D-Index & Metrics Best Publications

Kirk W. Deitsch

Cornell University
United States

D-Index & Metrics D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.

Discipline name Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking

Biology and Biochemistry D-index 42 Citations 8,326 96 World Ranking 17099 National Ranking 7036

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study Kirk W. Deitsch is best known for:

Gene
DNA
Genome

As part of his inquiry into Antisense RNA and Long non-coding RNA, Kirk W. Deitsch is doing RNA research. He merges Long non-coding RNA with RNA in his study. Kirk W. Deitsch connects Genetics with Evolutionary biology in his research. He merges Evolutionary biology with Genetics in his research. Borrowing concepts from Antisense RNA, Kirk W. Deitsch weaves in ideas under Gene. Kirk W. Deitsch combines Antigenic variation and Antigen in his research. While working on this project, he studies both Antigen and Antigenic variation. Borrowing concepts from Red blood cell, Kirk W. Deitsch weaves in ideas under Plasmodium falciparum. His multidisciplinary approach integrates Red blood cell and Plasmodium falciparum in his work.

His most cited work include:

Mutations in the P. falciparum Digestive Vacuole Transmembrane Protein PfCRT and Evidence for Their Role in Chloroquine Resistance (1259 citations)
Frequent ectopic recombination of virulence factor genes in telomeric chromosome clusters of P. falciparum (493 citations)
Transformation of malaria parasites by the spontaneous uptake and expression of DNA from human erythrocytes (287 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date

Promoter and Gene family are all intrinsically tied to his study in Gene expression. He combines Gene and Molecular biology in his research. His multidisciplinary approach integrates Molecular biology and Gene in his work. He performs integrative study on Genetics and Computational biology in his works. He combines Computational biology and Genetics in his research. Kirk W. Deitsch incorporates Malaria and Plasmodium falciparum in his research. Kirk W. Deitsch performs integrative study on Plasmodium falciparum and Malaria. Kirk W. Deitsch integrates Immunology with Virology in his study. He regularly ties together related areas like Antigenic variation in his Virology studies.

Kirk W. Deitsch most often published in these fields:

Gene (83.82%)
Genetics (79.41%)
Malaria (73.53%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2018-2022)?

Plasmodium falciparum (80.00%)
Immunology (80.00%)
Malaria (80.00%)

In recent works Kirk W. Deitsch was focusing on the following fields of study:

His Plasmodium falciparum study frequently involves adjacent topics like Malaria vaccine. His Malaria vaccine study frequently draws parallels with other fields, such as Plasmodium falciparum. Immunology and Antigen are two areas of study in which he engages in interdisciplinary work. His Genetics research extends to the thematically linked field of Antigen. His research is interdisciplinary, bridging the disciplines of Recombination and Genetics. The study of Recombination is intertwined with the study of Gene in a number of ways. His work blends Gene and Gene family studies together. In his research, he undertakes multidisciplinary study on Gene family and Gene expression. He performs multidisciplinary study in Gene expression and Gene silencing in his work.

Between 2018 and 2022, his most popular works were:

Rapid antigen diversification through mitotic recombination in the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum (36 citations)
Metabolic competition between lipid metabolism and histone methylation regulates sexual differentiation in human malaria parasites. (9 citations)
A Histone Methyltransferase Inhibitor Can Reverse Epigenetically Acquired Drug Resistance in the Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparum (8 citations)

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Best Publications

Mutations in the P. falciparum Digestive Vacuole Transmembrane Protein PfCRT and Evidence for Their Role in Chloroquine Resistance

David A. Fidock;Takashi Nomura;Angela K. Talley;Roland A. Cooper.
Molecular Cell (2000)

1742 Citations

Frequent ectopic recombination of virulence factor genes in telomeric chromosome clusters of P. falciparum

Lúcio H. Freitas-Junior;Emmanuel Bottius;Lindsay A. Pirrit;Kirk W. Deitsch.
Nature (2000)

602 Citations

Transformation of malaria parasites by the spontaneous uptake and expression of DNA from human erythrocytes

Kirk W. Deitsch;Casey L. Driskill;Thomas E. Wellems.
Nucleic Acids Research (2001)

414 Citations

Common strategies for antigenic variation by bacterial, fungal and protozoan pathogens

Kirk W. Deitsch;Sheila A. Lukehart;James R. Stringer.
Nature Reviews Microbiology (2009)

381 Citations

Shared themes of antigenic variation and virulence in bacterial, protozoal, and fungal infections.

K W Deitsch;E R Moxon;T E Wellems.
Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews (1997)

367 Citations

Malaria. Cooperative silencing elements in var genes.

Kirk W. Deitsch;Michael S. Calderwood;Thomas E. Wellems.
Nature (2001)

307 Citations

Epigenetic memory at malaria virulence genes

Thanat Chookajorn;Thanat Chookajorn;Ron Dzikowski;Matthias Frank;Matthias Frank;Felomena Li.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2007)

257 Citations

Plasmodium falciparum var genes are regulated by two regions with separate promoters, one upstream of the coding region and a second within the intron.

Michael S. Calderwood;Laila Gannoun-Zaki;Thomas E. Wellems;Kirk W. Deitsch.
Journal of Biological Chemistry (2003)

253 Citations

Mutually Exclusive Expression of Virulence Genes by Malaria Parasites Is Regulated Independently of Antigen Production

Ron Dzikowski;Matthias Frank;Kirk Deitsch.
PLOS Pathogens (2006)

227 Citations

Membrane modifications in erythrocytes parasitized by Plasmodium falciparum

Kirk W. Deitsch;Thomas E. Wellems.
Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology (1996)

188 Citations

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