Alan Morgan

7.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
118 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Alan Morgan is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Morgan has authored 118 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Cell Biology, 74 papers in Molecular Biology and 21 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Alan Morgan's work include Cellular transport and secretion (73 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (38 papers) and Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (18 papers). Alan Morgan is often cited by papers focused on Cellular transport and secretion (73 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (38 papers) and Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms (18 papers). Alan Morgan collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Russia. Alan Morgan's co-authors include Robert D. Burgoyne, Jeff W. Barclay, Gareth J. Evans, Antony J. O’Sullivan, Dagmar Roth, Tim J. Craig, David E. Pulleyblank, David B. Haniford, Leonora F. Ciufo and Richard J. O. Barnard and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Alan Morgan

114 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

Secretory Granule Exocytosis 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 200 400 600
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. Secretory Granule Exocytosis
    2003 711 citations Robert D. Burgoyne, Alan Morgan profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alan Morgan United Kingdom 47 4.3k 3.0k 1.3k 898 532 118 6.1k
Shawn M. Ferguson United States 43 4.3k 1.0× 3.0k 1.0× 1.4k 1.1× 1.3k 1.5× 346 0.7× 78 7.5k
Nicolas Vitale France 48 5.1k 1.2× 3.4k 1.1× 861 0.7× 903 1.0× 674 1.3× 158 6.8k
Esteban C. Dell’Angelica United States 40 3.8k 0.9× 4.2k 1.4× 690 0.5× 867 1.0× 221 0.4× 65 6.7k
Bazbek Davletov United Kingdom 44 4.8k 1.1× 3.4k 1.1× 2.1k 1.6× 1.2k 1.3× 291 0.5× 101 7.3k
Thomas F.J. Martin United States 60 7.4k 1.7× 5.9k 2.0× 2.3k 1.7× 1.4k 1.6× 1.3k 2.3× 124 10.1k
Xinran Liu United States 48 5.5k 1.3× 3.2k 1.1× 2.6k 2.0× 715 0.8× 395 0.7× 108 8.1k
Hiroshi Tokumitsu Japan 40 4.5k 1.0× 795 0.3× 1.3k 1.0× 580 0.6× 553 1.0× 117 6.1k
Matthew Seaman United Kingdom 44 6.7k 1.6× 6.0k 2.0× 808 0.6× 2.1k 2.3× 508 1.0× 73 11.2k
Suresh K. Joseph United States 49 5.0k 1.2× 1.5k 0.5× 1.1k 0.9× 953 1.1× 808 1.5× 115 7.3k
Keiko Mizuno Japan 50 5.1k 1.2× 1.6k 0.5× 2.4k 1.8× 746 0.8× 456 0.9× 153 8.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Alan Morgan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alan Morgan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan Morgan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alan Morgan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alan Morgan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alan Morgan. Alan Morgan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Helassa, Nordine, et al.. (2024). Proximity labelling reveals effects of disease-causing mutation on the DNAJC5/cysteine string protein α interactome. Biochemical Journal. 481(3). 141–160. 2 indexed citations
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Morris, Andrew P., et al.. (2020). Functional analysis of epilepsy‐associated variants in STXBP1/Munc18‐1 using humanized Caenorhabditis elegans. Epilepsia. 61(4). 810–821. 30 indexed citations
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Huber, Robert J., Stephanie M. Hughes, Wenfei Liu, et al.. (2019). The contribution of multicellular model organisms to neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis research. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1866(9). 165614–165614. 24 indexed citations
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Chen, Xi, Alan Morgan, Jennifer M. A. Tullet, et al.. (2016). New links between SOD1 and metabolic dysfunction from a yeast model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Journal of Cell Science. 129(21). 4118–4129. 43 indexed citations
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Chen, Xi, Hannah V. McCue, Shi Quan Wong, et al.. (2015). Ethosuximide ameliorates neurodegenerative disease phenotypes by modulating DAF-16/FOXO target gene expression. Molecular Neurodegeneration. 10(1). 51–51. 29 indexed citations
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Cunliffe, Vincent T., Richard A. Baines, Carlo NG Giachello, et al.. (2014). Epilepsy research methods update: Understanding the causes of epileptic seizures and identifying new treatments using non-mammalian model organisms. Seizure. 24. 44–51. 55 indexed citations
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Edwards, Mark, James R. Johnson, Rosalind E. Jenkins, et al.. (2012). PKC-2 Phosphorylation of UNC-18 Ser322 in AFD Neurons Regulates Temperature Dependency of Locomotion. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(20). 7042–7051. 15 indexed citations
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Graham, Margaret E., Mark Edwards, Lindy Holden‐Dye, et al.. (2008). UNC-18 Modulates Ethanol Sensitivity inCaenorhabditis elegans. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 20(1). 43–55. 31 indexed citations
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Prescott, Gerald R., Rosalind E. Jenkins, Ciara M. Walsh, & Alan Morgan. (2008). Phosphorylation of cysteine string protein on Serine 10 triggers 14-3-3 protein binding. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 377(3). 809–814. 15 indexed citations
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Morgan, Alan, et al.. (2008). CXCR6 identifies a putative population of retained human lung T cells characterised by co-expression of activation markers. Immunobiology. 213(7). 599–608. 18 indexed citations
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Giavara, Sabrina, M. Prakash Hande, Marco E. Bianchi, et al.. (2005). Yeast Nhp6A/B and Mammalian Hmgb1 Facilitate the Maintenance of Genome Stability. Current Biology. 15(1). 68–72. 76 indexed citations
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Barclay, Jeff W., Alan Morgan, & Robert D. Burgoyne. (2005). Calcium-dependent regulation of exocytosis. Cell Calcium. 38(3-4). 343–353. 104 indexed citations
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Burgoyne, Robert D. & Alan Morgan. (1998). Calcium sensors in regulated exocytosis. Cell Calcium. 24(5-6). 367–376. 80 indexed citations
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Haynes, Lee P., Richard J. O. Barnard, Alan Morgan, & Robert D. Burgoyne. (1998). Stimulation of NSF ATPase activity during t‐SNARE priming. FEBS Letters. 436(1). 1–5. 21 indexed citations
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Burgoyne, Robert D. & Alan Morgan. (1998). Analysis of regulated exocytosis in adrenal chromaffin cells: insights into NSF/SNAP/SNARE function. BioEssays. 20(4). 328–335. 92 indexed citations
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Morgan, Alan. (1998). Access to Biomaterials: A Growing Health Policy Concern. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 21(9). 1822–1823.
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Morgan, Alan. (1997). Informed Consent: Finding a Path Toward Prudent Policy. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 20(3). 730–731. 2 indexed citations
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Barnard, R. J., Alan Morgan, & Robert D. Burgoyne. (1996). Domains of alpha-SNAP required for the stimulation of exocytosis and for N-ethylmalemide-sensitive fusion protein (NSF) binding and activation.. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 7(5). 693–701. 50 indexed citations
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Burgoyne, Robert D., Alan Morgan, & Dagmar Roth. (1994). Characterization of Proteins That Regulate Calcium‐dependent Exocytosis in Adrenal Chromaffin Cells. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 710(1). 333–346. 11 indexed citations
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Morgan, Alan & Robert D. Burgoyne. (1992). Exol and Exo2 proteins stimulate calcium-dependent exocytosis in permeabilized adrenal chromaff in cells. Nature. 355(6363). 833–836. 167 indexed citations

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