., et al.. (1994). Rabies Encephalitis in Humans : Pathology, Pathogenesis and Pathophysiology. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 53(1). 1–10. 37 indexed citations

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Mrak, Robert E. & Glen F. Baker. (1987). Granular cell basal cell carcinoma. Journal of Cutaneous Pathology. 14(1). 37–42. 44 indexed citations

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Mrak, Robert E.. (1985). Muscle membranes in diseases of muscle. CRC Press eBooks. 13 indexed citations

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