Sergey Apasov

4.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
29 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Sergey Apasov is a scholar working on Physiology, Immunology and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sergey Apasov has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Physiology, 17 papers in Immunology and 7 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Sergey Apasov's work include Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (23 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (12 papers) and Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (6 papers). Sergey Apasov is often cited by papers focused on Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (23 papers), Immune Cell Function and Interaction (12 papers) and Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (6 papers). Sergey Apasov collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and Germany. Sergey Apasov's co-authors include Michail V. Sitkovsky, M. Koshiba, Dmitriy Lukashev, Akio Ohta, Hidefumi Kojima, Steve Huang, Charles C. Caldwell, Patrick Smith, Jiang‐Fan Chen and Manfred Thiel 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

Sergey Apasov

29 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

A2A adenosine receptor protects tumors from antitumor T c... 1997 2026 2006 2016 2006 2004 1997 250 500 750
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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.

  1. A2A adenosine receptor protects tumors from antitumor T cells
    2006 817 citations Akio Ohta, Elieser Gorelik et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. P hysiological C ontrol of I mmune R esponse and I nflammatory T issue D amage by H ypoxia -I nducible F actors and A denosine A 2A R eceptors
    2004 597 citations Michail V. Sitkovsky, Dmitriy Lukashev et al. Annual Review of Immunology profile →
  3. Role of A2a Extracellular Adenosine Receptor-Mediated Signaling in Adenosine-Mediated Inhibition of T-Cell Activation and Expansion
    1997 425 citations Steve Huang, Sergey Apasov et al. Blood profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sergey Apasov United States 24 2.1k 1.6k 902 758 366 29 3.6k
Dmitriy Lukashev United States 24 1.9k 0.9× 2.0k 1.3× 1.2k 1.4× 1.0k 1.3× 323 0.9× 32 4.4k
Keiichi Enjyoji United States 37 2.6k 1.2× 1.1k 0.7× 1.1k 1.2× 413 0.5× 418 1.1× 80 4.9k
Katrina M. Comerford United States 14 708 0.3× 772 0.5× 1.6k 1.7× 647 0.9× 254 0.7× 17 3.5k
Daeho Park South Korea 21 401 0.2× 1.8k 1.1× 1.3k 1.4× 264 0.3× 248 0.7× 70 3.3k
Tiziana Vaisitti Italy 30 1.1k 0.5× 1.1k 0.7× 960 1.1× 776 1.0× 301 0.8× 87 3.2k
Jin Ren United States 23 562 0.3× 593 0.4× 791 0.9× 477 0.6× 200 0.5× 45 1.9k
Harry E. Gruber United States 24 528 0.3× 373 0.2× 1.4k 1.5× 424 0.6× 249 0.7× 85 2.7k
Paul E. Zarek United States 9 374 0.2× 1.3k 0.8× 703 0.8× 419 0.6× 141 0.4× 9 2.0k
Paul C. Trampont United States 10 368 0.2× 1.1k 0.6× 687 0.8× 327 0.4× 182 0.5× 14 2.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sergey Apasov

