Avram Hershko(1937)

Chemistry

Avram Hershko is a Hungarian-born Israeli biochemist who received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2004.

3
Major Awards
137
Publications
28,288
Citations
67
h-index
105
i10-index
206.5
Avg Citations/Paper

Most Cited Works

Top publications by citation count
#1

The Mitotic Checkpoint Complex controls the association of Cdc20 regulatory protein with the ubiquitin ligase APC/C in mitosis

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America(2024)
9
citations
#2

Role of ubiquitin-protein ligase UBR5 in the disassembly of mitotic checkpoint complexes

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America(2022)
14
citations
#3

Role of phosphorylation of Cdc20 in the regulation of the action of APC/C in mitosis

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America(2022)
13
citations
#5

Role of Polo-like kinase 1 in the regulation of the action of p31comet in the disassembly of mitotic checkpoint complexes

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America(2019)
16
citations
#6
13
citations
#10

Role of CCT chaperonin in the disassembly of mitotic checkpoint complexes

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America(2017)
51
citations

Recent Publications

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9citations
Open Access

Role of ubiquitin-protein ligase UBR5 in the disassembly of mitotic checkpoint complexes

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2022
14citations
Open Access

Role of phosphorylation of Cdc20 in the regulation of the action of APC/C in mitosis

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2022
13citations
Open Access

Role of Polo-like kinase 1 in the regulation of the action of p31comet in the disassembly of mitotic checkpoint complexes

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2019
16citations
Open Access
13citations
Open Access

Role of CCT chaperonin in the disassembly of mitotic checkpoint complexes

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2017
51citations
Open Access

Education

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Career Timeline

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology?–present
New York University?–present

Academy Memberships

National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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