Ailsa Webster

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Ailsa Webster is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Genetics and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ailsa Webster has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Molecular Biology, 12 papers in Genetics and 7 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Ailsa Webster's work include Virus-based gene therapy research (12 papers), Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects (6 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (6 papers). Ailsa Webster is often cited by papers focused on Virus-based gene therapy research (12 papers), Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects (6 papers) and Cell Adhesion Molecules Research (6 papers). Ailsa Webster collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Ailsa Webster's co-authors include Gillian Murphy, Andrew Docherty, Patrick M. Slocombe, Paul E. Stephens, Christopher G. Knight, Graham D. Kemp, Augustin Amour, Vera Knäuper, Ronald T. Hay and Michael J. Butler and has published in prestigious journals such as Cell, Nucleic Acids Research and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Ailsa Webster

22 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

TNF‐α converting enzyme (TACE) is inhibited by TIMP‐3 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 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. TNF‐α converting enzyme (TACE) is inhibited by TIMP‐3
    1998 519 citations Augustin Amour, Patrick M. Slocombe et al. FEBS Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ailsa Webster United Kingdom 18 1.0k 708 601 496 462 22 2.0k
Anthony Anisowicz United States 21 1.4k 1.3× 808 1.1× 729 1.2× 434 0.9× 290 0.6× 28 2.8k
Brian Champion United Kingdom 28 987 0.9× 730 1.0× 277 0.5× 658 1.3× 242 0.5× 90 2.8k
Béatrice Quantin France 7 813 0.8× 401 0.6× 437 0.7× 451 0.9× 116 0.3× 8 1.4k
Paul Tolstoshev United States 27 1.8k 1.7× 533 0.8× 224 0.4× 1.5k 2.9× 181 0.4× 49 3.0k
J. Hilgers Netherlands 28 1.0k 1.0× 545 0.8× 187 0.3× 553 1.1× 427 0.9× 91 2.3k
Carol A. Vater United States 21 1.5k 1.4× 394 0.6× 762 1.3× 220 0.4× 267 0.6× 32 3.1k
Judith Aggeler United States 19 1.1k 1.0× 609 0.9× 450 0.7× 363 0.7× 475 1.0× 25 2.5k
Robert B. DuBridge United States 16 1.6k 1.5× 509 0.7× 215 0.4× 632 1.3× 159 0.3× 26 2.9k
Ayalew Mergia United States 24 1.8k 1.8× 390 0.6× 349 0.6× 682 1.4× 95 0.2× 56 2.9k
Theodore E. Maione United States 16 1.1k 1.0× 498 0.7× 228 0.4× 76 0.2× 341 0.7× 26 1.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ailsa Webster

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ailsa Webster

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Xia, Zanxian, Ailsa Webster, Fangyong Du, et al.. (2008). Substrate-binding Sites of UBR1, the Ubiquitin Ligase of the N-end Rule Pathway. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283(35). 24011–24028. 89 indexed citations
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Amour, Augustin, Christopher G. Knight, William English, et al.. (2002). The enzymatic activity of ADAM8 and ADAM9 is not regulated by TIMPs. FEBS Letters. 524(1-3). 154–158. 117 indexed citations
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Schlomann, Uwe, Dirk Wildeboer, Ailsa Webster, et al.. (2002). The Metalloprotease Disintegrin ADAM8. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(50). 48210–48219. 137 indexed citations
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Poghosyan, Zaruhi, Stephen M. Robbins, Miles D. Houslay, et al.. (2002). Phosphorylation-dependent Interactions between ADAM15 Cytoplasmic Domain and Src Family Protein-tyrosine Kinases. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 277(7). 4999–5007. 88 indexed citations
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Amour, Augustin, Christopher G. Knight, Ailsa Webster, et al.. (2000). The in vitro activity of ADAM‐10 is inhibited by TIMP‐1 and TIMP‐3. FEBS Letters. 473(3). 275–279. 340 indexed citations
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Amour, Augustin, Mike Hutton, Vera Knäuper, et al.. (1999). Inhibition of the Metalloproteinase Domain of Mouse TACE. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 878(1). 728–731. 11 indexed citations
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Amour, Augustin, Patrick M. Slocombe, Ailsa Webster, et al.. (1998). TNF‐α converting enzyme (TACE) is inhibited by TIMP‐3. FEBS Letters. 435(1). 39–44. 519 indexed citations breakdown →
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Webster, Ailsa, et al.. (1997). Domain organization of the adenovirus preterminal protein. Journal of Virology. 71(1). 539–547. 20 indexed citations
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Webster, Ailsa, et al.. (1997). Role of preterminal protein processing in adenovirus replication. Journal of Virology. 71(9). 6381–6389. 37 indexed citations
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Hay, Ronald T., et al.. (1995). Molecular Interactions During Adenovirus DNA Replication. Current topics in microbiology and immunology. 199 ( Pt 2). 31–48. 37 indexed citations
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Webster, Ailsa, et al.. (1994). Adenovirus DNA binding protein: helix destabilising properties. Nucleic Acids Research. 22(5). 742–748. 40 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Robert I., et al.. (1994). The protease of adenovirus serotype 2 requires cysteine residues for both activation and catalysis. Journal of General Virology. 75(10). 2761–2764. 31 indexed citations
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Webster, Ailsa & Graham D. Kemp. (1993). The active adenovirus protease is the intact L3 23K protein. Journal of General Virology. 74(7). 1415–1420. 23 indexed citations
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Webster, Ailsa, Ronald T. Hay, & Graham D. Kemp. (1993). The adenovirus protease is activated by a virus-coded disulphide-linked peptide. Cell. 72(1). 97–104. 132 indexed citations
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Kemp, Graham D., Ailsa Webster, & W. C. Russell. (1992). Proteolysis is a key process in virus replication.. PubMed. 27. 1–16. 7 indexed citations
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Webster, Ailsa, W. C. Russell, & Graham D. Kemp. (1989). Characterization of the Adenovirus Proteinase: Development and Use of a Specific Peptide Assay. Journal of General Virology. 70(12). 3215–3223. 42 indexed citations
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Russell, W. C., et al.. (1989). Phosphorylation of Adenovirus DNA-binding Protein. Journal of General Virology. 70(12). 3249–3259. 11 indexed citations
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Webster, Ailsa, et al.. (1989). The influence of calcium ions on fibrinogen conformation. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Protein Structure and Molecular Enzymology. 995(1). 70–74. 13 indexed citations
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Webster, Ailsa, et al.. (1989). Characterization of the Adenovirus Proteinase: Substrate Specificity. Journal of General Virology. 70(12). 3225–3234. 105 indexed citations
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Webster, Ailsa, et al.. (1989). A dye-photosensitized reaction that generates stable protein-protein crosslinks. Analytical Biochemistry. 179(1). 154–157. 19 indexed citations

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