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All Works

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Choukèr, Alexander, Manfred Thiel, Dmitriy Lukashev, et al.. (2008). Critical Role of Hypoxia and A2A Adenosine Receptors in Liver Tissue-Protecting Physiological Anti-Inflammatory Pathway. Molecular Medicine. 14(3-4). 116–123. 47 indexed citations
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Ohta, Akio, Elieser Gorelik, Simon J. Prasad, et al.. (2006). A2A adenosine receptor protects tumors from antitumor T cells. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 103(35). 13132–13137. 817 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lukashev, Dmitriy, Akio Ohta, Sergey Apasov, Jiang‐Fan Chen, & Michail V. Sitkovsky. (2004). Cutting Edge: Physiologic Attenuation of Proinflammatory Transcription by the Gs Protein-Coupled A2A Adenosine Receptor In Vivo. The Journal of Immunology. 173(1). 21–24. 132 indexed citations
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Sitkovsky, Michail V., Dmitriy Lukashev, Sergey Apasov, et al.. (2004). P hysiological C ontrol of I mmune R esponse and I nflammatory T issue D amage by H ypoxia -I nducible F actors and A denosine A 2A R eceptors. Annual Review of Immunology. 22(1). 657–682. 597 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lukashev, Dmitriy, Patrick Smith, Charles C. Caldwell, et al.. (2003). Analysis of A2a receptor-deficient mice reveals no significant compensatory increases in the expression of A2b, A1, and A3 adenosine receptors in lymphoid organs. Biochemical Pharmacology. 65(12). 2081–2090. 64 indexed citations
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Lukashev, Dmitriy, et al.. (2003). A Serine/Threonine Phosphorylation Site in the Ectodomain of a T Cell Receptor β Chain is Required for Activation by Superantigen. Journal of Receptors and Signal Transduction. 23(1). 33–52. 1 indexed citations
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Caldwell, Charles C., Hidefumi Kojima, Dmitriy Lukashev, et al.. (2001). Differential Effects of Physiologically Relevant Hypoxic Conditions on T Lymphocyte Development and Effector Functions. The Journal of Immunology. 167(11). 6140–6149. 336 indexed citations
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Apasov, Sergey, Michael R. Blackburn, Rodney E. Kellems, Patrick Smith, & Michail V. Sitkovsky. (2001). Adenosine deaminase deficiency increases thymic apoptosis and causes defective T cell receptor signaling. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 108(1). 131–141. 88 indexed citations
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Armstrong, John, Michael A. Schwarzschild, Sergey Apasov, et al.. (2001). Gene dose effect reveals no Gs-coupled A2A adenosine receptor reserve in murine T-lymphocytes: studies of cells from A2A-receptor-gene-deficient mice. Biochemical Journal. 354(1). 123–123. 70 indexed citations
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Apasov, Sergey, Jiang‐Fan Chen, Patrick Smith, et al.. (2000). Study of A2A adenosine receptor gene deficient mice reveals that adenosine analogue CGS 21680 possesses no A2A receptor‐unrelated lymphotoxicity. British Journal of Pharmacology. 131(1). 43–50. 28 indexed citations
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Apasov, Sergey, Jiang‐Fan Chen, Patrick Smith, & Michail V. Sitkovsky. (2000). A2A receptor dependent and A2A receptor independent effects of extracellular adenosine on murine thymocytes in conditions of adenosine deaminase deficiency. Blood. 95(12). 3859–3867. 52 indexed citations
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Apasov, Sergey & Michail V. Sitkovsky. (1999). The extracellular versus intracellular mechanisms of inhibition of TCR-triggered activation in thymocytes by adenosine under conditions of inhibited adenosine deaminase. International Immunology. 11(2). 179–189. 48 indexed citations
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Redegeld, Frank A., et al.. (1997). Phosphorylation of T-lymphocyte plasma membrane-associated proteins by ectoprotein kinases: implications for a possible role for ectophosphorylation in T-cell effector functions. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1328(2). 151–165. 34 indexed citations
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Koshiba, M., Hidefumi Kojima, Steve Huang, Sergey Apasov, & Michail V. Sitkovsky. (1997). Memory of Extracellular Adenosine A2A Purinergic Receptor-mediated Signaling in Murine T Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 272(41). 25881–25889. 165 indexed citations
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Apasov, Sergey, M. Koshiba, Thomas M. Chused, & Michail V. Sitkovsky. (1997). Effects of extracellular ATP and adenosine on different thymocyte subsets: possible role of ATP-gated channels and G protein-coupled purinergic receptor. The Journal of Immunology. 158(11). 5095–5105. 73 indexed citations
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Koshiba, M., Sergey Apasov, Laurie Erb, et al.. (1997). Transient up-regulation of P2Y2nucleotide receptor mRNA expression is an immediate early gene response in activated thymocytes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 94(3). 831–836. 78 indexed citations
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Apasov, Sergey, Patrick Smith, Marie T. Jelonek, David H. Margulies, & Michail V. Sitkovsky. (1996). Phosphorylation of Extracellular Domains of T-Lymphocyte Surface Proteins. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271(41). 25677–25683. 36 indexed citations
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Chused, Thomas M., Sergey Apasov, & Michail V. Sitkovsky. (1996). Murine T lymphocytes modulate activity of an ATP-activated P2Z-type purinoceptor during differentiation. The Journal of Immunology. 157(4). 1371–1380. 68 indexed citations
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Neyfakh, Alexander A., Anna S. Serpinskaya, Alexander V. Chervonsky, Sergey Apasov, & Alexander R. Kazarov. (1989). Multidrug-resistance phenotype of a subpopulation of T-lymphocytes without drug selection. Experimental Cell Research. 185(2). 496–505. 93 indexed citations

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