Sjur Olsnes

16.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
235 papers, 13.4k citations indexed

About

Sjur Olsnes is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sjur Olsnes has authored 235 papers receiving a total of 13.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 150 papers in Immunology, 137 papers in Molecular Biology and 104 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in Sjur Olsnes's work include Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins (144 papers), Transgenic Plants and Applications (95 papers) and Fibroblast Growth Factor Research (32 papers). Sjur Olsnes is often cited by papers focused on Toxin Mechanisms and Immunotoxins (144 papers), Transgenic Plants and Applications (95 papers) and Fibroblast Growth Factor Research (32 papers). Sjur Olsnes collaborates with scholars based in Norway, Denmark and Poland. Sjur Olsnes's co-authors include Kirsten Sandvig, Alexander Pihl, Bo van Deurs, Kristin Eiklid, Jørgen Wesche, Ole W. Petersen, Pål Ø. Falnes, Antoni Więdłocha, Inger Helene Madshus and Karin Refsnes and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Sjur Olsnes

231 papers receiving 12.5k 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.

Different biological properties of the two constituent peptide chains of ricin a toxic protein inhibiting protein synthesis

1973 402 citations Sjur Olsnes, Alexander Pihl Biochemistry profile →
Diphtheria toxin entry into cells is facilitated by low pH.

1980 399 citations Kirsten Sandvig, Sjur Olsnes profile →

Peers

Sjur Olsnes

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Yaeta Endo Japan

Markus Aebi Switzerland

Phillips W. Robbins United States

Larry R. Pease United States

Akira Kobata Japan

Philip D. Stahl United States

Jürgen Wehland Germany

D. Michael Gill United States

Steffan N. Ho United States

Steven B. Levery United States

Yaeta Endo Japan

Sjur Olsnes

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3.1k ×0.6

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604 ×0.4

Citations per year, relative to Sjur Olsnes Sjur Olsnes (= 1×) peers Yaeta Endo

Countries citing papers authored by Sjur Olsnes

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sjur Olsnes

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sjur Olsnes

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

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Bober, Joanna, Vigdis Sørensen, Sjur Olsnes, et al.. (2014). Nucleolin Regulates Phosphorylation and Nuclear Export of Fibroblast Growth Factor 1 (FGF1). PLoS ONE. 9(3). e90687–e90687. 20 indexed citations

Zakrzewska, Małgorzata, Vigdis Sørensen, Yixin Jin, Antoni Więdłocha, & Sjur Olsnes. (2011). Translocation of exogenous FGF1 into cytosol and nucleus is a periodic event independent of receptor kinase activity. Experimental Cell Research. 317(7). 1005–1015. 12 indexed citations

Haugsten, Ellen Margrethe, et al.. (2008). Ubiquitination of Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 1 Is Required for Its Intracellular Sorting but Not for Its Endocytosis. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 19(8). 3390–3403. 108 indexed citations

Więdłocha, Antoni, Trine Nilsen, Jørgen Wesche, et al.. (2004). Phosphorylation-regulated Nucleocytoplasmic Trafficking of Internalized Fibroblast Growth Factor-1. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 16(2). 794–810. 42 indexed citations

Nilsen, Trine, et al.. (2004). Peroxisomal Targeting as a Tool for Assaying Protein-Protein Interactions in the Living Cell. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 279(6). 4794–4801. 13 indexed citations

Małecki, Jędrzej, et al.. (2003). Translocation of FGF-1 and FGF-2 across Vesicular Membranes Occurs during G₁-Phase by a Common Mechanism. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 15(2). 801–814. 47 indexed citations

Wesche, Jørgen, et al.. (2002). Identification of Ribosome-binding Protein p34 as an Intracellular Protein That Binds Acidic Fibroblast Growth Factor. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(26). 23864–23871. 38 indexed citations

Klingenberg, Olav, et al.. (2000). Requirement of Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Activity for Translocation of Exogenous aFGF to the Cytosol and Nucleus. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(16). 11972–11980. 35 indexed citations

Falnes, Pål Ø., Sarah Ariansen, Kirsten Sandvig, & Sjur Olsnes. (2000). Requirement for Prolonged Action in the Cytosol for Optimal Protein Synthesis Inhibition by Diphtheria Toxin. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 275(6). 4363–4368. 24 indexed citations

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Citores, Lucı́a, et al.. (1999). Uptake and Intracellular Transport of Acidic Fibroblast Growth Factor: Evidence for Free and Cytoskeleton-anchored Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptors. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 10(11). 3835–3848. 47 indexed citations

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Klingenberg, Olav, Antoni Więdłocha, Andrzej Rapak, et al.. (1998). Inability of the Acidic Fibroblast Growth Factor Mutant K132E to Stimulate DNA Synthesis after Translocation into Cells. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(18). 11164–11172. 41 indexed citations

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Valdizán, Elsa M., et al.. (1995). Induction of Toxin Sensitivity in Insect Cells by Infection with Baculovirus Encoding Diphtheria Toxin Receptor. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(28). 16879–16885. 5 indexed citations

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Więdłocha, Antoni, Pål Ø. Falnes, Inger Helene Madshus, Kirsten Sandvig, & Sjur Olsnes. (1994). Dual mode of signal transduction by externally added acidic fibroblast growth factor. Cell. 76(6). 1039–1051. 203 indexed citations

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Olsnes, Sjur, Bo van Deurs, & Kirsten Sandvig. (1993). Protein toxins acting on intracellular targets: cellular uptake and translocation to the cytosol. Medical Microbiology and Immunology. 182(2). 51–61. 15 indexed citations

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Ariansen, Sarah, Boris N. Afanasiev, Jan Ø. Moskaug, et al.. (1993). Membrane translocation of diphtheria toxin A-fragment: role of carboxy-terminal region. Biochemistry. 32(1). 83–90. 24 indexed citations

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Tønnessen, Tor Inge, et al.. (1990). Regulation of Na⁺/H⁺ and Cl⁻/HCO₃⁻ antiports in vero cells. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 143(1). 178–187. 9 indexed citations

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Sandvig, Kirsten & Sjur Olsnes. (1982). Entry of the toxic proteins abrin, ricin, modeccin and diphtheria toxin into cells. Biological Chemistry. 363(9). 906–907. 1 indexed citations

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Olsnes, Sjur. (1978). [35] Ricin and ricinus agglutinin, toxic lectins from castor bean. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 50. 330–335. 69 indexed citations

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Olsnes, Sjur, et al.. (1971). On the mechanism of the inhibiting effect of aurin tricarboxylic acid on the binding of ribosomes to ribonucleic acids. FEBS Letters. 18(1). 169–171. 4 indexed citations

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Olsnes, Sjur. (1970). Removal of structural proteins from ribosomes by treatment with sodium deoxycholate in the presence of EDTA. FEBS Letters. 7(3). 211–213. 7 indexed citations

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