Alan G. Weeds

13.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
109 papers, 11.8k citations indexed

About

Alan G. Weeds is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan G. Weeds has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 11.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Cell Biology, 48 papers in Molecular Biology and 43 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Alan G. Weeds's work include Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (49 papers), Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (42 papers) and Muscle Physiology and Disorders (15 papers). Alan G. Weeds is often cited by papers focused on Cellular Mechanics and Interactions (49 papers), Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies (42 papers) and Muscle Physiology and Disorders (15 papers). Alan G. Weeds collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Alan G. Weeds's co-authors include Brian Pope, Susan Lowey, R.S. Taylor, Michael Way, John Gooch, Sutherland K. Maciver, Harriet E. Harris, Paul D. Wagner, Hans Georg Mannherz and Amy McGough and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Alan G. Weeds

109 papers receiving 10.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Separation of subfragment-1 isoenzymes from rabbit skeletal muscle myosin

1975 1.0k citations Alan G. Weeds et al. Nature profile →
Substructure of the myosin molecule

1971 926 citations Alan G. Weeds et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
Substructure of the myosin molecule

1969 655 citations Alan G. Weeds et al. Journal of Molecular Biology profile →
Cofilin Changes the Twist of F-Actin: Implications for Actin Filament Dynamics and Cellular Function

1997 618 citations Amy McGough, Brian Pope et al. profile →
Studies on the chymotryptic digestion of myosin. Effects of divalent cations on proteolytic susceptibility

1977 606 citations Alan G. Weeds, Brian Pope Journal of Molecular Biology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Hugh Huxley (1924–2013) 2013 ·Nature ·Alan G. Weeds	1
2	Mapping the ADF/Cofilin Binding Site on Monomeric Actin by Competitive Cross-linking and Peptide Array: Evidence for a Second Binding Site on Monomeric Actin 2006 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·Hans Georg Mannherz, (unknown), (unknown), Sylvie Villard, Claude Granier, Clemens Steegborn, Anja Schmidtmann, Kornélia Jaquet, Brian Pope, Alan G. Weeds	31
3	Activated cofilin colocalises with Arp2/3 complex in apoptotic blebs during programmed cell death 2005 ·European Journal of Cell Biology ·Hans Georg Mannherz, Sabine M. Gonsior, (unknown), Xueqing Wu, Brian Pope, Alan G. Weeds	37
4	The Two ADF-H Domains of Twinfilin Play Functionally Distinct Roles in Interactions with Actin Monomers 2002 ·Molecular Biology of the Cell ·Pauli J. Ojala, Ville O. Paavilainen, Maria K. Vartiainen, Roman Tůma, Alan G. Weeds, Pekka Lappalainen	72
5	Regulation of the Pollen-Specific Actin-Depolymerizing Factor LlADF1 2002 ·The Plant Cell ·Ellen G. Allwood, Richard G. Anthony, Andrei Smertenko, Stefanie Reichelt, Bjørn K. Drøbak, John H. Doonan, Alan G. Weeds, Patrick J. Hussey	137
6	Determining the differences in actin binding by human ADF and cofilin 1 1Edited by J. Karn 2002 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·Sharon Yeoh, Brian Pope, Hans Georg Mannherz, Alan G. Weeds	138
7	The C-terminal Tail of UNC-60B (Actin Depolymerizing Factor/Cofilin) Is Critical for Maintaining Its Stable Association with F-actin and Is Implicated in the Second Actin-binding Site 2001 ·Journal of Biological Chemistry ·Shoichiro Ono, Amy McGough, Brian Pope, (unknown), (unknown), Jan Pohl, Guy M. Benian, Kim M. Gernert, Alan G. Weeds	56
8	Interaction of pollen-specific actin-depolymerizing factor with actin 2001 ·The Plant Journal ·Andrei Smertenko, Ellen G. Allwood, Safina Khan, Chang‐Jie Jiang, Sutherland K. Maciver, Alan G. Weeds, Patrick J. Hussey	48
9	The effect of two actin depolymerizing factors (ADF/cofilins) on actin filament turnover : pH sensitivity of F‐actin binding by human ADF, but not of Acanthamoeba actophorin 1998 ·European Journal of Biochemistry ·Sutherland K. Maciver, Brian Pope, (unknown), Alan G. Weeds	118
10	Molecular and mutational analysis of a gelsolin-family member encoded by the flightless I gene of Drosophila melanogaster. 1995 ·Genetics ·H. Gert de Couet, Keith S. K. Fong, Alan G. Weeds, Paul McLaughlin, George L. Gabor Miklos	33
11	Structure of gelsolin segment 1-actin complex and the mechanism of filament severing 1993 ·Nature ·Paul McLaughlin, John Gooch, Hans Georg Mannherz, Alan G. Weeds	491
12	Variant plasma gelsolin responsible for familial amyloidosis (Finnish type) has defective actin severing activity 1993 ·FEBS Letters ·Alan G. Weeds, John Gooch, Paul McLaughlin, C. P. J. Maury	32
13	Expression of the N‐terminal domain of dystrophin in E. coli and demonstration of binding to F‐actin 1992 ·FEBS Letters ·Michael Way, Brian Pope, Robert A. Cross, John Kendrick‐Jones, Alan G. Weeds	134
14	Crystallization of the complex of actin with gelsolin segment 1 1992 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·Hans Georg Mannherz, John Gooch, Michael Way, Alan G. Weeds, Paul McLaughlin	20
15	Is thymosin-β4 the missing link? 1991 ·Current Biology ·Alan G. Weeds, Michael Way	10
16	Two of the three actin‐binding domains of gelsolin bind to the same subdomain of actin Implications for capping and severing mechanisms 1991 ·FEBS Letters ·Brian Pope, Michael Way, Alan G. Weeds	67
17	Differential effects of gelsolins on tissue culture cells 1990 ·Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton ·Anke Huckriede, Annette Füchtbauer, Horst Hinssen, Christine Chaponnier, Alan G. Weeds, Brigitte M. Jockusch	21
18	Loss of calcium sensitivity of plasma gelsolin is associated with the presence of calcium ions during preparation 1989 ·FEBS Letters ·Brian Pope, John Gooch, Horst Hinssen, Alan G. Weeds	9
19	Primary, secondary and tertiary myotubes in developing skeletal muscle: A new approach to the analysis of human myogenesis 1987 ·Journal of the Neurological Sciences ·Annette Draeger, Alan G. Weeds, Robin B. Fitzsimons	116
20	Preparation and characterization of frog muscle myosin subfragment 1 and actin 1978 ·Biochemical Journal ·Michael A. Ferenczi, Earl Homsher, David R. Trentham, Alan G. Weeds	43

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