Steven P. Driska

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

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Steven P. Driska is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven P. Driska has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Steven P. Driska's work include Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (7 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (3 papers) and Tracheal and airway disorders (3 papers). Steven P. Driska is often cited by papers focused on Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (7 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (3 papers) and Tracheal and airway disorders (3 papers). Steven P. Driska collaborates with scholars based in United States, Czechia and Canada. Steven P. Driska's co-authors include Richard A. Murphy, Patrick F. Dillon, Mark O. Aksoy, M. O. Aksoy, David J. Hartshorne, Philip G. Stein, Rebecca L. Porter, Michel Désilets, David N. Damon and Clive M. Baumgarten and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Circulation Research and Analytical Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Steven P. Driska

19 papers receiving 1.0k 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.

Myosin Phosphorylation and the Cross-Bridge Cycle in Arterial Smooth Muscle

1981 585 citations Patrick F. Dillon, Mark O. Aksoy et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Steven P. Driska United States	11	613	583	288	220	142	19	1.1k
J C Rüegg Germany	16	761 1.2×	691 1.2×	214 0.7×	226 1.0×	148 1.0×	26	1.3k
Susan U. Mooers United States	19	542 0.9×	677 1.2×	264 0.9×	135 0.6×	136 1.0×	28	1.1k
M. O. Aksoy United States	10	483 0.8×	403 0.7×	223 0.8×	161 0.7×	66 0.5×	11	833
Joe R. Haeberle United States	22	1.1k 1.7×	919 1.6×	472 1.6×	181 0.8×	50 0.4×	30	1.6k
Chi-Ming Hai United States	20	742 1.2×	487 0.8×	533 1.9×	360 1.6×	205 1.4×	49	1.6k
K. Seraydarian United States	18	800 1.3×	414 0.7×	350 1.2×	217 1.0×	214 1.5×	27	1.5k
Phyllis E. Hoar United States	18	654 1.1×	475 0.8×	183 0.6×	122 0.6×	113 0.8×	21	901
George Cooper United States	27	891 1.5×	1.4k 2.5×	424 1.5×	131 0.6×	142 1.0×	42	2.2k
J. C. Rüegg Germany	17	642 1.0×	545 0.9×	151 0.5×	103 0.5×	107 0.8×	35	984
Gary M. Diffee United States	23	810 1.3×	513 0.9×	232 0.8×	365 1.7×	142 1.0×	45	1.4k

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19 of 19 papers shown

Wolfson, Marla R., et al.. (2009). Developmental differences in the contractile response of isolated ovine tracheal smooth muscle cells. Pediatric Pulmonology. 44(6). 602–612. 2 indexed citations

Cooke, Peter, et al.. (2007). Correlation of tracheal smooth muscle function with structure and protein expression during early development. Pediatric Pulmonology. 42(5). 421–432. 5 indexed citations

Cooke, Peter, et al.. (2006). The Impact of Mechanical Ventilation on Immature Airway Smooth Muscle: Functional, Structural, Histological, and Molecular Correlates. Neonatology. 90(1). 17–27. 18 indexed citations

Driska, Steven P., et al.. (1999). A method for isolating adult and neonatal airway smooth muscle cells and measuring shortening velocity. Journal of Applied Physiology. 86(1). 427–435. 11 indexed citations

Driska, Steven P.. (1998). Using Light Scattering to Locate Less Than a Microgram of Protein per Band in Polyacrylamide Tube Gels after Isoelectric Focusing. Analytical Biochemistry. 260(1). 44–49. 3 indexed citations

Dougherty, Thomas J. & Steven P. Driska. (1991). Unusual [Ca2+] dependence of vascular smooth muscle cell shortening velocity. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 260(3). C449–C456. 3 indexed citations

Driska, Steven P., Philip G. Stein, & Rebecca L. Porter. (1989). Myosin dephosphorylation during rapid relaxation of hog carotid artery smooth muscle. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 256(2). C315–C321. 58 indexed citations

Désilets, Michel, Steven P. Driska, & Clive M. Baumgarten. (1989). Current fluctuations and oscillations in smooth muscle cells from hog carotid artery. Role of the sarcoplasmic reticulum.. Circulation Research. 65(3). 708–722. 40 indexed citations

Srivastava, Sudhir, et al.. (1987). A Simple Method of Preparing Myosin from Porcine Aortae. Preparative Biochemistry. 17(1). 1–8. 2 indexed citations

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Srivastava, Sudhir, et al.. (1987). Characterization of the fluorescein isothiocyanate-reactive site of gizzard myosin ATPase. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology. 912(2). 230–238. 3 indexed citations

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Srivastava, Sudhir, Michael Cable, & Steven P. Driska. (1986). Photoaffinity labelling of gizzard myosin with 3'-O-(4-benzoyl)-benzoic-adenosine 5'-triphosphate. European Journal of Biochemistry. 156(3). 447–451. 10 indexed citations

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Driska, Steven P. & Rebecca L. Porter. (1986). Isolation of smooth muscle cells from swine carotid artery by digestion with papain. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 251(3). C474–C481. 23 indexed citations

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Ford, George D. & Steven P. Driska. (1986). Influence of altering cellular magnesium content on vascular smooth muscle contractility. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 251(5). C687–C695. 11 indexed citations

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Stein, Philip G. & Steven P. Driska. (1984). Histamine-induced rhythmic contraction of hog carotid artery smooth muscle.. Circulation Research. 55(4). 480–485. 25 indexed citations

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Dillon, Patrick F., Mark O. Aksoy, Steven P. Driska, & Richard A. Murphy. (1981). Myosin Phosphorylation and the Cross-Bridge Cycle in Arterial Smooth Muscle. Science. 211(4481). 495–497. 585 indexed citations breakdown →

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Driska, Steven P., M. O. Aksoy, & Richard A. Murphy. (1981). Myosin light chain phosphorylation associated with contraction in arterial smooth muscle. American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology. 240(5). C222–C233. 200 indexed citations

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Driska, Steven P. & Richard A. Murphy. (1978). Estimate of Cellular Force Generation in an Arterial Smooth Muscle with a High Actin: Myosin Ratio. Journal of Vascular Research. 15(1-3). 26–32. 2 indexed citations

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Driska, Steven P., David N. Damon, & Richard A. Murphy. (1978). Estimates of cellular mechanics in an arterial smooth muscle. Biophysical Journal. 24(2). 525–540. 38 indexed citations

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Driska, Steven P. & David J. Hartshorne. (1975). The contractile proteins of smooth muscle. Properties and components of a Ca2+-sensitive actomyosin from chicken gizzard. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 167(1). 203–212. 103 indexed citations

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