Abby Willcox

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Abby Willcox is a scholar working on Surgery, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Abby Willcox has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Surgery, 10 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 10 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Abby Willcox's work include Pancreatic function and diabetes (11 papers), Diabetes and associated disorders (10 papers) and Diabetes Management and Research (10 papers). Abby Willcox is often cited by papers focused on Pancreatic function and diabetes (11 papers), Diabetes and associated disorders (10 papers) and Diabetes Management and Research (10 papers). Abby Willcox collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Switzerland. Abby Willcox's co-authors include Sarah J. Richardson, Noel G. Morgan, Alan K. Foulis, Adrian J. Bone, A. J. Bone, A. K. Foulis, Pia Leete, Lars Krogvold, Knut Dahl‐Jørgensen and Wafaa S. Hollister and has published in prestigious journals such as Diabetes, Diabetologia and American Journal of Transplantation.

In The Last Decade

Abby Willcox

15 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Analysis of islet inflammation in human type 1 diabetes 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Analysis of islet inflammation in human type 1 diabetes
    2008 525 citations Abby Willcox, Sarah J. Richardson et al. Clinical & Experimental Immunology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Abby Willcox United Kingdom 12 1.2k 995 799 406 159 15 1.6k
Maarit Oikarinen Finland 14 650 0.5× 338 0.3× 291 0.4× 179 0.4× 110 0.7× 20 870
Mårten K. J. Schneider Switzerland 17 465 0.4× 784 0.8× 166 0.2× 396 1.0× 265 1.7× 45 1.4k
Lucy J. Davison United Kingdom 21 647 0.5× 404 0.4× 305 0.4× 173 0.4× 210 1.3× 46 1.2k
Petri Ylipaasto Finland 15 574 0.5× 336 0.3× 175 0.2× 210 0.5× 128 0.8× 24 903
Eva d’Hennezel Canada 14 211 0.2× 98 0.1× 54 0.1× 563 1.4× 262 1.6× 18 928
Y. Motomura Japan 13 104 0.1× 200 0.2× 40 0.1× 117 0.3× 133 0.8× 21 636
Thomas Lindebo Holm Denmark 16 193 0.2× 146 0.1× 68 0.1× 328 0.8× 195 1.2× 27 713
Jessica R. Weaver United States 15 139 0.1× 178 0.2× 102 0.1× 123 0.3× 317 2.0× 25 708
Tessa ten Hove Netherlands 15 175 0.1× 101 0.1× 25 0.0× 702 1.7× 293 1.8× 20 1.1k
Angela Schippers Germany 19 176 0.1× 135 0.1× 18 0.0× 915 2.3× 400 2.5× 35 1.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Willcox, Abby, Lucy Culliford, Lucy Ellis, et al.. (2018). Clinical efficacy of eplerenone versus placebo for central serous chorioretinopathy: study protocol for the VICI randomised controlled trial. Eye. 33(2). 295–303. 11 indexed citations
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Willcox, Abby, Sarah J. Richardson, Lucy S. K. Walker, et al.. (2017). Germinal centre frequency is decreased in pancreatic lymph nodes from individuals with recent-onset type 1 diabetes. Diabetologia. 60(7). 1294–1303. 11 indexed citations
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Cross, S. E., Abby Willcox, Bing Han, et al.. (2016). Key Matrix Proteins Within the Pancreatic Islet Basement Membrane Are Differentially Digested During Human Islet Isolation. American Journal of Transplantation. 17(2). 451–461. 54 indexed citations
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Leete, Pia, Abby Willcox, Lars Krogvold, et al.. (2016). Differential Insulitic Profiles Determine the Extent of β-Cell Destruction and the Age at Onset of Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes. 65(5). 1362–1369. 241 indexed citations
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Willcox, Abby & Kathleen M. Gillespie. (2015). Histology of Type 1 Diabetes Pancreas. Methods in molecular biology. 1433. 105–117. 17 indexed citations
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Arif, Sefina, Pia Leete, Vy Nguyen, et al.. (2015). Blood and Islet Phenotypes Indicate Immunological Heterogeneity in Type 1 Diabetes (vol 63, pg 3835, 2014). 1 indexed citations
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Arif, Sefina, Pia Leete, Katherine Marks, et al.. (2014). Blood and Islet Phenotypes Indicate Immunological Heterogeneity in Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes. 63(11). 3835–3845. 178 indexed citations
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Willcox, Abby, Sarah J. Richardson, A. J. Bone, A. K. Foulis, & Noel G. Morgan. (2011). Immunohistochemical analysis of the relationship between islet cell proliferation and the production of the enteroviral capsid protein, VP1, in the islets of patients with recent-onset type 1 diabetes. Diabetologia. 54(9). 2417–2420. 39 indexed citations
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Richardson, Sarah J., Abby Willcox, Adrian J. Bone, Noel G. Morgan, & Alan K. Foulis. (2010). Immunopathology of the human pancreas in type-I diabetes. Seminars in Immunopathology. 33(1). 9–21. 68 indexed citations
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Richardson, Sarah J., Abby Willcox, David A. Hilton, et al.. (2010). Use of antisera directed against dsRNA to detect viral infections in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue. Journal of Clinical Virology. 49(3). 180–185. 24 indexed citations
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Willcox, Abby, Sarah J. Richardson, A. J. Bone, Alan K. Foulis, & Noel G. Morgan. (2010). Evidence of increased islet cell proliferation in patients with recent-onset type 1 diabetes. Diabetologia. 53(9). 2020–2028. 72 indexed citations
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Richardson, Sarah J., Abby Willcox, A. J. Bone, A. K. Foulis, & Noel G. Morgan. (2009). The prevalence of enteroviral capsid protein vp1 immunostaining in pancreatic islets in human type 1 diabetes. Diabetologia. 52(6). 1143–1151. 287 indexed citations
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Willcox, Abby, Sarah J. Richardson, Adrian J. Bone, Alan K. Foulis, & Noel G. Morgan. (2008). Analysis of islet inflammation in human type 1 diabetes. Clinical & Experimental Immunology. 155(2). 173–181. 525 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hollister, Wafaa S., Elizabeth U. Canning, & Abby Willcox. (1991). Evidence for widespread occurrence of antibodies toEncephalitozoon cuniculi(Microspora) in man provided by ELISA and other serological tests. Parasitology. 102(1). 33–43. 62 indexed citations
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Willcox, Abby, et al.. (1954). Giant-cell granulomata of the mucous membranes and polyarteritis nodosa.. PubMed. 4(3). 171–81. 6 indexed citations

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