Robert Safirstein

7.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
89 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Robert Safirstein is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Nephrology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Safirstein has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 22 papers in Nephrology. Recurrent topics in Robert Safirstein's work include Chemotherapy-induced organ toxicity mitigation (25 papers), Renal and related cancers (20 papers) and Acute Kidney Injury Research (15 papers). Robert Safirstein is often cited by papers focused on Chemotherapy-induced organ toxicity mitigation (25 papers), Renal and related cancers (20 papers) and Acute Kidney Injury Research (15 papers). Robert Safirstein collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Puerto Rico. Robert Safirstein's co-authors include István Arany, Judit Megyesi, Peter M. Price, Jonathan Winston, Joseph B. Guttenplan, Subodh J. Saggi, Zheng Dong, Man J. Livingston, Chengyuan Tang and Gary V. Désir and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Robert Safirstein

88 papers receiving 5.8k 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.

Cisplatin nephrotoxicity

2003 758 citations István Arany, Robert Safirstein profile →
Cisplatin nephrotoxicity: new insights and therapeutic implications

2022 300 citations Robert Safirstein et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Safirstein United States	42	2.5k	2.2k	1.5k	986	605	89	5.9k
Ganesan Ramesh United States	37	2.1k 0.8×	2.8k 1.3×	1.4k 0.9×	693 0.7×	494 0.8×	66	6.4k
Judit Megyesi United States	36	1.8k 0.7×	1.2k 0.6×	1.3k 0.8×	609 0.6×	318 0.5×	69	4.1k
Wilfred Lieberthal United States	41	2.4k 0.9×	871 0.4×	1.7k 1.1×	318 0.3×	504 0.8×	79	5.9k
Naohiko Anzai Japan	46	2.9k 1.1×	803 0.4×	1.8k 1.2×	2.1k 2.1×	365 0.6×	213	6.8k
Qingqing Wei United States	36	2.7k 1.1×	1.3k 0.6×	1.8k 1.2×	290 0.3×	367 0.6×	85	5.5k
Navjotsingh Pabla United States	24	1.5k 0.6×	1.8k 0.8×	567 0.4×	871 0.9×	284 0.5×	48	3.8k
Takeshi Sugaya Japan	61	3.7k 1.4×	836 0.4×	3.4k 2.2×	676 0.7×	731 1.2×	229	10.7k
Hanna E. Abboud United States	57	3.7k 1.5×	752 0.3×	2.3k 1.5×	610 0.6×	645 1.1×	166	9.0k
Chengyuan Tang China	39	2.9k 1.1×	925 0.4×	1.8k 1.2×	237 0.2×	461 0.8×	100	6.1k
Seok Ho South Korea	34	2.0k 0.8×	655 0.3×	1.4k 0.9×	2.7k 2.7×	238 0.4×	79	6.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Safirstein

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Safirstein

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Guo, Xiaojia, Heino Velázquez, Richard Torres, et al.. (2019). Regulated necrosis and failed repair in cisplatin-induced chronic kidney disease. Kidney International. 95(4). 797–814. 66 indexed citations

Guo, Xiaojia, Heino Velázquez, John Chang, et al.. (2016). Renalase Expression by Melanoma and Tumor-Associated Macrophages Promotes Tumor Growth through a STAT3-Mediated Mechanism. Cancer Research. 76(13). 3884–3894. 45 indexed citations

Guo, Xiaojia, Douglas MacPherson, Ling Wang, et al.. (2016). Inhibition of renalase expression and signaling has antitumor activity in pancreatic cancer. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 22996–22996. 35 indexed citations

Wang, Ling, Heino Velázquez, John Chang, Robert Safirstein, & Gary V. Désir. (2015). Identification of a Receptor for Extracellular Renalase. PLoS ONE. 10(4). e0122932–e0122932. 58 indexed citations

Hu, Chang-Ping, Bum‐Yong Kang, Judit Megyesi, et al.. (2009). Deletion of LOX-1 attenuates renal injury following angiotensin II infusion. Kidney International. 76(5). 521–527. 31 indexed citations

Arany, István, et al.. (2007). Restoration of CREB function ameliorates cisplatin cytotoxicity in renal tubular cells. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. 294(3). F577–F581. 40 indexed citations

Portilla, Didier, Kiran K. Nagothu, Judit Megyesi, et al.. (2006). Metabolomic study of cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity. Kidney International. 69(12). 2194–2204. 142 indexed citations

Arany, István, Judit Megyesi, Barry D. Nelkin, & Robert Safirstein. (2006). STAT3 attenuates EGFR-mediated ERK activation and cell survival during oxidant stress in mouse proximal tubular cells. Kidney International. 70(4). 669–674. 54 indexed citations

Yu, Fang, Judit Megyesi, Robert Safirstein, & Peter M. Price. (2005). Identification of the functional domain of p21^WAF1/CIP1that protects cells from cisplatin cytotoxicity. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. 289(3). F514–F520. 60 indexed citations

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Price, Peter M., Judit Megyesi, & Robert Safirstein. (2004). Cell cycle regulation: Repair and regeneration in acute renal failure. Kidney International. 66(2). 509–514. 35 indexed citations

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Arany, István, Judit Megyesi, Hideaki Kaneto, Peter M. Price, & Robert Safirstein. (2004). Cisplatin-induced cell death is EGFR/src/ERK signaling dependent in mouse proximal tubule cells. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. 287(3). F543–F549. 193 indexed citations

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Rice, James, et al.. (2002). MONOCYTE CHEMOATTRACTANT PROTEIN-1 EXPRESSION CORRELATES WITH MONOCYTE INFILTRATION IN THE POST-ISCHEMIC KIDNEY. Renal Failure. 24(6). 703–723. 47 indexed citations

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Megyesi, Judit, et al.. (2001). Positive effect of the induction of p21WAF1/CIP1 on the course of ischemic acute renal failure. Kidney International. 60(6). 2164–2172. 113 indexed citations

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Mari, John F. Di, Roger J. Davis, & Robert Safirstein. (1999). MAPK activation determines renal epithelial cell survival during oxidative injury. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. 277(2). F195–F203. 171 indexed citations

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Saggi, Subodh J., Robert Safirstein, & Peter M. Price. (1992). Cloning and Sequencing of the Rat Preproepidermal Growth Factor cDNA: Comparison with Mouse and Human Sequences. DNA and Cell Biology. 11(6). 481–487. 41 indexed citations

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Winston, Jonathan, et al.. (1989). Glomerular hemodynamics in cyclosporine nephrotoxicity following uninephrectomy. Kidney International. 35(5). 1175–1182. 13 indexed citations

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Moel, Donald I., Robert Safirstein, Robert C. McEvoy, & Willa A. Hsueh. (1987). Effect of aspirin on experimental diabetic nephropathy.. PubMed. 110(3). 300–7. 41 indexed citations

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Winston, Jonathan & Robert Safirstein. (1985). Reduced renal blood flow in early cisplatin-induced acute renal failure in the rat. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. 249(4). F490–F496. 171 indexed citations

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Safirstein, Robert, et al.. (1982). Renal transport and biotransformation of cisplatin (P). Kidney International. 21(1). 1 indexed citations

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Safirstein, Robert, et al.. (1981). Renal disposition and metabolism of liganded platinum (PT): Implications to toxicity. Federation Proceedings. 40. 4 indexed citations

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